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VOL. XL. NO. 80. NEWBERRY. S. C., FRIDAY -T ULY 29. 1904 TWICE A WEEK. S1.50A YEA R
NEW LIGHTING PLANT.
It Was Purchased By the Commis
sioners at Their Meeting on
Tuesday Afternoon.
The commissioners of public works.
at their meeting held Tuesday after
noon. purchased the new electric
lighting plant for the city from the
General Electric company at a cost
of 5.go;. A number of bids were
very thoroughly considered and a de
cision reached only after the most
careful investigation of the relative
merits of all the systems proposed.
The plant which was purchased is
the very latest and when installed will
place Newberry on a par with any
town in the south, or in the country,
in the matter of electric lighting. . It
is expected that the plant can be
brought here in about two months,
and the change will be made im
mediately. Superintendent F. M.
Boyd says he will be able to make the
change without interfering in the
least with the operation of the plant
while it is being made.
The purchase includes an entire
new system, with the exception of the
two engines which are being used at
present. Two dynamos will be in
stalled, sixty-five street lamps,
switch boards at the station, and the
other apparatus needed incident to an
entire change of system.
The new system will have a much
larger capacity than the present sys
tem, and the beauty about the new
system is that in everything
there is a margin. In . other
words. of the whoie sixty-five
street lamps and all the incandescent
lamps are burning at once there is no
danger of loading.
The two dynamos are interchange
able. That is, the street lights can be
run with eithef. and the incandescent
lights can be run with either, or both.
They have a combined capacity of
175 kilowats. which is an actual car
rying capacity of 65 arc lamps and
2,640 incandescent lamps. By putting
both the dynamos together about
5.ooo incandescent lights can be car
ried with the greatest safety. The
present plant has a capacity of 5o arc
lights and I.ooo incandescent lights.
There are at present exactly 2.ooo in
candescent lights in the city. Of
course, all these are never burning at
the same time, and hence it has been
possible, and possible only in this
manner, to keep the present system
runnning with the small dynamo now
in use. This danger of overloading
will be entirely done away with by
the new system, and even when the
new system is to put to its full ca
pacity of the margin that has
been kept thrdughout.
Each of the dynamos will be at
tached to a separate engine. The
machines are exactly the same. ex
cept in size, and the arrangement, 2s
stated. is such that should one be ora
of use for a time the other, no matter
which, could carry the incandescent
lights or the arc lights, or the big
machine could carry both. One of
the machines has a capacity of 100
kilowats and the other 73. Ordinarily
the big machine could be made to
carry both the arc li'mhts and the in
candescent lights at tr. same time,
and should more current b>e neded for
the incandescent lights the other ma
chine could be put on. making both
machines do their part of all the
work. The interchangeable switch
board will be of blue Vermont mar
ble. beautifully polished.
The current will he an alternating
currentl. 2.300 volts. 6o-cycle, revolv
ing field alternators.
No change will be necessary inside
the houses. The same incandescent
lamps and all apparatus will be used.
The arc lamp is one of the prettiest
and simplest pieces of mechanism in
use in electrical plants in the world.
Coming out over the globe will be an
enamelled steel reflector. There will
be an outside and an inside
globe, the inside globe being
opaescnt when the present arc
lights are burned all night it is nec
essary to clan them every day. The
new arc lights will need trimming only
every ten days on an average. The
lobe is air tight. and the absence of
free oxygen does not admit rapid
combustion, and hence the advantage.
The adjustment is perfect. In an al- i
ternating current system there is al- I
ways a considerable amount of vibra- F
tion in arc lamps causing a constant
humming. but this perfect automatic
adjustment does away with much of
this vibration, though there will be
some humming which can not be I
done away with. Superintendent <
Boyd says this lamp is in use in prac- i
tically all the large cities throughout I
the country. Birmingham. Ala.. using
several hundred of them. He care
fully noted the workings.of the lamp
while in Birmingham some time ago. I
The arc lamps will be shipped from
the General Electric company's works i
at Lynn. Mass., while the heavy ma
terial will come from the main fac
tory at Schenectady, N. Y.
