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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

Banter.
We chseriully give space 70 the
letter Of Nc X. y McFsddiu, who
tskss issue With 10 and others who
favor the opening Of the new road
soross Black River. We know full
we'll that the road will De On expeu.
sivs one 10 build and will cost q
considerable ssm annually TO main
tain The roadway snd keep the
bsidges 10 repair. bo. even granting
THE eoatcosion OF Ne MoFsddin end
etbsrs Who do not favor the road. We
ere s,ill Of The opinion that the road
should 6e built. The people who
live on the eastern eide Of Black
River need the rosd snd We are
reliably ioiosmed 'lsFge majority"
of them have petisiored the County
Board Of Commissionsrs to build the
road. Tho city Of Sumter Deeds the
road. and . large majority Of the
business msa and tsxpsyers Of this
oisy hsve already placed themselves
On record in favor Of the road by
sigp;ng petition for Il. and We are
I noe going too fer when We assert
thss ainssy.dve per cent Of the tax.
payers OF THE city favor the proposi.
tioo We do not know whether o
fts1p pecssble usjorisy" Of oil taxpsy.
ergof the county favor or oppose the
the nsw road. but We do know that
not only respectable majority"
but 'vass msjority" Of all the ci,i.
<ssos who bsve beso approached sign
cd The petition. Those who have been
approached ere those most directly
Interested end those Who are now
Eoss seriously iuconvepienoed by
The lack Of . short and convenient
pablo highway to the Court House |;
and We contend that the wishes of
these saxpsyers should be respected
ssd their request grsdssd. IL there is
. prsosiosbls route across Black
River In the vicinity Of the point
Indicated. sad II the road can be
opened st IN expense that 10 not too
great In oo@pssisoo With the value
Of rosd when oomplsted. We regret
shss our editorial ns,sled Mr.. McFad.
din, bnt % the road 10 Q matter of
public iwportsocs We discussed il
from that poiot Of view. and until il
70 shown couslusively that the road
70 imprscticabie w cannot but feel
that those who oppose il are uumind
fol of the beet interests of ire peo
ple--ihe tsxpsyers-wbo live iu the
southeastern section Of tbs county
and Of those Who live in the city of
Sumter Mr. McFaddin aud others
Who reside on 'his aide Of Black
River cannot view the road iu the
same light as ihcse who have
personal aud vital interest in it. for
they would not only not be benefited
by the new road. but would ha. e
their taxes increased, and to that ex.
tent they would be injured. Conse
quen,iy. We deem il selfish TO oppose
the road. and il Was in this sense
that We used the term in our edito.
rial We exact 10 pledge from Mr.
MeFaddin TO write no additional
leiters. but on the contrary invite
him TO enter into . full end free die.
cussiop Of the road question We
feel sure thst . clear statement Of the
cbsrsc,er Of The swsmp aud the diff
cul,ies that would be encountered in
opening the road woaid be of value
and interest To- all the taxpayers of
sha ,nnusy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

Ia 1887 Mr.. Thomas Mclotosh OF Allen
toHn, Tenn, bad "a attack OF dysentery
which became chronic. al was treated by
the ee,, physicians in Ess, Tennessee without
. cure" be ssys. "FiuslIy l tried Chamber.
lsia's Collie, Cholsrs aud Disrrhoes Remedy.
Altar uslng about twelve bottles I was cured
soand aud WE'LL" For sale by DR.. A. J.
China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20
Cotton Seed Wanted.

