Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?PIMIIOH If BOLTERS. t.Koiu.i \ <POffMOMM v \ is HVK HTATKMKNT. T**r?r Reaj?ma for not Following Minority liOAder (lark in the Tug of Wer la the Hoi* < Monday are Olvcei?The/ Wem not Invited to Any Ooafeeence, They Hay. Washington. March 10.?For the first time since their Democratic are thero in the house began to criti? cise them for voting In opposition to Minority leader Clark during the ?consideration of tke Fttsgerald amendments to the rulea of^the House last Monday, the site Georgia mem fcees tonight made an explanation of their course. They are: Livingston. Howard. Hiai.tley, El wards. Lee and Ortega. 1 Th*se (loorglaiui say they differ from some of the other Democrats on a question of policy, not of principle. "We believe It more In keeping with Democracy and tie plank of the Den? ver platform declaring for a revision Of the rulea." thoy say, "to present a Democratic proposal for each revi? sion, rather than create a committee ronnpoaed of nine Republicans and six Democrats to carry out the Demo? cratic platform." They say they bellove that now m the time to revise the rules?not nine months hence, when the Repu'o tsohn Insurgents and regulars will doubtless have patched up their dif? ference.. Their votes were cast, they point out. for amendments prepared by a Democrat and prepared In strict j accordance with the Democratic plat f 01 m. "We do not understand how it <ould be Democratic on the on/ hand. It la stated, "for Democrats to vote for a resolution dictated by Ksptihlicnn*. creating a Republican ?committee to revise the rules and on the other hand the undemocratic to vote for specific amendments pre? pared and proposed by a Democrat, aliiply because these amendments ?set with support from some Republi? cans If it Is Democratic for some Democrats to affiliate and vote with ?mete Republicans. It can't be t7i?-democratic to permit the remain? ing Republicans to follow the lead of -the remaining Democrats. We not ?only vote for amendments In strict accord with the Denver plat? form, but w? violated no caucus pk?dge In doing so " Foratwelve years. It la claimed, n Dnsnocratie caucus haa been binding. The statement Is made that Represen? tative Howard during the caucus of Dnanocrsts on Monday just before th H>u?e met. obtained permission the Minority Leader Clark to present aad vote for amendments other than those Mr. Clark was to propose. While It la stated that the Oeorgl ais are not crr.lclslng any one. It tuged that they were not Invited Int air ot the caucuses or conferences that lei up to the reported sgreement be? tween "a few Democrats and a few Ineurgci.i Republicans." It la pointed out that the De moerat? of the Cist eTJNragreas were unorganlslng up to art tain two hou-a of the time th Boas* convened. "We regard It as unfortunate tfiey say. "that a caucus on so Im BHftant g matter as acceptltg t leadership of Republicans or any thing, oould not have been called aerlf enough to have allowed a full ajid f'ce dtscunilon. It was perhaps inevitable thst a caucus called fer a time luat two hours before the House ants to meet, had to be conducted un? do arbitrary rules that denied dls c* salon gad information. It Is prob? able If the caucuses had been held at sn earlier period that a complete under .; mi hog between all lemocrats tX'Ubt have been reached. We see no reaMot now, however, for Democrats to fnll 'iui with '?n?? mioth't because ai'ery one acted according to his best Judgment for what he believed was the beat Internal .?f the party and the intry ?* n ? ? rtltti.Hiii From tlry.in. Lincoln.Neb.. March 20.?In a late gf?ee#>ch a the Bryan birthday I . n quet whn b ended early today. Win J. Bryan rebuked the twenty-thr? Democrats In Congrcaa who aided the Qsgsaoai rot i < "They eOald not way they did n<>t atnow." seid Mr Hryan. "for any man arho did n<?t know that 'Joe' Cannon I? th,< agent of pluto. racy ought to be *4<nt to an asylum Instead of rom-i . ,s. Th? ) ?? n ? \ i muh? I ' hear 11 <>mi thei H f Hn.oit* " h ? added. Till : ? *H\K Dl mock 111 l \ n\is why fan iiDi/n i> They Ml ?> - lh.it the Minorlt) louder Kr-.m.i in III* Ciui i.t to Method* Whl< It He Denounce* Ihr Speaker um. iimiiiu t ?H asat iint Um 4 offfiiliiltee l*i i?|hk.? ?I l.