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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11
TAKING TT HOME.

1t is q good rule to put yourself in
the other fellows place if you want
to make up fair judgment of his
position and conduct.
The Boston Post applies this rule
to the Filipinos in very suggestive
way Itasays
about a century and quarter
ago, France heard the piteous ap-
peals of people suffering under the
unjust rule Of Great Britain, and
came to their aid After struggling
for seven long years-rathor longer
than the Filipinos have been fighting
for Liberty under Aguinaldo-in
poverty, starvation, distress, these
insurgents won, with the help of
France, freedom from British rule
.'What would these insurgents
have done if France, at the end OF
the war of the revolution, had under.
taken 10 annex these colonies, bad
insisted upon providing "a kindly
government for this oppressed peo-
pie, had declared to the world that
duty and humanity and regard for
Christian obligation required our
destiny should be settled for us by
the power 5000 miles away across
the Atlantic, which had helped us to
win the fight And suppose France
had sent troops and warships to take
possession of the territory from
which Great Britain had Withdrawn !?
"?oor, miserable insurgents as our
forefathers were, worn out with seven
years OF war, ,hey would have re-.
volted against such interference and
fought against it to the end"
No intelligent person will contend
that the Filipinos are anything like
as ft for self government as were the
patriots who established tits repub.
lie, but it cannot be denied that the
Filipinos believe that they have fairly
wop their independence and that they
will regard us as oppressors and
ususpers if we take it away from
them.
The Boston Post is right when it
says that the Filipinoa will regard us
Just as our forefathers would have
regarded France if it had endeavored
to prevent them from setting up a
government of their own Atlanta
journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11

Governor Mount. of Indiana, has a
plan for pu,sinog an end to lyocbings.
He will ask the Legislature to pass a
bill allowing the next Of kin to the
person lypcbed to briog suit for damage
against the county in which the lynch
ing occurs" Toe bill will also include
whisecappiog He should also include
a plan to prevent raping OF white women
by negro bsutes. and the frequent mur-
ders of which they are guilty. HIS
plan is a poor one aud like all other
scbeues to protect villains will prove a
failure so long as the crimes continue
for which the villains are lyuched.
The Springfield Mass Republican
says that "Gogernor Mount is int:odoc-
Ing a pew kind of life insurance, but
the fear of penalty distributed over
the taxpayers of county wauld hardly
keep mob of bot-headed lyGcbers
from their prey"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11

Those of US who live into the year
1000 will see the beginning of the
most wonderful century the world
has yet known. It will bring changes
which none of us can even yet dream
of of-Greenville News
But the trouble of it is that not
many OF US will likely olive into the
year 1000" 0."-Athens. Ga Banner.
True bill. The individual whose
fate is to fill these columns will some
times get to wool gathering. think
ing of one thing while trying to do
another. Last Saturday night he
wrote an editorial article under the
firm conviction that ne was on the
eve of the year 1899 instead of 1899,
and therefore discussed the possibili-
ties of the year 1000. being exactly
century ahead That may have
come from his habit Of struggling
with the democratic leadership OF
South Carolina, which is always from
ten to fifteen years behind the time.
-Greenville News
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Washington. January 4.-The an-
nouncenent was made today oD the
bigbes: authority that Hon. Joseph H
Choate cf New York would be oon!
:ated ambassador to Great Britain
The uomioa.ioo will GOT be sent to tie
senate for few days, tu; those Dear
the president say this delay does not
indicate any possibility of change 10
bis plans.
New York. January ito day has
been record breaker 10 the New York
clearing house both in amount OF
exchanges and the magnitude of the
balances. The highest former ez'
changes we're beaten by abou. S2O,-
900, 600, having been 1915. 236, 600 as
against 1926. 900. 900, the bighss'
exchanges heretofore 90 record. The
balances we're ST.. .163. 600 as aeaius'
the largest heretofore Of $n. .0l0,0 ,0OO
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THE LYNCHlNG LAW.
A Nice Point Argued Before
the Supreme Court.

