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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-05
Attempt to Insult Roosevelt.
Jim TiIIman Guilty Of SsnssIess bet
Of Effrontery.
Withdraws Invitation to President
Roosevelt to Present Sword TO
Maj. Micah Jenkins.

Augusta, Feb. 26.-Lieut. Gov.
Tillman today in discussing the
affairs in Washington stated be would
before leaving Augusta wire Roosevelt
asking the withdrawal of his accept
ance of the invitation to present sword
to Maj. Micah Jenkins.
This afternoon he wired the follow
ing:
Augusta, Ca, Feb. 26, 1902.
The President, washington, D., c.:
A short while ago I had the honor
to address your excellency letter re-
questing that on the occasion of your
visit to Charleston you present sword
to Maj. Micah Jenkins of the First
United States Volunteer Cavalry, of
whose gallant services you spoke so
highly, your words being engraved on
the scabbard. You accepted the invl-
tation, for which we thank you. l
am now requested by contributors to
the sword fund to ask that you with
draw said acceptance.
(Signed) James II. Tillman.
Late Colonel First South Carolina
Volunteer Infantry and Lieutenant
Governor of South Carolina.
Tillman said: "It is with much
regret I am directed, rather required,
to have to send the telegram did,
especially in view of the fact that am
so closely related to one who but few
days ago was subjected to an afront
which is seemingly, or the people who
contributed to the purchase of the
sword think, unwarranted. AS far as
I am personally concerned care moth
ing, rather suspect Senator Tillman
would have enjoyed more the usual
informal meal with his family than
catering to royalty at festive board
where Booker Washington was a
guest. - :.
The lieutenant governor is still here
awaiting a reply from Washington.
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ly unable to do so, and l feel from ex-
perience that he was honest in his
statement.
$50 far as the list of the paid con-
tributors to the sword fund is con-
cerned, I desire to add, without haE-
ing the list before me, that I only
know of three who were not consulted
before the telegram to the president
was sent, to wit: Col. Willie Jones,
who has been of valuable assistance
both in contributing and selecting the
sword, whom however endeavored to
reach by long distance telephone, as
Mr.. J. II. Hammond of the Augusta
Herald will testify; another is Sena-
tor Talbird of Beaufort, liberal con-
tributoT, whom I endeavored to reach
but failed; the third and last was
Senator Tillman, whom ] did not ask
as I knew the delicate position in
which he was placed. AS for the tele-
grams received by me from the con-
tributors is matter with which those
who did not contribute have no con-
Germ. I have no doubt, however,
that they, like myself, are ready to
abide by the result of their action.
I do not care and do not propose to
have anything further to say, however
much may be slandered and misrep-
resented -
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a POOR WIDOW ENRICHED.

New Orleans, La. February 25.-The
Federal Court of Appeals allowed to-
day Mrs. .EAnnie Shows claim to one
eighteenth life interest to the wells in
the Veatch survey, the richest part OF
the Beaumont oil field. Mrs. Snow
keeps small hotel in California and
paid no attention to the waste LANDS
until oil was discovered, when she set
up her claim for the share inherited
through her children. Some of the
companies compromised with her but
others fought the case through the
courts to lose in the end. There are
already 12 wells on the survey and, in
addition to the compromises she will
receive about S., 600 per month. The
court appointed S. Taliaferro, OF Aus,
tin, auditor to keep accounts and
make returns of Mrs. Shows share
through the courts. Todays' decision
is final.
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The lsTRMlAN CANAL.
The Mandingo Route Said to Have
Advantages Over Either Pana-
ma or Nicaragua.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 26.-The
friends of the Nicaragua and Panama
Canal routes are still harping on the
difficulties to be met with in the con-
struction of tunnel. As far as the
Isthmian Canal Commission is con-
cerned it is an undisputed fact that
not single member Of it has been
near the line of the proposed tunnel,
and therefore cannot know of what the
rock is composed. Mr.. George S.
Lee, a distinguished mining engineer,
and who has had great experience in
works of importance in Central
American and California, says that the
proposed tunnel on the Mandingo line
is the easiest part Of the work to be
done.
Mr.. Lee testified before the Senate
Committee on Interoceanic Canals yes
terday. The friends of the Mandingo
route strenously deny that they are OBJ
structionists, as is asserted by some
of the overzealous champions Of other
lines. They still cling to their origi-
nal statements, that the tunnel and
the Mandingo route can be built In
one-half of the time that it will take
to complete the Panama route, and IN
one-third of the time that it will take
to construct the Nicaragua line.
Instead of the tunnel costing s22, 500, :
600 per mile as has been publicly
stated, a number Of the most able
contractors in the country have offered
to do the work for 81, $50, 600 per mile.
The men who make these offers are
not theorists or pessimists or men
who have never seen the work, but re-
sponsible gentlemen who are willing
to put up guarantee of $40, 600, 600
in United States bonds in the way of
good faith, and to show their conf
dence in the practicability of the
enterprise. If they fail to do the
work within the specified time, and
for the money argeed upon, they
obligate themselves to pay forfeit.
When such men as Professor Hopkins,
Angus McDougall, and Charles S.
Sweet put themselves on record as say
ing that the Mandingo hill is granite,
it would seem to be the height OF folly
for any one who has not given the
ground closer inspection than the
opponents of tunnel have done to
maintain that it is volcanic heap OF
ashes. AS compared with the great
cut on the Panama Canal the Mandin-
go tunnel is simply small affair.
T, n Sale
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SOBER THOUGHT MlKETH jim SICK.
Is Very Sorry if He Has Been
"Misc0nstrued."
Special to The State.

