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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01

Columbia. s c.. January 81 -
This vas another uninserest.ng day
a the legislature Members seemed to
have lost interest 10 what was going oD
and she proceedings were of q hum
drum character.
The concurrent. resolution looking
to adjournueDt ou February IL came
up and there was much discussion
thereon, but foally the debate was
postponed until that date. The gen.
eral opinion is that there will be 20
adjournment un,il the Goth at the out
side
Mr.. Noes legal advertising bill again
came up and wss passed to its third
reading. not. however, without consid-
cradle opposition, it being cooteuded
that the bill really increased the price
of advertising. As passed the bill
sliowa 81 for first insertion aud 90
cents for each subsequent insertion iu
solid BREWER type, inoludiug caption.
Where estates are valued at less than
$500 one-half ct the above rates shall
be charged ; where the estate is, valued
at 800 or less, one-foarth the
above rates snail be charged Should
aoy newspaper refuse to accept these
rates, then it is permissible to post the
advertisement ir three conspicuous
places 10 the county.
On motion of Mr.. Blease. all liquor
bills Introduced in the house we're made
special order for Thursday next
Mr.. Sanders introduced bill pro.
hibisiog the granting of beer privileges
or hotel licenses Il went on the calsn-
da7 for fosure consideration
The same member aIso introduced a
bill to provide for license for the use
of public highways by telephone and
telegraph companies and to provide for
.he enforcement of the same.
Mr.. Weston introduced bill to reg
u,atc insurance. companies The object
Of mushroom insurance companies
Which Go busln ess at Eve cents week
with It's patrons and after working a
town complete pull up stakes aud leave
the iosured ln bole.
Mr.. Weston also introduced resolu-
,iou reclsiog the fac, ;ha, the
| Confederate reunion would be held 70
the city of Charleston in May aud ex-
tending to the veteran visitors q cor
bal welcome and giving them the free
dom of the state The resolutions we're
unanimously adopted BY risiog vote.
The most important matter before the
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
Wanted n Chance.

A Scottish preacher who found his
congregation going to sleep ons Sunday
before be fairly began suddenly stopped
and exclaimed: Brethren, it's nae
fair. Gle mon half chance. Wait
till get alang, and then if nae worth
listening to gang to sleep, but dinna
gang before l get commenced. Gle
mon chance.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
Effort to Get Gen. Gomez to
Agree to American Prop
ositions.

