Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2904. . The Sumtrs- Watchman, was founded in 1850 and the Trite Southron in 1866. The - Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation .and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. J The State's adoption of school books seems to be a fruitful source of cor? ruption and each time that a State adopts a list of text books for a term of years an ugly scandal is devel op? ed. The State of Georgia adopted text books a few weeks ago ?and now that State is being stirred by charges of corruption and bribery. The Augusta Chronicle bas made the direct charge that the two publishing companies to whom the contract was given by the commission^ lor furnishing practi? cally all the "text books, contributed money to the campaign funds of mern- : hers of the school book commission when they were candidates for election | and that those companies employed attorneys who are in timately associated with members of the commission. The charge is boldly and uncompromis? ingly made and, the commission is .challenged to demand an investigation, the editor of the Chronicle pledging himself to furnish the information upon which the charges are made. It is a dirty piece of business, but Georgia xs not peculiar in this respect except that there seems to be the probability of proving that the decision of the commission was purchased. It isa well imo wu fact that when the adoption - was made ;in this State th*?ee years ago the schcol book houses poured out money like water and that Columbia 'was overrun with school book agents and lobbyists, some houses having a dozen or more representatives on the ground. There may not have been a resort to bribery in South Carolina and the charge has never been made with any backing of proof, but at the time there was not a little talk con? cerning the crowd of book agents in Columbia and tho- methods used by. them. ?OY. H EY WARD'S MESSAGE. &ov. Seyward's first message to the ^General Assembly is a lengthy paper and goes into details in reviewing the condition of affairs in the State during the past year. He quotes largely from the annual reports of the State officers and from the report of the special com ^nissioL appointed afc the last session .of the Legislature to investigate the tax problem and to devise means for -equalizing taxation and at the same *ime increase the revenue of the State. . He says that he has been unable to .discover any way o? reducing the ex? penses of the State government with *ouicrippli?g existing institutions or impairing the efficiency of the govern? ment. He asserts that if all property were returned for taxation at its full . value as the law requires the income of the State would be ample for all purposes and there"wculd be no neces? sity for increasing the levy or for .seeking new sources of income by taxa- j j ?ion. The trouble is that boards of assessors fail to perform their duty and permit property owners to make incorrect returns for the purpose of dodging taxes. The Governor recommends that coun? ties be allowed to vote bonds for the purpose ot building good roads; urges that ;-.n immigration bureau be estab? lished, suggests that provision be 'made for technical training in the public schools, and that night schools be established in the mill districts and ' elsewhere.***1 here needed. He recommends that the appropria? tion of $20,000 for the Wade Hampton monument be made immediately avail? able and that work be proceeded with at once without waiting longer for the popular subscription to be raised. He recommends that the law allow? ing special terms of court to be held be repealed and that at least two new circuits be established. He urges that an appropriation be made for an exhibit of tbo State's resources at the St. Louis Exposition and comments upon the value of such an exhibit and the injury that would result if the State is unrepre? sented. Gov. Hey ward comes out decidedly in favor ol biennial sessions of the Legislature and gives strong reasons for his position. Another recommendation that he makes that is worthy of serious con? sideration is that steps be taken to protect our forests against wantton and wasteful destruction, as isthe sug? gestion that the shad and oyster indus? tries of the State should be protected and fostered. THE LEGISLATURE MEETS. Hesse and Senate Organized for Busi? ness-Governor's Message Read. Columbia, Jan. 12.