Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ojjt ?if jjmait at? Sra?jmin. WEDNESDAY, APHIL:24, 160? -i 555 The Sumter Watchman was toandea io 1850 and the Tnaj Southron io 1866. The ?Fateforaa? arc? SovJkhron now has the combined circulation and iofiueoce of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertisi&g medium in Samier. Senator McLsurin outlined his political doctrine in hie speech before the Manufacturers' Glob of Charlotte. It was a very clever and adroit pre sentatioa of the time serving idea io politics According to Senator Mc Lauris, principles that are no longer popular or that have failed of material success should have no place in the present day "statenianV code This Is aH we can make out of his speech The soundest and most beneficent principles of government ^should be, according to Mr. Mc ?Laarin's doetrice, abandoned and rc -pudiated immediately, if the party advocating theoa is defeated, and the defeated statesmen should with one accord head a rash to scramble opon the platform of the victorious party ! Success is tbe motto of the McLaurin type of statesman and in bis creed all j other considerations mast take second jplaes ^Senators Tillman and McLaarin have expressed their opinioos of each other, bot we mast say that they have added nothing to the store of general information. The facts that they dis close concerning each other may tend to strengthen In the public mind previously entertained opinions, bot that is art. It is to be hoped that the Mc? Laurin Republicans will sot refuse to agree to joint meetings at which Mc Laurin and Tillman can met and dis < cass 6ach others records. For those who are cot partisans of either man She entertainment afforded would be immense. And in the war of words much secret political history of -the past decade might be gi?en to tbe world Senator McLaurin charges Senator v Tillman wita slandering better men ;i than himself and resorting to ques " tiooable methods to ride into power Has Senator McLaarin recently dis covered this fact or did he know it when he was doing the "little curly head Johnny act" as the protege of ?'Our noble leader/' "Brave Ben Tillroar," whom he was want, in those ?days. to praise so fulsomely ? At this stage o? the game some of "Curly Headed Johnny's" speeches along about 1892 to 189T woald be mighty inter esteog reading. Senator McLaarin after seeking vainly, so fae says, for an honorable way out of politics, bas boarded the Republican short line and unless signs fail he will get ont in a hurry Provided he is not side tracked io a ?oft b^rth by Trainmaster McKinley. The Attit?de of Cubans Defin? ed by a Commissioner. Jar?soavffle, F.a, Aorii 23 -The Cnb-iO ooositta?io?ial committee, which arrived here last night, left at 10 30 Chis c> r:.ing Gen Rafael Portnoodo, one * ;ae commi tee. dc?ied Coba's pc ? ; ' as follow? : . N -;iy pif oon; of the Cuban peo pie a - e absolute ind^peodeooe It is their .vish that the military oooopation by U stied States come co ao end 4 I m iy be e;?d -ba', a small element of Sp-v'?ard*, from a purely commercial motive, I sboald not say over 10,000, wool i :avor annexation, bat the wish for independence is feit generally by casov Cabaos aod Spaniards alike Tho3r; Spaniards who favor annexation are not impelled by aoy love for the U ii -*?i S ?? ?6 Toey bate Americans, bur 'h^-y neem to wi?b some sort of a gnara'i y as to their property aod busi oe^s interests . Peace witt ths Americans witbon the independence of Coba is impossible - I meao moral peace "I do net mean to say io the even independence is not granted, war oi revoltuioa wo?id roilow, bat that then woold bo no sympathy, na frieodlioen betwe o the peo^e* We saould oo desire free trado with the Uoite< States ii the iodependeooe ol.r oar ooaa try wer? established. We shoal! require reveoaes to support car gov*ro jas?t aod wa should find h oeoessar; ta raise them by oastoms dattes. Whs we would wish woasd bc <* specif ] devised system of tariff duties bciweec the couotries making rbe tates a" low i as practicable, aod to tbe mutual adv*? tage of botb oooorries w Weekly Crop Bulletin. Columbia. April 23 -Toe week end iog Monday, April 22. bad Dearly normal temperature outil the lase rv ? days wbich were between 20 aod 25 degrees colder than usual, aod bid mioimum temperatures low eooogb for severe frosts that were averted by che rainy aod cloudy weather that prevail ed. There was much socehioe and dry ?eather ootii Thursday night, when a warm raio set io that condoned throughout Friday aod Saturday, bot on the latter day (bs failing tempera ture made the raio chilling, and ever the western counties the precipitation was ac times io the form of hail, snow or sleet. Saow Sorries were observeo as far eastward as the centrai oouoties The precipitation was heavy over a large portion of the State, amounting to betweeo three and four inebeb io many