In the supreme court this morning
a case of considerable interest was
argued on appeal from Orapgeburg
county The case is important from
the fact that it has reference to the
constitutional provision that the
heirs and administrators of party
lynched may sue the county in which
the lynching occurred
About a ysar and half ago a
negro named Brown was lynched in
OraDgeburg county, the charge
against him being that he bad burned
several barns of farmers in the coun-
ty. His body was strung up on the
side of the South Carolina and Geor-
.gia railroad track, exposed to the
view of passengers and those who
travelled by the dirt road. But that
is neither here nor there
His administrator, Isaac Brown,
brought suit against the county for
500 damages Judge Aldrich
presided at the court aud ne decldeo
that the constitutional provision ap-
piled only to prisoners who were
taxed from the custody of legal
officers aud then fynched, but did not
apply to those persons lynched who
had not been in the custody of
officers
The attorneys for the administrator
then appealed and the question was
argued before the court this morning.
Messrs, Raysor and Summers and
Mr.. J. B. Mclaughlin represented
the negro
Mr.. 81 81. Brunson, G. G. Dantzler
and William G Wolfe represented
the county.-Col Record, Jan 4
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Millions Given Away.

1t is certainly gratifying to the public to
know of one concern in the land who arc not
afraid to be generous to the needy and suffer
ing The propr;e:ors of DR.. kiag's New Dis
covery FOR Consumption. Coughs and Colds
have given away over ten million trial bottles
of this great medicine; and have the satisfac-
faction of knowing it has absolutely cured
thousands of hopeless cases. Asthma, Bron-
chitis, Hoarseness and all diseases of the
Throat, Chest and lungs are surely cured by it,
Gail on j. F. W. DsLorme, Druggist, and gel
a trial bottle fres. Regular size SOC and 81
Every bottle guaranteed, or price rsfunted.
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The Lowry Bale as a Cargo
for Genoa

Adis,ioguisbed party Of military and
business men, accompanied by several
ladies'. arrived 10 Charleston Tuesday
plight. The party consists of Major
Generals. NJ. B. Young. Miss Young.
Mrs. Maggie Dugas. Mrs. G. q. Cohen.
Mrs. James F. McGowao, Lieut.. Con.
rad, Mr.. Jas. F. McGowan, Mr.. G. &.
Adams and Mr.. s. 81. Cohen. The
object of che visit is, 90 the part OF the
men at least, both business and pleasure,
asd includes the shipment of q lot OF
..rouad bale" cotton. review Of the
brigade at Sunmerville and attendance
upon the military ball at the Pine For
est lon to night.
Mr.. James E. MeGowao. Mr.. G +.
Adams aud Mr.. s. 81. Cohen. Of the
Georgia aud Carolina Planters con-
paoy. have come to Charleston to see
their fret large shipmeus of 1000 bales
Of cylindrical cotton put on board the
steamship Winnie. now being loaded at
Adger's wharf by the Johnston Blue
Cross Line, C a. Belts. agent.
The Planters company packed this
option at it's plant in Augusta and the
packages are knowo as the Lowry
bales.'' They are packed 250 in an
ordinary freight car, and this gives a
capacity of $500 pounds per car. The
cotton will be ou Adger's wharf today
aud all the cotton men Of the city will
be asked to inspect it. The shipment
will go to Genoa Great things are
claimed for the Lowry bale, smopg
others the packages of this bale say
that there is less chance for stealing
and picking, AID that great saving is
made 10 space on sbipboard aud train.
It is likely that the cotton men Of Char
lesion will take great interest 10 this
ma,ter.-The News aud Courier.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11

The Nasiorai Christian League 70,
the Promotion Of Social Purity bsId q
meesingin New York city las. Saturday
30 listen 50 talk by Manley, the negro
ediseF Of the Wilmington newspaper.
which was destroyed drriug the rcoenl
seTolusio1 10 tbas city. Manley. it will
be remembered. slandered the whise
women OF she South 10 the most iofa-
nous gay Mrs Elis,bs,h B Grannis
was present at the meeting of the
Lssgoe 90 Saturday, Of course. and
ehsnked Msnley for bis talk She
said. after the business" meeting oi
she League. that she had been Visions
ay attacked By the people. aud the
religious and secular pfesa Of che South
eos her recent observations upon sSe
si,uatioG in this par, Of tho country.
aad that she had .salso received many
letters purporsiDg TO be from negroes,
Offering themselves 10 n,srrIage TO nae,
and Offering other things of revolving
nature = The Times says: mrs.
Granois said she did not feel called on
70 give her ancestry, bat she would say
ID passing that she vas a direct descen-
daps Of John Alden. and could enter
the pasriotic societies 10 New York
through fifteen different lines We
venture to sag that there is not one Of
Mrs Gtanais's 6f,een lines thas is not
ashamed Of her mixiag 9its Msuley,
and We are rot sure that the .'coon''
uho got Or would bs entirely happy
News and Courier
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No Wonder We are Poor.

