Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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p::iL._LL: ^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^ XHasUSTEB WATCHMAN, E?itbllihed April. 18S0. "Se Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Alms't at, be thy Country's,^ God's and Truth's."_ THE TBCS SOOTHBOS. Englished jnne . ; 66 Cosolidated Ang. 2,1881. SUMTER, S. 0.. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 1903. Sew Series-Yoi. XXII. No. 34 f^LC?i' TVT?Yt locomobile vJC V XX OA u Steam and Gasoline ?Hp' -^v^ ===== $650 to - ^ Own a Locomobile And stay in your class. No need to step down. E. A. Jenkins secured the agency for the world-famous Locomo? bile ears, and has sold several of Sum? ter's most influential and best citizens, In a short while we will have on our floor some of the latest and best Locomobiles. "The Place, ^^^^ The Name, E. A. Jenkins sOOO. = Come and Take a Look Whether you want to buy now or not. If you have the fever we will take you for an exhaustive practical road test, on roads of your own choos? ing. uNO PUSHEE NO PULLER" N. B. We are still "THE PEOPLE" when it comes to Plumbing, Domestic Water Supplies, Tobacco Barn Flues, Stoves, Banges, Tinning, Roofing, and Pumps. Also Roofs Painted. "The Plumber, Stove-Man and .... ? ? ? ? ? ? AUTOMOBILE EXPERT." Ck ?yarara ?ato Smtfjroii Pufclis&ed. Srsry Wednesday, |KC Gr. Osteen, \ SUMTER, S. C, T8RKS : $1 50 per ancam-ia advaane. AD VIET: . : i' : x : : j. One Sqaare first insertion.$1 00 ; ..Svery subsequent insertion. 50 Contracts for three months, or longer vrii? - oe made at reduced rates. Ail communications which subserve private interests will be charged forasadvertiement3. Obituaries and tributes of respects will be char?ed for. THE MISSISSIPPI FLOOD. River Boats Rescuing the Refugees. HUNDREDS SURROUNDED BY WATER. The River Rises Steadily and the Situation Grows Worse Daily -Gloomy Outlook. Memphis, Tenn., March 18.-The flood situation tonight shows a number of new and serions developments and there is scarcely a ray of hope for im? proved conditions yet, except the fact that the tributaries of the Mississippi to the north of Memphis are reported to be falling. One of the most seri? ous developments of the last 24 hon rs is the washing out of all lines of rail? road entering the city from the west \ and the complete tying up of railroad j traffic through the Memphis gateway \ "ip that sectioa. There nave been no ; trains either into or out of the city over the Memphis bridge and there ! is- every indication . that traffic cannot j . be resumed until the flood has sub- j sided to a considerable degree. It is J - believed that a week may pass before traffic can be resumed. So suddenly < did the rise come in the section of Arkansas across the river from Mem? phis after the St. Francis levee broke | ' at rice's landing that two passenger i trains, caught between washed out points, are now surrounded by water ,* on blind tracks in the overflowed ter * ritory, about three miles west of Bridge Junction, Ark. Aboard these trains were about 75 passengers and crews, each, and tonight over one hundred of these persons remain on the trains with no prospect of being taken off until tomorrow or later. However, they are not considered to . be in any danger. The breaks occurred shortly after 9 o'clock last night just after the west . bound trains on the Cotton Belt and , 'Frisco had left Memphis. The Cot? ton Belt train left at 9 o'clock and had proceeded but a few miles when it encountered a section of flooded ? track. In attempting to cross the rails spread and the engine was partially derailed, preventing the train from moving ia either direction. While in this condition the 'Frisco fast Kansas City passener train approached from " Memphis and with its assistance the Cotton Belt engine was ps lied back on the track. In the meantime a -, "serious washout had occurred between ? "the trains and Memphis and retreat to this city was completely cut oir. All night the passengers were compelled to remain in the coaches while the water rose on every side and this morning there was not a particle of land in sight within a mile of their posi? tion. The trains are on the track of the Iron Mountain near Altmar, Ark. Be? fore them are washed out tracks and . on this side the foundation has been carried away until passage is unsafe in the extreme. By taking risks sev? eral hand cars succeeded in reaching the waterbound trains today and about 50 passengers were brought to this city over submerged and shaking tracks. The remainder refused to at? tempt , the return and are housed in the coaches. The river here tonight shows 39.S feet on the gauge, the highest stage ever recorded and a rise of two-tenths since last night. The river is about stationary and it is possible that a fall may set in any moment. But this prek diction :vonld be extremely uncertain' break at Trice's landing has been some? thing enormous and the water con? tinues to pour through the break at a rapid race. The water behind the levees in the flooded portion of Arkan? sas is within almost a foot of the height of the water on the river side and when this foot rise has been com? pleted the Mississippi river may show : a further rise. j The situation in this flooded area is ? growing