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THE SUMTER WATCHMAN, Established April. 1850t "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thor. Aims't at, he thy Country's, thy God's^andSTratiVs." THE TK?B SOCTHBON. Established June i S6 Cosolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. C.. WEDNESDAY. MAY 28. 1902. New Series-Vol. XXI. So. 43 ?w HOU ALE BY BROTHERS C?je ^afrjpait at? JiMpit Publisi?d ?wry Wednesday, -Bi" IM". C3r. Osteen, SUMTER, S. C. TERMS : ?1.50 per annum-in advance. A.DVS5TIS5HSKT: Ooo Square first insertion.$1 00 Every subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer wili be made at reduced rates. All communications which subserve private interests will "oe charged forjas ad versements. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be charged for. HOfiB &RRAI6NS REP08LIGAN PARTY Speech One of Finest Efforts of His Life in Condemnation of Phil? ippe Policy. Cuba as a Contrast Special to The State. Washington,. Ma v 22.-Seid om in the history of the senate has that body listened to a speech mo:re truly great and eloquent'than was delivered this afternoon by Senator Hoar, of Massa? chusetts In what is destined to b^ known as the most memorable forensic effort of the venerable senator's life he arraigned with fearful denuncia? tion and force the policy of the admin? istration in the Philippine islands, which he declared had caused the ; American flag to become in the eyes of the Filipinos "the emblem of sacri? lege in the Christian churches and of the burning of human dwellings." Of the burning of human dwellings and of the horror of the water torture he spoke with truth and vigor. Surrounded by nearly every mem? ber of the senate, galleries that were packed, the senator's eloquent perora? tion was listened to in intense silence, his beautiful word picture portraying the progress of the nation. He closed by exptessing the hope that "the flag, which this generation had received without a rent, would yet be handed down without a stain." . Democratic and Republican senators burst forth into prolonged applause, a most unusual proceeding for the sen? ate. So prolonged was"! it that the presiding officer called attention of the senate to the rule proi bibi ting expres? sions of approval or disapproval. Mr. Hoar confined himself closely to his manuscript. He denounced the at? titude of the government in the Phil? ippines as one of the most wicked and foolish chapters in American history. He urged that the United States should withdraw from the islands and permit the people there to erect their own government, as had been done in Cuba. He sharply arragined Gen. Funstou for the methods he pursued in the capture of Aguinaldo and inti? mated sttrongiy that had the senate been aware of the facts Funston might not have been confirmed in his recent promotion. He hoped that, as the irrevocable step had not been taken by the United States, beater counsels yet would prevail and that this govern? ment would leave the Philippines. Mr. Hoar maintained that this coun? try is Lot at fc?r. "You are fighting for sovereignty," he said. "You are fighting for the principle of eteria dominion over that people, and thai ;s the only question in issue in this Cv, -- fiict. " When it had been determine to resort to force in r;he Philippines, he said, the government took upon it? self the natural consequences of that decision. The result of the conflict of arms of such a character inevitably was that there would be cruelty on one side and retaliation by cruelty on the other, and the responsibility rested upon those who made the policy. He said that the share which it is pro? posed to give the Filipinos in the pro? posed scheme of government was an ad? mission that many of them were fit for self-government. The United States was fighting to secure a dependency, not a republic-a government of our making and not a government of tho Filpinos' making. Discussing the testimony taken by the 'Philippine committee, Mr. Hoar said it has contained some pregnant admissions. What vindicates that which has been done so far is the sav? ing the islands from anarchy and the material [benefit conferred upon the Philippine people. What the fathers , of the republic said and our century of glorious history were appealed to in vain. "Their f lessons fell upon the ears of men dazzled by military glory and delirious with the lust of con? quest. " He compared the situation in Cuba with that in the Philippines and demanded to know which was the better. Mr. Hoar recited a chapter of the history of this country, which, he said, showed that the present policy of the government was in contradic j tion of the Monroe doctrine, and it ! was a contradiction of the Declaration j of Independence. He said that if the present way was followed the Declara? tion of Independence would be repeal? ed and nothing would be left of the Monroe doctrine except the principle of brtital selfishness. This govern? ment had erected a republic in Cuba and a despotism in the Philippines. Six hundred millions of treasure and ten thosaund American lives had been sacrified in that endeavor. In the Phil? ippines the American flag had been made the emblem ofj sacrilege and of the burning of homes and the horror of the water torture. He believed that our officers in general were humane, "but in some cases they have carried on your warfare with a mix i ture of Air erican ingenuity and Cas ? tilian cruelty." "What have your ideals cost you?" inquired Mr. Hoar. "For the