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| /-- Z . - - - ir 2"/^* -.?-'// - 'v>>.. /. './ lite Eattcasfct Xpdgwr. ^ t A Frnniiy Nevorpap^-. For tAe iWto. * O* />*>?*<** AoK Affriou^ural m+Ommm-rial *U~~U. J fPT?'? '? 1 - - m OE nl, WEEKLY. L A N O A 8 T E K, S. U. DEC E M B E K 9 1899 ESTABLISHED 1852. ? " " ^ I KUWLKK IS FAKUUNCU. ]; The Celebrated Armless For- ( ger is Free. Urief Account of One of the Mont Accomplished Formers in the Country. Why he Was Pardoned. j. Columbia Record, 6th inst. A R Fowler, of Greenville, wns a convict in the penitentiary who received a good doal of notoriety froru the fact that he wan a preach-1 f or and that he had forged the I ^ name of his brother-in-law to nn.l morons notes and cheeks for which the cash was received. Another fact in connection with ] I him was that although he had loct j both arms, yet, while in the po? itentiary he wrote a hook and va- j ^ rious newspaper articles using a j pen .which he hud ingeniously fixed on the stub of his right arui. lie was convicted in 181)7 and * was sentenced to three years in the penitentiary foi forgery. Last A?gust on proper reprosen- * tatinns heinij made to him, Got V y McSweeney commuted his sen-j. terce to service on the chaingangi1 of Greenville county for the rest J' of his term. Fowler has l>een serving his sentence there, but ho , f received a pardon today from the 1 governor. ' The pardon wan based on a pe-i tition from numerous citizens, ' i among whom were Senator Dean ( all county officers, Mr M L# Don aldeon, Col James A Hoyt and ' numerous other citizens aud the I members of the legislature from ' Greenville. " A number of ladies also asked i for gubernatorial clemency. Thej1 countv supervisor, .1 E Speogle 1 wrote that so far as Fowler is concerned he is no use to the ' county as a member of the chain-j1 gang; that the value of his labor ' is not equal to the expenses of' supporting him and that a pardon would meet with general approval 1 of citizens. ' I _ _ ! i Charles Broadway Rouss, the J Blind millionaire of New York, , will shortly erect a mausoleum on liis lot in Mt Hebron cemetery, L Winchester, Va. It will be the ^ finest mausoleum in America, and ( will cost a hundred thousand doK ( lars. ? MllliKS ! MULES MULES! mand HORHKM too. Sora:1 of the flnc?t Privera and Haddlera ?v r offered f??r ?aic on <hh market* Bu we especially direct your atten, | tlon at HiIh time to our stock of .^UPKRti UtLEH a carlord of which we received (Saturday. Thev war? ee>ected with the greateat care laat < week on the Northern market* by our ( Mr Klllott. Kvery mule iu the lot 4a a Daiay?Younic, well built, quick, and of good Call and aee for your- 1 eelf, and get our prices. Ill WILL SELL EITHER II Ik FOR CASH OR <>N It | I TIME AT CASH 1111 PRICES WITH 8 PER CENT. INTEREST. BETTER BUY NOW, BEFORE MULES liU I11UHKK. When you oouie to see our etock we will aUo show you s large lot of Fine Stylish Baggies rolled invest week?Also s fresh supply of harness. ILU9VT ? rHE PRESIDENT'S MES"AGE. Country Prosperous and at Peace and a Surplus Nest Year. THE GOLD STANDARD. Svils of TruntH nnd n Fiirlit on Th?m IT rnoil l>K!l ??. * .....Inline Question Handed Over to Congress. Washington, Dec 5?The preailent's message wm read to Imth louse* <?f congress today and ap iropriately referred. The message begins by saying hilt on the threshold of delihera ion the congress is called to nourn with the country the de- th if Vice President Holmrt, whose rreat soul rests in eternal peace [lis private life was pure and elevating, his public career dUtinpiished by stainless integrity and xalted motive. The condition of the country, he president say, is onw of unisual prosperity. There is good iri'l among our people and we are n friendship with every govern^ nent in the world. Our foreign commerce has ;reatly increased in volume. The raluo of imports and exports is :ho largest ever known in a single year. The secretary of the treasury jstimatea tho surplus of the next year et#$40,000,000. 'The con iitions of confidence have brought gold into more general use. The auatoiu receipts are now almost anliroly gold. The president recommends that Additional power !?o given the secretary to sell I'nited States bonds, and employ other means noeessary to maintain tho parity [)f gold and silver. This authority should include the power to sell longer or short bonds. He renewi tho former recommendation that a portion of tho gold holdings be placed in a trust fund by which trreenbacka shall he redeemed on lirnutntatiiin hon pnilnoniad i\<>? I ?