The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 18, 1901, Image 1

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TSE B?MTEB WATCHMAN. Established April, i860. "Be Just and Fear not-Let aU the Ends thon Aims't at, be thy Conntry's, thy God's andfiTrnth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON. Established Jone 1 s 66 * Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C.. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 18. 1901. New Series-Yoi. XXL So. 19 W *J sj Published Every Wednesday, -Br J>?r. C3-. Osteexij SUMTER, S. C TERMS : $1.50 per aonaca-io advanpe ADTISTISBKISi: Ose Square Srst insertion.....$1 00 Bvery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wil be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will be charged foras ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. DR. REED HITS GOVERNMENT. Medical Department Without Au? thority ; Army Mortality on the Increase. Marion, O., Dec. 10.-Dr Charles A. Ii. Reed of Cincinnati, the retiring president of the American Medical Association, was given a banqnet here to-night by the medical profession of northern Ohio. In the conrse ol his remarks on pending congressional topics, viewed from a medical stand? point, he said : "It seems, from evidence that has recently come within the army itself that the medical department has not only been degraded, bat that - it is practically withont authority. This was strikingly, indeed tragically illus? trated, during the recent war. A com? mandant was in charge of a quarter of the entire army. His command was made up of the flower of American manhood, and was encamped at a health resort. He, however, in viola? tion of the precedent of the usually cultivated and competeant gentlemen oft he line, but acting under the per? mission of the existing army regula? tions, not only set aside recommenda? tions of his sanitary officers, but by personal example incited his men to violate the most fudamental sanitary laws. The result was what might have been expected. Of the more than 50, - 000 men in his command, 12,000 were invalided, nearly 1,000 died from pre? ventable causes. If in an active mili? tary campaign the commandant had ignored the advice of his scouts and had led his command into ambush with similarly disastrous result, he would have been court-martialed, and doubtless, dismissed from the service. The regulations, however, I am ad? vised, fix no responsibility for this parallel calamity, the enormity of which is only beginning to be understood. It is not surprising that efforts have been made to suppress knowledge of it I am advised that the army investigating committee, in the interest of public decency, omit? ted from its public report muchjtesti mony on this phase of conduct of the war. An officer in the service who today agitates this unsavory sub? ject is banished to the Philippines. No wonder the surgeon general cannot fill the ??0 and more vacancies now existing in his corps : self respecting' medical men are not offering them? selves for service that is dominated by gag law and tyranny. But such methods must fail. The agitation cannot stop until the responsibility is fixed for the enforcement of a regula? tion under the present terms of which the bumptiousness of an accidental and incapable commandant with impunity to himself may deprive an entire army of the benefactions of science." MISS CRQPSEY'S CASE. Elizabeth City, N. C., Dec ll. Notwithstanding that the committee of-five, which has been prosecuting th? search for the missing Nell] Cropsey believe they will be able to clear up the mystery within a short time, Chief of Police Dawson is still without infom?tion. Today he said : *'I think the srirl was either drowned or murdered, but I have no definite clue." The party dragging: the river un? der the direction of the commtteee of five yesterday brought up a piece of dress goods, which, it is thought, may have belonged to Miss Cropsey. The citizens'|committee tonight again promise important developments in the Cropsey disappearance case within a short time-^two or three days. W. H. Cropsey, father of the miss? ing giri, today issued a public letter in which, after thanking the citizens of North Carolina for their kindness and sympathy says :" The police offi? cials and citizens' committee have done all human agency could do to restore my daughter, without success. I never expect to see her this side of the great eternity. . "I shall always believe James Wil? cox instrumental in my daughter's disappearance. If dead, I believe his hand or his hireling responsible. SomeT time when this life shall cease and we shall stand before the presence of the Great Judge, I believe we shall learn how and when he murdreed my daughter and that the justice he may escape here will be'dealt him then. "(Signed) W. H. Cropsey." Senators Without a Party. Washington, Dec. 12.