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e~ V. NEWBERRY, S.. TURSDAY, DFCEMBER 31,S. TCA E . ____ *4&~0 A YEARA ON CANAL TREATY, SBENATOR'M ATTITUDE In OPlPOsIN0 Ht&TIVICATION MUCH OlITICIFED. Ha Alwisys 1jenll Against Any Fureign Power H1ving Voico in Managem"ent of Waterwny, lint lavorg its ouztrue. tion--MLoautn's Friends Still y"'lle e wi ml liq V.Xanled in Cabinot. [Special to Charleton Pont Washington, Dec. 27.-Sineo the vote on the Nicaraguan canal treaty those Sonators voting in oppoaitio, includ ing, among others, enaLorti Tillmlan of South Carolina, Bailey of Texas, nad Mallory of Florida. have been coasidorably criticised for their votes. At least two of the Som.tors who voted in. opposition to that, treaty were not opposed to the Nicaragaun canal projoet. Senator Mallory has always been a warm supporter of the isthmian canal and has always voted for its construction and so has Sena tor Bailey. It is said also by Senator Tillnan's friends that lie would not oppos) a proper Nicaraguan canal bill, but that he wjs bitterly opposed to the treaty, because he is opposed to Great Britain or any other foreign nation A1 Iho canal is to b constructed having any voice il the managemuent of the canal. Senator Tiliman has noer boon known in Washington wi an anglo-maniac, and has never favor ed the Morgan Nicaraguan canal bill, vhich has often spoken of a "troaw ry steal," so his vote in opposition to the treat' which has jnst been atitiod was perfectly consistent with is record. As stated, however, friends the the South Carolina Sonator ort that he is in favor of an ith. an canal, but along what lines has been stated. enator MoLaurin's name, oontin to be coupled with a Cabinet posi. notwithstanding tho fact that new appointmonts in, President sevelt's Cabinet have already made. It can be stated, how that Senator McLaurini person has never even considered going the Cabinet, or into any other tion which would tako him out of .th Carolina politics. Daring the fetime of President McKinley the pnator was offered several missions rider the government, all of which declined. He is not an office-neek r for federal patronage in this sense, d that lie will remain in the United tatos Senate until the close of his rra is not in the least doubted by riends. A ET TOfGEThiCH (CLUli. Un Give More Time toa huinenss and bto PontSic"-A Plen for tho Veom Merotli Unity of south oarolina. After paying a .visit to Charleston dinspecting the magnificent Ex ition every loyal South Carolinian t necessarily feel proud of his e and its wonderful resources. entire State is filled with manu uring enterprises of almost every and we venture the assertion' a Chinese wall was placed the entire State the people th Carolina could exist with. he balance of the world. With. r borders we can produce all at is necessary for food, raiment nd the well-being of a happy peo pie. Our educational institutions will compare favorably with any State in the Union. Such being the case, then we ask the question, "If you are a patriotic son of South Car olina and earnestly desire to aid in the further upbuiilding of your State, why do you send your money away from home ? In answer to this ques tion some merchants will say: "We can buy to better advantage out side of the State than within its bor dero.'' Are you aware of the fact that the jobbing trade of South Car olina can meet all competition ? If their prices or terms do not compare favorably with Northern concerns why cannot all of these matters be arranged by thorough orgacization ? There are numbers of small mann facturing industries throughout Soul hi Carolina struggling for a living, whii' our-own people are stabbing them in tide babk~ by patronizing Northern concorno, and either failing or refus ing to give thorn the proper support. If all of the people of South Car. olina woro determined to givo all home enterprises the preforene, and buy nothing outside of the State which could be bought at home, there would spring up a tide of industrial prosperity which would shako the Stato of South Carolina from the inount!min to the staboard; our rov. 01nne from taxe N would ironrease to a marvellous extent, and every man, woman and child in the Stato would benefit thereby. Some folks will give us the old threndharo, cobbwobbod exonti: "Thoso jobbers in sloepy old Charles ton havo no