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? be f?litcbnran aiti 3outbron. PublUhcd mid Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY sr\i i KK. s. 0, Terms: $1.60 per annum?In advance. \d \ ort1-.einen(.s Om Square first Insertion.$1.00 Every subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced raten. All communications which sub servo private interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged i >r. Th? -"umicr Watchman was found? ed In I860 and the True Soutrron In 16*4. The Watchman and Southron ggrtg h>ui the combined circulation and influence cf both of the ? old papers, and Is manifestly the best advertising medium tn Sumter. < Ignrt Is hi ., h I n 1-lorence this wsen with F. 1.. Will. ox. Esq.. pre-I siding as speci.it He was recommended h> ( hi* t Justice Jones, at the request ?>f ths 1*1.toko bar as? sociation, and was eoosmissloaed by! flaw. Blease, despite the fact that he not on his list of eligible*. Chief 1 ha* made good his po? sition snd (lov. niease's bluff has fall- ' e*i flat. I ? . . The Charleston Y. M. C. A. cam paian tn raise $150,000 for a new building terminated Monday after- ^ noon most successfully, with a total of $167.717 subscribed. Charleston' is developing what it has long need.- I eel? i tine and progressive public ? sp1' and as this spirit broadens ano Strengthens the city will grow and - QIARTKKS HHIN<; PRKPARED. Manning. March 13.?The Im? provements and alterations on build? ings on Iloyce street are being rapid? ly pushed for the occupancy of the People's Bank, recently organised. Capt. W. C. t>avls, the leading mem? ber of the Manning Har, has been elected President and Mr. It. Connor Wells, S3 able accountsnt, cashier. IHK WAR IN MEXICO. Pr set diu, Texas, March 14.?Via! Mar fa. Texas. M <r< h 14,?The lnsur gent army unoer uen. Ranches has surrounded OJinaga and a longe range battle has been In progress since yes? terday nopn. Sanchez, has demanded the surrender of the town. At noon yesterday the insurgent army, numbering about '-?0 men. ar? rived from Mulato and took position on the hills surrounding OJinaga. The artillery op?"n> ?1 the action from the town, hut there were no causualtles. Oeu. Sanches sent a message to Oen. Luque of the federal force, inviting him to eon. into the * ?pen and tight in order that n< n-t ..moatants in the town might not he endangered. Luque answt r> d the meftjcigc with two shrapnel hells that hurst In l\e ranks of the i tit'ls, hut did no damage. 8ar"hes made no attempt to rush the town, but extended his lines Just beyond rifle range and during the night a t \ asaeaa - rossed the Con ebo rlv. r and closed the road to the weet. The federals nave only one way to escape, serous the Hio Orande to the American side. F. B. McCoombs. a Scottish soldi- r Of fortune kdled t*o f <h r.il -sentries during the night and obtained their guns. At daybreak the federals again opened with their cannon. The Insur? gent lines had appr< a< abd w ithin ran*, and during the day there has been a continuous exchange of vol? ley. Saneh? r. announces his Intention of starving out the geffriSOO ??jlnaga Is naturally a ttTOnsj position and to Storm the town the Insurgents would have to < "targe up * hare slope in the f- e of machine gone tn.. The river bank near the guard house at tie ford he* been mined. Smai bands of re,r,f( reeun ntH are joining the Insurgents hourly. This morning a party of || arrived from flancarlos. Ant nu. CnffSSSIO, with I0n men. Joined them three days ago. The pgostuneiados nr. expecting the arrival of a held gun from San Pablo ihirlng the nghtini Troop II, Third Pnltrd .'taten < avalry, commanded by Capt. William*, patrolled the Ameri? can hank ? ' Itlo Orande and a ntimt? ans watched the tops in Presidio, "hattle tea" and s on the flat snared for a herd of 160 ds of corn \ ery man ? tied to Id of you \ Is tn TEXAN WON'T EXPLAIN. BAII.FY wiii s\v NOTHING \li< ?i t missing LoitlMF.lt PAPERS. Kmm mtm Gall tow FGdom c?lays Thai lie Won't Have Anything to Do With Trial of PffOdcHck in Illi? nois. Waahlngton, March 14, ? Because th. authorities of Sanganvon county, Illinois, issued a ?uhpoana for him In contortion with the proceedings against Senator Holstlnw, Senator Balh v of Taxas probably will u aks no explanation relative to the disap pearance in tin senate chamber hart of tlv 'tthlavit of Mr. Newton, the hank clerk, and the llolstlaw bank deposit slip, concerning which there was much discussion during the pen? dency In the senate of the resolution to vacate the seat of Senator Lorimer of Illinois. Mr. Ballsy de? hired today that the Associated Press was In error In send? ing from Washington last Saturday the dispatch that he was at work on "a statement" ConesmtAf the disap St at ance of the papers. "Before the senate adjourned," said Mr. Baihw, Senator Cummins told nie thai he had been asked to make an atlldavlt himself reciting that he had PK cd that paper and delivered It to me, and -inked me also to make an affidavit that I had received it from him and handed it to Senator Tillman. who had in turn handed it to some other senator who desired to see lt. I very readily told Senat c Cummins that I would make the atfi davlt and Saturday afternoon Senator Borah told me that he had received a telegram from Senator Cummins asking me to prepare and send the affidavit. I immediately prepared It and delivered It to Senator Borah to be sent to Senator Cummins." Tho senator went on to say that after he had given the affidavit to Mr Borah he saw for the first time a news dispatch saying that subpoena had been issued for him in Spring? field. 