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KEOWEE COURIER. PUBLISHED EVE?Y THURSDAY MOI?XTN'G. K. A: THOMPSON. D. A. SiUTH. S. T. JAT?TES. BT THOMPSON, SMITH & JAYNES. TERMS: For subscription, $1.50 per annum, strictly in advance; for six months, 75 cents;"for four months, 50 cents. Advertisements inserted at one dollar per square of one inch or less for the first insertion and fifty cents for each sub sequent insertion. Obituary Notices exceeding five lines. Tributes of Respect, Communications of a personal character, when admissable, and Announcements of Candidates will be charged for as advertisements. Job Printing neatlv and cheaplv . xecu ted. Necessity compels us to adhere strictly to the requirements of Cash Payments. WALHALLA, S. C. : TH?RSDAY,"M?Y 4, 1893. The World's Fair Opened-Individual Sovereignty. Monday witnessed a notable occasion in the history of America and of the world-the opening of the World's Col umbian Exposition. No such monument was ever before reared to human genius and the imagination falters in the attempt at an adequate conception of its vastness. "The stupendous results of American i enterprise" was the declaration of Presi dent Cleveland, as he viewed the inspir ing scene around him. But, however great may be those unparalleled exhibits of the triumphs of human skill and endeavor in material things, yet all these magnificent results only illustrated and enforced the lessons in popular govern ment taught by America to the nations of the earth. Thc secret of these achieve- : ments is that here we make men who . rule themselves. President Cleveland must have startled some of the represen tatives of the Old World when he said: "We have made and /.ere gather together objects of use and beauty, products of '. American skill and invention: but we have also made men who rule them selves." The greatness and grandeur of the United States is dite to our system of popular education and the confidence of the American people in their own indi vidual sovereignty. It was this spirit that led our forefathers to throw off the yoke of foreign interference and to for mulate the Declaration of American Inde pi ??dence. Here was founded a govern ment that derives all its just powers from '.the consent of the governed." and on the principle that "all men arc created equal." While at times there have been rup tures and departures, enemies without and dissentions within, the mad rush of political parties and the storms of party strif'- running high, yet through it all the individual sovereignty of each and every American citizeu bas brought the , old ship of State safely on.its way. The people are the masters of this great coun try. Foreign kings and emperors and potentates will now * e brought to see the wondrous growth and development of this nation and to learn the lesson that American soil conduces to the growth of men who rule themselves. Hie World's Columbian Exposition Was opened on Monday. May 1, with becoming ceremony. In the midst of a ? ighty throng of American citizens, sur rounded hy members of his cabinet, by high officials of various States, by numer ous and distinguished representatives from lands across the sea, President Cleve land at noon pressed the button which started the machinery and declared the exposition open to the nations of thc earth. j It was a notable day-one that will mark an epoch in the history of America. The ceremonies were in keeping with the genius of our people. The crowd in attendance is estimated from 150,000to 200,000. At 9 o'clock a gr*at procession w as formed and the march to thc grounds "was begun. Along the streets of Chicago moved a concourse of the highest digna tarios of earth, and the march was at tended by an almost unbroken diapason Of cheering. From thc center of the platform proper there was raised a special stand, and upon this were chairs for President Cleve land. Vice President Stevenson, the Duke of Verangua and his party, and higher n itional and local officers of the fair. Immediately in the rear were sections assigned to members of the diplomatic e.-rps. while to their right and left other officials and guests of the occasion were arranged. Behind these were placed the orchestra. In front of all, o? cupying two wings of the right and left of the: speakers' stand were some 300 represen- j tatives of the press, who represented nearly every civilized nation on the face of the globe. It was an inspiring scene that met the vision of the Chief Executive of the nation ' as was escorted to his seat. Before him was such a throng as he had never I faced before, preempting every foot of space between the platform and the edge of the bas::: behind, covering the walks and lawns to the East and West as far as the eye could sweep; All was now in readiness for the inauguration of the exercises proper. It had been intended to precede the speech making with a grand chorus of 1,000 voices, but owing to an oversight in 1 drawing the plans of the platform, this feature was eliminated and in its place was rendered the Columbian March, com- j posed for the occasion by Prof. John K. ; Paine. Theodore Thomas wielded the baton and 600 instruments responded to his wand of authority. As the music died away the blind Chap lain of the United States Senate, the Rev. Dr. W. BT. Milburn, led in a solemn invo cation for the divine blessing. As he retired to his seat Miss .Jessie Couthoni, the Chicago reader, and elocutionist of national reputation, was escorted to the speakers" stand, and in clear and impres sive tones that could be heard distinctly hythe 2,000guests upon the platform, and wnieh penetrated far into the audi torium, commenced to read the opening stanzas of the poem of the day. This was entitled "The Prophesy." and is the i production of W. A. Cruffut, & member of the journalistic profession at the national capital. Hearty applause re warded the reader. When President Cleveland was intro dtfeed he arose slowly from his seat and ; swept his eyes over the occupants of the j platform and then over the greatest audi ence that ever man faced. Then went up ? a cheer that seemed to shake the massive i dome of the building behind him. which I reverberated through the grounds like j the rattle of musketry. Foreigners and j natives alike joined in acclaim at the ? sight of the representative of the'sover- j eign people of the republic. At last, ! when throats and arms alike were tired j and a semblance of quiet had once more i come over the throng, he commenced his j address. He said: "I am here to join my