Habana, Jan. 80 President Nc
Kiniey is understood to have empower
ed Robert P Porter to arrange for the
disbursement of $3,0 100000 among the
Cuban soldiers. Mr. Porter viii
probably 60 With Ssuor Gonzales de
| Qaesada to Remedies, to meet Gen.
Maxiuo Gomez to persuade the Cuban
comnander-in-c chief to disbaod his
forces and to lend bis influence to the
United States military administration
Mr. Porter and Senor Quesoda are con
ferring tonight with the governor gen.
e.al
Dr.. Castillo, who returned from
Remedies to day, after two days visit
With Gen. Gomez, says the latter is
much hurt by what be regards as
American peglecs of his authority aDd
rights. aud is determined not TO advise
his soldiers to 60 home penciless.
Gomez purposes coming into the
ghborhood soon and will review the
Cuban troops at Mariauao, though the
date has not yet been 6zed.
There is some doubt whether be and
the other military chiefs will accept the
S3,000.00 NO matter what other
favorable condition may be offered
Mr.. Porter. vino. it is understood will
act as tie personal representative of
President Mckinley 10 the negotiations.
has been directed to learo the best
terms hat can be made. aud is empow
cred to propose what it is hoped will be
agreeable terms.
Senor Ga!ois, president Of the Banco
Espancl, was notified to-day by the spe.
cial commission now Investigating the
finances of the Municipality. that be
must appear before the commission TO-
morrow morning at 9 O'Clock TO answer
iuterrogatories or must take the
consequences of contempt, the penalty
for recalcitrsncy. in the miud of The
commissioners. beicg Imprisonment
until be is willing to testify
NaJ. Oeu. Luuto", SosStoo' W Wv
department of Rabsua, has invested
the commission with the powers of
court and will sustaio its action in
punishment refusal to testify
The Banco Espano is so Intimate
l7 connected with the finances Of Haba-
na, as the creditor to iHs amount Of ST.
| 5000 that the commission deems it
necessary to get complete accounting
from the bank as to the past transaction,
eDd statement of wdas it is doing now
With the cisy's market dues. The com.
mission requested Senator Galbis to pre-
sent himself for examination last Fiji
day acd again ou Saturday, but he sent
word that he was iudisposed. He vas
then asked to come before the commis-
sion a; nine this morning, but to day
he scot message sbat be was physical
ly unable to comply in Consequence of
the exhaustion due to bis bank labors.
This reply was regarded as uusausfac-
tory aud the pegempsory ootlce for TO-
morrow was served upon him.
--e>.-ezz--
IF ,cu want n,ca orpan an EASY terms
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
The General Assembly.
What the Lawmakers are
Doing.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The house was siimly attended this
morning and at the outset is was de-
cided to take up those bills only which
would create no discussion.
An attempt was made to bring up the
fertilizer tax bill but opposition was
shown on account of the SMALL number
of members in attendance Mr. Weston
say 30 use 10 postpouemept, for if mem
bers we're not interested enough in
their duties The taxpayers should not
suffer. However debate was postponed
Mr.. McCullougb's bill to provide
| for che punishment Of any one who cast
false iupusation upon sba chastity of
females passed a third reading Il
provides punishment of not less thao
six months or fine of 5000.
Mr W. j. Johnsoo's bill to allow
the sioking fund to loan money on
United States bonds also passed
Mr.. Weston's bill to facilitate the
transportation Of prisoners so as to
allow them to be transported on freight
trains, which ordinarily carry no gas.
sengers. go. through without trouble.
Mr. Keels, who was elected a mem
ber from "Lee county" pus in claim
for pay He wanted 1921. stating
that be had gone to considerable ex
pense 10 making his campaign The
house allowed him actual per diem aud
mileage which amounts to S719o.
Mr.. W n Thomas had bill to
regulate the employment Of women in
mercantile esta blisbmeats or any place
where goods, wares or merchandise are
offered for sale and to provide sesta for
them and to make it an offense to fail
to do 80. The bill requires oae seat
for three women aud the punishment
for failing to provide the seats shall be
a fac Of not less $40 nor more than
S1do.
A bill was introduced to provide far
a history of the state during the Con-
federate war to accom- pany the Confed-
crate rolls
Mr.. Coegrove. for Charleston, intro-
duced bill exempting cities Of over 10.
/ 900 inhabitants from the operations of
the dispensary Law. The committee re-
ported without recommendation the bill TO
aubmit to the qualified voters of the
atase the question Of dispensary, high
license OF prohibition.
Il also reported without recommends
tion the bill requiring the election OF
the board of eontrol by the people.
The calendar was cleared of such
bills as the house bad determined to take
up. when the adjournment was bad at
about 900 O'clock
+ Comparatively few members Of the
senate we're absent to-day, The most
im portant matter which came up was
Senator sbeppard's bill abolishing pro-
test fees On psomissiory notes aud other
pro.es.able papers The bill brought
forth much opposition and two aye aud
nay votes we're taken looking to the
killing Of the bill But in each in-
stance the friends o: the measuse WOO
5by 1910 Is. The bill does cot abolish
the duty OF giving rotice that ooses
and such papers are educ
Finally, after considerable DEBATE
the senate reversed It's former acsioo
aud billed tae bill
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
Swindled.

Mrs. Smarte says her husband is the
worst man that ever was to go shop
ping. He's almost sure to get swindled
every time. "Why." she says. ''it was
only t'other day that he bought flute.
and when it came home, if you'll be-
lieve it, twas full of holes. Boston
Transcript.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
Feeding Hotel Help.

The first work done in the Waldorf
Astoria, New York, each day is the
preparation of breakfast for 1000 en-
ployees. The last of these meals is
served usually before the earliest rising
guest sleepily orders his eggs and cot
fee. thinking himself almost hero to
be breakfasting at such an hour.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
An Expert.

"Do yon carver
'I should say did!''
land what are your speclaltles?''
Sausage and omelets- "-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01
In ExtremiS.