worse with each honr and it is evident that a general rise of a foot more must occur over the entire sub? merged area unless a very material fall takes place in the river before the gap at Trice's can let through the volume of water, alone or with the assistance of other crevasses which may occur. Some persons were rescued from Marion, Ark., by means of skiffs and the situation there is somewhat re? lieved. Eight white families and fully 200 negroes remain there in the second stories of buildings. The city all day his been filled with travelers who have been delayed on ac? count of the washouts west of the riv? er. To relieve this congestion has been the efforts of the railroad companies and tonight relief is in sight. The rail? roads have chartered steamboats to carry westbound passengers to points from whence they can take trains. In the city there is practically no change. Refugees continue to arrive in large numbers. The flooded portion of the city has grown considerably with the advance of the river today. Government Flood Report. Washington, .March 18.-Although the Ohio river lias begun to fall at Cairo, the conditions continue ex? tremely critical at nearly all points j below. At Memphis the stage of water I tonight was 39.8 feet, a rise of 0.2 foot j since this morning. No additional ? crevasses have been reported. The weather bureau officiais at Memphis, however, state that the levees at Pe? can Point and Luxera are in extreme danger, and that a break is liable to occur at the last named place at any time. People liable to be affected should take ?raming and govern themselves accordingly. At Helena the 50-foot mark is likely to be reach? ed within 36 hours, and much of the town is reported to be in danger. From below Helena to Vicksburg the stages will be, as far as indicated, should the levees hold, above Arkans? as City 52.00 feet, or slightly over, pre? vious record 51.9 feet on March 29,1897 : Greenville 48 feet, previous record 46.7 feet, March 29, 1897; Vicksburg 51.0 feet, previous record 52.3 feet. April 16, 1897. The crests at Arkan? sas City and Greenville will be reached about Sunday and that at Vicksburg several days later. It Saved His Leg. P. A. Danforth, of LaGrange, Ga., suf? fered for six months with a frightful, run? ning sore on his leg ; but writes that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly cured it in five days. For ulcers, wounds, piles, it's the best salve in the world. Cure guaran? teed, Only 25c. So?d by J. F. W. De Lorme, druggist. ''The proposal of the Wisconsin as? semblyman," says the Springfield Re? publican, ''that a national conference en the negro problem be held does not oxcite enthusiasm, North or South. In fact, the proposal has produced a tired feeling, not because anyone be littles the negro problem, but "because everyone knows that a national confer? ence of the kind proposed would be a wearisome affair. There is enough talk already on the race problem.*' Senator Tillman has made such a record as debt collector that tho coun? try editors are thinking of clubbing together and giving him a job on their susbcription lists.-Aiken Jour? nal and Review. More Riots. Disturbances of strikers are not nearly as grave RS an individual disorder of the system. Overwork, loss of sleep, nervous tension will be^followed by utter collapse unless a reliable remedy is immediately employed. There's nothing so efficient to cure disorders of the liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters. It's a wonderful tonic, and effective nervine and the greatest all around medicine for run down systems. It dispels nervousness, rheumatism and neu? ralgia and expels malaria germs. Only 50c, and satisfaction guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme, Druggist. ? Mexico lias promptly paidftheji;rst ONLY ONE GENT REMAINED. j Appropriation for McKinley's Fu I neral was not Wholly Exhausted. The annual report of the secretary of ? the Senate contains an itemized state j ment of expenditures from the cortin I gent fund, and, as usual, this do^ i ment is a repository of curious and j useful information. Its jumble pages likewise enshrine some mysteries. The most pathetic entry is this, in the statement of unexpended appro? priations : < j '-Expenses of Senate committee, i funeral William McKinley, SOO Ol." One cent left I j The vast extent of the legislative i operations of our Government is re j fleeted in these specified disbursements, j which have an extraordinary range, j While it appears that only twelve packs j of playing cards and three packages of the game of dominoes were ordered during the fiscal year on account of the Senators, they consumed not- less than a dozen quarts of hair tonic, cost? ing $29.70 at wholesale, and the gen? erally prevailing conditions of pros sperity are indicated by their requsi tions for not less than 162 pocketbooks and purses, varying in price from 45 cents np to $28, besides eleven of the so-called mesh bags of gun metal or sterling silver, which are hung7 at the waist, four "beaded bags" and three "wrist bags." Three Senators indulg? ed in manicure sets and one in a copy of Bowley's "Elements of Statistics." Charged also to the contingent fund is the remarkable total of 9,400 grains of quinine, purchased at different times on the sanitary account