localities, and did muob damage by packing plowed lands aod washing guliies in terraces, while freshets ocoarred in many streams, Soo-diDg but tom lands. Over the southeaster:! couoties the raia was Deeded ano proved b?n?ficiai. Farm work made rapid progress ove. the eastero portions of the State, where upland coro aod cotton planting is practically finished, and tob?ceo was largely transplanted under favorable conditions, although the plants are small ; rice planting also ma?e rapid progress, except io the Georgetown dis trier, where freshets aod high tides broke the river banks aod S>oded tbe fields, preventing planting. In these sections, coro aod cotton are coming ap, bat germination is slow and Staads generally poor, necessitating mach replanting, bat with exceptioos ?here staods are good Coro is reeeiviog its first cultivation io the southeastern counties, and oats are heading. There, too, track and gardens, and minor crops generally, are doiog well, aod farm work is as far advanced as usaal t this i jasen. In the oentral aod western oouoties. and particularly in the North Carolina border counties, the conditions were less favorable, and although mach upland oom and some cotton bas beeo planted, very tittie is op, as the ground has been too wet and cold for favorable germination, aod stands of such erops that are ap are poor. The ground was fit to plow, over thc westero half of the State, on from two to four days only, and the reoent rains will still further delay farm work on uplands, while bottom lands wiil be too wet for a long time Some plowed land* have been so packed by the heavy rains that they will have to be plowed again to fit them for planting. The heavy rains have seemingly im proved wheat, bat oa a were damaged io places by too maob rain, although the crop as a whole remaios very prom isiog Colorado beetles are widely pre va'eot on white peta oep. Peaches promise le?s than a fall crop io Lexiog too aod Edgefield Counties, and in localities elsewhere, otherwise they are very promising Apple and cherry trees are in rall bloom. Sunshine and warmer weather are needed for all crops Beaufort, April 22 -Reliable in formation baa been received here to the effect that the Charleston and Western Carolina railroad bas been acquired from thc Atlantic Coast Line people by a new company, chartered as the Louisville and Port Royal Railroad company This line, formerly the Port Royal and Augusta railroad, extends from Port Royal to Anderson, S C , and it is the pur pose of the new company to bui'd from the latter point through Fabian's Gap in the Bine Ridge mountains to Louisville This deal, beyond a doobt, means the early development of the deep water port of the South Atlantic coast which, in spite of its superior natural advantages, has for so many years been ignored or die criminated against in favor of other ports. The purpose of the promoters of the new line is to open up the vasl coal fields of Tennessee and Ken tucky and the proposed line, which hap already been surveyed fron Anderson to Looisville, will paei directly through these coal regions Washington April 22 -The Unit ed States soprerae court today denier, the application of Capt 0. M Cartt to be admitted bail Tho court con tented itaelf with a bare announce ment made by thf* chief juRticR of tb' result of its de?bprations No rea sons were assigned and no referenc were made to Carter's motion t strike Solicitor General Richards brief from the files of the court r i Gossip in Washington Some of the Things* the Poli? ticians are Talking' About. Washington, April 22 -Mr Mc Kinley, baving talked the- matter over fully witb Gen WocJ, will receive the committee fros: the Cuban constitutional convention-, bnt it will be io a cut k short this i&my busy-day manner, which wilj slsow them at or>ee that be is more intent upon his coming pleasure trip tb?>n upon hearing their requests for ins j possibilities- He caanot change a? act of congress and he will bluotij tell the Cuban? so, and inat TS about all he will teil them, unless- big inten? tions have been misrepresented by those who ought to know them The cablegrams given out st ?be war department a? comingr from Gen MacArthur, concerning the stealing from the commissary department in Manila, do not square wi-?b ebber press news or private advices Ac? cording to the former, there have only beeu a few case? of petty larceny, while the latter agree i-D insisting that there bas been a wboie sale campaign of looting; aod brat that more effort is being made ie protect the looters than te uoeover the stealing and punish the thieves, although a few arrests have beet) made Of course, no one can say to a certainty which isri^bt or nearest right but on the general principle that those who are disinterested are most apt to tell the truth the pr?ss and private cablegram?naturally ??nd the greatest number of- believers Judge Lambert Tree