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VELK 9UMTSR WATCHMAN, Established April, 1850, "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends 7-hou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jnae 13 66 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 1. 1901. Sew Series-Yol. XX. So. 40 Published. Effery TTelnesdLay, 3>3\ C3-. Osteen, SUMTER, 8. C. TSRMS : $1.50 per annum-in advance. ?DVSS?ISS??ST: Oao Square first insertion..-..$1 00 Bvery subsequent iosertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at redoced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad vertiements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. Bank Looter Pardoned. Peculiar Case of Lawyer Wolf? son of New Orleans. Washington, April 23 -The presi? dent today pardoned Joseph N Wolfson who was convicted in 1896 in tbe United States district court of Louisiana of being in collusion with the bookkeeper of the Union National bank of New Orleans io the embezzlement of $640.000 of the fonds of the bank and who was sentenced to eight years imprison ment The case is io many respects a remarkable one and bas attracted considerable attention Wolfson was a prominent lawyer in New Orleans before the failure of the bank in 1896 and bad been a depositor in tbe institution for many years prior to that time Of tbe missing fonds br? was charged with having obtained $19.000 The long legal battle which today ended in Wolfs?ds pardon then began Wolfson had the aid of powerful and influential friends The case was appealed to tbe circuit court of appeals which affirmed tbe decis? ion of the lower court and waa theo carried to the supreme court on a writ of certiorari Meantime Wolf? son continued the practice of" bis pro fessioo in New Orleans until the breaking out of the Spanish Araeri can war Being then under sentence with bis case still pending in the supreme court he enlisted to the volunteer army with tbe consent of the attorney general and the secre tary of war and served until Febru ary, 1899, when he was mustered out He then enlisted in the regulars and went to the Philippine where he served until October, 1900, when be was invalided h?rn? In January of the present year the supreme court refused the writ of certiorari and Wolfson applied for executive ciem ency He stili bas about one year to serve in the regular army before bis term of service expires He expects to return to the Pnilippin^s immedi? ately and rejoin bis regiment. i- ? ? -I? - Wish Americans to Stay. Pekin, April 23 -Many applies tions have been made to Mr Rock bili and Gen Chaff-e by Chinese of all degrees for the retention in China of tbe American troops until the with drawal of the troops of ail ?be powers Many of those making this rfqu?st think the withdrawal of the Ameri cans will make the others remain longer There are also people who do not desire to see any o7 the eil diers go. fearing ansreby and upris ing against foreigner? The soldiers who returo do so with all the honors of war Field Marshal von Wa?dersee has made application that the ??ta of the forb dden city be guarded Dy GerQiar. troops after the departure of the Americans Gen ChaSfee has replied that American soldiers will continue to guard the gate At this the Ger man? are indignant, saying '.bis impugns their nonesty. and that if tie Unhed States desires to do hr-r share of policing the city she should leave behind enough troops for that purpose ; that in^reiy a f"w m<=n be longing to the legation guards shouid control rho gate which wiil be within the German querier cannot be a ! ;w ed If G en Chaffie persists ic this coarse, diplomatic representation wiil be made iii the matter The minis tera of the foreign powers are rr.." - ing dail.5 They do cot at present show a disposition to re&uce the claims which many think to bc ex trmely r iso cable. Chicago, Apr;i 25-Chicago roan ofaciurers -,f clothing representing an aggregate capital cf ir "rn $!5, 04 6 HO'- i? $20.000,000. met : day z: A decid r$ lo f-'-rzn an association wb?c?a wi?j combine with similar boOiCs ! - ti-gricut tne United ? t?< The st- L/ .v.. j in ??S inc result ?,f a v.s^ ( f eastern delegates who for y-^ars fcave bee? trying to eil jct a comb ca : n >i ail the larg? uu facturing houses in the United States . Gen I: e L Rosser will a*ti-:.