\ Illill \\ RrrtiiMinl Washington. March 21? Another explanation was forthcoming d 1 a* to the i parse of n I.rati la opposing Minority leader Clark fast Monday b> voting for the FIU ^.??Vl ^n- ntmcn' * V TT gutea Representatives Keiiher and Pe? ters, of Boston, Mass , and Represent? ative Francis Burton Harrison, of New York Issued a statement in which they assert that the action of the Democrats who voted for the amendments has been misrepresent? ed. The Fitzgerald amendments are defended as being very effective In the curtailment of the power of the 9peaker. The statement declared that Rep? resentative Underwood, of Alabama, took the floor of the caucus to bind the members to support the Clark plan for a committee of fifteen to re? port next December on amendments to the rules, and refused all an op? portunity to amend the plan in cau? cus. Referring to the fight in the House, the three members said that when Mr. Clark offered his rsolutlon, he re? fused any Democrat a chance to speak. "And then ho did the very thing we Democrats have been deprecating and fighting against tor years?he moved the previous question. "Then the Fitzgerald amendments were offered, and in marked contrast to Mr. Clark's action Mr. Fitzgerald allowed free and full opportunity for debate and amendments. The truth of the matter is that ao enraged was the old Republican machine at its de? feat, that In Its anger It would have conceded almost anything than sur? rendered to the Insurgents an in? crease." The Clark resolution is attacked hecauae of the six Democrat mem? bers proposed by Mr. Clark for the committee of fifteen, not one came from Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Mas? sachusetts. New York, Ohio, or Penn? sylvania, with nearly one-third of the. total Democratic membership In the present House. Every man except Representative Hitchcock, of Nebras? ka, repreaented a Southern State, it Is said. THE SOLDIERS HOME. Daughters of the Confederacy Work lug for the Institution. Members of the South Carolina Di? vision. U. D. C: As you know, the Commission hav? ing in charge the plans for the In? firmary for Confederate Veterans, in Columbia, asked the last legislature for 116.000. Of this amount $12,000 was for maintenance and $4,000 for furnishings. After a very stormy ex? perience, the bill finally passed, cut to $12,000. This reduction cripples the plans of the Commission; but the commodious building, beautifully sit? uated, stands there, waiting only to be furnished, and then to be occuplel by our survivors of the 60's who are now in county almshouses, or are de? pendent for care and support upon the charity of others. Having heard the sentiment of the Division as expressed at Abbeville, and knowing the members of the South Carolina Division as I do, when It, became necessary for a com? mittee to appear before the finance committee of the Senate to urge the passage of this bill, it was in no un? certain tones that your president could pledge the loyal co-operation of the Daughters of South Carolina. And now the commission needs our help, at once. Every county is privileged to send two of Its/ Infirm Veterans. A num? ber of applications Is already on file As son as sufficient funds are in hand for absolutely necessary furnishings the Infirmary will be opened. At the Abbeville convention, the committee of daughters to confer with the Commission was continued. And. now, this Is the request I have to make of every chapter president In the Division: See that at least $50 from your county is sent Just as <,ulrl;ly as possible to the chairman pro tern of our committee, Mrs. J. W. Bunch. Columbia, who will receipt for the amounts and publish the list of contributors. Do not wait for your regular chapter meeting, but call a meeting immediately upon receipt of this, and read this communication to yOttf members. If there is more than one chapter In a county, let the amount be prorated, If the presidents see fit to do this. For the Davis monument South Carolina stands high In the list of contributors. When the calls come I M h year for Shiloh and Arlington. . ?? ha/ I tot been found wanting. But ' 11 sm are matters that may wait for a few months if need be. This can t Wie? Kives now >.',i>es double. In a very few yean tni last or these men will I. i i paaeed away, ami shall It be said of the flrnl state to go into th? conflict that sin- allowed hei Veteran sons, helpless through alcknOM an 1 IfM, In many cases, UtrOttgh WOUnds received in this same conflict?to die in her COttnty poor hOUCBlT Now that the Intirinary I* provided^ let It be blazoned abroad that the daughters of this same State eatne to the es< u< and made possible tb.it whleh ICCmed for a time an Impossible accomplish? ment! Faithfully yours, MKS. IOI1M D. WRIGHT, I :. at . ,. C A r Ncwle- ... - , aMtch IT, . LEE COURT HOUSE DEDICATED. MO A TEMPLE OF JUSTICE TURX BD OVER TO COUNTY. Dishopvllle Alive With Visitors Yes? terday on Account of the Court House Dedication?Governor An sei the Chief Guest of the Occasion. The Commission Turns Keys to New Building Over to Proper Ofh cer. Bishopvllle, March 22.?Nearly 4, 000 people today witnessed the laying" of the corner-stone for Lee County's splendid new Court House, which was fully described