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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06

[rculation and Influence
I'D papers, ana is mani
advertising medium in
Bsaks iu the North have been
30 rapidly during the last two
bat the Hauna-McKinley crowd
up on their predictions Of re-
prosperity. They are new kept
planning Why the modicum Of
and prosperity has been knock.
out of ioaneial and business
by the election of a '.sound
President and Congress. which
the continuance Of tbs gold
for at least four years longer.
middle classes-and BY this
mean those who are moderate
provided with this worlds goods,
peither very poor nor very rich
E the greatest sufferers during
four years under the McKin-
niDissration of the gold stan
ghe poor rili suffer and be
down into deeper depths Of
lion and roversy. but they are
med to want and oppression; they
.hing. and. having become abb
coneiled to their condition. while
pears no probability of better
Ehey expect nothing aud cannot
fuch more than they have en-
1lready l. is those who aave
Ing to lose that will suffer; they.
[sn TO endure the pangs OF be-
[uced from competence 70 poyer-
pomfprs to want. The very
6u Jed squeezing almost the
pot u the poor, and are new.
aeir atteasioo to the middle
nd from them they will take
6 in cents, ohipped here and
q day laborsr's wages. bnt
: as and thousands Of dollars
capitalists and minor mensy
who vainly imagined that they
. the plnsocratic classes.
8hich she free silver crauks
and therefore loudly advo-.
.sbopess money" gold stand.
= squeezed along With the
!. aS6 it can be truly said that they
assrvs little synpatby. The
. Who eau control the finances
) country While the gold
: is maintained and q policy Of
20 pursued. evidently ain at
efstioas of the middle class.
bsye sense enough to know
test msnaee TO them They
Ricase that it is their desire to
bwo classes 10 America The
and the very pooF-'he
Rbe lords o, creation, the lat
eeseary evil that must be en-
l.-elect W. Il. Elierbe will
ice with NOT only the best
a very large majority Of
people of the State. but
expectations on the part
Idy that he will succeed in
arpony smong the demo
{ State by en- admlnistra
md fair TO All alike. On
t, SO much being expected
=. Elierbe will be for u
I'd, if he satisfies expee'
right to freely ship aims
6tion from this country TO
ause has been materially
knd the war can be prose
vigorously than ever. 1t
e strange, however, that
hitting the shipment OF
it unearthed at an earlier
1T had been, the Cuban
pould haze been spared a
of expense and untold
co acreage in Sumter
mt he increased this
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06

Holiday goods, God Christmas presents
now on fnll display a. The Sumter China
Hall.
Dec 9-lm
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06

Gold and Silver Papers for sale by Z. G
Osteen & Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06
QUARTERLY STATEMENT
OF THE CONDITION AND BUSINESS OF
![he Bank Of SUMTER Sumter, s. C.

'TlG Bank OF Sunl[6r, SulllBf, ). y.
At the close of the quarter ending December
81, 1895, published in conformity with
the Act of the General Assembly.
ASSETS.
Loans and Discounts, SlS3, 2o6 IL
Furniture and Fixtures, and Vault LOIS 81
Over Drafts secured, o,Slz 10
Bills Receivable, OLD o'
Cash on hand and in other
Banks and Baukets, so 6S8 81
Total. S244, 2e9 II
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock, So, 900 90
Deposits, l49:szo OF
D.v,deuns payable on aud after
Jan'y 2, 1897, 5, 900 W
Undivided profits, l6 o72 II
Total, S2s4.299 II
STATE OF souTH CAROLINA, IS.
SUMTER County.
". F. RHAME, Cashier of 'The Bank of
Sumter" DO solemaly swear that the above
STATEMENTS is true, to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
Subscribed ard sworn TO before me this
81 day Of January, 1891
E G. HAYNSWORTH, LIS.
Notary Public for 5. c.
Correct-tttest
W. F. e. HAyNSWoRTH,
MARION NOISE. 0''e ~ VS.
JNO S. HUGHSON,
Jan. s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06

leo acreage in Sumter
not be increased this
spoor quality produced
on- and the low prices
vailed made it impossl
bacco planters to realize
its anticipated, and the
alize large profits by
j incurred considerable
themselves for tobacco
tered others from un-
There is one fact that
ers should take into
before deciding to
experiment, that the
Of this years crop of
is of yer poor quality,
@mand next season for
es must necessarily be
! -''' !; ,;l1|ill|E; E.''2 ,'::s :a:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
BLUSH LET OUT JAIL.
There Was a Technical Error and He
Has His Freedom.