fellow-citizens in the congratulations which befit this occasion. Surrounded by the stupendous results of American enterprise and activ ity, and in view of the magnificent evi dences of American skill and intelligence, we need not fear that these congratula tions will be exaggerated. We stand to-day in the presence of the oldest nations of the world and point to the the great achievements we have exhib ited, asking no allowance on the score < youth. The enthusiasm with which we contemplate our work intensifies the warmth of the greeting we extend to those who have come from foreign lands to illustrate with us the growth and pro gress of human endeavor in the direction of higher civilization. We who believe that popular education and the stimula tion of the best impulses of our citizens lead the way to realization of the proud national destiny which our past promises, gladly welcome the opportunity here afforded us to see the result accomplished by the efforts which have been exerted longer than ours in the field of man's improvement, while in appreciative j return we exhibit the unparalleled ad vancement and wonderful accomplish ments of a young nation and present the triumphs of a vigorous, self-reliant and independent people. We have built these splendid edifices, a magnificent fabric of popular government, the grand propor I Hons of which are seen throughout the J world. We have made and have gath ' ered together objects of use and beauty, 1 products of American skill and inven tion; but we have also made men who) rule themselves. It is an exalted mission which we and our guests from other lands are engaged in as we co-operate in j the inauguration of an enterprise devoted to human enlightenment. In undertak ing what we have here begun upon, we exemplify in its noblest sense the bro therhood of nations. Let us hold fa>t to the meaning that underlies this ceremo nial and let us not lose the impressive ness of this moment. As this touch of the machinery that gives life to this vast exposition is now set in motion, so at the same instant let our hopes and aspi rations awaken forces which in all time to come shall influence the welfare, dig nity and freedom of mankind." As the last words fell from the Presi dent's lips he pressed his finger upon.the button. This was the signal for a dem onstration which is difficult of imagina tion and infinitely more so of descrip tion. At one and the same instant the | audience burst into a thundering shout, the orchestra pealed forth the strains of j the Hallelujah chorus, the wheels of the J great Corliss engine in machinery hall commenced to'revolve. the electric foun tain's lagoon began to flow in torrents .toward the sky, a flood of water gushed forth from McMonnies' fountain and rolled back again in the basin. The thunder of artillery came from vessels in the lake, the chimes in manufacturers' hall and the German building rang out a merry peal, and overhead thc flags at the tops of pj>les in front of the platform fell and partly revealed the gilded mod els of the ships in which Columbus tirst j sailed to the American shores. At the same moment also hundreds of flags of all nations and all colors were unfurled within sight of the platform. Ti?e larg est was a great "old glory," which fell into graceful folds from the top of the centre staff in front of the stand. The roof of the manufacturers* building was j gorgeous in red gonfalons, while the j ] agricultural building was dressed in ensigns of orange and white. It was aj| wonderful scene of transformation and | ] amitl it all he cannon continued to thun der and the crowd to cheer. It was fully ten minutes before the demonstration subsided. Then the band played "America" and the exercises were j ? at an end and the exposition was open to j the nations of the world. THE LIVING QUESTION OF IMMI GRATION*. Attractions We Can Offer for It-Why We Need It, How It Will Help l's and How to Get It-Manifest Advantages to the Farmer aud the Country. [From The Greenville .Ww?. As the subject of immigration is under consideration by the citizens of our county as well as the people of the entire South. I thought it might not be out of place to call attention to a few facts, and thereby bring prominently to view the great advantages of <>ur soil and climate. The soil of upper South Carolina is surpassed by none in the United States, in variety and possibilities. The sandy soil and the tenacious clay lie adjoining each other ali over our Piedmont section. The first is adapted to the early and quick maturing of crops that require a warm and porous soi! : the other, in its various grades, is well suited to succcss " illy grow all varieties of grain and grasses. What we most need is energy backed by money to develop our lands. Let there come over our people who are engaged in agriculture the same vitaliz ing energy that pervades those engaged in manufacturing enterprises and ere long we will vie with any class of citi zens under the sun in progress ajid pros perity. The question will be asked how can you ?ring this about? I would reply, organize, and. through organization, show to those who are engaged in agriculture with capitil, in other sections, the great possibilities of our soil. No other State in the Union, but South Carolina, has an official record of raising two hundred and tiffy odd bushels of shelled corn on one acre. This was done by Mr. Drake, of Marlboro'. South Carolina, a few years ago. Of cours lil>eral manuring and high cultivation produced this result Fifty to one hundred bushels of oats is often raised. Twenty to forty bushels of j 1 wheat is raised by good preparation and 11 n-.mure. As linc clover and orchard grass can be and is raised as anywhere in the United States. A bale to a bale and a half of cotton pei acre has been raised on large fields and over three hundred dollars worth of strawberries have been sold from one acre. Fruit raising is in its infancy and as soon as our people can be induced to raise large quantities, the railroads will give us special through quick scheduled cars and thereby convey to the hungry cities of the North and West, large quan tities of early fruit at reduced freight rates, bringing into our midst thousands of dollars from the sale of fruit from May to September, just at the time when it is most needed on the farm to make and save the grain and cotton crops, thereby enabling thc producer to hold his grain and cotton until the needs of the con sumer call them intoa legitimate m- i .