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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
WHAT Is A GENTLEMAN'
Gunner Morgan Has Proven Himself to
be Entitled to That Honor.

What is gentleman The question
has been variously answered. Admiral
Sampson view is that it requires GER
tain specific ADVANTAGES of early educa
ton and training 10 make gentleman.
Jf that is so, then gentlemanliDess Is
an acquired art, not natural gilt.
This is not great advance on the old
English social doctrine that gentlemen
Ie born, not made. But in this dem
ocratic age AID country neither high
birth nor liberal education is essential
to the making of true gentleman.
When Gunner Morgan, in spite of the
unfavorable endorsement of his letter
to Admiral Sampson, called on the lat
ter and exPTes ssed his regret that the
correspondence should have been so
published as to annoy the admiral, he
went so far TO stoF himself a gentleman
in the true sense of the term. 1t was
gentle deed, justifyipg Steele's OBJ
servation In the Tatler that "the ap-
pellation of gentleman is never to be
affixed to mans circumstances, but
to his behavior in them" Old Chsu-
GERS curiously spell opinion. That he
is gentil that doth gentle dedis still
holds gooe in the high court of common
sense. We speak of men behaving
like gentlemen, but the phrase is un-
happy. A mau cannot behave like q
gentleman unless he is one-for sffcc
tation or iDsincerity is itself bad man
Ders. Nothing can constitute coed
breeding that has not good nature for
its foundation" says Bulwer.
Thackeray's definition Of q gentleman
is one to which thousands Of men meas
ure up who never saw the inside of 3
college or even high school and have
no distinction either of birth or wealth.
"To be gentleman" says the author
of Vanity Fair, is 70 be honest" to be
gentle, to be generous, to be brave, to
be wise, and, possessing all these quail
ties, to exercise them In the most grace
full outward manner" The great tcien.
tist Huxley puts it little different and
makes just distinction when he says
"Thoughtfulness for Others, generosity
modesty, and self respect arc the quail
ties which make real gentlemsn o,
lady, as distineuis he'd from the veneercC
article which commonly goes By tina
name"
Judged by these high standards it i
quite probable that there are as many
real gentlemen among the gupners a.
among the commissioned officers o.
Unole Sans navy. New York World
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
Decided Decrease.

The clerk of the State board of PEN
sions a,ed Tuesday that the approved
rolls OF pensioners had been sent in by
most of the county boards. 1t is note
worthy that these rolls show decided
decrease in the nu nber of pensioners as
compared with last years list. This is
probably due to the operation of the
provisions of the new act now Ct force
throwing greater safeguards around the
die sbursement of the pension appropria
tion. Despite tho fact that many oi
the counties have sent in their lists
the lists will have 10 be returned for re
vision, owing to defects. This Of
course, will Of necessity delay tht
meeting Of .the State board, and con
sequently checks will likely reach tht
pensioners later than usual -Th,
State
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Of Cuba would not be betrayed Will
the promise of freedom only to be
taught to look with suspicion apd ha
tired upon the Stars and Stripes as they
had looked on the hated yellow fsg oi
Spainl
The air of both houses of o,ngress
was surcbarged with electric eloauence
that contIasted American honor with
Spanish per6dy.
Such cool headed senator as Kuutc
Nelson Of Minnesota declared that
there were better and stronger
grounds for our recognizing the Cuban
| repuoll, than there was for reoogniz
ing the Uuited States by France in
l17S. To ignore Come and the Cub IN
republic, said he, "seems to me to be
cold, 10y hesrtlessness, unworthy a
great nation and a great people,"
Intervention and independence for
Cuba wer, on the lips and in the votes
OF 10 Al >rity of the senate, and almo it
unanimous house during the hight
OF April Is. 1898, when the famou reso.
luhons went back and forth between
the two houses until they came to a
bnsl agreement which let slip the ar.
mics of the Uoited States for the
anticipation of the Republic Of Cuba
from tho thrall Of Spain.
Senator Stewart regarded "the re
cognition Of the Independence of Cuba
as c)Rdition precedent to any inter
renee wha ever" He repudia cd all
susge gestion of ''hostile constraint on
patriots who have stru ygled as the
Cuban patriots havs."
1t was with much hesitation and
much sadness" Senator Ha~ley dis
cusscd the declaration of the independ-
ence of Cuba which no opposed.
Our own Senator Cullom denounced
81 ain as robbor nation, and appealed
to every ''lover Of freed IN and hu
manity the world over" to fu.ther tho
sacred cause Of Cuban independence.
In concluding his speech on the les
tion April 10, 1898. this what Sena
tor Teller said in regulating the idea
OF war Of aggraodizemeot:
Mr. President, | want the senate.
before we conclude this d. bate, to say
to ;he world in the most emphatic
manner that We Go not in ED in any
way or manner to derive benefit from
this Intervention. Spain is too weak
anc too poor to psr indemnity. | want
the senate to say that we do not in
tend to take that leland; that whatever
we may do as to some other islan3s
as to this island, the great bone Of con
tention, We do not intend to take it
from the legslly constituted su.hori
ties OF tho island as now established.
"At the proper time, if no one else
does SO, | propose to offer some amend
ment to the joint resolution that shall
make it clear to tie world that 1t shall
not be said by any European govern
ment when We go out to make battle
for the liberty and freedom of Cuban
patriots that we are doing it fjr the
purpose of sggrandizement for our
selves or increasing of our territorial
holbings."
and MIR. Teller was as good as his
VOID, as the concluding disavowal of
4 n raS-l tiono of 1OnO
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13

