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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
The Sugar Trust Revela-
tiOnS.

Many interesting but no new facts
have been been elucidated 0y the legis-
lative Inquiry into tbe so-called Sugar
Trust It has loag been koown.l for
example, that the pro6;a Of the Amer
ican Sugar Refining Company general
ly exceed $4,000 900 euuually; that
its dividends average IL per cent that
its capital stock is mostly water" and
that i, absolutely controls the sugar
trade of the Uni.ed States. Some
facts DO less interesting. but not more
novel, have not been brought cut. such
as that TIE Trust deoauched she Seoate
aud obtained iosestion of wsas it wanted
10 the Wilson bill that it has dolni-
mated the Quarts whenever that vas
necessary; that it has ru;oed many
thousands Of people. and that the
Havemsgers, Searles aud Parsons haze
>jnggied the stock on the Exchange to
their enormous enrichment.
Only one fact having an appearance
of novelty has been ELECTED by the 10
vestigatioo. That ia, as the Trusts
advocates put it. that before the forma:
ton of the Trust the entire sugar busl-
oess of the couutry was in the hands
of fewer than ooe hundred men. where
as to day more than 5000 persons are
interested as owoers. The deductio"
the Trusts friends make from this sthat
his Trust. a. any>rates has not coocen-
srated 10 the hands Of few the neces-
sites 7of life and made unjust profits
from the people.
But that this deduction is dishonest
and misleading may be seen upon COO
sideration Though 1t may be true
that 5000 persons own shares 10 the
Americao Sugar Refining Company.
only a half dozen Of them have any
voice in its management, The Trust is
mspsged BY these half dozen ueo, who
are, to all iDtentss .aod purposes, QUE
man-Harry o Havemeysr As the
representative of the 5000 stockbold-
ers, be exercises monopoly Of the sup
ply and distribution Of sugar in this
oouBtry On the other hand, the 100
persons who formerly controlled the
sugar trade we're stockholders in fifteen
distinct corporations, aud these corpora
tions we're competitors with one another
r, 20 ,ha n,nha, of com nefitors that ia
important, Dot the number of persons
and while formerly there were fifteen
competitors. there is now no compe l.
ton at all worth mentioning. e
sugar consumed by IS 600. 900 pers -
every day lie furnished by one corpora
tioo, which exacss so high price for
It's product that it makes more thao
$40. 900. 900 year 90 an actual invest
ed capital less than that sum N. Y.
journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
The Measure Of the Man.

When man says he is satisfied with
his lot, you may be sure of one Of two
things-either be is very enterprising
and cunning specimen of humanity Oh
he is liar Up to Date.
Another Colt.
What was the trouble between .Iibs
ley and his wifo?''
"Oh, the common story-they
couldn't agree on the money question .
"Say! 1t is tco lad that politics p
"Who said anything about politics:
The row began because Jibsley insisted
that he ought to have at lcasta third Ct
his salary to spend Oh himself. "--In-
dianapo]is Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17
: Presidential ELECTORS.

The statesmen who made the constl-
tuition of the United States had to pro-
vide for country Of vast extent. To
carry news from New Hampshire to
Georgia was then a matter Of weeks.
The dispatch which announced the
opening Of the war at Lexington was
carried by. expresses, who thought to
show their patriotism by the swiftness
with which they rode. And this dis
patch was 81 days. old when it reached
the patriots in Savannah.
But the inventions Of the railway and
the telegraph have changed all this. A
man may now easily travel from Port
land to San Francisco in less time than
Sam Adams needed to ride to the con-
tinental congress from Boston to Phi1a-
delphia. And when the traveller frc:n
Maine arrives in San Francisco DOW he
finds the news he brings with him is al
ready six days old. TIE telegraph had
told San Francisco that be bad started
before he was we'll out Of the Portland
station.
It is all the more curious, therefore,
that the prudent arrangement made for
an electoral board by the constitution
should be really better adapted to the
present condition Of affairs than it was
to the times Of Franklin, Sherman and
Gerry, who made it. The system which
places electors between the people and
the PRESIDENT whom it chooses and
which makes them the deaf and dumb
slaves of the people has long been re-
garded as the most serious defect id the
working machinery Of the constitution.
It is so. And yet it is easy to imagine
conditions now in which it would work
much more happily than it did IN the
conditions in which and for which 1t
was made.
TIE real electors of today are the
delegates to the rival conventions. On
the persons appointed to attend those
conventions depends the choice Of the
next president They know this, and
the people who choose them know it.
Unfortunately they are elected with
hardly any supervision Of law or any
provision for the count Of votes which
elect them. Bat, all the same, the dele
gates WELD in the conventions tee moral
power Of the states which they represent.
It is one of the infelicities CT such q
system that state which has no power
in the national election appears in the
convention as tie equal il rights of an
other state sure to give its vote for tie
successful candidate. Thus in the Repuh-
lican convention, Alabama will be rated
as having as good right to vote as
Vermont, though Vermont will certain
ly give q Republican vote and Alabama
will not, and though every one knows
this. II the Democratic convention Will
be observed the same Difference to the
courtesy which makes one state the equal
CT another.
TO the makers Of the constitution any
such convention, even, was fat I'M
possibility. For half century after
1889 the choice Of candidates was prac-
tically left to congressional cancuses OF
the one party CT the other. Until MoGroe
went ont this was of the less impor-
tancc. because Virginia YVES SO good as
to take the whole. contract Of governing
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-17

