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The Lancaster News LEDGER 1852 REVIEW 1878 ENTERPRISE 1891 VOL I. NO. 37. SEMI-WEEKLY. LANCASTER. S. C? FEBRUARY 10. 1906. PRICE?FIVE CENTS PER COPY To Help Price of Cotton. Big Scheme on Foot?Powerful Syndicate to Underwrite Half Million Bales at d;Thirteen Cents. Atlanta, Feb. 7.?A rynrlieate liar, be-11 termed in N"\v York headed ty K R. liit nias, and bached b a 1: rgo amount ?>t capital, to underw ri'e 500,000 bal<s o.' cotton at 13 cent14, according to information given out today by President Ilarvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Assoeia ion. President Jordan left for New York today to confer with those interested in this syndicate, a* d 6tated that the details \vou>d re made pub ic wi hiu the next 48 hours. This proposition, he says, will, ia no wise int? rfere with the movement to hold for 15 cents. President Jordan gave out. the following statement today re gaiding this syndicate movement: 4<I have been definitely as?ur ed thai an underwriting syndi' 3, cate headed by E. R. Thomas, and b. sked by the strongest * financial syndici'e in New York will underwrite 500,000 bales of cotton at 13 cent*. Th s propo sition will not interfere with those spot holders who da-ire lo hold for fifieen cents. I will 'save for New York today and ne details of the syndicate will 'be furnished the public within the next forty-eight hours. 44 But little spot cot'on is offer ing east of the Mississippi mer. Hoavy receipts in Texas cat not y. continue much longer a^ sup plies there are practically exhausted. With the organization of a powerful syndicate t > j>rotect the spot situation aeainst the present unwarranted bear raid, practical y every bate ol cotton remaining unsold can be tied up. Supplies will run short h lrom uov> on as compared with one year ago, and the-e will he no necessity lor marketing any of the new crop before next October*" Fino Farmitnr 1 1UW A U1 111 111 "What One Man Raised Last Year on Five-eighths of an Acre. II was noted in thrso columns "> last fall what a remarkably laive crop of col ton and vegetable Mr. J. It. Goins, formerly of this county but now living in Rock Hill, was making 011 a 6inall , picei of land purchased by him in the Highland Park mill community, of Rock Hill. During a recent visit to Rock Hill Mr. Go >. W. Phillips, of this place, ob ained from Mr. GoiiiB an it^mizrl statement of the yield of ?.i< l??t Inst year. The ground in a<i;r s g ol an aero and hoio is what it made the past season : 4. Jp: '2* a'-s of e 1t 11. total we oht,; j 930 poun l> ; 2D buBxu'l- liishj ! potatoes, ^t) liu hels b? a s, 2 bushels English pens, 20 biifdjel'' 'beets, and 20 bushel-? nious. In addition t. the foregoing Mr. Goius raised ell the lot $10. worth of cabbage, $-i worth of salad, $2 worth of tomatoes and $2. worth of pepper and okra. And he s'ill has bis cotton seed. ! about 60 bushelo We do not know whut. Mr ' 'Goius realized for Ids co'fcon, if indeed lie haseo'd if, but placing its value at only ?100. it will be seen that his lot made him over $200., for ho av< laged a dollar a bushel for his jo'atoo?, beans tfce., which he sold. When the fact is recalled that the lot is only ? of an ace, the yield is truly amazing. When Mr Goius bought the lot a few years ago it was a poor, unproductive spot, but he has gradually enriched it by constant applications of lit tor, ashes, lot scrap-ngs, &c The v-gethbles, by the way, were not planted to themselves but between the cotton stalks. Raid by the Sheriff Colored Citizen Found Overstocked with Flour and Liquor Tugs. Sheriff Hunter and his deputies made an important haul Thursday night. The Slit riff had gotten a hint that a cer'ain colored c tizon of Lancaster was dealing in goods supposed to be stolen, so he and his deputies accordingly raided I lie homo of the suspected man, .Jim Heath, ni^lit before last. Twelve sacks of Hour, nine quarter sac'<s and three whole sacks, were found; aho two gallons of liquor and some ten or twelve empty jugs, some of them of four gallons capacity. Heath was arrested and lodged in jad. He claimed to have bought the flour from different, parties, but could not rccaM t'?e name of any merchant from whom he had made pur-1 chase. Nearly all the flour seized is f of one brand?Magnolia?