In this paper yes? terday. The dedicatory exercises were with the impressive Masonic ceremo? nies closing with an address by Grand Master J. L Michle. The address was a gem in thought and expression. Lieutenant Governor McLeod, re? presenting the Bar, stated that it was a pleasant incident that about three years ago an earnest charge of Judge Gary started the movement for the building of the Court House. Liout Gov. McLeod introduced the various speakers. Mr. W. A. James, secretary of the Court Housse commission, de? livered the key to the court on behalf of the commission. He rendered thanks to every man who had con? tributed to the work of building the new Court House. Governor Ansel was then intro? duced. The governor stated that he had left the cares of official business to come and rejoice with the county that had grown from babyhood into one that can point with pride to its achievement. Telegrams were read from Chief Justice Pope, Associate Justices Gary and Wood. Speaker R. S. Whaley, of Charleston, and Judge J. S. Wil? son, of Manning sent regrets that they could not be present and extend? ed congratulations. ^ The Hon. T. B. Fraser, of Sumter, paid a glowing tribute to the women of the Confederacy, calling to the at? tention of the men present their duty in the matter of . raising a monument to the Women of the Confederacy. The Hon. H. Frank Wilson repre? senting the Sumter Bar, delivered an Interstlng historical speech. The Hon. E. C. Dennis, represent? ing the Darlington Bar, brought a message of congratulations from his home town. The Hon. T. J. Kirkland, who was to have represented the Camden Bar was absent. \ A banquet was given at the Dii Rant Hotel at 3:30 o'clock in honor of the occasion. ELIOT TO COURT OF S. JAMES. /_ Retiring Harvard President to be Am? bassador to Britain. Washington, March 22.?That Dr. Chas. W. Eliot, who will end his du? ties as president of Harvard Univer? sity in May, will be the next ambas? sador to Great Britain, is now ac? cepted in diplomatic circles as de? finitely settled. The report that the noted educator would succeed White law Reld has been in circulation for more than a week, and today it is corroborated by an authority so high as to make it practically beyond doubt. Dr. Eliot's personality and mode of living are such as to make him an Ideal man for the place in the eyes of the present administration, which believes that the extravagant enter? tainments and lavish display which have been the rule at the embassy in London under Mr. Reid should be done away with. The attitude of the president and the secretary of state Is that the em? bassy should be characterized by sim? plicity and by customs more in con? formity with ideas of American dem? ocracy. Dr. Eliot will be in Washington next week, and wil be a guest at the dinner of the Harvard alumni. It is now said, that, while he Is here, the president will make him a formal of? fer of the post of ambassador to Great Britain. JUDGE PRINCE'S CONDITION'. 11?' Was Somewhat Better Last Night. Being Able to Move Affe ted Limbs ?Mind Perfectly Clear. Anderson, March 2 2.?The condi? tion of Judge George E. Prince, who suffered a stroke of paralysis yester? day, Is somewhat better tonight. H'' has regained partial control of the parts of his body affected, and has also partially regained his speech. His entire right side is affected, but to? night he Is able to move his leg and arm considerably more than yeste day. His mind Is perfectly clear, and the attending physicians are more hopeful than when the stroke e:\me. .linli 8 Prince is f? 1 years of ggf and has been Judge of the Tenth circuit one term, and has been ret ha ted for another term. SPRING stylus "WALK-OVER" oxfords. The Sunnier Clotting Companj THE STATE PENSION BOARD. Important Session to Consider Distri? bution of Appropriation of $250,000 Given by General Assembly. Columbia, March 23.?A meeting of the State pension board will be held tomorrow to pass upon all re? turns made to the various county boards and to divide the $250,000 ap? propriated by the general assembly for pensions. The board will also approve a num? ber of applications for artificial limbs. Out of the $6,000 appropriated sev? eral years ago for artificial limbs there Is a balance of about $1,600, The last general assembly by resolu? tions authorized the expenditure of about $600 for artificial lambs, all of which will come out of this fund. The board consists of the compt? roller general, Dr. B. M. Lebby of Charleston, W. H. Harden, of Ches? ter, D. R. Flenniken and Dr. W. W. Weston of Columbia. Miss Kate Me ger is the clerk of the board and at? tends to all of the detail work after the board adjourns and during its session. It is through her that much valuable information Is obtained