aNarning.l

The secretary of state asks that at
tention be called the fact that q law
was passed by the Legislature prevent
ing any officer from discharging the
duties of his position until he had
given bond and had been commission
ed. College trustees, members of State
boards, constables, etc are considered
offcers under the law, so are other
members of tosr6s of various char
acters- who are provided for by the
legislature. They get but little per
diem or mileage, but they cannot le-
gslly assume duty of act until they
have been duly commissioned by the
secretary Of state. They do not have
to pay any for this commission; it is 8
mere matter of form. A great many
members of various kinds Of boards
have neglected to carry out the pro
visions of the law, aud their attention
is called to the fact. The new act in
deed makes it unlawful to fail to file
the osths and ge, commission before
attempting to discharge the duties in
dicated. The State.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
Forest Fires

The winds of the past few days have
been Productive Of very serious and
extensivs forest fires in various por-
tion of this and Lexington counties
and much loss Of property has resulted.
News of tho fires in this county reach
ed Columbis Wsdnday. They have been
very destructive in the turpentine and
saw mill sections near Killisn's on the
line of the Southern railway and also
upon the line of the Seaboard towards
Camden. After hard fighting the citi.
Sens managed to check the on ward rush
Of the flames, but not before much
valuable timber had been lost. Over in
Lexington considerable damage of this
character has also bee done For sew
ers1 nights the glare-ot fore st 6res ha;
been visible from high points in thi:
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to deposit with the treasurer Of this
State valid State securities aggregatine
ten thousand dollars, said securities to
be subject to any Judgment against said
companies, and said judgment shall
operate as loan on such securities.
and providing penalty for the viola
tion OF the provisions of this sct.
Section l. Be it enacted oy the gen.
eral assembly Of tho State of Soutu
Carolins. that section of said act as
amended, be further amended by add
ing to section the following proviso:
Provided, however, that all five insur-
snce companies incorporated under the
laws OF this State, with capital stock
OF go, 600 or more shall not be CON-
PEELED to deposit certain valid securities
or bond as above required; provided,
said company shall procure and fle
With the comptroller general 9 certi
hcate OF the equity auditors in coun-
tics where stockholders reside; tn 1t the
majority OF the stockholders in the
capital Of said corporation are free.
holders, and reside within the State,
are worth the amount OF their stock
subscribed to the capital of said cor
porstion over all their debts and liabili
ties, and exclusive of property exempt
By law from Executions; so that when
amended said section will read rs fol-
lows.
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the general
assembly Of the State Of South Caro-
lima, that it shall be u lawful hereafter
lof any lnsurar ca company or associa
tlnn IN transact
state unless possessed Of at least one
hundred thousand dollars or surplus or
capital, or in lieu thereof, shall file with
the comptroller general the certificate
CT the official of some State of the
United States, under his hand and Off
oial seal, that he holds on dc posits or 10
trust, for the benefit of all policy hold
ers or members of such com mpany or as.
socla'lop, securities worth at least Que
hundred thousand dollars, or in the
absence of such capital or deposit, then
to deposit with the State Treasurer Of
South Carolina, valid securities aggre-
eating $40, 900, or q bond for said
amount made by q solvent security
company, said treasurer to be the Judge
OF the validity of such securities and
bonds, which bond shall be conditioned
to pay any judgment entered up in any
court of competent jurisdiction in this
State, upon policy of insurance issued
10 any citizen of this State by any such
company, AID said judgment shall be
lien upon such securities: Provided,
however, that all fire insurance com
panies incorpcr .ted under the laws of
this State, with capital stock Of $25.-
600 or more, shall not be compelled to
deposit said valid securities on bond as
above re q 1ired, provided said company
shall procure and file with the comp
troiler general the certificates of the
county auditors annually in oouu uties
where stockholders reside, that tie ms
jority of the stockholders in capital of
said stockholders are free holders and
reside within the State, and are worth
the amount of their subscription to the
n nlt al nf n
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
In a Bad Way.