-.et. instead of being forced upon the market when it is not really needed, and thereby opening the door to speculation upon the necessaries of life. The raising of large quantities of fruit will also induce the establishment of canning factories and evaporating establishments to consume all the surplus fruit in years of abund ance. It has been only a few weeks ago the writer met a gentleman of Western Xewi a York returning from Georgia, where he had planted 9,000 peach trees. I asked him what he expected to do with his peaches when he had a full crop? His reply was: "Can and evaporate them to supply t'iie market when, the fruit crop fails." This is the kind of immigrants we need and will get when the citizens of the blizzard and drouth-cursed North west and barren hills of the Northeast are aware of the possibilities of this favored Southland of ours. The following article from the New York Sun warns our people it is time to bestir themselves if they would take the front rank in agricultural progress-that position a genial climate and a generous soil entitles us to. Respectfully, H. B. BUIST. April 10th, 1893, m _ . "Look at a few figures. Of the OOO immigrants who landed at this last year only 166' weriTbound to S Carolina, 250 to North Carolina, 2? Georgia. 297 to Alabama, 342 to Flo 3SS to Tennessee, 35S to Arkansas, 5 Louisiana, 323 to Virginia and 201 to sissippi. Thus it will be seen that r less than one-hundredth part of th< migrants who came here last year . to these ten great and fertile and atv ive States. Not far from one-half of whole remained here in New York, v the great majority of the other half bound to the Western States. To nois there went 28,080; to Michi 9,039; to Wisconsin, 75,749; to I 5,948, and to Minnesota, 9,802. To well populated State of Massachu: there went 15,219; toHhe populous 1 Connecticut, 8,1S9, and to Rhode Isl 2,814. There were more of the ir grants of last year bound to Mon than to Arkansas, more to Nevada i to Florida, more to Vermont than L< iana. "These remarkable facts are su well deserving of thought by those ol people of the Southern States who desirous that their States shall gi flourish and prosper. Many are the tractions of these States; great are t resources; genial is their climate; yet so very few of the vast multitud* immigrants, who come to this cour will go to live in them! Why is this case? Our Southern friends ought tc to lind out the reason." Reply to the Living Question of Im gration, in The Greenville Daily News of April 29. 1893. EDITORS KKOWEK COCKIER: The E IL B. Buist, the President of the S: Horticultural Society and ? legisb from ( renville county, in the issn The hally Nevos of the 29th ultimo, j trayed in glowing colors the advanta and flattering inducements the Palau State offers to the sturdy immigrant \ is seeking a home in the land of libo and plenty, and judging from the gi number who turned the; backs ti] South Carolina it would be fair to \ sume that something undoubtedly rotten in our State, and, therefore, de mental and disadvantageous to the hoi seeker. While nature has favored this St so bountifully with natural ad vanta; md resources, the disadvantages of < fanatical and hypocritical laws, togetl with the prohibition craze, nave buil Chinese wall around our border?, a thereby have kept intelligent and thri immigration from being a second ti bamboozled: and it reminds me (as immigrant) most forcibly of the soi 11 "Won't you step into my parlor?' ss the spider to the fly." which. I am griev to say, has happened to us immigrai who came to this State in former yea under the most flattering inducemei held out ti? us, and foolishly invest >ur all in grape growing and other h ticultural pursuits, but. in consequei: c>f the passage of laws by the h ind former Legislatures, we are virtua ruined and would fain join the tide immigration Westward, (that you a trying so hard to induce to settle arno as), provided we could dispose of o property at half its cost to us. M Buist is reported to have said on ti floor of the legislative hall in 1801 th de considers the making of wine a si t>ut I consider it a sin of greater magi tude to ensnare our fellow-men, as b been done before. The grape and other fruit growii industries cannot profitably be carri? ?n when hampered by such despotic law is the making of pure "wine and cid ?toes hand in hand with the marketin .anning and preserving of fruits; ar according to the dispensary law, goir nto effect on July 1st, 1S93, the makir >f wine and cider is a monopoly by tl State, and only a favored few will I benefited by this act. The New York S if? warns our peopl ;hat it is time to bestir ourselves if TI (vant to take the front rank in agriculti -al progress, and asks the question, "Wh ire so many going West and so few t die South?" And being of foreign birt I answer, the intelligent immigrant e: :)ccts to seek a home, not only for bin ?elf, but future generations, where h \an enjoy at least the same liberty i thought and action as in his native hom? Not only are such liberties held out t :hem by the progressive Western Statei jut still greater inducements are offerei them by the exemption of taxation o ands s?.. -ut in vineyards and orchards How did the South Carolina i.egisla iure of 1S92 treat the petition of th ?rape growers of the State when the, nimbly asked for protection for privi eges assured them? I answer, with silen ;ontempt and the dispensary law. The intelligent immigrants have en joyed for their children at home sclioo facilities for twelve months in the year What do the rural districts of Soutl karolina otter them? Three months ii die year in windowless cabins, slal ?einlies and a hickory switch. No, no. gentlemen; the intelligen nimigraut can and will go L?. ther am are better. Respectfully, G. WAXXEK, Proprietor Vine Hill Vineyards and Sec retary State Horticultural Society. Walhalla, S. C.. Muy 1. 