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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-07
THE SUGAR lhQulRI.
President of the Trust Continued
His Testimony Before the Sem
ate Committee Yest terday &

Washington, I'D o.. May. s5--PresI@
dent Havemeye the Suagr RefnaN
ing company, resumed his testimony
concerning the Cuban sugar situation
before the senate commi ttee on reIas
tions with Cuba today. He WaS:inter
rogated by Senator Teller, who began
the examination by asking Efor.aSstate
ment5 Of the Missouri river points atss
which thessugar was deducted lastly
for the purpose as Mr. HaYemeyers
said, Of regaining his market. Mr.
sHavemeyer named Kansas City, IN
coin, Fremont, Omaha, Pine Bluff
and Sioux City Mr. Hevemeyer SAID
that In the contracts made by sthesbeets;
sugar men. and the grocers theysagIeed@
to:seu at 10 points under the pricesgoE
cane sugar. sss.ssssssss
.szsss It was not the difference III priice,,,
he said, s that we complained butt
the more importantSfe feature thesexc1u
:siveness Of the contra cts. ],
4 Speaking Of attacks upon the trust,
Mr. Havemeyer said many 9nlss
were made for the:purpose getting
In foreign sugarsat as1oWeraiutystoIhe
ninrysofs the sugar industry as well
,asst giniuryo Of the American Refn
ing company He insisted that the
sugar company you'd q s'h,aYestosPaysasssS
much for Cuban sugar as iitsnoWp pays
even the propose dcongressionaEco
:cessions should be made.
suppose we ssnould sl9 take tne seat11ess
duty oiLoi CUBAN ssqgar.. Won!as,s9s5ss
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-07

Nashington, May 3The president
today sent the nomi minataon Of III. Clay
Evans to be consul general at London,
to the senate.
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In brief reply, Mr. Rawlins of Utah
declared that the charges which had.
been made were not against Gen
zChaffee or the American army but.
against the senator from Massachusetts,.
MI. Lodge) and others who were re-
sponsible for the present Philippine.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-07

EOf.th0 0a1Inl6S.sSIOZas ZasceTtdauS62G0u
samesWas true IN the Spanish war
when the best Of ffSour young men enlist
Fed tosuphoIds the: flag and sstos free Cuba:
EBut whom have We IN the Philippines9
Men who have enlisted; for $133%%per
mont Menswho enlisted generally
only yabecanseSo her means of gdining
livelihood were barred to them. Stop
and thinksofstt stthe men you know who
have enlisted not as volunteers IN the
first feyer@off ttheswar -but asSregulars,
for aItryspaysoff a private What
manner Of men are they Is itsany
ssW7onde at: their officers cannot re-
strain them and that they practice
scruelties and avail themselves of meth
SodsS of orture.: 2: The Fih ihpinosssSa are
human beings with hopes and. ;aspira-
shons ike our own. They havesseen
sthe light as the: Americana colonistssa
itsin rs and now Isl TO osbe sWrested
:froms sthem$and are they to yield Emp
their hope ssof liberty Pacided ?sYes:
Observation-Disclosures at the muZZles
sof American rifles, let those rifles
besturned away and their hopes and
ambi szwill return and they ne
new the struggle We have Killed
their men and sometimes their chill
drens and even: perhaps, though acci-
dental heirs women. 1Vi lthey for
give US andsaccept ourrula Never, exs
;cepts 1.-THE presence of large armed
forces. preserve peace in ngthesPhll-
ippines we must maintain an army Sof
from forty to fifty thousand men IN
the islands for years to come, per
hans, forever: land this to- conqner a
people to whom liberty issasgd dear Jas
sc is to us. Can the PhiGppines sques7.
tion be said to be- one of minor I'M.
:portances
"a Apropos of the Philippine quesS
ton there has been ad dopted By the
Senate resolu lutio 81 calling on the
Secretary Of War. for q statement of3
The expense to which this county has
been IN the admin stration the
military affairs of fsthe Islands. SecreSs'
tary Root has shown a decided ten
dency to avoid making this report
during this session and eWoud doubt
less ii ke to postpone the statement
until after thesfalI campaign: has.
;magnihed the diff hculties and in the
meantime has refused toSfnrnish even:
an approximation, which IS the:
democratic Senators o.fathered the
resolution desire. the 81, ,000, COO
paid; asa purchase pricesfor the ISL;
sands may be added the S55, ,478,695 ex=
pended forzmili itary purposes for the
first first SIX months, from Ma to- NoVem-;
Der. 1893, but from that time on no.
figures are to- be had and the most
persistent inquiry by senators and.
correspondents has failed to secure
anyscompetent inf ormation.It is es-.
timated that the total cost up to No:
.vember, 1889, was Sl00, COO, 600, but.
there all estimates fail and IF the sec,
rretary Of war has! his way the country
will not knowsuntil next. December.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-07