- The Demo? cratic leaders of the senate have noti? fied the Republicans that the minor? ity does not feel called upon to pro? vide committee places for either Sena? tors McLaurin or Wellington. It is understood that the Republican com? mittee on commitees will assign these senators to committee places. The new steamer "El Siglo," of the Morgan Line, has lowered the record between New York and New Orleans. Studebaker, the great wagon manu? facturer of South Bent, Ind., who re? cently died a millionaire, began busi? ness about 50 years ago with a capital <of $2.50. 'BACON ON THE CANAL Wants American Control ; Pro? posed Treaty Unsatisfactory. Washington, Dec. ll.-Two speech? es on the Hay-Panncefote treaty were made in the executive session of the senate today, one by Senator Bacon in opposition to the treaty and the other by Senator Callom, the prospective chainnain of the committee on foreign relations, in support of it. Mr. Bacon replied to the speceh made yesterday by Senator Lodge in presenting the report of the commit? tee on foreign relations to the senate. He summed up his objections in the statement that he could not freely ac? cept any treaty which does not place the isthmian canal entirely under American auspices and American con? trol. This, he said, the pending treaty does not do, nor does it do anything like it. Iz did not by long odds ac? complish what had been accomplished by the senate amendment to the Hay Pauncefote treaty that had been under consideration at the last session of congress. That amendment had, he said, abrogated all the objectonable provisions of the treaty as negotiated, and it did not matter what provisions there were in the agreement so long as the United States were authorized, as they were by the principal Davis amendment, to secure the safety and maintenance of the canal by their own force. That amendment had given this country a free hand to do what was necessary for the protection and defense of the canal whereas the pres? ent treaty carries all the restrictions ?which were originally contained in the old treaty, leaving out the modifica? tions of the Davis amendment. Re? ferring to the treaty he pointed out that it reproduced the restrictions of the old Suez canal treaty which had been incorporated in the original con vntion. He charged that these restriptions had been copied almost verbatim from the old tj'eaty, the only material change being in the omission of the words "in time of war as in time of peace "from rule 1 of the Suez canal agreement. This omission did not, however in his opinion, change the character of the agreement, as there was no limitation as to the time or country, preventing the United States from controlling the canal in case of hostility with any other power." "The only reply," he said, "which the advocates of the treaty make to criticism is that the canal would be under the full control of the United States in time of war, but this is no more true now than under the old treaty, and it is a strange thing that all the provisions refer to the control of the canal in war notwithstanding it is contended here that in that con? tingency the removal of this phase places the canal under our, absolute control." He said the war restric? tions to the treaty were entirely in? consistent with the claims of Senator Lodge that this country should say who should use the canal and who should not in case of hostilities. He contended that the only power given to the United States which was not given to Great Britain was found in the last sentence of regulation 2 pro? viding that "the United States shall be at liberty to maintain such mili? tary police along the canal as may be necessary to protect it against lawless? ness and disorder, ' ' but this, he said, was not sufficient to make the canal an American instiution and if the Davis amendment had been necessary to render the original treaty accept? able it was equally necessary in this instance. TM ISTHMIAN COMPROMISE TREATY Administration Leaders Eager to Pass it Without Debate. Washington, Dec. 12.- The senate agreed today to take a vote before ad? journment next Monday on the Hay Paxincefote treaty for the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and open? ing the way .for the construction of a canal across the Isthmus of Panama by the United States. This agreement was reached after four hours of a de? bate sufficiently interesting to in? sure the constant attendance of most of the senators. Senator Spooner, who was one of the principal speakers of the day, had just concluded when Senator Lodge made an effort to se? cure a vote. It developed that there were other senators who desired to be heard, the result being that the date for an ad? journment of the senate from today until Monday and for a meeting at ll o'clock of that day, one hour in ad? vance of the usual time. This un? derstanding is that as soon as practi? cable after the senate convenes Sena? tor Lodge shall move an executive ses? sion and that the treaty shall have the entire attention^of the senate until a final vote is reached before the ad? journment for that day. The principal speakers today besides Senator Spooner were Senator Money and Senator Foraker. Mr. Money, while finding much in the treaty to criticise, said that as he found th?; for? tunes of the proposed canal across the isthmus inextricably intertwined with the treaty he