<; tb o?ch 1 i reunion Gen Stephen D Lee cannot attend. SIZE OF REGULAR ARMY. Will Contain 76,000 Mon With Enough Officers for 100,000. Washington, Aon! 23 -It ha* been determined to inore.**0 the regular army ta approximate 76,000 men and to leave it at that conbar an'es* ooodi tioDB in tbe Pbtlinpioes sbouid make more troops necessary. The president and Secretary Root reached this cono'u sioD today and the de-a?s wtll work oat by tbe secretary aod Gei Miles The number of officers appointed wi!1? be as originally contemplated. Tbe atillery corps will be iooreasel to its fall strength of 18 000 men. Some time ago it was announced that tbe companies of cavalry woatd contain 65 instead of 80 enlisted men. and it is expeored the infantry companies also wili be redaoed to bring the total to the figore agreed apon It has cot yet been determined what proportion of the troops shall be stationed in the Philippines, a^boagb it is known that a large force wiil be reqaired there for some time Greenville Post Office Short? age. Greenville April 12 -The com monity was greatly surprised this morning when it was announced on the streets that a shortage bad been discovered in the poatoffice The fact was not known to the public until legal proceedings bad been ia stituted against Frank N Jordan, the *nouey order clerk and assistant postmaster, who had entire charge of the financial affairs of tbe office He was arrested and taken before Oom missioner J G Hawthorne, where he made a full and complete conies sion of his guilt, and there was no need of further investigation, so that he was immediately bound over to the October term of the United States court in the sum of $1 500 Mr Frank Nichols, the postmaster, who is an uncle of Jordan, gave a justified bond for the appearance of bis nephew for trial at the time specified. Inspectors H T B. Moye and A J Moore of the posta! 6eiVtoe, have been in attendance up'>n the federal cour? for a week, with reference to cases being tried there, and yeste-r day they made an inspection of the post- ffijp which was in regular order and not or? account of any sus plcion th*: there was scything wrong Trie inspectors found that there was a sb-irrage a-* already stated of $1 178, mainly in the re gular account of moneve received, only $150 of which belonged to the money orc'er account, and vr?ich was drawn by check or; Saturday. Must Pay as Olive Oil. New York, Ap;il 23 -Ti:e. beard of classification of the United States general appraisers today announced a decision regarding the duty on a mix:ure <;f olive oil and cotton seed oil In quantity the olive oil wa? but 10 per cent of the mixture, but in value it was about. 25 per cent. The collector at San Juan, Puerto Rico, assessed a duty of 30 cents per galioD under the provision io para? graph 40 of the tariff acts for olive oil, not especially provided for in bottles, jars, tins or similar pack 8ges The importer, J Marco Bayona, fi'ed a protest, claiming that the merchandise was properly dutiable ns cotton seed oil, under paragraph 35 The board overruled the protest* Genera! Appraiser Fischer, who j wriies the opinion cf the board, says shat the record in the case would seem to ?'hcw thai the oil was known cozmercialiy as olive oil. For in stance, i; is stated in counsel's brief "hat ail the oilve oit produced in the world would hardly supply one State I in the Union and yet it ie a matter of! common knowledge that the oil gen : eraliy need for tsble purposes ie j called olive; oi! and not cotton seed ; I oil. I FLOOD OX THE WATE HEB. j n.i;r i. &prii ??Jm-, p(. dykes at ?be sf ate farm cocid ac; ?.*a^d rfe? pres- ! ! er.? h. a h w&t*r Tc ay gav,; - Zr-rj ! eight and the entire rivi r or, tte m \. . a . j under wate: This wi?! oxtail j heavy j ! lose. GT, ts;.? ce olio s tier ',. ag eeve: ai ! n jdre.i acres cf oats will bo entirely j (destroyed. The crap ws.s ?he :?:.;-!. rm:-,*: -. t i hi*, bas ever he. en '.' < :o er, ? 'a-: place i he ri>'T btsrhcr th"- i? I [bas bi : !5 y rs; feet a: *?:;-- writ : is fa??rs flcwjy Tr?wi bc.' re- c j . ... rc ur?u Oamaen ts enuretx cai LU <.V. I account o: nrga warer. i nc tr_ i rom Kirvgviile ?