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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
Corn Stalk Molasses.

W~AYcRoss, Ca, March 15.-A
farmer, who lives neal here, tells all
interesting story of his experiment in
making corn stalk molasses. He
says : 81 planted two acres of rich
land in corr about April LIST, last
year, fertilizing it heavily with home
made compost twice during its after
growth, which. of course, made large
and heavy stalks and ears full ofsweet
juice. like the juice from the old china
or sorghum cane. l did not plant it
with that intention, but after observ.
ing this l Immediately pulled the
corn ears while green and shipped
them in barrels to Boston, which
alone doubly paid my expenses of
planting, fertilizing and gathering
1 then pulled the blades off, leaving
them on the ground to be plowed
under, and hastily proceeded to cut
down the stalks, cut off the tops and
haul to my furace. l ground the
stalks to pieces and boiled the juice
in the usual way that we do sugar
cane-about three hours with a
moderately hot fire under the boiler,
which held eighty gallons 1t pro
duced, after the process was COM
pleted, nine gallons of the whitest,
purest and most fragrant syrup that
have ever tasted. It was thick and
full of sweetness and did not have
the burning belonging to sorghum
and sugar cane molasses. Granulated
sugar could not be melted and made
into clearer syrup than this. There are
many advantages in grinding corn
stalks over that of sugar cane. Us.
ing the old.fasbioned roller mill, ]
filled it with FIVE or six stalks at once
and one small pony pulled them
through with no strain at all. The
two acres made three barrels of the
syrup of which I speak, and it was
not necessary for me to ship it in order
to dispose of it. as two barrels retail
ed at ST a gallon, right here in THU
county, and l could have sold mucl
more at the same price if had made
it. This year / have planted twenty
acres in corr and shall go through
the same process Of planting, manur
ing and gathering as | did last year
and there are many of my neighbors
engaging in the production of corn
principally for the cornstalk molas
ses.-Atlanta Constitution.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
What the Gayden Searching
Parties Have to Say.

To the Editor of The State: l have
been requested by those who were &C
tive in the unselfsh and coutiued. pur-
suit of the murderers Of Mr.. John E.
Gayden, to express their thanks to those
people who were so kind In Offering
them their assistance and 10 showing
them such great hospitality.
Proprietor Jervey of Sumter opened
his hospitable hotel to thea. The au-
tborisies of the c.. S. e. N. railroad put
cars at their disposal twice, and Mr..
Roland of the w, G. Il A. railroad at
road at Sumter, aud other officers of the
road, also showed them every attention.
To the good people who rendered them
such kindness they feel under lasting
obligations which they will readily
discharge when the opportunity presents
itself.
Those who we're actively 10 the party
were: J.:.Robt. Seay. John and James.
Williams, Marion and WILDER Seay,
Jessie Stack, Harry Bates, Oscar aud
Ross Mckenzie. Samuel Joyper, Julius
Harbort, II. B. Love, John S. Scott,
William Kohler. D.. B. Cotton. j. B.
James, Hugo Krause. Houston Joyner,
II. W. Adams and Boot. A School
bred.
All these, Mr. Editor, will appreciate
your giving space 10 your valuable pa
per for this expression of their thanks
and appreciation Of all the kindness
shown them, FRANCIS A. WESTON.
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SUMTER. S. G., WEDNESDAY. MARCH %, 1894.

such removal. Said the Governor :
81 discouraged the removal l told
him it was far O convenient to US
to have the Office in Columbia The
State has to advance money to the
distillers within the State and pay the
tax upon home manufactured whiskey
before we can use it, and thus we
have a great deal of business with the
Office"
He added "You might say for
the benefit of the whiskey men who
sell the State whiskey, that we fully
discussed the question of outs Also"
The general public perhaps does not
know what this term means When
a barrel of whiskey is stored in a
warehouse, if it remains there for two
years, about three gallons evaporates
in that time If it remains there FIVE
years, about five gallons evaporates
This shortage on account of age is
termed "outs" by the whiskey manu-
fa%cturers. 1t seems that all the liquor
seized by the United States authori.
ties so far, as contraband, has been in
barrels marked all right, but which
when guaged were shown to be full,
thus proving that the same barrels
had i'll some way been used twice,
and were filled with raw liquor on
which no tax had been paid. At the
request of the commissioner, Gov
ernor Tillman promised not to have
any Of the whiskey purchased by the
State emptied out of the barrels until
it has been inspected and guaged by
the United States revenue officers.
Mr.. Trailer will be instructed also
not to pay any one for liquor uatil ii
has passed through such guaging.
The Governor stated, too, that he
had promised the commissioner tc
turn over to him all c%ontraband liquor
seized, which has no stamp upon it
when the packages contain more thar
FIVE gallons.
Governor Tillman says he never hae
a more pleasant or satisfactory con
ference with any one than he did with
the commissioner.
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Col. Brcckinridge's sou Bob is row
dyish. He got 90 a spree some years
back, had several fights aud his father
telegraphed to a friend to have him
Jailed uotil he came. It was deter
mined to send bog Bob ou a long cruise.
When he got to San Francisco and just
as be was boarding a vessel be read an
account of his fathers doings with Miss
Pollard. and wired his brother. Desha.
'sPut the old man in Jail and
keep him until I return. three years
hence" Bob is a man now and may
be the better of the two.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
Clearing Liquor Muddles.
State March g..