Having severed my connection with tho
Sumter Oil Mill Co., am now prepared to
pay the highest cash price for cotton seed at
the old O, 8 IN depot. am slso handling
meal snd bulls. See me before selling or ex.
changing your seed
W. 3. BOYLE.
Sept l6--tf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
BY Z. r Walsh, Esq, Probate Judge
MTHEREAS, Dr.. W. J. PRINGLE made
w suit to me to grant him Letters OF
Aduioistratiou Of the Estate OF and effects of
Mrs.. Sarah Gordon, late of said County and
State, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors OF
the said Mrs Sarah Gordon, a, aforesaid. de.
ceased, that they be and appear before me 10
the Court Of Probate. 10 be held at Sum.
ter 9. H., on December ~, 1899, next, after
publication thereof. at ii o'clock 10 the fore.
noon, to shov cause, If any they have, why
the said Administrator should not be grant.
ed.
Given under my hand this 18th day of De.
cember, A D. 1899.
THOS V. WALSH.
Judge of Probate.
Dec l3-2t
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20

A car load Of nice Tennessee Mu.ee, select.
ed by ne In person, have just arrived.
Dec 20 W. BOYLE
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
NED BRACES SUNDAY
 -CHHT }P |P,a & @saerel ~ % ,"hes1sr G M ::

General Joe Wheeler is the most thor oughly advertised man in America today. There are more columns printed in the American press per day about him than about any other living man. He has kept up this average since he was first appoint ed major-general in the United States volunteer army, several months ago.
 The last story about the little Alabama general is that he has called upon Miss Helen Gould in the full glory and solendor of his new uniform, his patent leather leg gins and high heeled boots to lay at her feet his heart and his hand. Whether the general really did this or not no one knows definitely. But Miss Gould positively de- nies that any such thing has occurred. She, however, does not say that she would have refused the general had he performed this agile feat which so many other men in this country would have performed had they been able to muster sufficient courage. Everybody knows that General Joe Wheel CT is possessed of a plethora of courage. But tho general has heretofore been smart enough to know when, how and where to exercise courage. To make a successful assault on Miss Gould's heart would prob
 
 than the taking of San Juan hill, or the holding of any block house about Santiago. However, it is said that such a union be- tween the north and the south would be another daub of cement added to the sur plus of unbrealsabe cement which is al- ready holding the north and south together. Everybody is ndulging in fool talk about the cementing of the north and south, which has been actually cemented for over forty years, and a little more talk about cementing the chivalry and courage of tho south to the finance and femininty of the north will do no harm.
 If this air castle should prove material, fit subject for speculation would be whether Miss Gould would move to Ala bama or would General Wheeler move to New York.
 Another one of the much talked of stories
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
End of the Century,

The questions that arose over Billy Pat terson and the Keeley motor have been eclipsed by the narrowing questions that have arisen over the true close of the be- nighted nineteenth century, and the open ing of the century of light and freedom and humanity-the coming glory of an Anglo-Saxon world.
 Those who lay real stress upon an ar bitrary period of time-who desire to know when they are out of one century and in another-have only to recall the first de- cade after our Lords birth in Bethlehem of Judea. At the end of one year from the birth in the manager He was one year old; ; at the end of nine years, He was nine years old; at the end of ten years He was ten years old. This Is the clue to the en- tire reckoning. At the end of the year 100 full century had elapsed--century No 1. At the end of the year 1900, century Mo- 19 will have been completed, and 1t will not have been completed a second sooner.
 Those sentimentalists--the fin de siecle people-will have to possess their souls in patience two more years, lacking frac-
The age-herald., 1899-01-08

supporte,. populist candidates, and their entire strength in such districts Is counted in the popullst vote. If the democratic vote in about twenty western districts could be distinguished, the republican plurality would be reduced below 50O,OOO.
 Despite the conduct of a popular and successful war the republican party has become a minority party, although two years ago it had a clear and large majority over the democrats, populists and prohibi- tionists, middle-of- the-roaders, socialists, womens fighters and what not. The party of trusts embalmed beef and Dingleyism is now a minority party. and the indications are very good that the tide has not turned, and has no intention of turning. It is a m S. taken assumption that gives Mr. Mckinley a wallk-over. He should on the other hand be welcomed by the democrats to renewed candidacy, both he and his Ohio manager, for the people propose to-put both of them under the political sod in 1900.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
MIR. TOMLINSON
From the Daily Ledger.