>-.ul(? not reach Chaldea '. . yesterday, ha* UH thc wa tor is f Jilling i ; is thoogh? ipa* '* co.ai.d co tfrroagb rbis ; ! afteYaooo OT tomorrow I A Ti election for increased taxation , for sebo >! purposes at Pasvilie this ! we?k rc?u'ied io a unanimous rose ! for the tax. Regalar Army Officers. Secretary of War Announced Appointment of 588. _ LIEUTENANT L. S. CAR? SON" AMONG NUMBER. WashiogtoD, April 24.-Toe seore tary of ?ar today made public the names of the 588 men seleoted for iirst and second lieuteoants io the regular army noder the army reorganization bill. Ali of these meo hs.d service either in the State or national vol no - leers or in tbe regular army They have been ordered for examination and should they pass will be appointed The number following the State shows the allotment to each State. The list iooludes the following : Florida (2) ; Georgia (12) ; North Carolina (10) ; South Carolina (8) ; Thaddeus B Seigle, Lawrence S. C?r soo, Clareoce 8 Nettles, Joseph C Hardin, Edmond R Tompkins. Wil liam P Crawford ; Virgin(ll) RICH AUSTRALIA. "Forty years ago the output of wool in Australia amounted to 8,000 OOO pound;. Now, with a record of 700, 0U0 ^00 pounds, Australia furnishes ooo fourth of the worlds wool, and of such a quality as to make it one third I of the ?o'al value I i? recorded that .be early colonists n^ed to kill their cheep simply for the fleece aod tallow, leaving thc moa* for the dogs," says G Sheridan D>wdell ?D Ainslee's Mag ?z:ne. "Later they began to expoirt eaoned mutton to the home country, but wheo cold storage was iutrodaed Ausrraiia begao her ebipmeots of frozen mutton, which have growD amazingly, until in 1900 these exports amounted to 225 000 000 pouods Meanwhile, brr shipments of tinned meats steadily advanced, reaching last year 45,000,000 pouods. Because of the war in the Transvaal and aa im r?ense mining development io West Aastralia, the ^ew federation ic 1899, with $80,000.000 output, led the world io product < f go'd By constant gains her ^vcir has come to eq'jal ODe ninth of the world's supply. For the pa<: year her to-al mineral output amounted to nearly ?100.000,000. or ?25 to every inhnbicaot Her minerai po?sib??i.'ies ie copper, tin. lesa anti coony, iron, quicksilver andona! caooot b ; overfstimsred Aa a result ot' her g : o r ; i ?ty Ausrraiia shipping eas reached : bc 'total of 20 000.000 ons Her first r.rway-that from Sydocy ?o P?rrama *a-w?s opened io 1855 lr ?vas onlv 14 ?;i;es in leogth lode, she owes 15;00J miles of rail ways A curious light on ber prosper : . ?s-c? that sfie h AS a rxillioo i ee?s in ber daily mai:, ia proportion t) b:r population ;he bij-hest average i . the world \Vh> is more remarka bio ie tba: this colossal national we*i*b h .. bea b<::!r up hy only 4,000 000 ; e^ ie. As a consequence, average individual w?ahh ia Australia is the highest io the world. Tum to tho picture ot Australia ai shy is loczj Tnt- land in size is nearly five siztb? tbe -rea of theUoited S*a'o*, containing 2 973,000 square miles, against the 3 602 OuO square miles ct cur country. Bu* while io ' Xt3:;: ?B-C<-3?3 viands as 29 is to 36, ia population she ia only as 4 to 76 O ncr 4,000 000 inhabitants, ooly 200,000 aro aborigines Two thirds of tho Australian continent is a desert, and y Ct her productiveness ii* enormous The land contains over 100,000 000 sheep, between 30 000 000 and 35.000, 000 h*ad cf" oa:tie aod horses. It has given to the commerce G? tee world over ?400.000.000 in sold, copper, coat ona tin Tno two provinces or Ballarat and Boedigo alon;- have produced ?100 000 000 of gold, and as much more cacue ?r crj :ho great Tambaroora a?d Lambig F*at in N-. w South Wales. 1 sends t;: England annually over ?40>0U0,0('L' worth of mel?is, grains. *ooi. be?;f, taiiow. hines and tiiUtton Commissioners Dined With President. : g?cn, April 25 -The mem Cuban constitutional commit ti-Li v.. entertained at a dinner giver in th ir honor by th<? president loni^hi the White House The ; invited to meet them were ese: tative of the rx entice, legislative and judicial cl ns nf thc government and in lu members of th* cabinet, sena ors and prcsentatives who havp pr< iii: in the discussion of . ?T. rs, justices of the supreme court ?.<.,: ofii . o? ti)( army and navy ine .er was limited exclusively o gem?- men and covers we.e set or 45 - --H ??i..-* r.oo tis ../.'