All of the above societies hold
their meetings at the Masonic Ten
pie. except when otherwise speci-
fe0
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06

Tucson and Phoenix. The first is near the sea level; is the warmest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors Tucson is the oldest town il the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of a handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is here, and it was formerly the capital. Its elevation being more than double that of Phoenix, it is somewhat cooler, and as these is next to no irrigation near it, the air is a little drier. Phoenix is the centre of the greatest irriga- tion in the Territory. The country for miles around smiles with green fields, cover ed with almost countless her5s of cattle, and it is everywhere shut in by low mount aims. It is the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, the Territorial Lunatie Asylum, and other Institutions, and is the general focus for the Territory Like Tucson, it has it's occasional wind and sand stOrms-perhaps not quite so often. At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they will find an intelligent, orderly, contemplating and most hospitable community. They will find country full of mines, full of rich i agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and horses, in vineyards and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in fact, as full of premise fol
 hardy and adventurous men now as Califor-
 nia was in the:ffties. Above all, it has
 been their lot to search for health in fal
 countries, they will revel in the luxury ot
 being in their own land, among their owr
 cOuntrymen, within easy reach of thei
 friends by telegraph or rail, and in a cimat
 as good of it's kind as any in the world.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06
RAIN.

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur in every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The average rainfall in Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is but 8 1% inches per year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06
skSSeo resources
 of Yuma C0unty.
YUMA CeUNTY.

A white man first Set foot on What is 'aow Ynma County "]in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties fthe Ter t-itcry. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- 'pect to see Yuma County rated as the t-iehest in the Territory.
 The first gIinpse the traveller from Cali sfornia catches of Arizona is that of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace Of gentle rolling taills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization Iare crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona the new empire of She West, upon whose uudeveloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such, she is bound to grow and prosper with t-apidity that'at present can hardly be re- alized. But'o6apled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of a jcountry whose agricultural possiblll- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility Of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise oi bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste al Yuma's very doors, butalready reaction is talvingtA,lace and mary enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters oi 'the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06
WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNT,

WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY.
 Because its mines are the richest.
 Because its grazing lands are the best.
 Because it's farming lands are valuable and productive.
 Because it gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested.
 Because it's grand resources are yet to be developed
 Because it is young, growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in manufacturing enterprises are better than in any other region of the West.
 Because good mining properties can&e had at reasonable figures.
 Because there is q demand for additional facilities for ore reduction. Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of | irrigating canals. Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking ot artesian wells | Because there are many openings in new country which cannot exist in older com munities. Because the opportunities for engaging in the successful cultivation of semi-tropic fruits are better than in any other part of the United States.
 Because property values are rapidly ad- vaRcing.
 Because Arizonas boom is yet to come.
 Because it is virgin field, ready for the seed which will produce golden harvest.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06

acres, now proftless, can be made productive by the construction of irrigatin% ditche3 ad there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns
 The foregoing statements are rot eXaggerated' in fact they fall short of doing justice to this won derful land Pineapples, dates, almonds and wal nuts will do we'll Strawberries raspberries, black berries currants gooseberres and all varieties or small fruits can be successfully cultivated lndeeu Yuma County is not only the natural home ot 1he citrus and seRli-tropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut plant, grain, grass or vegetable when eau be produced in either tropic or temperate zone will thrive inits rich and fertile soils.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06
ATTITUDES.

This depends on what one expects in a huge. parsely settled Territory of mount
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06

J.H. CARPENTER, Village Recorder.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06

aims and deserts. The man who looks for either the beauty or the seductive excite ment of Monte Carlo will not find it. As little will he find the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luxuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizona are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of subduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But it has two transcontinental lines of railw ay with numerous feeders; it has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and is throbbing with the intense life of the splendid West.
 The two principal towns in the south ern portion, chiefly sought for their climatic advantages, are Phoenix and Tucson. Each of them has ten thousand inhabitants or more. They have the electric light, tele phones, trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, an occasional theatrical performance, some times lecture or ss circus, often a horse race, and, in the spring, thoroughly curious and interesting "desta." For the cest, people must take their amusemGnts with them. Good horses are abundant ahd cheap, and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what horses can do. The driving for fifteen ol twenty miles in almost any direction from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; but there IS one well sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in thei direction, it is rarely difficult to choose { route or which the dust will be largely carried away from you. The unbroker desert itself is often as easy to drive owe as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques I trains.
The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-06
LANDS AND SOILS.