IISfrIct clalmed 10 depen-s5
sI1eenra andssasnfno edtEhatHponnati
aIsduas;ttiiens
S;IssseIIn1ant and bound the
szssEIcnisssof any paIty Though my
sDa1nocracy Was assaiiled sats time
elected four times uponth same
sdecIaIattiiono TaInelple CarryIngsont
edgestos the people, beganas
SsvIsfa1aati ssId theqHestlenssof
daySWifh 10 thesIesnltfh that changed
ssu1s,1lsxieWsSupon5 many 10 hem The
marked dgdIferenceSWl with hsmy party:
sss.Ssoeiiatesarosse tariff question
ElhiBs IsWas an the house and mem
sber off iittsways al1 committee
sAgaIn;sn189Z Whenl lWasa candidate:
the senate was charge VIII =.
benz Republic dlsregarded5
sfffecharacserizat1o and resoIutely
rs15aaaatendeds that The policies WhIc
ssa1 sasa1Eoeated were fol the material adj
v,1SnscanenE of the people, regardles
5w f1esY we're labelled
ttitude swasendor byy8O pei
CENT. of those voting the primary
sand came to the senate.
:T issues growing ont of the span
slsh war dened the breach between
amulIyyseH and hesDemocratlc party lead
could only follow the dictates.
81 NV conscience and stand by Amer
s1an soldiers figh ghting pom foreign;
ssoiii ihat tim the War.SWas not a.
ssrra.rtffya,u1estaon and hoped sc would
not become so. ln:tbIs was dlsap,.
sp1ou1nted and was soon fronted bya
tie alternative Of retraclng my steps
sor Finding myself IA opposition to a
aa5orityTof the Democratic party lead
erssandexcIuded from their caucus, L
eoncauded that not even a seat 10 the
sUnited States senate was worth assUr-
EeniSer OF my convictions and that
nniIniiocn is unchanged There issnot
saHpeechs or vote Of mine upon any
SanesttionsgroWing out Of the Spanish
B 8aericansWar that would change
even Ieould and IN which do not
take spriide IN thus proving my loyalty
4 omy country.
S s have ever maintained this 1nde-
xeraapce Of thought and action
Iast summer, recognizing my responsl-
bilitg so the people, there being no
cannaign IN the State, announced
my my; iIntertiou Of going before themfor
issues. 4 was mmediately and 7lo-
lea,tly assailed ffor advocating Fepubll-
can doctrines and branded as Re
rna,b bliean IN enaocratie disg1lse. The
State Democratic executive committee
met and under the dictatlon OF my col;
league IN the. senate, formerly declared
stlat was not 8 Democrat which
formed the basis for similar act1on on
( ttIae part Of the Democratic caucus OF
HE United States senate The poilcy
of my opponents has been to belittle tile
real issues into personal quarrel be.
tween g iiIIman and McLaurin.-
sghis issneSI am not willing to accept
sSas do not posed to be influenced
m ;mypubGc course by personal spleen
% betty t jealousy. The public Interests
shonId never be suberdinated TO pure,
~ personal ends.
Now the proposition Of my pohtlca.
enemies is to exclude me from the pr.
n,ary As candidate, and to exc1ude noe
aIIg candidates for Office who enter
stEaiin. nraly1yiews and thus prevent ths
@@nsople from hearing me and from hear hear.
inp them ID justii ii6cation OF my course
ID in advocacy Of the absorbing pup
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Jobn LoWhdes cLaurin.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-05-07

Base ball bats, miitttts, gloves and
masks for sale by "a. Osteens8Co
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THE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE.
The Philippine Question 0Yefshadows
all Others Before Congress Sena-
TOT GIay's Statement Of the
Case.