From the Daily Ledger
 As the time draws near for the appoint ment of a railroad commissioner the in- dorsement of John w. Tomlinson becomes constant from every part of the state. The people and the politicians agree that he should be one of the appointees.
 The Ledger has hesitated about indors- ing any candidates for the appointive office, feeling that the governor would make his selection from the inducements and his personal knowledge, but this paper is not willing to be silent When silence might be taken as protest against the appointment It of the Birmingham candidate.
 Several weeks ago the Ledger said that Birmingham ought to. have one of the places. This position now seems conceded by all the state and the press and people seem to have agreed that MT. Tomlnson should be the Birmingham man.
 The Ledger hopes that Governor Johnston will see his way clear to appoint Mir. Tom linson on the inducements presented and on what he knows as the fitness of the can didate. From every part of the state these inducements have been freely given, and there is no doubt but in an election Mr. Tomlinson would win. That being true, Governor Johnston will no doubt recognize it in making the appointments and assign one of the places to Birmingham. s A
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
Birmingham Is Never Left Out.

Two important changes in two important properties in the south are subjects of ru- nor and speculation and discussions. If either crystalline into facts, very important results will follow in this section of coun- try.
 The first relates to the control of the Seaboard Air Line through control of the parent company, the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad company. It is asserted and be- lieved that syndicate of New York, Balt- more and Richmond capitalists, headed by MT. John Skelton Williams of Richmond, who is now president of the Georgia and Alabama railroad, a line extending from Montgomery to, or rather towards, Savan- nah, has secured control of the great trunk line. In that case the Seaboard Air Line would undoubtedly be extended by means of a short link to the Georgia and Alabama railroad, thus reaching Montgomery and Savannah and Florida; it would doubtless be extended to the Birmingham district, for a short link would connect the trunk
 
 which extends from Cartersville in Geor- gia to Pell City, near Birmingham. These two extensions would be immediate, and would proaby precede the advent in this district of the Mobile and Ohio and Illinois Central, both of which are well-assured.
 The other rumored change relates to the control of the Tennessee Coal and Iron company Rumors in this connection are coming in thick and fast; but whether the Federal Steel or the Gates syndicate secure control, or the present management retain control, it is plain that plenty of capital is now at hand for the development of the remarkable resources of the district. A trip to Ensley is alone sufficient to demonstrate this fact; and the people of this district can rest assured that nearly every great fnan- cial change in the south will have more or less reference to a district that offers mill lions of tons of freight and unrivalled man ufacturing facilities to capital.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
The Mayoralty.

Ross C. Smith has announced himself candidate for mayor of Birmingham Mayor Frank V. Evans announces that he will not be candidate to succeed himself. He will retire from office in May with the verdict of well done, good and faithful servant" from all the citizens of all classes of Bir- mingham.
 Mayor Evans and his closest political friends are among those who suggested that Mr Smith become a candidate. MT. Smith has been urged into the race because he Is the one man in Birmingham upon whom all factions of citizens can and will unite. He is young man of brains, cour- age and integrlty-one who possesses the full confidence of all the people. Though many prospective candidates for mayor have been silhouetted upon the political horizon it is probable that upon MT. Smith they and their friends can and will unite and Birmingham, in the dawn of her great prosperity, will not be torn by rantanker- ous local political contest.
 | In Frank Evans, Birmingham has had for 1 nearly two years most excellent business mayor In Ross Smith, Birmingham will have mayor who Is apace with the prog ress of the times, and one who will in every way prove himself worthy the confidence of awake to the spirit of the times.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08

some from men and women whom l prob- ably shall never know save through the medium of my dull pencil. All of this is comforting to one who would feel happiest in driving from others that dull care which corrodes the spirit of mortal.
 So let us whistle care down the January wind, and rejoice that there is sweetness and light and laughter in the world, in compa arfson with the bitterness, the gloom and the low cry of sorrow are as but a passing cloud at the high noon of glorious summers day. Beneath the human breast, sometimes shallow, sometimes deep, there ever beats the human heart And to the drum-taps of joy the heart is more prone to respond than to the low, muffled moan of sorrow God keep ye, fair lady! Gentle- men, adieul THE MURMURER.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08