could not see his way clear to doing anythinsg that would prevent or even delay ratification. The particular features of the new treaty with which he found fault were those retaining the neutrality provision of the Clayton-Bulwer convention, and specifying police control of the canal when built. He argued that the effect of these provisions inevitably must be to limit and prescribe the power of the United States to control its own prop? erty in case of war. Senator Foraker maintained that provisions of the new treaty meet every objection made to the original Hay-Pauncefote treaty and cover every essential thing that was included in the amendments made by the senate to that document. He regarded it as of the utoosr, importance that the Clayton-Bulwer treaty should be wiped out. This result was effected by the convention under considera ion. He asserted that all rights of the United States were amply protect? ed under this treaty and that our abso? lute and complete control of the canal could not be questioned by Great Britain or any other power. MORGUN'S CANAL BILL PASSES THE COMMITTEE. Voluminous Report by Alabama Senator. Washington, Dec. 12.-The senate committee on isthmian canal today is? sued a favorable report npon Sena? tor Morgan's bill providing for the acquisition from Nicaragua and Cos tia Rica of the right away via the Nic? aragua route. Senator Morgan later presented this report to the senate, accompanying the return of the bill with a voluminous report upon the general subject of a canal across the isthmus. Action upon the bill pro? viding for the construction of the bill was deferred. Senator Morgan's report covers more than 500 page? of printed matter, and deals with many of the questions con? nected with the construction of the canal, including a thorough inquiry into the attitude of Great Britain upon the' subject of the different canal routes. He also discusses the rela? tionship of the Panama canal company to the construction by the United States of a waterway across the isth? mus, and while he makes reference to a letter written by President Hutin, of the Panama company, he does not give the text of the communication which was written to Secretary of State Hay. i 1 Referring to the Panama Canal company, Mr. Morgan says: "This company, in a previous administration had succeeded in obtaining the resig? nation of a secretary of the navy to accept a nominal position in their service at a large salary and. expended $1,500,000 in New York, chiefly in acquiring the aid of leading buisness bouses in promoting the De Lesseps plan without a dollar of stock having been subscribed in that city. "The desperate finnacial straits of the new Panama Canal company com? pelled them to make overtures to the United States to unload their enter prised on the United States, and their agents became accordingly aggressive in this effort." Senator Morgan again refers to the letter to Secretary Hay of last No? vember saying that M. Hutin previ? ously had made an unmistakable pro? posal to sell the Panama property to the United States, and adding: "Yet Mr. Hutin, in his correspond? ence with Admiral Walker and in his letter and the accompanying 'memo? randum' sent to Mr. Hay first as? sumes and then states and argues and finally insists that the United States offered to purchase their property, and then when the company agreed to sell it the isthmian canal commission refused to enter into a scheme of ar? bitration to ascertain the value of it He imputes bad faith to the commis? sion and severely criticises their deal? ings with the canal company." The conclusion with reference to this point of the controversy is set forth in the following language : '' The motive for this unseemly and unprecedented conduct must be, either that this canal company is desperate in its parp?se to unload property upon tne United States because the French stockholders have lost faith in its success, or that it is endeavoring to prevent the competition of any canal with its Panama railroad, the shares of which they value at $500, the ?ace value being $100 per share, on account of its enormous earnings. " CATHOLICS IN CINCINNATI. Church Societies io Unite ; Has Endorsement of Pope. Cincinnati, Dec. ll.-The Ameri? can Federation of Catholic societies temporarily organized at Long Branch last summer and permanently estab? lished here this week, will hold its first regular national convention in Chicago, July 5, 1902. In addition to a membership of over half a million of the laity represented here this week, this federation has re? ceived the enudorsement of the pope, the American cardinal, an archbishop of this province and of a dozen bish? ops, who have been present, and of very many in the priesthood. It is, however, an organization of the laity. All the officials are laymen and its objects are for distinctive work from that of the hierarchy. The only question regarding mem? bership was that of the admission of women. The committee on constitu? tion did not report in favor of their admission, but the convention took it up and after a long and animated dis? cussion decided to admit them. The constitution which was adopted today provides for a working central? ized power without interfering with the autonomy of any societies that affiliate with it. Th'' 'oasis of repre? sentation is two delegates from each local society and tho same ratio car? ried on up from parish to county, and from county to Statt-, and from State to national organization. In State conventions there will be one delegate for each L,000 members and one for each fraction of ."