of the Senate. But the staggering entry is this : "April 5^-Five pounds of Copen? hagen snuff, $3.75." For which Senatorial nose? a _ Tragedy Averted. "Just in the nick of time our little boy was saved," writes Mrs. W. Watkins of 'Pleasant City, Ohio. "Pneumonia had played sad havoc with him and s terrible cough set in besides. Doctors treated him, but he grew worse every day. At length we tried Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and our darling was saved. He's now sound, and well." Everybody ought to know it's the only sure cure for coughs, colds and all lung diseases. Guar? anteed by J. F. t W. DeLorme, Druggist Price 50c. and $?. Trial bottles free. A Marvel of Science. During a visit to the south with an eclipse expedition some years ago, says the Omaha Mercury, an eminent American professor met an old negro servant whose duty it was to look after the chickens of the establish? ment where he was staying. The day before'the eclipse took place the pro? fessor in an idle moment called the old man to him and said: "Sam, if tomorrow morning at ll o'clock you watch your chickens you will ?nd they will all go to roost. " "Sam" was skeptical, of course, but when at the appointed time next day the sun in the heavens was darkened and the chickens retired to roost the negro's astonishment knew no bounds. He approached the professor in awed wonder. "Massa," he asked, "how loner ago did you know dat dem chickens would go to roost"'" "Oh, a long time," said the pro? fessor airily. "Did you kuow a year ago, massa?" . * Yes. ' ' "Then dat heats thc debil," ex? claimed the astonished old man. "Dem chickens weren't hatched a year ago !" A Good Thing. German Syrup is thc special prescrip? tion of Dr. A. Boschee, a celebrated Ger? man physician, and is acknowledged to he one of the most fortunate discoveries ii; medicine. It quickly cures coughs, colds and lung troubles ot the severest nature, removing, as it does, the cause of the affection and leaving the parts in a strong and healthy condition. It is not an experimental medicine, but has stood the test of years, giving statisfiaction in every case, which its rapidly increasing sale every season confirms, 'iwo million bottles sold annually. Boschee's German Syrup was introduced in the United States in 1S6S, and is now sold in every town and village in the civilized world. Three doses will relieve any ordinary cough. *?"? - or-i Wff ~i~ Pl,i??'n T\?no <SfnB&_i SPECIAL COMMISSION NOT AN OFFICE. Opinion of Attorney General Affect? ing Hampton Monument Com? mission. i Columbia, March 19.-Some ques? tion has been raised as to whether I L:e ubership on the Hampton memorial commission on the part of members of the Legislature constituted holding two offices, and thus vacating their seats in the General Assembly. Sen? ator J. Q Marshall and Representative Altamont Moses have submitted the question to the Attorney General for themselves and associates. The cor? respondence follows : Columbia, March 22,1903. To the Hon. U. X. Gunter, Jr, At? torney General, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: The Act ''to provide for a monument to the memory cf Wade j Hampton" provides that the Governor shall appoint a commission, consisting of five citizens, to take charge of the appropriation made in said Act. The Governor has appointed two Senators and three members of the House on this commission. We have been ap? pointed on that commission and, therefore, write to ask you for our? selves and on ben If of the other members appointed on said commission if the acceptance of this position will vacate our seats in the General As? sembly. Respectfully, J. Q Marshall, Senator. Altamont Moses, Member" of the House of Representa? tives. Columbia, March 12, 1903. Hon. J. Q. Marshall, Senator, and Hon. Altamont Moses, Member of House of Representatives-Dear Sirs: You desire to be advised whether your acceptance of an appointment as commissioner under the Act "to provide for a monument to the memory of Wade Hampton" would affect your offices as members of the General Assembly. I beg to advise you that, in my opinion, this commissioner is not an officer, for it is a well settled fact, and has been the ruling of this office, that a special commissioner for a special occasion is not a public officer. This ruling was made on the occasion of the appointment of the Hon. Lewis Appelt, Senator from Clarendon County, as a commissioner to the Charleston Exposition under the Act I of 1901, the terms of which are similar to that now under consideration, and the acceptance of the appointment cannot affect the tenure of your offices as members of the General Assembly. Respectfully, U. X. Gunter, Attorney General. This matter having been settled, Col. Marshal says that the commission will be called together in a short while and will organize. It is expect? ed that the commisson will take some steps to have subscriptions taken systematically in each county. This has not been done heretofore, and if the commission decides to undertake the work it is thought tho necessary ?10,000 will be easily raised. The commission will also call upon all voluntary committees who have money or subscriptions on hand to send them in. New Orleans Not Alarmed. New Orleans, March IS.