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Anderson Intelligencer. PUBLISHED EVERT WEDNESDAT. J. F. CLINKSC?LES, \ Editors aih> C? C. LANGSTON, f Proprietors. TEEMS: ? ONE TEAR_.$1 50 SIX MONTHS . 75 WEDNESDAY, JONE 13, 1891. Secretary of State Tiuual baa announc? ed that he will bo in the race for Go ve.r uor at the coming election. The terrible condition of the rural population of Mexico, a silver country, is an argument for a sound currency that is hard to get around. ? mm ? m< Tcm Watuon, of Georgia, has a great many admirers in Anderson County who would vote for him if they lived in Geor? gia, but, t?alike him, they have not got the manhood to come out and acknowl? edge that they- are not Democrats. Rev. John A. Bice, pastor of the Wash? ington Street M. E, Cnorch in Columbia, has been elected President of tho Colom? bia Female College. Mr. Rice is thirty two years of age, and Is one of the ableiit and most scholarly morn bers of tho South Carolina Conference. : Tho Stato Executive Committee have arranged for a special meeting at Rock Hill between Senator Butler and Gov. Till man next Monday, 18th inst. The candidates for Congress in that District and the State Canvassers will also bo in? vited to be present. This meeting will be tbe opening gan of the campaign, and no donbt an interesting ono. e Democratic nominee for Governor Alabama, Col. Oates, was well threshed d winnowed In the great war. He was rounded six times in battle. The Ra elgb, N. C, Chronicle says he was wounded in the right arm, in the right leg, in the left hip, and clear through the right hip and thigh, in. tbe head and finally, in the last gasp of the loet cause before Richmond his rir;ht arm was car? ried away. e m The Washington correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle says the baok of the Sogar Trust is to bo broken, and that, too, by outside influences. Germany has to-day notified this Government, through its representative, that iif the one-tenth of is cent per pound, tho discrimination placed by the Senate on sugar, is permit? ted to become a law, that Germitny will - place a retaliatory duty on ail imports from the United States c a pork, lard and other food products. _^ In another column we publish a full report of the proceedings of the State Democratic Executive Committee as re? ported for the Ueivt and Courier by its efficient Columbia '.correspondent As will be s?en the Committee refused to apply the Democratic yard-stick to the _ candidates during tho coming campaign, and a resolution was passed allowing any white man?be he a Republican, Popdlist or-member of any other politi? cal-organizationr-to vote in the August primaries. This we presume is a part of . -"Jefferson lan Democracy." A great drought in the far western part of Nebraska i3 reported. The farmers : have been unable to raise a crop or obtain water Tor stock. As a consequenpe hun " dreds of farms in Lincoln and adjoining counties are being deserted by their tenants, who are moving eastward in wagons. No rain has fallen iu weeks, and all vegetation is parched. Other por- ? 1 tione of the State fare very much better, hat in many places the small grain is a failure. If these people will como South they will never be troubled agiln with such disasters. ? - * The Supreme Court of the United States has rendered its decision upon tbe application of Mrs. Belva A Lookwood for a rnle against tbe Virginia court of appeals to show cause why they should not admit her -to practice before that tribunal. Chief Jostice Fuller announc? ed that Mrs. Lockwood's application must be denied, npon the ground that it was competent for the Virginia court of appeals to finally determine upon the eligibility of persons to practice before it; "Boy evangelists" will have to look to their laurels, lor even in the field of con ' verting sinners thore is feminine compe? tition, and already one "girl evangelist" is at work. She Is Miss Fannie Ed wards, ot Louisville, Ky. Miss Ed war Is is a young person in her teens. Her hair flows over hor shoulders in an uncc. mned way that accentuates her girllsuness. She has just returned to her homu from , an eight months' tour through Ohio and Indiana, during which she did not lose ten days from her missionary labors. She estimates that during that time she converted 1,000persons; or, as she puts it, "saved 1,000 souls." The summer encampment to bo held at Spar tanbt'rg is attracting much attention. Gen. Gordon has promised to deliver his famous lecture July 5, and the old Con? federates will hear him with pleasure. Besides about twenty companies from this State pledged to come, the Asheville Light Infantry, two Wilmington com? panies, three companies from Atlanta and one from Augusta have promised to attend. The Clam son College Cadets will be oh hand in force. The war depart? ment at Washington has promised to supplement the tents furnished by the State. It is expected that there will be no lack of tents. Tbe coal miner's strike continues, with prospect of settlement as far off as ever. Starting in Pennsylvania when a demand for increase of wages was refused, it has Spread all over tbe country, the miners of ] other States striking out of "sympathy.' The result promises to be disastrous, not only to themselves, but to the business interests of the whole country. They have already been guilty of high-handed acts, murder, arson, and destruction of j property, such as should place them out? side the pale of the law, and subject to heavy penalties. The time has come for the national government to interfere and put a stop to tho outrages, if the State governments are unable or unwilling to do so. The people have rights in this matter, which the horde of alien miners should be taught to respect, at tbe point of tho bayonet if necessary. The Winnsboro News and Herald of | June 7th contains the following from Mr. Mitchell, the Chairman of the Executive Committee of th 3 State Alliance, which explains itself: Woodward, S..C, Jane 4,1804.?Office of Chairman Executive Committee State Alliance?To tho Editor of the Hews and ^Herald: I not'ce a communication in yorir pa^cr of May 30, from Mr. E. G. Palmer, of Ridgeway, in which he calls upon me to state yes or no as to whother the Alliance, as a body, is bound by tbe demands about which I questioned tbe i Governor. In reply, I would say, no one Is required to surrender bis individ? uality when he joins tbe Alliance. The obligation taken when becoming a mem? ber of the Alliance says that it will not conflict with the freedom of any man's political oi religious views, hence I would say a man may be a member of the Alli? ance and refuse to support the demands. T. P. Mitchelu THE STATE CA ETA IGN. Work of tho Democratic Execat've Oom mlttee. Special to News and Courier. Columbia, June 7.?The Democratic State Executive Committee at its Bestion to-night adopted a resolution permitting any voter who wonld take the pledge to participate in the approaching primary. This was intended to remove all restric? tions from those who voted for Weaver electors, and who are now willing to pledge support to the Democratic party. The committee accepted a schedule for campaign