Governor Tillman is home from
Washington, and he came chock full
of information.
The Governor denied emphatica!ly
that his visit to Washington had any
political significance He went there
to have a full understanding with
United States Revenue Commissioner
Miller, in regard to the liquor tro-
bles, and he mad it. He says that
the commissioner has ordered the
release of the liquor that the collec-
tor has been trying to take away from
the State which liquor the State first
seized. He says the matter was
adjusted in the pleasantes and most
satisfactory way possible. He says
he does not thiuk that Mr.. TONNES
tried to make the United States laws
obnoxious, but was simply carrying
out the instructions he had. from head
quarters as he understood them.
They agreed that both toe State and
the United States government had a
right to seize contraband liquor, and
the State dispensary officers being a
portion of the State court, when they
got upon the ground first, were
entitled to what seizures they could
make.
The matter of others, besides the
State authorities, bidding at govern
ment sales of confscated liquors, was
also discussed and an agreement
reached. The Governor says that
both he and the commissioner were
DESTROYS OF reaching an amicable
adjustment Of this puzzling question.
He told the commissioner that while
the State law gave him the authority
to destroy competition by the power
it gave bim to seize liquors found in
the possession of any one, he had no
desire to destroy any competition
that might exist. He has therefore
agreed, he says, to furnish all parties
who purchase liquors at such sales
certificates to ship them outside the
State. This applies to buyers who
come into the State and local buyers,
too.
The Governor will permit pur-
chasers of all retail packages thus
sold, to retain possession Of them,
furnishing them certificates. provided
they certify that the liquor is for their
own use and they pay the State an
advance of % per cent. on the pur-
chasing price. The commissioner
asked the Governor to fix scme
arbitrary figure of this kind, and that
is the figure agreed to. This, he
says, was the only way he saw out of
this trouble. eve both desired to
have it adjusted on a friendly basis,
and this was the only plan we could
discover"
Governor Tillman stated that he
spoke to the commission about the
matter of the contemplated removal
of the collectors Office to Greenville.
The commissioner said he had as yet
received no formal application for
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
The Middle of May.
Date for the State Nominating Concen-
ton.

The latest information in regard to
the holding of the convention for the
purpose Of nominating some Reformer
for Governor, is that the convention
will not be held before the middle OF
Nav. The rank and file of the Re-
form movement, representing both
factions, are now hard at work carry.
ing out the "Colleton ifea," which
was some time ago settled upon as
the plan for the securing of the con.
yention which the Alliance eformers
demanded so earnestly.
Up to date, nine of these meetings,
as mentioned from time to time, have
been held and members of the State
Reform executive committee, which
is to issue the cali for the convention,
have been elected. Up to date, every
member of the committee elected is
considered to be in favor of holding o.
the proposed early nominating con
vention.
This week, on Saturday, the big
meeting at Spartanburg is to be held
aud the meetings in Aiken and Fair
field are also to be held.
Next week, on the 29th, the Rich
land meeting will be held. On the
3Otb, the Berkeley meeting. On the
a1s, the meetings at Kersbaw
Darlington, Orangeburg. Clarendon
and Sumter will be held. On Apri
2, two days before the assembling o.
the State committee, the meetings II
the counties of Anderson, Edgefeld.
Lancaster, Barnwell, Union and
Williamsburg are billed to come of
Including the 10 meetings already held
calls have been issued in twenty.eigh'
of the thirty-fve counties of the State
The counties in which no calls have
vet been issued, so far as known, are
C~barlestop, Georgetown, iorry
Beaufort, Chester, Marlboro anc
Florence.
The leaders, when asked yesterday
what date was contemplated tor the
holding of the convention, said thai
the convention could hardly be nelc
before the second week in May. 1t If
understood that the State committee
will issue a call directed to the Re
formers of the various counties tt
hold meetings Of the Refolmers O
those counties on sales day IN May
for the purpose,of electing delegates
to the State convention 1t seems
that this date will be selected in order
that the attendance at the meetings
can be representative of the whole
county-in other words, that the
attendance can be larger than it woule
otherwise be-. The Alliance.R Reform
ers say that they are not particular
about the convention being hele
before the middle of May. And tina
settles 1.-THE State, 2lst.
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Stokes Contest.
Columbia Journal, March %.