Washington, May 5.-Ihe editor or
the citizen who underestimates the.
Philippinee question, who fails to ap-.
preciate that 1t is of paramount im-1
Eportance, who imagines that senators,
in vent ilating and opposing the Phil.
ippine policy Of the administration,
are losing sight Of the interests ofsonr.
own people, is short sighted. He
does not grasp the true import Of the
81 ttuation, :, said Senator Clay, IN reply
to aquestion I put to him Saturday.
ss.sIssan undertaking which means to
the peoptesof the United States an an
nual expenditureof Of S8O, OO0, 600, and
which means that expenditure not
for one year but continuously ques7:
tionso fminorsim imp ortances And that's:
not the most serious phase OF the
situation Reflect for a moment upon.
5 the effect the war pom our Amerl
can solo diefs, officers and men. is
brutalizing them as, ,sis plainly shown
Ebythe evidence which has been given;
before the Phiilippine commi ttee.
And Why this cruelty Is it in accord
Eance with the past historic OF our.
Earmy No And for good reason. In
the Civil War men fought for the prin
Eciples in which they believed, the
rights Of sovereign states on the
Sone side, the preserVatfon of the
Union on the other. All were sincere
All were hghtingfo their CONVICTIONS
nisters,do doctors, merch hants, arm
sers, the best men IN the country on
sbothssides, smadesup the rank andssflles
Sof the armies: ToaE certain extent the
same was true ia the Spanish war
when the best of our young men enlist
ed tosupholds the flag and TO free Cuba.
But whom have We IN the PhiGppines3
Men who have enlisted for S13perss
month. Men who enlisted generally
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

The following report of the com
mittee was submitted and adopted:
Whereas, Death has again visited
our County Court and robbed US OF
the pleasant association of one mem-
Der in the person of Whitson Ma,
con, Esquire; and
Whereas, Deceased was for a
numberof years an efficient, econ ,m-
ical and painstaking member of this
court; therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death Of
Whitson Macon this court has lost
model member, .of great worth and
usefulness, and the community in
which he lived, a citizen of whom
any people might feel proud. We
feel that one of earth's best men
has been taken from US and garnered
in heaven. Though lost to US, his
spirit is basklng in the glorious
splendors of never-ending eternity.
Resolved, That we will cherish
in our memory the fondest and dear
est recolIections of Esquire Macon,
our beloved fellow magistrate, and
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
Statement Of d. W. Leath.

EDITOR BULLETIN
| wish to make a statement
through your columns to all whom
it NAV concern.
Years ago l taught school in Po-
cahontas, in your county. fur
nighed the house and supplied the
frewood for the school. After the
school closed | wanted the directors
to pay for tn frewood, as l had
furnished it. They refused, and l
sued them for pay.
l lied, but did not intend to nor
think | had at the time, in reference
to the contract, until l felt | was
wrong in the whole move.
should not have agreed in word
submission, act, or acquiesence to
furnish the wood, and after / fur
nished it [ should not have exacted
pay or sued them for it.
| take all the blame on myself
aud ask the pardon of all concerned.
A minister Of God should not be
entangled in the affairs of life, nor
90 to law, and if his goods are taken
away he should let them 90.
l was young then, and ambitious,
and knew little of the great life and
work TO which | was called.
1 wrote back, offering to pay all
expenses.
Yours very respectfully,
D. w. LEATH.
Sale,uviIIa Pa
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
A Valuable Medicine
For Coughs and Colds in Children,

81 have not the slightest hest.
fancy in recommending Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy to all who are
suffering from coughs or colds, %
says Chas. NJ. Cramer, Esq, well
known watch maker, of Colombo,
Ceylon. cit has been some two
years since the City DispeAsary
first called my attention to this
valuable medicine and l have re-
peatedly used it and it has always
been beneficial. 1t has cured me
quickly of all chest colds. 1t is
especially effective for children and
seldom takes more than one bottle
to cure them of hoarseness. / have
persuaded many to try this valuable
medicine, and they are all as well
pleased as myself over the results"
For sale by w Cox & Co Boil
war; j. w Nuckolls, Toone.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
REPORT coNcERN1NG SMALLPOX.

The following report was adopted
by the court:
1st. That hereafter this court
will not pay for vaccination of any
person unless said person shall make
and sign an affidavit that he, or she,
is unable to pay for same.
End. That all contracts for the
prevention and restriction of cpl
demic diseases and for the protection
and promotion of the general health
of the county shall be made with the
County Board of Health; and that
said Board shall have no authority
to delegate to any one the authority
TO make said contracts; and that no
claims against the county for the
care, treatment or maintenance of
smallpox or other contagious disease
will be paid by this court, unless the
same is first approved by the County
Board of Health.
A. J. Coates,
d. J. Campbell, Com.
r. S. Clark,
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
Gen. Lees Refusal.