?00 or more. While the local federations of the larger cit? ies retain their autonomy as well as independent societies, the new consti? tution provides a plan of organizaion under county federations directly and indrectly under State and national fed? erations. Provisions is made for ample re? sources by an initiation fee for socie? ties and a per capita tax. No State is to have the presidency for more than two successive years." THEY DONT WANT NEGROES. Negroes Will Not be Admitted Into Central Labor Unions. Scranton, Pa.*, Dec. 12.-Mnch life was infused into today's proceedings of the convention of the American Federation of Labor. The nergo prob? lem in the south as far as it relates to unionism was unexpectedly injected into the proceedings; and the long? standing conflict between the socialists and trade unionisats promised to mon? opolize the attention of the delegates had the socialists replied to the trade unionists. The Socialist incident came up at the morning session, during the dis? cussion of a committee report endors? ing most of the recommendations con? tained in President Gompers' annual report. Max Hayes of the Cleveland Central Labor union, read a long- list of d?cisions rendered by federal and State courts against organized labor. A motion to have the list printed in the minutes, brought President Gomp? ers, who was not in the chair at the time, to his feet. The delegates were then treated to a three minutes' passionate speceh. He said it was unfair to incorporate the lists in the minutes in that way and suggested that a list of the trade union victories should go along with it. He concluded by denouncing the "at? tempt to show that trade unionism is a failure" and characterized it as an outrage. A wave of applause swept over the convention as Mr. Gompers took his seat. The motion was de? feated. ^-" The committee's suggestion that the defense fund be raised by national and local unions instead of by the American Federation of Labor, was adopted. The negro question came up when the committee on law reported a reso? lution compelling all local unions affiliated with the federation to join the central labor bodies in their res? pective localities. William Henry Clay, one of the two colored delegates from Virginia, made the point that the fed? eration last week in deciding a con? tested seat where the color line was brought into question, had authorized the creation of a separate central union in Richmond for colored work? men. The resolution was debated for more than an hour by many delegates, Charles C. Eckliard of the Anniston, Ala., Trades council, made the prin? cipal speech in opposition to the reso? lution. He said the proposition would compel white unions to take in ne? groes, and if adopted by the conven? tion, 90 per cent, of the south of Mason's and Dixon's line would secede from the federation. He said the peo? ple of the north did not understand the negro problem. His remarks had some influence on the delegates and the resolution, or recommendation, of the committee on law was defeated. Two resolutions were reported on the question of organizing the committee on laborers into large unions, and both were recommended to be sent to the executive council with instructions for that body to take up the matter and report at the next convention. Carnegie's University Gift. Washington, Dec. 12.-It transpries that the gift of $10,000,000 which An? drew Carnegie tendered to President Roosevelt for the founding of a great institution for higher education was not an offer of $10,000,000 in cash, but the par value of that amount in bonds of the United States Steel Corporation. The offer of these bonds is embar? rassing to the administration owing to the complication which might arise if the government adopted them and the president, it is understood, is now in correspondence with Mr. Carnegie about th? matter. It is understood to be his desire that the bonds be con? verted into cash. If this is done the only obstacle in the path of the ac? ceptance of the generous gift of Mr." Carnegie -will be removed. Pending the result of this correspon? dence Mr. Carnegie's offer is being withheld from congress. The presi? dent has conferred with several promi? nent senators and repr?sent?tes about the matter within the last day or two and all concur with him in the belief that the acceptance by the govern? ment of bonds might prove exceeding? ly embarrassing in the future. It is pointed out for instance, that in the event of legal proceedings by the department of justice in con? nection with the corporation, the hold? ing of the company's bonds by the gov? ernment might lead to adverse criti? cism. The suggestion that the govern? ment accept the bonds and then dis? pose of them is considered equally ob? jectionable. We Wont Resign, Say Tillman and McLaurin. Washington, Dec. 10. -The tilt be? tween Senators Tillman and McLau? rin, the two Senators from South Carolina, on the floor of the Senate yesterday, which promised at one time to bring about the resignations of both Senators, is generally regarded as a closed incident. Senator Tillman said today: "The real (?nestion that I want settled, is whether the State of South Carolina shall be represented in the United States Senate by two Democrats or two Republicans. " ."if 1 r?sign?t this time.