got-up-and get about thom and, while we would like to trado with them, we can't." If this excuso ias any foundation in fact thni whore do you get your money from ? Isn't it strange that the baukers should be so enterprising while the wholesale morohants are to the other extreme? Can any reasonable person inspect the Sonth Carolina Inter State and West Indian Exposition, the product of the business men of "Sleepy Old Charleston," withont . t least reach ing the conclusion th... the old city has awakened from her slumber and, after a long and refreshing nap, she is in for busineso to a finish. Char loston has mot you half way and it you love ) our State as you should it now behooves you to meet her the other half. Let by-gones be by-gones and let us all got together. The men you once disagreed with down there have either forgotton all about it or are dead and buried. The younger gen orttion has now taken hold and they have already demonstrated to the poople of South Camlinns that they are hustlers. We want to seo the whole of the people of South Carolina living to gether a.s one happy family. Let us all meet together as brother to brother, boar each other's burdens, e.hare each other's joys, defend each other and pledge ourselves to aid each other in every movement look ing toward the upbuilding of South Carolina. Let us give more time to business and less to politics. Our business may slip away from us, but the politician we have with us always. This, you may say, is good theory, but it lacks practicalility. Very well -then let us get down to something like the practical part. It is very generally conceded that the very best results are always at tained by a thorough organization. We have given the matter consider able thought and we believe that an organization can be effected. P'LAN OF~ ORGANIZATION. Let the Governor appoint from each county in South Carolina five public.spirited business men to meet at the Charleston Exposition on some day to be suggested by the Exposi tion authorities and effect a State or ganization; call it, if you will, "The State board of trade," let the State board at the meeting provide for the organization of county boards of trade in every county in the Stat&. Each county board to furnish one State executive committeeman. Let the State boa.rd establish per manent headquarters at some point in the State. The person in charge of headquarters can issue at least weekly prices current based upon re ports furnished him by jobbers and manufacturers of the State, these re ports to be sent every merchant in the State. All merchants to have the privilege of using the manager of State headquarters as purchasing agent without compensation. All complaints or grievances against any mere 5, manufacturer or banker in the , .e to be -acted upon and arbitrated by the State ex ecutive committee or 8 sub-commit tee thereof. Lqt every member of the county and State hoards pledlge themsielves, all things being equal, to support and maintain the ,manufacturing and mercantile enterprises of South Car olina in preference to rjll foreign w sn. W ith a MLtet oren.i-zation the zmatter of freight rates ct.u better be adjusted than with individuals. Each county would have a local boarud of trado at which all business matters could discussed and they would have absolute proteotion against what they may Colihider ill)Osition. The Stato organization may be maintained by a per capita tax on the entiro membership or upon the manufacturers and jobbers of the Stato. In this iovotiont. the press of the Stato cai aid vry matorially. they aro public epirited men, who always have the wolfare of South Carolina at heart, and we ask for their co-op oration and support. The plan as abovo outlined is very crude. It. is simply a suggestion. There is no doubt but what a meet ing of the business men of the State would bring out a number of ideas very benficial to the State. Let uit get together in earnest. CI.VELAND AVOEPTH A DUTY, Dopite fils Fivo Weeh' Illness HI will bo a lembier of the Indunstriat Depart ient of the NatIonal OliC New York, December 26.-Former President Grover Cleveland, has no copted an appointment to the indus trial department of the National Civic Federation, crented at the recent peace conference of labor and capi talistic leaders. His letter of accept - aice, in which he approved the plan of industrial peace, was delivered to. day to Oscar itraus, who was chair man of the conference. It read as follows: "Princeton, N. J., December 24, 1OL.