111., and on Sunday sent a tele? gram to Senator Cummins reading: "I received your message through Senator Borah yesterday afternoon and promptly prepared tho affidavit, which T dsHrsred blm for trqn?? ralsaion to yo>i. Later >n the after* noon l hand s statantent 'hat the PtfttS'l attorney of Cnngnmop county had procured s Stlhp *< na ducst tecum for me and If that Is true I desire you to return my affidavit to me at once and under no circumstances will I consent for the prosecuting attor? ney at Springfield to have It. Of course, he perfectly understands that Illinois could not Issue a subpoena for persons viutslde of her jurisdiction and therefore the application for It, If made, was a contemptible piece of petty politics. If the district attor? ney there had honestly desired my presence he could have secured it by a simple and courteous request." OFFICERS I.At.CK TO GET IX GAME. Xiarly 1*984 Ha\o Accepted Chance, Will Ik? Sent to Texas In Hatches of 200. WasfuriKton, March 7.?The en? thusiasm of the officers of the mili? tia of the various States and terri? tories over the opportunity offered them by the war department for field experience in the present military operations In the Southern border States continues unabated. Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff of the army, has received a total of 1.9&0 ac? ceptances. MaJ. G n. Carter, commanding the troops at San Antonio, has been ask? ed by the war department to prepare a programme Indicating the number Of militia otho rs he can accommo? date .it one time. When this is re? ceived the department will arrange a schedule with a view of granting Hold Instruction to ail the officers ?>f the militia who have accepted the de? partment's imitation. According to the present plan, about 100 militia officers will be Hent Southward at one time and the period of Instruction will be about two weeks each. aAVKO FRON DKATH BY NEGRO MAX. Abolu. March IS.?A house be? longing to Mrs. Mary E. Hodge and occupied as i dwelling by J. Muck Bagnal, was destroyed by lire at 1 1 || o'clock last night. Mr. Bagnal is a cripple and was in the house alons "><i asleep at the Ilms the house OnUghl tire and would possibly have lost his life but for the timely arriv? al of a negro man, Sam Washington, who knocked the door down and aroused him. The tire started between the over? load soiling and the roof. The stillness of the night, togsth er with the efforts of those who had gathered, prevented the spread of the (lames to the nearby buildings. When you have rheumatism In your foot or instep apply Chamberlain's i hslmsnt -?nd von will get quick re lief, It i ?i b 11 p quart BLEASE VERSUS COMMISSION. il \ t OF ORDER REMOVING WIND UP COMMISSION. Governor's Words i><? Not Reveal Mo? tive Underlying Iiis Act?Surmised Thnl Prosecution of Claims \ gainst G ml ten win Now Cease?Rtenlnnd Distillery CJompnnj and Carolina GlOSS Company May Now t.ct Away With tho Goods. Columbia, March 15.?The order of Gov. Blesse dismissing the live mem? bers of the dispensary wind up com? mission, has been the topic of dis cusslon here today. The charge he makes In ids order that the members of the commission have been guilty of neglect of duty is generally laughed at as ridiculous, for the record of the commission and the business and personal standing of the individual members of the commission disprov? es the charge. The back down of the governor from his demand for an In? vestigation of the commission is a cause of general merriment. The real motive for the removal of the commission is a matter of con? jecture and there are various guesses hazarded. The result of the remov? al of the Commission cannot be fur seen, hut a great many are of the opinion that the grafters who iiave not been made to disgorge?notably the Rlchland Distilling Company and the ?'iroiina Gloss Company will now be able to get away with what they made out of the corrupt oil I ., te dispensary, ? The order issued by Gov, Blosse fol? lows: "Whereas, The general ussembly, by an act approved the 14th day of February, a. i>. lyo?, entitled 'An act to provide for the disposition of all property connected with the State dispensary and to wind up its affairs, provided that 'immediate'y upon the approval of this act the governor shall appoint a commission of well knawn business men, e,insisting of five mem? bers, none of whom shall be members i of the general assembly, to be known OS the State dispensary Commission, who shall give bond for the faithful performance of the duties required in the sum of $10,000. and the said act further providing that the said commission sh;."M pay to the ?tnts*| treasurer aftei deducting their com? pensatio! and otbei ?. pcnsei iltowed \ by this act, all surplus funds on bsnd, after paying all linbllitiet "In my judgment the members of j the commission h we had more than ample time to finish their work and make a final report, and it appear? ing to my satisfaction that this has not been done, and