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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL. I. NO. 30. SE/Vll-WEEKLY. LANCASTER, S. C., JANUARY 17, 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY Last Day's Proceedings Of the Great Cotton Association?President Smith, of the South Carolina Division, to Organize the Various States?Important Recommendations of Com mittees Adopted. Now Orleans, La., January 13.?The Southern Cotton Asso ; ciation completed its labors with its ntternoon session and adjourned without day. L)eclaring the adjournment, President Jordan congratulated the Convention on the successful way in which it had performed .its work. The new executive committee will meet here next week and arrange to eai rv out. the various recommendations which have been made by the Convention. It. will probably be in session for two or three day 8. At the opening of the afternoon session Chairman W. D. Nesbitt presented the report of the commit1 ee on ware houses. , It recommended the extension J and improvement of the present ware house system by improv ing the physicial character and fire protection features of all ware houses; building of large fire proof ware houses in commercial centres , wbich ware * houses may be tributary ; a design for a standard ware house suited for railway stations and small towns; the education of the people in the great advant ages of the ware houso and ere dit system based on ware house receipts ; encouragement by the officers of the Association of ware linnsB hnilHiner and ? .. & ~ ?w... bination by local w-ro house conTpanies and formation of a j grading and guarantee company to issue uniform guaranteed receipts on cotton in ware house that will adopt proper methods i and give proper security. The resolution was adopted. Chairman Hannock reported v for the finance committee. It p.ovided lor dues ol ten cents per bale, allowing 20 per cent to the national fund. 30 p r cent lo tne state fund and the remainder to the county fund. ' "V> ?ni llie executive committee was requested to employ the Hon. E. O. Smith, of South Carolina, as national Organizer to more completely organize the various States, his salary to be fixed by the committee. The report was s adopted. Chairman Fred J. Mayer, o! the resolutions committee, reported an endorsement of the * Overman bill now before the Semite for the appointment of a co. mission 111 connection with .u. .1 1 .. a. nit: uryciupiiiuni ui tiie uu&ioii trade in new markets. The report was adopted. A resolution by M V. Calvin, of Georgia, was adopted, instructing the executive committee to publish for distribu-; 4 tiou 10,000 copies of the pr?i ceedin!?8 ot the Convention. W. P. Shinault, of Mississippi, chairman of the committee on acreage reduction, reported favoring tlie leducti m of acreage 25 per cent from that plant ed in 1904. As there were planned 32,000,000 acres of cotton in 1004, til's would mean that tlie Southern Cotton Assoc at ion is in favor of planting but 24,000,000 aces of cotton this year. The report was un animously adopted. j The lion Temple Graves, of Atlanta, Ga., was then intro duced. A resolution by John D. Walker was adopted that all holders of f^pot cotton be requested and the Southern Cotton Association to sign a binding pledge to sell their cotton at 15 cents a pound, if through the efforts ot the Association it reaches that price. Shooting at Jefferson Dan Dawson Shot Saturday in Difficulty with Theodore Blackwell. A serious difficulty occurred at Jefferson,Chesterfield county, last Saturday, between Mr. Theodore Blackwell. of the firm of Ingram, BUckwoll & Co.. and Mr. Dan Dawson, who works at a saw mill near Jefferson. Daw son was shot by Black well, but it is thought that he will recover. It 19 stated that Mr. Blackwell's coat was cut in several places during ihe fight, which was started by one of the parties stepping on the toes of the other. Weather Forecasts by Belair's Prophet, i We have received the following forecast ol the weather for 1900 by Mr. 1'. II. Collins, ol Bolair: January?Cloudy and some rain. February?First cloud v and - / ? ~?" some rain to the last, ot Feb. icloudy and some rain. March?First pt March will be dry, and the last ot March will be cloudy and some rain. April?Will be) cloudy and windy, and Same rain. May?First of May will be lit lie rain. Last will be cloudy and some rain. June?Will be wot and pretty windy. July?First ol July will be some rain. Last ol July will be ciouciy and some rain. August?First of Aug. will be cloudy and some rain and the last will be tolerably dry. 0*ptember?Tolerably w e t throughout. October?First of Oct. will be wet and the last will be cloudy, and some rain. November?Cloudy and little rain. | December?Dry and some rain. 1 P. R. Collins. The General Assembly. Interesting Letter from Rep| resentative Hamel?What the Legislature has Done this Week. n~? i~.i " 1^ lhinmuu lur iast oaturuay s issue] I Editor Lancaster News: Promptly at tlie hour of high noon on Tuesday last the present sesfion of t he legit-lature wan convened. Senator Hough and Representative Foster and myself were all on hand to respond to the first roll call. There was a very good atleudance for the first day's session and the legislature went right down to work irom the very start. One of the first measures to pass was a concurrent resolution offered simultaneously in the Llonse bv Representative Rich ards of Kershaw county, and ill (lie Senate by Senator Hough, ol Lancaster. Its purpose was to permit the introduction of a bill granting a special charter to the Southern idranite Co., of Lancaster county, to build and operate a railroad from Heath Springs to Magill. I apprehend no difficul ty whatever iu the passage of the Bill to grant the charter. A matter of general interest to lite state was a bill by Mr. Arderv, of York county, providing for the Httlp of tho fitoln 1 1 ' v.v. UVHLO lOIUJH, UUl tuts legislature took the position that the farming by the State was not in competition with farmers, as the crops produced there could not affect the markets in the slightest degree. But, on the other hand, they would contribute materially to the maintenance of the convicts and put a surplus in the treasury for general