"No Wonder the South is Poor" is
the caption of short article in ap ex-
change that We wish every man in the
South could read and realize the force
Of. The gist Of the article is the neces
sisv of the farmers and the planters of
the South raisiog their supplies It is
stated by the Soutberu Faro Magazine.
of Baltimore. aud we believe the state
ment is correct. that cue hundred mil
lion dollars are spent aooually for food
stufs by the South that are produced
inside Of its own borders, and all Of
which could easily be grown at home
Let Us think for moment What this
means Suppose We raise ten million
bales of cotton and that is worth, at 5
cents per pound, $3.50, 100000; we see
at once that two iftbs of the whole
amounts spent for food. every dollar
of which might and should be kept at
home But this is not all: most Of the
balanced goes out, too.
We buy our clothes from the North !;
why not raise sheep and have woolen
factories at home :? We even buy nearly
all our bleacbed costons at the North,
payiog freight both ways'a and leaving a
profit up there. Why no: bleach own
cotton goods ? Why not make our own
thread !? Why not build our own wag-
ons, make our Own farm implements,
oar shoes. our own hardware? Why not
r-oduee our own butter, supply our OVID
fruits, our own potatoes ! No one can
give an answer to these questions that
is not an imputation upon the good
common sense of our people. They
are simply cotton crazy, and until they
recover We shall have no genuine. per-
maoent prosperity.-Hampton Guar
dian.
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Confederate Dead at the
North

Atlanta Ga Jan 2 Gen Clement
4 Evans. Of this city. who was Chair
nan of the CON miss7bn appointed By the
governor 10 response to q resolution
adopted by the last legislature requiring
the members to secure reformation as to
the loeasioo Of the graves OF Confede-
rate soldiers who died 10 ncrsherD mill
.ary prisons. has seus copy of their re.
port 90 Geo. Marcus j Wright, whose
letters adjusans geoe,a! of Georgia has
already bseo aade public This repor.
IS By 90 means complete and it is lack
ing in esaeDiial details because the work
Of The commission was bsmpered By the
isck ola suitsbie appropri,ion offoods TO
nee, necessary expenses. but 1t shows
.has nearly $4,000 Confederate dead
are burieb 10 po.shern States.
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STATE BOARD
OF CONTROL.
CHANGES In MANAGE
MENT RECOMMENDED.

Columbia, Jan 5-At the regular
monthly meeting of the State Board
Of Control yesterday it was. on mo
toin Of Mr.. Williams, decided that a
committee of two be appointed to
formulate the recommendations of
the board TO the general assembly
The report is to deal principally with
the purchase of the new dispensary
building, the handling of beer privi-
leges, and the disposition of the coun-
~ boards of control On motion Of
Mr. Cooper, the committee is to con-
sist of Messrs Williams and Hasel-
den.
The State board has long since
been dissatisfied with the operations
ofthe county boards, and one of the
members stated yesterday that the
annual report would advocate the
doing away with the county boards.
which costs the State about $4,000
year. aud are really Of not much
service. It is stated chat the State
board will probably recommend that
the senator and representatives from
each county constitute an advisory
board for the purpose of action upon
questions which perplex the State
board, aud upon which information
could IN no other way be obtained.
The Scruggs matter, which has
been before the board number of
times, was finally disposed Of yester-
day. Mr.. 9. O. Scrnggs was run
ming an original package house in
Sparlz7bnrg in connection with bill
lard parlor. While IN the art of
moving. lis stock was seized and he
uas arrested for violation Of the dis
.pensary Law. The grand jury threw
the case out, and Nj. scrugga sned
for Indemnity for his con6scated
goods. The amount claimed was
.S1 ,a50. On motion of Mr.. Miles the
board decided to refund the original
cost Of the liquor without the freight
added.
NJ. Reames was on December
,30th appointed dispenser at Sumter,
TO succeed Mr. ] B Raffeld, who
has served in that capacity fer some
time. ME. Reames applied for the
position of dispenser at Mayesville,
and was elected to the Sumter dis
pensary DE Rafisld notified the
State board of his intention to ap-
peal. The matter was not heard in
detail yesterday.
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THE PENITENTIARY.

