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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
THE WIDE TIRE BILL
KILLED--APPROPRIA-
TON BILL IN TIE
HOUSE.

ColEmbia, Feb. 6 At the session
of the Senate today the members
talked and talked and talked, and at
the night session there was more talk
The actual results were confued to
killing the Manning wide tire bill and
the bill to provide for State pardon
ing board. Four little local bills
passed third reading and severs' IN
important bills we're introduced
The senate. BY vote of 20 to II,
refused to continue Col AarshalPs
child labor bill ustil the next session
of the general assembly, and it was
taken up last night. The debate on
IL was not concluded and is to be
continued tonight
In support Of his wide tire bill Mr.
Manning said that, be did not desire
10 be considered 90 crank on this
OF coy other sabjees, nor did he desire
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Burns Fine Clothes.

Richmond. Ind, Feb 5.-Whisestown
is disturbed BY the aosious Of a religious
sect known as Holy Ssivaeionists Tie
members assert that they represent sea
only true religion, aud that they are the
direct agents Of God, who has COM.
msuded that they preach the Gospsl to
every bone. With Bible in hand they
are constantly engaged in their religious
work They spread the Gospel. as they
term it. from bouse TO boase, 10 shs
field. and along public highvays, and
no oue is exempt ffam their minlstra-
tions One minister declares that be
has revelation from God commanding
that ail useless articles of Gnery OF
attractive clothing. jewelry and furni-
sure should be burned, and usny Of the
band have accepted the command and
have burned many articles of clothing
and furniture.
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Stevenson Exoherated.
He Did Not Appear Before a
Committee as a Railroad
Attorney
The Columbia State says:

We publish today the preamble
aud resolutions unanimously adopted
by the ways and means committee OF
the house of representatives and
signed by all the members Of that
committee now in the city vlndicat
ing Speaker Stevenson from the
charge maliciously circulated against
him that be appeared before that
committee and made an argument IS
attorney for the Seaboard Sir Line in
behalf of that railroad system and
with intent to influence pending
legisIstion in favor of that system.
The accusation first came from
such q source that Mr. Stevenson,
like the State felt indisposed to no.
tice it, bst the committee in view
of the persistence of the report, have
deemed it advisable to dispose of the
matter by making statement of the
facts in the case
1t appears that Mr. Stevenson
made no such arguments as be is
alleged to have made, that be only
appeared before the committee by
request of the committee to furnish
it with certain dates and facts in con-
nection with the railroad lines con-
stituting the Seaboard system in this
state and the committee therefore
unanimously declare that the charges
of abuse Of privilege aud attempt to
contrel the action of the committee
are "uufounded snd unjust both to
this committee TO the speaker of this
house"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
One Hundred Thousand Dol.
iars for the Schools.

Golumbia. Feb To-day was
another day of speech making in the
senate Time was found between the
speeches lor the ratification Of a
number of acts, the looking to the
sale of the State farms was postponed
until the next session and several
new bills were introduced
All of the morning session was
taken up discussing the bill to
appoint q committee to adjudicate
the claim Of the receivers of the old
State bank as to certain lost bonds.
These are what are known as the lost
Lord bonds, and the matter has been
before the Legislature off and on for
several years The feature of yesser.
days discussion was the vehement
language of Senator Ragsdale, who
characterized the bill as little less
than an attempt at a steal The
debate on the bill was not finished
aud it is to be taken up the first thing
tomorrow
At the night session the child labor
bill was the only matter discussed.
Several speeches were made on both
sides, but the arguments have not
ell been made and the matter went
over until tomorrow night
The bill authorizing the sale Of the
State farms was the first special
order, and when it was called Senator
Livingston, the author, moved to
continue it until the nexs session In
making the motion Senator Livings
ton stated that be was more than
ever convinced Of the expediency
and propriesy of the scsiou contem
plated By the bill end hoped that
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
PATRIOTS Or
TRAITORS, WHICH
Manila Business Men Have
Aided Filipino Insurgents.