-1 " MV" ?V?VV...VM thtreafter to he paid out except for gold. The combinations called trusts, the president savn, are justly provoking public discussion and should claim the early attention uf congress. It is universally conceded that the combination controlling commodities necessary for tho general community by suppressing competition whereby prices are enhanced to the generul consumer, aro obnoxious to the common law and the public wolfare. There must be a remedy fnr Slioll nvilu If unu nruannl law can be extended to control And check such trusts it should be done without delay. The State legislation to which President Cleveland looked for relief of the evils of trusts failed to accomplish its objects, which was due to the different views of States. Uniformity of legislation in the State? is desirable. The President extensively reviews the relations of our countrv with foreign governmenta. The contract of the Maritime Caimi company with Nicaragua is declared forfeited by the Nicaraguan government on the ground oi non-fulfillment of ten year*' term stipulated In the contract. Th? company has lodged a protest against the action which appeari worthy of consideration. It is *? peoted that Nicaragua will ufTord I a fair hearing on the merits of the ease. The threat importance of | I the Nicaraguan canal cannot he i . too strongly impressed on eou , i gress, the president says. The | j reasons for early action are strong* j I ger than ever. j The interests of China are not I neglected. Our trade with China ' continues to grow. A commission ' to study the commercial and in* ( | ?ii?mi mi \ i >111111 it >ua 111 Liiitiu cmi pu r | i* again recommeuded. \ I Our relations with Germany < are cordial hut the government of > that empire seams reluctant to ad : niit the excellence of our food t 'products. Our system of control ? , of exported food staples invites f examination in any quarter and i challenges respect for its efficient . i I thoroughness. L The last message referred to i J pending negotiation with Great i Britain in respect to the Dominion t of Canada. Bv means of an ex j ecutive agreement a joint high <. | commission had to ho created for t tho purpose of adjusting the uu t settled questions l?etween the ] | United States and Canada. Mtich i I progress has heen made by the1 icunmission toward the adjustment t of rnanv of these questions. | I ttv * While there has heen apparent. j irreconcilable difference of views | respecting the delineation of the , 1 Alaskan boundary, this has re-j| ceivod the careful attention which its importance demands, and it is 1 hoped that open negotiations be- J tween the governments will end1 in an agreement establishing a 11 permanent boundary. Apart iron) these questions a friendly dispo- ( fiition ban marked all discussion and intercourse between the ' , United States nd Great Britain. ( , This government has maintained , an attitude of neutrality between Great Britain and tho Boers. Had circumstances warranted, our good offices would already have , been tendered. Regarding the lynching of Ital> mil subject*, the executive is able i to state that a fairly satisfactory j i solution has been reached hv a hill to provide for the punishment ; | of violations of tho treaty rights I of aliens, reported favorably to | the senate. The president earn-I estly recommends that the suhjeol:i | be taken tip anew and acted upon i i at the present session. Llo renews his recommendation I i for a cattle to Manila and urires 1 that in case congress should not 1 i take measures to effect this by , direct action of the government the postmaster gener< al be author - i hizedto invite competitive bids for 1 the establishment of a cable. Much space is devoted toconsi! A* 4 : M u I ' Miiuiumii vi mo opanisn war, inei' results it wrought and the condi~ i > tions it has imposed for the future. 1 i j The evacuation of Porto Rico is {already accomplished. Nothing ); remains now necessary to he done i but to continue provisional con * j ti o' until congress enacts a suita hie government. The nation has i assumed before the world a grave i responsibility for a a future good 1 government of Cuba. We have i ' accepted a trust, our mission to ac> compliah which can not be fulI filled by turning adrift any com> monwealth to the vicissitude* i which often attend weaker (Hatee. 