-1y Dear Mr. Straus: Your letter of the 18th instant is at hand. Illness has confined me to my room for almost five weeks and I am now hardly able to sit up and write this. "My desire for the quiet and com fort of the absolute ietirement from publie or semi publio service is very strong and grows stronger as the days pass. I should without besita tion yield to this and decline your request that I accept a place among those who are to seek the promotion of industrial peace by friendly int)r vention in troubles between employ ers and the employed if I were not afraid that I should thereby disre; gard an important duty. My reflec tions have made it clear to me that I should accept the place assigned me and I do so with an earnest wish that those selected to actively represent the purposes and motives of your conference may not labor in vain. Yours very truly, "Grover Cleveland," Mr. Straus said, in giving the let ter to the public, that every man named on the general committee had signified acceptance of the trust and work.. BLIPPING FtOX sCoHLEY. At Least Two senators Cease Act,ivity In His Behalf. Washington. Dec. 27.--There has been some change of sentiment among Senators regarding the Schley contro versy during the past week. This is to be ascribed in large measure to the influence of President Roosevelt, who has taken the position that the verdict of the court of inquiry should end the controversy. The President has seen mrny Sena tors who were disposed to fight for some sort of recognition of Admiral Sohley as the hero of Santiago in Congres. He has told them that his view is that the question is not only demoralizing to the navy but is doing this country injury abroad. He holds that nothing which can be done in or out of Congress can change the individual opinions of the champions of Sohley and Samp son, or will do any good. It is known that at least two Sen ators who introduced bills and reso lutions in favor of Rear Admiral Sohley have since changed their minds and will not press them. They are convinced that the 'view of the President is wise from a party stand point. They say that they have had their suspicions aroused as to the mnouvest of t he I e'ucora.o lea '31s in pusthing Adnnrai dobb.sy to the front as a possible candidate for the Presnidency GOOD NEWS FOR FARMERS, COTTq Ei'Ci, IENDERRCO VASTLY MWORT9 V.TIU AHI.. Mr. II. 1. T Heard ralks of it ifAeovery for 'Which Much to (Iftnlmed --Uotton Sect to be Treated Chetirally Iather thnn by h1a. Ott tnUrj. [Nows and Courier, 28th.1 Mr. 11. 1. T. Hoard, a bond and invostiient expert and actuary of Washington, D. C., arrived in the city a day or two ago for the pur. poso of acquainting the Southern people with the discovery or inven. tion, just perfectod at the National 0apital, which, he titiniks, promisei to completely revol)tionize the vot ton seed oil industry. It iHi under stood that the present process for the turning out of cotton seed oil re quires the use of six ditfernot ma obines. The McFarlane Reinoli in vention relating to treating cotton seed, and for which a patent was ap. plied for ten days ago, according to a statement made yesterday by Mr. Heard to a Reporter for The News and Courier, will do away with these six pieces of machinery altogether. The seeds are placed in a large vat o ntaining a certain chemical solutior, and after a lapse of twenty minntes the hulls pop open and float on the surface, while the dennded kernels fall to the bottom of the vat. United States Chemist Wylie, of the department of agriculture, has pronounced this discovery as among the most. wonderful of modern times. He has studied the matter carefully and he sees in it a speedy change from the olc-time methods of pro. ducing cottin seed oil. Congress man Livingston, of Georgia, is inter e6ted in the scheme. lie has always had the welfare of the Southern farmer at heart and he believes that this invention will result in great benefit to them in more ways than one. By the use of the machine for seoarating the cotton seed kern)ils from the hulls and lint the small percentage of kernels which adhere to the hulls after they have been opened, and the kernels wbioh be. come entangled in the lint