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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
H. FRANK WILSON,
President,
Sumter, S. C.
Y. M. G. A.

Until further notice, the Reading
Room of the Y. NJ G.. A. will be open
daily from s 80 to 10 p NJ.
Dailies, weeklies. monthlies, will be
found there. Also, the Library from
the S L. l. has been removed to the
rooms of the Y. NJ. G. A.
An earnest Invitation is extended to
all to visit the rooms and take advan-
age OF the reading matter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
Views From Pisgah---Patrlot'sm'
Politics, Prohibition,
etc.
PIsGAH, S. c., July 4, 1894.

P1sGAH, S. c., July q, 1894.
We are again reminded that the day upon
which the Fathers declared, with the ropes
around their necks, that these then American
Colonies should be free and independent, has
dawned upon US. A few cracks OF fire arms,
and some unseemly hallowing, caused from
little too much ''red eye'' or its kinship,
guess, show that the 4th Of July is here.
The day is being generally observed here.
An work has ceased as far as ! eau learn,
and our people are at least celebrating the
National holiday. This is right for no
Nation is 50 blessed with Divine favor as our
country. The trouble is our people DO not
realize or appreciate as they should, what we
have. With no King over US but Money, tree
speech and free ballot to those who
exercise the right of manhood, our people
;oo aloop in the old ruts iu free and easy
way, scarcely thinking that that insat'ao'e
monster money like the Oriental bat, which
gently fans with its wings the sleepers while
extracts the lie UIOOu itOih >oeAAf -
gradually paurerizing the agriculturlsts OF
this country. Continuing on in the way we
have been going for the last few years. the
near future will show all the horrors OF the
Russian Serf. Even now there are those IN
our midst who are afraid to exercise tne
righ, of suffrage as they think best, Tor rear
of offending some one they oue. Contempt
BILE moral towards! When the ballot should
be as distinct as persons religion from all
business connections.
Our section has been blest with hne
season. Yesterday we bad the heaviest ram
since last August The crops have taken on
new life aud strength to stand the summer
heat. We have some fine crops here, out
will wait longer to see what the prospect
turns out, before telling you who has the
best. Watermelops are here but rather small
from the drought. 1t is not too late 10 plant
now for an early fall crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
EDITORIAL NOTES.

At the recent encampmeDt at Spar
tanburg, the Darlington Gnards, Capt.
Henry D. Thomson. commanding, took
the prize as being the best-drilled COM
pany on the ground. This is great
triumph for. the Guards. but it is only
one more laurel wreath added to the
many victorious crowns deservedly con-
ferred upon this splendid body of citizen
soldiers.
News comes from Florence to the
effect that sixteen of her good citizens
have been arrested under warrant issued
by Trial Justice Atkinson, Of Tinmons-
vile, charged with loo,iog The dispen-
sary at Florence in March last. The
correspondent Of the Necs and Courier
reports that it is the opinion of the peo-
ME there that Power and Newbold will
end difficulty in fixing the offence on
the persons arrested.
The journal, Columbia's popular
little afternoon daily, has been pur-
chased By Mr.. W. W. Ball and Mr.. L.
w. Boyd; Mr.. Ball will edit the paper
aud Mr.. Boyd will be business manager.
The political character of the paper will
be unchanged. and it will devote itself
more than ever to the development and
prosperity Of the Capital City. The
nroprietors are bright, intelligent
and energetic young men. who
will deserve success. which We cordially
wish them.
IN the death Of Major E. B. Murray,
Anderson has lost one of her most
nrominent citizens. and South Carolina
devoted and useful son. IN q pond
within his private grouuds Major
Murray met his death, while bathing.
His daughter, Who was also bathing
with him, went to his rescue, but was
unable to prevent his sinking. though
she struggled hard to effect it. Quite
half hour elapsed before efforts TO 1esus'
citate him we're, made, and they were
fruitless. after SO long time. 1t IS
not known what caused him to sink. as
he was an expert swimmer, but 1t Is
believed that be took cramp. Death
has been particularly busy IN carrying
off prominent Carolioians OF late.
Perhaps it is we'll for tbem-certainIy
the times are evil, and there are worse
things than death.
We had intended publishing this
week the letter Of the BluHtoD Relief
Committee 10 criticism Of Miss Barton
and the course of the Red Cross Asso-
citation in discriminating against the
white people Of the storm-swept REGION
but the space given to the great strike
precludes the publication Of toe letter,
which will appear next week. lnfor-
matioa from a gentleman resident 10
Bluffton. aud whose name has been pro-
mipeut 10 this connection, is to the
effect that the letter is none too severe
IN view of the facts. He also desires to
appeal, through us. for box OF clothing
for infants and three year old children
aud boys from ID to l6 years, some of
whom he knows are in want of such
things. We hope the Kings Daughters
and the Daughters of Israel will take
hold Of this last request, and collect
box Of clothing. which may be shipped
to T R. Hayward, Bludton. S. c.,
care of Str. Alpha, Port Royal. S. c.,
and marked '.Fos Sufferers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
RARE BUsINEss CHANCE.

