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.w^?TEBD?Y, APRIL 17, 1901* The Sumter Watchman was tonndea io 1*50 aod the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southon now has the combined circulation and influence of both of thc old papers, and is mani .fcsrl? the best advertising medium io Tne stores will be closed at 6 p. si May 1st all right, and everybody wm be happy, especially the clerks -Bat tbe list bad better be circulated So we can see "where we are at." Gov. Allen says Porto Rico is prosperous The Porto Ricans say they are in desperate straits and thousands mast find work or remain OD the island to starve in idleness. Since thousands of them have already ?<>Be to Hawaii as laborers it looks like the Porto Ricans know more ab-ut the real conditions than Pro consul Alien The young doctors from the Charleston Medical College are in ii ?rd luck, they think, because they ?.iii bave ta stand an examination before beginning to practice It ZB>*y be that the dear people are in luck this time The Filipino junta will have to make another Jong range appoint? mens of ;ft.eoocceesor of the Funs too? .iz d Aguinaldo. Sandico, the recent appointee, having tbrowo up the eponge. It is about time for the usual list to be circulated among the merchants io ?<-care their signatures to the agreement to close their stores at 6 p m every day, Saturday excepted, from May 1st to September 1st Re .cently tbeire.bas been some talk on steels that the early closing agree jDPDt might fail through this summer . ow<ng to Use refusal of one or more r sjercoan?s to abide by the custom ^tfeat bas' obtained io this city for -upwards of fifteen years. W e appre- j ?end that there will be co trouble. ^Vedooot believe that a sane and ' sensible business man who expects to . remain io: Sumter and do business j here will deliberately violate a cos tom that has the support of 95 per ! -cent of the people Early closing v?waa brought about and has been ^maintained, by the people themselves, and the merchant who keeps his store open after 6pm between May j let and September 1st will be dis? regarding and defying the wishes of those to whom he muet look for patronage The reports that Aguinaldo is buy? ing diamonds and other high-priced Injuries bears oat the suggestion made by ?be writer the day after bis capture that be bad beeo bought instead of tripped. G?v. McSweeuey is charged with be>og too free handed io the distribu? tion cf pardons, it is difficult to piesse everybody, and the governor will have to be satscficd with the assurance that he ba* pleased at leest these whom he aa* Faved from tbe gailes or liberated from the penitentiary. We hope the special committee will &ud ic compatible with their duties to order tbe removal of the poles from the middle of Main street before the macadam pavement is pot down. The pol'8 are cot only oesigbtly, but they obstruct tbe etreet and are s poemve D esaee to a;,i who drive on the street lo there any good and sufficient reasot for permitting the poles to remain? If so, what are th?-}? R ck Hill is on ?be ri^ht track. Ao election is to be held to decide on a bond issue for the parp?se of purchasing" the water **orks and electric ?igh: piaot and to establish a s?wcrngr system A bond ??sus to provide funds to parchase tbe vr-an-r ?orl:s arc electric tight piaot and e$tabii*b a f?cwrraije system would be more popular io Sumter than an issue to establish sewerage alone. There is one very strong reason why the city should own tho warer works before a sewerage sjstem is established ; aod that is tbe heavy additional reot wooid have to be paid thc water . 'Oy for the water used for flashing -*?wers. If we are to have a bond ? - ? lotus go the whole bog aod do the rung right at one time and be done WHO it. The exposure of the corruption existing in the commissary depart ment at Manila is but the beginning M of scandals. Wheo toe troth ia all told it will be seen, we predict, that there bas been stealing io bigb places as well as iow. Tbe little rascals are being pinched now, tbe big ones will be caogbt later, provided their poltical poll is not too strong. Re construction by the United States government appears to be but an other name for a period of good stealing The trial of B. B Evans for the killing of J J Griffin promises to be a notable one in criminal annals of this State. The circumstances folly justified the coroners jory in retorn ing the verdict that Griffin was kill ed by B. B Evans, but it will be an other matter when the petit jory bas to pronounce a verdict of guilty of murder The prisoner will be re presented by able, eloquent, astute aod resourceful lawyers aod that "shadow of a reasoDable doubt" will be worked for