-The House met at noon and after prayer by Chaplain Pratt, Speaker Smith delivered a short address. Mr. W. T. Aycock of Bich land was sworn in as the successor of John McMaster deceased. Three dispensary directors, two peni? tentiary directors, a liquor commission? er, and one associate justice are to be elected and * resolution was adopted referring the matter to the committ on privileges and elections to fix time for holding said elections. The Governor's message was thu read. After the reading of the messag a special message was received fro the governor and a joint resoluti< from the senate, suggesting suitab action in memory of General Gordo: A member of the executive chambe a member of the supreme court bene] three senators and five representativi will attend the services Thursday. Speaker Smith at once announce his appointments, all of them bein Confederate soldiers : Messrs. Tribbli James Brooks, Jeremiah, Smith an King. Representative Johnson introduced bill requiring all corporations to mas annual reports. The House then ac joumed until tomorrow noon. THE SENATE. The Senate convened and organize at noon. Mr. G. J. Holliday of Horry wa sworn in to succeed Mr. McDermott who resigned since the last sessior President Sloan made a brief addres and committee was appointed to notif the Governor that the Senate wa organized and ready for business am when they reported the message wa read. Mr. Mayfield introduced a resolutioi requesting supervisors to attend th good reads convection and that th legislature pay their railroad fares. Th? resolution went on the calendar. . After the reading of a special mes sage in reference to the death of Gen Gordon a resolution of Senator AldricI providing for a delegation to attenc the funeral was adopted. The Senat? then adjourned. POLITICAL BOSsi? " FROM WASHINGTON. Some of the Things That Are Talked About by Politicians and Others in the National Capitol. Washington, Jan. 9.-Time was ivhen greybeards and bald heads ruled ;he United States Senate. They are still there, but the sceptre of influence las largely passed to the very young? est members. The wisdom which of ;en comes of years and experience is ilways potent, and for thirty years ?he men whose word was law in the Senate were mostly graduates of the federal and Confederate armies dur ng the Civil War. They wore scars ind crutches. But the men who draw jreat audiences to the galleries when t is announced that they will speak ire now men who were very young rabies in arms during that period ellows in "the roaring forties" : on ?he republican side Dolliver, (45) and Beveridge, (41); on the Democratic iide, Carmack, (45) and Bailey (40). Nothing finer or more spirited can be leard than a discussion in which these ire pitted against each other. An ap jarent exception of young and vigor ms minds in aged tenements are Hoar md Morgan, who. though old enough ;o be the grandfahers of those just nentioned, aie ready to meet all :omers at any moment They are knocking at the door again -Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma -and the tattoo is likely to become rery loud during the present session. Che last named has shown such amaz ngly quick developments that she is iable to creep in if the Congressional atchstring is left out at all. By the ffay, what a shockingly clumsy and neaningless name New Mexico is ! Is t not high time that American states ind cities should be christened with? out being named after other countries, is if they were only weak limitations? To call the new State Franklin, or ?ven Albuquerque-awkward as this aame is-would be vastly better. New Mexico, forsooth ! Senator Morgan began his much heralded speech cn the Panama canal Thursday and did not seem at all dis? concerted by the fact that there was a very thin attendance of the Senate. It' ??vas the first studied arraignment of the conduct of the administration that !ias been made, and the review pf the situation was comprehensive and somewhat caustic. He made one reve? lation which attracted thoughtful at? tention of the Republicans : The fact bhat the republic of Colombia did her utmost to meet the wishes of the Unit? ed States concerning the Panama canal. It is true that her Congress ad? journed without ratifying the treaty that was being negotiated ; but the abundant reason was given that under the existing constitution sho was pre? vented from alienating any part of her territory. Her officials olfcred to secure an amendment to the fundamental law that would allow her to surrender to us the permanent sovereignty over thc canal zone. This was characterized by Secretary Hay as dilatory and insult? ing, and, refusing to wait, the Presi? dent gave orders to send ships and sol? diers to prevent Colombia from assert? ing her sovereignty. The Senator as? serted that if the United States would withhold its hand, in obedience to in? ternational law, Colombia would im? mediately suppress and drive out the eight filibusterers and adventures and their train of Indians and negroes who now constitute "the republic of Panama." ?