An opinion was handed down by the
appellate court this morning which is
directly in line with a law passed by the
legislature last week in reference to ap-
pealS in contempt cases. 1t was on a
writ of habeas corpus for the release of
Walter Blush, who was confined in the
county Jail last December at the in
stance of Judge Hazen for contempt of
court The appellate court ordered his
release.
Last August Mabel Blush brought
suit against Walter Blush for divorce,
and pending the trial Judge Hazen or
dered alimony to the amount of So per
month to be paid by the defendant.
Blush neglected to pay his wife this
amount, and last December she filed a
petition in the court asking that he be
compelled to pay the alimony. In re-
Spouse to the petition, Judge Hazen,
sentenced Blush to the county jail for
contempt until such time as he paid the
alimony.
His attorneys at once commenced ha-
beaS corpus proceeding before the ap-
pellate court, and this morning he was
ordered released from Jail, the opinion
of the court stating that it was found
that the defendant had not been served
with an affidavit or other informa ton
of the contempt proceedings.
The law which passed the recent leg
islature provided that an appeal from
the ruling of a justice of the peace or
district judge can be taken in contempt
proceedings.
The hearing of the Blush divorce case
is set for tomorrow morning al o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.

Chicago. Ill, Marcn H.
WHEAT-Opened strong at sage over
yesterdays closing figures, the sudden
warlike turn to the news from Greece be-
ing the feature. Consols were off Ala and
Liverpool. although showing no particu-
lar opening strength Immediately adVanc-
ed Id. First prices were above calls when
the selling was principally against these
privileges There was the usual batch
of crop reports those from Indiana show
ing damage but from Kansas and ohio
the conditions were said to be generally
unfavorable. Northwest receipts We're
about as usual. Minneapolis and Duluth
reporting a total of 231 cars compared
with SOC last week and Alb on the cores
ponding day of the year before Prices
however did not hold. st. Louis, which
was a big buyer yesterday. was credited
with selling on the opening bulge and
prices eased off. May opened at 14AH749sc
sold at 743Ac. then declined to 73%<c and
sold at 737sc at the end of the first hour s
trading
hoI1ed both by wheat and light local re-
ceipts which amounted to only 101 cars.
May opened 1sc higher az 2412c, advanced
to 2lslc and reacted to 24ssc-
OATS-Were dull and firm in sympathy
with corn There was good short de-
mand. Local receipts were 1872 cars May
opened &c higher at 171sc and advanced
to 171sd171Ac-
ROVISTONS-Opened firm and higher
on the stronger yard prices but declined
ing May pork opened about sc higher at
IS. 95dS. 971s; declined to $S-7219 and re-
acted to $3.50. May lard opened unchang-
ed at s.. 80 and declined 10 81. 25G4. 271R. May
ribs opened a shade higher at 81. S212Q4. So
and declined to $4.7OG4. 7215.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
BRISTOW YET CONFIDENT.
Doesn't Seem Worried Over the OPP
position From Kansas

Washington, March 17-Secretary Joe
Bristows friends claim that he has a
good show for the fourth assistant post
master generalship in spite of the pro-
test that has come from prominent Re
publicans in Kansas. Just what they
base their opinion is not quite clear
to the casual observer He was closeted
for some time today with the postmaster
general and told ex-Representative Cald-
erhead, who met him in the ante-room,
that his application has not yet been
acted upon.
In the meantime the friends of ex-Rep-
resentative Thomas Ryan are hard at
definite will be known inside of three
days regarding the assistant secretary
ship of the interior department. OF
course, they have strong hopes that Ryan
will be named, but Picker, of South Da-
kota, is still redhot on the trail of the
appointment and will place the admins
tration in an embarrassing attitude if he
continues his present pace. he told
to aim at something else when the presi-
dent turned him down for commissioner
of pensions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
WAR FEVER IS HIGH.
1t Is Expected That BlOckad-
ing of Crete Will Set South
ern Europe AblaZe.