meetings to open in Yorkville on Tuesday, Juno 19, and close at Ander? son on August 7. The meeting was very one-sided, and the few Conservatives tfere arranged in front of Chairman Irby's desk and had but little to say. Things wpnt along quite ?aiootbly, and the only ripple of excitement was upon the question of allowing the Weaverites who had taken the pledge to como back into the fold. The first matter to come up was wheth? er tbe newspaper representatives were to be allowed in tbe meeting. Through the kind interest of Senator Finley they landed on top and were soon at work. The first puzzle was about the campaign meetings. Mr. J. Walter Gray wanted a committee of five to at range tbe meetings and made a gallant fight for his scheme. Just as his idea wa? getting a hold on tbe meeting Senator Finley nnfolded his little schedule and road out that campaign meetings shall be held in this order: York, June 19. Chester, June 20. Lancaster, June 21. Camden, June 22. Sum tor, June 23. Chesterfild. Jane 20. Bennettsvllle, June 27. Darlington, June 28. Florence, Jone 29. Marion, July 3. Con way, July 4. Georgetown, July 6. Kings tree, July 7.. Manning. July 10, Bonneau's, July 11. Charleston July 12. Walterboro, July 13. Beanfort, July 14. Hampton, July 16. Earn well, July 17. Aiken, July 18. Edgefield, July 19. Lexington, July 20. Winnsboro, July 24. Orangeburg, July 26. Columbia, Jnly 25. New berry, July 27. Lsurens, July 28. Union, Jnly 31. Spartanburg, Atfgust 1. Greenville, August 2. Pickens, August 3. Oconee, August 6. Anderson, August 7. Abbeville, August 8. Mr. Finley explained that tbe schedule gave the Yorkville section a start this year as all the others had been given first place in previous years. The schedule had been carefully ar? ranged. At tbe suggestion of Mr. W. D. Evans the schedule was reviewed. Mr. Gray thought it best to start tbe campaign In the Pledmontsectlon. Chairman irby suggested that not over four meetings a week should be held. Mr. Finley said it was absolutely necessary to h?ve more than four meetings in some weeks. Mr. Finley and Mr. Gray continued to cross fire on the question. Mr. M. L. Donaldson, of Greenville, said: "JSTo one, it seems to me, is better able to arrange for the meeting* than the entire committee. ' Mr. Robinson, of Pickens, suggested that no arrangements were made for extra meetings, Mr. Townes wanted an extra meeting at Holley 's Ferry; It was seen that this could bo arranged by the candidates for the day after the Lexing? ton meeting. Mr. Early wanted tbe . Darlington meeting held at Lydia. Chair? man Irby announced that the local county committees could hold the meet? ings wherever they thought best. The Finley schedule was finally agreed upon, and the political fun begins at Yorkville on the 19th. Mr. Kirkland sprang a trap whsn he introduced the following resolution: Resolved, That at the ensuing Demo? cratic primaries the. following pledge shall be exacted by the managers of each voter before he.casts his vote: "Isol? emnly swear that I am entitled to vote in this primary election and will abide the result of the same." After some talk attention, was drawn to the facttbatthe same thing was already provided for in tbe present rules, and the motion was withdrawn by Mr. Kirkland, Then without any premonition Chair? man Irby squared himself in his arm chair and took tbe. bull by the horn; he said: "There is one question that is being agitated in South Carolina, and has been agitated for several months, to which I would call your attention. So far as I am concerned, ac chairman of the Demo? cratic party, I do not propose to dodge the question. Its consideration I'shall not undertake to influence or dictate to any member of the committee, and I repeat it most emphatically that I will not dictate to the committee, but to sug? gest to you gentlemen that we march right up to the front and take oar posi? tion upon this question. So far as I am concerned as tbe member of this com? mittee from Laarens and the chairman of the Executive Committee of the party of this State, I shall not hesitate (even should it become necessary by a tie vote to give my opinion by my vote) to ex? press my own convlotions on this ques? tion. The question I refer to is this, and I am unwilling to evade it, for I see a disposition to dodge it through. I do not use the word dodge in its offensive sense. Whether men who participated In the Srimaries of 1892, in the nomination of t?te officers ana other candidates, who voted in the club and sent delegates to the State Convention whioh elected dele* gates to tbe National Convention at Chicago to nominate a President, whether these men, who are' known as Third Partyites, shall be permitted to partici? pate in the general primary to be held in August next. As your chairman I feel it to be my duty to say that we should take some positive, decided, outspoken action on this question. I say, I repeat, that we as representatives of the Demo? oratio party of South Carolina, and I am glad to see that every county is repre? sented here, ought not to dodge that im- I portant question. If we believe that the men who participated in the primaries of 1892, and who voted for Weaver, should not be permitted to vote at the approach? ing primaries we ought to say so. If we believe that they are Democrats within the- meaning of the constitution and rules of the Democratic party then we ought to say so and permit them to participate. What I wish to emphasize is that we should not evade or dodge this question. We ought to discuss it fully, whether it be in public or private, but we should declare whether or not they ean partici? pate under our rules. If we do not take such action we lay ourselves open to tbe charge that we have dodged the qaestioa and tbat tbe committee was unable to solve it one way or tho other. I thought, gentlemen, that it was; my duty to say this much to you on this subject, which is now open to you for discussioo." Mr. Frank Mellet, of Sumter, promptly arose and said that in behalf of the great Democratic party he moved tbat all white men who took the pledge at the last Democratic primary and thereafter voted for Weaver electors be em barred from voting at tbe approaching primary. Senator Dernam moved that those white men who voted tbe Weaver tioknt be allowed to vote in tbe coming Demor cratic primary. Dr. Pope, of Newberry, made a vigor? ous speech favoring this position. He argued that the Democratic party could not afford to lose anyone. Men whq voted for Haskell are- no better than those who voted for Weaver. They both did wrong, but one no worse than the other, and we have to let them all vote. Mr. Kirkland moved to amend tbe Derham resolution by adding "upon taking tbe oath prescribed by the party." I claim to be as good a Democrat as any here, and I am favorable to allowing these men to vote in our primary. Mr. Robinson, of Pickens; "Our counr ty had a great many to vote for Weaver and who are now willing to vote with the Democracy. There is no use to insult these people. It is unnecessary." Mr. Mixson moved to table tbe Kirk? land amendment, Mr. Townes, of Edgefield; "If these voters took the oath of