The change. as stated, will be made t
without interruption of the present
plant. and will not be noticeable, I
probably, except in the street lighting
system.
It would have been impossible to
add'to the present plant. for the rea
son that on account of its being 6o
cycle, a parallel dynamo could not t
have been put in. With the new plant.,
however, should an increase be found
necessary. an addition to the plant,
and not a new plant, will only be re
quired.
TAGGART CHOSEN CHAIRMAN.
Will Manage the Campaign For the
Democratic Hosts This
Year.
New York. July 28.-The demo- r
cratic national' committee met at the i
Hoffman house, this city. Tuesday for 3
the purpose of selecting a chairman s
and perfecting an organization for
the coming campaign. r
Prior to the session the members e
of the committee gathered in 'the
corridors of che hotel and discussed I
the chances of the democracy for I
electing its candidate in the approach- c
ing elections. For the first time in ;
eight years there was an air of quiet
confidence that was decidedly pleas- }
ing to the old time party men.
The discordanT element which had t
been prominent at similar gatherings t
in the past was conspicious by its z
absence and men who have been rabid z
silver advocates previous:y, were
apparently content to keep their <
views in the background and to turn t
to with the eastern committeemen in 1
an endeavor to bring to the front those
issues that are now regarded ab the I
vital issues of the campaign.
The committee went into session
shortly before I o'clock and immed- t
iately elected Thomas T. Taggart. of i
Indiana, chairman,
Mr. Taggart was taken into the 1
committee room. where he made at
brief speech of acceptance.
U. Woodson, of Kentucky, wasi
chosen secretary.1
BRYAN ON PARKER.
Emphatically Declares That He Will
Support the Ticket This i
-Year.
Columbus. 0., July 26.-William J.
Bryan was in this city en route to
Delaware Springs. Chautauqua. where
he will make an address tonight on
nion-partisan topics.
Mr. Bryan. in an interview, said:
"It will be impossible for me to be
at Esopus on the day Judge Parke ris
officially notified. My time is all
tal:en up to Aug. 28 and I cannot go
to Esopus. Neither can I be present
at the Chicago meeting. for I am
billed to dleliver a lecture on that
evening.
"The statement attributed to me,"
he contiued. "that T would support
Judge Parker is true in every partic
ANARCHY IN RUSSIA.
Russian Minister of Interior Killed
By Explosion of a Bomb Yes
terday Morning.
St. Petersburg. July 28.-M. Plehve,
ninister of the interior, was assassi
iated at War.;aw station this morning,
his city, by the explosion of a bomb.
iis coachman and several spectators
vere also killed.
Minister of the Intericr Plehve had
ust arrived at the station when the
>omb was exploded. The windows
f the station were smashed by the
orce of the explosion. The pave
nent was torn up for a considerable
listance.
A strong cordon of police sur
ound the station. Nobody is al
owed to enter.
Berlin. July 28.-A code dispatch
eceived from St. Petersburg states
hat the Czar received the news of M.
"lehve's assassination at Peterhoff.
The emperor trembled, and sank in
o a chair overcome by the shock.
The St. Petersburg police already
ossess proof that the assassination
vas the result of a conspiracy by the
evolutionary party.
Geneva. July 28.-The Russian rev
lutionists are jubilant over the death
f M. Plehve. It is asserted that
here is a wide-spread revolutionary
lot on foot, the most formidable
ince the assassination of the Czar
dexander II.
The blacklist includes all the gov
rnors of the Russian provinces and
11 ministers.
The Czar had not been included, as
e was regarded as weak but amiable.
ow he has also been added.
St. Petersburg, July 28.-Accounts
I the exact circumstances of the as
assination of M. Plehve, the Russian
riister of the interior. in this city.
iffer. but what is obtainable from
uthentic quarters shows the circum
tances to be about as follows:
M. Plevhe was driving in his car
iage to the depot and had just reach
d the plaza in front of the station
hen a man, supposed to be a Jew. or
inn, rushed from a restaurant and
urled a smoking bomb in front of
ne of the horses. The carriage went
artly over the bomb, when sud
enly it exploded with a detonation
eard for blocks. and the force of
hich shattered many windows in
he vicinity. The carriage was blown
o atoms and the bodies of Plehve
nd his coachman were hurled in tHe
ir.