Constantinople, March lin politi-
cal circles here the opinion prevails
that the blockade of the island of Crete
by the fleets of the foreign powers
would drive the Greeks to desperate
acts on the frontiers of Macedonia and
Epirus from whence the news of con-
fiict is hourly expected.
The naval officers were summoned by
telegraph yesterday to rejoin their
ships immediately, creating the belief
that the departure of the Turkish fleet
is imminent although it is doubted
whether the warships are really ready
for sea.
The porte has sent orders to Ere
rOum, ROumanis, to stop all furloughs
among the redifs, first reserves. The
Hamidieh regiment is to be placed on a
war footing.
Athens, March IA dispatch receiv-
ed here today from Canea says that the
Turks have made a sorties from Reti-
mo and proceeded to Utupopulous
which they burned without opposition
from the forces of the powers. It is adj
ded that the pillage of the Christian
shops continues and that the governor
of RetimO and the Turkish Gendarms
are cooperating in the loOting.
1t is the general belief here that
nothing now can prevent war, and that
the government has its plan of cam
paign fully prepared. The cabinet had
a long session today as to the attitude
to be taken in face of the cOercive. pro-
gramme of Europe, and it is reported
measures, as being the only solution
possible for Greece.
The center of interest is now transferred
from Crete to the Macedonian frontier.
1t is evident from the haste which the
government has displayed in getting its
available troops off by sea before the
commencement of the blockade that there
is a. strong conviction that they will be
needed at once. With the sea route clos
ed the transportation of troops must be
overland, and this would be an exceed
ingly slow and difficult process, owing to
railway system in the northern portions
of Greece
Many of the war correspondents have
already arrived at Volo, Larfssa and 9TH
er frontier points The Greek officers on
the frontier find the most difficulty in re-
straining their men and the departure of
Crown Prince Constantine for the from
tier has been deferred on the advice of
the generals in command, who fear that
his presence would have a dangerously
exciting influence upon the troops.
1t is reported the Turkish forces on the
Macedonian frontier are raising double
line of fOrtihcatiOnS and being constantly
reinforced from Salonica-
Larissa, March 1.-THE situation on the
frontier is now infiammable. At several
points the sentries and outposts of the
Turkish and Greek forces are within
forty PAGES of each other.
The Greek fleet has a magnificent posi-
ton off Skiatho. VOlo has been we'll re-
inforced by gunboats. torpedo boats and
transports. A shipload of 5000 Hungar-
ian horses has arrived there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
F. G. Logan's Grain Letter.

Furnished by Goodwin & Chamberlin,
Brokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks,
Topeka. Kan:
Chicago, Ill, March II.
WHEAT-The talismanic figure of 81
was recorded in st. Louis today for
cash red what, where the stock of con-
southwest generally came reiterated
statements of damage about as for the
last two days, and the strength in mar
ket and the buying orders sent here
showed their earneStneSS and cOnvic-
ton Gables were significant, being
held higher with a good continual de-
mand for grain af1oat- This latter,
whether caused by fears of an imbrOg-
lilo or because real worlds situation on
wheat is manifesting itself, remains to
be denoted by future prices Primary
receipts 235, 900, shipments 1O4. OOO- Four
ports cleared equal to $4,000 wheat
Newspaper accounts of trouble between
Greeks and Turks confirmed by small
decline in cOnSOlS and the late ASSOci-
ated Press dispa tches. Whether this is
to involve any of the powers is the rid
die of the present time; 16, 900 cash de-
mand here today from millers, and al
though sales were 900 by two mills
yesterday general impression among
them is that steady firm markets would
bring largely increased trade. We look
for Scalping market although fear of
war news should scare shorts
CORN AND OATS-BOth opened
higher. The receipts of former was on
~ -1O1 cars and but lis for tomorrow
Good demand for cash of both vari-
ties which was quoted a up in each
case. Speculation looks yearningly to
these low prices and may gradually be
drawn into them.
PROVISIONS firm on
strength at the yards and an upward
tendency in grain, but brokers sup
posed to be representing the packers.
sold very freely which follOwin the sell
ling done yesterday and the day before,
which we have mentioned, by the En-
glish houses, who at the bottom started
the advance T011Ch for ffa
ulative situation and liquidation en-
sued There was a less buIIsh feeling
and cash trade not quite as good. APP
pearance of market is for a still further
reaction tonight. Hogs estimated for
tomorrow, rs, 600 head.
F. G. LOGAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
Market Gossip.