^g-BB-n---im-Eac-? Colombia has applied to the Freni government and courts for an injun tion to prevent the transfer to tl United States of the canal properti and franchises now owned by Frene citizens under concession from ti Colombian government. The nev made an obvious sensation yesterdi around the Capitol. The French ambassador to th country has tendered to our goven ment, from the ladies of France, replica of the bust of Washingtc which was formerly destroyed by fii in the Capitol. It was by the farnot David. The Senate yesterday began a discui sion of the resolution for a congref sional investigation of past-offic frauds. Republicans oppose it on th ground that the Post Office Depan ment can find out and punish its ow frauds; Democrats warmly advocate i on the ground that a committee wholl Republican cannot be trusted to es pose Republican frauds, that congres sional investigations are popnlar an thorough, and that such an investiga tion would show what remedial legis lation is reqaired to ' prevent the re currence of such plundering. U. S. Senator Dietrich (Republican of Nebraska, on trial in Omaha fo bribery,* in a pestoffice appointment makes defense that he had not take: the oath of office as Senator at the time Ex-Congressman E. H. Driggs of Net York, was convicted by a jury on Fri day of accepting $12,500 to procure i contract between the automatic cash register company and the Postoffic? department whereby a large number o: machines not needed were bought The defense was that in didn't meai to, and Judge Thomas said he wonlc "make the sentence as light aa possi ble." The President's appointment oi James Tanner, the famous "Corporal'1 to be Register of Wills here wil] stand in spite^of the remonstrance oi the office-holders' newspaper and. hali a dozen wealthy bankers. It is under stood that Dent (superseded)' claims to be in some way related or connected with the family of Mrs. Grant. Tanner is one of the liveliest and most aggressive of Republican orators and he stumps it in a double or triplet sense, having lost both legs at the ankle while lying on his face and holding his heels too high at the second battle of Bull Run. He gets around easily on his two basswood feet but is plways in pain. The'Kansas State Republican Con? vention will be the first on record for Roosevelt. BURGLAR CAPTURED. Warren Nelson Makes a Bold But Un? successful Effort to Rob O'Donnell & Co.'s Store. Warren Nelson, a young negro man w ho was raised in the Stateburg neigh? borhood but has been living in this city for some time made a bold and cleverly planned attempt to rob the 3tore of O'Donnell & Co., last Friday night but was discovered while in the 3tore by Policeman Pierson and cap? tured. Nelson entered the store by breaking into the engine room on the 3onth side of the main building and went through the belt hol6 in the wall into the store. The belt hole is about 26 long and 16 inches wide, but has iron bars acress it six inches apart and Nelson bad such a tight squeeze to get through that he stripped to the skin and left all his clothes in the en? gine room, except his trousers which he pushed through the hole ahead of him and donned after getting inside the store. Even after removing his clothing he bad difficulty in squeezing between the bars and a part of the skin on his back and chest was scrap? ed off. Once inside the store he proceeded to make a big haul and before he was discovered had collected 8118.05 worth of clothing and other goods and SI.65 in cash which he found in the till. A part of the goods he had thrown through the belt hole into the engine room and the balance were pilled on the floor. Policeman Pierson deserves much credit for the capture, it being due entirely to his watchfulness that Nel? son did not sucrceed in getting away with the goods. He was making the rounds on his beat abont 2 o'clock and after having inspected all the hack lots on the stores on Liberty street was on Main street in front of the Horn Dry Goods store, when be heard a noise like something falling inside a store. He walked'on up Main street as far as the corner of Liberty locking carefully into each store as he passed, but neither seeing nor hearing anything suspicious he re? turned to the Horn store and then went to the dcor of O'Donnell's dry goods department. The store being brilliantly lighted he had an unob? structed view to the back door. There was no one in sight and he then wont to the door of the grocery department and in a moment he saw Nelson com? ing down the stairway with nothing on except a pair of pants. There was a Kitson light within a few feet of the stairway and Nelsen was in fu!l view of the front door showing that he was not only a bold thief but discounted the watchfulness of the police. Officer Pierson called Officers Gallagher and McKagen to his assistance and sta? tioning Mr. Gallegher at the front, went with Mr. McKagen to the back door. Nelson was in thc act of break? ing the lock of the back door and they stood there for several minutes while he worked at it. Mr. Pierson started to slip around to the engine room and in doing so made a slight noise which alarmed Nelson and he ran upstairs. Mr. O'Donnell was notified and he came down and opened the store. Nel? son was found after a long search, hid? ing up stairs in the middle of a pile of clothing over which a sheet was spread. Before hiding he had put on several coats having become tired of his airy costume. 