Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ _- 1Y. MAKCM Mm The mmmw Wmtttkmrnn iu founded la Ota IWm totOfM la left. The baa the com tefteenee of both of ?i* sapors, aad to wsal fasti y the boat lata la Hur? tar. ax poet Gov. Ansel to aeeOiOst'ton In the campaign nays the Spartan burs; "oast prepare for a surprise '. Anas I knows what the peo? ns ver hunts for the ajsgurputtr aide. He will ha as ?t-ong ft prohlbitl tatet as anybody when the starts.** ? ? ? ?ew Judicial e treu Its hare boon la that Mat. in about tour there will be ambitious lawyer* to form two mors circuits. The foot is there are not enough to go around. To accom tha aspiring legal lights two Osweetate Justices whould be --?Carolina Spartan. e a e , 4 ^ v I . TO Oo entirely frank wc regard the seeeat aaestea of 'the legislature aa OftW trOnt held atnoe wa can wm?m oer. #be body did absolutely noth tftfj far the isllef of the taxpayers, bftt to the contrary created now of ?ads tctravetgaat appro Tax ee wltt be the highest In foot since the days and corruption.? ess b. CkeeOJivtHe Nswu makes) this not polstttd eiiUelsm of the ooatsahty **o after all. the ojoworal assembly failed to pose the ?On kaOreeeOeg the pay of State ofh f\ Odll oo eMerveA, however, the cot Inereastag the pay >f totsobtsn a4 the legislature got IOlwtt^tf 4ft ssgftl Of oowrtes the fall WTO of the Stoic ofBcsale salary bill Oo^tjof through was on oversight, but tfttre wow at ouch carclsssnrer ahoWn m Oho fcgftgllsig of the other bill ' wSfteb, prottoao Che ejn Increase In the Pmf off the ftvsrsaaheto,*' a a a We ant snore thaw ever confirmed Hi ?Wesuwes* that wo zuesnber r f the should bo eUgihls tor any OdJftW to* bo ?wed br Ohftr bocr during Jmts torso Oar wtuoh be has been elect? ed* Ifta, practice of two Isgtstatur*. In recent y.sxrs <ortnucallv c; "0 botSc* that n<??e but the members n*?xi ap . fdy for aar o Iftas that aar member wants, we believe ts a very pern! et one. I? cause* mon to *$?*k .-ltctyory mg motives under handlngjip It deprives of many * a wast majority, are nevti mem Oja lecistatur?. Amin thi Worms Injustice. Further It at hoggish ?Chester Lantern, our hatred Is violent It even those we hate. WUtfCAJf t>KAJ?. for Wednesday After Bpartanhvrg. af arch I.?Bishop W 11 Waltace Duncan !s dead. The end came at III I hat morning at the Oaxailf residence oa North Church street, altar a year of failing health Oftd 10 days of extreme Illness, dur? ing Oha aast three days of which his - death trat hourly expected. His it tab earns as peaoafuhy as aWp. .About his ovdatde were the members of ate family, who had been within colt toe days, mo Obey knew the end H at announced that the funeral sen ice trill take place Wek asedar afternoon at t o'clock In Cen Motfcedlst church, the sermon be Oahaered by Dr. John C. Ktlgo. of Trinity college. Durham, Jf. C, a Ufe-long friend of the bish? op's. Other ministers who will take part la the service are Dr Mark L. Carlisle. Rev. ifarlon Dar can and Rev. 1. ft. ftueedale. . Opartnnbug Is tfr sorrow over the ?p*? peeing and all social gather _ K-r tomorrow a_ iy hart bee* postponed out of rsapiot to the memory of the man aw etesety identified with the Ufa of I the dtp and so universally esteemed bp ton SOWgOt among whom hla Mfof has hesa spent. That bio death has earrlad tOrtWW throughout the South? ern Stales Is Oho an by the hundreds of message* of sympathy and affec? tion reoaretd by his Oarnjly during ths ?ay and night. 'hew Duncan tat survived by his wife and* Ik reo children, T. C. Dnft tftfl o/ Hi mi. tire. Warren Du Pre an ft tare A O. Bembert of this cttjr.l a i ..??? oj..?i? r, D'Arcy P. Duncan of Colmar > * BkOtep illiam Wallace Duncan woe Oer* la Virginia, December 10. 1000. Ola was the third son of the loot Prof. David Da nenn, who was a na ttv* of Ireland, a graduate of the nai? vere! ty of tontlaad. and who cams to this ePantry law tarty life and served manp rears ago bnemhsr of ths tec erty of Mangel?