d, Minnesota has a novelty in BeItIanm
county, which is bankrupt aud in a
condition bordering on anarchy. "A
court decision which allows logging
companies to avoid the payment OF
back taxes has caused the trouble, The
county has no money and no fuel for its
Offices, aud merchants hsve long since
refused to accept warrants. The county
judge Sud juross have gone out on strike
and most Of the Offices have been close 4
by their occupants. The sheriff, who
has been caring for his prisoners at his
own expense, threatens to turn then
loose so that he can hunt fol job tha
will support his family. The legisla
turcis being supplicated for aid.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
TAX MACHINERY.
The Changes In tho Law as tc
N king Returns
THE ACTS RECENTLY PASSED
What ia New Provided as to the
Requirements for u,arce
Companies Working in :,
This State.
This State.

The following is the text Of tho ac
passed at the recent session Of the gen
eral assembly in regard to the maxim,
OF returns of property for taxation, /.
measure which is of conoern u o the eco
pie of the entire Safe:
An act to amend section of an ac
entitled AN sct to further provide fol-
the return of properly for taxation, ,
approved the 2nd day Of NJ ,roh, A. D..
1897, so as to mske township assess ,rs,
equalizers as we'll as assessors of prop
| erty.
Section l. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly of the State of South
Csrolina, that section 4 of an act en-
titled AN act to further provide fol
the return and asso ssmeut Of property
for taxation, spproved the 2nd day OF
March, A. D., 1897, be amended by
striking out in line 20 the words "but
not" aud inserting in lieu thereof the
word 'or," and by inserting on line 40
between the words greater" aud
them" the words "by one hundred dol
lars or more, and that said section be
further amended by inserting the fol-
lowing words between the words
them" and said" in line % of the
section, to wit: hut they shall not re-.
due, the aggregate value of real aud
personal property below the aggreg ate
value thereof as returned to the county
auditor" so that said section 1, when
so amended shall read as follows:
Section 4 The township board of
commissioners and special hoard of as.
SCISSORS shsl meet annually on the first
Tuesday in March, or as soon there
after as practicable, at some convenient
place for the purpose of performing
the duties devoived upon them. 1t
shall be their duty to carefully con
sIder the returns and lists laid before
them by the county auditor ard if
necessary to compare the same, with
the tax return and duplicate Of the
previous Year or years. They shall
diligently seek foi and discover all
property, both real aud personal, in
their respective tax districts not pre-.
viously returned by the owner or
agents thereof or not listed for taxa.
ZION by the county auditor, and there.
upon it shall be their duty to list the
same for tixation in the name of the
owner or peison to whom it is taxable.
L shall theiy9 - I &. -
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WHAT 1T COSTS.
Congress Expended Nsa,Iy
Billion and Half Dollars.
IMPERIALISM COMES HloH.
Congressman Livingston Says
That the Hall That is Con.
tompiated Has Not sssn
Put In Operation.