1 The greatest bleeaing which can i come to Cuba is the restoration of > her agricultural and industrial > t prosperity. - i i Negotiations are about to be> had defining the eonrnotional re Intions of Cuba and Porto Rico. The president recommends lation to carry out the article c .he treaty of peace with Spain b which tl o I'nited Statea assume* :he payment of certain claim* fo ndeinuity of its citizens again* Spain. ti.? i no aiiiiMuuii ?ii our ciu/.enu 1 Hi rkey remains unsatisfactory Hie president says he will uh airiest efforts to secure fair treat nent for our citizens abroad an vill not hesitate to apply whatere orrectire may be provided in ou .tatutes. He recommends that the senat atify the convention for paciti settlement of international con licts. He recommends that congrea >rovide a speeiul medal for vol inteers, regulars, sailors am narineson duty in the Philippine aho voluntarily remained afte ,heir terms of enlistment had es >ired. He also recommends tha :ongress provide for chaplains fo he Philippines and the placing o ;ho postal service of Cuba, Port Rico and the Philippines on a sel iiistuining basis. The navy, he says, maintains ipirit of such efficiency as justi lies liberal appropriations. Cor ^ress should make the necessar [jroviaion for armor plate for th vessels now under contract an building. "I lielieve," he says, "that th transfer of the sovereignty of tli Philippines accorded with tl: wishes of the mass of the peop of the islands from the earlier moment thov wore assured ths our desire was for their welfart A most unhappy condition of a fat rs confronted our commisaioi ers on their arrival at Manili They hoped with Admiral Dew? and Cieneral Otis to estahlit peace. The course recommend* by the commissioners requirec however, that the rebellion hn ing arisen, must be put down. The president dwells on the b< ginning that has been made on stable government for the lslar of Negro, which ho says is d< hfl'l'lnir nf f>nnui/lni'atii<i This was the tirst island to accej American sovereignty. The In ted States ting will he used in tl archipelago and piracy will I suppressed. fha Sultan of Sul will co operate. The Unite States will not occupy an islar i f the Sulu group without tl consent of the sultan. The futui government of the I'hilippini rests with congress. Graver r? sponsihilities have never liec confided to the United States. Tl islands are ours by ever y * it 1? < law and equity and cannot I abandoned. Such would mvoh a cruel breach of trust that won place a peaceable majority at tt mercy of armed inaurgents. "It does not seem deaireable he adds, "That I should recon mend a form of government f< the islands until congiees e: presses ita will. I will use tl authority vested in me by tl constitution." He recommem erecting the Hawaiian islands it to a judiciary district; also that government ha provided, fi recommends more complete for of territorial government in Ala kit and also in Porto Rico. He recommends a memori bridge oyer the Potomac to tl Arlington estate Tha 14th December will he the hundred anmiemry ctf tbe death of ^WW lagton. Ha ia glad, ha says, loarn that in many parts of the ii j. countiy the people will observe j ,f this anniversary. : t1 V ?'Never,'' ho concludes, has () ' this nation had more abundant 1 r cause for thankfulness to God for ^ tho manifold blessings, for which ^ we make teverent acknowledgen ment." ? - I f( Washington, D C, Dec 5.? Li 6 I The rush of bills in tho house | <( yesterday whs the greatest in the ! ' memory of the officials. There | i. r i j was a total of 8(11 public and pri- j ^ r , vato bills and thirty resolutions. I ^ e ~~ ~' ~ " c1 Tillman McKissick, et al. 1 Charlotte Observer. I Thev have another howdv-dol~ 15 in 'South Carolina. It appears ^ that Mr E 1* McKissick, proprie8 ' tor of the Battery Park Hotel, of j ,, r|A?heville, addressed a letter, of j date of November 11th, to Sena V 1 tor Tillman, reminding him of the d1 r meeting to lie hold on the 22d of t f that month in the interest of a na- I " ? tional park in Western North i ' Carolina, and asking him to he; I r present and to tie his personal f H guest on the occasion. Senator I P " Tillman replied, regretting th it he j 1 could not tie present, hut express- C y . ing the hope that he might tie able | ? to enjoy Mr McKiwsick'a hospital- \*} " ity at another time. This letter i R j went along with other correspond- c e en'io received from persons whoj" le had been invited to the meeting j ' le and was read to the assemblage at i ^ le Asheville. Some of the South j st Carolina papers made sport of the I r >t Senator on the ground that he had ; n e. j made a continuous engagement! for free lunch and lodgings with 1 i Mr McKissick, when the latter a. had invited him for a specific oc j T iy casion, and thereupon the Senator, j ?h it i- said, wrote Mr McKissick id a