-The river situation here remains practically un? changed. Tho fact that there has been no rise of consequence since Saturday and that the weather continued clear and enabled the State, federal and dis? trict authorities materially to protect the temporary levees in front of the city. The members of the levee board today said that the situation was full of hope and that there'\vas no reason whatever for local apprehension. All the levees soutth of the Ked riv? er continue to hold. The Mississppi valley patrol train is carrying men and material to the levee districts. w__iir The best pill 'neath the stars and stripes ; It cleanses the system and never gripes. Little Early Risers of wordly repute Ask for DeWitt's and take no substitute. A small pill, easy to buy, easy to take and easy to act, but never failing in results, j DeWitt's Little Early Risers arouse the I secretions and act as a tonic to the liver, Fill out this blank, mail or deliver it in person to T. B. Jenkins, Jr., Sumter, S. C., and your name will be entered as a competitor in our Big Word Contest, which will close on the First day of May, 1903, the contest to be decided by the fol? lowing rules : Anybody will be allowed to compete. No re? strictions as to age or sex. The competitor who shall make the largest number of words from the single word ^nrwwnrw mm mmt mmm wimwim I GREYHOUNDS j shall receive as his or her prize our handsomest Drop Cabinet, Automatic Lift, Ball Bearing, NEW HOME Sewing Ma? chine, which retails at TO.OO In case that two or more persons have the same number of words, the one sending in his or hers first shall receive the prize. No proper names shall be counted, and anyone using a letter not in the word, shall have their entry forfeited. You will be allowed to use the plural of a word already used ; for instance, making the word ground, and making again, grounds. No letter can be used twice in one word. The name of the winner will be published in all three of the weekly papers published in Sumter, with all the words given in full, and the date of delivery. Competitors are advised to keep a copy of their lists, and remember that the NEW HOME Sewing Machine is without a rival for beauty, ease of running, and durability, and is sold in Sumter only by T. B. JS???CIMSv iTH? Any other information furnished cheerfully on application. CUT THIS OFF AT BLACK LINE. T. B. JENKINS, JB., Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir : I wish to have my name filed as a competitor in your word contest for the handsome, Drop Head NEW HOME Machine, and agree to abide by all mles governing the contest. Name Age. How long in use Address . Name Of Machine u?ed in Family Your? respectfully. Mr. Brooker's Claim. The sinking fund commission will meet Friday to pass upon the claims of Mr. N. W. Brooker and to elect clerical force for tho next two years. There are several applications but it is probable that Mr. D. ii. Means and Mr. D. W. McLaurin will bo re? elected clerks. The meeting will be at 10 a. m., Friday- instead of noon as heretofore. Capt. Jennings, the State treasurer. Senator Mower of Newberry and Hon. Altamont Moses of Sumter will take up the Brooker matter. This com? mittee was appointed to investigate the oft-repeated statement that Mr. Brooker as agent of the commission found a number of county treasurers short in their accounts, and he claims his commission on money which the State collected, as he says, through reports made by himself. Mr. Brook- j er carried this matter into two State ! campaigns and into the legislature one year ago bur without result.- The legislature lately adjourned' ordered this investigation as a final inquireu dum, and the announcements ot* the result will be the ene. uf it.-The State. It might have been a good thing if Gov. Heyward had appointed Mr. Vincent Chicco as his chief constable. President Diaz broke up the bandits in Mexico by giving the leaders good positions in the government service. Maim A Five-Million Midway. i - j It is reported from St. Louis that ? the Midway for next year's Exposition | will be a wondrous dislpay, md that ?not less than 85,000,000 will be spent jupon the attractions and their hous ; ing. Paris and Chicago are to be re ? deuced to insignificance when they ! come to compare that branch of their expositions with the cong?res of shows which St. Louis will assemble. The assurance, moreover, has been ?given out that they will be highly moral shows, no " hoochee-cooche" [dancing, no "Oriental revelry." no \ example of the vices or vicious habits of foreign lands. In fact some por? tions will be extremely edifying to th? pious, such as the representation of Jerusalem and the Holy Sepulchre, the Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, the tomb of David, and other places of scriptural fame. Yet we observe in the list that pro? vision is also made for "Paris, ancient and modern," and that the modern features will include tho amusements and diversions of the Boulevard des Capucines, of the Cafe de la Paix, and especially of the Moulin Rouge. Working Overtime. Eight hour laws are ignored by those tireless little workers-Dr. King's New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, curing indigestion, bilious? ness, constipation, sick headache and all stomach, liver and bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c. at J. F. wi