Manila, Feb 8.-Si1ce the arrest
OF Theodore CarraD5a and D az.
Carma0. charged with furnishing
supplies to aid the insurgents, evi.
dence has been rapidly developing
tending 30 show that NOT the Carman
company alone but many business
men in Manila have Been having
relations with the insurgents The
secret service officers today brought
from Pagsanjan three natives, Cosme,
Almente and Llsmos, members of
Gen Caille's insurgens column iD
that district. The papers found on
them were personally incriminating
that they were led to divulge dam
aging information concerning Car
man and others not arrested Cosme
acknowledged he was Carman's
partner in insurgens trading Llamos
has become distinguished by his ora.
tory among the FilipiDos
The police learned that Fabelta, an
ex.presidente and ally of Carusn in
his Laguna de Bay dealings, has
$4,000 in insurgent money deposit-
ed in :he Spanish Filipino bank as=
Manila. The officers con6scated the
money Manager Bilbas of the bank,
who had loaned Carman considera-
BILE sum of money without security,
is under suspicion
New patches of incrimins:ing evis-
dence were received By the provost
marshal today
Gen Young, commander of north
western Luzon, is to return to the
United States. Gen Bell, the pro-
vost marshal of Manila, will succeed
him
There had been considerable mis-.
understandings between the military
and the new provincial officers at
Bengues, based on the belief of the
subordinate military officers that
Provincial Secretary Scberer has.
been an insurgent sympashizer Mu.-
tusl understandings have been reach
ed and the military in BeDguet have.
been ordered to. cooperate fully with
the civil authorities
1t has been ascertained that Fabel.
la withdrew $4,000 Of the funds of
Gen Cailles' insurgens committee,
that had been deposited in the Span.
ish Filipino bank, and invested it in
two steamers and tobacco concern
The police will seize the property.
1t is rumored again in Cavite prov
ince that Aguinaido has been seen at
! Indang.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

HabaDa, Feb 8.-Genersl Rivera
resuudd his seat 10 the Cuba constitu
.ional convention today. He auuouno
ed that be would contioue his du'ies as
delegate until the constitution had
been adopted The convention bas now
completed it's work 20 the end Of section
%. leaving only three sections to be
discussed A special committee has
been appointed TO correct and translate
the copy that 10 to be sent 70 Washing
eoa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

Senator Sullivan of Anderson owns
cotton mill stocks. Senator Meaning
of Sumter owns cotton mill stocks
Senator Sullivan, while admitting that
infant labor in the cotton mills Was
an evil, spoke and voted against the
abolition of that evil Senator Mao
ning, believing the same thing, apoke
and voted for the abolition of the
evil There are senators and sena
tors, men and men. We ask the
attention of the public to the contrast
afforded by these two members Of
the senate of South Carolina The
State
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
Ed. B. Dean Shot by
Chief Boyce Dean.
Cousins And Brother.ln-Law
Scrap About Politics.