about General Wheeler is that President Mckinley wants him to run as vice-presi- dent on the republican ticket next year. This story sounds more improbable than the other one. General Wheeler would have to perform a much more agile feat than that of climbing the palm tree in Cuba to jump from the democratic party over into the republican ranks, and carry on his shoulders all the printed public utterances which are now in existence as coming from hs mouth and pen.
 Again I doubt if Mckinley would want him hitehed to the same political vehicle to share the honors of the presidential con- test. The story is absurd, although Gen. eral Wheeler has stopped over, to a cer- tain extent, in some of the utterances he made while travelling with the president recently. But then General Joe Wheeler is sometimes as enthusiastic in talking as he is in fighting.
 Oscar Underwood who is a member of the Judiciary committee in the lower house Of congress, is quoted saying that that committee will declare General Joe Wheel CTS seat in the present congress vacant if
 
 says that this report will be made with no feeling against General Wheeler, but simp- ly as proper construction of the constitu- ton of the United States, and 1t will apply as well to three other members of congress who are now holding offices in the volunteer army, as to General Wheeler.
 At this time-after peace has been de- clared by the signing of the treaty-the services of General Wheeler in the army are no longer needed for the protection of this country, and the judiciary committee of the house could do nothing else but find as it has, that man cannot hold a commission in the army in active service and a seat in the house of representatives, drawing sala- ries from both at the same time. In times of great emergency it is permfssa ble to stretch the constitution for the purpose of the defense of this country and the protec- tion of it's people, but when the urgent ne-
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
TIE RICHEST SENATOR

From the Washington Times.
 A correspondent of the New York World
 the other day made the interesting asser-
 ton that Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada,
 was the wealthiest member of the United
 States senate. He kindly estimated Sena-
 tor Jones' fortune somewhere in the neigh
 borhood of s2O 900 900. A friend meeting the Nevada senator yesterday congratulated
 him on the elevation to the ranks of the
 plutocrats and multimiionaires. Senator Jones turned away impatiently. 'If the
 World" he said, Twill honor my drafts on
 the basis of the wealth it has presented me
 with I will gladly give you one-half, and
 l don't know but a great deal more. l
 think that I could easily afford to do so,
 as l should be very large winner at that"
 One result of the publication of Senator
 Jones' alleged riches has been to fill his
 mail with begging letters and promoters schemes If they keep up he will think
 seriously, 1t is said, of sending a bill to the newspaper which started the story for
 the additional expense 1t has cost him. The truth is that Senator Jones twenty years ago was rated a millionaire. He was
 at time worth probably $50 900. He subsequently, lost his money, however, and while he is by no means broke at the pres-
 ent day, he is a considerable distance from
 being a millionaire. He has property that
 may be worth a great deal some day, and it may not. It all depends, but 1t Is not
 bringing him in any revenue now. There are at least twenty-five or thirty senators who are a great deal better off from a financial point of view than Senator Jones.
 If one were asked to pick out the richest man in the senate off-hand he would prob- ably name either Mark Hanna, or James McMillan, of Michigan. Some of the other
 millionaires in the senate are Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts,; Redfeld Proctor, of Vermont; Nelson w. Adrich, of Rhode Island Thomas c. Platt of New York; Stephen B. Elkins, of West Virginia; Jo-
 seph B. Foraker of Ohio; Charles w. Fair banks, of Indiana; George L. Shoup of
 Idaho, and James Smith, Jr., of New Jer-
 sey. Senator Hale, of Maine is rich man by brevet, his wife who was daughter of
 the late Zach Chandler of Michigan, in- herited large fortune from her father, There are quite a number of senators who
 may become rich some day-provided they are permitted to remain in the senate. but
 that is another story. There are probably 1ewer uncomfortably wealthy men in the senate today than for number of years.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08

cessity no longer exists. then the constitu- ton should not be stretched, too literally construed nor violated.
 It is now time for General Wheeler to re- sign from the army He should do so, and do so at once. Or, if General Wheeler pre- fers to remain in the army, then he should resign from congress.
 