'Nelson was put in the guard house anti was on Saturday committed to jail by Magistrate Wells, afer a preliminary hearing. HORRIBLE CASE OF INFANTICIDE. Body ot Mulatto Infant, Partly Devoured by Dogs, Found in Suburbs of City. Henry Hnrst made a horrible dis? covery on Mr. W. M. Graham's farm Friday afternoon. He found the body of an infant, partly eaten by dogs, in a briar patch where it had evident? ly been lying for several days. The body was naked and as there were no clothes found in the vicinity it would seem that it was thrown there by some unfeeling wretch in that condi? tion. As soon as he found the baby Henry Hurst called two other men who were at work at Mr. Graham's barn and showed the body to them. He then notified Coroner Flowers who had the body removed to Ned Peterson's un? dertaking shop, at which place the inquest was held Saturday morning. Henry Hurst stated the facts as to the finding of the body and Dr. Stuck? ey who was called in by the Coroner to make an examination of the body also testified. Dr. Stuckey stated that in his opin? ion the body was a mulatto and only a few days old. That it had lived a short time after birth-from one to five days, how long it was impossible to determine accurately. The sex of the child could not be determined owing to the mutilation of the body before discovery. The jury rendered a verdict that, the infant came to its death from causes unknown to the jury." There is absolutely no clue to the parentage of the child and no one seems to know what steps to take to discover and bring to justice those who killed it and then exposed its body to the dogs and buzzards in so inhuman a manner. That the baby was murdered there can be no doubt, and energetic measures should be adopted to discover the guilty wretch? es. Oswego Circuit. Rev. G. Whitaker, the new pastor of Oswego Circuit will preach at Lewis chapel next Sunday, Jan. 17, at lia. m., and also at Zion at 4 p. m., of the same day. Notice, Confederate Veterans. Dick Anderson Chapter Daughters Confederacy will give out Crosses of of Honor at the Opera House at 12 o'clock?on Tuesday,v Jan. 39th. After the exercises are over lunch will be served at Armory Hall. Agnes Bogi?, Sec. County papers please copy. WANTED, Persimmon, Dogwood, Hick? ory and Holly Logs. Freight paid on car? loads. JAMES COCKSHOTT, Charleston, S. C. Oct 21-4m. WANTED-Faithful person to travel for well established house in a few counties, calling on retail merchants and agents. Local territory. Salary S20.00 per week with expenses addi? tional, all payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Standard House, 330 Dear? born street, Chicago. Nov. ll FOR RENT-One storehouse, with three room dwelling attached, with necessary out buildings, for five months. Three and one half miles from Sumter in the fork of Providence and Stateburg roads. For terms apply to R. M. Edens, Sumter, S. C. July 29-tf._ TRESPASS NOTICE. " ALL hunting cr other trespassing on lands of the undersigned is hereby forbidden under penalty1 of law. J. J. Bronson, W. J. Durant, R. R. Durant. Jas. Reaves, T. B. Brunsen, L B. Yates. Jan 6-2t* "TM RETURNS FOR 18047 OFFICE O? ' COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. Samier, S. C., Dec. 5, 1903. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1004. At Office, Sumter, S. C., at all other times up to February 20th, 1904, inclusive. Gordon's Mill, January 6th, Tindal's Store, Thursday, January 7. Privateer, (Jenkin's Store.) Friday Janu? ary 8. Manchester, (Thos. A. Gardiner'^) Fri? day. January 8. Wedgefield, Saturday, January 9. S tate burg. Saturday, January 9. Hagood, Tuesday, January, 12. Reaibert, Wednesday, January 13. Dalzell, Thursday, January 1*. Mayesville, Monday, January ll. Shiloh. Tuesday. January 12. Norwood's Cross Road?, Wednesday. January 13. Oswfgo, Friday, January 15. All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that cate, and ail re? turns made after the 20th day of February are subject to a oenalty of 50 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, dec 9 Auditor Sumter County. DeWitt is th* name to lock for when you go to buy Witch Hazel Salve. DeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve is the original and only genuine. In fact DeWitt'sisthe only Witch Hazel Salve that is made from the unadulterated Wiich=Hazel All others are counterfeits-base