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? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1906. Th? Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and th? True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas th? com? bined circulation and influence- of both of the old papers, and is manifestly th? best advertising medium in Sumter. " -atmi i - II '?? i ?fcto-MWa The Williams bill to impose a license tax on Coca-Cola bottling plants, which passed the Senate on Saturday, Lieu? tenant Governor Sloan- casting the de? ciding vote,, is one more piece of leg? islation that is not based on common sense. If Coca-Cola contains poison? ous or deleterious drugs its manufac? ture and sale in South Carolina should be prohibited, if it contains no such ingredients the tax is Unwarranted and unjust If :the author of the bill and Bath ose who voted with him are satisfied that Coca-Cola is injurious to public . health and calls for regulation under the police powers of the State, they go oh record as compromising with vice for a very small sum-$50 a year * tribute to the public treasury from each bottling works. The sworn testi? mony of Dr. Burney, the State Chem? ist, and a number of other well known 9 and reputable chemists flatly contra? dicted the assertion of the advocates of the Williams bill that Coca-Cola contains deleterious alkaloids, and we do not see what grounds the Senate had for passing the bill. . What is the motive behind the fight on Coca-Cola7 Aside from the unreasonableness of the tax on Coca-Cola, it does seem that the Legislature has more impor tant work than-to waste time on such ?? shoo-fiy measures. When it becomes" necessary for a duly authorized committee of the general assembly of a sovereign State to conducf its sittings under the pro? jection of an armed *guard, the limit has been reached. If there is no law? to reach and punish the high and rri.'-jhty director of the State dispen -:-.y *who openly threatens to shoot Sown the first witness who relates ir ts damaging to that director's rep ; motion, there should be one enacted nt the case. If the bloody-minded ; dir actor of tender reputation is so Sea rfu! of the truth being put on rec ; ?or? there must be dark revelations vc r to be made concerning the dis Df.skry 'graft. Ib?^speech of Senator Brice in sup -r,n.- - V?f the "Morgan bill was a master e of invective ana denunciator:* as - tons but it was wanting in logic? ?rency and common sense. Sena- j Walker's speoc S ir. opposiMon to I .-. . ".vajs, ai- t*>e er liana, j ?t?^ng, lucid, calm and logical, aena . ter ?rice's invective was brushed aside and the Morgan patchwork of com pronfees was left without a leg to stand upon.. If common sense is to hold sway in the Senate and not sen dmental hysteria the views so clearly * xr T 'iSse'd by Senator Walk?r will pre ,-vai:. - . Senator Tillman's prompt response; to the request of the committee that'he come before it as a witness was good evidence that he wants, to tell what he knows, or has heard, about'latter-day graft in the great moi^'onstitution. It is to be hoped . that, he will brush up his memory and tell'ail"he knows from"the Genesis of the'system down to and including this day -of Revelations. * ' ? * We have never been a follower of Senator Tillman, politically or other? wise, and never expect to be, yet we recognize his ability and do not hesi? tate to' admit it, though confessing . to as little admiration of him as we have entertained since his entry into politicsi The passing years have, per? haps, removed some of the rancor, or maybe we have become more philoso? phical, but. be that as it may, we ara .glad to endorse any, wise and states? manlike policy he originates or aivo vocates. Viewing the events o? the present from this dispassionate * a mi non-partisan position it amuses us to observe the eagerness with which many of his beneficiaries and one-tim^ worsh?pp?rs seek opportunity to ma^e an exhibition of their recently acquir? ed enmity. Kicking the caren-s ot' a dead lion has been a favorite pastime for a certain species of animals from time immemorial, but it is still a dan? gerous amusement unless th:; lion is dead beyond resurrection. Senator Till? man may not be exactly a lion, but still, if not the king of beast.5 in the political arena, he is veiy much like a bull dog, and it is almost as dangerous to kick a bull dog as a lion, as some of these exhibition kickers will k-arn to their sorrow, before th :-ur.:r.nv is ended. If we are not very much mis? taken Senator Tillman is s*i'J very much alive, politically, and when he h?s demonstrated this fact in his ac? customed bru^l ar. ' forcit,ta mann?v the very ones who are now tl-, j most active in kicking the supposed corpse Tvill be so tamed-"so to speak" that they will be falling over each Other to grovel