Philip I pine islands you have had to repeal' j the Declaration of Independence. For j Cuba you have had to reaffirm and give it new lustie. For the*Philippine islands you have had to convert the Monroe doctrine into a doctrine of mere selfishness. For Cuba you have acted on it, and vindicated it In Cuba you have the eternal gratitude of a free people. In the Philippine isl? ands you have the hatred and sullen submission of a subjugated people. From Cuba you have brought home nothing ?but glory. From the Philip? pines you have broaghf home nothing of glory." . Referring to the -"cruelties commit? ted in the Philippines, Mr. Hoar said he believed the American soldiers were as brave and huumahe as ever lived. They had done simply what always would te done in like conditions. The chief guilt was upon the heads of those who created the conditions. Adverting to the -"horrors" which have occurred in the Philippines, Mr. Hoar said : . "I hope and believe they were un- ? known to the war department. I know j they wera unknown to President Roosevelt, and I know they were un? known to President McKilney. " He did not believe, however, that the statement that the war had. been con? ducted with unexampled humanity on our part would be accepted by the peo? ple. He denounced the order alleged to have been given by Gen. Smith, and lay particular stress upon the .horrors o:: the reconcentration camps, which he likened to the dreadful scenes in Andersohville prison during the Civil war. Washington, May 22.-A bill for the relief of the Interestate and West Indian Exposition at Charleston, S. C., was introduced today by Repre? sentative Latimer. ^The bill carries an approppiation of $150,000, for the pur? pose of paying off the indebtedness of the exposition company. Vv7a:its Others to Know '.I have used Dewitt's Little Early Ris .s for constipation and torpid liver and they are all ri^ht. I am glad to indorse them for I think when we find a good thing we ought to let others know it,*' ^.ltes Alfred Heinze, Quincy, 111. They ? "vver gripe or distress. Sure, safe pills. J. o. Hughson <fc Co. Longview, Texas, May 22.-The cul? mination of the man-hunt which has been in progress since last Saturday was reached today, when Dead ley Mor? gan, colored, who assaulted Mrs. McKee, wife of a Texas and Pacific foreman at Lansing, Tex., was burned at the stake near Lansing. Xo Loss of Time. I have >old Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for years, and would rather be out of coffee and suu'-'ir than it. I sold five, bottles of it yesterday to threshers that could go no farther, and they are at work again this morning. II. R. PHELPS, Plymouth, Oklahoma. As will be seen by the above thc threshers were able to keep on with their work without losing a single day's time. Ytu should keep a bottle of this Remedy in your home. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. MT. PELEE BREAKS OUT AGAIN. A Terrible Panic Gaused in Fort de France. Fort de France. Island of Martin? ique, May 21.-Yesterday's eruption from Mont Pelee was violent in the extreme. Colossal columns of volcanic matter were ejectedfrom the volcano, which rained hnge " red-hot boulders, many feet in diameter, on the ruins ' of Sfc-'Pierre and the country near it, from an enormouse levation and with fearful velocity. The volcanic clouds advanced until they reached Fort de France. The spectacle was appalling and sublime beyond all description. The whole population of Fort de France was thrown into a frenzy of panic, during which soldiers, police, men and women, all terrified, frantic, weeping and praying, rusiied through the streets, while overhead the glow? ing, fiery clouds rolled relentlessly, and rained down stones, still hot, j amid the swirling ashes. The steam launch of the United States cruiser Cincinnati took some j refugees to the French cruiser Suchet, j and nearly a hundred persons sought refuge on the Cincinnati and on the United States special steamer Po? tomac. " At 10.o'clock the Potomac went .to investigate matters, and all reports agree that Lieut. Benjamin B. Mc? Cormick, the commander of tho steamer, did great work. He went in close to St. Pierre and found that city had been bombarded with enormous j stones from the volcano, and that the ! ruins left standing after the first great j disaster had been nearly razed. Mil- ! lions of tons of ashes then covered the j ruined city. Further south smaller stones had de stroyed the houses of the brave vil? lagers who had stuck to their homes. Lieut. McCormick took on board the Potomac 180 refugees, the oldest of whom was 75 years and the youngest 3 days old. The lieutenant fed them and brought the party to Fort de France, j This work of rescue was difficult and dangerous. It is reported that the whole popula? tion of the island is fleeing towards Fort de France. The consternation prevailing is indescribable. Mont Pelee is still very threatening. The French cruiser Suchet went on another tour around the island, but did not take part in the rescue work of the Potomac. SOUFRIERE ALSO IN ERUPTION. Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent, May 19.