1893. [he Insurance Brotherhood of Oconef Count r. The Brotherhood of Oconee county net in Westminster on April 29, 189:5, Thomas Bibb, President, in the chair, ?vho called the meeting to order, when die following amendment to the consti tution was read and adopted, viz: "'There shall be a President and Vice ['resident of the Brotherhood. "That the duties of the President shall >e to preside at all meetings of the Bro therhood and act as Chairman of the Board of Directe -s at their meetings ; call neetings of the Brotherhood and Board )f Directors whenever he may think it lecessary. "The Vice President shall perform the loties of P esident in his absence. "That the Secretary be allowed 20 per :ent on all admission fees to the end of he present year. "That 5 per cent of the disbursements >e retained and kept as a basis of opera ions." And the following addition was made o the constitution: "There shall be an annual meeting of he Brotherhood on the first Tuesday in August of each year, the officers to be ilected at that time." J. F. Balienger was elected Vice Presi lent for the present term. J. M. Gillison. T. D. Alexander, S. Y. ?iribling. D. F. Lumnkin and W. T. Tan ?ery were elected a Board of Directors. Walhalla was agreed upon as the place >f the next annual meeting. Delinquents were given until that meet ng to pay up their assessments and be estored tc full membership, or will be orever barred from membership. The Secretary was authorized to. have 00 copies of the constitution printed and , KX) certificates of membership, and buy ? seal for the use of the Brotherhood. The meeting agreed to hold its meeti ngs with closed doors to protect it from Dtrusion or interruption. A. H. Ellison, J. B. Sanders and J. L. .ennell, Sr?, were appointed a committee o prepare an annual password, on which nembers should obtain admittance to the neetings. The Brotherhood is in a lively condb ion and is now increasing "daily." The , >eople are just beginning to see its use- . ulness and benevolence. All members who have been admitted < ,nd have not paid their assessment will ; espond on or before the first Tuesday in , August next and retain their membership ir be barred. J The constitution will be sent out when ver it is printed; also new certificates if membership as soon as the seal is pur based. J. B. SAXDEKS. I DENMARK'S LYNCHING. DEXM?RK, S. C., April 29.-A mass meeting of the citizens of Denmark was held in the store of J. ?. Steadman at 5.30 P. M. to-d: - About 500 persons were present Capt J. ?. Steadman was called to the chair and J. D. Milhouse icted as Secretary. Col. D. Paul Sojourner explained that the meeting was called to denounce the ;ourse of certain newspapers, and- the :ourse of Editor Gonzales in particular. S. S. Laffitte offered the following set sf resolutions : "Whereas, a negro fiend assaulted Miss Mamie Baxter, the 14-year-old daughter yf J. D. Baxter, on the morning of the 14th of April, while she was on her way to school, attacking her brutally and with drawn knife thseatening her life, md after choking her te insensibility and dragging her down an embankment to the South Jarolina Railroad and there ittempted to rape her; and, whereas, the citizens of Denmark, acting with tho citi zens of Barnwell county and those of idjoining counties, hunted diligently for the rapist, and haring caught one John Peterson, whom the citizens believed to De guilty of the crime, and whom the rirl said 'looked like the man except his ?yes and nose,' and of whom she subse luently said 'he is the man,' and against whom we have abundant and sufficient proof that he was the man who assaulted Miss Mamie Baxter, and said John Peter son was hung and shot to death on the spot where he made the brutal assault; ind, whereas, the edit-jr of The State, N. Sr. Gonzales, has by every means known to himself sought to besmirch and befoul the people of this community, and by his ?ditorials sought to arouse the passions )f the negro race against the whole peo ple and incite negro men to attack and rape white women to avenge the punish ment of John Peterson; now, therefore, we, the citizens of Denmark, in mass meeting assembled. ''First, Do regret that such an outrage )us attack was made on an innocent and unsuspecting girl by the brute, and fur ther tender to the unhappy and grief stricken father our deep and sincere sym pathy. "Second, That we fully commend the ict of those citizens who inflicted the punishment of death upon John Peter son, believing him to be the guilty wretch, ind we say to the world that we believe John Peterson guilty and have proof to suppo-t our position. "Tnird, That we condemn the editori ils of X. Ci. Gonzales, who, for political purposes, has seized upon this occasion md the punishment of- Peterson for a pretext to vent, his hostility to Gov. Till man; that we especially condemn his iditorial, in which he by covert words seeks to excite negro men to attack ai.d -ape white women when ur; rotected, as xdug unworthy of the pen <. ? ;pure jour nalist, and emanating only from the ?eart of one blacker than the wretch who issaulted Miss Baxter and deserving the same fate as John Peterson. "Fourth, That we condemn The State is a paper which seeks to array the negro race against the white race and thus j return to the days of Moses and Cham- j f>erlain. "Fifth, That we commend the action j >f Gov. Tillman for sending John Peter- ! son to Barnwell, for he would not have jeen harmed unless guilty, and if guilty ie deserved death. "Sixth, We commend the course of the xdored people of the county who realize ;ha*t John Peterson was given a fair hear- ' ng and a just punishment, and we fur ther declare that we believe that all peo pie who would protect the virtue of their women should hold aloof from a man so lestitute of virtue and truth as is X. G. ronzales." . . Editor Gonzales Answers. ?The State, of Sunday.] To the editor of The State, as a man his day is the proudest of his life; as a u'tizen it is the most humiliating. The resolutions adopted by a mass neeting at Denmark are printed else where. They relate to the editorial :ourse of this paper in regard to the brutal murder of an innocent, manacled md confiding negro near that town seve -al days ago. In so far as they villify ind denounce X. G. Gonzales, editor of The State, for what he has said in con iemnation of that shameful act and the shameful course of the law officer who ;ontributed to it by his surrender of a ?elpless prisoner to a mob past discrim nation between the innocent and the ruilty, we are proud of it. It is, and will iver be, while this paper is under its present editorial management, the pur pose of Thc State to be obnoxious to the nimin d classes: to the coward and thc nurderer. whether he sit high in the seat >f the brave and just who have gone jefore or whether he slink in the dark to jutcher in ribald triumph a poor, cow ering fellow-mortal, betrayed into his jrutal hands. In so far as they show in ! die front of brazen day their contempt j )f the commandment of the God they i profess to adore: in so far as they spurn j ivery sentiment of that chivalrous mau- j lood, once the pride of South Caroli lians: in so far as they add to a crime ?.hieb has aroused the indignation of the mtire South