Representative Cannon, chairman of
the house committee on appropriation
and Representative Livingston, the
senior Democratic member Of the CON-
mittee, have prepared statements of the
appropriations Of the 56th congress.
Both place the total appropriations
for the congress at 81, 440, ,062, ,545, plsc-
ing those for the frst session at $71O.-
lou. S62 and for the second $729, ,911,-
6o3. MIR. Osnnoa publishes q table
showing the expenditures ofthe pre-
vious congress at sl,568, ,2l2, ,637 and
Mr.. Livingston makes q com mparison
with the 5fth congress which appropri-
ated 81. .044, 590,273.
In his statement Mr.. Cannon SAYS:
''Of the total appropriations made at
this session. at least $50, 600, 900 will
not, in the light of past experiences, be
expended. This considerable margin
between actual expenditures and sppro-
prlations made by congress indicates
q sum total of expenditures during the
fiscal year 1902 Of not exceeding $699.
SdI ,6S3 O7 This sum includes $50, ,0OO,-
OO0 on account OF the sinking fund re-
quirements for the fiscal year 1902,
which, of course, under the terms of
the law, will be met only to Oh extent.
as surplus revenues in the treasury
may permit. After meeting the full
est ordinary requirements of the public
service under the appropriations which
have been made, there will surely re-
main sufficient revenue for 1902 to meet
not less than $50 900, 900 of the require
ments of the sinking fund.
The most marked increase Indicated
In the appropriations for ordinary ex-
penses of the gov ,rnment made for the
two years 1901 and 1902 st the two ses-
sions of this congress over those of the
two preceding years 1899 and 1900. pro-
vlded for by the 55th congress, is for
the postal service. The necessity of
these increased appropriations to meet
large business demands is referred to
as cause for congrstulation. The ap.
propriations have been reduced $12S,-
$50, 09l by this congress xnder those
provided for by its predecessor and
this has rendered possible a reduction
OF taxes in the sum Of SAL 900, 900.
with continuauee:& the wise ad-
ministraslon enjoyed 6ySMe country,
there is every reason ID Snticipate a
fuTtba( l11uetion of pul w.
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Drunk at the Throttle.

Tho Moscow correspondent of the
London Daily Mail says: During the
recent heavy snowstorms so men we're
sent to clear the snow out Of railway
cutting near Wolovo, on the Riasan-
Ural line, They we're just leaving tho
cutting whom the train came down
at full speed and crushed about 30 mon
into shapoless masses, their clothing
clinging to the axles and stopping the
train. Inquiry shows that the engine
driver and all the guards were drunk"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
Wagon Train Ambushed.

A wagon train and detachment Of
the signal corps, together with six Ma
cabebe scouts were attacked by the in
surgents about midway between the
towns Of Slang and Damasmarinas, in
Cavite provinos p. l. Three Ameri-
cans were killed and two of the Maca-
bebe scouts were wounded, while one
man is missing, -Four horses and one
mule were killed Capt. Mair, with de-
tachments of infantry and cavalry from
Slang, arrived at the scene of the sur
prise TOO latet TO intercept the enemy's
retraAt
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
Five Killed.

Five men were killed and two others
seriously iujured in a mine accident at
tho Engleside zinc mine in Centre Val
ley, Mo. The FIVE men killed were con-
fined in the drift and the others were in
tho main shaft. Early this morning two
shots had been fred. but the whole
charge failed to explode. This afternoon
whole box of powder was sent into
the mine. Ono Of the men accidentally
discharged an unexploded shot and the
box Of powder was set off, resulting in
terrible destruction,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
war.

