WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1902. Tbs Sumter Watchman was ?ouode: in 18?O aod the True Southron in 1886 The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence o' both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium m Samter. Those who are responsible for the man? agement of the Charleston Exposition are embarking in a doubtful experi? ment when they seek to pull off the Jeffries-Fitzsimmons glove contest (prize fight) on the Exposition grounds- The encounter will attract an immense number of sports to Charleston and the gate receipts will be swelled, but there are too manv people in South Carolina who are blindly prejudiced against the prize ring for the.undertaking to be a profit? able advertisement of the Exposition. The reaction will injure the Exposi? tion more than enough to counter-bal? ance the immediate financial returns from the fight Dr. A. Toomer Porter, who died in Charletson SJunday night, was one bf the strongest and most notable men of his day and generation, and the influ? ences of his life work in the cause of education in South Carolina will be felt for years-to come. His labors were effective and the results he accomplished", with the limited resources available at the inception of the undertaking were wonderful. Yet like all strong and determined men he made enemies and his motives were mpugned and his purposes question? ed. It may be that there was some truth in the criticisms of his ene? mies, just grounds for the aspersions of those who could see little good in him, nevertheless, if all this be grant? ed it is but admitting that he was not a perfect character, and when all is : said and the final estimate of the man ! and his work comes to be made, all j must admit that he was a strong char- j acter and that his work was of incal- i eulabie benefit to the State, that he j gave back far more than he received. The charges of bribery in connec? tion with the purchase of the Danish West Indies was a sensation for a day in Washington and there were unmis? takable evidences cf great uneasiness and alarm on the part of many Repub- j iican Congressmen when Congressman ^Richardson sprung the matter in the "House; but the sensation has grown -stale already and the alarm and uneasiness has been allayed. In all probability there was more or less j bribery and a great deal of corrupt | j^obb^lng in connection with the trans? action, but the lobbyists know too well how to coyer their tracks to be . proven guilty by a Congressional investigation. The lobby is too strong ^nd has too many friends at court, too many accomplices in high position for the guilty ones to be exposed and con? demned in the house of their friends. The official figures showing the in . come and losses paid by the foreign fire insurance companies having agencies in this State have been made public by the insurance department of the Comptroller General's office. The re? port as to the American companies doing business in the State has not yet been issued. There were 27 foreign fire insurance companies represented in the State last year. Of this num? ber "> withdrew from the State during the year and have made no. report as to the loss they sustained. Of the ; remaining companies 9 paid fire loss? es exceeding their total incomes from ?premiums, and 13 received incomes from premiums exceeding the losses paid. The total income of all the companies was $316,117.80 and the total amount of losses reported was $198,826.47. The insurance business as a -who?e is thus -shown to have be?*n far from unprofitable in South Caro? lina last year, notwithstanding the statements to the contrarv that have been made in justification of the recent advance in rates. Senator D. S Henderson, of Aiken, arrived in the city this morning and will spend today and tomorrow here. Mr. Henderson is a candidate for the seat in the U. S>. Senate now held by Senator McLaurin, and he is regarded by many as the strongest candidate in the field. His ability, his legislative experience and his comprehensive grasp of public affairs render him emi? nently fitted for thc position to which he aspires. We were struck with the Sumter exhibit. In it is advertised the Sum ter telephone. Mr. J. M. Bell says that the information that he received from this exhibit alone fully repaid him for his trip. One o? the employes of the manufacturing establishment, who understands every phase of their manufacture, has charge of the tele? phone exhibit. It is here that every? body may get a drink of the finest water in the state. It is absolutely pure, and one man devotes his entire attention to serving those who are thirsty.-Chester Lantern, March 25. Gen. Wade Hampton celebrated his S?th birthday on Friday, March 29th.; ?HBMHMBBDBOannEBBBBBBBIimB j WEEKLY CROP BULLETI ! Columbia, April L-The w< conditions during March were ; able, as is characteristic of the n ' both as to temperature and rai although the mean of the forme: j the average of the lajtter were about normal. The coldest da} the 19th, on which date freezing perature, with thin ice and a g freeze, occurred over the whole i but fortunately vegetation was ward and many fruit buds had s< ly begun to swell, this minim j the damage from the Cold wea j The closing week was quite warm favorable for work, with the exce of a heavy rain storm that swept ' the State on the 29th, that de farm work for a few days. This s was followed by high, drying v that dried the surface ground qu and made it again tillable by the of the month. Previous to this st the rainfall had been generally and evenly distributed throughou month. The drought over the sc eastern counties was practically re ed by a heavy rainfall on the 15-1( Preparation of lands, and sp planting, are about as late as were last year, which is to say, a ten days later than