the vilest of vile slanders igainst the journalist who has dared tell he truth about it, we are pitiful, very pitiful, for South Carolina. Whether B. R. Tillman directly insti gated ?he meeting which was held in a ?tore at Demrark yesterday, in which 500 nen are reported to have participated, >r whether it was arranged by his friends or political effect, we do not know and ve do not care. It is sufficient that a neeting was held, whether small or arge, and wrote added infamy against ;heir own names and across the map of ;heir section. The effort to prove John Peterson to ?ave been the guilty man after his com pete exoneration by the young lady who vas assaulted and by her little brother vould be farcical if it did not prove that >eneath the skin of the murderers there emain nerves which tingle under the ash of public scorn. The statement that The State or its iditor has, by word or suggestion, sought o "excite negro men to attack and rape vhite women when unprotected," and hat this paper has sought to "array the legro race against the white race" is so nfamously false, so utterly without a hadow of excuse, that it furnishes the nost complete justification possible for ?very word which we have printed a? to he brutality and cowardice of the deed or which these Denmark murderers tand abhorred of men. Those who make uch charges show their eagerness to nurder not only life, but character, and .rove themselves to be in intent moral as cell as material assassins. Gov. Tillman, of course, is commended or delivering the poor wretch who went o him for protection into the hands of hese men, and the editor of The State is leclared to be as deserving of murder as fohn Peterson. These resolutions quite j ?efit their source. A revivifying of nature's latent fore** ccurs every spring. At this time, bet er than at any other, the blood may l>e leansed from the humors which infest it Tie best and most popular remedy to ise for this purpose is Ayeris Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla. The men who live slowly usually live mg, Receiver Chamberlain Advises Peace. In an interview with a representative of The News and Courier Receiver Cham berlain says: "On the one hand, the Sheriffs who have been pushed into the breach, are liable to pay each his $500 fine for con tempt. They and their sureties are like wise liable to pay all costs of recent court proceedings, amounting to large sums; to pay damages for detention of freights by their high-handed proceedings; to pay damages to both railroads and to ship pers for loss of profits or stoppage of business; especially to pay damages for seizure and detention of goods of parties in no way liable for taxes. These dam ages, which no man will doubt are prova ble and recoverable, will run up into the tens of thousands in the case of each Sheriff. For example, in the case of the cars seized and chained to the track by the Sheriff of Aiken county, only five c.u-s were the property of the South Carolina Railway, the remaining eleven cars being the property of railroads owing no taxes whatever in this State. A series of suits for all these causes, a veritable avalanche of litigation, lies before the Sheriffs and their bondsmen. In addition to all this, the State is not yet in receipt of its dis puted taxes. The real battle is only opening. A long, doubtful struggle is just beginning on the part of the State to compel payment, not of regular and undisputed taxes, but of irregular and unequal and extra taxes, arbitrarily laid on the railroads. This is "ot only a doubtful but a costly experiment to ali parties and to every tax-payer in the State. It is likewise excessively inju rious to ail the financial interests of this State and its people, so far at least as they are dependent on good credit with the world at large, or even within this State. FURTHER LITIGATION WOULD BE CRIMI NAL. "On the other hand, the true interests of the railroads demand peace and a set tlement of differences with the taxing powers. The cost of these suits is heavy. None but lawyers profit by them. Law suits are warrantable only when grave disputes cannot be settled otherwise. A state of enmity or war between the officers of the State and its railroads is injurious in a thousand ways. The pres ent depression in railroad business makes these injuries specially hard to bear. Besides, what injures the rail roads injures all the people. Railroads are the arteries and nerves of traffic and business. They give life also to all other kinds of business. A community that has no railroads regards them as the greatest of boons, but too often, as here, when they have them, they turn upon them as enemies. SETTLEMENT BV NEGOTIATION OK ARBI TRATION. "Such being the situation, I say the only sensible course is to settle differ ences here and now. It can be done, if | both sides will admit indisputable facts. If some one or more representatives of the State, and one or more representa tives of the ;aIlroads. were to sit down as business men and confer over the problem, they could reach an easy solu tion, and one just to both parties. I am ( only an agent of the court, having no au thority of my own, but I will guarantee ! to secure the most cordial assent of the court to any reasonable efforts to bring about an end of this railroad fight. We are all tired of it. Victory, on whichever side it falls, is too costly. I say to Gov. ? Tillman and to Comptroller Ellerbe-Let us make an effort to secure our respect ive rights by negotiation. If we cannot succeed, then we can fight. But we can succeed, if we really want to. The vic tory is to-day with the railroads, but I am none the less anxious to stop the quarrel. My anxiety is in the interest of the railroads. I am not afraid to cry 'peace' before the war begins or goes fur ther. I shall fight all the better for it if we cannot have peace. WIIATWILI.GOV. TILLMAN DO ABOUT IT? I "I am not formally authorized to speak j for anybody but myself, but I will under- ; take to bring every railroad now in liti gation with the State into an agreement to negotiate or arbitrate their differences, and to close this destructive warfare without further cost or delay, including the prompt payment of all taxes fer the past or future which may be judged or agreed to be just and right. There need be no commitments in advance; only a simple agreement to try to agree. Can anything be fairer? Who can refuse to aid in such an effort.1 I am deeply in earnest. I have no prejudices towards I individuals or parties which will hinder j me from having the most confiai and re spectful business relations towards this problem. Any two or more clear-headed, dispassionate business men. or men with sound business ideas, would be accept able to me and to the railroads. I pro pose, in default of any one else doing it, myself to rall Gov. Tillman's attention j to these suggestions, and to relieve my self from any responsibility for further controversy over taxes with the State or State officers." >0 TRUCE FOR TILLMAN. Declines to Make any Terms With Railroads. [social to The Greenville Daf >ws.] j COLUMBIA, S. C., May 1.