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The Washington Post closes 40 e,

The Washington Post closes au ex-
tended notice of the Lee family With
this graceful tribute TO Consul General
Fitzhugh Lee: "As o soldier, Fi'g-
bugh Lee Vas among the very fsss OF
,ha. gallau: lot of young general officers
who belpsd to make 'Ssuart's Cavalry
the famous corps it became under its
brilliant young Virginia chieftain ans
head As leader Fitshugh Lee vas,
perhaps. the most popular officer in the
corps after Stuart himself. Stuart is
10 evidence in oft-repeased words. show.
iug bis appreciation of his young lieu
tenant II is. indeed. high praise
when Stuart commeuds an officer as be
does Fi,zbueh Lee General Lee is no
ordinary msn Uoder bis frank bon
bommie be has quickuess and accur-
acy of Judgment that has thus far never
led hin into mistake or g blunder,
in war or 10 peace His career as COZ
sul.geaerai aod United States commis-
sioner extraordinary at Havana has been
a marvel OF prudence and boldaess
combined, which has delighted his
friends aud won the commeudatioa Of
all Aaerioans.-Spartaubcrg Herald
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Proctor in Charlotte.

Charlotte, N. c.. March 13 -
Senator Proctor passed through Char
!o.te this morning and took breakfast at
the eating house here. He talked free
IL except % the subjsc: of Spain aud
the probability of var. He said that
the most gratifying thicg he bad net
With on his trip was the splendid con-
duct and spirit of the soutbero people.
He felt that it vas worth the total cost
Of all prepara.ioa for war to demonstrate
what sterling loyal spirit vas cher.
ished tbrcuebout the south ss be had
seeu it. He said he had gathered some
facts. but did not know just what
bearing they might have 90 the present
situation he would have to ind
out the situatioo at home before he could
even Judge fairly Of the knowledge be
had gained on toe trip
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-03-16
The States Reward.

There have recently been some In
qulries as to whether the reward Of
fered for the Lake City murderers by
the governor applied to conviction
in the United States court Yester-
day representative of The State
asked about The matter at the exc
cutive Office. eliciting the information
that the reward by the governor was
offered for the apprehension and con
viction of the parties who committed
the murder /; inasmuch as the parties
cannot be tried for murder in the
Fedora! courts, the reward conse'
quen,ly applies only to conviction
in the State cour' and has NO bear
ing whatever upou any of the othe'
charges that might be brought ia the
Federal court.-The State.
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Would War be Right ?
Greeny.lle News.

A nation threatened With var is apt
to '.eo wild" with excitement. " ar is
40 uoshactling Of the ooeds which
hold men in civilization, brief aud
bes::al revel in ba.barism. Even the
patton with right 90 iss side caooot
emerge feoo var without it's people
beiog 5tsiosd With blood and without
their losing purity and Nobility War
is resrogresaion. It IS a jc;ns saori6ce
by nations to evil deities-;o passion,
envy and selfish oess.
Lus:eed of people in times like
these giving themselves over TO ezcl r.
meet, to enthusiasm aud shallow
demonstrations uiscai.ed patriotism,
they should look upon she sisuas;oo with
capdor aud cslmness Over and above
all things. tie question for every
American citizen to ask himself is 'ln
the circumstances would var With Spaio
be right n
Read these ssaosas from Kipliog's
sublime .sRscessioual Hymu." pablish-
ed upou the Queens Jubilee last year.
Their application to the people of sae
Uoited Ssases is not less appropriate
than they were aud are always to the
people of Great Britain
Far called out navies mel, away
90 dune and headland sinks the fire
o, all our ponp o yesterday
Lis ou. with Nlneveh and Tyre!
Judge of the nsuons, spare US YET,
L-st we forget, lest we forget
If, drunk With sight OF power. we loose
Wild toogues that have not Thee IN awe
Such Boosting as the genties use
Or Lesser breeds without the Law
Lord God of Hosts, be With Us yet,
Lest We forget, lest we forget
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We are gra'i6ed to learn from what
seems rel,able authority, that there Is
a good prospect Of the appointment of
Capt. E. Fl. Holman as postmaster OF
our city. While we regretted his leav-
ing the Democratic patty before the
Presidential election and openly al'y!os
himself With the Republicans. still We
acknowledge the right Of every man to
have aud aot upon such opinions OF
national policy as be shall deem best FOR
the country We are entirely satisfied
that his appolu,msut will give very
general satisfaction to both Democratic
aod Republicsn patrons Of this cfice.
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aon. j. VIM. Stokes Speech.