 It would never do in times of peace to establish the precedent by which army off, eers could serve in congress. II that were the case, the existing administration of the federal government could station regiments throughout the various sections of the country to intimidate the people and elect army officeSs to congress. These army off, cers could then appear upon the floor in their uniforms and indeed the military could be used to intimidate in measure the leg isative branches of the government. No military form of government has ever been permitted in this country, nor will 1t ever be permitted. The great difference between the democratic and the republican parties is that the republican party has always been in favor of a centralized form of gov- ernment, while the democratic party has advocated peoples government and the full and complete rights of the states. The strongest fight the democratic parry ever made in congress was against the force bill, which was no more nor less than the con- trol of the elections in the states by federal power and provision that the army could be used in supervising the state elections. Indeed that bill provided that federal troops could be stationed around the polls In elec- tions within the states. This bill was de- feated by the powers of the people and the press of this country. It was defeated be- cause the people believe in the cardinal principles upon which the democratic party is founded and built.
 It is not well except in cases of great emergency, to stray the slightest distance away from the constitution of the United States which, different from the Alabama constitution, was so thoughtfuily and prop erly drawn, that the government of the United States can live under 1t for all time.
 NED BRACE.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
MAKES A CORRECTION

To the Editor of The Age-Herald: s- In your issue of the 4th there appeared an article over the signature of MT. J. w. DuboSe Among other statements, he said that the president and vice-president could not be elected from the same state.
 or in ot G,her 3ss words could not be nha0 In which he is mistaken. They can come from the same state and be elected by the same political party.
 It would cause the electors of that state to lose their votes for president or vice. president, just as they pleased
 The constitution says that the electors shall meet at the capitols of their respective states and vote for candidates for preside t and vice-president, one of whom at least shall be an inhabita of state other than themselves.
 Most likely it will never occur.
 Political parties usually prefer to select their candidates from pivotal states, and for that reason they will likely never bs selected from the same state.
 RAILROADERS. January 6. 1899.
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
Heavy Republican Losses.

The civil divisions of our governmental system enabled the republicans to carry the house by the skin of their teeth; but when the vote is looked at either in detail or in the aggregate it is seen that the losses of the republicans have been very great, and very general. In New York Mr. Me- Kinley's towering majority in 1896, was cut below 1S,oOo plurality, although the republi- can candidate was a war hero of great pop- ularity. A majority of 1000 in New Jersey was similarly reduced to 5000; and so on all through the range of northern states. with only now and then an exception.
 The case is best presented in the figures of the two elections The vote at the pres- dential election is given in these figures: Repuphcan... ... ... 7,107,S22 Oemocrat... ... ..... 6,ZSo SUr, fopulIsl.'.. ga. e. 522,29 ffonlDitionist... e. 130, ,6S3 Gold democrat... e. e. e. e. e. I33 500 Ainor partles... .... 47,495 ioeai.... ... ... e. ...l+. .073, ,2S5 Republican pluraiity... e. ... a. a.. sIgOl6 Republican major.,y... e. ... ... ... gSi,7u This great plurality of the republicans, nearly million strong, was changed in the congressional elections of 1898 to these fg- ures:
 Republicans. ... e. ... e. ... a. 5.52l. .sss Democrats... ... e. e. ... ,SSl ,3S4 fopuiists.. e. ... ... 40, SUB Froh'pitiohlsts... ... ... 67.3i6
  1otaI... ..> e. e. .... .... II III 502 Republican plurality. e. ... a. e. e1, ,sl5 Ant-Republtcan majority. ... ... s7,5O4 Nor do these figures tell the whole truth, Cor in many congressional districts. notably in the far western states, the democrats
The age-herald., 1899-01-08
OFFICIALS CAN BE SPARED

From the Anniston Index.
 While all would be glad to see many of the men who now hold office delegates in the convention convention can most cer- tainly be held without them. There are just as able lawyers, as successful busi- ness men, men with as much learning in Alabama who are not office holders as there are who hold office. Tho idea<tha it is absolutely necessary to have the officials of the state in the convention Is a very mistaken one.