-It is "war to j the knife" between the ?State of South i Carolina and the railroads. Concerning j Receiver Chamberlain's proposition to arbitrate their difference. Gov. Tillman said to-day: "I think the State of South Carolina has courts of law to settle all such questions. She wilt not arbitrate ; with anybody about taxes. As to the | threats and bluffs about punishing the j Sheriffs, we will see them out as we have already done." In regard to the case of Sheriff Nance, j of Abbeville, who apologized to the court, j the Governor said the State would not stand up to Nance. Commenting fur ther, the Governor said: "Nothing was intended to come out of this scheme. This proposal is the quintessence of inso leuce, coming from the source it does. The South Carolina road wanted io pay its taxes in repudiated bonds, and after waiting a whole year the Legislature agreed to rake the taxes without interest rather than repeal the charter. We are neither defenceless nor without resources with which to continue- the fight. We will certainly continue it until an end is reached. Ii the means used will destroy the credit of the roads they will have themselves to blame. The next move will be made very soon." IF 70ZTR BACK ACRES, Or you are all worn out, really rood for noth ing, lt ta gan.efal debility. Try BROW VS ZROy BITTXBS. It wm core yoa, cleanse your liver, and gm ..good app?tit*. New Advertisements. Town Taxes. THE Tax Books are now open for the payment of Town Taxes at the Treasurer's Office at the Bank. All tax-payers are requ?stcf to call and settle withoutt de lay. Books close June 30th. W. L. VERNER, Treasurer. Kay 4. 1893. An unsuccessful attempt to steal the ashes of Christopher Columbus, now in Chicago, was made last week. The glass containing them was broken and the priceless remains lifted from their rest ing place by an unknown thief. The ashes were carried from the dark corner to the light of the window and carefully examined that no mistake might be made, but the delay for examination proved disastrous to the purpose of the vandal, and saved to the exposition and posteri ty all that is left of thc mortal remains of the great explorer and benefactor. ONE PRICE-SPOT CASH ! I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL FOR CASH ONLY. Will not do any time business at all. To all my friends who expect to do a timo business with me this sumrri'? I say : I will not be able to accom modate you; so you will have to make your arrangements elsewhere. This is positive. I cannot make a single excep tion to the rule. To do a paying cash business I MUST sell goods very low. By selling for cash only I CAN" sell goods very low. Erom the first of April my prices will astonish you. I have the goods, they are the best that money can buy, and they are for sale. If you have the money, or can bor row it. come to see me. Will not ask you to buy: will only show you my goods and quote you prices. You can buy or not as you please. Here are some prices: Gold Medal Roller Patent Flour. 55 cents a sack, $4.25 a barrel; Silver Moon Roller Family Flour, good as Oven Lifter. 45 cents a sack, $3.50 a barrel: as good an Axe as you ever used for CO cents: best Steele Axe made for 75 couts; a good Double Blade Horn Handle Fine Steel Pocket Rnifc for 30 cents; New Orleans Molasses, 25 cents a gallon: Outing Flannel, 5 cents a yard; Calicoes, 5$cents to 7 cents a yard; Hickory Shirting. 7 cents to !? cents a yard: Yard Wide Soft Finished Bleach ings, 7 cents to io cents a yard; White Flannel. 15 cents a yard; White Linen Shirts. 40 cents and 50 cents: Men's Rest Cotton Socks, three pairs for 25 cents: Men's Best Quality Whole Stock Rrogans for 75 cents: Men's Fine Two Dollar Hats for $1 each: Boys' Eine Hats for 15cents. Will take all kinds of produce in exchange at highest market prices. C. Furber Jones. WTO RE AT TO.MA1?EE. March 30, 1893. For Sale or to Rent, THE COMMODIOUS HOUSE ON North Broad Street, opposite C. L. Reid's dwelling. For particulars applv to C. F. SEEP,A. Walhalla. S. C. April 20, ISO:!. H?-tf L PAINT J SOLD UNDER GUARANTEE. ACTUAL COST LESS THAI? 81.25 PEE GAL. <). IL SCHUMACHER. WALHALLA. S. < '.. Sole Agent. April 27. 180:?. 17-Gm Notice to Debtors and Creditors. ALL PERSONS indebted to thc estate of James B. Myers, deceased, will n.:.ke immediate payment io the under signed, and those having demands against said estate will present them to us dulv attested. JOHN M YEPS, J. S. ISPELL. Executors. April 27. 1893. I7-4f Notice of Final Settlement. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. \ COI N rv OK < ICOXEE. \ IN THK COURT OK PROBATE. Ex ?,url- John Myers and .?. S. [?bell. Exeeutors. in re. the Estate of Jamo B. Myers, deceased-PETIT??X FOR FI NAL SETTLEMENT ANO DIX EIARGE. m.AKE NOTICE, That the undersigned JL will apply to the Judge of Probate at Walhalla C. H.. S. C.. on Saturday, the 27th day of May. A. I), is;?::, at il o'clock A. M.; fors final settlement of thc estate of James B. Myers, deceased, and discharge from the office of execu tors of said estate. Dated 25th dav of April. A. D. 1S9& .H >IIX M Y EUS. . J. S. ISPELL. Executors. April 27. L803. ?7-M HAS JUST RECEIVED A LARGE STOCK OF Furniture, CONSISTING OF BEDSTEADS. BUREAUS, WASHSTANDS. TABLES. CHAIRS, M A TT BESS ES, Ac. These goods will be sold at a reasona ble and living profit. Give me a call. October 22, 1891. Is Your Life Worth Anything to others ? Are there not persons dependent on your earnings for their support? Are they pro vided for wi case of your death? The simplest and safest way of assuring their protection is life in surance. Business, pro fessional, and working men generally, should in sure, for their brains or their muscles, are their capital and income too. Death stops them both. Insure in the Equitable Life and death cannot stopyour salary or steal your capi tal, and your loved ones will be safe from want W. J. RODDEY, . General Agent tor the Carolin?