-old hero only by Merchant Kdwa'ds. It is not known whether the flour was taken from Mr. Edwards's store or from the depot. Alter lleath had been taken to jail a pistol was found con coaled in his shoos or boots. Mrs. W. L. Sistare, of River i-ide, has returned home from ' hfs'er, where she has been' i under treatment ii^?- i~ I - *4V. II V(t I 111 18 much improved. ?Mr. Earl Heath,the energetic young manager of the A. W. Heath Company of VVaxhaw, will be married on the fifteenth to Miss Isabella Stacey, daughter of Kev. L E. Stacoy, who was for the pant two conference years pastor of the Methodist church at VVaxhaw, and now! lives at Belwood, in Cleveland 'county.?Monroe Journal. Legislative Proceedings As Reported for The News by Representative Hamel ?Something About Many j of the Measures Now Pen-1 ding. llepieseidntive Foster's hill requiring the Southern Railway company to bui'd a depot at Lancaster pa scd a third reading in the l oose Friday and was *ent to the senate. The bill requiring the trustees ,,f W5..M ' , .. urn r i' 1:01 ego 10 give ten days' i:o i lay at Chris'm is time, lalong wi:h other stale colleges, has pissed the senate. Mr. Richards h s a resolution before the house to submit the question of repealing the lien law to the voters in the primary. A timilar resolution failed last year. | The crmpu's ry education bill was lost by a very narrow vote on ore ot tno iii lest votes taken in the house. ():ily four or live members were absent from their places. The vote to indefinitely postpone the bill was carried by by 59 to 5G. The bill to make the South Carolina college a university is before the legislature again this year. It failed to pass at the last st ssion. The reformatory measure is up again lor settlement. It has gained some friends and may pass in some form. Mr. McColl's bill to establish the ollice of bank examiner, whose salary and all expenses connected with his office shall be paid by tho banks, has passed its third reading and has been sent to tho senate. According to reports submit ted to the legislature the higher .r.s'ituti ?ns of learning of the s'a'o show cxoense accounts in 11 e lollowing sums : South Carolina college, $42,022 92; Win thropcollege, $ 110,828.04; Clem son co lege, $140,580.62; Citadel academy, 40,085.63; Colored Normal and industrial college, $23,404,52. Making a total ot $375,527.73. The bill of Mr. Herbert to exempt members of the militia from jury duty, road duty and road tax failed to pass by a vote of 00 toll. The bill to re survey the county line between Lancaster and Kershaw counties is a special order on the calendar and will b? reached s -me time during | I ihe session. (>a account ol an Occident on ti.e Seaboard road Speaker Smith was unable (o reach Columbia in time to be present at the opening of the session Monday morn ing and Mr. Morgan, of Greenvdle, was elected speaker protein. The bill ol Mr. Cothran to repeal the Foctions of the code of law relating tospecia1 courts was read a third time and sent to the senate. A bill which will operate to save time and ovncncf* of tim legisla'ure, offered ' >* Mr. I.:uv H"ii, 1 ;n passed a tidrd reading , It s a general law | lwiding for| is> 11 ng bonds u pub io school; d stri -.s. Th re is a bil; on :ho cale; d r to authorize and empower police officers in actual pursuit of a pen-on who has violate 1 a muni cipal ordinance to pursue the o!feiider lor three miles beyond the corporatcd limits of the town in which he committed the ollense il it is necessary to effect his capture. The hill has met j With a lot of opposition and is I not likely to pass. Several bills asking for investigation of county affairs have passe 1 the home. By a vote of G7 to 39 the house struck out the enacting words oi Mr