Hosband-My darling, when I am
gone, how will you ever be able to pay
the doctors bill?
Wife-Don't worry about that, dear
If the worst comes to the worst, I will
marry she doctor.-Medical Record.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01

The White is king cf Sewiog Eacbioes.
# you have cotton seed to sell, call On ne
will pay you the highest market place.
". B. Boyle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-02-01

If you want nice organ an easy terms
see Randle.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
IN THE PHILIPPINES,

The recent reports from the Philip.
pines, to the effect that it will take
1oO, 900 soldiers to put down the re-
b~ellion, have filled the democratic
heart with glee. These alleged patriots,
who fondly hope that the United States
cannot command that number of troops
for service in Luzon. would rather see
the war drag OH for years and tens Of
thousands Of lives sacrificed, than have
it brought to a successful termination
by the present administration. They
are just like the men who aided and
encouraged the south during the civil
war, and the result will be the same
the Filipinos will be whipped. the
honor of the flag upheld in the Philip.
pines by a republican administration
and the glory of it all will belong to
that party.
What troops are needed to suppress
this foreign rebellion cal be had by the
government of the United States for
the asking. 1t has hesitated in sending
more soldiers to the islands il the hope
that the force at present engaged was
to conquer the natives, but
when it becomes apparent that more
troops are necessary, they will be pro-
vided. Despite the croakers and cal.
amity howlers, the people have conf
dence in the wisdom and ability Of the
administration to whip any ma.
ton IN the face of the globe, and the
in the Philippines, along
with the copperheads in this country.
will be fsubdued. This is what will
happen; it is the inevitable re.
suit Of armed resistance to the United
States.
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GENERAL STATE NEWS.

As shown by the present figures in
the state board Of equalization the in.
crease Of the assessed valuation Of all
property in the state over last year is
s.. 1860, O73.
Captain Detchmendy Of the Twenty.
fourth infantry has arrived at Butte
and opened a recruiting Office for the
enlistment Of volunteers to serve III the
Philippines.
The annual state tennis tournament
will be held in Helena next week.
Last years tournament was held at
Butte, where Helena players carried
off the honors.
Lewistown ia in the thrOes Of its first
municipal election, and the republican
and democratic parties have both put
up tickets composed Of the best men
they could find.
Governor Smith has received u cable.
gram from Colonel Kessler of the First
Montana ut Manila in which he econ
mends Quartermaster Sergeant Lane
for second lieutenancy; vacancy exists,
Bishop Brondol has issued for the
consideration of the general public the
official reports of the six Indian agents
OF Montana, with regard to the Gath.
Ollie Indian missions in the state. as
follows: Blaekfeet, Grow, Flathaad,
Belknap, Fort Peck and Tongue river,
A patent for an apparatus for
eleGtrolysis has been issued to John y.
Morrow OF Great Falls, James M,
johnson has been appointed postmaster
at Mizpah. Custer county, vice Colin
Mclaughlin, resigned, Albert W,
Baker, Miles City, has been appointed
q railway mail clerk,
Joseph Ailea, who was tried and
convicted OF the murder of j, =, Rey-
holds in Helena, was Wednesday fol-
tho second time sentenced to pay the
penalty OF his crime upon the gallows,
The young half breed was taken into
court Wednesday morning and formally
sentenced to hang September IA,
Upon tho application of counsel for
John Il, Welcome IN tbs disbarment
proceedings thai have been instituted
against him, the supreme court TIas,
DAY extended tbs time for answering to
the accusations until July w, " IL ex,
peeted tho court will adjourn f0r vaaa'
tion during tho first week In August,
The county commissioners Of Lewis
and Clarke county on Monday lot y
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
Advertised Letters,