*. . ROCK HILL, South Carolina, j AN ORDINANCE, TO RAISE SUPPLIES FOR THE TOWN OF WALHALLA FOR THE YEAR 1893 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BK IT OBDAIXED by the Intendant ami j Wardens of the Town of Walhalla-, in Council assembled, and by the authority of the same: That a tax to cover the period from January 15th, 1893, to January 15th. 1894, for the sum and in the manner hereafter named shall be raised and paid into the treasure of the Town of Walhalla by the :>0th day of June next: SECTION L The sum of thirty cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed value of real and personal property fer ordinary town purposes; also the sum of 50 cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed value of real and personal property for interest and retiring of rail road bonds. SEC. 2. Ten dollars a day by any itine rant trader or auctioneer ottering for sa e within the Town of Walhalla any goods, wares and merchandise, at auction or otherwise, to be paid each day in advance : Provided, the provisions of this Ordi nance shall not apply to the ordina.y dealers in county products. SEC On al! circuses and other shows a tax of one to one hundred dollars per day. in the discretion of the Intendant, shall be paid. SEC. 4. On each and every billiard table and on each and every pool table kept for profit a tax of $5, bagatelle table ?5, and ten or nine pin alleys $.">, in advance, before license for using the same shall be granted, and any person opening such establishments, without tirst obtaining license for. the same, shall be tined for each ?lay they are kept open a sum not exceeding s.">. SEC. 5 On each ami every keeper of livery or sale stables the sum of $25 for j the year in advance, and no person or i persons shall let out for pay in any man ner any horse, wagon or other vehicle without paying the following tax: Each one horse and vehicle, $10; each two horses and vehicle, $15: this section not being designed to affect draying.. Sue. .>. On each and every dray where any hauling is done for any one, other j than the owner thereof, the sum of Si i for the year in advance. SEC. 7. On each and every meat market, j butcher stall or wagon the sum of $in ! per year, payable in advance, provided that any one wishing to dispose of beef, i mutton, veal, pork or goat at retail may 1 do so by paying SI for every beef or 50 j cents for each mutton, hog, goat or calf. unless the same be sold in bulk. J SK?:. 8. On each and every person who ; shall open any room, tent, booth or car for the purpose of taking photographs, '< daguerrotipes or other likenesses the sum of $10 for the year: $5 for a less i period than one year. SEC. 0. That each and every person liable to road duty, under the laws of the ?srate. other than ministers of the Gospel, . teachers of schools and students, shall work on the streets ten days (or pay at the rate of fifty cents a day) under the ' direction of the Intendant or some one \ in his stead, under the same penalties as prescribed by the laws of the State for any refusa, or neglect to perform said ; work: Provided, that any person shall ; be permitted to pay on or before the b'th day of April a commutation of $4. SK? , lo. That the tax on real and per sonal property, as provided in Section 1, shall be paid according to the assess ments, made by the Board of Assessors, i consisting of three persons, to be appointed by the Intendant; Provided, that in every case any party shall have the right of an appeal from such assess ments or valuations to the Town Council ! any time before the tirst Wednesday in April next. Any property in town on ? thc first of May. not returned to the County Auditor, is to be listed by the Town Treasurer for taxation. SEC. ll. All taxes herein levied (except such taxes, licenses and .assessments as are required to be paid before entering on the business hereinbefore mentioned) shall be paid on or before the first day of July next, and, if any person or persons shall fail, refuse or neglect payment of t taxes herein levied within the time speci ! tied, the Treasurer of the Council is hereby;authorized and required to add fifteen per cent to the amount of the tax to the person thus neglecting or refusing. aiuK if the tax and penalty thus imposed ' are not paid within twenty days, it shall I be the duty of the Treasurer to issue ' executions therefor immediately and col lect the same in due process* or be tined S5 for each case of neglect SEC. 12. Be it further Ordained. That ' any person found drunk in the T< ?wn of Walhalla, whereby the p vee : and good order of the town may be impaired, or the convenience of other persons interfered with, shall be guilty ; of a misdemeanor and punishable at the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. 13. Be it further Ordained. That ! all places Of business or amusement must in- closed on the Sabbath day. and the violator of this ordinance shall be sub ject to a penalty of $25. SKI . 14. Be it ( Ordained, That any per son riding or driving upon the sidewalks or leading a horse thereon, except to cross the same at a regular crossing, or placing any obstruction which may : impede a free passage, shall be punished at the discretion of the Intendant w ithin th? limits of his authority. SEC. 15. Be it ordained. That any per I son caught in the act of public indecency ; on tin-street shall be guilty of a misde meanor and be punished at the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his ' authority. SKI-. II;. Be it Ordained. That any per son convicted of keeping a disorderly house within the limits of the Town of . Walhalla, shall, upon conviction of such offence, be tined a sum no less than $25 : nor more than $30. and tho owner or ' lessee of any dwelling house or other building situated within said 'incorporate : limits who lets or sub-lets any such ' dwelling to any person or persons, to be used as a bawdy house or house of pros : titutiou. shall, upon conviction, pay a line of not less than $."