Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1904, The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Soutitron in 1866. The Watchman and SoHthron now bas the com? bines circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. The arrest of the Entawville lynch? ers shows that in Gov. Hey ward and Solicitor Hildebrand South Carolina has two officials who act, rather than talk. Instead of performing their full duty, of which we hear so much and .see so little, by giving ont a series of typewritten interviews on the subject -of the Entawville crime they have ar? rested the ci rmi n als and landed them in the penitentiary. Even though the men guilty of the horrible crime escape the foll measure of punishment .they so richly deserve through the sym? pathy of the jury and the specious x pleas of their lawyers, great good will havV been accomplished. The next best thing to hanging a few doz? en lynchers is to make them fight for their lives at the bar of justice. When there is the probability of arrest and trial for murder, lynch law will not be so popular. It cost money to hire lawyers and lynching will be? come too expensive a sport for the average mob to indulge in. Gov. Heyward and Solicitor Hildebrand have performed their duty-a rare thing -rhese days, when in the doing a public j official must pursue a policy antago? nistic to the sentiments a large nnru? ber of voters. Aiken, not satisfied with the notorie? ty attained through the capers of the .Smart Set society people, who spend the winter there, has broken into the list of boodle-aldermen towns. The salary of the Coroner of Sumter county should be increased, or some provision should be made for the payment of his aecesssary expenses when engaged in the discbarge of his -duty. As it is now his small salary fis largely consumed by his livery bill and other expenses, and some months Iiis net income from the office has been only $6 or SS. His services are worth-more than the face of the salary provided by law, and it is unjust to place an officer in a position where he must either neglect his duty and save his salary, or pay out a large part .pi his salary in making a faithful -?effort to perform his duty. The Coro ; uer could shirk his duty, if he saw fit, -by leaving all inquests and investiga? tions in remote parts of the county to : be attended to by the Magistrates, but ?> the^ incumbent *? has not seen St to do ? this, and has been the loser thereby. "The Russian Baltic ?eet has at last ~started for the Far East and will go in two divisions, one via Suez and the other around the Cape of Good Hope. The Japanese can be counted on to .seize the oportcnity to meet and des troy the squadrons in detail, if they can dispose of the remnant of the Port Arthur fleet in time. Automobile races have suddenly be? come popular attractions for Fall Fes? tivals and Carnivals since Sumter be? gan advertising a racing meet as a feature of the Game Ccck Fall Festi? val. Hon. Martin F. Ansel, of Green? ville, has positively announced that be is a candidate for Governor and will ^jegin his campaign, preliminary to 3he primary in 1906, a tonce. There, is mothing like being scon, but the early "bird does not always capture the worm. Sumter is coming. You an see the town growing, and ti:? locatiou of the big Virginia-Carolina-Chemical Co., fertilizer plant . here is just one ti toe good things that -will materialize within the i:ear .future. We have advance in? formation of serrerai ether enter uprises that we are not at libe-ty to j u-e at present, but wc advise evciy Obody ta wat-h SumUr. Gov. Heyward is being severely criticised by some papres for commut? ing the sentence of Hoyt Hayes to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. Is our opinion he should have been hanged, or acquitted, for be is either a black hearted murderer or an innocent man. We approve of Gov. Heyward's action however for we do not see how he could have done otherwise in the circumstan? ces. There is more than a shad -ow of a reasonable doubt of Hayes' guilt, and it would be bar bo rous to liang a man whose gnilt was not clear? ly established. If he is guilty, a life time spent in the penitentiary will 'give his guilty conscience time to punish him almost as much as his crime merited, and he will be where he can do no fnrther^evil ; if he is in? nocent, his innocence may yet be proven. Gov. Heywardjwas right, and the captious criticism of those who were bent on hanging Hayes should -not worry him. Panama,. Roosevelt's bastard repub? lic, is beginning to give the Republi? cans trouble sooner than anyone an? ticipated. It is very inconsiderate j of the Isthmian conspirators to go j back on their pals before the election j is over. They are showing the basest ingratitude, but it goep to show that there is little honor and less consider? ation among conspirators. The attack of