Edgefeld, Feb. 2S.-When Lieut..
Gov. Tillman was seen this afternoon
With reference to the Roosevelt mat
ter. although unwell, he said:
regret very much that I am compelled
to make any further statement in
regard to this matter. I do not see
why it has called forth so much COM
ment, but I do not propose to be
placed in the light, by my conduct, OF
having been the cause Of President
Roosevelts decision not to attend the
Charleston exposition. If such con-
struction has been placed upon, 1t
either by him or the people OF Charles
ton, l deplore it deeply. He may,
however, make this the pretext OF not
attending the exposition, but 1T can
not be the cause. [ am in no way
connected with the exposition, official
" or otherwise except as South Caro-
linian who is proud of it and wants to
see it succeed. | in no way attempted
to represent the exposition authorities
in my telegram to the PRESIDENT, ana
it cannot be so construed without
Intentionally debauching my words.
The matter of the presentation OF the
sword by President Roosevelt to MAJOR
Jenkins was purely private and So
cial concern with which those who are
now loud in their criticism of me had
nothing to do. Certainly the editors
of The Record, Post and State were
not contributors, although to be frank
and just, which is more than they
have been to me, they were not asked.
However, Governor McSweeney, who
has given an interview in connection
with this matter, was asked to con-
tribute, and declined upon the
ground, as l recall, that ne had to
contribute to so many charities and
other public matters he was financial
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PRINCE HENRY GUEST OF PRESS.
Most Notable Gathering of the
Kind Ever Held.

New York, Feb. 26.-Prince Henry
of Prussia dined tonight with LOCO
of the men who make American news
papers. He was the special guest of
Herman Ridder, proprietor Of the New
Yorker Stats Zeitung, who gathered
at his table a majority of the leading
figures in American journalism. They
came from the four quarters Of the
country and made the most noteworthy
gathering of their profession ever as
sembled in the United States. There
was felicitous exchange Of greetings
between Prince Henry and the men
who spoke Of the journalistic craft
and the affair claims rank as one OF
the notable incidents of the American
tour of the German prince.
The dinner was given in the hand
some ball room of the Waldorf Astoria
hotel, but that immense apartment
was not large enough to accommodate
the numerous guests and the Astor
gallery was also used.
The two rooms were splendidly deco
rated. Mr.. Ridder and the special
guests sat at an elevated table above
which were the American and German
flags. The slaves were crossed and
the banner, draped fan-like, reached
out like the wings of a huge butterfly.
Above them was the Prussian eagle
done in incandescent lights. From
the boxes hung clinging vines and set
in on the ledges were hundreds OF
palms. Each table carried bouquets
of American beauty roses around which
were candelnbra shaded in red.
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GEN. LUGBlN CAPTURED.
The Notorious Filipino Leader of
Samar a Prisoner.