*' said Sen? ator McLaurin, "this Legislature would have the selection of my suc? cessor and the matter would not really co to the people of the State. There is a new Legislature elected next Fall and the people will name the men who are to choose my successor. I shall not resign at this time." The French physicians are experi? menting with air-ship trips for con? sumptives. The railways at El Paso, Texas, are blocked with cars of California oranges bound for the east. NEGROES ?O ORGANIZE FEDERATION Proposition Caused Debate in Councils ; Final Action Not Taken. Scranton, # Pa., Dec. IL-Business closely relating to the organization ol labor in. those fields where there is no union, and strengthening of the hands of those who have embraced unionism, took up most of the time of today's sessions of the American Federation of Labor, which is now in convention in this city. Thirty odd resolutions were considered, upon eight of which final action was taken. All the other propositons were either sent back to committees or referrred to the incoming executive council which has power to dispose of ques? tions referred to it. The great ques? tion of trade autonomy is now in the hands of the special committee ap? pointed to consider the subject. The personnel of the committee was named at the morning session and other doc? uments relating to trade or industrial autonomy were referred to it. The committee has already started work and will make a report probably Fri? day or Saturday. The members of this little body on which rests the responsibility of solving the intricate subject are President Gompers, First Vice President James Duncan, Second Vice President John Mitchell, John Mulholland, president of the Interna? tional Association of Allied Mechanics, and C. N. Hughes of the San Anto? nio, Tex., Trades Council. Among the resolutions adopted were these : Requesting terra cotta pressers and finishers unions to affiliate with the International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta "Workers' alliance, or have their charters revoked by the federation; recommending that the federation make an effort during the coming year to organize the school teachers of this country; authorizing the federation to send representatives to national and international organizations, particu? larly those of railway employes ; en? dorsing the label of the International Woodcarvers' association and instruct? ing the executive council to use every effort to secure the passage of a na? tional law, protecting and legalizing union labels. The report of the executive council is a comprehensive review of all mat? ters that have come before the council. The Shaffer Gompers-Mitchell con? troversy growing out of the recent steel strike is not mentioned. The report eulogizes the late Preisdent McKinley and recommends that the federation I make a direct appropriation to the McKinley Memorial fund. The council advocates the passage by congress of anti-injunction and Chinese exclusion laws. Revision of the "Don't Patronize" list is too long and many firms;are_out of exist? ence. A resolution calling for the appoint? ment of more colored men as organ? izers in the south evoked some debate. A motion was adopted to refer the matter to the executive coun? cil for final action. MCLAURIN WAS NOT THERE. Democratic Senators Met in Cau? cus ; Senator Jones Chairman. Washington, Dec. H.-The Demo craitc senators today held their first caucus of the session. Ite purpose was to consider committea assign? ments, but the occasion was more than ordinarily significant because of the general attendance upon the caucus. All the senaators elected as Democrats, with the exception of Sen? ator McLaurin of South Carolina were present as well as Silver Republicans or Populists. All the independents except. Senator Teller of Colorado had entered the Democratic caucus held just before adjournment last March, but Senator Teller then remained away. He was presented, however, at today's con? ference and participated in the pro? ceedings. The caucus was called at the instance of Senator Jones of Arkansas, who stated that he had thought it possible that the new sena? tors might want to make some change in the officers of the caucus. There was, however, an expression of general satisfaction with the pres? ent officials and Senator Jenes was reelected unanimously chairman of|the caucus. The old committee on order of business also was reappointed and the one vacancy on that committee was filled by the selection of Senator Dubois of Idaho, who was the choice of all the western members of the caucus. During the proceedings Senator Till? man suggested that there should be frequent conferences and a continued elTort to a^ree upon the main features of all political controversies. There was a quite general response to this suggestion, and the opnion was fairly unanimous that the party should present a united front, permitting no more straggling than was necessary. WAR OLODD IN SOUTH AMERICA. Strained Relation Between Chili and Argentine Republic. Buenos Ayres, Dec. 12, via Galves ; ton, Tex.