COiumUlo OOukuo', i 4
The State Board of Canvasssers met
this morning for the purpose Of re-
ceiving and tabulating the returns Of
the election in First Congressional
election.
j. Billy Stokes. unsuccessful can
didate, is making a contest and he was
represented at the meeting by John
Gary Evans and W. Gibbes Whale; of
Charleston.
Judge Izlar was represented by Mr..
Dibble, J. P. K. Bryan Of Charleston,
aud Mr.. Raysor, of O%raugeburg.
Owing to the fact that the Orange
burg returns had not been received the
board could not do much. The
Orangeburg board adjourned over to
Saturday, whereas the law requires
them to have their returns in the Secre-
tary Of States Office by II o'clock
to-day. The board had no right to
delay matters this way, but what action
if any will be taken is not known.
The board organized by electing
State Treasurer Bates chairman, and
Mr.. N. W. BROKER. Secretary. On
motion of Mr.. Tindal the board pro-
ceeded to consider the votes.
Mr.. Whaley then read protest from
Charleston, Berkeley and Orangeburg.
charging illegal voting at various pre-
cincts. He filed, at the proper time, a
general protest against the vote Of
Charleston being counted an account
Of alleged irregularities, and filed afi
davits to sustain the protest. In all
the papers counter aidavits were fled
on the part Of Gen. Izlar.
The af6davits were received without
comment on either side and we're placed
10 the hands Of the secretary.
On motion Of Mr.. Blease it was re-
solved thas the secretary file the re-
turns and the protests aud that all be
taken up at a future meeting and that
all parties concerned and their counsel
be allowed to examine all papers in the
hands Of the secretary.
Owing to the fact the. the Orange
burg returns we're net in Mr.. Blease
moved that the board adjourn.
Secretary Tindal made a motion that
it meet again on Wednesday at -
o'clock. Mr.. Evans said that he would
have to be in Baltimore on Tuesday,
aud asked that the date be postponed.
After some discussion as to what time
suited different counsel it was finally
agreed that the board would meet
again Thursday night next week at 10
o'clock.
According to the law the board has
to meet from day to day and on motion
of Mr.. Blesse the board will have a
formal and legal meeting tomorrow at
10 o'clock, but that will be-all.
Nc. Whaley's contest in Charleston
while general, has more particular ref
ence to the vote of two precincts in
Ward 4. He claims that a Number Of
irregularities occurred in that ward and
that Stokes friends were denied any
admission or accession to the poll lists
and talley sheets. The managers of
election 10 the city, however. decided
against Stokes. Mr.. A. G. Kaufman,
one Of the managers, while agreeing
generally with the other managers en-
on the returns that 10 his opiu-
ion .'some irregularities had occurred
10 Ward 4 which I think are sufficient
to satisfy me in making this excep-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
How to get to Congress.

Perhaps it will become the under
stood fact after a while that the election
of a man for congress in South Carolina
does not depend on the number Of votes
he gets from the people Of his district,
but upon the number Of votes he gets
from the State returning board and
that if be is the %favorite Of the board
bis election is assured.
The negro Geo. W. Murray was
elected that way aud it looks llke
there may be some more of this Liza
Pinkston business 10 Dr.. Stokes inter
est.-Newberry Observer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
He Lost TWenty-three Sons in
the War.
lSt. Louis Globe Democ-cr.

l~]AeERsrowS, Md. March 9.-Up
10 the mountains usar Casey's Knob
lives Jerry Reese, a man of many
brothers aud half-brothers. His father
had three wives, each Of whom had
eight o Twelve of these Sons were
10 the Union army during the war Of
rebellion. eleven Of whom were killed
some at the battle Of Bull Run and
Autietam. Jerry vas also wounded
at :Antietam. The remaining brothers
were in the Confederate army and were
never heard from, aud are supposed tc
be numbered among the unknown dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-03-28
THE SIMONDS NATIONAL BANK