Tho aands of Yuma County comprise the river ,otto,ns and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands are moistgr and slightly mere fertile f. indeed. it is possible to make comparisons
 bere all are so wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mcsas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly for better the cultivation ofthe citrus fruits Sareg conttinse vsetetyc cf soa. Tts valley isnd
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
THE TIMES THE FIRST.

A Letter From the American Press Associa-
tion on Our Easter Colors.
The following letter, received yes
terday, is self-explanatory:
American Press Association,
Atlanta Office, April 10, 1897.
The TIMES, Brunswick, Ga.
Gentlemen We have received your
Easter edition and desire to congrat-
ulate you upon your splendid success
in handling the Easter cut in colors,
as we'll as the whole appearance of
the paper. We congratulate you also
on being the first to take hold of this
color printing in our territory. Please
send US 30 copies of this edition and
send US bill. Yours very truly,
American Press ASSOCIATION,
w. l.. WooDsoN, Manager.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
CITY ITEMS.
Local Happenings That Are Too Short for
Heads.

Local Happenings That Are Too Short for
Heads.
Mr.. r. d. Meader has been in Sa
vannah on business visit.
Hon. Joseph w. Bennett is attending
Ware superior court at Waycross.
Sheriff Berrie and his son, Kenneth,
left yesterday for visit to Darien.
Any one desiring the services of
registered Holstein bull apply to E. F.
Taylor.
The schooner D. X. Baker, Captain
Hewet, has arrived at New York from
Brunswick.
Officer Jerry Wilcher yesterday ar
rested and Jailed a negro for sleeping
in the union depot.
Rev. Troy Beatty, of DarIen, has &C
cepted the call to the rectOrship of
Emanuel Episcopal church Darien.
Gen. and Mrs. Clement A. Evans
will arrive Saturday night, and will
be the guest of DIR. and Mrs. j. M.
Madden at Bay View.
DIR. III. M. Branham left last night
for Fort Varfey, TO attend the we'd
ding of Miss Fannie BrGnham, his sis
ter, to Mr.. r, Houser. The wedding
occurs today.
Pure Jersey milk in bottles at
Butts and Adams soda fountains, &c
quantity. Telephone 16S. Jersey
Dairy, A. B. Rowe, Prop.
All the young ladies who are inter-
ested In the Memorial day observance
are requested by Mrs. j. M. Madden to
meet at her residedce, Bay View, this
afternoon on business of Importance.
The best of local usical talent and
the prettiest of Brunswick's children
will participate In the entertainment
which the Little LabOrers of the Kings
Daughters will give on Friday even
ing.
Mrs. j. G. Stiles delightfully."- enter
tanned The Acacia club at her home on
Union street yesterday afternoon. A
large number of guests were present
this being the first meeting of the club
since Lent.
A drunken Spanish sailor stumbled
&nd fell on the sidewalk near Brady's
store yesterday afternoon, cutting a
cash in his head. Officer Jones took
the man in dray to police headquar-
ters and docketed a case of drunken
ness against him.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
Notice.
BRUNSWICK, Ca, April l, 1897.

DRUNSWICh, Od., april b; 1891.
Taxpayers and property owners are
hereby duly notified that the books
for receiving tax returns of city prop
erty are, from this date, open. When
returning only a fractional part or
parcel of any lot, or acre, or particu-
lar piece of property, said returns must
embOdy full, clear and complete de-
scrlpti0n of said property, by portion
of town, lot number, metes and bounds
or other sufficient description, 20 as to
enable a full Identification thereof
vague and indefinite returns shall not
be taken. La case of estates the re-
turns must be made in the name or
names of the heir or heirs; admins
traitors, guardians, executors, etc ,
must give thu name or names of the
person or persons for whom they act
sn the said capacities. All person or
persons claiming or owning personal
property OF every and any nature or
sort, within the limit of said city, or
who are engaged in any sort of busi-
ness must make such returns, together
with the value of the same under oat h ,
as prescribed by ordinance of the
mayor and council of the city of Bruins
wick, Ga. All returns must be made
on or before the first day of May, 1897.
When making returns state if prop
erty was arbitrated.
LAURENCE G. BoDET,
City Clerk.
Returns received daily from a, IN.
to p. NJ, and from 80 y. m, to 8 p. m.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
For the Race.

The respective Naval Reserve crews
are getting in the very best of condi-
ton Tor their boat race, which, from
present indications, will occur on Me-
mortal day. The crews are about
evenly matched and the race will be a
clOse and exciting one.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
BrunsWick's Case.