-The relations between Chile and the Argentine republic are strain ed. Chile has not yet replied to the demand relative to the construction of strategic roads, in the litigated territory. The Chilean answer to this demand will be given tomorrow. The Argentine government believes that the Chilean answer will' be satisfac? tory, but a part of the press doubts this. In the meantime, both coun? tries are taking protective measures, although Argentina has not yet mob? ilized the militia. In case Chile's replay is not favor? able Argentina will withdraw her min? ister from Santiago de Chile, and the antecedents and history of the misun? derstanding will be forwarded to Great Britain for arbitration. Chile is busily engaged in buying warships, aiming to surpass the pow? er of Argentina's fleet. Commercial circles hore hope that the influence of the pope will prevent a conflict of arms between the coun? tries. Calm reigns here. Tn?re have been no warlike manifestations, but all parties are united in support of the government. The Argentina and for? eign newspapers published here unani? mously counsel the Argentina govern? ment to maintain its present energetic attitude. A decree ordering the mobilization of the reserves of 1878 and 1879 on Jan. 1, has been issued. These reserves number 60,000 men. The chamber in secret session has voted the credits necessary for the mobilization of the militia. MRS. BOWNE ACQUITTED. - j Washington, Dec. 13*-The jury in the trial of Lola Ida Bonine, accused j of the murder of j James Seymour Ayers, Jr., the young census clerk killed in the Kenmore hotel last spring, tonight returned a verdict r.of not guilty after being out about four hours. Such a conclusion of the trial was generally expected, the popular im? pression here being that from the evi? dence submitted the-prosecution had failed to prove its case against Mrs. ! Bonine. The jury : was out less than five hours, retiring a few minutes after 4 o'clock in the afternoon and reporting their verdict shortly before 9 o'clock this evening. The attendance I in the court room when the jury re ! turned was limited to the members of the bar, representatives of the press and the employes of the court. There was some little attempt at a demon? stration of approval but this was quickly suppressed by Judge Ander? son, who previously had warned the spectators against manifestations of any character. Mrs. Bonine maintained the calm demeanor which has characterized her conduct throughout the trial and smiled aDprovingly when the jury re? turned its verdict. Her husband threw his arms affectionately around her neck and kissed her, followed by her sons and sisters and brothers who clustered around her embracing and kissing her. Others in the court room also added their congratulations. After leaving the court room Mrs. Bonine accompanied ' her husband to their home, where they will reside in the future. Republicans Defeated in Boston ; P. Collins Elected Mayor. Boston, Dec. 10.-The Democrats completely overwhelmed the Republi? cans in the city election today? Gen. Patrick A. Collins being elected over Mayor Thomas N. Hart by the largest plurality in a quarter cf a century. The Democrats likewise obtained con? trol of both branches of the city gov? ernment, elected their street commis? sioner, Sales D. Charles, and practi? cally all their candida tes for the school commission. As usual the city voted strongly in favor of license. The result of the canvass was. fully as much a surprise to the Demo? crats as to their opponents. The most sanguine Democratic prophet last night claimed only 7,000, yet this plurality was nearly tripled. Two years ago Mayor Hart defeated Gen. Collins by 2,281 votes and polled some? thing over 4,000. This year the total Republican vote for mayor was a trifle over 33,000, the smallest given a party candidate for mayor since 1893, despite a registration almost CO per cent, larger than then. Yet Gen. Collins received over 52,000 votes the largest in the history of the city, and he car? ried IS of the 25 wards. The Republican leaders were not in? clined to blame the weather tonight, but this does not account for the tremendous gains made by the Demo? crats in Republican wards. Naturally there was great excitement in the close wards and in South Boston two promi? nent politicians were arrested on suspicion of having obtained re? peaters. This, however, was the only unfortunate feature of the day. The Finest Cake Is made with Royal Bak? ing Powder. Always light, sweet, pure & wholesome.