AaAA Ao0VNsOo ASAAAVAsAD A'@AAsAA
OF SUMTER.
STATE; CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI-
TORY, SUMTER, S. c.
Paid up Capital S75, 900 90
Surplus Fund -, 500 90
Liabilities of Stockholders to
depositors according to tie
law governing National Banks,
in excess of their stock SIS, 900 90
Tsansacts a General Banking Business.
Careful attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of 81 and upwards received. In
teresr allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. per
annum. Payable quarterly, on first days Of
January. April, July and October.
R ". WALLACE,
l.. S. Carson, President.
Aug Z. Cashier.
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TWAS said by a member Of the board
to-day that. even admitting all Dr..
Stokes charges Of specific fraud, Gen.
Izlar would still have a safe majority.
The exact official figures as received
could not be obtained to-day for the
reason that they had not been counted.
Throwing out all the boxes 10 contest,
however, it is probable that Judge
Izlar will have over a hundred major
tn
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Court on several previous occasions.
AS far as the lower Court is concerned
the last ones are now finally disposed of.
Messrs Geo W. Dargan and W. r.
Dargan represented the plaintiffs ;
Messrs. R W. Boyd aud E. K OAR
gan appeared for the defendants.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15
NEWS AND COMMENT.

The Hamburg police have seized
fifty.nine thousand counterfeit
American s. notes in the lodgings
used by the three cOuntertelters
arrested on Friday.
A spark from a locomotive
started a fire in Dabnque, Iowa,
Sunday that destroyed mills
factories, lumber yards and houses,
and caused an aggregate loss OF
100000.
The case of Charles Henly, OF
Maryland, accused of shooting and
killing Ternon Shry at Taylorst)wD,
Loudoun county, on Sunday night
of last week, has been decided by
the coronel's jury finding that
Henly acted in self-delense. He
was Immediately discharged.
The municipal election IN Har-
risonburg will be held on July 9th
when the Walton ballot law will
be given lis first tIlal. 1t is
quite likely that a test cuse Will
then be made up to determine
whether or not the act is constit.
utionsl. The bill has many defects
and nearly all lawyers who have
examined it say it canrot stand
the test OF the courts.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15
B. g. o. Trains Stone ed.

PAna, Ill.,, Jane 10...Tde strikers
encamped just out sile Of the city
limits stoned the BIllimore and
Ohio Railroad south bound passen-
ger train which arrived here at
nine O'clock last night.
Chicago, Jane 1O.-At eight
o'clock last night the First Infant
ry OF Chicago, 700 strong, with
Calling guns, com handed by Col.
Henry L. Turner, left this city on
a special train drawn by two locj-
motives fOG Pdna, Illinois.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15

Deed from L. L. Shad we'll and wife 70
Sam'l D. Getz; Eliza Chick to Maggie V.
Chick; Hiram C. Glenn with Jno. j. Bar
ton; Harrison Crabill and wife to Claripd;
J. Peer; Silas Munch's heirs to Jacob
Nuncb; J. H. Maphis AMI wife to Chas
T. Maphis; Rush Racoy and wife to May
A. Racey; Mile Orndorfi's heirs to Georg'
T. HepneI; Oscar L. Mowely and vile
&c, to Mason BY; Bette V. Ludwig to
Jno. A. Ludwig; Geo. Ritenonr AMI wife
S. j. Fahnestock; S. j. Spiker and other'
to Elizabeth A. McInturff; Geo. w. Miller''
Ex'r to G. A. Boyer; Geo. K. DelllngeI
and wife to Absolom Cofnan and wife
Abs. Coffman to Geo. X. Dellinger and
wife; L. d. Newman, Comr, to NJ. 3.
Wuuder; ". T. williams, Conn., to b. Is
Cootes; r. S. Rinker and wife to Jno.
D. Using; VI. L. Walton, Trus., to Mary
c. and Annie Foltz; X. A. Bauserman and
wife to Isaac Foltz and wifi; G. II. SnarI
and wife to Robt. D. Mcdonald; Jno. w
Good to Danl Fogle and wife; N. L.
Walton, Trus., TO Shenandoah Co. 3. ano
L. ASS David Reedy aud wife to joseph
Lambert; Joseph II. Lambert, sr., aLo
wife to Jos,ph Lambert; A. A. Bnshonl
and wife to Wan. II Bsydler; Phlllp
Bowers, Trus, to r. $. Holar; Strasburl
Land and Improvement Co. to Al; =
Burgess; w. NJ. Clanahan and wife to Jno
II. Fur; NJ. L. Walton, TINS, to NJ. 3,
wunder; Joseph Hupp and wife to Ida T
Kagey; NJ. L. Walton, Trus., to sam -:
smoot; J. L. Hepner and wife to c; w
Canaan; Z. d. Newman, Comr., to Ellz
J. +. Hoffman aud wife Laura k. Beeler'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15