allegiance in 1892 and violated it, what have we to know that they will not do so again ? If these men did not go into the primary after taking an oath, it would ~bs different. They broke their pledges once, why not take it for granted that tbey will do so again?" Mr. Neal, of Anderson j "I see no rea? son to exact a double pledge." Mr. Jones, of Lancaster, wanted the old rules read. A vote was finally taken on tabling tbe Kirkland amendment, and those who voted against tabling were Messrs. Kirkland, Finley, Mellett, Elli? ott, Townes. Kinloch, Redfearn?8. Mr. Donaldson, of Greenville, seemed . to think there was danger of such action being misunderstood. He would not have it said that any inducements were offered those who left the party over those already in it. He was sore euch was not the Intention of the committee, and while tbe Democratic party wanted all possible additions 't was hot their idea to give them nr.y advantages or ex? emptions. Mr. Jones, of Lancaster: "How would it do to put them under the same resolu? tion as covered those who voted for Judge Haskell?" Mr. W. D. Evnus, of Marlboro : "Oh, no, don't put them on that plane." [Laughter.] Mr. Jones, of Lancaster, moved that no one be excluded from the Democratic party primary who voted for Gen. Weaver in 1892. Chairman Irby: "That might look like condoning tbe act." Mr. W. D. Evans, of Marlboro: "I was always of the opinion that a party took all the additional forces possible. I want all the help we can get. Let it come from anywhere, Republicans or YVeaver ites, I want them all to join our ranks." Mr. Townes, of Edgefield : "We have already required! such a pledge once be? fore, and what is the use to let them come in and violate it at pleasure. Why do you want a man to pledge himself over and over again ?" Mr. Robinson, ofPickena: "It appears to me that the best way out of the diffi? culty is lo vote down tho resolutions, and the Weaverites would be as well entitled to vote as the Haskellites." Dr. Pope, of Newberry: "I doubt if in a single county tho oath was administer? ed. I am satisfied that not a single one of those 2,700 who voted for Gen. Weaver took tbe oath required." Mr. Mellett, of Sumter: "I move that those who voted for Gen. Weaver and took the oath prescribed at the primary be exoluded from the primaries." Mr. Derham, of Horry: "Against my judgment a majority of the voters at my precinct went for Weaver." Mr Irby: "The committee presume that the oath was administered." Mr. Derham, of Horry: "If you cut these men off you cut me off, too." Mr. Nettles, of Clarendon, offered as a substitute: "Resolved, That no white man shall be excluded from participation in the Dem? ocratic primary wbo shall take the pledge required by the rules of tbe Democratic party." This'seemed to please everyone. Mr. Douglass said: "I am very glad the discussion opened, it is along the line of liberality and kindness and enlarging and increasing tbe Democratic party without, at the same time offering a kindness coupled with an insult. I could not remain silent to-night after hearing the remarks made here, and I felt it my duty to say in all kindness that wrong has been done to a faction of our party. I wish to draw a distinction between those wbo voted for Haskell in 1800 and those wbo voted for Weaver in 1892. It may be denied in the heat of partisan debate, in the controversies that arise be? tween honest men, that Haskell was not a Democrat, but in tbe quiet of our homes, talking as men to men, as friends to friends, he is not only a true buta tried Democrat. His action may have been a mistake, it may have been expedient or i it may have been inexpedient for Has? kell to have run and been voted for, but to say that for those reasons he is not a Democrat is to assert what his history and whole life controvert and prove to be untrue. He is to-d<iy as he was in 1890, mistake or no mistake, politic or impoli? tic, expedient or inexpedient, wise or unwise, and as he was in 1892and through bis whole past life, a Democrat, true to the heart, a Demoprat to tbe core, and I say it in this presence, be it wise or un? popular, because it is the Almighty God's truth. And I tell you, gentlemen, and chairman of this committee, that at the time of Ids action we had no primary election. The masses of the people did not participate in the election. There was then no manhood suffrage as we are now prond :to call it, and there was no pledge taken then to abide any particular action. There was great heat In that cam? paign, and violent discussion. There was man arrayed against man, brother against brother, and yet we are all now, as we were then, of the same white blood, the same blood that courses through your veins and mine?the same instincts of courage and honesty of conviclion as there is among the members of this com - mittee to-night. But, gentlemen, when the election of 1892 came on the Execu? tive Committee, intending it as a kind? ness, said that those who followed Has? kell should be permitted to vote in the primary of 1892. And why should they not? They had violated no section of the party's constitution. No oath that they had taken had been violated. They bad not voted for the Republicans or a popu? list, or for anybody but a Democrat." A member: "Oh, yes, some of them voted for Republicans. How about En sor?" Mr. Douglass: "If any of them voted for Republicans I condemn it in unmeas? ured terms. If men who voted for Has? kell voted for Snsor or any other Repub? lican, as I said then, Mr. Chairman, I condemned it in my county as I oondomq it to-night. But let ub remember that we took no pledges then. I did take an oath in 1892, and by tbe Almighty God I carried it into effect by voting for Cleve? land and for Governor Tillman. [Ap? plause.] So T am here to say that I would be untrue to myself, coward as to the convictions of my own heart, if I stood here and did not draw a dietiqetipn between tbe men who voted for Weaver and the men who voted for Haskell. Weaver made no pretensions in '92 to be t Democrat and the platform be stood upon was different totally from tbe Democartio platform ; Indeed he was in avowed and open hostility to the Demo? cratic party. Whethor Haskell was or was not to be permitted to vote or his friends to vote in 18921 say he was always a good, honest and loyal Democrat." A member: "How about that vote for Ensor?" Mr. Douglass: ''I say that Ensor was and always will be a Republican and if I ever vote for him or any other Republi? can may .my right hand be paralyzed and my tongue cleave to the roof of my month." A member; "But what about Haskell voting for him ?" Mr. Douglass; "I don't know that that is true, sir, and if he did he should no more be excused for it than if you or I or anyone else bad done so. If be has done so I cannot approve his action, but I say that be is and always will be a true Democrat. Now then, in conclusion, I say that we are here as representatives of tbe Democratic party, We wish to allay all party differences. We wish to bury the hatchet." Dr. Pope, of Newberry, desired to say that this resolution came from the other faction. "We let him off light. They were registering negroes