the Russian Baltic fleet on the English fishing boats in the North Sea can only be explained as the result of frenzied cowardice. The Russians were evidently scared to the limit, expecting the Japanese to rise up out of the sea at any moment and destroy their fleet, so they open? ed fire on the first thing resembling a boat they saw. An old saying is that a coward is more dngarous than a brave man and the Baltic fleet seems j to have proven the truth of the say? ing. The Russians are said to have fired about three hundred shots at the En? glish fishing boats. If they shoot away the same amount of ammunition every time they get scared while on the way to the Far East they will have mighty little ammunition left to use on the Japanese if they ever reach Japanese waters. Gov. Heyward will scarcely resign his office at the demand of the ninety three critizens of Westminister who are displeased with him for commut? ing the sent ance of Hoyt Hayes. There are probably ninety-three thou? sand other citizens in the State who are tolerably well satisfied with Gov. Hey ward and will try to worry along with him to the end of his term. \ The Republican and Democratic campaign committees are issuing the usual anti-election claims of victory^ The Republican committee claims 314 electoral votes as certain while the Democratic committee is more modest and claims only 259. As 239 votes are necessary to elect both say they have safe majority. "We shall know more a about the matter by midnight ITcvcmber 8th. Senator Tillman is still a believer in and defender of the dispensary though he denies at this late day that he ever said it was or believed it to be a great moral institution. His speech at Gaffney was more of an apology than a clear cut defence and for Tillman to apologize for the dispensary shows that it is indeed in a bad way. If the reforms he suggests as necessary to the salvation of the system are carried out,the sales will be largely curtailed and the big profit that now salve the public conscience and silence the ton? gues of many who are at heart opposed to the dispensary will vanish. If all the liquor is purchased from one house and case goods tabooed the dis? pensary may sell pnrer whiskey and the opportunity for grafting may be somewhat less but the system will not become thereby any less objectionable or less antagonistic to democratic prin? ciples. It is a monopoly pure and simple and all monopolies are evil in princcipie and practice. If they ap? parently benefit the public in one way they multiply iniquity in another. In the case of tbe dispensary system we are free to admit that in many res? pects it is a vast improvement over the old bar room system and has bene? fited the State by eradicating those plague spots. But on the other hand it has not decreased the consumption of liquor has not decreased lawless? ness and blood shed resulting from drunkenness and has built up an evil and corrupting and powerful political machine. Furthermore it has made liquor selling a respectable occupation and liqcor drinking semi-respectible and commendable in that it is now a ! species of tax paying. The final word that can be said respecting the dis? pensar}- system is that it is undemo? cratic and foreign to onr form of gov? ernment and therefore wrong, and no amount of tinkering with the details of its management and administration can make it right. RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT. -( With the transfer on Monday, Octo 'berr 24th, of the business, good will and printing office of the Watchman and Southron to the Osteen Publish? ing Company by Mr. N. G. Osteen, the business that had been longest in existence in Sumter under onj owner? ship and management was merged in? to a corporation. Mr. Osteen entered the newspaper business in this city in the spring of 1866 as the half owner of The Sumter News, which shortly thereafter became The True Southron. His associate was the late H. L. Darr, with whom he continued in business until January* 1881, at which time Mr. Darr sold his interest in that paper and Mr. Osteen, acquiring the con? trol of The Sumter Watchman about the same time, the two papers were consolidated August 1st, 1881. Fora short; time several others were asso? ciated with him in the business, but within a year or two he bought out his partners, who were not printers or newspaper men and had not during their connection with the business taken au active interest in the man? agement of the paper. From about 1883 to the present time the Watch? man and Southron has been published by Mr. Osteon as sole prorietor. For nearly thirty-nine years he has pub? lished newspaper and not once during that time bas the paper failed to j its weekly visit to its subscribers this section of the State. While 3 Osteen is no longer the sole propriet he is the largest stockholder in 1 company, and is, and will