Gen. E. P. Alexander relates in
the April Century these interesting
words of Gen. Lee, just before the
surrender. Gen. Alexander having
proposed that the Confederate sold
iers be authorized to dispense and
report TO Gen. Johnston or to the
Governors of the states, Gen. Lee
replied:
"Suppose l were to adopt your
suggestion, how many do you sup
pose would get away?"
l replied: 81 think two-thirds
of us could get away. We would
be like rabbits and cartridges in the
bushes, and they could not scatter
like that to catch US.
WELL" he said, 81 have had
less than Is, 600 infantry with arms
in their hands. Even if two-thirds
of these got away it would be too
small force to accomplish any use
ful result, either with Johnston or
with the Governors of the states.
But few would go to Johnston, for
their homes have been overrun by
the enemy, and the men will want
to 60 first and look after their fam
lilies. As to any help from Europe
L have never believed in it. | APP
preciate that the surrender of this
army is, indeed the end of Confed-
eracy. But that result is now in
evitable, aud must be faced. And,
as Christian men, we have no right
10 choose course from pride or
personal feelings. We have simply
to see what we can ID best for our
country and people. Now, if l
should adopt your suggestion and
order this army to disperse, the
men, going homeward, would be
without food. They are already
demoralized by four years of war,
aud would supply their wants by
violence and plumber. They would
soon become little better than bands
of robbers. A state of society
would result throughout the South
from which it would take years to
ICOOFSls AS Cav dill lOO
would pursue to catch at least
the general officers and would
harass and devastate sections
that otherwise they will never visit.
Moreover" he said, "as to myself,
l am too old to go bushwhacking,
and even if ii were right to order
the army to dispense, the only
justifable course for me to persue
would be to surrender myself to
Gen. Grant. "But," he added, 81
can tell you for your comfort that
Grant will not demand an 'uncon-
ditional surrender He will give us
honorable and liberal terms. simply
requiring us not to take up arms
again until exchanged" He then
went on to tell me that he was in
correspondence with Grant and ex-
pected to meet him in our rear at
10 a. m, when he would accept the
terms that had been indicated.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
Put Carnegie off a Train.

Robert Storey, of Irwin, has re-
ceived letter from Andrew Carne-
gle Informing him that he has been
placed on the pension list of old
railroaders who were employed on
the Pennsylvania railroad under Mr..
Carengie. The letter says that a
check for $40 would be sent month
ly, commencing with April.
Mr.. Storey was freight con-
ductor in the early CO.'S, Two men,
unknown to him, one day boarded
the tender of his train, and when
Storey discovered them he ordered
them off. Afterward Storey learn
ed that one of the men was Andrew
Carnegie. The notice of being on
the pension list is the first commun-
ication Mr.. Storey has received
from Mr.. Observation-Disclosures
Press.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
To the Voters of Hardeman.

Up until March 9th, 1902, was
a warm supporter of the undersigned
for Register of said county, but now
am a supporter OF the democratic
nominee, M L. Webb, for that of
fee, as we'll as the balance of the
nominees.
Thanking all for the support
given me, am your friend,
I. NJ. NEWSoM.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
Congressional Committee Meeting

Chairman James T. Hunter of
the executive committee of the
Tenth congressional district has
called a meeting of that body for
next Saturday, April y, at / am.
The purpose of the meeting is to
fix time for holding the congress
sional convention to nominate can
didate for congress from this dis
trict. The meeting will be held at
the office of Secretary Gilmer ?.
Smith in the Equitable Building.
AS far as can be learned at pres
ent, there will be no opposition to
the denomination of Gen. M. r.
Patterson. This, seems to be the
general sentiment throughout the
district.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11