1t Is found by a census tax en-
carefully as possible that ful y Is
600 people are homeless il can.
sequence Of tbe food 10 the Frazer
river, il British COlumIls.
Democ Iatc Senators are DISCUS
ted at the oh Strucuye ract'cs on
the tariff biil, and most Of them
have signed 70 pledge 10 stand by
Senator Harris ia forcing the light.
ing even # it requires night ses.
slo"s. Senator VI anderson pr dies
that the bi.l Will pass between the
lStand ID h of July.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15
DR.. Gave Endorsed,

AT meeting Friday evening OF
the Southern Woman'S Historical
Society of st. Louis, the Grafton OF
DR.. Clye, at the unvei.ing Of the
monument to the memory of the
Confederate soldiers aud sailors, at
Richmond, was read aud warmly
applauded. The committee pre-
scented the following preamble and
resolutions:
Whereas, For many years the
southern people have borne mis-
representations, SANDERS, abuse,
sneers, and jeers, hoping that time
would soften the Gnimosityof their
conquerors, and.
Whereas, The policy of silence
has not proven shining success;
Therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That in our opinion,
the policy OF silence. under false
hood and abuse, is unwise and
should 10 longer be pursued; and
be it further
Resolved, That we send TO Rev.
DR.. Cave our heartfelt thanke for
bseaking that bad policy and as :
sure him that We, also, have ever
held nnwqyering faith that the
South was in the right; and he it
further
Resolved, That We herewith pre-
sent to the thinking people of tie
city few indlspntable facts, on
which the South will rest her case
in the confidence of winging the
verdict.
l. That the wars of conquest are
per Sc wrong.
>. That wars of defedSe are al
ways right.
3. That f,Om tho first to the last
day of the war the N0rth fought a
war of conquest.
/. That from the first to the last
day Of the war the South fought a
war Of defense.
). That the South, from the first,
was eager for peace-prayCd for
peace.
6. That the North 5 answer to her
prayer vas the arming OF 2,772, 4OS
men to hull on the South to kill,
desolAte aud conquer.
Z. That at no time did the South
have halt if she had Oue.third) as
many men to meet these merclIess
invaders.
s. Tnat IN its four years efforts
to conquer :be South, the North
wasted the enormous sum OF
81, IA. 100000.
Q. That in her efforts to resist
the conquest, the South had no
money, but she spent her hears
blood without stint.
BJ these and otner indiSputable
facts the South should be judged.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15
A DesDeradO Killed.

Knoxville, Tenn, June S.-Pdt
Cox, the noted outlaw of south west
Virginia, was killed Wednesday
night near Wise Courthouse while
resisting arrest. H. had been the
terror Of people of Kentucky and
Virginia fol- years and was lden.
tilted with at least a dozen muir
ders. \ few weeks ago he killed
one of his cousins and fatally
wounded another. Wednesday a
sherlff's posse surrounded him near
an illicit still. The outlaw at once
opened FIRE ard seriously wounded
two men before being shot and
killed.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1894-06-15
Plenty Of The Yellow M To

To the Financial Chronicle the
fact that the god in tue Bank CT
England is larger in amount now
than ever before seems a circum
stance very favorable to the COM
ing business revival, England
says the Chronicle, Is "the centre OF
the worlds wealth and the entire
pot of its commerce. All cOur-
tnes are more or less dependent
upon it, $50 that weakness there is
felt wherever commerce reaches"
The net increase OF Great Britain's
gold holdings IN the last three
years and four months was S1l2,
100000. The Bank Of England
holds S1SO,2lO,OOO of gold aud
other English banks have also
increased holdings. India is be-
ginning to export It's gold, aud
much comes from Australia and
South Africa. TIE comparatively
small demand for money for basi
ness in the United States causes
the expectation of some of our
gold. With revival Of business
under the new tariff this gold will
come back to us, and it Is pleas
ant to know that there is plenty
more where 1t comes from.