here by the hundreds. If you can show me a man who attempt? ed to vote negroos for Weaver I'd like to see him, and tbev voted negroes for Has? kell. They brought it up." Mr. Irby; "I brought it up and will assume tbe responsibility." Dr. Pope: "I have nothing against Col. Haskell. No one here Bays he is not a Democrat. There was not a Weaverite wbo voted a negro. The trouble with tbe Haskellites was that the negroes did not come out." Mr. Douglass, of Richland: "I came here to say nothing and had no idea of speaking. So far as voting a black skin is concerned I did not do bo and wouid not have condoned it." Mr. Montgomery, of Marion, favcrod the Settles resolution. I Upon motion Mr, Netjtles's resolution was passed, and no question will be ask ed as to whether the electors voted for Weaver electors. In response to an inquiry from Dr. Pope Chairman Irby ruled that any club with less than twonfy-five members was not entitled to representation and was consequently as good as disbanded, but I would have tbe same representation as they had in 1802. Mr. Douglass moved that the rules of the last primary be re adopted. This was done without objec I tion. The commitleomen wanted the rules read for their edification. Mr. Mixson wanted all candidates to file their pledges by June 17. Mr. Millett, of Sumter, offered the fol? lowing resolution: Inasmuch as we fee), that, as the Exec? utive Committee of the Democratic party in South Carolina, we are not only the active foroe in formulating aud carrying out the plan and principles of our party, but are charged with the duty of pre? serving perfect adherence to tho party, be it Resolved, That we feel it our duty to instruct each county chairman to have the following question asked directly through the press and at every campaigu meetiug to all candidates for State and national office{ "Will you support and do you endorse the principles of the party as enunciated iu the platform of the Democratic party adopted at Chicago at the last National Convention of the party f" Mr. Neal moved to table the resolution. Mr. Evans asked what is the use to adopt such a resolution when members of Congress are constantly violating their pledges. The resolution was laid upon the tablo without debate. The committee was attended in person or by proxy by all of the members of the Executive Committee with the exception of one lrom Berkeley County, ? With the blood full of humors, the heated term is all tbe more oppressive. Give the syBtem a thorough cleansing with Ayer's 8arssparilla and a dose or two of Ayer's Pills, and you will enjoy Summer as never before in your life. Just try this for once, end juu'U not repent it. The South is the Bust Coontrj In the World, Editors Intelligencer: Appreciating your liberality in offering space in your columns for the discussion of such topics as are, or should be of public interest, I shall continue my article by showing why organizations for the development of our resources are of vast importance, and why they are needed. The only cri? terion man has by which to correctly judge the future is to look back to tho past. It will not be necessary to refer back to the time Columbus discovered America, but let us take up tbe census from 1SS1 and follow it up to 181)3-1 and see why the South is attracting attention, why capital has commenced coming our way (until checked by unwise legisla? tion) and why wo may confidently look forward to an era of unheard of prosperi? ty. To begin with, the total assessed value of property iu the Southern States was, in 18S1, a little less than three billion dollars as against nearly live billion dol? lars in 1891; an increase of two billion dollars in ten years. In 18S1 the total railroad mileage in the South was 23,811 miles, while in 1891 it had increased to 44,805 miles. Tha cotton yield in 1881 wes five and one-half mil? lion bales, while in 1891 it went up to nine million. The cotton used for manu? facturing in 18S0 in the South was 234,000 bales ; in 1S90 574,000, and in 1893 744,000 balea. In 18S0 tbo South bad ?22,000,000 in cotton mills; in 1890, $01,000,000, and in 1894, 397,000,000, estimated. The num? ber of mills in 1880 were 180, and in 1894 they are given as 405. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia lead in cot? ton manufacturing, and show the great? est increase in new mills. "Water power is practically unlimited in tho States named, and no living man can estimate to-day its value when developed. In an address delivered by Gov. W. J. Northen, at the opening of tho Augusta Exposition, he stated that the agricultu? ral products of the South, exclusive of cotton, for tho past ten years will average more than one billion dollars yearlv, or a total of 810,009,000,000. The products which yielded this vast sum are corn, $300,000,000; wheat, 849,000,000; oats, 835,000,000 ; tobacco, 836,000,000 ; sugar and molasses, 836,000,000; rice, 89,000,000 ; hay, ?25,000,000; potatoes, $19,000,000; and other crops, 8185,000,000, making the enormous total of over ten billions. The figures are authoritative, having been ob? tained from official sources in Washing? ton. The cotton crop will give an annual average yield of $300,000,000, and to this should be added $27,000,000 for oil, cake and hulls, These figures are calculated to excite surprise and admiration for the pluck, courage and energy of a people who only a quarter of a century ago were denuded of everything. A people who had sustained an esti? mated loss of live billion dollars in prop? erty, and thousands of whose best men were slain in the most sanguinary war of modern times. Practically, alone and unaided, the South has accomplished these grand re? sults, and the time was never more ripe than it is right now for the utilization of capital and the Introduction for more and stronger efforts to develop her unlimited and most wonderful resources. Calami? ty howlers who are constantly growling about the poverty-stricken South, are no longer to be noticed, for the ligur'es given will bear me out, that there is no earthly cause for dissatisfaction, that the stride the South has made during the past is marvellous, and, if the future can be judged by the past, we may con? fidently look for still grander achieve? ments. The movement inaugurated in 1883 is calculated to produce wonderful results if our people will only realize that while Massachusetts, with a population of 287 to the square mile, Rhode Island 264, Pennsylvania 141, and the Empire State, New York, 127, are not overt-crowded ; that we here in South Carolina, with a population of 32 per square mile, only under more favorable natural advantages could very easily double our population and then have plenty of elbow room left. The South finds itself in the possession of vast territory which it is not able to fill with its own population, of vast stores of mineral wealth, which it has not the experience, if it bad the capital, to devel? op. It has abundant water-power which is not being utilized, it has railroads not over-burdened with freight, it hassea Sorts not over-crowded with shipping, t has room for the industrious farmer, for the skillful meohanio, for the expert