New York big buyer of wheat on open
ing.-Ben.
Provisions steady. at the decline some
one undertook to sell some stuff after
opening but got off very little; looks like
Armour.-Gelt.
Pit observer: w. S. Booth has bought
considerable wheat lately.-L-ogan.
John Dupee selling wheat personally.
Market acts soft to me, 1:20 a Mo-
gan
Our second cable quiet. steady. I'M
changed.
Primary receipts wheat 2s5. 900; ship
ments 1O4. 600; flour 81 800 barrels.
Crop damage reports coming in and all
buying July at st. Louis.-Rooke.
Antwerp unchanged; Paris flour 20 low
er, wheat unchanged to 10 lower; Berlin
Il lower. Boards closing cables
The four ports cleared 81, 9S7 wheat: 20
CAB -four equal to $4,000 wheat, SOS, 900
corn.
Year ago, Duluth 1o4: Minneapolis sO9
cars: Chicago 1s- This year Duluth 81;
Minneapolis $50
Hogs: Chicago %. 900: cattle L. 900: Kan
sas City 5000; cattle 5000; Omaha 4.5Oo;
cattle 1900.
Our Liverpool cable opened steady and
since gained strength and is now Id high
er; good continental demand for grain
afloat.
Car lots wheat, 8, contract /: corn 1ol,
contract &c; oats 1872. contract IS.
St Louis close: Wheat. cash CSC, May
$3.50. July 741sc; corn. cash 21c, May 221sc.
July 2314c; oats, cash 17Ac May 1s1sc,
Privileges were traded in as follows:
Puts. May wheat ,731k073ssc; calls May
wheat 75Q743sc; puts, May corn 24szc;
calls, May corn 247sc; curb, May wheat
741A@741sc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
ALL APPROPRIATIONS
Made by the Recent Legislature
Amount to So, ,4S4
Which Is $431,515 Less Than
the Preceding Legislature.
The Big Building Appropriations of
1895 Principally Responsible for
the Difference - Itemized
Statement.

The total appropriations made by the
legislature for miscellaneous purposes
and general expenses for the next two
years in all departments of the state
government and state institutions
amount to 81, 96S, 4S4 6s.
The total appropriations made by the
legislature of 1895 were So, 400, 600, bal
ance in excess of the appropriations of
1897 amounting to $4S1 ,5l532.
The building appropriations for 1895
We're something over 100000. The ap-
preparations for the same purposes
made by the legislature which has lust
closed are $125, 900.
The expenses at some of the state in
situations for the ensuing two years are
greater than during the past biennial
period on account of increased facili-
ties made by the buildings erected dur
ing that time. In institutions where no
increased facilities have been provided
the appropriations for 1898 and 1899 are
considerably reduced.
Deficiency appropriations were made
as follows: Geological survey, $500;
agricultural college, $4,000; normal
school,, SO, 1880; Hutchinson reforma-
tory, $4,000; Soldiers Orphans home,
$4,000; Soldiers home, Dodge City, ST.
900; state board of agriculture, 81, 800;
state printing, $4,000; district judges,
$7,603-30; reimbursing Ellsworth county,
$319.9O
The following special appropriations
were made: Maintenance destitute in
sane, $43, 41SS9; distributing fire insur-
ance reciprocal tax funds, $11 ,420; state
house and grounds, $16 800; legislative
expenses, $77 900; accounts, claims and
deficits, $40, 103.O7; stationery and sup
plies for the legislature, 81. S31. &C.
The total appropriations for the above
purposes, including the two miscellane-
Gus bills, amount to 5000, 6906S. The
appropriations for 1896 amount to ST.
429 447; for 1899, 81, 229, 347.
The following table shows the exact
amounts appropriated for the ensuing
years las verified by A. S. Newman.
clerk of the house ways and means
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
500 MILES UNDER WATER.
The Mississippi at Cairo is 20 Miles
Wide.

Memphis, Tenn. March 1.-THE United
States weather bureau today gives out
the startling information that 800 square
miles of the state of Arkansas is under
water and that the Mississippi river Will
continue to rise in the district to the
west of Marion. Ark.
The river at this point continues to rise
very slowly. The weather is cloudy and
threatening but there has been no rain in
the past "a hours.
The river at Cairo. Ill. is Is miles wide
the water being about up to the so foot
mark and rising slowly. 1t has now pass
ed the 1893 stage of 1913 feet. the last high
water mark here but lacks nearly three
feet of the high water mark of 1888.
The Missouri and Kentucky bottoms for
a distance of 25 miles are covered with
the overflow. AS the rise has been grad
ual nearly all of the inha bitants have had
ample time to save their stock and per-
sona1 effects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
CLEvELAND'S WINELOOTED
Trainmen and Hoboes Have a Gay
Time Among the EXPIRES. Effects.