hot letter, ;n which ho charged |" "I, loin with having betrayed a pri? I r- j vate correspondence. Mr Mc I Kissick atinears in a card in The I r ? Columbia Sta'e, protesting that he |11 a <1 id not understand the correspond-1 1 id enoe to have been private, and 1 M 11 e- Senator Tillman appear* in a card | n. asking that the correspondence be ; t ;>t published. Mr Gonzales of Tha i- Columbia State, was the chairman ? ie of the Aaheville meeting, atid read f ?o the letter of Senator Tillman, a In along with others, and Mr (iar-l(; >d lington, ot The Spartanourg 11 |<I j Herald, who was present, took a! \ ie> copy of it; and upon these two, L re it appeari, along with Mr Mc-L fis Kissick, the opprobrium for its r 0-Jdisclosure falls. Thero are a I in ' great many phase* of the matter, ^ ie one of which i* that Senator Till of man in his ln?t letter to Mr Mc? } ie I Kissick made an agreeable refer I re i ence to Messrs Gontales and Gar- , Id ! lington aa "low-down whelps," ie but tho very last feature is thus ! presented by The Greenville, Sj "jC, News, in its issue of veater-1 n- <l?y: 1 ir A man who c?m? here from 1 r- Spartanburg yesterday said Edi- |1 le tor Garlington was engaged in the ( le construction of a personal letter to t Is 1 the Senator, likely to lift hup out j n i of his hoots, being thoroughly i a exasperated by the allusions to 1 [e Mr Gonzales and himself contain. ' m ed in the Senator'# letter to Mr ( a- McKtssick. Mr Garlington, j over the telephone, laat night, al said he would not give the public ha the 'etter he bad written Senator of Tillman or Senator Tillman's letth ter to Mr MeKiaaiok, unless cirb curastancea should cause a demand to for publication of "all the papers i the case.'' We have only to remark that his matter has already heroine f inter-State importance and is kelv to iro fnrthei. Wo do not now?it is not our hu>iness to now?whether or not the letter > Mr McKissiek was a private no, hut we do deplore an occasion >r friction between our South arolina newspaper friends and onutor Tillman seeing tliat they re all devoted 1G to 1 crs, and [)po that McKissick, who is a uld standard man and a creature f the Rothschilds, will escape om it ad unscathed. I11NK THKY HAVE THE TRAIN ROBBER. artow Warren, a Younp \N hito Man, Arrested on Suspicion. pecial to The State. Charleston, l)ee 6. ? Burton barren, who was arrested by the etectives at the Southern depot ist night, was sent to Orange urg this morning. The sledge hammer, which whs nind on the platform of -the ei resa cur after the robbery, srved as a most raluable clue in ie arrest of Warren. On the hammer was noticed a rivate mark and upon inquiry ut II of the hardware stores in the ity it turned out that it was one 'hich a few davs before the rob ery had heen purchased fiora ,azarii8 on Kin?; street.* Mr Simona, a clerk in the store, ememhered having sold the ha ner and 1 ant ni<;ht he identified Varren as the man who made the inrehaae. What connection tne woman rho was with Warren last ni^ht rhon he wu arrested has with he rohhery, if any, is not known. >ho, it in said, was traveling with iim as his wife, hut it is not 1 ?eieved that they are lawfully mar ied. She left the atation house lapt iit;ht in company with two men, inknown to the poll e, and where be went to was not ?;iven out by he police today. .1 11. IIK KYIDKNCK AO A IN ST WARUKN. Information jriven to a repreontative of The State last niirht >y a gentleman who had been .bout the detective yesterday, inlicates that there is considerable ircumstant ial evidence against A'arren. He is Haid to bo a turner who lives but a few miles Tom Hranchville and after the obbery he was tracked ami folowed by detectives to Charleston, where he spent money freely and *as having a joiiy goon lime wnen irrested. That is the story, and t will bo aeon today whether tho letcctivos have anything more in eserve. A NARROW KMCAPK Thankful words written by VI rs. Ada K Aart, of Groton, S 3. "Was taken with a bad cold vhich settled on my lungs; cough set in and finally terminated in Jonsumption. Four Doctors gave no up, saying I could live but a ihort time. I gave myself up to ny Savior, determined if I could lot stay with my friends on earth, L would meet my absent ones ibove. My husband was advised to get Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. 1 gave it a trial, took in *11 eight hottlea. It has cured ins, snd thank God, 1 am saved and now a well and health woman." Trial bottles free at Crawford Bro's Drug Store. Regular size 50c and $1.00. 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