the ave season. Slow progress was made the western counties, where farm v is backward, and the season very ] Here some corn lands have been pared and a little corn has been pl ed. but planting has not become g ral. Over the eastern and cen counties, upland corn planting is under way, and some early plantee up.. The ground is too cold, howe for favorable germination. Usually cotton planting is well ur way over the southeasten counties the first of April, but this year coi planting during March has been c fined to the extreme southeastern ] tion, principally to Beaufort Com where about one-fourth the conti plaied acreage has been planted, m< ly of the sea-island variety. La have been largely prepared and awaiting suitable planting weath over the eastern and central counti where by April 10th it is expected work will become general. In : western counties, the preparation cotton lands is backward, and pla ing will be late, although during 1 latter portion of March the work preparation . advanced rapidly, I ^planting will be dealyed until i ground becomes warm enough for t favorable germination of seed. Tobacco plants, in beds are sm for the season, but they are pientii and healthy. Rice lands are being prepared rapidly as practicable, but freshets the rivers have delayed the work the Georgetown districts, where no has been planted. In Colleton Conn planting is weil advanced, bei; about half finished. The copious rainfall over the coa truck regions made the early vegetal crop very promising, although tJ freeze of tho 19th did considerab damage to strawberries in bloor white potatoes, cucumbers, mus! melons, snapbeans, squash and beet 1 all of which were hurt and some ki] ! ed. Truck seeding was about finish? by the close of the month, and pe; were :.n full bloom, while asparagu cabbage and lettuce are being snippet About two-thirds of the fall sow oats were winter killed during la: December, and January sowings di not come^up well, but that portion ( the crop that escaped winter killin looks well. Much o? the land upc which early oats were killed w? resown during February and Marc with fair results. The scarcity of see oats on the farms, and its high price prevented the full acreage of that tha was winter killed from being resowi Oats cn sandy lands suffered the great est damage. Wheat was not materially hurt b winter'killing. and although small an with thin or scattered stands, look fairly prornisiiii*. In places it is in fested by a small fly, supposed to b the hessian fly. Rye and barley ar in aboun the same condition as wheat that is to say, small and late. It is the opinion of most of the cor respondents, that the freeze of the 19tl did not injure the fruit prospects t< any considerable extent, as but fev peach trees and some pear trees wer in fal? bloom, while late peaches anc other fruit trees had not begun t< bloom at that time. GHARLESTOMFS ^BI??OR" FIGHT Was Only One Made-Jeff is Sh] -Fitz. Insists. New York, April 1.-Only one bic was received in this city today for thc Jeffries-Fitzsimmons fight, lt war that of the Charleston Athletic club, which offered the fighters 75 per cent, of the gross receipts or a guarantee ol $20,000. The club agreed to hold thc contest between May 15 and June J and offered to give the contestants the entire proceeds from the picture privi leges. After the bid had been receiv? ed a telegram was sent to San Francisco to ascertain if any bids foi the fight had been received there, and the matter was deferred until a reply colud be received. ; Late tonight a reply was received from Jeffries. He said he did not think the contest could be held at Charleston and he wanted the Charles? ton men to post the full 826,000 as forfeit. Fitzsimmons immediately sent back the following reply to Jeffries: " Charleston is the best bid and by articles of agreement wTe are both bound to accept it. Have every assur? ance of no inferference. If you really want to fight accept or think up some better excuse than you have given. Your demand for 826,000 forfeit is ridiculously unreasonable. !I am ready to sign and post forfeit now." MILLIONAIRES VISIT THE CATAWBA FALLS. Development of Great Water Power Seems Certain-Dukes and Others Interested. Special to The State. Chester, April 1.-A party of busi? ness men from Winnsboro in register? ing at one of the hotels here Wednes? day afternoon engaged several rooms for parties that were to come in that night on one of thc trains from the north. This incident as trivial as it may seem, may prove one of the very greatest significance to this sec- j tion, in fact to this State and to the j whole south. The Winnsboro party j consisted of Messrs. J. Q. Davis, T. K Elliott and J. E. McDonald. These gentlemen, as is well known, have for several months been interest? ed in the development of the Catawba falls power, and the supposition was soon made that they were here on business of this nature. This sup? position was proved correct when early the next morning the Winnsboro gen? tlemen and those who had joined them, who as was afterwards learned were none other than*the multi-millionaire, J. B. Duke, president of the Ameri? can Tobacco company, and his asso? ciates, B. N. Duke, treasurer of American Tobacco company: George A. Watt, capitalist ; and W. A. Erwin, president of a number of cot? ton mills in North Carolina : took an early train for Fort Lawn, the nearest railroad station to the falls. The party at once proceeded to the falls, which is one of the most magnificent water powers in thc whole world. Through the Winnsboro gentlemen as agents all the lands surrounding these falls have been quietly bought up, and they now have all the property in that vicinity necessary to the accomplish? ment of their plans. PEAGE PROP'ilSALs'lN AFRICA. -. Number of Boer Commanders Willing for Peace and There Seems to be Prospect of Suc? cess of Negotiations. Pretoria, Monday, March 31.