for the board and for the public. ALCOHOLISM CURED BY VEGET ABLE DIET. Dr. D. H. Kress Says Appetit* for Li? quor May be Driven Away by Ab? stention From Meat. Washington, March 21.?"If you have a strong appetite for alcohol and tobacco and want to be cured of the habit. Just eat a vegetable diet for six months." This was the advice given today by Dr. D. H. Kress of the city in an eddress entitled "Dyspepsia and its Relation to Inebriates," before the American Society for the Study of Al? cohol and Other Drug Narcotics. He discussed the evil effect of an exce slve diet and declared that overeating leads to drunkness. "If you would not become a drunkard," said Dr. Kress, "quit eating meat." Other speakers were W. P. Sprat ling of Baltimore on "Alcohol as a Cause of Epilepsy," and G. O. Web? ster of Chicago on "Alcohol and Pub? lic Health." The drink habit is becoming a curse to this nation because its peo? ple are over-fed by the pampering of morbid taste which later finds its re? lief In a narcotic, declared Dr. G. H. Benton of Chester, W. Va. "Men today," he asserted, "are over-fed from the cradle to the grave. Nature pours out just sufficient fluids for digestion to supply the needs of the body but not sufficient to assimi? late all the foods that people pour into their stomachs." Dr. Benton stated that scientific men now believe that many people drink because they are insane. The influence of alcohol on school children was described by Dr. T. A. Macnichol. Dr. C. H. Hughes of St. Louis spoke upon the neuropahtic ailment follow? ing the use of alcohol. Dr. H. J. Berkeley of Baltimore delivered an address dealing with the lesions of the nerve cells and vascular tissues produced by experimental alcoholic poisoning. SENATOR SMITH'S COMMITTEES. He Is on Committees on Agriculture, Conservation, Immigration, Pat? ents, Geological Survey, Etc. Washington, March 22.?Senator Smith received his committee assign? ments today and is exceedingly well pleased. He is on the agricultural committee, upon, which he was most anxious to get. He goes on the newly created committee on "conservation of natural resources." His other com? mittees are immigration, patents, geo? logical survey and examination for several branches of civil service. PATENTS Srocured and defended. Bond model, ntwiruc orphoto. for expert uvh and irrt' r??fK>rt. Five advicu, how to obtain patents, trade nun kn, copyright* etc., |n all countries. Butintts direct v.ith Washington saves time%\ money and often the patent. Patent and Infringement Practice Exclusively. Wi ito or fome to us at 523 Ninth Street, opp. ?&1U4 States Patent Office, | washington, d. c. GASNOW 60 YEARS' EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Designs Copyrights Ac. Anvono sending n fdiotch ntid description may quickly ascertain our opinion frue whether an luven! Ion is probably pat entfiele- Communion* tlniisfitrictlyt'MiiildtMitLtl. HANDBOOK on I'aO'iils lent free. (Mdesl agency for ?ecnrTnapeteiita, Patents taken tui'undi Muim a ? >. receive ipfcial fitfkc, n II tiout vhnrgQ, in the Scientific Jftnericdti, a hnndenmoly Nlnftreted weokly. T.nrircut cir? culation <if lit!y tch ? illlc Journal. Term*. |S u reari four nn?nthe,$1? Hold i>y ail now ? pi < ?pn seiBroadws,. Hew Kork XJ-. THE PREMIUM LIST. Solicit Subscriptions for the Twice a=Week Watchman and Southron, Valuable Prizes to be Given for Work in Spare Time?Number of Prizes Unlimited. The Watchman and Southron which has been the family newspaper of Sumter County since the days of your grand-parents is n>w published twice a week?Wednesday and Saturdays?and is the biggest and newsiest county paper published in the State of South Carolina. The price remains the same as when it was published once a week only?$1.50 a year. At this price the Watchman and Southron is the cheapest and best family paper within the reach of the people of Sumter and adjoining counties. It gives twice a week the local, County, State and general news I.n a condensed and readable shape, as well as many timely special articles on farming, household and other topics. Iff. E. W. Dabbs, President of the Sumter County Farmers' Union will have editorial direction of a special department devoted to Farmers' Union News and Farming, that will be particularly interesting. The Waichman and Southron should go into every home in this section of the State, and those who are not now - subscribers can easily be induced to subscribe. As an irduccment to those who have spare time to solicit subscriptions for us we are offering a number of valuable premiums for lists of new subscribers and we want agents in every neighborhood in Sumter. Lee and Clarendon Counties. ALL PERSONS who desire to do so, whether they live in Sumter County or elsewhere, are