all it is worth The City Board of Education is to be commended for making an appro priaticn to encoorage the graded school teachers to attend tbe sommer school at Converse It will be money well invested. The city of Sumter cannot, in oor i opinion, accept the proposition of the < Doooty Board of Commissioners in t reference to the removal of tbe jail, t ?nd should not, even though it bad the power to do so. We woold sog < jest, however, that those who deem ? it necessary to build the jail else- i where might join forces, form a jail t .emoving corporation and accept the I :erros laid down by the County ? Board. This will be tbe sorest way to 1 jrove that the removal can be effect 1 ?d without additional expense to the s ;ouoty i President McKinley is said to have t ieclined to travel to San Franciseo i 0 a Pullman car named ''Imperial." c This is straining .at a gnat after c (wallowing a camel without turning i 1 hair. Caesar declined the crown, \ ?hoogh grasping imperial power. t There is consternation and despair n the ranks of the faithful The t Lily Whites and the Black and Tana t 50 down in defeat together while < McLaurin, acting for McKinley, livides out the spoils among the 1 recent converts. Capers and Chaffee < bave landed and other assistant re I publicans are slated for the jobs that ! have heretofore gone to the old 1 timers. 1 If it be true that Senator McLan rin is McKinley's distributing agent for South Carolina patronage, is that lo be regarded as but another instance of bis activity in working for the best interests of bis coostit uent8 ? Do his apologists honestly believe that a democrat can consist ently distribute republican spoils aud still remain a democrat ? Many a man who would reject with pious horror a proposition to gamble in cotton futures is planting a big crop now and taking longer odds than if he was dealing in bucket shop futures The courts of this State, which have refused to recognize divorces granted in other States, will have to revise their rulings aa the United States Supreme Court has decided "that iu cases in which the decree is granted in States where the husband and wife have made their legal resi? dence it is valid in any part of the United States " Tko S sst Remedy for Rheumatism. Qiick Relief From Pain. AU who use Chamberlain'* Pam B-*lna for rheumatism are delighted with the o^uick re lief from pam which it affords. When speak? ing of this Mr D N Sick3 of Troj, Ohio, say?: "Some time ago I had a severe attack of rheumatism ?D my arm and shoulder I tried numerous rem. cif-s out got no rcief until I WH9 recorr.m?nced by Messrs Geo F Parsons & Co, drujrg'^aof this piace, to try Cham? berlain's Pam Bnlm. They recommenced it so high.y that I bought a bottle. I was sooo relieved of all pain I have since recommend- I ed this lir imeot to maoy of my friend?, who j ayree with me that it is the st remedy for j muscular rheumatism m the market " For s-.ie by Dr A J Chir.a Edgcfield, April 14-Mr C. M. Gr?j, familiarly known as "Sc-ut" Gray, 00 account of brilliant and dar .ing- services as a Confederare -coat, ; died at b?3 home in town last, oighr, havicg attained the 57th year. He received a woor-d in the head, part of th<^ skull havi: g baeo taken oof, at the Wilderness, fr' m which he never recovered, an^ which w*s the inciting oause of death. He was a native o? MOtfE SEWERAGE TAL-K? The communication io yesterday's Item from 'One of ti:e Committee of Five' assures as that the sewerage qaes tioo rs oot dead Certaio(y cot ; it oaooot die until we pac io a system that will meet tba nqairements of the city, whether it be doue at pr?sent, or after several years more of waiting ard wrestling with dry wells and oih?r makeshifts. Some of oar most *ub staotial oitizens favor the immediate ooostruotioo of a sewerage eystera. To them ic is the one tbiog needful aid important. Others there are who do cot believe there is present necessity for sewerage, and would decline to petition City Council for an election to decide a bond issue. Those persons who do most favor sew? erage oow have ciade an effort to induce Council to take the initial steps io furtherance of their purpose. This ?he Council have consistently aod persistently refused. Their position is too plaio to be mistaken. Their duties aod powers are clearly defined by the constitution of the State, and they are ?ot to be blamed for observing the supreme law of the land Nor do we think the law needs revision. Ic is wise aod prudent. Ic arms Cbc people against ofhoial blunders and extravag? ances. The purpose is to make tho creation of publie debt a difficult pro- ' seeding, and to give the people who pay ;be taxes a voice io the matter. Wa are not debating tbe sewerage ' jueition ac all, bat merely those safe- 1 guards thrown around che people ; but we cannot forbear to note that "Ooe of he Committee of Five" says "It has 1 >een wisely suggested that our city 1 hoold parchase and own the system of ' ighting and the water works, &c " 1 Sow if this suggestion is a wise one, 1 md we thiak it is, then we are begin- 1 ling at the wrong place when we make '' lewerage of prime importance, and ? hese others secondary. Because there 1 8, by further wise provision of the 1 lODstitQtion, a limit beyond which no sity oan increase its debt Should we 1 esae bonds for sewerage ic is highly ( )robabie that we will thereby increase mr debt to such an extent that these 1 ither things will be impossible. Municipal ownership of public utili ies is gaining favor all over the coan- 1 ry, because ic is advantageous to tbe ' ?iti?908 in every way. It ?8 well for U3 to look at this qaes- ! lion from all standpoint?, and not be 1 carried away by our desire to be free ' from our present inconveniences and, by being precipitate, tie oar hands against these other important enterprises We ihink that 1 Ooe of the Committee of Five" is correct io the statement tbst we can bond the city for water and light plants and retire the bonds ulti mately with the revenue derived from private patronage. Ownership by the city would, ac least, not mean an iooiease of taxation That is certain, and with self-sapportiog water and ligbt systems, sewerage would becoce a comparatively small matter. We should guard against increasing taxa ion beyond absolute necessity ; and public enterprises should be projected aooordiogSy where ic is possible, as is the oa?e in the present instance MOSS SEWERAGE TALK. "The most important action taken by council Thursday night was done in executive session when the sewer? age question came up for discussion. It was decided to at once begin an active canvass of the property own? ers in order to secure their signatures to the petition " The above paragraph taken from Toe State's report of the last meeting of the Colombia city council bas been called to our attention and an expla? nation of tbe difference between the powers and rights of the Columbia council and the Sumter council re quested. This we are not prepared lo give ; but, unless the Columbia council has special powers, it appears to us that the Columbia council is undertaking to do that which tbe constitution of the State says shall originate with and be done by the people. The duties imposed upon city councils by the constitution.in respect j to bond issues, are restricted to order ing an election to determine the issue of bonds for a specific purpose after a j properly framed and signed petition j from the freeholders shall have been ? presented to council. If there is any other explanation to be made we suggest that the city attorney be requested to look into the law and make the explanation sought by those who have brought the matter to our attention. WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN. Columbi*, April 16 -The week end? iog Monday, April 15, averaged oearly fiv* dtgret? oooltr (han osaal, wirb light frosts, io exposed places, from rbe 8th to \h? 12ih, bot BO injury resulted uoless possibly to peaches, other than retarding the growth of vegetation. There was muoh high, cold wind, bat there was more than the usual amouot of suofbine The week was dry no til the evaniog of ibe 12tb, wheo coid, moderately heavy rains set io ovor the western por rio rj s, that became g?nerai on the 13 : h. and were light aod showery over the eastern portions Tbe rains were Deed ed to soften clay lands that had dried ont bard and crusty, and broke ap clod dy in places, and to supply moisture for the germination of seeds and the growth of youog plants over the eastern sec tions, where the season's rainfall is slightly deficient Plowiog acd the preparation of lands io genera!, made rapid progress over the whole State, but planting operations were confined principally to the eastern and central counties, where upland corn is nearly all planted, and where much replanting has been done, made oeces sary by poor germination in places, and by birds destroying stands ID others In general, stands of ali orops that are up, are poor, except ic Berkeley, Dorohes ter, Colletoo, Charleston and Beaufort Bounties, where they are satisfactory. Some corn bas reoeived its first cultiva ?ion in Hampton County. Cotton piasting is well advanced over the eastern counties, where io localities (bis work is nearly finished, but over lue remainder of the Stats it bas only fairly begun and will not become gene ral until nest week. A few correspon? dents report a probable increase io tbe icreage devoted to