of Ulitwus, who prides himself on being an- <al<f fashioned democrat, is ^s?ing W??h ington, where, by the way, he was born Asked about political condi? tions in Illinois, Judge Tree sa-hi : . I do not see that frbere are any striking developments in the deao crat>e politics ot Illino?. This ?n a period of evolution, b?t at present everything seems to be quiescent There are many question to be looked into between DOW and the Mst national campaign " Having served as U. S. minister to Russia Ju*?ge Tree is naturally mu ci interested in the part Russia is- playing in- the Chinese game and has some decided ly pointed opinions on the subtree*, but not for publication Judge Winter of Alabama, who is io Washington on legal business* ?aid on a subject in which the whole country is interested : "The skopie of Alabama would build bonfires ard celebrate if tho next congress*shou)d pass a bill for the construction of an Isthmian canal' We have baeo dis? couraged by the developments of the last few mont BS, and sometimes I feel that it w?i?t be many yeses befoire the work on tbe canal is begun I prophesy if a caoal is ever completed a decade viii suffice to make Ala bama a greater State thaa Penpsyiv* It is a little early to begin tbe work of waking the nest republican for president, but notice has already been publicly served opon the anti Hanna republicans that the votes of the south in the next republican national convention would be given to the candidate favored by Mr McKinley The notice was served by Judge J W Dimmick, a federal office holder and national committee man from Alabama, who is now in Washington One sentence of Aguinaldo's re cently published manifesto, acknowl edging American sovereignty of the Philippines and calling upon the Filipinos to cease resistance to American authority, has aroused more or less speculation and curiosity in Washington It is that iu which he refers to the yearnings of the Filipino people "to see their dear ones enjoying the liberty and promised generosity of the great American nation "Many think that the "prom ised generosity" relates to promises made to Aguinaldo personally and that the wily Filipino puts it in his manifesto so as to make it a matter of official record Whether that surmise be correct oi* nnt the language of the manifesto indicates that promises have been made of which the American public Snow nothing, and naturally there is curiosity to know what these prom ises are Sir William Van Horne, once president of the Canadian Pacific railroad and still largely interested therein, who is now at the head of a syndicate which is building a Cuban railroad, two hundred miles long,, between Santiago and Santa Clara, has been visiting Washingten and incidentally telling how easily he gol. around the Furaker amendment pro hibiting the granting of public fran chises in Cuba while the island wa? under American military control He found out that there was a epe ciai enactment-perhaps he knew why il happened to be made-per mitting owners of land to build railroads on their own property without government permission, and ae most of the land owners along the route of the railroad were anx ious to have it constructed, he did not find it difficnlt to pu-chase at & nominal price the ground upon which his railroad will lun Making lawfi that head off the general public while psrmitting millionaires to do aboul; as they pifase is an old time repobli can specialty, but favors to Canadian j millionaires is a ne*w wrinkle Won j der if Sir Williao?- was ODO of ?be j contribotors to Senator Hannah j campaign boodle ? ?f Dot, be maj find bra railroad a cost^ speculation, as be eaoDot cross 8 single public h-ighway on the island1 without the consent of this government, as long as we ccatro? Coba It ^as to talk to Secre?ary Koot about tlJtit consent Skat iSir William came to Washing to? To grant that right wi^J certainly be an evasion if Dot a direct violation of the Foraker amendment MCLAURIN DEMOCRACY: The Charlotte, N C , Observer pob Msbes in falJ Senator McLarsrm'e ! speech, catlining bis new so? call? d j "Democracy '* To the same issue of che [iObserverao elaborate article is repro? duced from the New York "Investor/' a high els?? commercial ?P~per7 whioby ?ID our opinion,, s?owe wba* kind of 'democracy1,n the 3outb tTaroi?o? sena? tor approve?