The sossd Of dircc:ors OF tks peni-
,tsusia9;s preparing toe anngas report
Ief thas institution TO sae ge9oral assem-
blg. Cbairnaa j Guuoiogham
stated Yesterday that the ioancisi sbow-
ing would be excellent, considering the
low price of the markets. A number
of improvements have been made on
OF grounds ana buildings, and Sl0.0
will be turned into the Stsss treasury,
leaving several thousands dollars upon
whieh to commence operations oex'
yesr.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-01-11

Habaoa.. Jan. 4 Lieut.. Col. Louis
Maus, chief surgeon of the Seventh
army corps, asserts that there is no. q
siogle case Of smallpox in the First
North Carolipa regiment. bat the regi-
meet is qusrantined and has been for
eight days. At Marinao there are sew
eral smallpox cases and the authorities
have sent for more vaccine, as the sup
DIV is short. There is slwas more or
less smallpox 10 Cuban cities and the
situation at Msrianao is in no respect
exceptional.
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Sale Of the SeaboaFd.
The Premature Announce
ment is Fully Confirmed.
STRONG SYSTEM TO BE OR
GANIZ ed.

Baltimore, Jan. 4.-The report
concerning the proposed purchase OF
the Sesboard and Roanoke Railroad
company, parent corporation Of the
Seaboard Air Line system, is official.
II confirmed. The syndicate which
has bid for the property. subject to
the approval of the owners of three
fousths Of the stock pooled with
Nessrs. Louis McLane and Leigh r
Watts, is composed of Baltimore,
Richmond and New York capitalists
John Shelton Williams, president
Of the Georgia aud alabama Railroad
company, is the moving spirit in the
transaction and it is understood that
he will be president of the company
when control is transferred to the
syndicate.
The price agreed upon is 5000 q
share, which is $75 a share more
than was offered for a controlling
interest 10 the property two years
ago by Thomas F. Ryan.
A member Of the syndicate said
to day that it is Che intention of the
new owners to continue the company
as an independent system. though he
admitted that line might ultimately
be built from Atlanta, the Seaboard's
southern terminus, to Montgomery.
where connection would be made
with the Georgia and Alabaua. The
distance between these points ls It's
miles This would make through
line from Washington to jackson
vile.
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Hampton. Jan. 5-Oo Tuesday
evening Mr.. Sam SolomoBs. of the
Seminole section, vas shot aud killed
by bis fifteen-year.oid sop. The kill
log was the result Of democratic quar-.
rel, and apparently done without
premeditation. The youth was here to.
day, accompanied by relative, and
left for Beaufort this evening, it is
reported, to obtain bail The verdict
of the corooer's inquest has has not yet
been reached. The family concerned
are we'll connected General regret
is felt at the occurrence.
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Conssieasioa. prevents the body from rid
ding itseE of waste matter. De Witt's,Lit-
fle Early Risers will remove ths trouefe and
cure Sick Headasne, Biliousness, Inactive
Liver and cisss. the Complexion. SnaM,
Haghsoa:Lsgon Go.
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If you want good. honest sewing machine
trade. see Raod'e.
wisdom to-day means comfort tomorrow
70 pro1eit ouy White and use 1t.
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NOTICE.