4 RARE BUSINESS CHANCE.
~ Entire Stock of n Wall Paper and Artists
Supply Establishment for sale at bargain.
Wall paper. $1,000 rolls. Great variety Of
Artists Supplies, Pants, Oils, Brushes. Var
nishes. Stock of late C. " STILES will be sold
as whole, or any part, at tremendous sac
ri6ce. For particulars address C B. JENKINS,
care Of The Cameron Barkley Co., Charles
ton. S. c. July
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
TO DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
HEADoURTERs OF DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE OF SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, s. c., July 9, 1894


COMMITTEE OF SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. c., July 9, 1894.
The Presidents of the Democratic Clubs Of
Sumter County, are hereby ordered 10 call
together their respective clubs on July 18th,
1894, for the purpose of reorganization.
On said day, and after reorganization, the
clubs shall elect delegates to convention to
be held in this City on the 9Th day of August,
next, 1894, on the basis Of one Delegate for
every twenty-five members, and one for
majority fraction thereof.
Upon reorganization, voters leaving clubs
to which they formerly belonged shall sign
requests t. the secretary Of the clubs, which
they propose to leave, to erase their names
from rolls of said clubs, and said requests
shall he filed with the rolls Of the clubs from
which the said voters may withdraw.
By order of Executive Committee.
D. f KEELS,
w. H INGRAM. Chairman.
Secretary.
July II.
ua,.Ia ond Ereeman conv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
SENATOR MORGAN'S PLAN.
To Make Examinations Necessary for
State Department Service,

Senator Morgan's bill for the reorganiza-
ton OF the State Department has created
considerable comment. The purpose of the
ball is to take the foreign service and the
department work out of politics. to pro-
vide an educational qualification for ap-
intment, to make the service continuous
and to provide for promotions.
Admission to the service is only to be
obtained through an examination by a
board to be appointed for that purpose to
consist of the commissioner Of education,
two professors of public law from leading
universities and two officers of the de-
partment. which examination is to cover
general history, history of the United
States, constitution and international law,
political economy, geography, arithmetic,
English language and either German,
French, Spanish, Italian or Russian Per-
eligible to appointment to the lowest grade
in the service. Persons now i'll the service
are to undergo this eXamina alton as well as
applicants for appointment. No grade is
to be overstepped in making promotions.
Positions in the department and in the
foreign service are to be interconvertible on
the same grade.
Removals are to be made only on proof
low twenty years of age or above forty
five is to be eligible to appointm Only
the secretary OF State, the first assistant
secretary, the solicitor of the department
ambassadors, ENJOYS extraordinary and
ministers plenipotentiary and consular
agents are to be exempt from the examina-
ton requirements, except private secreta-
ries, messengers and laborers.
The bill provides for positions for which
the examination prescribed will be neces-
sary and the salaries to be paid. There is
to be one second assistant secretary of
state, $500; one third assistant secretary
$500; one chief clerk, at s., 500: one trans
lator, at 81, 100; six chiefs of bureau at
8. 100 each; eight clerks, at 81 800 each: ten
clerks, at $1,000 each; twelve clerks. at
81, 400 each: twelve clerks, at $1,000 each;
twelve clerks, at 81 900 each. Offices in the
consular service: Fifteen consuls-general,
at 5000 each; twenty consuls-general at
$4,000 each; fifty consuls, at $1,000 each;
eighty consuls, at s., 500 each; 100 consuls,
at 5000 each; twenty-eight vice consuls, at
81, 500 each; thirty vice consuls at $1,000
each And in the diplomatic service: Two
ministers resident, at $500 each; five min
listers resident, at Sc, 900 each; eight secre-
taries of legation, at 5000 each; ten sec
retaries of legation, at $500 each; twelve
secretaries of legation, at 81. 600 each. Con-
sulS are to receive no pay beyond the sal
ary fixed, the national work done by them
being part of the service required. Two
hundred consular agents are provided for,
who shall receive not to exceed 5000
each per year in fees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
CAPITOL TOPICS,
Senate Executive Session.

