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. .. V- . ' / I L, ' / ; X (" 'If'- - r . j t x ^ ^ ;7 !J ^ ' , ^ THLULOW 9. CARTER, ) j Family Newspaper : For the J'rvmulion of the Political, So vol. Agricultural and Commercial Interests. 5 TERMS; ?]..>.) a > i wit. ElMTOB ANI> MANAOKB, > \ _ J PMABU Ol \l>VAMOE. M:M-vVfiX- hiXmn.' " LA'N(JASTM<, S. P., F^BI:(I MivXi, IMI7 i^T/Xi^7^r" HJlWE T. J. MACKKV'S ' CLAIM. endorsed by 3 Ex-(iovcrnors ami 3 Comptroller Generals. )tlice Chairman Board V isitors, j S. O. Military Academy, February 12, 1S?7. udge Maokev, Columbia, S ('. n I The general assembly upon do-; Iteration acted on it and covered 5,000 into the treasury tor com ensation of the agents. This coins to me, as far as the Statei otieerned, res adjudicata. You might ask more but the; ?tato can offer no less. Mr Bouk- I ight appeared before the coinmision and received, I am told, one-j alf that amount. You have not laimcd your's until now. I have efore said that your services, as, ar as I saw thenf. were incompar-J bly greater than Mr Bouknight's. 1 am told that accepting act of, s88, vou are onlv claiming the * * tlier half of the fund reserved | n full of all services. IN TJIK i.IGHT OF THAT act it shi; ms to m e til at (>r are clearly kntitl- \ :n to tiiis sr.m asone de-'i '()SITEI) IN HANK TO YOCR | RED1T HV A Chi EN T TO | Vilo.M vor HAD RENDERED 'KOFESSIONAL SERVICE-. ?) I I U?OOd. t j ('huirnian. \? .Judge Skinner, Chairman .J u- ! C(?:ni?iiUc;j. ILjjiaa oCi Repres- enlat * vi's. My Dour Sir: As mv view bout payment to .Judge Mac key us been asked, 1 write a few linos > reiterate what I expressed when ingress passed the i?iiI allowing tvment for rent of flu- Citadel c.id-my to the State. I am st?ll f the same opinion that the work f Judge MucKey was useful an<l lfluential, and that he should reoivo his share of such amount as vas set aside by the legislature to ay Mr Houknight and himself. Excuse mv use of a pencil, as I annot leave m \ bed to use a pen. Respectfully yours, Wade Hampton. j lillwood, Feb. 11, 1897. Ion l .1 Mackcy, Columbia, JS C: l)par Sir : I would state in newer to your letter of this date lat I was a member of the comlission appointed under the act of iscmbly of December 23, 1889, *'o 172) to. adjust the claims of ic agents employed in the proseitiou of the claim of the State piinst the l aited States for the, lit of and dnmugo to the South irolina Military academy. The fund paid into the Statu aosury on such claim was ?77,- J I 0, of which the sum of ?5,000; t* set aside to pay tho expenses the collection of the same. The commission whs composed the governor, the attorney gen j il and the comptroller general ich last named otfioe was held me ut that time. The commission awarded to leb llouknight, as one of the j nts employed to collect the iin, ?2,500 on .January 23, 1890 I as it was in evidence that you re the other agont, and entitled the balance ($2,500) of the raid )rred ?um, it would no doubt, e been awarded to vol had been present to claim it. It statod to the oommission that had been recently heard of ae J T I residing in France. | J" Very respectfully, .John S. Verncr. Columbia, Feb. 1 .