continne be, we trnst, for many years to eo the most active and influeutiai fae in the management and conduct this newspaper and business. Mr. Osteen's connection with t newspaper history of Sumter g< even further back than 1866, at whi time he entered the field as one of t publishers of The Sumter News. Wh I a boy of thirteen years he entered t ? office of the old Snmter Watchman an aprentice in 1854 or 1855. T Watchman was then published by . A. Gilbert and fl. L. Darr, and continued in their employ in this ci until 1860, when he!.was sent by the to Conway to manage a newspap which they had established in th town. There he remained for about year, until the paper was discontine owing to the unsettled conditions affairs incident to the breaking out the war. For a few months followii the close of the war he was connec ed with the Carolinian, published : Charleston by F. G. DeFontaine ai edited by Henry Timrod, and it wi upon the failure cf the Carolina that he returned. to Sumter. So it seen that he has been actively engage in the making cf newspapers for ful! fifty years and of that period he hi spent forty-three in this city,, whic was but a village, and known as Sun terviile, where he entered the Watcl man office as an apprentice. The Troe Southron and The Watcl man and Southron under his managt ment have always advocated what seen ed to him to bc for the best interests < South Carolina and Sumter, and nc infrequently to take and maintain th position that appeared to him to b the right and honest one involve financial loss. The older citizens c this county W6ll remember the enrage ons fight the True Southron mac against radical misrule and corruptio: in reconstruction days when it wa practically alone among the newsaper of the State in advocating an nncom promising fight to the finish for whit supremacy and honesty of governmen in South Carolina. They also remem ber that Wade Hampton was first norn inated for Govrenor in the Trui Southron, and that no other pape made so outspoken and vigorous ; fight aginst Scott, Moses, Chamber lain and the others who were plunder ing the State. They do not know, however, that at the very time whei the total cash receipts of the office foi an entire week amounted to a lone five cent piece Gov. Scott seni an emissary to Sumter with an offei to pay Mr. Darr and himself $5,000, cash, to discontinus the publication ol the paper for one year-they to dc what they pleased with the material. This offer was immediately and posi? tively refused by both Mr. Darr and Mr. Osteen and they continued the fight for white supremacy. The policy of the True Southron, although sub? sequent events provad that it was the right one, was not popular with some of those who posed as leaders of the white people, and the writer found while locking over the files of the Trne Southron a short time ago a bitter attack on that paper and its policy by one of those leaders who was then check by jowl with Carpen? ter and the balance of that gang and was going up and down the State ad? vocating fusion with the carpet-bag? gers and scalawags in an effort to se? cure a place at the pie counter. It is worthy of note that this same leader was one of the first to climb into the Hampton band wagon when he realized that Hampton would win on the plat? form which he had previously de? nounced. He got a place at the Dem? ocratic pie counter and was one of the chief beneficiaries of the Hampton movement. But this is merely a side light, showing that it is neither profi? table nor popular at times to advocate thc right. The Watchman an Southron has worked unremittingly and cheerfully for the advancement of Sumter, town an county, and there has never been a movement for the betterment of the community that has not had the hearty support of this paper. And the files will show that a majority of the most ? valuable public improvements that have been made in Sumter within tbe past quarter of a century were first suggested by the paper and persistently advocate until they were put into effect. The history of the Osteen pa? pers is a part of the history of Sum? ter, and it is an open book that all may read and judge. It is a record of which Mr. N. G. Osteen can look back upon without shame or regrets for it ?3 a record of duty honestly per? formed without reward or hope of re? ward, save a modest return for a life time of labor. So much we may say for the past, and it is said without boasting or violating good taste, for it is well within the facts and further? more because it is said without the knowledge or consent of Mr. Osteen, who is still in New York on business for the company. For the fnture we make no pledges, save to continne the policy of stand? ing for the right, as we see it, in State, county and city, without fear or favor. With larger capital and in? creased facilities we shall be better able than ever before to work for Lthe development and upbuilding cf the county and city. We .shall give our readers a larger paper and a better paper, und the experience we have gained guarantoees the performance of this promise. The additions we are making to our mechanical department will make this the most complete and best equipped printing establishment in this section of the State and will enable us to do more work and better work than we have been able to do heretofore. We hope to retain all the old friends aud patrons of the Watch? man and Southron and to make many new ones who are not now subscri? bers and readers. NEWS FROM WINTHOP. Faculty and Student Body Saddened by Death of One of Faculty. fcithrop College, Oct. 25.