-Another great eruption of Soufri?re volcano occurred last night. Throughout Sunday the'adjoining dis? tricts trembled and some of the shocks were felt here. Smoke issued from the cratters and fissures of the mountain, and the atmosphere throughout the island of St,. Vincent was extremely hot. While the wor? shippers were returning from church at 8.30 p. m. an alarming, luminous cloud suddenly ascended many miles high in the north of the island and drifted : sluggishly to the northeast. Incessant lightning fell on the moun? tain and one severe flash seemed to strike about three miles from Kings? town. The thunderous rumblings in the craters lasted for two hours, and then diminished until they became mere murmurings. The remainder of the night was clear. Ashes fell from 10 o'clock until midnight. The in haibtants were frenzied with fear at the time of the outbreak, dreading a repetition of the catastrophe which caused such terrible loss of life on this island. They ran from the streets into the open country, crying and praying for preservation from another calam? ity. No one on the island of St. Vin? cent slept that night. Reports received here from the dis? tricts in the vicinity of the volcano say that the rumblings of the craters were appalling and that streams of lava flowed down the mountain side. The continuous aigtation of rho vol? cano and thc absence of rain has caused the vicinity of the afflicted vil? lages to look like portions of the ? )esert of Sahara. A thick, smoky cloud overspreads the Island, all business is suspended here, the streets are empty and every one is terror-stricken. The feeling of suspense is painful. People pass their time gazing at the northern sky. where tho thunder clouds gather and the mournful roaring of the volcano is heard. Ashes and pumice are falling slowly in the outlying districts. Today there is an alarming report from credible source that Enhm Mountain, near the Maria Quia Valley, an old and abpparently extinct crater, is showing signs of activity. This volcano is only six miles from Kings? town. AT WORK AGAIN. Beginning of End of the Augusta Mill Strike. Augusta, May 22.- According to the statement given out yesterday after? noon by President Landon Thomas of the King mill, the bell of that institu? tion raing out the call to itsopreatives at the usual time this morning, and at 6.45 power was turned on and the wheels, after being stopped for nearly two months, again began to revolve. Just how many went into each de? partment could not be learned, but the unions had men standing as near the gates as they were permitted to for the purpose of counting the operatives who went into the building and to recognize them if possible. From the mill building the informa? tion was given that .169 hands had reported for duty and they were being used to the best advantage. The union leaders, however, put a lower esti? mate on the number of hands than this They say they had been count? ed as they went into the building and the total number at work is not over 115. VOLCANIC GUST FLOATING. Forecast Official Discovers Vol? canic Dust in the Air. Forecast Official Jesunofsky an? nounced today the presence of volcanic dust from Martinique floating in the air, says the Charleston Post of Wednesday. The dust is light and floats high. It is manifest in the pink character of the sunset, which the trained eye of the weather bureau man has witnessed for several days. The sunset has been been manifesting itself for several days, but it was not until yesterday that Mr. Jesunofsky became convinced that the peculiar glow was the result of the floating dust from the recent volcanic eruptions. . Mr. Jesunofsky observed the dust of Mount Krakatoa, in South Africa, which floated over the entire world for about thirteen years af ter the eruption in 1883. Mr. Jesunofsky first observed the dust at' Nashville, where he was stationed at the time of the eruption, and later he witnessed the phenomenon in Charleston. He was among the first of the weather bureau officials to ob? serve and report upon the presence of the floating dust; MAY STOP BULLFIGHTING. Young King of Spain Would Like to Introduce Horseracing Instead. . Madrid, May 22.-Dr. J. L. M. Curry and Mrs. Curry leave Madrid tonight for Paris, where Dr. Curry is to make a speech at the Rochambeau banquet on Saturday next. Dr. Curry is de? lighted with the treatment he receiv? ed throughout his stay here. Mrs. Curry was so upset by the scenes which she witnessed at the bull fight yesterday that she was unable to attend tatoo yesterday evening, but she had previously had a farewell audience of the queen mother and donated a thousand pesetas to the free education fund. Tho gift was highly appreciated in official circles. The king yesterday evening, speak? ing to a foreign diplomat, asked him how he liked the bull fight. The dip? lomat was obliged to confess that it had made a disagreeable impression upon him. "It is cruel," replied the king, "and I do not like it myself. I would like to introduce horse racing here as a substitute." Stand Like a Stone Wall Between your children and the tortures of itching and burning eczema, scaldhead or other skin diseases. How': why. by using Bucklea's Arnica Salve, earth's greatest healer. Quickest cure for Ulcers, Fever Sorts, Salt Rheum, ('nts. Burns or Bruises. infallible for Piles. L\"C at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. WAGENER DAY AT THE EXPOSITION. Complete and Gratifying Success in All Respects. Attendance Estimated at 50,000. From the Charleston Post. Thirty thousand visitors had passed through the several gates of The Ex? position up to 3 o'clock this af ternoon. By tonight it is thought that the at? tendance of the day will run up to fifty thousand. At a late hour this afternoon every street car running out to The Exposition was crowded with people going out to the show. All of Charleston