CpdELoubuES, HSO bIS oibCI-
noon about o'clock real sensation
broke the dull, tireless monotony
which has pervaded this city for more
than month past 1t terminated in
q shooting. but only one shot was
discharged The persons who were
engaged in this encounter are very
prominent, representing one of the
Oldest families in Spartanburg county.
So far as getting anything definite in
regard to the causes which led up to
the direct encounter was an i'm
possibility by this correspondent,
but in general way it was the re-
suit of i'll feeling existing for several
months between Edward B. Dean,
son Of ex Sheriff George B Dean,
and his first cousin and brother in.
law. A Boyce Dean. chief of police.
at 2 o'clock p m today Mr. E.
B Dean was sitting in buggy with
friend on the corner of North
Church street and Main. near Ligon's
drug store Chief of Police A
Boyce Dean was on the sidewalk
uear by After an alteration, the
chief of police drew a pistol and fred
one shot at Mr. E B Dean, who was
still seated in his buggy. The ball
penetrated the left elbow, but did not
open the joint or fracture the bone
and as result Mr. E B Dean re-.
ceived painful flesh wound, but 1t is
by no means serious. DR. Ed Mott,
Jr, whose Office is above Ligon's
drug store, treated the wounded man
and he is getting along nicely.
Neither of the principals Of she
difficulty have anything to give out
for publication. Mr E B Dean is
at bis home on Converse street.
Chief of Police Boyce Dean was seen
ct the station house by reporter q
few minutes before 6 o'clock He
refused to make any statement what
ever in regard to the matter His
friends claim. however, that he was
not to blame for the affair
The general impression among the
numerous friends of both parties is
that the difficulty was the termina.
ton of bad blood caused to exist
from the recent primary election, in
which Geo B Dean, the retiring
sheriff, was opposed by John E Yer
non, who at that time was chief of
police, and Mr. A Boyce Dean was
also holding the Office of deputy
sheriff After a very interesting
campaign Mr. Vernon defeated Mr.
Geo. B Dean for sheriff He re
signed the Office of chief of police
some time before the election, and 4 /.
Boyce Dean, then deputy for Sheriff
Dean, was elected chief Of police
Just what will be the outcome OF
the matter is grave speculation, but
the friends of all parties concerned
hope that it will terminate amicably.
Chief Dean stated to your cores
pondent that be was willing in case q
warrant was sworn out against him.
to be arrested by the county sheriff
or by the mayor of Spartapburg, but
not by any one else.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
CARNEGIE SELLS OUT.

New York. Feb. 6.-The Tribune
tomorrow will say: Negotiations of
the sale of Andrew Csrnegie's con-
trolling interest in the stock of the
Carnegie company were brought to a
successful conclusion on Monday. j.
Pierpont Morgan and his associates
being the purchasers The terms of
the transaction cannot at this time
be announced, but the transaction is
q colossal one, rivalIipg the recent
change of control of the Southern
Pacific when that property passed to
the hands of Union Pacific interests
Mr.. Carnegie held nearly 81 per cent
of the Sl6O,0o0,o0o of the Carnegie
company His stock has not been
listed on any stock exchange. bat
$1,000 was recently paid for 81. 1000
share in the Carnegie company
Assuming that Mr.. Carnegie has
disposed Of his holdings at par he
will receive fully $S5, 100000 for bis
interest while at the same time he
will retain his So or 81 per cent In
terest IN the $3.50, 100000 bond issue
of the Carnegie company. To object
aimed at by Mr. Morgan and the
interests allied with them when treat
ing with Mr. Carnegie was the assur-
ance of an enduring peace in the
steel industry of the United States
and this condition is now believed to
have been obtsined.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
The General Assembly.
CHILD LABOR BILL PASS.
ED THE SENATE.

Columbia, Feb s After debating
on it for three nights in succession,
the senate tonight passed the child
labor bill to its third reading by q
vote of II to l6, Lieutenant Gov.
Tillman casting the deciding vote
It was not the Marshall bill that pass
ed, but the substitute bill offered by
Senators May6eld, Glenn and Caugh-
man
The bill to appoint commission
to adjudicate the claim of the receiver
of the old State bank as to certain lost
bonds was killed, as it has been kill
ed several times before.
The bill to fix the salaries of the
various county officers was post.
poned until the next session.
THE HOUSE.
The house has finished with the
general appropriation bill and sent it
to the senate, and given the second
reading to the supply bill The leg
islative appropriation bill was today
presented and will be ready for
consideration tomorrow. The appro-
priation and supply bills will be in
the senate tommorrow. and it is now
easy to see adjournment ahead.
At one fell swoop today the general
county government and salary bills
were continued until next session.
Days and nights were spent in the
PREPARATION of these two general bills,
and today they were both continued
without discussion
The general appropriation bill
stands almost exactly as it was pre-
sented to the committee, except for
the introduction of the amendment
providing for 100000 for the pub
llc schools and the $1,000 special
litigation fund
The house today, strange 70 say,
killed the bill which sought TO pro
vide for compulsory vaccination, on
the ground that there was to telling
| who might have charge of the work
and that it might be used as source
of persecution.
There has not IN years been ae
little trouble with the general supply
bill The State levy was fixed at 5
mills, without any question, and
whether it will remain at that figure
depends upon what the senate will
do with pending bills making direct
appropriations.
Mr. Spears made g vigorous and
effective speech on his bill to repeal
the anti free pass law. He neld that
it ives a standing reflection on the
Legislature, and argued that if 8
member was to be bought passes
were not the only method Of SO doing
He had too high regard for Legis.
lators to say or believe they could be
bought or Influenced with passes OF
anything else The Act was an
| iniquity and should be repealed.
The House by vote of 81 to 3S,
passed the bill to repeal the anti free
pass law. If the Senate be of the
same opinion as the House there will
hereafter be no legal objection tc
members or State officers using free
passes and franks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