When the bill to appropriate fifty
million dollars for the defence of .be
corntry WA usder consideration in the
House Of Representatives many Of the
Congressman took advantage OF the
time allowed for debate tospeak in favor
of the Dill There was DO opposition,
aud the speakers merely placed them
ae!7es on record sod pledged tbe support
of their constituents to the goveronoai
10 case of need. The Hon J Wm.
Stokes. the Representative from tbs
district .poke as follows:
MIR Speaker, take it that no argu
ment is necessary to commend this
bill to the judgmen. of this House OF
of the county. 1t is, in fact, but an
expression of the conclusions which
have already been reached in the
minds Of all informed people III this
House and in this country at large
It is scarcely necessary, either, Mr.,
Speaker, that / should state what ali
must be aware of, thst the people OF
the State which l represent are IN
favor of this and of every measure
which may be deemed necessary IN
the wisdom of our Chief Executive
for the preservation of our national
honor and vindication of the traditions
of which our flag is the symbol
There is scarcely day, Mr Speak
er, might say scarcely an hour,
since the relation between this coun
try and the Spanish Government be-
came strained that the people of my
State have not been sending words
Of encouragement and assurances OF
suppor. to Che executive department
of this Government. The entire
militia of our Ssate-infantfy. caval
ry. aud artilIery-are already pledg
ed. Ny people are ready for peace
and they are ready for war. In calm
expectancy they await the issue
Within twenty -four hours they may
Sbe 1nobilized; and once in the field.
they will go as far as the farthest in
support of the dignity of the nation
and the honor of the flag
| have to day, Mr. Speaker, trans
mitted, at the request of parties from
nv State. assurances of that sort aud
requests for the address Of enlisting
officers. In short, Mr.. Speaker,
never in her history has South Caro-.
lima more sincerely nor more unanl-
mously illustrated the motto which
for wcll-nigh century has inspired
her sons-"Always ready with our
lives and our property" for the de-
fense of liberty and for the honor Of
our entire country. Applause.
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low mockery, justice snd has taken
fight from the temple where she was
wont to preside in other days
Charles Williams was either guilty
Of she murder of William j Lee 10
cold blood aud with the most diabollc
malice, or be was ienocsnt; there was GO
middle ground, the evidence direct ADD
lnplied, as we'll as that which was no;
brought out in the trial, made it im-
possible for 40 inpar.ial mind to do
other than to choose one OF the other
horn Of the dilemma. II guilty his
crime me,ited the death penalty
no other punishment vas adequate
10 his heinous crime; if inno-
cent he should have gone forth
from the Court House free man.
Yet the lenient jury found him guilty
With recommendation for mercy 10
Gods name. what mercy vas he eati-
tied to. if he was guilty : what mercy
did be show the man whom he Drained
with an axe where was there justice 10
asking mercy for so guilty aud cruel
: wretch II was not mercy, bat len.
ienoy. miscarriage of justice ioe1pli
cable and ioexcasable. And the jury
is responsible.
May God forgive them, each aad
every one. for the wrong done their
couoty aud their State.
When thore is lynohisg 10 Sumter
County. when some red-handed mar
derer is put to death without form of
law By an outraged people, let them re-
fecs on sbe frss fruits Of their lenienoy.
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the court over which he presided.
Captain Peral requested this CORE
spondent to make it known that he
had granted the interview in his un
official capacity, and not as presl-
dent of the Spanish court of inquiry,
which the saw forbids him to do.
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A dispatch from Habana says
"a telegram received by Coosul Gen
oral Lac from Copsrl Baker this after
noon say. the wife of Senator Tburs'oa
died to-day on board the yacht Anita,
Sagua harbor."
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The presentnent made BY the Grand
Jury on Thursday last Immediately be-
fore that body vas discharged for the
prcsens term of court should never have
been written. Il is q sweeping in-
dictmen. Of the city OF Sumter
aud Of the magistrates of the coun-
". This city is alleged TO be in
tested with dens Of infauy and vice,
but no specifications are made. This is
an indictment that canpot brlog the
guilty parties into court for trial aud
punishmeos. and no one should know
better shae the members Of the Gra-d
Jury that sueh an Indictment would De
promptly shrown ont we're it brought
before that body.
The Grand Jury has maligoed the
reputation Of the oity without ns'og the
power within it's hands to eradicate the
evils. If the Grand Jury knew that
the evils ccmplained Of existed in this
city it should have gone step further.
prepased an iodictoaen: aud summoned
witnesses, or it should have remained
silent until prepared to do so. A general
charge is worse than DO charge at all.
An irjas.ice was also done the Mag
is.raies Of she county wbso toe Grand
jury asserted that some of them we're
negligent 10 performing their duties.
Who, cave the members OF the Grand
Jury. know ~hlch Of the Magistrates
have beeo negligent aud Which have
not ? By making q general charge
each aud every Magistrate has been
made liable to the charge. IL some Of
then have neglected their duties. Why
net specify 1t Is wrong to condemn
the faithful officers along With the pn-
faithful. The Grand Jury had the 10
formation requisite and the right to
specify the Magistrates OF whom CON-
plant was made, and the Magistrates
who failed to perform their plain duty
should have been named in tho pre-
sentiment, as mere oct Of justice TO
the other Magistrates who have proven
| faithful.
We are opposed to measures of re-
form that ipju7e the innocent alosg
With the guilty; We are opposed to io-
dictmen.s that damn ten innocent per
sons aloog with one csimioal and leave
the public to guess which of tie clever
| is the criminal
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gl lfdaIfgnlan aaS soatga1l,
WEDNESDAY, MARCH le, 1858.