that said com? mission Is guilty of neplect of duty by not making the investigations re? quired in said act themselves, but delegated this power to a firm of at? torneys, under a contract which pro? vided an exorbitant fee, and providing 'The said parties of the first part in their negotiations or prosecution of suit in behalf of the parties of the second part or of the State of South Carolina, are hereby clothed with full power, subject alone to tha approval of the attorney general of said State, to offer to any of the parties involved. Immunity from prosecution upon such terms nnd conditions as in their judg? ment may be deemed to the bent In? terest of the parties hereto and to the State of South Carolina,' which pro? vision of said agreement was wholly without any authority of the commis? sion to make. In violation of the law nnd contrary to the policy and dig? nity of the State, placing the great and delicate power of the State to give pardon and Immunity to vio? lators of her laws in the hands of peo? ple not e\en citizens of the State, sub? ject to the approval of an officer of the State in whom I fall to find any constitutional or statutory power vested. Much delay and loss, under tin- provisions v)f this agreement, has occurred; caused continued agitation among the people of the state, and has prevented them from doing their work 'at the earliest date practica? ble.' "Therefore, they have been negli? gent in the dlsehnrge of and shown plainly Incapacity for the duties re? quired of them; and, taking Into con? sideration all of the circumstances and facts In regard to the delay and neglect in winding up the affairs as provided for in the act, and in view Of the fact that all moneys have nol been turned over to ti e state treas? urer, and this showing clearly inca? pacity and Indisposition to do the work as iic act provides, 'at the earliest date practicable' it being four years Since said act was ap? proved and for divers other good and sufficient reasons to me appear? ing; and "Whereas, An act to further pro? vide for Winding Up the affairs of the stute dispensary, etc, approved tha Ith day of March, A. l>. 1909, pro? vides 'That the governor is hereby authorized and empowered to remove any member of the said commission whenever he may deem it for the public Inter* s1 so to do,' and 1 now de? n if for ft nubll ????--? ? "Therfore, by virtue of the power vested n mo by the constitution of the ?ta e of South Carolina and the laws, I do hereby remove Wm. J. Murray, a very Patton, Jno. McSween J. S. Brice and J. N. Wood from the office or position of member of the State dispensary commission, or of the commission for the disposition of all property connected with the state dispensary and to wind up its affairs, and I hereby revoke and declare null and void the commission. . This order was made out Tuesday and sent e ch member by registered mad. Following up this Qov. Blease ad? dressed a letter to Attorney General Lyon asking for the names of those "granted immunity" from prosecution in the dispensary cases. Qov. Blease also wants to know under what pro? vision of the law the commission granted the attorney general the right of aproval or diaaproval in the prosecution of cases. The following is the letter: ??I notice in the agreement made between the commission to wind up the affairs of the State dlspeni try and Anderson, Felder, Rountree & Wilson, and width is Indorsed by you, that 'the said parties of the first part in their negotiations or prosecution of ?UltS in behalf of the parties of the second part or of the State of Sou'h Carolina, are hereby clothed with full power subject alone to the approval of the attorn- y general of said state, to offer t< any of the parties Involved i immunity fiom prosecution upon such, terms and conditions q ; in their judg? ment may be deemed to the best in terest of the parties hereto and to the State >f South Carolina.' "Will yon please be kind enough to inform me of the names of the per? sons whom Messrs. Anderson, Felder, ftountr . ?\- Wilson, under said agree? ment, have offered immunity from prost cution for violation of the laws Of this State and which you have ap? proved or disapproved, and the terms and conditions contained in such of? fers and approval. If such terms and conditions are in writing. I should like to have copies attached to your answer; if not in writing, then a state? ment substantially of them. " You will also please advise under what provision of law the commission undertook to clothe 'with full power.' j subject alone to the approval of the attorney general ( this state. A o will plea q advise me w hat j rrim i d ??.? ? ??? ? c- have been C"m-'; promised, adjusted or settlsd md the Lei ma upuil ?V lich Li-- tl ?"?