-Presi? dent Steyn and Gen. De La Rey have been located and a meeting between them and Acting President Schalk Burger is expected to be arranged without delay. It is reported that Gen. Botha will also attend the con? ference. Commandant Mears has sent in word that his command will abide by the decision of the Boer government. Commandant De ^Villiers, who has been operating in Kimberly districts, has sent in a flag of truce, asking for terms. The peace movement, however, has in no way interfered with the military operations. The, British are again sweeping the northwest districts of the Orange River Colony, where it is believed they have about 1,000 of Gen. De Wett's men within the cordon. Heidelberg, Transvaal, Monday, March 31.-Commandant Alberts has called a meeting of the Boers in his district, to take place 35 miles east of the Springs station, in order to dis cuss the proposal for a general surren? der. It is said that Gen. Hana Botha has summoned a similar meeting at Amsterdam. A party of constabulary and native scouts was ambushed near here March 30. Six of the party were killed. The Boers eluded pursuit. Surrenders are occurring daily in the Standerton district. Pretoria, April 1.- Thirty-nine Brit? ish soldiers were killed and 45 injured in a railroad wreck March 00, near Barberton, Transvaal Colony. London, April 1.- -The war office in reporting the railroad wreck at Barberton, Transvaal Colony, merely says that it was accidental. Thc vic? tims nearly all belonged to the Hamp? shire regiment. -.1. Brutal Murder in Pennsylvania. Philadelphia, April 1- Fearing that he would be arrested for theft, William H. Lane, a colored butler, shot and killed his employer, Mrs. Ella J. Furbush, her ll year old daughter Madeline, and probably mortally wounded another daughter, Eloise, aged seven years, at their home, 652 north fifteenth street, shortly before noon today. Lane, who is 25 years of age, escaped from th house and four hours later was cap? tured by Philadelphia detectives while waiting in Camden, N. J,, to board a train for Bridgeton, N. J. He was immediately brought to this city, was identified by little Eloise, and con? fessed his crime. THE PANAMA "CANAL. Washington, March 31. - Senor Concha, thc Colombian minister, de? livered to Secretary Hay today a definite protocol between the United States and Colombia, embodying the terms under which Colombia will agree to concede the rights necessary for the construction of a Panama canal. It is understood that Colombia gives unqualified consent to the sale of the rights of the new Panama Canal Company to thc United States Govern? ment and the consummation of its offer of $40,000,000. It is stated that the protocol embodies adequate and satisfactory provisions for the comple? tion, maintenance, control and opera? tion of a Panama canal by this Govern? ment. It was stated most positively today that, beyond the 5,000,000 francs (about $1,000,000)) in stock, which the Colombian Government holds in the canal company, no portion of the $40, 000,000 will revert to Colombia. It has been made clear that the protocol delivered today withholds the city of Panama from United States sovereignty. Panama city is prac? tically the State of Panama, for there is no other town of importance within the State. Thc administration of justice within the canal belt is provided for in the shape of mixed tribunals, and the right to pur? sue criminals charged with crimes committed within the limits of the belt to any part of Colombia is be? stowed. Compensation for the canal rights is desired to be in the shape of an annual rental of about $750,000. JUST ONE WORD that word te It refers to Dr. Tutt's Liver Pills and MEANS HEALTH, Are you constipated? Troubled with indigestion? Sick headache? Virtigo? Bilious? insomnia? ANY of these symptoms end many others Indicate inaction of the LIVER_ You N"??ci UH Take No Substitute* QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND BUSINESS OF Tte "Bank of SMer," Siter, S. C. At the close of the quarter ending March 31, 1902, published in conformity with the Acts of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $209,934 22 Bonds, 12,000 00 Furniture and Fixtures, 1.500 00 Cash on hand,. Cash Items and Cash due by other Banks and Bankers, 28,514 92 Total. $251,949 14 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $ 75,000 00 Deposits, 149.605 43 Due to other Banks and Bank? ers, 824 40 Rediscounts, HL550 00 Undivided surplos. 1".969 31 Total, $251,949 14 Tiie State of South Carolina, I g g Sumter County, \ L W. F. RHAME* Cashier of 4iThe Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above ?tatement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. % W. F. RHAME, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of April A.D., 1902. R. J. BLAND, [L. s.] a Notary Public for S. C. Correct Attest : W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, > President. f DirectorS( R. L. COOPER, [ L>irectors RICH'D L MANNING. ) April 2,1902. - TRESPASS NOTICE. ALL PERSONS are hereby warned against trespassing upon any of my lands in Sumter County, in any 'man? ner, and especially as to taking there? from wood or straw. The law will be enforced against anyone who may be found disregarding this notice. R. C. McFADDIX. April 2-4t* T?e S?ate of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTES. By Taos. V. Walsh, Esq.. Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Sarah L. Lacey, widow, made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the estate of and effects of Thos. E. Lacey, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and cred? itors of the said Thomas E. Lacey, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H.. on" April 15th, 1 !*