-The be ginning of the session of nineteen four and five has been darkened by the death of Miss Anna Li ch ten wanger, a member of the Faculty of Winthrop College. She was elected assistant Latin teacher fer the session nineteen one and two and in nineteen-two be? came head of the Latin department. The Fsculty and student body drew np resolutions expressive of their symatby with the bereaved family and Dr.^Kinard president pro tem, sus? pended school exercises on Tuesday. Miss Lichtenwanger's position has been filled by Miss Brimson, formerly from Sumter, and Miss Maud Martin, a graduate of the class of nineteen three has been elected assistant to take Miss Branson's place. On account of the large number of music pupils this year, it has been found necessary to elect another teach? er and Miss Battell, from St. Mary's college, was chosen from the number of applicants. The Winthrop girls will not attend the State Fair in Columbia, as was expected, but will remain quietly in Rock Hill, which is a great disap? pointment to many. A. R. Mexico City, Oct. 24.-Mormon Bishop Cluff of Salt Lake City has closed a deal in the State of Tabasco for the purchase of nearly 3?0,000 acres of land. There is ample room for 1,000 families, and 500 are ready to take up homesteads on the property. Gen. Butler Hopeful. * Washington, Oct. 24.- Gen. M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, who has been campaigning for Parker and Davis, left'here tonight for his home at Edgefield, where he will remain until after the election. Gen. Butler spent several days in New York, and from the party leaders he learned that the Democrats have . a good fighting chance of electing the national ticket and a better chance of capturing the Rouse of Representatives A careful canvass of all the doubtful States shows that thousands of Democrats who were not in line four years ago are now giving loyal and enthusiastic support to the Parker and Davis ticket. Senator Gorman and other working members of the campaign committee, who are not given to rainbow chasing, tell their friends frankly that Demo? cratic success is possible under exist? ing conditions. In spite of the out? ward display of confidence by the Re? publican managers it is said tbat they are. not justified in the extravagant claiims they are making. The most encou-aging feature of the Democratic canvasses is tho general line-up of the party in all sections of the country and the friendly disposition of the in? dependent voters in the doubtful States. Railroad Wreck in France. Tours, France, Oct. 21.-Two ex? press trains collided at Chanzy today and three persons were killed, includ? ing one army officer. Several others were injured. The collision was due to thejmalevolence of unknown persons. M. Fabiers,. President of the French Senate, wbo was iii one of the trains, was not injured. Court Honors Negro Bishop. Lancaster, Oct. 20.-Court adjourn? ed today until next Monday out of respect to the memory of Bishop Isom C. Clinton, colored, of the A. M. E. Zion Church whose burial takes place here tomorrow. The motion was made by Col. Alli? son, the oldest member of the Lancas? ter Bar, and was seconded by Mayor Wylie and Solicitor Henry. The speakers all paid high tributes to the distinguished dead, as did also Judge Richard C. Watts in his re? marks granting the motion.-News and Courier. Memphis, Oct. 21.-Prince Albert, the world's champion pacing gelding, and Maj. Delmar, owned by E. E. Smathers, have been matched for a race on the?local course for ten thou? sand dollars a side. Beside this there is a side bet of ten thousand, winners to take all. For the amount of money up, this eclipses anything seen on the national circuit this year. Prince Victor Napoleon, the claimant of the French throne as heir to Napo? leon III, is a brigadier general in the Russian army, and is one of the ablest cavalry officers in the service. He has not been allowed to go to the front during the present war, but has been kept in the background. It is said this has been done at the solici? tation of the French government, which does not wish him to be put in a position where he may distinguish Estate