List of letters remaining uncalled for
in the p~ostotice Mt Billings, Yellow
stone county, Montana, for the week
ending July ", 1899,
Abbott, Eugenei Ameling, Ed
Balm, j, NJ Bentley, Luther O. Roul-
ware, Earnest az; Bramhall, j, c.;
Brewer, Mrs, W, H.. Chamberlain,
Mrs Jenniei Church, danes; Courtois,
Jas, pahlstrom, y, Davis, Lonzo CD;
Day, Charles s. Dean, John W.,
bow, Clifford Wallace; Dunn, II, NJ, ,
Flaherty, Mrs j. T., French, Clyde
J,i Gallagher, Y, A. Gearing, jain;
Won Rissan, tiaorgai Wells, j, O.
Westman, q, IT. Wilikn, j, VI Will,
iAms, W, W. Wilson, Joseph 4, T.,
Wright. H. Il,
Persons calling for tho sans will
please say advertised,
H. y, Raboaok, Postmaster,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

have made a campaign issue Of the ad.
ADMINISTRATION Of war department affairs,
resorted to deception and abuse and
might have succeeded in deceiving a
few Of the people into the belief that
President Mckinley had been guilty Of
a gross wrong in appointing him. But
that hope of the democrats is now dis
sipated; they will be compelled to look
than to the war department
for a paramount issue"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
"STJLL OFF HIS BASE"

Livingston Post: There is a hot time
in prospect among the editors in Bill
inRs. Major Becker of the Crow
Agency, by the grace Of a political
pull, has been relegated to the ranks Of
has-been Office holders by his republic
can friends and now the major wants
E. l.. BoardmaD, the lessee of his
paper, The Gazette, to turn the sheet
over to its owner. This Boardman re.
fused to do. Straightway Mr.. Becker
undertook to get the county printing
contract away from The Gazette and
give it to the Times, but Boardman re.
bis Carbon county exper.
fence and headed off the ex-Indian
agent at his little game. Now Becker
proposes to multiply the evils with
which Billings is afflicted by starting
another republican paper. He has
issued a prospectus Of his forthcoming
paper, in which he states that he ac-
cepted the position at Crow Agency in
a moment of insanity" Like most
afflicted persons, Mr.. Becker imagines
his malady was only temporary, but
there is little doubt that the whilom
guardian of the Grow tribe is still
off his base.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
ALGER'S

The resignation of Secretary Alger of
the war portfolio comes as a surprise to
the public. but it is gratifying because
Of the fact that there was a growing
belief in the minds Of the people that
Mr.. Alger was not the right man in
the right place. He has been per-
sistently prosecuted by the democratic
press for months. but there has not
been a particle of evidence produced,
either by the newspapers Or during the
long beef inquiry investigation, tend.
ing to show that he was either corrupt
or dishonest. He has administered the
affairs of his office to the best of his
ability, no doubt, and his most severe
critics, had they had the same duties to
perform, would have been far loss cap.
able in the same position.
All the talk in the newspapers about
the president forcing Secretary Alger's
resignation is no doubt bosh the chief
executive is too loyal to a friend and
cabinet officer who has been faithful to
resort to such tactics. But tho fact 10.
mains that the resignation will
strengthen the administration, because,
a. we have sai~d-justly or unjustly-
Mr.. Alger has not been popular with
the people, He has had trying duties
to perform during trying times, and
while the duties may have been beyond
his capabilities, he has shilked none of
them and been true to tho party that
honored him and the president.
Nj. Alges's~ resignation will deprive
lhs dsmocSs n Of what they have been
tosthink IL q powerful weapon
the administration they would
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Since the United States senate has
now a clean republican majority, it
will probably be in order next winter
to have a slight reorganization of it's
employees and officers. During the last
six years of demo.pop control of that
end Of the capitol, things have been
manipulated and switched around from
time to time until now there is only
n republican official connected with
the entire body.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
LATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

The supreme court OF Colorado has
unanimously declared that the eight
hour law is unconstitutional.
The new geyser in the Yellowstone
park IL said to be second to the Excel
sior, The geyser has been named the
Dewey
Milwaukee had II big fire Tuesday
night in which over u score of firemen
were hurt, four of whom are thought
to be fatally injured.
With three weeks more of good
weather without hot winds the corn
crop of Kansas will reach 800, 600, 900
bushels, double that of last year,
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

The wicked Dingley tariff is working
havoc. In the fiscal year just closed
all the countries Of the world, with the
exception Of four which reduced their
imports of %breadstutfs, largely increased
their purchases in the United States.
The sales Of manufactured article to all
parts of the world has been beyond all
precedent. Democratic leaders have
gotten beyond trying to explain"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21
AN ISSUE.