Washington Feb. 26.-Gen. Chaffee
today notified the war department.
that Lieut.. Stribler Of the Philippine
scouts captured Gen. Lucban on the
22d inst. The prisoner is confined at
Laguan.
Another capture is recorded in the
same dispatch, namely that OF VIM.
Dunston, said to be deserter from
Co. G., Eighth infantry, who had IN
his possession lot of arms and am
nn1nition, and all sof the tools neces-
sary for the making Of ammunlt ton.
He was captured by Second Lieut..
Pratt. First inafntry, at Caghayan
on the Island of Samar. The lieu,,
tenant also destoyed the cuartel and
the factory, and killed II soldiers,
besides capturing all of Dunston's
correspondence.
The officials of the war department.
regard the capture Of Gen. Lucban as
the most important military event
since Aguinaldo's capture.
He was run down on the Island OF
Samar. The place of his confinement
is a tiny island in bay on the north
coast of Samar.
Lucban is one of the most energetic
and ferocious rebels. He is half-breed,
mixture of Chinese and Filipino
stock, and he has been an irreconcll-
able from the first. He had various
fastnesses in the mountains Of Samar
from which he would descend upon
the coast towns and his reign of terror
was SO complete that the entire popu-
lation of the island paid tribute to
him as the price of freedom from
attack Ordinary campaign methods
failedin his case, and his capture
now is believed to be the natural
working out of the system of dividing
the island into small squares by mill
tary garrrisons and making it lmpos-;.
sible for the insurgents to obtain food
or shelter.
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ROOSEVELT may NOT
VISIT CHARLESTON.
On Account of the couuse of Jim
TiIIman---Matter Discussed in
Washington.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The action of
Lieut.. Gov. Tillman, of South Caro-
lima, in Withdrawing the invitation to
President Roosevelt to present sword
to South Carolina officer for volun-
teer services in the Spanish war has
caused considerable doubt as to
whether President Roosevelt will visit
the Charleston exposition as be had
intended to do. Today number OF
telegrams on the subject were receiv-
ed at the White House from South
Carolina and other States. 1t can be
stated that the telegram of Lieut..
Gov. Tillman has been received at the
White House and that no attention
whatever has been paid to it: The
president has not yet considered what
effect it may have on his proposed visit
to the exposition at Charleston.
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SIS AIimony on So Salary.

In protesting against paying his wife
alinony ALBEIT Fl. Koch, druggist.
Saturday testified that by his wlfe's
extr .vagance he had been forced to
sell his drug store and work there as
a clerk at IS week.
81 will grant Mrs. Koch So a week
aIimony, ruled the court.
Koch, who was still on the witness
stand, exclaimed:
What will [ have to live on them,
when man marries he is bound
in law to support his wife, said the
Judge. elf he can't do it at one busi-
ness ne shonld try another. advise
you, Mr.. Koch, to seek a raise OF
salary. New York World.
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Collector at sitka Independent.

Washington, Feb. 26.-Some time
apo the secretary Of the treasury re-
ceived unofficial information to the
eject that j. ". Ivey. collector OF
customs at Sitka, had instructed his
deputy at Unalaska not to permit
Canadian vessels presumably about
to engage in peglaic sealing, to obtain
supplies at that port. The collector
was directed to send a statement OF
the facts to the department, and was
Informed that if such orders had been
given they must,be rescinded. Today
the department. received telegram
from Iyey saying:
Ny Americanism will not allow
me TO rescind an order which gives
British subjects privileges within our
marine jurisdiction, which are denied
our own people. There is another
matter that may attract your atten-
ton. I have recently issued orders to
the deputy at Skagway, copy OF which
mas been sent you, which has put the
Canadian cGicers located there out OF
business and sent them to their own
territory. You are aware OF the fact
that this officer became so offensive that
he interferred with American officers
in the discharge of theirSomcial duties,
ore led United States customs mail,
dominated over the railway officials,
Disseminated in the order Of shipment
in favor of Canadian merchandise
against that shipped from, Seattle,
established Canadian quarantine al
Skagway, collected moneys and per
formed other acts Of British sover.
eighty in port of the United States,
such IS hosting with bravado the
cross of st. George from the flagstaff
of his custom house. I have sent the
concern, bag, baggage, flag and Other
paraphernalia flying out fo the cour
try. You may fear the shadow Of inter
national complications and rescinc
this order but Reed, an Olney Or {
Blaine would not
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For the Comple xion.