cotton, some that the icreage will vary but little from last rear, only one reports a decrease, while most of them make co mention of loreage. Some tobacoo has been transplanted n Marion County, but elsewhere none, jwiog to thc smalloess of the plants io beda Tbe reports on fruit are not so uniformly favorable as heretofore, and rbe preeeot indications are that peaches will not be a full crop, but that plums, apricots, pears and figs will be plenti ful Wheat and fall sown oats coo tioue promising, but spring oats are poor. The preparation of laods for rice, and rice plaoting, are making 3at?8?ao'ory procrees Truck is making slow growth owing to the prevailiog low tempera? ture, but heavy shipments are going forward ; strawberry plants are not bearing weil as a result of last year's drought. Colorado beetles have ap peared in Charleston and Oconee counties Minor crops and gardens are backward, but have been exten sively planted Pasturage is scant for the season All crops need warm weather. THE CUBAN COMMISSION. Habana, April 15-At today's session of the Coban constitutional convention five delegates, Senors Tainsyo, Capote, Berriel, Portuondo and Lorente, were appointed a com mission to go to Washington lo lay before President McKinley the desires of the convention regarding the future relations between Cuba and the United States. Tbe commission was instructed to cenfeir with Gov. Geo. Wood regard? ing the date of departure and the best conditions for an interview with the president At tomorrow's session the conven? tion will consider the advisability of adjourning until the retarn of the commission. Doctors Say; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis? tricts are invariably accompan? ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great "driving wheel" in the mechanism cl man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de? ranged and disease is the result. Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles. S ;m er, S C , April 12, 1901. rpflE COUNTY BOARD OP COMMIS ?onere ?> Sntnt?r County, will, at .r ir Keating, May 7dl, proximo, receive nias for rebuilding i?;e CoHity Jud as it stands, or for ftuildmtr a N?'W J-il IV B>*rd reserves the right to reject anj or nil Md* B7 order of B >*rd WM H. SKALE, County Suj er vie or. April 12-3t. Now for Next Friday! Bargain Day! e Will Call This One Why ! Because we expect to sell more Embroideries next Friday, than has ever been sold in a single day before. The goods represent the finest qualities in NAINSOOKS. LAWNS and CAMBRICS They will be arranged in 5 lots to be sold at these prices : 5, IO, 13, 16 and 10c. The patterns can5: be matched anywhere-the like qualities not for 25 to 40 per cent more. ALL THESE GOOD ONES FOR FRIDAY : 1 case fine white Persian Lawns, full pieces, can't "fl tiflkdfr be matched at I2ic-a Friday winner,, "v 15 pieces new Curtain Swisses-regular price 1 1 1 15c-For Friday, * 2C 3 pieces unbleached Table Damask, regular price GM t&M? 35c-Just for this day, ^T 25 doz Linen Huck Hemmed Towels, size 18 by "fl 36-these will go Fridav at * 20 doz fine Hemstitched Linen Towels, see the SM size, 25 by 44, value 40, well Friday, 5 pieces White Scrims-For Friday at 4c 1 lot odd Window Shades, only 1 and 2 of a kind. They sold up as high as 60c-For Friday, 85c each We expect to receive 40 doz Ladies' Seamless Fast Black Hose-If they reach us in time they IIA will go on sale at M. m.%s You can't match them anywhere at 15c. Also, the remainder about 600 yards of those 36-im f^?f? Percales at Schwartz Bros Great P. K. Sale ! A great many people dis? covered Where the btist P. K's were to be found and good shoppers soon cleared out our line. To later purchasers, and those not already on to these good things, We announce this week the opening up of Stock No. 2 in P. K's and Embroideries. In the assortment are styles suitable for entire costumes, sepa? rate skirts, little girls dresses, little boys kilts, &c. We will sell the now Famous Wash Organdy again this season at the oid price* 10c. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. "We sell R.& G. CORSETS Every woman knows what the R & G. Corbet is. It is the Comet of comfort with the essence of style. It is the only Corset thai will not, cannot and does not stretch. If jou buy an R. & G. Corset that does stretch, or proves unsatisfactory sn any way, bring it back to us and we will give you a new one. We bavo io stock the famous No 397, moderately straight front, which is popular with mest wcn;en who fiod it in the Lew straifibt front shown in our lilcstratioo. We sell No 397 for $1.00. Oar corset stock is iaige and well selected. WE SELL THE THOMPSON GLOVE-FITTING CORSET ALSO, umter jjry Jjoods jjo. March 27