.. sus ss maye J ^n'. if::,' .iZv : rorjtt'C ap ?. rr o" aU Isiz oiu nabobs pr; per ty, ?nd i' doesn't oct ap m Ire tl z\ 89,OOO 000. V \V .vcr half cb- ail ic cc m : 6i soma of NOT SEEKING OFFICE. Statement Given Out by Wil? liam Jennings Bryan. Lincoln, Neb , April 25 -ID a statement given publicity tonight Wm J Bryaa says in effect that he has DO intention of seeking a third DomiDation for the presideocy Mr Bryan's aoBonncement is an aoswer to an article in an eastern paper speculating oo his plans as a politi cal leader Mr Bryan said : "I am not planning for another presidential nomination, if I were I woald not be editing: a paper If I ever become a candidate again it will be because it i3eems necessary for the advancement of the principles to which I adhere, and tha^ does not DOW seem probable I shall, however, take an active inter est io politics for several years yet, if I live, and can be relied upon to support those who as candidates, advance Democratic principles and who can be entrusted to enforce them if elected "I have no enemies to punish. No matter what a man may have said or done against the ticket in 1896 or ID 1900, that man becomes my friend the moment he accepts Democratic principles. Neither have I any dis position to reward political friends at the expense of oar cause No matter what a man may have said or done for the ticket in 1896 or in 1900, that man becomes an opponent the moment he turns against Democratic principles. Political battles are fought, not in the past or in the future, but in the present The heretofore cannot be recalled and the hereafter cannot be anticipated, but tfce NOW is all important " PHILIPPINE" NEWS. Many Surrenders of Filipinos Expected in Next Few Days. Manila, April 25-Cap? Jae Mao Rae, with companies 6 and F of the third infantry recently encountered a foroc of insurgents near N-^rzagaray, province of Bulacao, killed 5 of them sod oaptared 25 rifliis Soon afterwards Geo Morre8, with ?ix men, came to Norzagaray and .surrendered Later, Gen Morales surrendered Many sarrenders are expected before May 1 whan the limit of the amnesty expires Commissary Sergeant John Meston, charged with complicity io the commie sa;-y frauds, whose trial ended April 15. has been sentenced to be dishonorably discharged and to two years imprison ment The sentences of the other sergeants and olerks similarly implicated will probably be greater. Lieut Wm Patterson of the coast artillery, formerly a Philadelphia law yer, is to be tried by court martial for misappropriating the company funds Terrible Powder Explosion. 200 HANDS IN GERMAN FACTORY KILLED. Frankfort, Germany,April 25.-One of the most disastrous explosions on record occurred this afternoon at the Ellectro Chemical works oear Gries heirn, where smokeless powder is maoa fsotured. Most of the boilers exploded. Tbe noise was so tremendous rbat ir was beard at great distances, including Frankfort and Mayenne The factory immediately became a mass of flames and a northwest wind carried the sparks to neighboring vil? lages where several houses were also set on fire. Eighteen oychoder8, each containing about 100 weight of smokeless powder, were io the room where the explosion occurred Troops were "at oooe ordered to Gries beim to prevent tbe fire spreading to the large benzine reservoirs nearby Fire brigades fr>m evry pUce in the neighborhood harried to the ?cene, bat owing to the fiaogerous nature of tbe disaster and the fear of a renewal of the explof-i>o. the greatest difficulty was experienced in propping the progr?s of the fi e Oo?y affer 5 hours' ST?OU'iu? (ff)rt was tbe? o.U: fl *g ration to some extent controlled aod the dao ger passed, sn a* to eaake if possible to begin the work of exrrieanng rh? bodies, [t is feared thar neariy 200 pnrsoBR have been kilkd or icjured. Yokohama, April 25 - Over 20 banks have suspended payment at Osaka and in the southern and cen tra! provinces The Batik of Japan has assisted them, but further trouble is &pprehended A financial panic prevails Charlotte N C , April 25 -To an Observer reporter today Dr J Ii McAdeu, president <>f the Southern Cotton Spinners' Associa'ion, said ?hat be had heard of no developments regarding the proposed strike o! C >t ton mill operative* on May I. OUR DUTY IN THE