They landed in the debris of the
arriage. Both were frightfully mu
ilated. Several persons who saw the
ody of the minister say that his head
as crushed in, his arms and limbs
roken and mutilated by force of the
xplosion.
Immediately all was confusion in
he middle of the street. and during
he confusion the assailant tried to
nake his escape. He was captured
iy the gendarmes, however, and
aken to a place of safety.
W\hen arrested he said: "This is
ioth'ng to what is going to happen.
am inot the only one."
The body of the minister was taken
o his home. where the requiem mass
vas celebrated.
The general feeling in St. Peters
>urg this evening is one of horror at
hat has happened. In few quarters
s there an expression heard other
han that the deed should be deplored,
even though Plehve won the hatred
if the Jews and Finns by his acts of
-epression against them.
Paris, July 28.-An official dispatch
o Russian embassy says that several
>esides Plehve and his coachman
.er-e killed.
London. July 28.-The St. Peters
wrg correspondent of the Reuter
relegram company wires that M.
Plehve's assassin is a Jew. who re
~uses to give his name.
Oyster Bay. July 28.-President
Roosevelt left Oyster Bay for Wash.
nrton at m0.2 this morning.
TO CURTAIL PRODUCTION.
Southern Mills to Reduce to 75 per
Cent. During August and
September.
Greenville. July 27.-1y a vote
which was practically unanimous. cot
toil spinners from North Carolina.
South Carolina. Georgia. Jabama
and Mississippi. who met here today.
(lecided to curtail production 25 per
cent. or to a basis of 75 per cent. dur
ing the months of August and Sep
tember. This action was due to the
unsettled condition of goods market
and to the poor demand both from
home dealers and exporters.
The question of curtailment was
the most important matter considered
at the meeting. which was largely at
tended. especially by South Carolina
mill men. Col. James L. Orr. presi
dent of the Piedmont Manufacturing
Company. presided. The special com
mittee appointed at the Spartanburg
conference to ascertain the extent of
curtailment now existing showed the
following:
North Carolina. 50 per cent.: Mis
sissippi 25 per cent.: South Carolina.
26 1-2 per cent.: Georgia. 25 per cent.:
Alabama, 25 per cent.
After brief discussion the following
resolution was adopted, the vote be
ing 2.183.0.2 spindles for, and 106.096
spindles against: That the mills pres
ent agree that production shall be re
duced during the months of August
and September 25 per cent., by ither
running 75 per cent. of the machinery
all the time, or stopping all machin
ery one-fourth of the time. as may
be most advantageous to the respec
tive mills. the object being to limit
production to 75 per cent. of normal,
and they further respectfully recom
mend that all the cloth mills in the
states of North Carolina. South Car
olina. Georgia. and Alabama. which
are not curtailing to this extent, shall
do so for the months of August and
September.
It was further agreed that manu
facturers would not pay freight be
yond New York on goods destined
to bleacheries. and that the bills
should be paid within ten days from
date of shipment or date of invoice.
A rate schedule for the month of
August was adopted and prices were
fixed below which the mills will not
sell. A committee was appointed to
notify the mills of any change in
prices.
Commission houses will be notified
of this tariff sheet.
Telegrams were received from
South Carolina manufacturers indi
cating a material improvement in the
condition of the goods market since
the Spartanburg conference, when
new higher prices were agreed upon.
Nearly too mill men are here !o
gether -with the committee. Among
them are: J. A. Brock. Anderson.