The Senate spent the entire three hours of
the executive session yesterday in consider
ing the nomination of H. w. Long to be
register of the land office at Gainesville
Fla, which was at last rejected by q vote
of 16 to 80. There were several motions
during the afternoon, one of these being to
recommit and another to postpone for two
weeks. The majority against this was only
five, that being the closest vote of the ses-
sion.
n. d. Wainwright was confirmed for re-
ceiver at the Gainesville, Fla, office with
out objection.
After the confirmation of batch of post
masters, Mr.. Morgan called up the Chinese
treaty, which was read but no further ac-
ton taken. Mr. Perkins (CaL) gave notice
that he intended to offer some amendments
to strike cut the parent, wife and child
clause and the debtor and creditor provision
Of the convention, which, he said, was a
fatal weakness in the treaty and formed a
loophole through which the very thing
sought to be prevented would be accom-
plished.
At today's meeting Of the House COM
merce committee Chairman Wise called at
tention to the Grosvenor resolution au-
thorizing the committee to investigate the
reported interference with the transmits
sion of news dispatches during the late
troubles in South Carolina.
At the request of Representative Storer
the consideration of the resolution went
over until Wednesday.
To Prevent DC", Grafton of the Flag.
Representative Layton of Ohio was au-
thoriZed by the House committee on the
Judiciary today to report Representative
Caldweifs bill to prevent the dissertation
Of the United States flag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
| sisfanoa n

recorder Of deeds, and now seek your as
sistance In preventing 1T.
The reasons for my protest are as fol-
lows: This office was established in 1868 by
piece of loose and imperfect legislation
which has never been improved upon The
recorder is required to give no bond make
DO reports and Acknowledges no superior but
is in fact, In law entirely irresponsible. With
such opportunities, the 'spoils system has
been applied to the place with great effect,
and the inevitable consequence has fol-
lowed, the Office being notoriously mis-
managed, or, rather. not managed at all, for
which condition of affairs, II should be
added, the deputy recorder is not respon-
slble. 1t would be no eXaggeration to say
that there is no back county clerks office
In the country. having charge of the re-
cording OF conveyances of land, that has
cruder methods of conducting its business
than has the office in question.
For the past ten years the Office has
been used by both parties as a bait 10 catch
the colored vote. Self-styled or so-called
leaders of the race have been imported
from various parts of the country 10 dra w
the handsome emoluments Of the place IN
return for which they are supposed to or
ganize their followers into effective politi-
cal organizations to support one man or
party or another
Il do not wish to be understood as rails
ing question Of color have no ohiac-
.lon TO urge on that ground, although il
does not plainly appear why this OFFICE
should be regarded as the especial pronertv
Of the colored race
1T may be said that the appointment OF
a resident of the District would not make
the ofnce less subject of the spoils svs-
tenn than the appointment of an outsider
hile this may be true in a general sense
there would be motives of local pride a
better understanding of the needs of the
oftce existing in the one case which would
be, in all probability. absent in the other.
again, the nomination of Mr. Taylor is
an unqualified violation Of the home rule
plank of the platform which the President
pledged himself to observe. 1t is a con-
temptuous disregard of the wishes of the
people of the District of Columbia, which
have been made known to the President
In an appropriate manner, and finally II
Is an attempt to provide with a lucra five
Office man whom the Senate has ALREADY
rejected for another place. and in this con-
nection the people Of the District should be
Informed why this man was considered un.
nj for the position Of minister TO Bolivia
II he is to be foisted on the community as
recorder of deeds
In our extremity the people of the Dis.
tr.ct can 90 no more than to appeal 70
those who, like yourself, have the courage
TO cenounce persons in high places who
conspicuously fail to do their duty.
Il ask You to do what you can as Sena.
tor to defeat this nomination"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
TO SECURE A QUORUM.
mr.. Springer Has Prepared a Rule Ia
Accomplish That Result.