PHILIPPINES. "God Moves in a Mysterious WayvHis Wonders to Per? form." From the Commoner. In a recent issue of the Courier Journal Mr Wattersoo, that quaint and always interesting journalist, advises bis party to raise the white flag and surrender to the Republican party oo the question of imperialism He does cot announce that he is convinced o? tbe righteousness of the Republican position, but he excuses himself by assuming that it is impossible to combat the forces which seem to be behind tbe Republican party He admits that imperialism is an innovation upon American principles and antagonistic to tbe teachings of the earlier statesmen Here are hts words : "Let us say at once that the scheme of occupying a territory remote from our borders, of subduing a people alien j to our cbaraoter and institution and of undertaking a system of colonial gov ernment over this territory and these peoples without their consent-and apparently in opposition to their will is not merely a serious innovation upon the original plan embodied by the constitution of tbe United States, and contemplated by the authors of that constitution, but that it is repugnant to the prudent counsels delivered by the wisest of our older statesmen, to say nothing about the teaching of bis tory " After a brief review of the past 100 years he accepts the Republican doc? trine of Providence aod says : ''God moves in a mysterious way Hie wonders to perform He made tb" Spanish war He was not less behind Dewey in Manila than He wa9 bebind Sbafter and Sampson and Scbley at Santiago. W?at was His all wise pur pose ? We know not. But there we were and there we are ; aod nothing is surer io the future than that we shall be there a century hence unless some power turns op strong enough to drive us out Instead, therefore, of discuss ing the abstraction of imperialism, illustrated by tbe rights and wrongs of the Philippines. Mr Bryan were more profitably engaged in considering bow we may 'best administer possessions wfaioh. for good or for evil, are with u-> to stay " It will be no'iced thar he adopts the Republican theory that G">d is respon? sible for what we have .?'on*; that if 1* a matter of destiny and 'ha' we are being swept along by influences over which we haV2 co oontrol The doctrine enunciated by tbe R publicans since the Spanish war,and n^w endorsed by so great an editor as Mr Watterson, is not oniv dangerous, bur it is immoral It is politically danger ons because it encourages the R^pub i oan parry to shirk responsibility for i's sios and t-hield itself behind the pre? tence that it 13 working out the will of the Almighty; and it is immoral be cause it obliferates the distinction be tween right and wrong. The Repob lioao argument is built upon the the ry J that wrong done upon a large scale loses its evil obaraoter and becomes an integral part of God's plan. It is io keeping with the tendency to call an embezzler a Napoleon of fioaoee, provided the amount embezzled is large Mr Watterson hss not in the past been in the babit of defending his posi? tion with tbe philosophy which be now employs In former years he was known 88 fhe special champion of "thc star-eyed Goddess of Reform " Wheo the Djmooratio party went down to defeat, as it ofteo did, he did not sar : 1 God moves in a mys'erious way His wonders to perform. Ho made prott-o tioo and toe R?pu'olican p&rty, and, therefore, we must bow to both On the contrary he raised tbe Demosratio mar.ner aloft and appealed time and again to the io'plligeooe of the Ameri? can people Neither bas be been in the babit of excusing rbe crimes of individuals by attrihrjriog tbem to divine inspiration When G^v Goobel w*9 assassinated Mr Watterson did not say : "God moves in a mv-tcious way H is wonders to perform ; He p-otnpscd the as a-sin fo kill ! We canoot under sand H 8 ali wise purpose, but there we were and here w . are, and rbore is no'hirg to be don^ ab u* it " Instead, be insisted 'bat a murder had fceeo commi f d and that the goilry should be brou-ihr to justice When the Louisvii?e and Nashville Railroad enter; d tho arena ct politics, and b"gan ns work of corruption and intimidation, Mr Waterson did not say : "G ;d m >ve- in -i mysterious -a His wooders to perform This raiiroad company has sprung into existence and