Anderson Cotton mills and Brogon
Cotton mills: James P. Gossett, Wil
liamston mills; A. B. Calvert. Spar
tanburg. Drayton mills: WV. C. H-an
nick, Limestone mills. Gaffney: John
A. Fant. Monarch Cotton mills. Union:
R. L. Duke. Commonwealth Manu
faucturing company. Durham. N. C.:
Tohn A. Harris. Abbeville Cotton
mills: S. C. Smyly. Liberty Cotton
mills: E. A. Smythe. Pelzer Manufac
turing company: J. J. Littlejohn.
Jonesville Manufacturing company:
W. H. Sarter. AeL.ia Cotton mills.
Union: Phillip St. George Cocke.
Laurel Cotton mills. Laurel. Miss.:
S. B. Tanner. Henrietta mills. N. C.:
E. F. Lanham. Augusta: C. E. Bost
wick. Waycross, Ga.: R. P. Roberts.
Cherokee Falls: V. J. Guthery. Greens
boro. N. C.: P. A. Rhodes. Augusta.
Ga.
Mr. Walter Glymph Dead.
Mr. Walter Glymph. of Glymiph
ille. (lied on Monday and was buried
today at the old Glymph burying
ground. He was about 65 years of
THE TAMMANY LEADER.
He Says He Will Assist In Promo
ting Democratic Harmony
and Success.
Esopus. N. Y.. July 28.-Tammany
Leader Charles F. Murphy. before
leaving Esopus late yesterday after
noon gave out the following state
ment:
-Everything has been agreeable to
me. I am here in common with other
democrats throughout the country to
assist in promoting democratic har
mony and success. Everything that
has occurred has impressed me with
the fact that there is nothing to pre
vent all democrats uniting and making
a successful canvass in the state and
nation. New York city will give the
greatest majority ever known."
Mr. Murphy discussed state politics
with Judge Parker and various state
leaders. It may be said upon compe
tent authority that Judge Parker and
Mr. Murphy got very close together
on Xhat subject. The governorship
and other places on the state ticket
were among the matters talked over.
That he is not committed to 'Mayor
McClellan of New York for governor
is one of the things the Tammany
leader is said to have told Judge Par
ker. who is said to have spoken ear
nestly in favor of the mayor.
While Judge Parker and Leader
Murphy were in consultation the
members of the national committee
made an informan call.
FARMER'S ALLIANCE.
Address in Rock Hill by Mr. Jos. L.
Keitt, of This County.
The correspondent of the Columbia
State thus reports an address of Mr.
Joseph L. Keitt. of this county, de
livered at Rock Hill yesterday on.the
occasion of the encampment which
has been held at Tirzah for many
years, but which was this year held
at Rock Hill.
Mr. Keitt addressed himself to the
general audience, but especially to
the members of the Farmers' alliance.
He spoke for the board of directors
of the Farmers' alliance and explained
the litigation over the funds of the
exchange of that now defunct organi
zation.
He spoke of the enduring princi
ples of the alliance, though the or
ganization had disbanded. He said
that there is now in the Bank of Co
lumbia in round numbers $16.500
which if the directors had been per
mitted to act according to their pow
ers, would have been distributed to
its lawful owners'a year ago. Th?y
had been prevented in this by unwar
ranted interference. The trustees had
unanimously decided about two years
ago to dissolve the exchange and dis
tribute its funds. The secretary had
prepared a circular letter which was
sent to all the sub-allianc.es and pro
posed to distribute the funds as soon
as the certificates of stock were sent
in and those certificates lost or destroy
ed vouched for. The money was there
in bank subject to check.
Cleanliness is next to godliness, but
it is a long way from the bathtub to
church.
An ugly girl inherits a lot of good
looks when a rich relative dies and
leaves her some money.
It is much more imprudent to ask
a girl for a kiss than to apologize
for doing it without asking.
A small boy has an idea that in
the inquisition the chief intsrument
of torture was the tooth brush.
Oculist-Yes. you have a had case
of cros-eyes. WVere they always that
war.f
Caller-No, sir, It's of recent oc
currence. I think T got it while I
was watching the workmen on a sky
scraper and trying to look at an au
tomobile accident in the street below
.t te, same time-Chicego Tribune.