Many plans have been suggested to Sc
cure quorum Of the House when a mi
hority OF members oppose any particular
measure. Mr.. Springer of Illinois has pre-
pared rule, which he intends to offer
at the first opportunity and endeavor TO
secure favorable action upon it. 1t pro-
vides that: Whenever. on a yea and nav
vote upon any question, the record shows
that no quorum has voted, the clerk shall
again call the names of those not voting.
when the name Of any member who is
present Is called the Speaker shall state
the question to him and ask him how he
desires to vote. II he refuses to vote his
name shall be entered on the journal as
present and not voting In determining
the result of the vote those present and
not voting shall be counted with those
voting In the negative. If those voting
ana those present and not voting shall be
a majority of the whole House a ouorun1
shall be deemed constituted, and the
question shall be decided by the record as
thus ascertained."
Provision is also made for enforcing the
attendance of absent members
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
c AL LING A CAUCUS
Democrats Want to Talk Over the State
Bank Question.
A Numerously Signed Request tn
Chairman HOlman-What a Poll
of the Members Shows.

Over $50 democratic members of the
House today united in the following request
to Chairman Holman Of the democratic
caucus for a caucus on the state bank aues-
ton next Tuesday:
we, the undersigned, most respectfully
ask that Immediately upon the adjourn
ment Of the House Tuesday April 10, you
Will call caucus of democrats Of the
House to consider the provisions Of the
democratic platform relating to the repeal
of the tax imposed by the federal govern
ment upon the issues of state banks and
state bank associations"
The caucus petition has been circulated
by Representative Swanson Of Virginia,
who has also made a poll of the democra is
on the state bank question. Concerning
the move Mr.. Swanson says: ''The request
Tor the caucus is the largest ever presented
ror House caucus, which indicates the
great interest felt in the subject There
are two elements favorable to the repeal
or the state bank tax. One element wants
unconditional repeal and the other wants a
repeal. with federal restrictions and super
vision around state banks Of issue. Unless
these two elements can get together on a
compromise measure 1t will be impossible
to pass repeal bill; but IL those fayoring
repeal will compromise their differences by
uniting on measure which both factions
can support the bill can be carried in the
House"
Mr. Swanson's poll shows not more than
10 democrats favorable to unconditional
repeal. But with those favoring conditional
repeal, the poll shows a wide margin for
repeal of the bank tax.
Plans Proposed.
Three plans are being considered for pre-
sentation to the caucus. One is for the ap-
pointment of special committee to frame
compromise repeal and report it to a sub
sequent caucus. Another is to enlarge the
present committee on banking and currency
SO as to make it responsive to the desires of
caucus on a repeal of the state bank tax
Thus far the committee has been in a
DEAD lock over a number of repeal bills, and
the question has been indefinitely tabled
The enlarged committee would have repeal
majority sufficient to report a compromise
bill. third proposition is for the COM
Inittee on rules TO take charge of the sub
Ject and arrange for plan for getting the
question before the House.
one of these three plans will be adopted
Speaker Crisp's name is among those
signing the request for caucus. The other
names include the leaders on the democra tic
side, among them Representatives Culber-
son, Mcmillan, Outhwaite. Cox of Tennes-
See, Springer, Dockery and Patterson 1t is
regarded as significant that seven New
York members, Cummings Coombs Dun
ply, Clancy. Warner, Tracey and Haines.
have signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
THE EASTERN BRANCH BRIDGE.
The senate Committee to Report fr
Favor of a Survey.

Senator Gallinger was directed today by
the Senate District committee to report IA
vorably Senate bill 1112, providing for a sur
vey for a bridge across the Eastern branch
Of the Potomac. This bill appropriates S..
ooo for the purpose of a survey, and as
amended by the committee leaves TO the
secretary OF war the exact location OF the
bridge. There is some contention between
the residents at Hillsdale and those Of the
country farther south and west as to the
terminus of the bridge on the south shore.
This Will be determined by the engineer
making the survey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
Medical Representatives.