Lieutenants Frank d. Aiken and
Jan es S. Wright are In Atlanta to
present the case of the Brunswick
Naval Reserves 10 the contest for bat
TALON offices. They Will be away sew
eral days and will appear before Cow
ernor Atkinson and the adjutant gen
eral in the case.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21

"Baby" brand condensed milk il
glass jars at the Downing Co.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
Died in Jail.

Viola Burke, colored, died yester
day morning at the county jail, where
she had been held, awaiting convey
ance to the state lunatlc asylum. The
woman was adiudged insane about
two weeks ago. She kindled fire In
a closet of one of the city hospital
buildings about a month ago, result
ing in the destruction of the buildln e
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
Rob Roy flour is fine. Try it.
To the Grand Lodge.

For the accommodation of parties
desiring to attend grand lodge,
Knights of Pythias, Savannah, Ca. May
1920, the Southern railway has put on
a rate of one first. class limited fare for
the rOund-trip for parties of ten or
more knights of Pythias travelling to-
gether in uniform on one solid ticket,
aud rate of a fare and a third on the
certificate plan for individuals. Seized
ules: Leave Brunswick 8 :45 a. IN. and
As p. m, and arrive Savannah - rs
p. m. and IL 10 p. m. respectively.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
Comes Up Today.

The Crovatt-M Mason contest case will
come up in the supreme court today,
unless postpORs ment is arranged.
Col. W. G. Glenn, 81 Atlanta, viii rep
resent Judge Crq'att before the court,
and Col. Joe Bennett will probably
appear for May-5ason.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
DR.. Rowland Institutes Criminal
Libel Proceedings Against
His Accuser.
BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY GIVEN.
Capt. Cummings Gives $500 Bond, and the
Hearing Will Occur Before Judge Hitch
As Soon As Witnesses Are Obtained.

DR.. A. A. Rowland yesterday morn
ing swOre out before Judge Hitch
warrant charging Captain Arthur L.
Cummings, of Boston, master of the
schooner Thelma, with criminal libel.
Captain Cummings was arrested by
Constable GRskIns. Bond was fixed
at $500 by Judge Hitch, and Mr.. f. Ii.
Mason signing it, the captain was re-
leased from custody.
The story back of the arrest is long
one, but first became public property
on Monday morning, when the clti-
zens of Brunswick, picking up circu-
lars which were scattered promiscu-
Ously on the streets, were surprised to
read in large type recital of serious
charges against DR.. A. A. Rowland, a
well-known Brunswick physician. The
circular was signed Arthur L. Cum
mings, and alleged that DR.. Rowland
had, to secure the payment of an un-
just bill, attempted, by legal process,
and under cover of the night, to take
the very bed on which his wife lay dy-
ing, and, further, that he would have
had the constable to do so had not a
true southern gentleman shamed
him." The circular was denunciatOry
in the extreme, and closed with the
declaration that the captain would be
in the city for the next ten days.
DR.. Rowland would make no state
ment for publication on Monday, but
yesterday after the criminal process
was begun he gave TIMES man his
side of the case.
DIR. Rowland says that Captain Cum
mings, whose wife was very ill with
consumption and being treated by
him, at the home of Mrs. Middleton,
declared to him CDR. Rowland) that he
never intended to pay his bill that he
attached the furniture, with special
instructions to the officer not to dis
turb the lady, but simply to prevent
Captain Cummings from taking it
away; that the statement that he
tried to take the furniture at night is
false and malicious. as Will appear at
the trial, and that he took the legal
steps to prevent being defrauded by
the captain who had sworn that he
would not pay cent of the bill. DR..
Rowland also alleges cruel remarks
made by the captain to his wife, in his
presence, which will probably come
out in the hearing.
Justice Hitch has not yet set date
for the preliminary hearing, Captain
Cummings desiring to obtain his wit
nesses. Among these is Mr.. Gus Mid
dleton, who, 1t is alleged, was present
on the OCCASION referred to in the CIR
cular, and who was the "true south
ern gentleman" alluded to by the cap
tain.
The circular and the resultant ar
rest was the subject of general discus
sion yesterday. DR.. Rowland's
friends claim that he will be vlndi-
Gated by an investigation and that the
charges are malicious. The captain
also has mum her of friends that
champion his side of the case.
Messrs. johnson & Krauss have
been retained by DR.. Rowland and
Judge Symmes by Captain Cummings.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21
Truth in a Nutshell.

Impure blood is the natural result
of close confinement in the house
schoolroom or shop.
Blood is purified by Hoods Sarsa-
parllla, and all the disagreeable re-
suits of impure blood disappear with
the use of this medicine.
Ifyou wish to feel we'll, keep your
blood pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The Brunswick times. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 188?-1900, 1897-04-21

Georgia syrup at the Downing Co