miner, for the experienced manufacturer, for the astute capitalist, and above all for tbfe enfeebled invalid, who coming among c to improve their fortune or better their physical condition, distnrb no so? cial or ecouomlq relations, blend'lnsensi bly with our people, become fellow-cltl zens, and enlarge and liberalize the na? tional American sentiment, We are ready to welcome honest, in? telligent and industrious men and wo? men, whether they corao from the North, East or West, or from Europe, but it has no room for the anarchist, and those who come tc destroy and not to build up. In? deed, the atmosphere of the South would prove very unhealthy for that class of people. But for the right sort, those who jeheve iu our institutions, who are ready to identify themselves with our people and contribute their energies and money to the development of our country's re? sources, they will find a most cordial welcome, a genial home, and the firmest friends. To accomplish this we must begin, through a most thorough and systematic way, to advertise our advantages and re? sources, and whenever we hear of a farm? er, mechanic, manufacturer, capitalist or health-seeker looking for a locality in the South, we must make it our duty to lo? cate him or them in Anderson. The Journal has sometime ago suggested the organization of a Young Men's Business League, which is very popular and spreading very rapidly, speaking of it in stronger terms again in lost week's issue. I hope that our citizens will take up this important matter, and not delay while time is pot so very valuable and at least investigate the good that Is to be accom? plished through proper organization. This is the only means in my opinion by which we will be able to remove the erroneous idea, that in order to secure blessings, happiness and prosperity, we must attack corporations and individuals who have accumulated wealth, and fight everything that comes along, which all sound-thinking men know to be a fallacy. Statistics prove very conclusively that the South is the largest wealth producing section in the Union, that by systematic methods in farming, v/ealth has been and' will be accumulated rapidly, that the farmer who does not prosper is no more unfortunate than the mechanic, mer? chant or other professional men who do not succeed in their various undertak? ings, and that tho only thing worth fighting for is for industrial supremacy. If statistics are true, and I believe they are. we must all agree upon one thing, and that is, while the South was busy with politics, the New England States were building mills and sending their goods all over the world and grown rich thereby. Now, the S^uth has learned better ways, and she is beginning to un? derstand that life is too short to waste on politics, and her claims that to her justly belongs the industry of manufacturing cotton goods, is asserting itself very rap? idly, and I believe that during the next decade we will double discount any country on earth, O. Geisberg. An Old Carolinian in Texas Editors Intelligencer : It will, no doubt, be quite interesting to matiy of the readers of your paper to know that there is an old and highly esteemed friend?Rev, W. Berry Long?who left here away back in the sixties is still living in the land of the living and actively engaged in the Fervice of the Master in the great State of Texas. It was our happy privilege to spend a day in his pleasant home at White Mound du? ring our recent visit to that State. Bro. Long was loved and honored, both as a teacher and a preacher, and had hp re? mained hero he would, no doubt, stand to? day in the front rank as a preacher and ed? ucator. No name tounds more familiar to many of the older people of this section to day or calls up fonder recollections than the name of Berry Long He is a brother of Mr. George Long and Mrs. Thomas Stuckey, of the Starr section, aud has a Jiost of relatives throughout the County. Jt waia wjtb great reluctance and many re? grets that bis ?humhes?Hopewell, Le? banon and others?accepted his resigna? tion in the fall of IStQ, In order that he might yield to an impression to preach the gospel and establish churches on the plains of Texas, that was being so rapidly settled up by the great influx from all parts of the older States. This was before any of the great railroad systoms of the West were inaugurated, hence travel attbattime was all done by private conveyanco through the conntry and across the great Missis? sippi swamps. The party, of which Mr. Long was leader, left here on the second day of October and reaohed their destina? tion in Jasper County, Texas, on the 20th day of November, being just fifty days on the road. Now it hardly requires that many hours. Mr. Long remained in Jasper County only one year, removing with his family to Dallas County in the fall of 'G7. There, assisted by Revs. J. F. Pinaon and W. W. Harris, he organized what is now the First Baptist Church in the city of Dallis. Eight persons constituted tbe entire membership at its organization, and tho meeting wa3 held in an old hut, built either of sawed { slabs or split boards. At any rate, it was I very uninviting. Dunn? a period of four? teen rears Bpeut iu Dallas County, he served the following Churches as pastor : Spring Croek, now Piano, Uuion, Picisant View, Duck Creek, Scyrne and Mt. Calva I ry, reiLPining pastor of the latter lor six years. Meanwhile Mr. Longacted asmod-v erator of the Elm Fork, now Dallas Coun? ty. Association for a number of years Whilo living in Dallas County he did a great deal of evangelistic work, holding meetings in destitute portions of theState, all of which were wonderfully blessed to the salvation of many souls. Tho most notable, perhaps, of these revivals took place in the Mt. Olive Church, iu Kaulman County, where seventj wore baptized into tbe fellowship of the Church tie was alsf. aasocialional missionary ono year, du rii'g which time he witnessed about forty J conversions, and established a number of I churches. In the fall of 1371 he went to Johnson Couuty. here he and some of the members of his own family, together with a few others, constituted Lone Prairie Church, of which he was pastor for several years, during which time he had the pleas rure of seeing the little band swell from 17 to 15G. While living in Johnson County Mr. Long was pastor of Bethany and a number of other churches, also of Acton and Grandberry in Hood County. He now became missionary again for tbe gen? eral Association, which position he held for eeveral years. Here he underwent many privations and hardships, but one of the greatest was being absent from bis family so much of the time. Whilo in this service he organized several churches aud was pastor of several mission stations along the frontier. Resigning this position he served as missionary for tho Baptist State Convention for one year. This endid his work as a missionary. Aiter serving as pastor for Whltt Church, in Whitt County, and Ebenezer and Jackaborough churches, in Jack County, he then removed with his family in the spring of '83 to Wise Coun? ty, where he became pastor of Pleasant Hill and Pleasant Grove churches. After serving these