or fibre, are recovered, and the lint partially dried and rendered fluffy. The fol lowing machines now required are discarded,: Machine for cleaning seed of sand, machine for removing b>Als, pieces of wood, etc., magnetic machine for removing iron nails, etc., delinting machine, hulling machine and a reel for separating meats from the hulls. In addition to the vat al ready mentioned a machine is utilized for drying the kernels when they are to be transported a distance to an oil mill, or when the oil is to be extracted immediately. The seed are taken di rectly from the vat to the crnshing rolls, the mash is heated and the oil extracted in the usual way. It may then be refined or shipped as erude oil. The crushing rolls now in use are adapted for cruehing the seed. "The product of these processes," said Mr. Heard, "namely, dried cot ton seed kernels, reduces the weight one-half and the bulk two-thirds for transportation to oil mills, while the cost of denuding the kernels Is re duced nearly, if not fully, 50 per cent. as compared to the present prevail ing practice of treating the seed by delinting and' hulling the seed by mechanical means. It also leaves the hulls and the lint in condition for paper stock of a very high qual ity. This stock is worth from one to two cents per. pound, while the ker nels are in condition for redluction to meal for extracting oil. In both these processes the chemical solution may be used repeatedly by maintain ing its strength. "Now in regard to extracting oil from cotton seed, the first process of treating cotton seed by the chemical solution is carried on two steps fur ther, and the oil extracted therefrom in three steps or operations, as against ten steps under the p)resent most ap proved methods known to the airt, as defined by D. A. Tompkins in 'Cot ton and Cotton Oil,' page 206. Tlhe p a.;natedl wit hi W..v Mt t ned for denuding the seed and serves as a factor in the first step of reaanng th oil, thus ierving a two-told fuetion. In Oxtracting th1 oil froml the eakil it is frAO(d frori 1h obionical 1111d ii adapted f-)r uio wi a food proout for cattle or as a fortilizor. "Tho cost of producing crudo oil by thoso motbods is reduced 150 per cont. And the oil refined is equal t any olive oil on the markot, wbioh solls nt 80 cont por quart in sealod 01ns. The cot of roining is no groater than tie preSOt cost of re fining cotton seod oil. '"Another importaut. point iS that in the transportation of cotton seod treated by the foregoing processes only the kornel or mout of the seed is shippad hom tho gininery, thus re dueing the weight ono half aid the bulk to he carried moro than two. thirds. The Iullo and the lint (I,(W) pounds from a ton of sood ) are wort b im paper material from $20 to $ 10, at the rate respectively of one and two cents p-r pound. This makes a not gain of $9i to $18 over the present practices of treating Cotton sood to the step of cooking the meal for ocx tracting the oil. llesideH th, there is an additional gain in the saving of the chemicals for refining oils." Mes8rs MoFarlano and Reinol worked and studied over this quii. ion for a long time. Only a few days ago they completed all their cxpernients and made application to the Government for a patent on their discovery. The fict that they have enlisted the aupport of many of the leading citizens of Washington it; evidonce of the worth of the inven tion. The saving under the process will, it is claimed, permit the payment. of abont ?8 a ton more for cotton sood. It is also claimed that. it moa a revolution in the buinous and imil, lions of dollars to the cott3n ftr.riors of the South. It io proposed to or ganize an indepondent company aind give the farmers a chance. Congress man Livington is working faith fully for the oarly placing of the in vention on the market. If the dis covery which Mr. Heard is represent ing does all it claims to do, and there appears no other view to take of the matter, it will be hailed with joy by thousands of tillers of the soil throughout the Southern States. Mr. Hoard is one of the loading business men of Washington and his thorough knowledge of mon and af fairs at that city gives him a spOcial fitnessfor the work now occupying his attention. He is an interesting talker and a gentlemon of very pleasing address. Mr. Heard will leave . Charleston to-day for other