Greenville, Pa, Feb 7.-Trsin No S
the New York-Chicsgo Limited on che
Erie Railroad, was wrecked this morn.
ing within the town limits Five pas
seogers were dead when taken from the
wreck, several are missing and there
are many badly injured
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
DOUBLED FUND FOR
NEEDY VETERANS
The House Votes Two Hun
dred Thousand Dollars

Columbia, Feb 5--The house Of
representatives today decided to
double the fund appropriated for the
the assistance Of needy Confederate
soldiers and their widows The ap
preparation when FIRST made was
$50, 700. Later it was increased to
100000 Today Col J H Brooks
bill to increase the fund to $50, 900
was taken up, bat Instead of passing
it at that amount, the house, on
motion os Mr. Rucker, decided to
increase the pension appropriation to
500. 900
There was scrap over Mr John
P. Thomas, bill to repeal the income
tax Law. II is dead letter. he said.
and for that reason should be wiped
cut of existence The report shows
that in one of the counties three men
who were conscientious enough to
do so paid the tax. while others did
not do so For this reason the law
is unjust and should be enforced or
repealed.
4 bill appropriatiog sll 600 for
stewards hall at the s c. College
was given second reading
TIE SENATE
The senate was in session more
than seven hours todsy-four hours
in she morning and shree hoars at
nighs-and q good deal of important
work was transacted. There were
several interesting debates
Mg Grsydon's Oil to domesticate
railroad corporalioas passed It's shird
reading as did Mr. Henderson's bill
TO make cotton mil ssocks taxable as
realty, Mr. Deans insurance bill, Mr.
Brantley's bill amendiDg the Lord
Campbell act, the bill to cede to the
city of Charleston certain marsh lands
for a naval station, Mr. Browns bill
to provide for State geologist, and
several other measures
AZ night, after long debate, the
bill to exempt the students of the
Charleston Medical college froR
standing examinations before the
Stste board passed iss second read
ing after the motion to strike out the
enacting words had been lost by q
vote of l6 to Il
The bill to repeal the anti fee pass
law was killed
The following new bills were in
sroduced :
Mr. Manning-To amend she coap-
ty government law IS regards Samter
county, relating to the number ct
county commissioners and their da
ties
Mr. McDermots-To provide com
pensation for CLERKS of court and
registrars of mesue conveyance.
sheriFs, masters and coroners by
system of fees.
Mr. Glenn-Making premiums paid
to surety companies a proper credit
agaist estates
Mr. stanland-To provide further
protection of partridges. quail,
woodcock, phessants, deer and wild
turkeys
Mr. stanland-To amend the &C:
relating to incorporating towns Of
less than 1000 inhabitants
Mr. Aldrich-To purchase 200
copies of Gen Fioyd's history of the
South Carolina troops in the war with
Spain.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13
SUMTER. S. c.. wEDNEsDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1901.