mast be carrying oat the purposes of aa all wise Ruler " Far from it ! He insisted that the railroad should keep oat of politics, and attend to the business for wbicb it was organized. There is no more reason for throwing upon the Almighty tbe responsibility for a war of conquest, and for an impe rial policy which bardens oar natieo with a large army and suppresses tbe aspirations of distant peoples fur seif government, tban there is to blame Him because one individual chooses to kill another, or because a great corpora* cioo attempts to control a State govern? ment. Qaesiioos most be decided by the application of fixed and immutable principles. Jefferson said : 'I know of bat one code of moralty for men, whether acting singly or collectively and Franklin expressed the same idea, only in different language, when be said: "Justice is as strictly doe be? tween neighbor nations as between neighbor citizens Tbe highwayman is as mach a robber where be plaoders ia a gang as ?hen single and the nation that wages an uojast war is only a greata gang." - i ? fi Death Sentence Commuted}. Columbia, April 24.-Gov Mcswee? ney bas commuted to life imprisonment . in tbe penitentiary the death seotenoe of Miles Careton, the weak-minded Greenville negro who was recently^ respited There were several stroog grounds io", the petition, the principal one beiug that Careton is half-witted and not mentally responsible G*pt Sirrins and Mr Towoe, of the Greenville bar, were requested to defend tbe mao by Judge Benetj and gave their services gratuitously and be was without money or friends They had oo opportunity for preparation and knewnotniog of the negro's history. It appears that after tbe trial, Capt Sirrine learned that tbe negro was weak-minded and generally regarded as irresponsible Tbe county pbysioian Dr Bramley, the jailer and three of Cureton's former employers made affidavit that they believed bim to he half-witted and incapable of forming an intelligent opinion of right and wrong To the ssme effect was a state meot sigoed by nameroas cttiz osof the county. There was in additional oetition signed by memborsof tb-^ l?gis htore, county offioer9, chief o* ojlice and residents of Greeoviile Gov McSweeney after granting a respite on rbis showing bad rne cieru of eourt of Greenville to get Dwo physi? cians to examine Curetoo They reported that bc was not a * looatic " Some additional affidavits pr-sooted convinced the governor that Careton ?as indeed half witted and that he should not be banged, thoagn both Judge B;;cct aod Solicitor Buggs ia plain terms deolioed tc accept rbis idea and to reoommeod a co ac ge io the sentence Repudiated State Bonds. Washington, April 25 -Regard? ing the report than an interest in the repudiated bonds issued by the Southern States during the recon? struction period was being revived in London, Secretary Gage today said : The treasury department has no in formation concerning the issue of State bonds by the insurrectionary States during the civil war It is not a matter in wbicb the general gov ernment can be concerned In our form of government the Federal Union is not responsible for the debts of the States under any circomstan ces Whether or not the individual States issued bonds in aid of the re hellion the records? of the treasury department do not show To get accurate information on this point and to learn whether such bonds, if issued, are regarded as binding obli g?tions, or whether they have been difltictly repudiated through reorgan? ization of State constitutions or other wise, the record? of the several States would have to be consulted " McLaario gave his definition of democracy It is very mach sach a definition as fits bolters and deserters lifee himself, Skinner. Marino Butler and others of that kidney He thinks democracy means tbe right of running with the bare and holding with boones* -rbe right to call one-self a democrat and belp tbe enemies of genuine democracy oo all occasion It is the r:gbt to profess one thing and set the opposite of it It is the plea of a msn self convicted or with the moral seose^ blunted or dead.-Wilmington, N C., M -'sseogpr. ?&SQLV1EIX "PURE RAKING POWDER Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROvAl DAVIVQ POWDER CO., NEW YORK. a>3iAUV*g ' I ll ll ?ll