at the feet of "our no? ble leader." If Senator Tillman's de? feat depends upon the efforts of the nen who are now decrying him and making sport of his impotence in State affairs, he will long remain the senior Senator from South Carolina. We trust that a kind Providence will spar;- us of this generation another s; h campaign as that of IS90 or '92, but if Tillmanism should be revived, the lion kickers would be found con? tending for places near the person of the gravid cyclops of the order. DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED UNDER GUARD Six Policemen and Three Detectives On Duty to Protect Lives of Witnesses. DIRECTOR MAKES THREATS TO KILL The Crowning and Most Outrageous Disgrace of all Developed Today. Witnesses Threatened with Instant Death if They Tell What They Know Concerning One Director. Columbia, February 12.-The dis? pensary investigating committee pro? ceeded with its examination of wit? nesses today under guard of half a dozen uniformed policeman arid three plain clothes men, this precaution be? ing taken in view of threats by a di? rector of the State dispensary that if any witnesses were allowed to testify against his character on the stand he would shoot him down on the spot. The committee wouid not say who made the threats, but these threats came direct in the form of a warning from this director to members of the committee. The incident is causing a deal of talk throughout the city, as the iden? tity of the director is apparent to all, although his hame is not officially given. The examination this morning de? veloped no sensational testimony. General Manager Norton, of the Caro? lina Glass Works, resumed the stand. His statements disclosed the fact that since the plant was completed three and a half years ago, the concern has paid two 10 per cent, and one 20 per cent, dividend on a capitaal of $60,000 as a result of the fat contracts with the dispensary. But Pr?sident Seibles says his auditor will go on the stand tomorrow and show where every cent of the company's money has gone. POINTS WiTH PRIDE TO RECORD Dispensai^' Director H. H. Evans Geis the Eaj* of Correspondent and Whispers the Secret Ambitions of His Heart Dito That Hecpetacle. - j Columbia. February 13.-The IPO*~: j who .>eeu-'Vs the most nrominent i place In the public' oye ir this State I just at this lime is FL il. Evans, eiv?; raan of the State board of dispensary directors. Although a conservative who has never voted for Tillman, and who has never entertained any per? sonal fondness for the senior senator, he has had almost entire management of Tillman's pet machine for a num? ber if years, and while Senator Till? man claims he has brought it into disrepute and possibly wrecked it,. Mr. ?vans contends that he has built the business up. Xot only that; Mr. Ev? ans not only hopes and expects to be re-elected chairman, if the dispensara? is kept intact by the legislature, but he says he is going to be in the rac6 for governor next summer. "Tillman said a milliona dollars' worth of profits ought to be gotten out of the concern a year," said Mr. ?v ans, scooping his ear forward to catch an answer. "Well, I think my record will show that I have brought it up to nearly that, and I propose to stand on my record. My business record stands for itself, in regard to the dis? pensary as well as regarding my con? nection with business enterprises at home." Members of the legislature who have been approached recently in re? gard to the dispensary elections, which must take place this week, if they are to be held at all, say Mr. Evans has assured them that he -would not have the place again except for the purpose of vindication, and he has been heard to say that he will resign as soon as he ?s re-elected. From the same source comes the information that Mr. Evans himself is. not a State dispen? sary man. but favors loen! option. However, we would not express him? self to reporter on any of these re? ports. In many respects Mr. Evans is per? sonally very attractive. He is the per? sonification of bouyancy, a typical "good fellow" and though not an edu? cated man he has his unfailing meth? ods of entertaining almost anybody with whom he comes in contact. An i ' ht.- is loyal to his friends, particularly at this time. Hi- is a mixer and has his pcix>nal as well as political friends. Whether he will be re-elected chair? man remains to be seen. That he has the support of about a sc ?rc of mem? bers of the Hiuse who blindly con? tend that no fault is to be found with ! the system even as at present con? ducted, is apparent to anybody who has watched the course of legislation and the little scenes that transpire in the lobbies and on the streets. Hi will also get other votes, among them some of the prohbitionists. Repre? sentative "Jodie" Rawlinson, of Rich? land, admits Mr. Evans has many 'strong friends, and though the Rich A WAR SCARE IS AGITATING WASHINGTON Direful Predictions of Imminent Hostilities Will) China and Japan. PREPARE FOR EMERGENCY NOW ! Hie Anti-Americaii Feeling in China is Said to Be Incited by Japan With Sinister Motives and Washington Officials Have Visions of the Yellow PerU. Washington, February 12.