THE 56.h congress is ahe frst Con
gress approlriating for the support of
the government since the close Of the
so-called Spanish Ameri san war. The
difference between the appropriations
made by the 56th congress and those
made by the 54th congress are $780,
1872, ,272.
During the session just closed the de-
msnds of the people, through their
representatives, for the construction of
the Nicaragua canal, have gone un-
needed, and those for new pu blic build
ings have been persistently denied.
The river spd hsrbor bill has been
permitted to fail. The payment Of just
claims Of honest people against the
government has not been provided for.
THE most casual examination Of the
table makes comment practically un-
necessary. 1t shows that the army for
each of the. two years prior to the
| Spanish American war cost little
over $23 900, 900, aud but little more
than sac, 900, 900 for the two years COW
cred by the 54th congress, while for the
two years since that war-1901 and 1902
lit cost $l15 ,000, 600, or $3.50, ,000, 900
for the two years, exclusive of the de-
6ciencies that have been provided for
in large sums out of appropriations
made for expenses Of the Spanish war
during the 80 h congress.
The navy cost for the two years
1897 and 1898, $63 362, 600, while for
the years 1901 and 1902 the srpropria-
tions reache nearly $l44, 600, 900.
| For the payment of pensions the ap-
propriaticns show ap increase of-nneeasrly
| So, 900, 900 for the two years.
In a word, this table shows that the
price to the people of the Iolicy of this
administration that has been thrust
upon them by the Republican party is,
in round numbers, $400, 600, 900 within
period of two years, and the half that
is contemplated has not yet been put
In operation"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-03-13
Chinese Cruelty,

The empress Of India, arriving from
China, brings an account Of the harbar-
Gus murder of Capt Watts Jones. 1t is
said that be was received with apparent
friendliness in the yamen of Shan 81
and was in the act of receiving his pass
port when his hands we're struck off.
He was then taken outside the yamen,
sliced in several pieces a-and his head
out Oh. bis companion, Romsf
Catholic bishop, was put to lingering
death, his tortures being inflicted sC
gradually that it was four days before
death relieved him.
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Convicts Mntinind-

A dispatch from Florence to news
sgenoy says 8 serious muting of con-
victs has occurred ct Santa Caterina
prison, resulting in the military being
called out and 10 of the couvicts beinTs
killed aud 81 wounded. AnB4xE
is attributed to poor food q
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foan suzerainty on CUBA
I'D Of Spanis,I shaokles.

thst vote he and his associates
hafe stripped the intervention of the
Uoited States on behalf of Cuba of the
last vestige of disinterestedness and
have written hypocrisy and shameless
pcrfdy like blister across the hitherto
fair and untarnished brow of Ameri-
can honor.
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HELD IN SLAVERY.
Result ofths Investigation of the
Anderson Grand Jury.
A PLAIN RECITAL OF FACTS
Direct Charges Preferred Ag inst
Those Guilty OF False
Imprisonment and
Of 8arbarity,

The special committee Of the Auder-
son County Grand Jury appointed by
Judge Benet to investigate certain
charges against large land owners in
that county made its report last Thurs
day to the court.
The committee says. that in the case
OF Magistrate j. j. Gilmer we find that
for some time past he has been in the
habit of issuing warrants and causing
arrests and frequently committing ao-
cused persons to ,il without ever enter
ing the case upon his docket. This is
especially true where the cases have
been compromised after the arrests
were made. We find that from Sept.
l6, 1899, to Jan. IL, 1901, he made
payment to the county treasurer of a
number of fines and items of costs col
lected BY him, but that during that time
he collected through the sheriff's off ,e
alone $34 so, which properly belongs
to the county and failed to pay them
over to the county treasurer as required
by law. He also colleated $1S so, which
he failed to turn over.
We find that Feb. 10, 1901, after this
investigation was begun, the said j. j
Gilmer paid to the county treasurer the
sum of $500 to cover these amounts.
While we have not been permitted, for
the lack of time, to make full inves
tigation of all the ire sularities Of this
office, We are convinced he has been
guilty of the grossest irregularities,
and We would suggest that complete
investigation of his books and accounts
should be had and that he should be
presented for misrepresentation Of the
funds so collected by him.
THE FATE OF WILL HULL
Regarding the arrest of the Negro
Will Hull, which you were dire cted by
the court to investigate, We find that
warrant was issued by Magistrate
Gilmer for the arrest of this Negro
upon an affidavit of A. Il. Newell.
charging him for violation of labor
contract, and that w. S, Newell,
brother of the prosecutor, was depu-
tized by the Magistrate to serve said
warrant; that the. constable so depu
tized requested the deputy sheriff, j.
A. Dillingham;, to go along with him
and assist in making the said arrest
and representing that said Hull would
probably create trouble when arrested
and that the assistance Of the deputy