R chard's bill to provide a | model school at Wint' rop Co! lejre. Mr. L abbs lias introduced a joint resolution asking the ap pointment, of a committee to investigate affairs at Clemson Col1 - lege. According to (he statement ot the expert accountants appointed by the governor to make an examination ot the accounts of the state dispemary for the fiscal year ending November 30th, 1905, the total receip's for the year haying leon $3,181,984 22. The stock of liquors iu the state dispensaries amounts to $543,029.95 and in the county di-p?n saries $409,685.71, $589,525 80 is due the bdiool fund and tlie dispensary owesaccounts amounting to $544 650.S9. There is no end to special leg islati.m and the hi Is on the calendar and those already *1 is posed ot number something like 1,100. The great llieme and topic of discussion now is the dispensary. Debate on the different bills started Mo: d.iy night ot la-t week, and a night session ha? been held o ;ch night for the special consideration of that subject. J. W. Ilamel The Cotton Association. County Organizer Jones's Appointments for next Week. County Organizer Cleorae W. Jones, of the cotton association, continues lo c.irry on the gocd work of organizing sub associations throughout the count}'. Mr. Jones requests us to announce the following appoint men's for hiui .'or next week, to organize iocal clubs. Caston's school house Thur (lay, 15th, at 12 in. Union church, Friday lt5th , at 12 m. Tradesville, Satuulay. 17th, at 12 m. Bethel, Saturday, 17th, at 3 p. m. The farmers and their friends in these respective localities are earnestly requested to meet Organizer Junes on the s named. Fort Lawn items Change in Railroad Agents? Also of Teachers?Mi uk Abernathy Comes to Lancaster. Fort Lawn cor. Chester Reporti ei: Ah. W. T. (ilaMcn, the f opuiar an I effective h vfc C. R R? A^t. at this place, Inn resigned his position hero. His many friends regret, to lose him but wish him succors whese ev< r he may go Mr. E. Miller of Blackstock will succeed Mr. Gladden and will move his family here very soon. At a meeting of tho pa rous of the For! Lawn school Mrs. O-. Alexander v. as elected to t each, the unexpired term, Mrs. McGavuch l aving resigned. Miss Mittie Abernathy has resigned her position as saletlady with li. Dau:el A Co., to accept a similar position with Willianis-llughes Co.. ot Luioastor, and left Monday to hegin her work there. Her many friendt here regret that she cannot be prevailed on to stay, hut all glad to know that she has nice and lucrative position. How to Mix Fertilizers For Stubble Land. i nave been a subscriber tc your valuable paper lor some time and like it befc'er than any paper of its Kin 1 published, and w< aid like to a k a few questions iu regard to placing cotton ob stubbier! land another year." We can't pet chenvcals and have to g t ready-mixed fertilizers and 1 want to know if a fertilizer containin"* phosphoric acid iO.UO, i.itrog n 1 05, pot ask 2 thl, i-ci I phosphate 13 to H co ton seed meal, ?ci. a ton of each and mix a11 togother and put about 300 pounds per acre oa stubble land fairly well prepared. If (bis will not do please adviso nie ih oi-'i vo r paper whirh is best wi ll ready mixed guano for best results. Yours for success, R. M. O. Binning, (5a. Comment by Tire 10 11 or : Yes, the three mixed togt-t ;er would give you a good fertilizer. .Ifyour land has much stubble V j on it a ton of cottonseed meal [and acid phosphate mixed together would do all right ? Southern Cul iva'or. ^ ^ < ?The House killed the 10liour labor bill yesterday. on Di>ii/irii OUR NRW DISCOVERY MEDICINE COMPANY of Laurens, S. 0., has li.uuu factored and k*>1<1 thousands of bottles >' OUR NKW DISCOVERY within the last three (Or years with an absolute GUAR AN1'EE with cacli hotth fur till lilood in<! shin Diseases, Nervousness, I ivor and Kidney Troubles, and offers 31011.1m roM'uvd to any i er>?or who will prove that th , hiiVa oVi 1 I. i'< il ? ? letnselto i-oniply with tho terniR of the G'.iuuiitee. hold bj Crawford Rtos.