churches for some time be then became pastor of Paradise Church, in the town of Eldorado. While in Wise 1'ount.y he again held a number of success? ful revivals, in which great numbers were converted. In lfcOO Mr. Long removed to Montague County, and became pastor of Hardy and Audubon churches in that County, and Era and Bethlehem in Cook County. In the fall of '93 he moved to White Mound, in Grayson County, his present home, where he is now comforta? bly situated in a house of his own, with a nice little farm attached, Mr. Long is now 06 years old, but is still strong and vigorous, both in body and mind. He had the misfortune about two years ago to lose one of his eyes, caused by a kick from a vicious horse, which has somewhat impaired his sight and slightly disfigured his face, but he can see more with one eye than a great many can with two. He is a man of quick perception, a profound thinker, a great reasoner, and a fine logician. Added to this rare ombi nation of gifts a fine and easy flow of lan guage makes Mr. Long one of the ablest preachers in Texas. He has a fine library of choice books, of which be has been a close student, and is well ioformod on al? most any subject you can mention, as well as a fine Biblical scholar, He is what is known as a "Landmark Baptist,"?stern, rigid and uncompromising m bis views. He seems to be thoroughly posted on the doctrines and tenets of his Church, and never hesitates to prepsnt them in their strongest form. This renders him very unpopular in certain quarter?, especially among the followers of Alexander Camp? bell, who Eeuni to be continually waging war on him. Do you know they deny that the Holy Spirit has anything to do with enlightening or convicting a sinner ? But tbe venerable soldier is thoroughly equip? ped and panoplied for the fight, and with bis great' gospel broad-axe splits the line every lick, sending the chips and splinters whiazing in every direction. In a certain town where there were nothing but Cam p bellites they tendered our preacher their house of worship, but the wily chieftain wtmld not accept the geneious offer with? out a written contract, and then as soon as he began to preach upon the power of tbe Holy Ghost and influence upon the hearts and lives of men, they locked the doors on on him. Mr. Long thoroughly prepares bis ser? mons, never undertaking to handle any subject without studying it carefully. While he does not write out all of his ser? mons in lull, he does write a synopsis or skeleton of every sermon he preaches, and then records them In a large book arranged for that purpose, numbered and indexed. It was our privilege to look through his sermon books?I say books, for there were five or six of them, containing 875 skele? tons of sermons on various subjects; and -to this number he is continually adding new and fresh ones. Buch a preacher will never wear out or become stale and be laid on the shelf; ho will always preach witn the geal and enthusiasm of youth. Mr. Long has been twice married. His first wife, Miss Jane Smith, daughter of Mr. Samuel Smith, who once lived near Varennes, six miles South of Anderson, died in the Winter of *f?7, leaving him alone, his children all being grown and gone. He made his home with one of his daughters until the fall of '89, when he was married to Mrs. Sue Newton, a beau? tiful and accomplished lady, whose former husband was a Baptist preacher. She has two eons by her former marriage?Joe and Burt?two exceedingly bright boys. Mrs. Long is a fine pianist, and Joe can't be beat on a harp, while Burt is a fine singer, so you Bee they form a splendid tiiad. They gave us some of tbe sweetest music I think I ever listened to. Seven children were the result of Mr. Long's former marriage, all of whom are living, except one, a lovely little daughter, who lies sleeping in the old cemetery at Hope well Church in this County. He has four sons, three of them living in Johnson Co , Texas, two farming, tbe qtber merchan? dising. His children are all married, ex? cept the youngest son, Berry Manly. He is business manager of the Standard Cattle Cnmnany in the titate of Wyoming. John, the. eldest, married the daughter of Mr, Newton Harper, a former citigen of this County, The two daughters are both hap? pily married and comfortably situated in the ' Lone Star'' State, May tbe Lord uleas this veteran soldier of the Cross, and spare him many years yet to labor for tbe Master. T. H. GARRETT. Anderson, S. C. A Woman Shot. Greenville News, June 9. William Pluraley is a well known citi? zen of upper Greenville, the head of a large aud prominent family and tbe owner of considerable property. He lives in a large and comfortable double cabin on the side of Hog Back mountain, 21 miles above Greenville city and in the edge of the famous "Dark Corner" of Glassy Mountain township. Thursday forenoon between ten and eleven o'clook Mr. Plumley's wife, a wo? man of sixty-five and the mother of ten children, was alone in her house, busied with her house work. All the men of the family were away, most of them in the field at work, She noticed somebody dodging about in the woods and thickets some distance above the house but sup? posed it to be her son Davis, who is partly crippled and who spends much of his time hunting. After a while, how over, she became suspicious and uneasy and walked from the house toward some of tbe outbuildings. She peered and looked about cautiously, endeavoring to see who and where the man was. It seems that he, too, was watching closely. When ho Baw Mrs, Plumley leave the house he slipped around on the other side and weut in. She saw him as ho loft a few minutes later. He had with him a small trunk which he had found and picked up. Mrs. Plumley caught only a brief glimpse of him as'he broke for the surroundiog woods, She called and rushed back to tbe bouse and ran through it. As she reached the doorway on the side from which the man had gone a gun was fired and she was struck iu the side with what looked like a rifle bullet, It has the mark of the mold on It and is evidently homo made. It weut in on one side and passed out on the oth? er and lodged in the door frame. Whether it passed through her body or struck a rib and glanced around Dr. Mooney, ol* Gowensville, who was sent for and wbo attended her, could not de? termine. Consequently be was unable to say whether tbe wound was surely a fatal one. He was inclined to think from the profuse bleeding that the missile had passed around. Mrs. Plumley managed to summon as? sistance and her kinspeople and friends from tbe neighborhood soon began to gather in, The first thing they did after making her as comfortable as possible and sending for tho doctor was to look for signs of tbe robber and would-be mur? derer, with tho patience and instinct of the mountaineer. They found the track to be a strange one, unknown in that neighborhood. They trailed it around and in and out of the house. At a distance of forty yards they found where the man had stood when he nettled himself to fire. Further on they found the little trunk. It had contained about 9000, of which 8130 was in gold coin. It had been opened appa? rently with a key which fitted