The Sumter Hatchnsan vas founded
in 1850 aud the True Soutkron in 1866.
ehe Wazchman and Soathron now has
sse combined circulation and influence
cf Doth Of the old papers, and is mani.
festly tie best advertising medium IN
SSsmter-
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Seekers After Gold know they nay be dir
appointed, bat seekers after 5eslth take
hoods Sarssrarills with the utmost coLh-
deoce that it will do them wonderful good.
Hoods Pills are the only pills to take With
Hoods Sarsspsrilla. Easy, yet efficient.
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Is THIS JUsrIcEe
a leniens jury makes public lssless

~
a leniens jury makes public lsuless-
ness
When court Of justice saves the
life of red haaded murderer who has
forfeited ell claims to mercy By killing
- cold blood good citizen. the people
ars not 70 be condemned for believing
that Ian IS made aud administered for
sbs profession Of the criminal classes
and not for the protection Of the lives
and property Of the ias-sbidicg peo-
pis.
TIE germ Of lynch lau is Dursed inio
BE and fos1ered BY The failure Of the
lay % properly pucish the criminals
uho are carried into eoars that lastice
may Be me.ed out to them.
Justice. IN itself. has DO element Of
nsreJ il IS not mixed with tsrdsrDess
nos lsaiency.
Ezsc. justice Is cold sad cruel asd is
seaoded upon The iuexotable Law Of ma
sIre thai says that shich naa COWS
sass mnse he also reap.
Tbsre sre crimes that no punishment
sara she death penalty eta. aud justice is
saesee3 shen tia. extreme penalty is
nos nssed out upon the pessoa Of the
guilty naO.
Such i crime was the brutal mur-
der 81 ~ y Lee. and such 9 Grim
inal was Charles Williams, who vas
tried yesterday, but recommended to
The mercy Of the court by lenient
and tender. hearted jury Death on
fhe gallows was his just deserts and
swbat the public had the right to de-
msnd and expect. But the lenient
Jury placed il beyond the power Of
the Judge 10 impose the death. sen
tence, and the galIows was defrauded
sof iss legitimate prey Justice stood
ready TO aveDge the horrid crime, but
the jury inierposed it's powerful veto.
saad the blood of William j. Lee
ssill cries aloud from the ground for
the exact aud full justice supposed to
be gnaranted by the laws Of the land.
Charles Williams has gone to the pen.
ii.ensiary for life. out is that adequate
punishment for his crime! Is that the
punishment that fits his brutal mur
der Of the man who fed him from his
own table, Is that punishment for
stealing behind an unsuspecting man
sin the darkness of night and crushing
ii his skull with an exc? Is that pun.
ishment for depriving young wife
Of husband and protector. aud an in
fant child of father? Is that jus
iice? No, it is neither justice nor
right 1t is miscarriage Of justice
ss great and fragrant as has ever
come under our observation, and the
evil that will spring from it
will be greater and more griev-
Gus shan could possibly result
for any crime that could be CON-
nitted BY any criminal or criminals.
It has incensed the friends. relatives
and acquaintsnces Of the dead man
and the public generally, and has
strengthened the prevalent belief that
the courts are uncertain and unsatis-
factory places to go when justice is
wanted and a criminal is to be pun
ished. The people who are in favor
of swift and summary punishment for
we'll established and undonbted
crimes are eDtrenched in their posi-.
I ton, and we who have plead in sea.
son and ou. Of season in favor ot
patient submission to forms of Law
are stricken dumb, fos law is hol
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refined and graceful in every move
ment and her songs are both Interest,"
ing, dramatic and tuneful, and are de-
livered in a pleasant, strong and reso-S
nant voice. Her success with a New
Haven audience was decided for a first
appearance. She Immediately won
everybody by her capital work, and
the beauty of her stage appearance
and her tasteful costumes formed a
very pleasant picture. Encores were
generous and after singing to four re-
calls she made clever and cordial
speech thanking the audience and
promising to give full repertoire this
week, with changes of some songs
every day. The whole show is up to Al
high standard and sent the big au-
dience home in very good naturedI
mood Fisher and Carroll are two very
funny Trishmen, and Billy Carter, the
old timer, is as expert as ever with
the banjo. Dorothy Neville's unique
trio in little play, the Brodaldi acro-
bats, Pearl Mcintyre, Quinn, Cameron
and Farley, Jules and Ella Garrison
and Mcintyre and Rice complete the
bill. Prices 10 and 20 cents; ladies in
the afternoon, 10 cents.
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CHILDREN'S FOOD.
Study win Sol Hurt Healtl,y child.