Princeton, March 17.-Princeton sta
ton is situated on a short spur Of the
Pennsylvania railroad. To get freight
into the town, a special drill engineN and
crew are sent out from Trenton.
When the car containing the effects of
Mr.. Cleveland came along the rails from
Washington the other night the crew of
five had a hankering to see what sort
of furniture a president had. First they
peeped into the car; then they walked
in. Then they began knocking the
heads off the wine bottles. Two hoboes
Joined them and in a short time the
seven We're drunk
The trainmen have been discharged
for the havoc created with the ex-presi-
dents wine store. But that was not
all. A handsome picture belonging to
Mrs. Cleveland was smashed by the
jewellers. That is not what the CIeve-
lands mourn so much; it is the wine
of priceless vintages that is gone, never
to return
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
POPULIST STRENGTH.
Cast % Ballots in the House-Larg
est Third Party Ballot in 40 Years.


est Third Party Ballot in 40 Years.
Washington, March 1.-THE Populist
party gave an exhibition of strength in
the house yesterday afternoon, polling
the largest third party vote in the
house in nearly forty years. Repre-
sentative Bell was nominated for
speaker. He was nominated by Jerry
Simpson and received 81 votes. He did
not vote himself. This made % votes.
just the number he had given Speaker
Reed as the voting strength of his
party. This is six more than have
been allowed the party in most of the
tables. The gentlemen voting for Bell
were: Barlow, Botlin, Castle, Fowler,
Green, Gum, Howard, Kelly, Knowles,
McCorick, Martin, Maxwell, Peters,
Ridgley, Shuford, Simpson, Skinner
Stark, Stroud, Switzerland and Vim
cent.
Two men elected as Populists, Mar
shall of Ohio and Baker of Illinois, vot-
ed for Bailey. The silver Republicans
expected to cast their four votes for
Newlands, but he received only one
vote, that of Hartman of Montana
Shafroth and Newlands were absent
Jones of Washington was here, but did
not vote.
There seems no reason to doubt Reed
is going to give the Populists more con-
partly to their increased membership
but a friend of the speaker says it
would result principally from the fact
that the speaker proposes to treat all
the silver parties as one party and deal
with them accordingly, which will give
them more representation than as an
Independent party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
North Topeka Chicken Thieves.

North Topeka has lately been infest-
ed with chicken thieves. Large num-
bers of hen coops have broken into and
fowls taken and barns have been en-
tered by thieves. A few nights ago Ed
Jones' a colOred boy, was arrested in
North Topeka, who had in his possess
sion a sack full of chickens. Councilman
o. D. Skinner of the First ward iden-
titled the fowls as belonging to him.
Yesterday three other coIored boys
were arrested by the police for chicken
stealing. They are well known police
court characters. Cal Mitchell, Johnny
Johnson and John Hunter were the
prisoners. They will be tried this aft
ernoQn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-17
A BIG BILL HELD UP.
State Auditor Morris Pays No Claims
Under the Miscellaneous Appro-
priation Bill

State Auditor w. H. Morris today re-
fused to issue vouchers in payment of
claims allowed by the legislature and
Incorporated in the senate miscellan-
eous appropriation bill No. COS. The
bill carries appropriations to the
amount of $52,669. 25.
The bill is suffering from a defect
which originated with the enrolling
committee, one section of the original
bill being omitted. The missing section
is the most important of all as it auth
orized the warrants to be issued by the
state auditor in payment of the claims.
The absence of this provision of the
bill caused Mr. Morris to refuse pay
ment.
The action of the auditor created a
sensation among those who are inter
ested in having the bills paid. How
ever. there is nothing for them to do
except to bring mandamuS proceedings
against the auditor to compel him to
audit the claims. This would secure a
a judgment as to the constitutionality
of the law as it stands.
There are but two sections of the bill
which are probably question: BILE. but
these might invalidate the remainder.
The section making an appropriation of
$4,000 for the bribery investigation and
$4,000 for the junketing trip to look in
to freight and passenger rate discrini-
nations, contain the necessary provis-
ions authorizing the auditor to draw
his warrants upon the state treasurer.
There will, however, be no money ex-
pended in payment of the claims until
capt. motifs mas dSSuTdilCeS Nal the
law is constitutional and thatNhe will
be relieved from all liability. He said
today:
1T is unfortunate that this complica-
ton should arise, but 1 will not author
ize the payment of a single one of the
claims in this bill as it now stands. If
the case is taken into court and 1 am
protected thereby with an order to
proceed in issuing vouchers 1 shall
certainly comply willingly, but. as the
matter now stands 1 cannot do other
than refuse to audit the claims
The bill was published in the State
Journal last evening.