*?, 1SDT. To the best of my recollection, ] the above statement is correct. > \ .J. F. Richardson. Is DEATH IN A BRIClt-IiAT. 1 II Martha Simons Dies From Effects 1 of a Blow. t is Spcciul to The State. , Js Fort Mill. Feb. It).? Four or < five weeks ago, in a negro quarrel, * Tom Truesdale threw a rock and 1 hit Martha Simons in the back of I the head. The negro woman has < been siea over since, and died yes- ' teniav at 10 o'clock. Squire Me- r Klhaney impanelled a jury, which v brought in a verdict that Marti a c Simons came to her death from I the blow '"nflicted l>v a brick bat > in the hands of Tom Truesdale (l Dr Kirkpatrick made his post ? mortem, and found the skull badly :1 fractured. Tom Truesdale ran v awav when he heard they were 1 holding an inquest. a II Kit KICSITY KlullTII Y KAII. Mrs P.illxr 11<>< t ii I'l'liiln'oiml Imp ? I hstli birthday today, ller sons j from Norfolk. Yu., and Charlotte, N. and m:iuv of her grand yhiht^Vn and friends, are present ^ 1o df; shonor to this venerable j "Motlx/l" of Israel." . INK* rel v Nominal. * -? ^ The budget Saunterer'.s friend, ' j the doctor, has retired from pine '' tice. A few years ago he inherited a large fortune, and since then his time has heen so occupied managing his estates that it is impossible for him to < mtinuc hi-> 1 professional work. Not only has ho taken in his shingle, hut he also discourages the prai tieeof call- ' ing him "doctor,'' so that in his I neighhorho(Rl tho title has heen ' generally dropped. However, every few days the T Irish maid-of all work, when she f answers the doorbell, has to explain that th'ough the proprietor 1 of tho establishment is a duly , graduated physician, he is not at ' present practicing his profession, s and does not wish to respond to,' / n 11 fur l.iu ?*-./?.1..... I ..I.Ill v^?>i *v/? IIIO UIVMItai OIV1II* It happened that one day thor? * up|>enred at the door a caller of u * very ditTcreut kiml. IIo was the agent of some religious society, * anxious rather to bleed others 1 than to be bled themselves. So, 8 uuturally, ho was eager lo |>ost 11 himself as to the church relations (l of his proposed subject in order to make the appeal more elTectuI r I] ul. His first question began in the) usual way: ; ' 4'Is?or?Mr Hammersleigh at homei" ^ ''Sure ae' lie is. sorr." "Can you toll mo whether or r jk not he is a Christian*" To Bridget this was something J' of a jiosor, but she rose supremely ^ to tho occasion with her accustomed answer. tl "Sure, an' he is, your honor. But he's not practicing it lately." ^ b :# i i i?-i ^ * mm u i uuuvmutnu k oorreciIy, the first principle of socialism ^ is to divide with your brother . man." "Then you don't under, stand it correctly. The first principle of socialiam is to made your ^ brother maa divide with you." j, Mjnutor Archer's Attack on C ton ( ollogc. On Friday in tlio senate Connor's kill to reduce the f izor tag tax from 25 to 10 c vas the occasion of a speech f Senator Archer, which was in y directed^ against Cleuison ' ege to which institution the ax goes. He briefly stated ic favored tin reduction ol ug tax and thought some hould he devised t<> prevent ion of the law. The oppon ?f the hill, lie said, claimed th vas a hlow at Cleinson Colli 'or his part he was willing f< 0 he so understood. Thefrh ?f Cleinson had declared on loor that the tax should no educed; that it was pirt of 'ontract entered into when ollcgo was first built that the ax should go to Cleinson < ear. He was heartily -in fi >f making his reduction, 1 :iving Clemson and appropriu s the other State colleges, vas nothing but i direct ta he consumer of fertilizes, dei <1 Mr Archer, for the suppoi 1 so termed farmer's college. Turning his attention t< inancinl statement of Clemsoii ast year, Mr Archer said vituhl del v anv man to explui 1 was such that there was n 'ariner :n the Stale who did ;oep a better account. Ie had given the statement n tudv and could gel no sati. pr<n t ' it. I It- t !u;\i beift cad (tut certuin itCMis. Hail arc of tl*o prosident, $201. \V ltd lif rule to,and for what? Archer wished to know, lit < r 1 1m* trustees while at Clem 1 1. Ho did not see how rusteos