to consume the time of the Senate
in discussing at length this bill which
was so fully debated at the last ses
sion He was 50 convinced that the
passage of this bill would give better
roads that he felt it nothing short of
duty to urge its passage So conf
dent was he of its merit that be could
not see how there can be but one
opinion on it When theory is cego
borated by practical experience and
practical experience and observation
are verified by scientific tests. and
both are mutually proved and
strengthened by the results he did
not see what ground was left for a
man TO stand 90 in opposition to this
measure.
What sre the facts !? In every
condition of soil save one, the drought
of che wide tires is less than the
narrow, that exception is found when
the clay surface is wet and soft aud
tires of any width would penetrate
to the hard face underlying the soft
surface, this however is the case for
comparatively short time after rains,
tbep as soon as, the surface begins to
dry out the broad tires help to make
the road smooth and packed Without
any fear of contradiction he said tha
broad tires are NOT only lighter in
draught but they help to make and
keep the roads in good order
He wished to Draw attention briefly
to the features of the bill which elm
mate any drastic measures
1st It allows two years after
which it will be unlawful to import
into the State for sale narraw tires
I'd Ali wagons in use in 1905
having narrow tires can be used till
worn out, so that parties having con
tracts for stock of narrow tired
wagons will have ample time to
dispose of them, and parties having
tires in use can use thea till worn
out without any change Is there
anything hard, expensive or drastic
iu shis ?
When there is such a general
demand for improved highways can
we not do this much to aelp on such
a good cause
If the judgment Of the senate
does not agree with his views be
would bow as gracefully as he could
bnt he was so confident of the merit
and justice of the cause that he felt
that he would fell short of his duty
did he fail to urge upon the senate
it's adoption He believed that vide
tires will eventually come into gen.
eral use whether We have law to
regulate it or not, but he deemed is
only iuet TO the travelling public as
we'll as to taxpayers to regulate the
matter. and not allow indefinitely
some people to cut up with narrow
tires the roads which have been
worked at expense and improved by
use of wide tires
THE HOUSE
The peusion bill was given the
6nal reading J. " Bolts, the only
colored member, offered al amend
nent that $4,000 be added for the
servants of the Copfederates who
assisted in the late war The amend
ment was not acted upon
The DeBruhl Gill relative 30 rail
road charters and consolidation pass
ed the second reading after q hard
Eight
The appropriation bill was called
up by ColJ Harvey Wilson, chair
man of the ways and meaos commit
tee, and the balance of the Legislative
day was spent discussing it section
by section The only appropriation
to be cut down was that of the South
Carolioa College-from SIS 107 TO
$25 600
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-13

Io the United States borses have q
wide range 10 price, from IS cents 20
100000.
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It is denied that King Edward has
cancer Of che throat.
Tvo hapdrsd British were captured
at Modderfosssita on Tuesday, Feb Sch.
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eaten almost nothing, and lived in an
extremely filthy manner. His relations
kept away from him, fearing that he
would kill himself If interfered with.
Last week he attempted to sever the
veins of his wrist with a pocket-knife,
but quailed in his desperate endeavor
when he saw the blood begin to flow.
Since then he has held his garnet
against all Corners, and with a knife,
a stick of cordwood and a bottle. When
Officer Mulleitner visited him he at
tempted to assault him, and Mulleitner
had to call for reinforcementS before
he could secure his man. who was
finally bound and taken to the police
station in the patrol wagon.
Yesterday afternoon Deputy Sheriff
Chillingworth organized a surprise par
ty for the benefit of a "seven-eleven''
syndicate that operates at IwileI, and
thirteen of the party reciprocated by
accompanying him to the gilded cage.
In the case against b. Bremen ST.,
and Chris Wagner, charged with as
sault and battery on F. Shierer, Leon
Strauss, special attorney for the pros
ecution, may decide to nolle PROSE- the
present charges and substitute charges
of assault with intent to murder.
Complainant was so badly injured
that the case has been continued until
March 4th. AS the result OF the as
sault two ribs were broken, and three
more dislocated. Shelters face was
also badly battered He has been in
the hospital ever since
Shiefer was sent by Fred Harrison
to serve notice upon one of the de-
PENDANTS to vacate a certain house. He
was invited inside the house, and not
suspecting sinister intentions, went in.
When inside he was set upon by four
men and badly beaten. He says that
had not assistance arrived he would
have been killed.
David KAPPA has recovered some of
the jewelry stolen from the residence
of Wan Sang, on Vineyard street, last
Wednesday Jewelry worth S475, and
| $3.50 in cash. was taken away The
booty was taken from a wardrobe in
eIry consisted of bracelets earrings,