The national democratic committee.
together with a lot of advisers, met in
Chicago yesterday, the avowed purpose
of the meeting being to formulate AL
issue for next years presidential cam
paign. The democrats, as has been
before remarked in these columns, are
in a bad way for issues and present a
remarkable political spectacle when
their national committee is compelled
to meet, a year in advance Of the presi-
Dental convention, to decide upon the
lines on which the campaign is to be
fought. The free coinage issue is the
bugaboo that is harrassing the demo-
cratic heart. Bryan and his followers,
who are one-idea people, cannot get it
through their heads that they will b.
ridiculous in the next campaign if they
advance the same alleged arguments
that they presented III '96, but other
prominent democrats are shrewd
enough to realize that the present pros.
perity which the country is enjoying
utterly explodes the independent-free.
coinage, 16 to 1 theory. These men
will endeavor to commit the party to
some other paramount issue, but what
it will be they have not yet decided.
The struggle will be between the
free coinage democrats and those op-
posed to trying to deceive the people
with the idea that there is not enough
money in the country with which to
transact its business. George H.
Keeneey, president Of the National As.
ISOLATION of Silver clubs, said in a New
York interview this week that free
coinage would not be the paramount
issue, while General A. J. Warner.
president Of the Bimetallic league, on
Wednesday expressed himself to the
ame effect. On top Of these declara-
tions, Mayor Harrison OF Chicago de-
clined to speak at the big free silver
mass meeting held at the Auditorium
in that city yesterday. but MI. Bryan
has accepted Altgeld's invitation to
address the assemblage. The more
conservative democrats, it seems, desire
to repudiate the leadership Of Anarchist
Altgeld, but MI. Bryan, who sees that
the democrats Of the east and south are
combining to wrest the control Of the
party from the west, is willing to again
identify himself with men of the Alt.
geld stripe in the hope of securing the
nomination. ...
It is a fine old row the democrats
have got into. but the republicans can
we'll afford to regard it with com.
placency. Threy are n o hunting for a
paramount issue for the next cam
paign. On the record the party has
made during the present administra.
ton, it will rest its case with the PEG.
pie; it has kept it's promises, put in
force the policies advocated in the last
national platform and is willing to
abide by the results.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Interior expansion is n subject this
country may take up some day, Is 1t
generally konwn that there are n, O00.-
900 acres of now arid. worthless land
in the country which ~ subject to a
state of highest cultivation and fertility
through irrigation? The water which
now annually runs to waste and auses
great floods, governmet engineers say
could be- stored aud used 10 reclaim
Theses lands.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Mr., Mclean Of Washington, ID, g.,
Ohio now states that no will accept tho
Ohio gubernatorial nomination II 10 IL
tendered him, Ito will Mt once take on
his coat and work ut night to see that
II IL properly offered, A nomination
without al e~laoti0n, however. II 4
rather Improbable and expensive
honor, especially IN Ohio, which In
noted for its consumption Of campaign
bar'ls.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Americans are generally glad to learn
that the courteous Cervera has been
acquitted by Spain Of the charge Of
destroying the Spanish feet at Santi.
ago. It might go adversely with Dewey
il he were brought before the same
tribunal with a like charge regarding
that other Spanish feet.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Poor Boston il again sorely afflicted.
In addition to the gypsy moths, the
sparrows, the teredos, the big augur-
worms, the kissing bugs and the anti
expansion pests, the banker. worms have
now made their appearance in count.
less thousands. On Boston Common,
people walking under trees are obliged
to carry umbrellas.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

Southern manufactures are reported
to have increased go per cent faster
than in the corresponding quarter Of
last year. Many southerners who voted
for silver begin to see the error of the
statement that tho hum of industry
could come only with free coinage.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

The trust issue comes as q sort Of
godsend to the cowed tariff reformers.
They can now talk about doing away
with protection rs the first step towards
getting rid Of the trusts. Everything
is grist which comes to the democratic
mill, but no man knows from day to
day what is the next issue to be fed in.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

It will not take tbs untutored Fill
pino many moons to discover that the
American dollar is for some reason or
other worth twice as much az the Span.
ish dollar which he has bean using.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-07-21

1t is singular that New York should
be 80 wrought up over the presence Of a
couple Of cases Of yellow fever in the
city, when its people harbor and give
comfort to yellow journals. which are
infinitely worse.