*-V??pn college aad hi that of VvYtord gw^Ugv i '?quest mmr FELDER HAS EXPOSED FLEISCH MANN'S CLAIM. The "Congress Hall" and Other ?4Oooda" Were Sold to South Caro? lina at Prim Mnch Higher Than to Others?John McSmyrlc's Claim Passed Upon. Th? State, March 3. Tho "graft" Inquiries were contin? ued yesterday by the State dispensary commission Somo startling state? ments were made when Fleischmann's dealings With thin Stato were aired. The first case ^eard we* that of John McSmyrle of/ Camdon. the dis? tiller who has a claim of more than ISO,000. McSmyrle was represented by Mr. L. H. Wlttkowsfcy. who opposed strenuous objection to some of Col. Felder* j questions. Col. Felder warm iv Informed the commission that there had never been any legal con? tract between McSmyrle and the State board and as a mat! er of law McSmyrl had no claim. However, as a matter of corporation, tho com? mission might settle with McSmyrle, but not In (he manner sug**?ted by Mr. Wlttkowsky. Mr. Felder declared that In viola* lion of law McSmyrle ban not sub? mitted bids, had not given bond, had disregarded all.'regulations fixed by th* legislature of South Carolina, and had shipped to ths State dispensary on no higher authority than a letter from the elerk of the board. M. H. Mobiey. stating that the bourd would buy "all of your output for the sea? son" at 41.4? per gallon. "Now," argued Col. FcldeV, "Mc? Smyrle puts himself on the basis of an eleemosynary institution and de? mands payment?not because h* hes compiled with tho lawa of ths State?* but because he has- made "good llck er* and Is In deed of mcney." After hearing the McSmyrle case the commission wont Into executive session for a few moments and after? ward announcement was made that on this claim It was found that there had been an overcharge - of 4 cents per gallon, or %jtl.lt on the total Of 21,687 gallons sold to the 8tats dis? pensary as shown by. the invoices un? der Investigation. McSmyrle's claim was for $24.116.41. After deducting the amount of overcharges it was or? dered that a decree he rendered In accordance with the Undings of the commission an that the payment of the amount of the claim less #947.62 be authorised. Ths total amount srhlch Is ordered l?eid on this claim is $11.111.11. This disposition was entirely satis? factory with McSmyrle. Tho cojm of Strouss, Pi its *' Co. was neat taken up. The claim of this firm amounted to 67,660.66. It was found that overcharges made by this firm trtalid $12.204, leaving a bal? ance lue the State of $4,111.44. Ou motion a judgment wss orSarcd against Strauss, Pritx 4k Co. for the amount of the clutm and the amount of overcharge above thst amount. When the case of Garret & Co.' was taken up novae vety interesting figures came to light, it appearing that this creditor was permitted to charge al? most uny price for wines, general av? erage being about 25 per cent. In ex? cess of the prices charged by the same company to barkeepers outside of the Stute, in quantities much ?maMer thin sold to the dispensary. This Is tho concern,, by the way, that starte* Injunction proceedings In tho United Atatcs court. f This Stats dispensary paid Oarrett Bp Co. $4.25 per csse for port wine quarts, whereas Invoices offered evidence showed that the same brand and hind of goods was sold by the samsf company tu customers ??utsldo of tho etat? at $2.60 per case. The State paid 14.26 for "Escapernong" In quarts against $1.76 charged par? ties outsldo of the Stale, as shown by Invoices offered In evidence. Black? berry was sold to ths dispensary at $4.76 per case, against $3.60 paid by outside parties. "Virginia Dare" was sold the State vt $6 10 per cose, again**. $3.7? to outside parties. Claret was sold to the Stato at $4 per case In quarts, against $3.37 charged custom? ers In other 8tat*?. , The case If B. A. Saundcrs. Sons St Co. was takon up. Their claim amounted to I40.S83.23. After going over It very carefully and comparing prices charged the State with prices charged parties mtside of the State it ?ras ordered that their claim be approved fo;- the amount shown, less 4 cents per gsllia on each gallon of whiskey above tho true markst value. This represents a saving to the Stato of something over $1,000. The "true market value" Is obtained from the prices current In the market reports of the date onrerspondlng with the dates of purchase. No care thus far considered by the dispensary commission could be compared with that of Fleischmann St Co. f In some "goods" the over? charges amounted to almost 100 per cent, and on practically everything sold to tho dispensary the overcharge ranged from 16 to 76 per cent Fleischmann's claim amounts to $66.661.11. Since 1601 this company IIV ? has sold tho State $191,000 worth of linaorj ami It Is very piobable that an amount equaling the present claim will bo deducted by the commission t"? offset the amount of over? charges foutid in the five years in which Fleisch maim