TO have repairs done on bridge
across slough in Little Hatchie bot.
tom on Gainesville and Middleton
road, near j. III. Jernigan's resi-
dence.
+ r. n. Mitchell, G.. A. Black and
w. I. Duncan appointed to have
necessary repairs on levee and
bridges in Hatchie bottom on Boil
ivar and Gainesville road.
Pete Vaughn, B. F. Breeder and
w. M. Ragon appointed to have
levee repaired at eastern Apr zach
10 iron bridge at Statlers ferry.
w. L. Marsh, j. V. Curlin and
Ed Carter appointed to have neces,
sary repairs on levee and bridges in
Hatchie bottom on Bolivar and
Jackson road.
R. L. Lightfort, Jr., road COM
missioner of District No. 6, was au-
thorized to purchase thing to be
used on Bolivar and Whiteville
road.
w. A. May. R. A. McAnulty
and A. A. Martin appointed to
have bridge bull. on Bolivar and
LAGRANGE road, near Mt. Comfort.
w. D. McKinnie, J. P. Gardner
and Boyd Tisdale appointed to in
vestigate and have necessary repairs
made on bridge across Sand Creek,
on Vildo and Cedar Chapel road.
The following were elected Road
Commissioners: No. 3, E. B. Stew
art; No. 4, Frank Newsom; No. 5,
J. w. Saith; No. 2, J. D. Woods;
No. 9, A. E. Scott.
The Commissioners of the Poor
report that the poor house is kept
in proper condition. There are 8
inmates-11 white, colored.
j. A. Wilson, ]. j. Kinney, D.
w. McAnulty and w. ]. Cox were
elected Notaries Public
The following Board of Equaliza-
ton for the year 1902 was appoint
ed: j. r. Sweeton, n. B. Cross,
IL. B. Wright, t. w. Tate, John
Cox.
A. M. Baker, NJ. G. Mckee and
DR.. III. M. Mllstead appointed to
build bridge on Gainesville and
Bolivar road, near l.. McClintock's.
Adam Newland, Ellis Ray and
B. w. Wardlow appointed to have
repairs made on bridge on Bolivar
and Pocahontas road on Muddy
Greek, near Pocahontas.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11

We see the announcement in the
Bolivar paper that Bro. w. J. Cox,
of Bolivar, Tenn, is candidate
for the Tennessee legislature from
Hardeman county. Bro. Cox is a
gentleman, strong anti-saloon man,
and every reader of the Flag in his
section should cheerfully support
him. If the Tennessee Legislature
can be made up of such men next
time you may expect to see the
saloonatics bite their teeth in rage.
American Baptist Flag.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11

To the Honorable County Court
of Hardeman County, Tennessee:
Your Chairman most respectfully
SUBMITS the following report of the
financial condition of the county on
the lst day of April, 1902:
Trustee on Jan. l, 1902, the sum of
l,7t9 90.
Amount collected from all sources
for the quarter ending March 3lst,
81, 1927 50--making a total of &c.
O46.59.
Disbursements w arrants paid,
commissions. ETC., by Trustee, 49,
40 92-leaving balance due county
on April Isl, 1902, SIS, 565. 67,
70 amount of warrants issued du
ring quarter ending March 31st,
1902. $3,41S.OS.
To amount of warrants issued and
in the hands of the Chairman I'M
called for April lst, 1902, S264.27.
1t will thus be seen that the am cunt
now In the hands of the Trustee is
considerably less than it was a year
ago, but taking into account that we
lowered the county tax five cents
last year and the enormous amount
paid out of the county treasury on
account of small ox, it is very ap-
parent why we have less in our
treasury than year ago.
l would recommend that we be
very careful and econ omical in our
expenditures of the county funds,
in order that the present rate of
county tax may be sufficient to de-
fray all necessary expenses of the
county through this year.
Respectfully,
w. J. Cox, Chm.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11

The proposition for the State OF
Tennessee to furnish a house in
Nashville convenient TO the capitol
for the accommodation of the Gov
ernor and his family is a move that
should have been made and accomp-
lIshed years ago. That any Gov
PEELED to live in other than his own
home during his incumbency in
Office is blot on it's fair name
Almo Signal.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1902-04-11
Good for Rheumatism.
SalelnvilIe, Pa.

Last fall l was taken with a very
severe attack of muscular rheuma-
tism which caused me great pain
and annoyance. After trying sew.
eral prescriptions and rheumatic
cures, | decided to use Chamber
lain's Pain Balm, which l had seen
advertised in the South Jerseyman.
After two applications of the Rem
edy 1 was much better, and after
using one bottle, was completely
cured. -Sallie Harris, Salem, N. J..
For sale by w. J. Cox q Co., Boil
war; j. w. Nuckolls, Toone.