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DAYS of each week and on Sales days. Spe-
cial appointments for other dsys must DE
arranged for. W. b. INGRAM,
Nov. l6, lsSs.-tf Master.
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Old Sewing Machines made new at Ran dies
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-24
OMAHA

Omaha wageworkers, whether identi-
fed with the mechanical trades or en-
ployed in the factory, warehouse, rail
road or store, are to be congratulated
upon the fact that no contention has
arisen with their employers during the
present season that has not been amica-
bly, adjusted without strike or lockout.
In times of prosperity there always is a
tendency, if not temptation, for work
ingmen to embrOil themselves in costly
contentious over increase of wages,
shorter hours or redress of grievances
whether real or imaginary. This has
been the experience in past years and
is again exemplified by the strikes and
labor contentious in both eastern and
western manufacturing centers and
mining towns. Fortunately for Omaha
as well as for the working people of
this city the wageworking classes have
abstained from making unreasonable
demands, and wherever their employers
were in condition to grant reasonable
out strife or controversy. Great credit
for the amicable relations which sub
sist between the wageworkers and EN-
ployers is due to the level headed, con-
sentative leadership exhibited by the
officers of the Central Labor union and
the various trade organizations whose
advice, example and influence are felt
by all classes of bread-winners.
While the demand in the labor mar
ket has at times justified a demand for
higher wages, prudence has dictated a
policy of moderation which has in the
end conferred more substantial bene-
fits upon workingmen and working
women than would a stand-and-deliver
policy with the strike as the offensive
weapon. In the long run fair wages
and steady work are much more de-
sirable than a feast one week and Il
famine the next week. 1t stands to
reason that while employers naturally
must recuperate in times of prosperity
from losses incurred in times of ad-
versity it is their interest to give gen
erous treatment to faithful and com
petent employees rather han court n
conflict in which both sides are bound
TO be the losers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-24
AN UNEX4MPLED SITUATION.

The United States holds more gold
han any other nation in the world.
Its stock, according to the latest treas
ury figures, amounts to S915,O00,O0O, as
against $4,000, 900 in France, the next
| largest holder. Last year our holdings
increased ut the rate of So 100000 Il
month and In June alone of his year the
growth was over $14,OO0,OOO. The gold
in the treasury increased from $780,
444, ia or July 1, 1898, to $246,OOO,OO0
on July /, 1899, and the inflow still con-
tinues.
1t is an uneXampled situation and
there are no indications of a change, but
rather that the accumulation of gold
in this country will go on IL there is
10 political change to drive gold out of
the country. A New York dispatch of
a few days ago stated that 1t is pre-
dicted there that hereafter for many
years we shall receive from Alaska
from $40, 100000 to $50, zoo, 900 of gold Il
year, and moreover there is TO be no
cessation of but rather increase in the
gold-mining energy in the states and
territories of the union. If today we
are producing 100000 of gold a
month, an average which the Alaska
output for the past winter will increase,
there seems to be 10 good reason for
doubling that next year the output may
lie as much as $6,000,0 900 or S7,O0O.OOO
a month. Some of the more conserva-
tive of those who have been investigat-
ing our gold%-producing possibilities do
not hesitate TO say that within five
years the United States, including
Alaska territory, will be adding not less
than S10O,Oo0,O00 a ear to the gold of
this country that is available for money
and for the arts. 1t is expected that
Mexico, too. will within that time be
producing as much gold, including in
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-24
Personal AND OTHER WISE.

Lightning has queer tastes. II stopped at
Jefferson City. Mo, long enough to strike
the capitol.
Jerome Hall Raymond, the new president
of the University Of West Virginia, was a
newsboy in early life.
Addison Cammack, the Wall street bear.
knows the highest and lowest prices ever
listed stock has reached in every month for
ten years past.
DIR. A. Conan Doyle has not the detective
instinct of his character Sherlock Holmes"
He says of himself that he is the most alb
sent-minded man in England.
William i. Coston, who designed the army
transport flag now in use on all government
Transports, and received a patent for the
design on June 10, 1899, has assigned the
patent TO the secretary OF war for the nom
inal sum of 81. The assignment has been
accepted on the part of the government by
Colonel Charles Bird, quartermaster in
charge of the transport service.
A returned engineer tells this OF General
Funston: Before Caloocan many OF our
scouts were killed and we could not ind
several officers, among whom was Funston
AS we searched the field with lights some
body shouted General Funston, are you
alive or dead?' Neither muttered a voice
at my feet. I'm sleeping And he was. He
had not had any rest for a long time and
when the chance came had taken more Of
it than he expected.