cordially invited to act as subscription agents. All will be entitled tc participate in the competition, will be paid for their work in pre? miums, commensurate, in value with the value of the work performed or in cash, as they may prefer. The price of Subscription Is $1.50 a year, or 75 cents for six months?and may be sent in one, two or more at a time, with or without the cash, to suit the convenience of the agent, but for an old name to be connted for a pre? mium the subscriber must pay up all arreage and one year In advance. HERE ARE THE PREMIUMS. FOR THREE NAMES?A Red Midget Stylo Fountain Pen; a two Blade Pocket Knife, or an Ingersoll Watch. FOR FOUR NAMES?A Fountain Pen with 14k solid gold pen; a Three Blade Pocket Knife or one year's subscription to either of the following Maga? zines; Bohemian, Metropolitan, Argosy, Cosmopolitan or The Delineator. FOR FIVE NAMES?A Diamond Point Fountain Pen, a year's subscrip? tion to either of the following Magazines: McClure, Munsey or Woman's Home Companion, Saturday Evening Post, or a Stem-Winding Nickle Watch. * FOR SIX NAMES?A Waterman's Fountain Pen; Stem-Winding Nickle Watch; a year's subscription to Ladies Home Journal or Review of Reviews; a fine Razor; Pocket Knife; Baseball Mitt; or Ball and Bat. FOR EIGHT NAMES?A Guaranteed Stem-Winding Open Face Nickle Watch; a fine Razor; Catcher's Mitt; A Waterman's Fountain Pen; a Teach? er's Bible. FOR TEN NAMES?Single-Barrel Breech-loading Columbia Shotgun; Gold mounted Waterman's Fountain Pen; Guaranteed Stem-Winding Nickle Watch, either polished or oxydized easy; a fine Catcher's Mitt, or any other article of equal value. FOR TWENTY NAMES?Ten Year Gold Case Trenton Watch; Hopkins & Allen 16-shot Repeating Rifle; Single-Earrel Special Breech-loading Shotgun; a fine Toilet or Washstand Set. FOR THIRTY NAMES?20 Year Gold Open Case Elgin Watch; 22-Callbre Winchester Repeating Rifle; Doubl \rrtl Shotgun, or any other article of equal value. FOR FORTY NAMES?Union Arm.i Co., Double-Barrel Hammerless Shot? gun; 32-callbre Winchester Repeating Rifle; 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Wal tham 7 Jewel Watch, or any oth?r arucle of equal value. FOR FIFTY NAMES?Ladies Solid Gold Watch, 20 Year Gold Case Elgin or Waltham 7 Jewel Gentleman s Watch; Hopkins & Allen Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun. FOR SEVENTY-FIVE NAMES?$35 Ithica Double-Barrel Hammerless Shotgun; a New Ideal Sewing Machine; a 20 Year Double Case Elgin or Wal- - tham Watch. FOR ONE HUNDRED NAMES?A Smith or Fox Double-Barrel Hammer? less Shotgun; a New Home Sewing Machine; a Solid Gold Waltham or Elgin Watch. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. THE CONTEST BEGINS NOW and will come to a close on June 1st, at* 6 o'clock p. m, sharp. Each agent will be held individually responsible for the payment of the amount due on all names returned by him or her. Where it is desired to stop a subscription before the close of the Club contest, the Agent may do so by paying the amount due at the time of such stoppage. Where a subscription has been paid In full, it cannot be discontinued. The Agent however, may, if he sees proper, transfer the unfulfilled portion of the subscription to another subscribe', provided the person to whom the ti; a subsciber at the time the original name was e No mine will ho counted in competition for i tlon price has been paid, nor will any premiun has either paid or made satisfactory settlement for all the names seat i.i by him or h r. In cast.s of contention by two or more Agents over the right to a name, preference will be given to the one who pays for the name FIRST; but where both pay we ?hall not attempt to decide the matter except by crediting the name lor one year for each each |MJsaetJf .\fter a name has been out-red on our hooks, no transfer will he permitted. This is positive and emphatic, and where Agents attempt to eaake such trans? fers, the) must concede our right to take such steps as may teem necessary to protect the fairness of this provision. The Agent who returns names must pay for them. ? Any and all Agents will have the right to Get 0abaci Ibers Whercect They Can. It is not necessary that all the names shall go to the same postolhce address. All subscriptions must be foi warded to us at the expense of those sending them and we will be responsible for the sate transmission of money only when it is sent by Draft. Registered Letter, Express or Poatompe Money < >rd. r. in sending names, Always give cor reel name or Kastlest, assi ptweatM i*>st olliee Sddross, and II possible say whether the subscribers are NOW taking the paper. Careful observance of this will be the means of avoiding much trouble and confusion. OSTEbN PUBLISHING C( . 1? w Libert* R< ..Sumter. S. 0.