The following named officers are detailed
to represent the medical department Of the
army as delegates to the Association OF
Military Surgeons of the United States, tC
meet in this city May 1, 1894: Lieut. Col
William H. Forwood. deputy surgeon gen.
eral; Maj. Robert NJ. OReilly, surgeon
Maj. Joseph K. Corson, surgeon; Maj. Wal
ter Reed, surgeon Capt. John L. Phillips
assistant surgeon; Capt. Guy L. Edie, as
sistant surgeon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06

The President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate:
Postmasters-Xelpho It. Beidler, Mount
Pulaski. ILL.,; John NJ. Higgs, Connersville,
Ind; John Lynch, Liberty, Ind; VIM. Clar-
dy, Purcell, Indian Territory; Bushnell Dan
forth, Williamstown, Mass; Henry Roeser,
Marietta, Ohio.
Interior-Lycurgus r. Woodward of Cali
fornia, to lie a commissioner in and for
the district of Alaska, to reside at Oonalash-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06
Mr. Wilson's Good Health.

VIM. H. Wilson, son of Chairman Wilson
of the ways and means committee, writes
to Clerk Talbot of that committee that
his father has progressed so we'll that he is
now in better health than he was when he
left Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-06

2 An index to advertise
ments will be found on
Page 3.
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Continued on Second Page.)
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-05-30
A New View Of Poverty.

The st. Louis Republic argues that
America does not need less poverty, but
more of it, as our worst evils come either
from the desire for or the possession oftoo
much money.
Our contemporary Ghinks that when
the majority Of men are not willing to
endure poverty, and make it the busi-
ness of their lives to accumulate wealth,
they absorb more than their share and
deprive others of the proceeds Of their la
Dor. To avoid this evil the Republic sug-
gests that people should make way fer
others, after they have accumulated
enough to supply their moderate wants.
It says:
at was habit among tho workers of
tho eighteenth century to retire from
Understanding we rarely hear OF
now. The small tradcsman who had &C
cumulated a few hundred pounds was
often satisfied to live in poverty the rest
of his life, having in his savings the as
surance that he would never be hungry.
Merchants who accumulated a competen-
cy withdrew from competition with
younger men and devoted themselves
to other things-sometimes to their own
pleasure, often to work for the common
welfare. Men who owned forty-acre
farms that their grandfathers had lived
on lived on them through their whole
lives and taught their children to expect
to live as they had done. And while it
is not desirable to restore the eighteenth
century, it Is worth while to remem Der
that when the spirit of activity is pros
tituted to covetousness, to the mere
desire of getting, regardless of need, it
does not make for Improvement, but for
ruin"
It is all very we'll for q philosopher to
talk in this fashion, but very few will
pay any attention to it. The money
craze has taken possession of the ma
iority of people. and it is a rare thing to
find man who will admit that he has
enough. The proposition that we need ed
more poverty, instead of less of it, will
not commend itself to the average citi'
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: George W. Reeves has been sent t

George w. Reeves has been sent to
Jail in Baltimore for making false aflida-
Wits concerning the loss of his right In
dex finger for the purpoge OF procuring
pension. Joseph L. Wills, orderly ser
geant of Reeves company, testified that
Reeves and a companion went into the
woods and chopped of each others right
index fingers for the purpose of escaping
duty. It was common thing during
the war, Mr.. Willis said, for soldiers to
chop off their index fingers or blow
them off with their guns in order to Sc
cure their discharge from army service.
In recent lecture Sir Robert Ball
said that .elegraphic message would go
seven times around the earth In second,
and if telegraphic message could be
sent to the moon it would reach its desti-
nation in little more than second. 1t
would take something like eight min
utes to arrive at the sun but how long,
think you, would it take to get to Alpha
Centauri, travelling thither 100000 miles
q second? Seconds, minutes, hours,
days, weeks, months, would not be long
enough it would take no less than three
years, travelling all the time at that tre-
mendous pace, before it would reach its
destination. If that is the case with res
pect to the nearest of the stars, what
must be said Of those which are still far
ther off? There are stars 80 remote that
if the news of the victory of Wellington
at Waterloo had been flashed to them in
1915 on that celestial telegraph system, 1t
would not have reached them yet, even
if the message had sped at the space
indicated, and had been travelling all the
time.