Southern cities. MHECToJHE OF AliMiY LIFIC. Inltelrofting Inchutenta of the Ulvil War Re )ltd by 'X Uoin. Fied", ii MOf)b0r (Of Third B. o, Realment. [Written for T1he Herald and News.] After Harper's Ferry fell we crossed the Potomac into Harper's Ferry and marched out a mile or two to rest and draw rations. We had cap tured about 80 pieces of cannon of all sizoes, somne were very small and our boys were discussing get ting the government to let us take some of the small cannon home with ns to shoot for beet with. Before onr ration detail returned the regi ment Was ordered to fall in and go to Lee's rescne at Sharpsburg. I was left to help bring the rations to the regiment. We marched all night and just before daylight we overtook the regiment not far from the Poto mac. It was on th is trip that ex Sheriff Ri'ser got the best of Gen. Pryor. Quite a large detail had boon left to bring up the rations. The dletail had stopped to rest and wore just falling in to go forwArd again when Gen. Pryor rode up and asked what command was that, Sheriff Riser told him it was Gen. Sproles Brigade. Thmnking Mr. Riser was Gen. Sproles Gen. Pryor asked that his brigade be allowed to take the front. Gen. Pryor moved his troops forward and sometime daring the next day's fight he asked Gjon. Lee what troops compaged 1e G*i al i; ig ele. Glen - ( '2o)l( him there was nio Gen. Sproios. E~n quiry was started for the soldier Iwho had claimedto beh in charge of Sprolo's Brigado. Ho wvi loonted among the H C. soldiers, but Sheriff tiior didl not givo hiilsolf away. Aftor a short rati wo fill inl and iro.ised the Potoine, had i. snuck of breakfast and marobed into the ,iharpsburg fight, but as a skotok of thnt fight was given in your paper a bhort timo uno I will not givo it rictnin. C I. Nance excused the rAtion detail rnn going in th light, but tho groutor part went any way. I wis of that num1ber also Josst ("ary who was killed and M. IF. Dary who wits wounded. A ftor t,o Iiht we crossed back into Virginia aind took up camp at the Big Spring iniar Winchoitor. Horo we recruited up and wore ready u f,llow Mars Bob any Where. Iore I had the only mrios sieinesns I had duNring the war. It wIA sonothingfy like wilking t.vpbuid fover. Wo loft this camip the Intt of Novenber or first day of Deconiber and wont :o Front Royal, we hind to cross both forks of the Hhenandoah IHiver. The North Fork waa the coldost water 1 have ever waded, stirong mon would cry while in the water. Leaving Front Royal wo made our way towards Culpeper 0. U. Tie yankoo cavalry ran in and tried to capture our wagon train an(t company and our corn paiy w as hurried back towards Front oyal. Thoy wero driven back anid we retraced our stops back towards the regiment. I was i(nito sick and gavo out and as the company had no ambulance I was left. I went on until we got to a little town and I went. into an alley and put down my blankot, and got, down to rost.. -A lady cano and asked mnc to go into the house. I rofNsed and beforo day ngiain ro torned to tli rond. A w . -rain was passing and I askio-vd N wgoisor to lot m.1 rido. Ie tskid -10 to drive and lot him aloop. 7 did so and caught up with the regimont after -un up. Wn taid here i day fand then wont towardif Onipopor C. H. again, an I was sink I got to ride some that day. We staid roar Onlpeper a fes days and I fnlly recovered my health. From thero we marohed to Fredericksburg. M-oro we took np camp on the hills over looking the city on the Telegraph Road. We did picket duty in the city; were cooped up in warehouses. One evening we were ordered on picket below the city on the Rappa hannock ].'ivor. The snow was fall ing rapidly, vyo woro poorly clothed and shod. We wore put on duty without fire on the post but could have a little fire at t.he reserve post but had no wood. I stoic an lot ol corn arnd fodder that night to make me a bed on which to sloop when not on post and a lot of plow stocks tc make a fire. It cleared uip atbout 12 o'clockr, cold enough for any purpose. The night finally passed away and we wore relieved and returned tc camp. Burnside finally commenced to throw pontoon bridges across the river, and was met by Barkedale Mississippi Brigade. Hundreds of shell was poured into the town a1nd finally U3arksdale was recalled and preparations wecre made for the final struggle. The signal cannon was fired and Lee's veteran army mnoved to its plae along the line Ex Con. Fed. sENATOII DMLPEW MAJI D, American Consul P'erformae Ceremony and Uses Civil service. Nice, France, Dooc. 24.