ooiild oat that much t niT their short stay. There large farm ami dairy am ccount was taken of their loots, continued .Mr Are hirelv something should he f that. Mr Archer then hogan to sj ritli vehemence. There wi cniand in said he, f armor's college. It was a g ry of Mr Tillman, who sv engennce against the South C inu college and the Citadel, tirred the |>e(iple up to su litch that h? was elected govei Vhen Mr Tillman got into o ho people exacted the e could oj>en and the South C ina College go down to hell he Citadel academy with it," lured Mr Archer, hut hoth i pared. When ho heard Mr ' nan speak, ho knew that his f a poor man's college was fi I poor mans school is at his <1 V poor man cannot afford to i lis son to college and it lie o lo so as cheaply at any oilier ego as at Clemson. Returning to the financial re dr Archer read out other it? linking running comments a end. "Pulling a nigger's to i2,. I thought they bad a vet tarv surgeon for that pui|>oi e remarked. A portrait of 1 trode, $50, was an item Mr her di<l not see tho use of he travelling exiiensesof the t ?es, between $1,000 and $1, e submitted, did not show conoiny was being used. Mr McCalla interrupted ireher by asking him if he eved in the State supporting* ational institutions. Mr Archer answered thai ras opposed to the State supp ng colleges but since it wi ? j ~ ?? loin-1 that If.' iucss he believed i (colleges being ran on In ; principles. There were 17? i Mi- being taught reading and v i'i t i- at C'lennson who eoidd as > cuts belter be taught at the cc roin schools. This was nothing lain- wa-te of money. Mr. i1 Uol- statement that tho best ga lug of last \ car could not en I tliat freshnn 11 class of a northei the stitution was n refleetion 011 plan son, Mr Archer continued ova- the tag tax had boon give cuts since the college was estal; nt it and there was a demand froi yjrV<t authorities that it should s ?r it given. The moucy from 1 aids port, had hcon spent lavish the without due care, ho tlx t be Since the college had been the lished $f>t>4,000, said he the, been spent and there was ta r tnand that the stream slioi meh kept up, but if this was tli itvor one college could <l??, rcc lien : such support, then it had tion be wiped Tout. It From tlie statement lie x- ,,n not liud out what salary Prt .?:ir. Craighead received. Fro 11 it of ! gathered that President head received #1,I><?0; in ? the l,nrts t',? report it was in 1 for received $*2, ."Oh, \V| j , had heard he received !?2,s< (1 jj Mr Archer pointed out )()t ;l matters and insisted that 1 I?I. nM, snowiMi :v i:;cK.llg ol propc ; agement. He concluded I inch 1 'n-~ '*'s "P"1'011 e 'should be taken from (' -rue and t ut . t!>c treasury nr II to X l|r?JiJn5ro ^opprii:e<l Uy dnv l(''1 propria! ions. Mr Mauldin replied h Mr | Archer. He insisted thy nurd inni'ysis ??f fertilizers eon Id soll maidens cheaply elsewhere ^ Clemson. The Kill, he sai? ji direct l?lo\v at (.'lcinson. 'I'11'" college Aiis doing excellent was and it -.houl I continue to i 1 no the same fostering euro, pro- ^'r McCalhi spoke again I hill and in favor of the colic Mr Connor spoke along t " of argument that he Used wh hill was under discussion th >eak time. He disclaimed any bu ls u will toward C' unson. or a "^'r ^0,*r'8 called Mr M? | the chair and took the floe 1'Mr Archer would make vore j statement of his farm ex aro i tores h* would venture to He much fault could he found y c|, ' as with the statement of CI mor |C?llef?e. Ilo characterize* Archer's speech as a tirad , ce j dismissed it without much f arth comment. He then answer aro- arguments of Mr. Connor and confessed that the hill had i ,)e.' good