did business with tho State. On wie brand of goods it was shown by Invoices to the dispensary and in? voices to barkeepers outside of the State that $4 p^r case more was charged the- State, the price to the State for quarts, in "fives" being $13, the same brand of goods being sold to outside parties at $9. The same goods was sold th} State In "fours," at $12 and to outside parties at $8. Corn whiskey in bulk was sold the State by tho company at prices rang? ing from $1.50 per gallon to $1.85, I while invoices Introduced showed I that the prices to parties outside of the State range from $1.08 to$1.34 I f. o. b. Cincinnati. One invoice to I the dispensary showed 6,767.93 gal? lons of X corn at $1.85 per gallon. Am I Invoice from the .-ame firm to a party I outside of the State called, for two barrels of XXXXX corn at $1.34 por I gallon. An ether invoice from wlth I oat the State showed that a small I quantity of XXX corn had oeen sold I by Fleischmann for $1.08. Another I invoice of corn to the State called for 128.851 gallons at $1.50 per gallon; I still another called for 5,381 gallons Iat $1.75 per gallon. Another invoice I to the State for 2,343 gallons of XXX [corn was at $1.60 per gallon, and an [invoice for 2,348 gallons of "A" corn [was at $1.8? per gallon. Flelschmann sold the Stato several I thousand cases of "Congress Hall" I whiskey at from V4.50 to $5 per case I more than was charged customers I from without the State, as shewn by I Invoices offered as evidence. The I Stato was charged $12 per case for 1 this whiskey sin quarts, in lots from I 150 to 200 cases, the same brand be I ing sold to other buyers In small lots I at $7.60 per case. The State bought 1150 cases of "Congress Hall" in pints I at $18 per case, invoices introduced I snowing that it was sold to other par? ties in five case lots at $8.60. "Con I gross Hall" was sold, It will be recall - I ed from former testimony; by C. ?. I Smith of spartanburg and others in (this State. An Invoice Introduced show I showed that a custome r in emotiver I State paid Fledschmann for "Congress j Hall" in half pints $6 per case. On [ the bottom of the Invoice appears the I following: "One case of rnlnatuVe 1(50) complimentary.". It Is also no\ I ed On the Invoice that a large pte* I lure e?f s "dancing girl" and'several 1 bar signs are shipped along with the I order, grants. The State ordered 1150 cases of half-pints at one ship I mont, along; with a lot rruore of the I same "goods" In other sixes, and I paid thSretor $14 per case, an over I charge of $5, to say nothing of the I 60 ml natures which were giyen to' the loutilde purchaser with a much small I er order, and the "dancing girl," etc. Flelschmann charged the Slate I $1.60 for tho same gin which they sold I to barkeepers outside of South Caroli? na at $1.83. The State paid *1.*0 for I apple brandy that others got for I $1.50; $1.60 for peach brandy that Isold In other States at $1.50. One ln I volco to the dispensary showed 5,444 leases of "Owl" rye at $3 per gallon, j "Peach ami Honey" was bought In I 150-case lots, quarts, at $7.50 per lease, against $4 per case paid for the I fame stuff by outside purchasers. I' The above are a few "samples" of j the style In which Flelschmann treat I ed the State. I These aro the "honest dealings" of I the company which Mr. George H. I Lester represented. The words quot I ed are found in the affidavits submit? ted against the State of South Carol! Dr. S. Alflen, eyesight speclallst, desires the. public7 to know that he will be In the city until the 10th, and any one wishing to have their oyes examined and glasses fitted to all de? fects )f the eyes, can find him at the Hotel Sumter, 8.30 a. m. to 8.30 p. m. Examination and advice free. 3-4-lt EAT WHAT YOU WANT. Science Has Now Found the True Way to Cure Indigestion. The first thing to do In the case of Indigestion or stomach weakness Is to Strengthen the musdular wails of tho stomach and Intestines, so that they will care for the food that Is eaten. In no other way can this be done as well as by taking a Ml-o-na tablet be? fore each moal. This restores strength to the stomach muscles and stimu? lates the pouring out of gastric lulces. so that the food digests readily and its nourishment is retained in the sys? tem to build up energy and vitality. Use Ml-o-na and you will have no more sick headache, heartburn, bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, spotn before the eyes, eleepbssnees and many other symptoms that are the direct result of lndlgettlon. J. F. W. DeLorme gives with every 50-cent box of Ml-o-na a guarantee to refund the mcney unlsas the rem edr cures. 