"Many children at school, said a
student of children, appear to be stu
pid when they are only badly nourish-
ed They may have plenty to eat
without sufficient amount of nourish-
ment Study will not hurt healthy
child Good, hard thinking helps the
circulation of the blood"
1t might be added that the lack of
nourishment is owing to ill-advised Sc
lection of food. Fruit, eggs, some meat
ard good entire wheat bread with but
ter all furnish excellent food for chill
dren.
Never, under any circumstances,
should they be allowed to have coffee.
All narcotics, like cigaretts or tobacco
in any form, coffee, opium products, or
any of that class of drugs, will most
sadlv scar the whole life out of a
growing child. Those who seek to as
sist the little ones to grow up strong
and healthy men and women will look
carefully after their food and drink.
1t is unfortunately true that some
parents are careless and ignorant on
this subject and the innocent children
grow up weak in body and brain, east
| ly knocked over by most any disease
| that comes along. Children like warm
nourishing drink for breakfast and al
| most universally like Postum Food
Coffee, upon which they fatten and
| flourish famously. Parents should see
that it is boiled full Is minutes after
| boiling commences. 1t is not sufficient
| that it stood on the stove Is minutes
I
The long boiling is necessary tc
bring out the delicious flavor and the
nutritious food element.
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"Our little boy Royal had fits. He
would drop to the floor, sometimes for
ward, sometimes backward, as if he
was dead, and if he was eating, his
head would drop onto his plate, SO we
had to hold up his head all the time he
was eating. If he went across the floor
someone had to lead him, and the
slime would run from his mouth. His
stomach was so weak that his food
would not digest, and every muscle Of
his body would twitch so it was i'm
possible for him to do anything.
For two years we took him to our
local doctors and they could no nothing
to help him, and they advised us to
take him to a specialist. We did so
and he told us that he had epilepsy
and was incurable. He lost his speech
for six weeks, and continued having
the fits SO he would have nine or ten in
a night. We saw DR.. Greene's Nervura
blood and nerve remedy advertised in
the paper. so got bottle and gave il
to Royal as directed and in three days
the fits left him and we have not seer
any of them since. Now he goes tc
school and seems to be as healthy as
anyone can be-"
| DR.. Greene, 35 West 14th ST., New
| York city, can be consulted absolutely
free in regard to any case, personally
| or by letter.
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wALL1NGFoRD CHILDREN

Sent to New Haven County Home.
Wallingford, Feb. This forenoon
the continued case brought by the HUI
name society on complaint of the Sc
lectmen of Pennington against Charles
Hull of Pond Hill came up before
Judge Judd for decision. The entire
family. father, mother and six chill
dren, were in court. In giving his de-
cision the judge said in substance that
he had found on investigation that it is
best to send the children to the county
home. He did not think that Mr.. Hull
had neglected her children Intentional
ly, but that there had been neglect in
the proper care of them. The judge
committed five of the six children to
the New Haven county home and af-
ter the sentence was passed Charles
Hull, the father, took an appeal to the
superior court. No one appeared to
give bonds and Sheriff Booth took the
five children down this morning to the
home.
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DEATH OF MRS. NORMAN.