use, adding to the enrichment of the State that much and providing healthful employment to convicted criminals. The bill was there-1 lore killed. The bili of your corespondent, providing lor the transportation ol crimioala under sentence ol capi 1 iill punishment to the penitenti- 1 ary tor sale keeping, was killed. The bill we l)e!ieve had merit in it, as il contemplated the iuture establishment of some system of a more humane execution ol 1 criminals than the present bar baric practice ol hanging. Another hill by your correspon dent, which meets with a great deal of lavor, providing lor tire stamping on every bag ol fori iI i zers the quanity of each ingredi 1 ent in avoirduj o s, was recoiniuit 1 ted to the jinlicia-.v committee 1 for some correction. The House is movinc r?imdKr a '1 other biils ol local or minor < importance are Ix-intr passed or t marching bravely to their death. ] The weightier matters have not i yet appeared in tangible form, but they will bob up serenely in 1 due time and there will be hard 1 fighting in consequence ol their coming. The candidates tor various oftices are making their presence ; fell in the hearty handshake and warm words of j^reeting. There are several candidates tor podlions as dispensary and penitent i ary directors. But no one so far has appeared to oppose the pre-* ent chairman of Dispensary directors, "Huh" Evans, lor that posiuon. rso one seems to know just where the dispensary is "at" and, consequently, it. may be too early to undertake to forecast what will be done with it. There seems to be a general waiting on the action of the Supreme Court with reference to the case now before it involving the constitutionality of the Brice law. Senator Tillman was on the floor of the House a short time this morning shaking hands with his "numerous friends." Your representatives will endeavor to keep your readers in formed through each issue of The News ot the work of the legislature. The undersigned will writs for the Saturdav's issue and Mr. Foster for the Wednesday issue. J. W. Hamel. Skull Broken. Mr. Bob Bogan Struck in the Head With a Hammer by Mr. George B a r n h i 11, in Difficulty S a t u r d a y? Wounded Man Now in Chester Hospital?His Recovery Doubtful. A difficulty occurred last Saturday afternoon at the machine shops of the Lancaster Cotton Mills between Mr. George Barn hill, who works in the shop, and Messrs Bob and Ilenry Bogan, brothers, in which Bob Bogan was seriously, if not fatally, hurt. Aft far aa can be learned, it appears that the trouble was clue to Mr. Barnhill's calling the attention of the Boganstoihe fac' that it is againftl the rules of the company for any drinking to be done in the shops, which was res nted by the brothers. They started, it is said, to attack Mr. Baruhill, one ot them having a knife, when he called on Mr. Dave Ilardin, who was present, to stop them. Mr. Ilardin seized one ot the men, Henry, but the other brother, Bob, continued t > a lvauce on Mr. B.irnhill, who backed up into a corner, and having retreated as far as be could, bo struck his assailant on the head with a hammer, crushing his sk 1111 Immediately after the dilli2ulty Mr. Barnhill came uj) town and surrendered, t >t?i 11 ir placed in jail. The wounded man \v:o promptly attended hy Drs. Crawford and Brown, who had been sent tor. Saturday night Mr. Bogan was taken on a motor car to Chester to the Prvor hospital, Dr. Brown and others accompanying him. While his condition is critical, there is a chance of his recovery. An Eloquent Appeal By the King's Mountain Chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution to the Patriotic Citizens of South Carolina to Join in a Movement to Place a Statue of Calhoun in Natinr?^1 Kfofi. - ?W LU " ary Hall? Legislature Asked to Make Appropriation for the Purpose. To the Editor o! The News ; We the undersigned, representing the King's M. Chapter D. A. R. Y'TKville, S. C., wishto cull your attention, and that of your readers, to a work which we beg you: cordial help and cooperation I' has been a source of regret aud mortilicatiou that Siuth Carolina lias no ronr?^??t_ ?r "' utive in the National Statuary Hall of the Capitol at Washington. This statuary room was the old Hall ol Representatives, it was the scene ot the debates of Webster and Clay, Adams. Calhoun and others whose uainee are indelibly associated with the^ history of Congress. In 1864 at the suggestion ol Senator Morrill of Vermont, the room was set apart as a National Statuary Hall, to which each state might send the elligies ot her chosen sons in marble or bronze to be pluce<S permanently here. "No South Carolinian erer views those stately statues erected by practically* all the states ot the Union, in memory oi their "cboseu sons," ' without wondering why our own* place has been so long empty., and wishing that we, too, could point with pr-de to a representative occupying the place alloted* to South Carolina. The King's M-Chapter is de^ sirous ot' starting a movement t( ? remedy this long-standing neglect. We have written to every woman's organization in I he state, asking them to join us in petitioning the legislature o appropriate at this present session the sum ot twenty-live thou-and viw11,vi a iui iiik purpose ol erecting a statue ot John Calhoun in the Nn'ienal Statuary 11. ill in. ^ Washing on. w We regard Calhoun as South J u Carolina's most rcpiesentative j man, he was far lorty years the : most conspicuous and influential. Jtfa figure in national politics; lie wastJ^W | Ropre^entat i ve, Senator, See'tjjP^ jot War. Seedy ol State and Wjgf President. We do hope "'.ftS y<u will give us vmir suj^E and help in this work. We wBL ...w .--. 1 ui i' *i *"', '" ;i every South Carolinian, m \tPUhM woman, to honor this draft upBBy his or her patriotism, and )><KpC-'^k them to respond to the ? li'ort are making to have our belovp<i*jf*u> State take her rightful plaee in the Ilall ot the Nation. We shall he exceedingly obliged it I you will give this totter a p lac ft il, f?.? /wVl.? ? ... uwiuiuiin *m your paper. Ve y respect fully yours, Mrs. Virginia Mason Bratton, M lss Maggie A. Gist Miss Lesslio D. Wit hers pooriMrs. S M. McNeel, Mrs. G. H. O'L^arv, Mrs. Walter B. Mo re. Regent. Yorkville, S. C., Jan. 10th...