-Th 3 news from China daily grows more alarming in character and even mem? bers of the United States Senate are giving the matter serious considera? tion. V One of the senators, himself a mem? ber of the committee on foreign rela? tions and as such conversant with ev? ery phase of the situation is convinced of its gravity and is laboring assiduous? ly to impress his views upon col? leagues. "The Japanese are behind all this," he said, and as a part of the argument he is using to arouse the senators to action. "Japan is the powerful and implicable enemy of America in Chi? na. It is a struggle for commercial supremacy, with stealth, cunning and unscrupulousness pitted against us Japan is brave and strong and pro? gressive but absolutely conscienceless. It suits Japan's purpose to inspire anti-foreign demonstrations. If the lives of Americans are sacrificed it is nothing to him. It is a part of his plan. He is urging the Chinese to the com? mission of these outrages. It is only the beginning of things. Great hor? rors confront us. Secretary Root and Secretary Ta,ft must have money," he asserted. "It is absolutely necessary to prepare for the campaign that is sure to come. Great Britain and the United States will reap a dear reward for their friendship for Japan. We must be prepared for all emergencies. We must be prepared - to protect American citizens in China, but we must not expect to do it by forts, but must have money to put machinery in motion and transport troops to points of tactical advantage. The people de? mand it, the people are not afraid to demand the rights of Americans in any part of the world, it is only the Senate that is timid. Let the Senate repre? sent the . American people and carry? out their wills. We must have troops io r**?* di^^ss for we may need them j . Ezataarrar-^y? wftypii j'ii u-i IWM t tm II mn ! i land member's frienrs claim their, pell j of the two h -av". s shov. . h . has a ci-ar ] majority, nc iiAumy a.dmiis me race will be a close one. The friends of Mr. Evans, on the other hand, say.he has 85 members of the House pledged to him, and though only 83 is necessary- to a choice, he will, they claim, get the votes of half the senators, which will re-elect him with a hundred votes. There has been some talk today that the more conservative dispensaryites have been looking about for a man to beat both Rawlinson and ?vans, but your cor? respondent has been unable to secure any confirmation of this rumor. Many of the dispensary's ablest apologists will vote against Mr. Evans. In fact there has been no change in the line-up of candidates for any of the dispensary vacancies. . Representa? tive John Belton Watson, of Ander? son, who has been spoken of as chair? man Evans's candidate to beat Com? missioner Tatum, told me today that he had never entered the race and will not do so. McCaw. AX UNEVENTFUL SESSION. Columbia. Fcbruaiy 13.-The dis? pensary investigation proceeded te? diously today the session being entire? ly devoid of illuminating featuers. Mr. Peckham, of a New Jersey glass concern, was on the stand the entire session. This afternoon's session of the dis? pensary committee will bc held in the House of Representatives to accom? modate the crowd wishing to hear Senator Tillman testify. Toward the close of Witness Packham's evidence .Attorney Lyles. for the Carolina Glass Company, in? timated that Peckham was unworthy of belief, that he had been kicked iut of his (Packham's) brother's firm for misappropriating funds.' The witness denied this and when Mr. Lyons on- ' jected Attorney Lyles said he would prove this later. SENATE KILLS MORGAN BILL. The Patchwork Local Option High Li cci?se System Defeated. Columbia. February 13.-Thc Sen? ate came to a v<?te on thc Morgan bill tonight with the result that the bill was defeated by a vote of 20 to 15. Pledger Putman, a young white man. bas been arrested in Gaffney charged with seduction. Thc township assessors of Spartan burg county have prepared a list of 75 persons liable for income tax, but who failed to make the proper returns. The auditor will turn t' is list over to the treasurer with instructions to col? lect at once. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. Routine Business Transacted-Ho? mar ku Mo Request o? a Pickpocket. The county board of commissioners met Feb. 6 with Supervisor Seale and Commissioners Thomas and Brog j don present. The minutos of the regular meeting of January 2 and .January 31 were read and confirmed, j The report of County* Treasurer [ Lee for January was read and filed. The report of Clerk of Court Parrott of court expenses for October, 1005, to November 8, 1005, amounting to $1,176.15 was filed. The bond of E. T. Windham, county dispenser, for $3,000 with the United States Fidelity and Deposit Company, was approved. The board ordered that $2.00 be paid Mud White, colored, who cap? tured a prisoner who escaped from the court of Magistrate W. J. Reese. The reward was paid on the recom? mendation of Commissioner Thomas who was a witness of the capture. A communication from J. R. Shel? ton, white, who is in jail awaiting trial on the charge of picking pockets, was considered. He requested that the board release him from jail. It was decided that the board had no author? ity to interfere in any manner with the case. The letter was as follows: Sumter, S. C" January 2, 1906. Mr. Seals: Dear Sir-I have been confined in j your county jail for some time and find that I am going down hill every ? day. I suppose you have heard I am paralyz?d. Dr. Baker has been treat? ing me since I have been here; he can tell you my condition. From a busi? ness standpoint if I were convicted I would only be a burden on the county. Sir, might I ask you to intercede for me and get me out of here so I may go home to my wife and little children. It would be only a humane act on your part. .Mr. Seals if you would call here and see me I could show you by letters that I was in legitimate busi? ness when this trouble came on and I still contend, sir, I am an innocent man. Trusting that you will give this your attention, I remain yours gratefully, J. R. Shelton. The board decided to pay J. R. Erunson, overseer of the chaingang $50 per month and the guard $30 per month. It was decided to pay Mr. B. D. Mitchell, keeper of the county poor house. 25 cents per day for dieting inmates from February 1. 1906. and approved for payment. . j E. Nunnery put :r. a claim fori i ."S'-O1.1 :..>;. injuries to his horse by ! ing in ix hole sh the public road. It was decided t-hat the claim could not be allowed. The horse in question cost $45 five years ago, and was then ll years old. The accident was of such a character that no responsi? bility rested on the county and the county attorney advised that it be not paid. GRANITE CUTTERS LOCKOUT. J Thc Industry Tied Up at Quincey Mas? sachusetts. Quincey, Mass., February 13.-A general lockout of the granite cutting industries was inaugurated today. In all, a hundred firms and a thousand men are affected. No business is be? ing done at warehouses or yards. The manufacturers are determined to keep the yards closed until the granite cut? ter's union agress to have the dispute in eastern yards settled by arbitration. Who7 says there is no money in Clar? endon? The sale of land on Monda}* aggregated $30.000 spot cash. An av? erage of $9.70 per acre.-Manning Times. Arrested in Gaffney. Gaffnrv, Feb. 9.- Pledger Putman, a you-'g white man, WES; arrested in ibis city Wednesday afternoon, in re? sponse to a circular received in the city calling for the arrest nf the young man. who the circulars set forth was wanted 1*71 Cherryville fer seduction. It further stated that a reward of 825 h nd been offered for Iiis arrest. Within a few hours after the yenna man arrived in the city he was under arrest. He was iotoxicateoV and imagined he was in Salisbury, & C. Officer Lemraonds, who made the ar? rest, took the your'g mars to Ga?tonia and placed him in the hands of the Gaston;a officers. Daily Market Report. By Private Wire to The Sumter Cot? ton Exchange. NEW YORK COTTON. O?en Hisrh Low Close. March 10 68 10 69 10 56 10 60 M av los? 10 85 10 74 10 70 Ju I v 10 91 10 04 10 85 10 e9 Spots ll. 15 ; 10 off. CHICAGO MARKETS. By Private Wire to John Cart, Broker. Opening. Closing. WHEAT- . May, 85 1- 85 - July, 84 - 83 6 CORN May, 43 6- 43 4 July, 44 1- 43 7 OATS May, 30 - 30 - July, 29 2- 29 3 PORK May, 15.15 15.40 Jo Iv, 15.00 15.-27 LARD- " May, 7-80 7.82 July, 7.90 7.97 RIBS May, 7.92 8.10 July, 8.05 8.20 100 Barrels of Seed Potatoes The kind you have been getting from us for many years Others may sell this brand, but in buying them from us you can depend upon the purity of the stock, as we get iham direct from the producer. This is positively the only ship? ment we will receive this season, and those who fail to get their supply out of this lot may find their potato crop a disappoint? ment Y?II? ri ?1 lilli I ill lllvl ? ? Pr?paration for jour nest crop is in order and before pur? chasing your wants in our lin?, we ask you to call and inspect our line of Hardware. We carry everything in the line, "such as Plows, Plow Stocks. Single-trees, Back Bands, Steel Shapes, Trace Chains, Harness, Horse Collars, Hoes, Forks, Shovels, Spades. 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