features, but they con he put in the proj>er shap Atu session. He thought th rP* I I 1 j should he continued to the talk , session. rise. ! Mr Henderson moved to ( oor uc the hill, and on the ay . nay vote this was done, only Burnt, Connor and O'Dell ould j |u ljlt. negative, col- l porC A Hoy Hangs Himscl: tns, | she. Atlanta, Feb. It).?A i oth, | from Lawrencevillc, (da. t teri- Constitution says the 12-yt se," son of C I* .lackson coini Prof suicide at his home four mile Ar- the town. The Iniy was an and lid nod a great suflerer. I run- j tened a trace chain aroun 5001 neck und to the limb of a t r that 8too<l on the fence and ji off. 1 b?* A California publisher I &du- tabliahed a journal called man. Before the first < ^ jJC was off the press 1,100 old had paid a year's supscript * in d 11?6*?l*ress and Priatei n the KX-GOVKUNOIt 10VANS' LA-j isiness 1 hh I Hlvi I' KL. [> boys | rritiri" A discontented \ oter Asks for veil or i Light?Case of ltotor's W ifc inuion j antl Promising doctors. r hut a I (orris i\, j}10 Editor of The Slate: ,l(l'mh j saw in a paper that the gov lei t io , erno|. delegutod ex-Governor u in ' vuns to go to New York and ^ 'UM bring buck some money the I'nit' * ,ftM ed States was due the State* of n.eVCr South Carolina, and that he was ills ie< ^ receive <><> ? for his services, ni t e | T|1C taxpayers of the Slate would til 'rt like to know how much work lie ' ''lc c had to (io for receiving the said ,m<' amount. According to the tight [) ^ 1 " noss of the times that's big money cstab- j , 4 i. i ? / UIIII Jl Vll-ilt t II.-; 11 OI WUI K OIIJMll to 1)11(1 j ' ; lie done for that amount of money. 1 ' i (There is not much Reform in that ll'' | jol>, it seems to me. This Statel " . . 8 j government has spent entirely too 1 n 1 ^ much money. The State has too | many irons in the tire and some j of them are burning. In many instances the authorities, I think, sident jmve manage*I things hadly. I l,'^.U have voted the Reform ticket ever k since 181M), but did not vote for other . . such reforms as we got?it was the genuine I was voting for, lint ,''L K got tlie adulterated. '0. | A. Candidates all over the State these| ?| , . f?r *ix years preached from the stump what great reforms tliev r man- ?. ,,,, " Tvouhl make if elected. '1 liev ?v say-1 . preached false doctrine and never g tax 1 practiced what thev preached. 1 icmson 1 \ id til P'aco }iny confidence in a ^ ?jT i oLan'w piea^Uiiur if (io don't prae. j tiee what he preaches, l'oor Pu> Mr ter's wife has lain sick of a fever it the sjx long years since Reform doc'a/ id ^?rS 'M>Pul givi"g her Reform 1 was phvsh'j iua< 1 the poor woman is The ?tiiI sick with the same fever and work is no hotter \ < t. The Reform receive medicine did not have the desired . effect and 1 don't believoever will, st the ? ,, , , , , Poor Peter has had an awful June ge. he line nursing his sick wife so long, and en the might as well give her up to die o tirst unless ho can get better doctors it good wj10 wjj| (j() duty and give the right kind of medicine. Poor uses to " ,r jf Peter! it sorely grieves him to out a think after all his faithful nurspendi ing that the Reform doctors so say as, badly fooled him, and worst of ivith it v.:_ i it i? i mi, ma nuur who may uie un<i no lemson !, , I Mr 11 wl(l?wer *? weeP ant* le and mourn over his wad late. urther if you can turn on light as to j jU> j the ex-governor's fee you will confer a great favor to many taxsome i * J dd not l>ftyer8? Truly yours, e this | J. T. Outzs. o hill (The fee in question?whatever .ontin the amount?will not ho paid hy e and the State. It is in the shape of Moss. ; ''commissions," to ho collected voting I ont Gf ti|6 direct tax money paid paid hy the general government to certain citizens of this State. Kd. f. The State. special Killed hy a Fire Knginc. 