Yesterday morning at IL o'clock, Mrs.
Jane Furlong Norman, a most estima-
BILE lady, and for many years resident
of this city, died at her home Sc Whal-
ley avenue. Deceased had been sick
only about ten days. Kidney COM
plant and other diseases were the i'm
mediate causes of death. She was the
wife of the late John Norman, who
for many years was a we'll known hat
ter in this city She leaves eight chill
dren. Thomas E. f., who is employed
in the business office of the New Haven
Register; Anna c., wife of George R,
Burton of this city; James F., of San
francisco; Jennie M, wife of George
r. Stone of this city; Georgiana, teach
er in room IL, Dwight school; Emma,
wife of f. Howard Russell; Pauline.
wife of James Hickman of London.
| England, and Fred F., of the Norman
Printers Supply company of this city.
| Mamie died in infancy many years ago.
Deceased was born in Manchester,
England in 1928 and came to this coun-
| try about fifty years ago.
! Mrs. Norman was for MANY wears n
member of Trinity Episcopal church.
She was of a bright, amiable DISPOSE
ton and has endeared herself to a
large circle of friends, who will greatly
miss her
Funeral arrangements are not yet
completed, but the interment will take
place in Evergreen cemetery.
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Raymond Findley, who also contrib
utes a pleasing speciality in conjunc-
ton with Lottie Burke who in this
number proves that she is not as
tough" as the character Of Violet
Wilde looks. William Mitchell makes
a speciality of playing tramp parts, so
he was easily natural and funny as
Robin Steele. Ed Sharpley is Mitch
ellis partner in a sketch called "The
Dude and the Tramp so he is equally
at home to the requirements of Willie
Waite, foppish youth. Frank Vane-
ia looks the prize-fighter Daffy Dan,
and plays it WELL Miss Annie Sanford
as Mrs Ultra O'Brien, Miss Eva Kelly
as Mora Conboy and Miss Trixie Wade
as French girl were all that could be
desired in their respective parts. Miss
Wade was notably Partisan in speech
and manner, and also proved an agile
dancer The Brammeck sisters were
pleasing and pretty in their songs and
dances, and Estelle Wardes lovely
voice was heard to advantage in solo
and chorus.
Usual matinee to-day and tomorrow.
Prices at matinees, including reserved
seats, LII CeIllS, 10 CSIltS dllu 90 CSillo,
night, 10 cents, 20 cents, 80 cents and 80
cents.
"A COUNTRY MERCHANT"
"a Country Merchant" will be the
offering the last half of the week at
| the Grand opera house, and lovers of
| wholesome plays will find much in this
splendid attraction to arouse and en-
terrain them. 1t is play of the order
of the "Old Homestead" but so differ
| ent in theme that it might be called
an entirely new dramatic creation. The
| plot is far from intricate, and the char
acters employed are such as one car
easily recognize. The story tells of in
cidents around which cluster all the
associations of country life. Charles
Cowles, who is placed in a stellar light
as Eben Baxter, a kind, gentleman
nered old countryman, whose love fol
right is stronger than all the ties OF
kinship, gives to the impersonation q
charm Of naturalness said to be as re-
| freshing as original
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MRS. GEORGE H. BURGESS.

Marcia, wife of George H. Burgess,
formerly of this city, died Saturday at
her home in Westville, aged fifty
years Mrs. Burgess was the daughter
of Hon. w. L. Woodbury. of Portland,
Me-, formerly president of the Grand
Trunk Railroad company. About
twenty-five years ago she married
George Fl. Burgess. She leaves two
children, L. w. Burgess and Elizabeth
C. Burgess, both of whom We're with
their mother in her last hours.
FUNERAL OF MRS. CULLEN.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret Gillen
was held yesterday morning. She was
the widow of Michael Gillen, and
mother of Miss Kitty Gillen, stenog-
rapher at Malley, Nicely & Co.'S store,
who died last month.
Requiem high mass was celebrated at
Sacred Heart church by the Rev
George T. Sinnott. The pallbearers, all
brothers of the late Michael Gillen
were James Gillen, Bartholomew Gill
len, Patrick Gillen and Frank Gillen
| The interment was in st. Bernard's
cemetery.