? nor more than '. ?30, for every day upon which such house j or building may be used ur kept, and be' : otherwise punished w ithin the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. '7. Any person or persons who shall be guilty of fighting, rioting, using profane language, or other disorderly ! conduct within the incorporate limits : shall he subject to a tine and imprison ment at the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his authority. SEC. 18. It shall be the duty of the Marshal to arrest all persons guilty of misdemeanor or lighter "rimes within the incorporate limits of the Town of ! Walhalla, by violation of the laws ! of tiie State of South Carolina. Oco ! nee county, or by violation of ! any Ordinance of the Town of Wal halla and bring them before the Intend ? ant or a Warden acting in his stead, who i shall have such power to pass such order I in the premises as. in his opinion, justice ; may require, consistent with the autho rity of the Council in such case provided. Syr. 19. He it further Ordained. That it shall be the duty of the Marshal or Policeman, after thc arrest of any per ; son. w hose violation of any law inter <? feres with th?? peace and good order of the Town of Walhalla, or the conduct or the person arrested after the arrest is made is such as to impair the peace and good order of the town, to closely contine such person and produce him AS herein ? after directed for examination or proper j administration of criminal justice as the I case may require. - SEC. 20. lt shall be the duty of the j Marshal to prevent ball playing and other I amusements by a collection of boys or j men in the Main Street of the Town of j Walhalla, and he is, to effect this, author i izec to arrest all persons so engaged and j bring them before the Intendant for ! examination and punishment. He shall ! also disperse any crowd assembled on ' the sidewalk. S KC 21. He shall arrest all persons 'found throwing fire-balls, or shooting guns or pistols or other fire-arms, or five crackers and sling-sbots. within the incorporate limits of the Town of Wal halla and bring them before the Intend ant for examination and punishment, by fine not less tb*>.n five dollars. SEC 22. Ary persons found guilty of injuring shade trees by hitcing horses thereto br otherwise, inside the incor poration, shall be fined in a sum uot exceeding $5, in the discretion of the Intendant SEC. 23. The Marshal is further author ized to arrest any person found on the streets between 10 o'clock P. M. and 5 o'clock A.M., who cannot give a satis factory reason for such presence on the streets during these hours. SEC 24. It shall be a misdemeano. for any person to cut trees on any of the streets of Walhalla. SEC 25. That any person who shall be guilty of running a horse or mule on Main Street shall be subject to a fine or imprisonment at the discretion of the Intendant within the limits of his autho rity. ) SEC. 2t?. That any person or persons having claims against the town must pre ? sent them within 60 days or the same will be debarred from payment, unless, a satisfactory excuse is rendered. SKC. 27.* That any dog running at lar^e within the corporate limits of the town, between the 1st of August and the 1st of October, without a muzzle, is liable to be seized and retained by the Marshal for a period of twenty-four hon?, during which time his owner can redeem him by j paying the sum of two dollars, and, if i not so redeemed, thc dog is then to be i killed. SEC. 28. All residents and owners of ! property within the corporate limits are expected to keep their premises in a clean and healthy condition, and any one failing to remove nuisances, when requested to do so. is subject to be fined live dollars and cost of removing same. SEC. 29. That it is unlawful for any person to leave melon rinds or other such trash on the streets of this town, and any person SO doing and refusing to remove the same is liable to Ix1 arrested' and pun ished within the discretion of the Intend ant. SEC 30. Resolved. That all laws enacted by the Council heretofore, not in conllict with these Ordinances, are considered in full force, and that each and every one of these Ordinances sh.il! be in full force after the publication ol the same. _Done and ratified in Conn \ / the ^^^J^JJ'J^893* Intendant. W. J. BKAMI.KTT. Clerk Council. Mortgagees' Sale of Real Estate. VTOTICE is hereby given that under jJN and by virtue ot the power and authority conferred in a mortgage by W. Henry ('ole to the Burlington Coffin Com pany, bearing date the 17th day of April, A. D. IS'.'l, and recorded in office of Mesne Conveyance of Oconee County, S. C., in Hook ".'.M.'" pages 529.MO. 331 and 532, we will sell, toward sansfactiOn of the said mortgage dd t. to the highest bid der, at Seneca, S. O., on Saturday. May 13, 1893, within the legal hours of sale: Ai.r. that certain Lot ol Land, in the town of Seneca City, in the County of Oconee. .State of South Carolina, known in plan of said townao Lot No. .'?I. con taining One-half Acre, more or less, on w hich the said W. Henry Cole now resides. Sold at risk of former purchaser at mort gagees' sale. TERMS: Cash. BURLINGTON COFFIN CO.. .Mortgagees. April 20, 1S93. l6-4t Spring, Spring! TTJST RECEIVED THE PRETTIEST ?J LINK OF SPRING DRESS GOODS EVER SHOWN IN THIS MARKET. The French and American Ginghams this season are beautiful. I have als.? in stork Sateens, Cham brays. Percales and White Goods of all descriptions: Fruit >>t the Loom Bleach ing; Lonsdale Cambric: sheetings, ten quarters, bleached and unbleached; Pon gee Drapery: Apron Gingham, some thing new: Apron Lawn, something new; beautiful line of Prints: Ladies* Hose in all colors; Cravats and Handkerchiefs in all styles. MEN'S NEGLIGEE and WHITE SHIRTS in every style and quality, from 25cents to the handsomest Sateen at Si.:.'.",. IN MEN'S and Po VS' HATS I have thc best stock in the county. MY SPRING STOCK of CLOTHING is now arriving. Call and examine be fore purchasing. LADIES' LOW-CUT SHOES and SLIP PERS in great variety, from 75 cents to [A NICE LINE of MEN'S LOW-CUT ! SHOES just received. GOOD FLOUR at S3.50 per barrel; Ex tra Good at ?4.25. F. E. April !. III. ?Elf GOODS i NB? STYLES rs* - AT - IHE OLD -COME AND SK E. Pcs peet fully. Miss Rosa Norman. April IS93. ?4? W. L. DOUGLAS 83 SHOE NOT R!P. Best Cali Shoe la the world ior the prto?. W. L. Douglas ?hoe? are ?old everywhere. Everybody should wear them. It ls a duty yon owe yooxsell to get the best valae for your money. Economize In your lootwoar by pnrohasing w. L. Douglas Shoes.whiob represent the best value at tho prioes ad vertised above, as thousands can testliy. 43? Take yo Sub?* I tn te. -SC Beware of fraud. None (jeanine withes* W. L. Doublait came ar. : price ?tan:pd on bottom. Look for lt when you buy. W. L. Douglas, Brockton, Slass. Sold by F. E. HARRISON, WALHALLA. C. M. W. COLEMAN & CO., SENECA, S. C. March 2, 1893. ALWAYS -orv :)?(:? THAT MAN TODD, ?-AT SENECA, Is always on hand to supply you with. ' all sorts of FURNITURE At hard-time prices. /_? Now is the time you need ? . WHEELBARROW" If ever you do, and he can sell you one CHEAP. March SO, 1893.