imi? tations, cheap and worthless - even dangerous. DeWift's Witch Haze! Salve is a specific fer Piles: Blind. Bleeding. Itching and Protruding Piles. Also Cuts. Burns, Bruises, Sprains. Lacerations. Contusions. Boils. Carbuncles. Eczema. Tetter. Salt Rheum, and all other Skin Diseases. < SALVE PREr-ABED BY E. C. DeWitt ? Co., Chicago For sale by J. S. Hugbson & Co The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in uso for over 30 years, lias borne tho signature of and has been made under his per? sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-gcodc' are bufe Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Inlauts and Children-Experience against Experiment Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and. Soothing: Syrups. It is Pleasant. 16 contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destro;yS Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Haye Always Bon? In Use For Over 30 Years, THC CENTAUR COMPANY, 77 MURRAY STREET, NEW YORK C?TY. 1? W. A. BOWMAN, Prest fi J. NUMB, Sec. 8 Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz= ersand Farmers' Supplies. Weare prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on ail lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banki Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, Sd door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. . Master's Sale. BY VIRTUE of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Catherine M. Werber against W. 0. Cain, in his own jight and a? Guardian, Marion Moise, William M. Cain, S. R. Cain, Carrie E. George, Helen E Ramsey, Thomas J. Jack?cu, B. J. Jackson-, and J. B. Harvin, T .will sell io the highest bidder at the C >urt House in the city cf Sumter, in said cor.u ty and State, on salo day in February, 19C4, being the first day of said mouth, during the usual hours of sale, the follow? ing described real estate an? personal property, to wit : l^t. All that tract of land situate in the Cbuniy of Sumter, State aforesaid, containing one hundred and thirty-ihree acres, bounded on the north by lanls of H. D. Cain, south by lands John J. Rowland, and Isaac Ballard, east by estate of R. B. Cain, known as the "Mill Tract," and west by land of A. J. Chirja. 2d. All that tract of laud situate in said county and State, containing one hundred and seventy-five acres, bounded north by lands of J. S. Richardson, south hy lands of J. R. Cain, east by lands of F. M. Mellett and by the estate of R. M. Cain and west b) land of J. T. Jackson. Except the ninety-five acres of land heretofore conveyed to Jane Rose and David Nathaniel. Also eight shares of stock in the Invest? ment Association of the par value cf $10 each. I will also sell on Tuesday, the 2d day of February, at the residence of the late James Manigault, during the usual hours of sale, the personal property of the es? tate of the said d?c?dant. Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for napers. H. FRANK WILSON, Jan 9 Master for Sumter County. PUBLIC SALE ! OF A VALUABLE and very productive j plantation comprising two tracts, situated I in the Waxhaw District of Lancaster ! Countv South Carolina, and known as the ; Wp.xhaw Plantation or Witherspoon Place. ! and Cureton Lands respectively, the form ! er Oeing 1266)? acres, more or less, and I the latter 372. acres, more or less in area, ; and both tracts adjoin. This lani is about j 9 miles from Lancaster Court House, on ! the Charlotte Road and also not very far j distant from Waxhaw on the Seaboard Air I Line. The soil is red clay and very fertile. 1 This plantation is also well adapted for j stock-raising. The Waxhaw Plantation is ! the historic birth-place of General Andrew Jackson. The undersigned will sell at Puhl c Auc? tion on Monday, the first day cf February j 1904, in front of the Court House door at J one o'clock p. m , at Lancaster C. H., S. C.. J all the above described two tracts of land, ! a more particular description of which can j be found in the Lancaster Ledger and ? Lancaster Review of Lancaster, C. H., S. C. The Waxhaw Plantation, firstly above described has been sub-divided into six tracts, and. if not sold as a whole, will be offered in tracts according to a plat, a copy of which can be seen at the office of the Watchman and Southron.^ Improve? ments consist of tenement houses and out? buildings scattered over the lands. Term? of sale. One fourth cash, balance in equal yearly instalment? of one, two, three, four and five years, or all cash at the option of the purchaser ; the credit payments to bear interest and to be secur? ed to the satisfaction of the owners. WIESEN FELD & COMPANY, 706 Fidelity Building, Baltimore, Md. William Carnes, cf Dwight, Lancaster County, S. C., Auctioneer. Jan 6-4t FOR SALE-Sewing Machine in good condition. Apply at Watchman and South roi. Office. feetp. 30-2t