0 The >ar old Charleston, Feb. 1th?Kddie uittod McSweeny, the 12-year-old son of 8 from j \\ ,j McSweeny, was crushed to 1 t?va- jdeath under afire engine while resle fas- | ponding to an up town call, and d his lift,)? Kddie tried to cross in front j ee and Gf j^0 q The horses struck him ( J 111 |KMl f\g\mr r? on/1 f iva urKn/klu iiouoail /*?"*? i v?*/ v* >* j mkv4 vnu n iiwio } fuoovu UT VI j bis stomach. He lived an hour or two, and died in his mother's las m- arms. I The kiitioa Stt p wili WiV wri.r?mRflf^ sat"iCnrt Mto war! war:: war::: Warships of tlio^>wcrs Fire on tIn? Fighting Patriots. Cunea, Feb. 21.?The admirals commanding the foreign tleets here \e-.teniav visited Colonel Yassos, commander of the (ireek finny of occupation at 11is camp at Agltia. What transpired there has not been made public, but upon the return of the admirals they united 1 he commander of the (ireek warship Navnrchos Miaou I is to visit them. The invitation was accepted and when the commander met the admirals he was informed that sin attack would be made upon the (ireek troops and the (ireek warship if Colonel Vassos advanced into the interior. Subsequent to the interview the commander, accompanied by Real Admiral Harris, commanding the British licet, proceeded to the camp of Colonel Yassos, who was informed as to the decision arrived at by commanding oflieers of the foreign fleets. This morn in?.r tiu* insurgents in the vicinity of Cunea l?e?r:in tiring on the town, despite the warnings that hud I wen given. The tiring was contiinietl for gome time, whereupon the admirals of the foreign llects orduicd their vessels clearjd for action and soon the guns of tho lleet were throwing shells into tho insurgent camp. A Ilriti-Si erui er was the first of the warships to open lire, vessels of other nations following in succession. Forty , "hoi's wofn fipcH. The fofts Hrcd N 1 blank earl ridges at tho (F'eek dispatch boat l'cnielos, which had exchanged shots with a Turkish frigate. After hot * bad II teen fired by both vessels, the frigate withdrew. The (icrinun warship Kaiserin August.i I.as arrived here and landed marines w !i ? will share in the foreign oeciipa, tion of the town. ' It lias been learned that the 1 ultimatum of tlie admirals to Col Vassos was against his attacking ' Cunea. It apparently did not forbid liiin from marching into the interior of the island where 1 Col Vassos* purpose was to occupy several strategic points. Tho action of the foreign worships has caused tho doojiest in i uignauon nere ana tiio supporters of the sultan lire bitterly denounc / ed on all sides. It is declared that | the powers in upholding Moslem rule by force of arms have made u spectacle of themselves that : Greece will never forget. A Murderer Kills Himself. Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. '2*2.? IM Nicholson, convicted of the murder of J Duvall, a liveryman of Madison, Fla., in 181)5, and | sentenced to be hung hero on March 17, took laudanum early this morning and died tonight. Last Saturday he had plans laid to escajHj by making a desperate assault on the sheriff, weapons and tools having been smuggled in to him by outside friends. The crime was a dastardly one, caused by ill feeling engendered by a mule trade. To cure barber's itch, moisten the parts affected with saliva? spittle?and rub it over thorough ly inree nines a nay wiin uie ashes of a good cigar. It is said that this treatment has cured the most obstinate cases. 1 QtMo?en for Pitches*! fiNfofo ! vt?e/ fc i