The complexion always suffers from
billiousness or constipation. Unless the
bowels are kept open the impurities from
the body appear in the form of unsightly
eruptions. lDeWitt's Little Early Risers
keep the liver and bowels in healthy con-
dition and remove the cause of such
troubles. c. E. Hooper, Albany, Ca, says:
Il took DeWitt's Little Early Risers for
billiousness. They were just what need
ed, am feeling better now than in years
Never grippe or distress. Safe, thorough
and gentle. The very best pills. d. 5
Hpphson s. Co.
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s.TILLMAN IS A POWER. %

The Columbus Enquirer Sun said
recently: Senator Tillman continues
to attract attention. However, this
SO far is about all he has done. -
The Savannah Press replies: The
Enquirer-Sun is mistaken. In spite
of his roughness Senator Iillman is
one of the most influential men in the
upper House. Some of his utterances
lar the Senators and many Of bis
retorts are far from courteous. But
with all that Senator Tillman is a
cover. His pitch fork is feared by the
members. He has done more for
South Carolina measured by practical
results than any man who has been in
Congress since the war. 1t is strange
that such tactics should win, especi-
ally in a body incrusted with tradi-
tions and hampered by rigid etiquette.
But sometimes a man is needed to
break through these rules ruthlessly.
Ben Tillman is reformer, some say
a fanatic, but when he rises he gene
rally SAYS something. He acts and ex-
presses himself with energy and and
when he goes to the departments in
auest of a naval dock or a postof6ce
he usually gets what he wants.
Charleston has secured, through Sena-
tor Tillman, some fat appropriations,
and South Carolina occupies a larger
place in the public eye than she has in
many years. Some Of her people are
shocked by the asperities of the case.
Tillman is not polished or always
parliamentary. There are times when
the English language fails him in Civ
ing expression to his vehement ideas.
But he generally has message and be
is not afraid to say it, Tillman IS like
Sam Jones. He is man of flesh and
blood, and is as fearless as Savanarola
and as rigid as Martin Luther: He
does not frame his thoughts with a
view of pulling appropriations from
the public crib, but he gets them be-
cause ne is not cringing or truculent.
He makes ducks and brakes of the
Senate traditions, and when be rises
the customs of a hundred years crash
like glass windows after dynamite
explosion. But South Carolina Can
get more with Tillmau in the Senate
than with the regulation article usual
" sent there, who is snufed out by
the weight of Sena torial courtesy.
There is an Ellenton riot every time
he arraiens Republican tactics.
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Having a Run on Chamber
}ain's Cough Remedy.

Between the hours of eleven o'clock a m
and closing time at night On Jan 25, 1901,
A F Clark, druggist, Glade Spring, Va,
sold twelve bottles of Chamberlain's
cough remedy. He says, 's never handled
a medicine that sold better or gave better
satisfaction to my customers" This
remedy has been in general usein Virginia
for many years, and the people there are
well acquainted with its excellent qualities
Many of them have testified to the remark
able cures it has effected. When you need
a good and reliable medicine for a
cough or cold or attack of grip, use Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and you are certain
to be more than pleased with the quick
cure it affords. For sale by DR. A j China.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-05

Washington, Feb. 26.-President
Roosevelt, acting upon the recommen-
dation of Attorney General Knox has
dismissed Arthur B. Noyes, Judge fol
the second district of Alaska.
London, February 25.-The war office
today denied the rumors which Wee
circulated in the lobby of the House OF
Commons last night that Gen. Louis
Botha the Boer commnder IN chief, IN
South Africa had made an offer to
surrender on certain conditions.
The story appears to have come from
Paris.
Washington, Feb. 2e.-Bookel
Washington. the president of the
Tuskeege Institute, Tuskeege, Ala,
was at the White House today anc
had conference with President
Roosevelt lasting Is minutes. 1t is
said that political matters were moi
touched upon.
London, Feb. 26.-Lord Kitchenel
reports that 900 Beers driving cattle
rushed the out post line near Botha:
Berg. Transvall colony, during The
night of February @, and that some
of them got through. The Beers LEI
Is dead and six wounded on the field
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener made
public today says: "a convoy O
empty wagons was attacked and cap
tured by the Beers southwest O.
Klerksdorp, (Transvaal Colony Feb
"a. The escort consisted of force O
the imperial yeomanry, three compa
nies of Northumberland Fusilliers anc
two guns. The fighting was severe
but have no further details. -
Atlanta, Feb. 2e.-The Southeastern
Passenger association embracing al
railroads south of the Ohio and Poto
mac rivers and east of the Mississippi
today announced a rate of one cent :
mile each way to the reunion of Con
federate veterans in Dallas, Texas, II
pri
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CUBAN RECIPROCITY.
A Large Caucus of House Repub-
Iicans Discuss the Subject,
But 30 Action is Taken.