3-4*6&w FIRE IN TAMPA. NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF TOWN SWEPT HY U LAMES. Civ*? Cigar Fact oil es and Owr 200 Dwelling Houses I'.urn cd?Ix>ss Amounts to Atiout $600,000?Thou? sands of Men Thrown Out of Work. Tampa, Fla., March 1.?The entire extreme northeastern section of the city proper was destroyed by fire which raged uninterruptedly from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. today. The area burned covers 55 acre3 or 18 1-2 city blocks and 3( 8 buildings wore do stroyed, with tt total loss estimated at $600,000. The burofd section included four large and one smaller cigar factory and numerous restaurants, saloons, boarding houses and over 200 dwell? ings ocupied by cigarmakcTS. DEATH IN CAMDE.V i Capt. J. L. Halle. Formerly Slieri/T. Passes Away at Camden. Camdcn, Feb. 23?Capt. Ja*. L. Halle, died at his home in Camden to? day after a lingering illness. Jfe is survived by his wife and several grown children. Capt. Halle was elected sheriff of Kershaw County in 1884 and served two terms, me king an exceptionally fine officer. He was a gallant Confederate soldier arid was held in affectionate regard by his comrades la arms. He was the father of Camden's popular chief of police, Capt. BenJ. Halle. He prayeth beet who loveth best all things, both great and small.? Coleridge FLEET SAILS FROM CALLAO. Squadron Loaves for Magdalena Bay Lower California?Ringing Fare? well Given. Ciillao, Feb. 29.?The American Flept sailed tcday for Magdalena bay. in Lower California, a territory >A j Mexico. Signals went up from the I Connecticut, the flagship this morning J and shortly af tcrwarde the battle? ships were steaming slowly cut to the j ocean for the long run to their next j stopping place. The fleet described a semi-circle, i the great white shins moving to the ! southwest, and when they passed the Peruvian Admirante Grau, from, which President Padro and the offi? cials of the state viewed the depart? ure, each of the warships flied a sa? lute of 21 guns. The cruiser replied when the Connecticut was passing, and there was a dipping of flags from the other vessels in the harbor and a ringing farewell from the thousands who had gathered to watch the ships of a friendly nation as they swung majestically out to the open sea. BIG SUNDAY FIRE Fires m New Yor i Can v L? ss of Over $2,500.000. N-?\v York, ftfarch I.?Twj flres that brought out all t'.ie fire apparat? us in the upper section of t#c city and raged in lively fashion from mid? night till dawn burned the car barns of the New York City Railway com? pany in Second avenue, in Harlem, and a paint factory of George W. Grote & Co., only a few blocks dis? tant." There were 710 surface cars burned in the destruction of the bams and the loss to the company Is esti? mated at (2,500,000. The loss on the paint factory Is given as $125,000. MORE IMMIGRANTS COMING. Hamburg-American I.iner Amerika Brings Record List for the lear? The Outgo. New York, Feb. 29?The tide of immigration is beginning' to swell again. The Hamburg-American liner, Amerika, brought here 840 steerag? passengers today, the r?cord of the ye?r. One day laM week there were between 2,000 and 3,000 immigrants on Ellis Island. There Is rule abatement, however. In the rash of the alien labor element from our shores. In January and February 109,151 third class passen? gers went to Europe as against 22, 260 of the same class who arrived h*re. During January and February last year 88.131 immigrants arrived here. IPaint Your Buggy for 75c. To 61 with Devoe's Gloss Carriage Paint. It weighs 3 to 8 ozs. mere to the pint than others, wears longer and gives a gloss equal to new work. Sold by Durant Hardware Co. m2-17-3m 1 i Improved Cotton Seed. Has your Cotton Seed rnn out? I Are they nearly all black seed? Do you want seed that will add 10 to 20 ' per. cent to yonr yield another year? ' Then write for circulars of Phillips, ; Improved seed. J. L. PHiriL[PS,;Orangeborg, 8. C. I l-8-3m_ DR. JOHN H. MORSE. VETERINARY SURGEON. OFFICE?111 1-2 W. Liberty Street ' Office 'Phone 471. j RESIDENCE?214 N. Main Street Residence 'Phone 76. I 9-35-9m MON At least it will go further, much further, if spent in the right place. 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