and a good part of South Carolina beside was at the Ivory City today. The streets of the city were like Sunday, but the grounds of The Exposition teemed with life and gayety and enthusiasm. It was Wagener Day, and everybody vied with his neighbor to make it a memorable occasion and all succeeded in their efforts. The weather was magnificent. The heat wave which had made it uncom? fortable for the past few days was broken bv the little gale of yesterday, and this in turn subsided to a delight? ful breeze today. Everything was propitious to the great celebration, and everybody was happy. The name of Wagener was on every tongue and nothing but praise of his great work was heard. Restricted by his own modesty to the most meagre of formal program, the demonstration in his honor was for all that, and perhaps in consequence of it, the mest hearty and appreciative. Wherever Capt. Wagener appeared the great multitude made the air ring with shouts, and the scene of his labors and accomplishments for the past six months today echoed his name from its every corner. Everybody who went into the grounds contributed to the material welfare of The Exposition and to the relief of its chief benefactor, as well as paid tribute of enthusiasm to the work and its author. There were no dead? heads. Everyone paid his way and the j receipts at the gate for the day were i far and away beyond those of any oth? er day of the show. j It was like a great family reunion. Everybody knew everybody else. There were no strangers and no call for company manners and fine compli? ments ; just a hearty, warm and friendly meeting of thousands of peo? ple ,all animated by the same purpose and moved by the same interest. It was the crowning day of The Exposi? tion and a great day for Charleston. In many respects the day eclipsed that of President's Day, and those who were'at the grounds on the occasion of the visit of President Roosevelt to the grounds remarked the contrast. There was no congestion about the ticket offices and no crowding ^ about the turnstiles, and once'within the grounds no effort was made to rope the visiors in a certain section of the grounds. They were given full swing of the entire grounds and buildings and the result was that there was no unpleasantness of any kind. The crowd today was scattered in different sections of the grounds. Thousands of people flocked through the buildings in the natural section, while others devoted their time to the Midway and The Exposition buildings proper. The crowd kept moving all of the time, and instead of being a hardship to take in the exhibits it was a delight? ful pleasure. President Wagener and the directors of The Exposition are highly gratified with the success of the day. The at? tendance was all that they expected and all day long they wore pleased ex? pressions on their faces. Like a Drowning Man. "Five years ago a disease the doctors called dyspepsia took such hold of me that I conld scarcely go,'' writes Geo. S. Marsh, well-known attorney of Nocona, Tex. rtI took quantities of pepsin and other medi? ci m?S hut nothing helped me. As a drown? ing man grabs at a straw I grabbed at Kodol. I felt an improvement at once and after a few bottles am sound and well." Kodol is the only preparation which exactly reproduces the natural di? gestive juices and consequently is the only one which digests any good food and cures any form of stomach trouble. J. S. Hugh s m & Go. Now is the paper hat season. Nice assortment material at H. G. Osteen ?? Co. DR. A. COKE SMITH ELECTED BISHOP BY METHODISTS. - One of Sumter's Sons Highly Honored. - Dallas, Tex., May 22.-The general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, today elected Dr. F. E. Hoss of Tennessee and Dr. A. Coke Smith of Virginia bishops. Dr. Hoss is the editor of the official papsr of the Methodists, pubilshed at Nash? ville. Only one session of the confer? ence was held, Bishop Hendrix presi? ding. METHODISTS AGREE. . : . ; Conference Adopts Action of Bishop on the War Claim. In the general conference of the M. E. Church, South, at Dallas, Texas, Bishop Galloway, presiding, laiid the -war claim matter before the body. The paper was adopted as a whole and became a substitute for both original reports of the majority and the minor-: itv of the publishing committee. The effect of the paper aodpted is a censure of any agents of the church who acted improperly in procuring the approppriation from Congress. It en? dorses the offer of the bishops to : re? turn the entire sum to the general government if the Senate of the United States says it should be returned; makes the action of the bishop the ac? tion of the general conference and of the M. E. Church, South, and legatees, their future action in the premises. Whooping Cough A vornan who has had experience wi la? tins disease, tells how to prevent any dangerous consequences from it. 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Though no intimation has been given to that effect, Pen?ion Commis? sioner Harris of Charleston will prob? ably be nominated to succeed Pc master Cunningham. Harris is cousin of Maj. Micah Jenkins, and Mr. Capers expects to land him at an earlv date. Just received a fresh lot of Crepe paper 8c. a roll. H. G. Osteer. & Co. 2 Large assortment baskets, 10c. to SI. Osteen's Book Store. Baking Powder Makes the bread more healthful. Safeguards the food against alum. Alum baking powders are thc greatest msnacers to health of the present day? ' I ROYAL eAKINO POWDER CO., HEW YORK. 1