< n effected, as also what clv*l actions! were settled or compromised and the terms thereof. "1 will thank you for the above in? formation at your earliest conven? ience." In this connection it might be stated that the governor yesterday expressed his views as to w hy he has refused to I Hgn the measure providing for an in- | vestigation of the commission. He said that the members of the commission i named by the senate were his enemies, | and asked if any one thought that he j Would appoint such men to make an investigation of the commission and himself. A concurrent resolution was adopt? ed providing for a commission to in? vestigate al acts of the commission. C. A. Smith, Heute i int governor, ap? pointed j. ii. Clifton, G. W. Sullivan and Howard B. Carlisle of Spartan burg as no srs fro . the senate to conduct the .nvestigation. Speaker Smith refused to appoint the three members from the house until Gov. Blease approved the act. The moE.fi ure was sent to Gov. Blease for ap< proval and was held up. Several days after he sent a letter to the commission saying that bo would refuse to sign the act until cer? tain information as to the working of the commission was furnished. This Information was furnished, which answered every question pro? pounded by tin- (diief executive. The governor still refused to sign the measun and let the Investigation go on. MEMBERS LIKE THEIR DISMISSAL Columbia. Marth l'g. ? Following the announcement yesterday by Qov. Blease that h< had dismissed the members of the ispensary < unmis Bion, The State asked the members of the commission for an expression as to the act of the chief executive. Dr, W. J. Murray, the chairman of he commission, who resides in Co? lumbia, said that he had no state? ment to make at present. It is very probable that the members will be called to meet in a few days. A telegram was received from Avery Patton of Greenville which was us follows: "The compliment of be? ing removed from the dispensary commission is not without Pi advan? tages, sir e yielding 'bis commission r> mov the constitutional prohibition to my accepting a cabinet position." .lohn McSwi en >f Tlmmonsvtlle said that he had no statement to make ;it this time. .1. Steele BrtCO of Yolkville sent the following with reference to the action of the governor: ??I. ,r ........ I..l,^rrr.l?l weeks age gave to the governor and through the press to the State at large the reasons of the delay in > com? pletion of their work and also tin reason why a certain amount of money was retained in their hands. "it is useless to discuss the legal? ity of the acts of the commission with the governor since the governor, in his own estimation, knows mor< law than any other lawyer in this Stale. "1 wull say, howevr, that I do not consider it any dishonor to he re? moved from office by a man of the calibre and character of our present governor. My work as a member of the commission is an open hook that may be read by all men and I leave it to the honest citizens of South Carolina who have no sym athy with thieves and grafters to s iv whether or not I have done my duty." Spring Holiday- for City School*. As is customary the city schools will have two days holiday this spring. Tiie dates this year will he the 2:;rd and 24th of Ma.ch. Dur? ing these days the State Teachers' Association will convene in Colum? bia ar>d the teachers will thus have an oppomnlty of attending its ses? sions. Tin se are the only holidays that the schools have between Jan? uary and June. Do you know that of all the minor ailments colds are by far the mos,, (dangerous? It is not the eold itself I that you need fear, hut the serious j diseases that it often leads to. Most of these are known as germ diseases. I Pneumonia and consumption are among them. Why not take Cham perlain's Cough Remedy and cure your cold while you can? For sale by all dea'ers. r YOUR BAM ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Let's Talk it Oier THE PEOPLE'S BANK. Capital $50.000 12 W. Liberty St. Surater, S. C j The Dank of Sumter Are you one of its cu^tonmts? If not, why net? We'll make it pleasant for you if you will come. Blent is striving to make M "The P.ank" for you. The manage CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $146>000.00 Deposits passed the half million mark during February. The Bank of Sumter Poor Old "P*-narT Dear old a tender, "r ho wc his loved ore*-*, they will no! hav .a IfOS all know him. li:s heart is big ami Idu't uvrk his head ott ag he doet to support And ice:1. chiMi-'' must he educated so to siavs as h has sbv od. Dear, deluded old dad. His earnings AUL? gone, week in and week out, year in and year out, a stoop to his shoulders, a shuffle to his step, a dim? ness of the eye?yet ho toils. We hope he is appreciated at hb true worth. He made money but there was so little left after the bills were paid that it wasn't enough to pay for saving. You are 20 years old, my son. Do you realize that if dad had quietly di op ped a dollar In the bank every Saturday night since you were born?only a single dollar?with no interest added, that he would now have $1,040.00? Add 4 per cent interest to that for 20 years. Then sit up and tako notice. Compound the interest and then sit up some more. THE FARMERS' BANK & TRUST CO. LIME, CEMENT. A OMB PLASTER. SHINGLES LATHS. Fl HE BRICK. DRAIN PIPE. W3C. Hnv firkin Wee Flour. Shin S jtT. Bran. 1 lay , VJI dill. Mixed t ow and Chicken Feed. Horses, Mules, glS?f* *mm!? No Order Too Large Or Tfso Small. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. Seed Potatoes! Seed Potatoes! Strauss' Satisfactory Selling Seed Potatoes Makes for Good Results?Big Yields. EARLY ROSE, IRISH COBLER AND BLISS Direct from Maine. Buy Your Sweet Potatoes From? A. A. Strauss & Co. PHONE H.v 26 N. Main Street Sumter, S. C. SPECIAL MTL k TlOX TO M AIL ORPKRS,