it, and all the gold and some 9200 in greenbacks had been taken out, the balance of tbe money being left. Why all was not tak? en is a mystery, but it is supposed the robber was frightened away before ho had gathered all the bootv. Then the trail was taken. Tho man was evidently a mountainoer himself and had taken ovory precaution his ex? perience could suggest to hide his sign, lie had approached one way and loft an? other. Whenover ho had found another track ahead of him ho had stepped in it. Ho had gone on roots and rocks when? ever it was possible. When he had crossed clearings or soft ground he had walked on his toes so as to leave no mark of his heels. For all that the men on his trail followed him more than fivo miles, through woods, across and along roads, over abandoned plantations, around Hog Back mountain, across tho headwaters of the Saluda and into tho South Paoolet section. There the same track which had been picked out at Mr. Plumley's was found leading to within a few yards of Van Burweil's house. Van Burwell was found at homo and was asked where his son Ben was. "He isn't here," was the cautious and characteristic answer, "but ho can bo found if any body has any business with him." Suspicion is very strong against the Burwells and it Is increased by Mr. Plumloy's statement that they wero the only people outsido his own family who knew he had the money and how he kept it. A warrant against Ben Bur well was sworn out before 'Squire Dill, who lives about six miles from Plumley. and was to have been executed Thursday evening. Mark Durham, who lives near Hog Back, came down yesterday and brought fie news here, confirming a statement of the affair received by the Greonville News by telegraph from Tryon, N. C, yesterday morning. Mr. Durham says the Plumleys and the people generally of that section are much wrought up ovor the crime, the barbarity aud cruelty of the deliberate attempt to assassinate a helpless old woman having sent a thrill of horror and rage through the country. If Mrs. Plumley dies and a good case is made against auy man it is doubtful if that man will ever get out of the moun? tains on his way to jail. Greenville, June 0.?Ben Burwell, charged witn robbing and shooting Mrs. William-Plumley on Thursday, was ar? rested yesterday and lodged iu the Greenville jail. The stolen money was recovered, but Burwell insists that he did not shoot Mrs. Plumley. There is the strongest evidence that he is the guilty party. Strong hopes are entertained that Mrs. Plumley will recover. Burwell is a half witted fellow. Tokecua Observations On last Friday morning Jack frost again appeared, which terminate! in nipping cotton and giving the farmers the blues, but, friends, don't despair, a bad beginning brings about a fat ending. Some have replanted their cotton crop, but a few have ?ne prospects. Corn is looking well; wheat being harvested, but reports aro not so good as calculated?dam? aged by black rust. Spring and fall oats are fine Sccnn that the gloomy prospects keep back the candidates Come forth, aud let us give you a bist. Mr. Robt. Patterson came very near go? ing up tbe flume recently. He was at tacked at Cburcb Sunday with somethiog like sick headache, whir-h became worse after reaching home. He took about a handful of common salts, and iu a little while began to suffer with a pain in the abdomen similar to cramp cuitc, which grew worse until he became speechless, be? fore the physician c.iuld be summoned, lasting nntil Tuesday, but is convalescent at this writing. The Doctor Bays it was brought about from an overdose of salts. Messrs. I. T. Compton and Ed. Hoi brook have been suffering from cholera morbus this week, but are now on tbe mend. Mr, Compton is able to be visiting his mother in Anderson Couuty. Mr. Morgan Jefferson, of Walhalla, is among relatives this week. Glad to have him come. Right funny : one of our enterprising, bashful young gents went to see his in? tended one night recently, aud from ac? count given your scribe, Miss B-gave bim tbe time, and In bis flurry made a mistake and "swapped" bridles with the old man. His father finding out about same got him up a rucus, and on last Sun? day returned to change bridles. The old man sent bim to tbe girl, so Mr.-up and says: "I?I?forgot. Miss, me dada sent me after bis biido el." Miss thought he meant her, so she made him skeedadle, by using the poker, and if you want to see blushing, walk up and ask him if he fonnd his bridle. Try it again, brother, don't become disheartened, for we are taucht that we are to have mar-y trials aud difficulties. The child of Mr. D. J. Elrod is ablo to be up. Mrs Jimmio Hayes is slowly improv? ing. Suffering from heart troubles. Mr. Robt. Lemmons, who has been photographing in Abbeville Couuty, re? turned home last night. Robt. will re? sume his work near October. Mr. E. P, Karle \a home from Texas and Mexico, this week. He brought sev? eral curiosities, plants, ifcc, to the amount of $100. Tho recent cold snap did one good thing, i. e , hushed the Fbaroab plauge. Tewhit, tewbet, tewhit, tew?et, and a chir-r r-r, can be heard among the reapers in every direction. Hurrah, boys, for the jug of cider! Say, where did you hide her? Messrs. J. D. Moore aud W. E Herring, two of our energetic young men, visited friends at Richland Saturday. They car? ried their musical instruments and report asweittlme. A large crowd gathered at the residence of Mrs. Bowie Sunday aud made some nice music, which gratified her greatly. Also they had a pleasant time at Cross Roads Sunday afternoon. Music charms tbe soul, and Is pleasant to the ear. Judge Mullet. Tokeena, June -l Moseley News. Dry weather is plentiful but the farm? ers have not become discouraged. They are going ahead with their work, getting ready for the rain that Prof. Hicks says we will have soon. Master John Will Brown, who has been very sick, is improving very slow. Mrs. J. L. Wiles is very 6ick at this writing. Mr. T. B. Tucker is off on a visit to Georgia. Mr. G. C. Price and Mrs. E. C. Evans, of Bio, Georgia, visited relatives at this place Saturday and Sunday. Misses Texie and Emma Tucker, of Moffatsville, visited the family of Mr. S. P. Prultt Sunday. Miss Lula McGill, of Deans, who has been visiting her brother, Mr. Guss. Mc? Gill, returned home Sunday, taking with her one of Barnes' most popular young men. Come agiln, Miss Lula. Several of the young people are antici? pating a nice time the 22nd. Rev. Dr. Scudday will preach at Fel? lowship next Sunday a. m. Secundus. ? A gooseborry farmer on the eastern shoro of Maryland recently shipped to Baltimore 12,700 pounds of green goose? berries and sold them at four and a half cents a pound. He expects to gather more than 000 bushels of gooseberries from six acres. The gooseberry is one of the fruits that sell better green than ripe, Green gooseberry sauce is esteemed an admirable accompaniment to meats in the land where the gooseberry grows, and green gooseberry pie, though less beauti? ful than cranberry tart, is an admirable product. ? Probably the largest leatherhead sea turtle ever seen in Baltimore was sent to the Maryland Academy of Scienoes last Wednesday. The