Washington, Feb. 25-The Repubh-
can members of the House OF Repre-
sentatives met in conference tonight
TO consider the question OF Cuban
reciprocity, the Republican members
of tie ways and means committee hav-
ING reached an agreement to grant
reciprocal concessions of about 70
per cent. There was an unusually
large attendance, about l2o Repub-
icans being present.
Chairman Payne, Of the ways and
means committee, presented bill on
the lines agreed upon by the Republi-
can members of the committee, au-
thorizing the President to negotiate a
commercial agreement with Cuba,
conditioned on the enactment by
Cuba of our immigration and exclu-
sion laws, IN which agreement reclpro-
cal tariff concessions of as least 20 per
cent ad valorem may be secured TO
the United States and Cuba.
Mr.. Payne spoke for more than an
hour in support Of this plan. He was
frequently interrupted by questions
from Representatives. William A.
Smith, Gardner, Weeks and Hamilton,
Of Michigan, and LESSER, or rev
York. Mr. Smiths question contain
ed the statement that, relying upon
the Republicans assurance Of protec-
tion, about $40, 00, 900 had beeen invest
ed in the beet sugar industry IN
Michigan and this would be imperilled
If the proposed concession was made.
Mr. Payne replied that, IN his luog-
ment. there would be ample protec-
ton to the American industry after the
% per cent. concession was allowed,
as the remaining protection would
amount to about 81 per cent. ad
yalorem. He referred also to the Pres
idenS's recommendation of reciprocity.
Representative Tawney, OF Mime
sofa, member of the ways and
means committee, proposed substi-
tnte providing that in return for
tariff concessions granted by Cuba
the United States shall pay to the
Cuban government 20 per cent Of the
duties collected by this government
on Imports from Cuba and that so
much of the said sum as shall be
equiyelent to 20 per cent. of the sugar
duties shall be distributed tos Cuban
s1garssplanters.
Mr.. Tawney spoke in support of
his substitute.
It was now after Ii p. N. and as it
vas clear that no final result could be
secured an adjournment was taken
unsil s T. N. next Monday.
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WILL NOT AFFECT PROGRAM.

WILL NIL al 4 GOA AASON'A0-AAA'
Charleston, Feb. 27.-lt is stated
here today that Lieut.. Gov: Till
mans action last night in Withdrawing
the invitation to President Roosevelt
to present a sword to Maj. jenkins
will have no effect on the exposition
programme for the entertainment even
if it is allowed to stand. The sword
presentation was an incident only OF
the presidents visit to Charleston and
in no way connected with the exposi-
tion programme. The sword was pur-
chased with fund raised by subscrip-
tion among the women of South Caro-
lima and others, largely under Lieut..
Gov. Tillman's stimulation. The ar
rangements for the presentation was
left with him. It was not intended
originally to have the president make
the presentation but in view of his ex-
peeted presence here at the exposition,
the opportunity was deemed fitting for
such feature. The invitation was
extended by Lieut.. Gov. Tillman
and place for the ceremony was
made on the programme by the exposi-
tion committee at his request. The
whole matter is outside Of the exposi-
tion or Charleston control.
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New York's new Croton dam. the
largest ever undertaken by man, is zoo
feet thick at the bottom, 300 feet high
from the base of the foundation, 100
feet high above the ground and 1,00C
feet long. 1t is located three miles
from Peekskill, the top Of the dam
being PIG feet above tidewater and l0o
feet above the reservoir in Central
Park. The storage capacity is 30, 600,
600, 900 gallons. Work has been in
progress eight years and will continue
three years longer. The estimated cost
of the dam was 81, $50, 573, but 81, 600,
600 more will be required.
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Knoxville, Tenn, Feb. 25.-The
steamboat T. N. Bacon. plying be-
tween Loudon and Livingston, Ten
nessee, was totally wrecked in the
Tennessee River, seven miles below
Loudon, today by the explosion of its
boiler. -Estill Hudigs, assistant engi-
neer, was killed Robert BIRD, pas
senger, who was en- route home from
the Philippies, was fatally hurt, and
Engineer Albert Claiborne and Cook
Smith, deck hand, were badly hurt.