- We cai' acre otto? ro tbe following bewj?ines, which give a pretty fair idea of Jfre- ''iovsstorV essay ; '^Wealth DOW only for few. Srrng gie ra- erist intensified* Most teen rack perspective io ?rudyisg- prroecc condi? tions af life The high stats' of ?evei . opmens ire hftT^r reached- readeT skill MQpersfi?ve. Trade supremacy a cp?s tion of ?be survival of the ffrrest Tbe world mrrer saw such powerful' aiisto erats a? the ceovey barons- tsf mei&n j America. Opportunities tor yeung men few as compared with ?tre p*st. and 3t ; takes almost a genius to rsade >&? moat of them 3 I McLaor?o bas-evidently gone over to the Materialists-the money p)wev aid be b*olds c*i* to tee- So?i?b sir* remptatioo that hz^-morally degenerated North aod 3urope- To alHures?s a?d purposes be is ? Repu??lioao or a R'pnblicao ally When asked abroe McLaurio a QTS fcirjgoisbed Georgia? snbstaatiallj i^ajd : "It ia currently reported1 tba* the sena? tor bas bis eve OD a judgeship, which w?!l soon be vacant, aod Mo-l?oley a BJ appoint bim as a "Grocer at"-OD ifee By com line, if ?oaae promiaeot Ssaih ero mao were to come oat openly aD? ?tate that he was convinced' tba?, tbe Rap ab) toaos are right an-fr thai fee intended to espouse, unselSshly, ?no scornful of any- reward for himself or fronds, be rni^ht- stake soare itapree sion oo our people. But ao>j suspieroc or saint of the pie coan ter would ba a ratai handicap to ssch a mao It maj be that Senator Mclaurin bas no sSoe 7t> view aod'wwold accept.aooe ax tbe ba&ds of the Kepablican administra lion, bot that remains to be seen. I cbeerfolly give him the beaefit of rbe doubt and await events-Angosta Cb roci?le Death R?te^ Among; Negroes. I New York, Atpril 22--The Ameri can Missionary Association-made public today a report from ooe o? its represen? tatives in Nashville. Teoa" cooeerniog the death rate among tkeaegrors of the south The report states that in ?0 represen tative southern cities for tbe past five years the death rate? of tbe whites ba.j been 20 io l.OOOv tbat of the colored 32 io 1,000 The soath ts ?aid not to have shown much cencero about the rapid increase of the o'egro eiooe the censos of 1900 made it appear that in the 10' years previous tbe black raee increased 12 24 and whites 23 91' per cent. The rate of the negro is great est ur-?er the age of 15 and least at the highest ages The race is subject to a higher- death rate than the whites from the foilowiog diaease.^ 1. Consamptioo at all ages, bot esDfccially betweeo the ages of 15 aod ?45. 2. All diseases of infants The col? ored mother too often does oot know bow to take care of ber infant. 3. Poeomooia at all ages. 4. Sorofula ard veoercsl difeases seem also on the increase -^?^ Dun & Co , say of the next cotton crop that planting ie delayed by cold weather and ralos ; labor is scarce ; tbe cost of production will be in creased ; there will be larger acreage than last year. Tried Friends Best. Forthirty yearsTutt s Pills have proven ablessing to the invalid. Are truly the sick man's friend. A Known Fact For bilious headache, dyspepsia sour stomach, malaria,constipa tion and all kindred diseases. TUTT'S Liver P?LLS AN ABSOLUTE CURE. ?OR SALE AT A BARGAIN. For Cash or on Approved. Papers. 2 60 Saw Lammas Gins wah Feeders and Condensers. 1 60 Saw Hall Gio with Feeder and Con? denser 1 Extra heavy Wiosb'p Press, a 6ne one, complete. 40 feet of 2 inch Shafting. Ail in good repair Apply to W W DBSOHAMPS & CO , Wi8*ckv, S C. Or 'o A. A STRA?SS, April 17-tf Mavesvil e, S. C. "SURVEYING. SURVEYING and Civil hugioreriog work promptly and nccurai-1v done W. LO RING LEE, Civil Engr. May 23-0 The Best, The The Bri This applies to our elegant line of high class Novelties in the new Embroidered Mouselline, Crepe de Chene, Organ? dies, ete*. Shown Exclusively by us. IF? the sweet girl grad? nate we say t Give yowself rio concerra as to what yon must wear on that important occasion* Call in, ask to see these specials, get u& to give ye** an estimate era the outfit Gloves, Pan and Footwear, included. If out of th?e city write for samples, which* will r&eeive prompt attention. imter Jjrjr poods |]o SUMTER,, fit a Our lines of Fine Footwear for Ladies and Children are more complete this season tlian ever before*. Th? bad weather of last Friday deprived many from attending the sale, hence we repeat the whole list for next Friday, with this addition. We expect ta arrive; 15 pieces fancy Wash Taffeta* Silks-the value of these are 5$c a yard-but just for this day we are going ta say 33c a yard for them. Don't delay. They will not last lo-og. Also Nainsook, Lawn and Cambric EMBROIDERIES. They will be arranged in, 5 lots to be sold at these prices : 5, IO, 13, 16 and 19c. The, patterDS can't 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 "? ?%gb be matched aM2?c-a Friday winner, -?? 15 pieces new Curtain Swisses-regular price 111 15c-For Friday, M. M. ?Q 3 pieces unbleached Table Damask, regular price A t(Lg^ 35c-Just for this day, M?*9\J 25 doz Linen Huck Hemmed Towels, size 18 by "g ?hg* 36-these will go Friday at *. 20 doz fine Hemstitched Linen Towels, see the ?J? size, 25 by 44, value 40c, well Friday, M?*M\s 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, 2oC each We expect to receive 40 doz. Ladies' Seamless Fast Black Hose-If they reach us in time | | A they will go on sale at m. m.\j You can't match them anywhere at 15c. Also, the remainder about GOO yards of those 36- SA inch Percales at Schwartz Bros.