of V* Ec D* Mayes, Dec'd. I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate j of Sumter County on Nov. 26th, 1004, j for a Final Discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. ELIZABETH W. MA.YES, Oct. 26tb, 1904-tt. Adiui??s?ratiix. '. Fall Festival Notes. Th? program for Thanksgiving Day during the Fall Festival as published contains the announcement that f'rcm 12 to l p. m. there wil be free street attractions. It was thc intention of tho committee to have no ^tractions between 12 and 2 p. ra. on Thanksgiv? ing Day, but tbi-ouiih an oversight the fiee street attractions were placed during that time. The hours between 12 and 2 p.m. will be left open in order to give every one an opportunity to attend divine services. President E. F. Haycsworth has appointed on tbe auditing committee fer the supervising of all expenditures of Fall Festival funds, Mr. J. L. Al nut, Chairman and Messrs L. I. Parrot and G. E. Hayi:sworth. ; The Fall Festival is only a month j off and if the various committees in j charge of the details of ??ie entertain j msnt features do not complete their j arrangements at once there will not be j ranch time in which lo advertise the j festival properly. FREE TO MOTHERS.-A box of Dr. Moffett's "TEETHINA" (Teeth? ing Powders) will be sent without charge to any mother writing Dr. C. J. Moffett, St. Louis, Mo., giving the name of her druggist not keeping it. "TEETHINA" Aids Digestion, Reg? ulates the Bowels. Overcomes and Counteracts the Effects of Summer's Heat and makes Teething Easy. Oct. 192-t THE COUNTY TREASURER'S office in Court Honse building will be open for the collection of taxes, with out penalty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, 1904. The levy is as follows : For State 5 mills: for Count 3>? mills: Constitu? tional School 3 mills; Polls $1.00 Also, School District No. 1, Special, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3, 2 mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5. (Mid? dleton) 1 mill: No. 14, 3 mills; Nc. 16, 2 mills; No. 17, 1 mill: No. 18, 2 mills. A ponalty of 1 per cent, added for month January, 1905. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb? ruary, 1905. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March, 1905. Oct. 26. T. W. LEE, Co. Treasurer. SECOND Car horses and mules due arrive Friday Oct- ?4th. Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, conceded to be the largest horse and mule market in the TL S. If you want a good selection see this bunch before they are picked over. SPECIAL. Several choice drivers and family broke harness horses. Ten (10) smooth young mules. South Carolina Rust Proof seed oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel. Live Stock Co. Our business in this department has already been of such a volume that it hardly appears necessary for us to say anything about it, The Goods Speaking for Themselves But while we know that a large percentage of the population cf the county are aware Gf the excellence of the values we have here, there are a few who are not, and these are the ones whom we wish to reach. Each season we endeavor to make every branch of our business more attractive, and our clothing stock probably enjoys a more liberal share of our attention than any other. Hen's Suits at $5. Our assortment of these would supply an ordinary clothing store. We have them single and double breasted, in gray melton, navy blue and fancy mixed cassimers. Men's Suits at $6 to $8.50. This line would look well in a $10 window. They comprise ail the new weaves, in fancy cassimers and worsteds. Men's Suits at $10 to $16.50. At this price we show you as swell a line of goods as you will find in the city. The Horse Shoe Brand. The horse shoe means good luck, and while we hope they will give you good luck, we know they will give you good wear. Boys Clothing. We control the Jane Hopkins brand and the many mothers who have been buying these goods from us will testify to their wearing qualities. " Aunt Jane is willing to stake her reputa? tion, that a boy can climb more trees, and jump more fences, in a'suit of her manufacture than any other at the same price. She is hightoned in her ideas, her prices run from $2.50 to $5. If you want something cheaper we have them a9 low as 75 cents, with a guarantee that they rip at every jump. Did you ever try our Never Rip Pants for your boy? The only risk in buying these is, should he get caught in the limb of a tree he will hang there until he is cut down, and the price is only 50 cents. This is not good rain coat weather, but we will have some later on, and then you will want one badly. We have two numbers in these, that are great values, having closed out the lots, principally large sizes. They were made to sell at five and fifteen dollars. Our price is just half, $2 50 and $7 50, and strictly water proof. O'DONNELL & COMPANY.