turtle weighed between eight hundred and a thousand pounds ; was seven feet long, six feet wide and two feet thiok. The head was two feet in circumference, and a man could get his head in the turtle's mouth. Its fins were as long as a man's arm and a foot wide. It was caught in J. A. Marion's fish net at Harborton, Accomac County, Va., and it had to be raised out of the not and on shore with a block and tacklo. All Free. Those who have used Dr. King's New Discovory know its value, and those who hare not, bavo now the opportunity to try it Free. Call on the advertised Druggist and get aTrial Bottle?Free. -Send your name and address to H E. Buck len & Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills Free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor Free. All of which is guaranteed to do you good and cost you nothing at Hill Bros. Drugstore. See the World's Fair for Fifteen Cents. Upon receipt of your address and fifteen cents in postage stamps, we will mail you prepaid our "Souvenir Portfolio of the World's Columbian Exposition." The reg ulat price is fifty cents, out as wo want you to have one, we make the price nominal. You will find it a work of art and a thing to be prized. It contains full page views of the great buildings, with descriptions of same, and is executed in highest style of art. If not satisfied with it after you get it we will refund the stamps and let you keep the book. Address H. E. Buck- j en & Co. Chicago, III. I ? A hoalthy appetite, with perfect di? gestion and assimilation, may bo secured by the use of Ayer's Pills. They cteanse and strengthen the whole alimentary ca? nal and remove all obstructions to the natural functions of either sex, without any unpleasant effects. A. B. TOWERS ILL SELL YOU Bnttons, Children's Slockings, Men's White Cotton Gloves, And many other articles, Cheaper than you cau buy them any where else. A f?-w FINE SHIRTS. No. 16 and 1GJ. the best fitting Shirts I ever had at le^s than cobt. I am still Headquarters for Wall Paper, FINE TEA, Roasted Coffee, New Orleans Pure Muscovado Molassci, Kerosene Oil, and a few Barrels Flour at prices to sur? prise you. A. B. TOWERS. Insurance Agent, is Whitner Street. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persons having demands against the Estate of J. W. B. Skelton, deceased, are hereby notified to present them, prop? erly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, ana those indebted to make payment. J. L. Tit I BELTS, Ex''. MRS. E. C. SKELTON, Ex'x. June 13, l>-94 50 3 NOTICE TO CREDITORS. All persona having demands against Estate nf Mrs. Elia* J. Hunter, deceased, are hereby notified to present Ihetn, proper ly proven, to the undersigned within the time prescribed by law, and those indebted to make payment. MILES M. HUNTER, Ex'r. June 13, 1894_50_3? Frank. m. BCobfky. J. Furhas Evans MURPHY & EVANS, Attorneys at Law, AlNDERtSOlV, - ? S. C. COLLECTIONS and Commercial Law given special attention Office?Over Farmern' and Merchants' Bank June 0, 1*94 49 6m THE PAINT BUSINESS! ^V^e have been in it some time, and whilst, as we predicted in the beginning, we havn't done it all, or even nearly all, we have done enough to learn a good deal about it, and have our Paint scattered on a good many houses in the Town and County. Our effort has bte:i to furnish the best material at the minimum price. In this we confidently believe we have succeeded That we sell the best material can be ea? sily established by reference to those who have used onr stuff?not better th<tn any body else sells, but as good as anybody sells at any price. On our Ready Mixed Paint we give our personal guarantee, not only that it will give perfect satisfaction in every particu? lar, but also that it is as good and pure as any sold in this or any other market at any price To a man who believes our guarantee good we shall be pleased to sell; otherwise we don't want his business. On Lead and Oil of course we can only guarantee that they are strictly pure, and will etar.d any test. Whether they give satisfaction or not depends on whether they are properly mixed and applied. We shouldn't like our friends to think tbat because we have been giving especial attention to the Paint business lately our interest in other lines bas diminished. We still manufacture "Choieraoidc," and our Patent Medicine shelves are always fuil. We still have a little Millet Seed, a few Bein Seed and a lot of Fishing Tackle. HILL BROS., Druggists. BURNING QUESTION WHAT KIND TO BUY AND WHERE TO BUY IT. PURE water WHITE EVERY GALLON FULLY GUAK ANTEED. MAKES A PURE WHITE LIGHT. NO SMOKE. NO SMELL. HAVE AGREED TO SELL FIFTY BARRELS Just as soon as we can, and must have your assistance. PRICE 15c. GALLON. MERCHANTS Supplied st Guaranteed Prices. NO WATER. NO FILTH. ALL OIL. We sell Oil Cans and Tanks that hold from half gallon to sixty gallons at prices competition cannot meet. Yours always truly, a S. MINOR, and 10c. STORK, ^j. Come to see us. FOR NINETY DAYS REGARDLESS OF COST! \TOXS will find rae below Moss A Brown's, cn DEPOT STREBT, whore I am Um JL porarily located until my new Storerccm on Granite Row is completed. ? have on hand a big line of? Dry Goods, Shoes, Hats, Etc., That I do not care to move again, consequently they must be SOLD REGARDLESS OF COST. If you need any thing in this line now is your chance to buy it ch'japvr than vou ever did in all votir life. Come and see mo and I will show you that I MEAN BUSINESS STRICTLY. These Goods must be sold by Sep?embor 1st. I can give you prices on FLOUR, MEAT, COFFEE and MOLASSES that will In? terest you. Do not buy until you see me. Yours truly, M- A. DEAN. BARGAINS IIS SHOES! 3,000 PAIRS 5IENV, WOMENS' and Children's SHOIES THAT MUST BE SOLD WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS. COME AT ONCE AND SECUEE BARGAINS IN SHOES. Remember that they will be sold at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES for Cash, or on time to good, responsible parties. Yours truly, BROWN, OSBORNE & CO. IN GOLD ABSOLUTELY GIVEN AWAY 11 For Every Cash Purchase of #1.00 From now nntil December 24, 1894, J SHOES G0SSETT & BROWN S Will give you a Coupon Ticket which may call for $25.00 in Gold. j $50.00 in Gold will actually be given to our Customers on Christ? mas Day. When you purchase Shoes to the amount of One Dollar Cash, you fire given a numbered ticket, and the corresponding coupon number is dropper^ in a box made for the purpose. Ou the 25th of December five of the numbers will be drawn out by a blind-folded person, and the first drawn out will for 825.00 in Gold; the second, 810.00 in Gold ; the third 85.00 in Gild ; the fourth $5.00 in Gold, and the fifth $5.00 in Gold. / COSSETT * BROWN, ? Wholesale and Retail Dealers in BOOTS AJNTD SHOES, ANDERSON S C. We Guarantee every 14-Finger Grain Cradle we sell to be only "the genuine Josh Berry," and the Blades are the very best on the market. We mean what we say. As to price, just try us! Tours, &c, BROCK BROS WHOLESALE AGENCY. < The Genuine 14-Finger "Josh Berry" GRAIN CRADLES. Don't bedeceived by inferior Imitations. For the Genuine and only perfect Cradle go to SULLIVAN HARDWARE CO., Wholesale and Betail Agents.