-Snator Depew and Miss Mary Palmer wort married here today in the American consulate by United States Consul Van Buron, who conducted the civil ceremony u[nder a special dispensa tion grauted by the Sopretary of State, BEN iTOR SIEWELL DEAD). Passed Away After Lingering Illness al Hlomesat Camden, N. J. Camdnen, N. J., December 27. United States Senator William J. Sewell died at his home here thiu morning. He had boemn ill somet tim< f (m?f di nMhtos and heart troub)le. As soon as u girl gets married sh< begins to aquire a eupplomontarj I 1ncation. SCHLEY MAY GO INTO POLITICS. A4 A LAST RE-ICt FOIL VINDIVATION OF 1 1ii)Ty. It no 0tIeor Waty to (ipei IIe Will Bos 11onIt leas lonort -Thian. Prospect in DisturIj. Ithr to asth Republicans anad D01n100VIU--ThO Adintial Vi0 ItCIIN) In NnW VorK Washitigton, Docomorbr 27.-A n. nouinoment that Admiral W. S. Sthloy hai abandoned his intention to m1ako Washington his home and may take up a permanent residence in New York is causing uneasiness in quartors whore fears are entertained that he may becomo a political fai. tor. It is bolieved by many in Vash. ington that the principal obstaulo to A dimiral Sohley's compl(te vindica tion is tho' appreheision that oxists among Demorata as well ia among Eupporters of the administrat.ion. Tho a kIinitrnt ion is reported to bo)alarinm od at the popular condeinnation of the Navy Department., and the Presi dont's odict of silenceo is said to ho inspired by tho hopo that if the agi tation can be ohoekod the wholo mat tor will blow over beforo the opening of another campaign season. Among somo Diemocratn in Con gross the fear is entertained that if too mnich prominonco is given Admi ral Sonley it may mako a Prosidential candidate of him, interfering with plans that are boing laid in other di. roctiong. Admiral Schley feels chagrined that political considerations should he associated with what to him is a <piostion of honor. He has faced finanoial ruin in his fight for vindi cation ad the sacrifico of lifa itself wonhl not. b-o too groat. if by it alone his proiosional honokor could ho placed wore no mall would dare question it. it) has no political ambition and can not bo temptAd to enter the field of pold60s nuless overy other ncans of securing vindication is denied him. The admiral would gladly re nounoe all political preferment which might come to him to convince those who deny him tjustico, through fear of his becoming a political factor, that he will never stand in their way, howevor loudly popular clamor might call for his appearance as a candi date. Ie would willingly seek ob. scurity if he could take with him a consciousnoess of completo vindication of all the slander that has been heaped upon him. It is possible, however, that the very thing which the politicians fear may boe brought about through their own shortsightedness. Those whlo have talked with Ad mira l Schley understandingly realize that he will never give up the tight for vindication while he lives if jus tice is denied him. If it is true that Admiral Schley has determined to make his home elsewhere than in Washington no one can say what has influenced him to make this change in his plans. It may be assumed, however, that as the citizen of a Stato he will be much better situated to inake his fight for vindication than lhe would be among the colony of retired navy and army officers living in Washington. Hie has no desire to go into politics, though sonme distrust this change of residence. If the persecution and injustice to which he is subject make a political figure of him, and he should finally be tempted to enter politics, being denied justice by any other meane, his transference of residence might acquire a significance. PiJATOFIOE itULINGO. Newspaperm of the Coant,ry seriously Aftected, The recent ruling of the postoffice officials at WVashington, that any sub. scription to a periodical must be discontinued as soon as the time is out is causing a mighty kick to come from those newspapers having ex tensaive, circulationP. As a re8nlt the nationial publishers bureau of Charles] ton will present a mammoth petition to congress protesting againt such a rnling.