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PROHIBITIONISTS PROTEST. ?' Representatives of Citizens' Club of Union Allege Many Irregularities?lOount of Vote Deferred. Union, Bee. 31.^-On account of al: leged numerous irregularities, at the majority of precincts in this county in the election held last week as to wheliher prohibition should continue or a county dispensary should b,e established, the prohibitionists today filed a protest against the declaring of the election by the board .of canvassers, \Vhidh had met foivthe purpose of tabulating tjje official vote. According to the returns as gathered by local newspapers, the dispen,3ary had a mapority of 11 votes out of 1,217 cast. It is currently reported that in a large number. o<f P*"a- t cincts registration certificates and tax receipts were not required to be produced as the statute lays down, that voters cast" their ballots in other precincts than that named on their registration certificate,' that one or more of the precincts did not open promptly at tire hour specified and therefore several voters were deprived of the privilege of voting. The protest, which was made in the name of 28 or more members of the Citizens' club, was filed by Attorneys J. A. Sawyer and Jno. K. Ham, blin for the prohibitionists after the board of canvassers had organized, but before they had begun the official tabulation of the vote. After, presenting their arguments Messrs. B. F. Townsend and J. Gordon Hughes,. representing interested parties whose names have not yet been (made public, contended that the "Vote should be counted and the election declared. However, the board of canvassers after heading b'ot)h sides agreed to defer the count until next Monday at 10 a. m., when the board will meet and receive statements from both sides as to any irregularities that might havo prevailed. It is understood that there is a strong probability that in tire event the prohibitionists succeed in throwing out the vole at the precinctJ which are named in their protest and which went strongly for the dispensary, the advocates of the establishment of the dispensary here will contest the legality of the vote as cast at Jonesville and Cross Keys, both of which went by a large majority for prohibition. In such event, if it is narrowed down strictly, it 'seems that Union precinct is really the only one where tlie law was fully complied with, and under the vote as first counted this would give prohibition a majority of eight votes, but the likelihood is that the whole election will be declared void, and if this is done, a number of persons who have looked into the law are of the opinion t*hat as tlie special provision for holding an election specified that it should be held in 1007, and as another election can not be ordered and held in 1007, this precludes an election being held prior lo August. 1000, which would be the end of four years Prom the date when prohibition was voted in and winch was originally provided for in the Brice act, the law under which the election was first held. The protest filed is as follows: "The State of South Carolina? County of Union. "To Messrs. John \Y. Gregory, Levi W. tSmith and J. Ben Tinslcy, Commissioners of election for state officers, etc., and by virtue thereof, constituting t)hc board of county canvassers for Union county, in said state. "On behalf of S. M. Rice, Jr., E. U., George H. Oet'/el, H. B. O'Shields, W. F. Walker, George S. Kirby, L. L. Wagnon, and 27 other residents, citizens and taxpayers of Union, in the county and state aforesaid, most of whom are real estate owners and are the heads of families of small children residing in said town, county and state, the undersigned hereby enter a protest for the purpose of contesting the legality of the election held in the county and state aforesaid, on the 27th day of December, 1007, upon the question whether liquors and beverages may be sold in said county or not. The grounds of said contest being as follows: "1. That there was not provided at each, or any voting precinct in said county two ballot boxes in which the ballots must' 'be oast. "2. That the voting at the following nftmed precincts was illegally conducted and the ballots ca'st thereat hereinafter set fortb, Gibbs, Buffalo Mills, Excalsior Knitting Mills, Adamsburg, Kelson, Black Rock, Colcrainc, Bockhart Mills and Santue; the reasons being (a) that at the Gibbs box the managers of election were never sworn, neither were any of the voters sworn. "(b) That at (neither of the boxabove mentioned were all the vo tors required to produce a regis!a lion certilflcate mid fax receipt show ing the payment of all taxes assesse against them fdi\ the previous yea (c) 1*hat in the case of lCxce sior Knitting Mills precinct none <j the voitei*s exhibited or held a regis tration certificate for said precinc " (d) Tliat' in a number of said pr< cmcts men were allowed to vote wii ,v'el'e not;registered at said precinct but hold registration certificates fc some other precinct; especially wt this true as to Adamslburg, Buff a] Mails and Excelsior Knitting Mil] precincts. ".(e).That at some of the precincl the polls.were not opened as requii 'ed by law, "especially as to time, e; pecially was this the case at Santu and Black Hock precincts. "In view of the fact that the ele< lion was held on Friday last, and a so that Monday was so very inch mcnt, a hard rain falling during th morning hours, we have been unabl to collect the proof of all the illegal lies and irregularities charged; an therefore reaped fully ask your boar In receive this protest and adjoin* I he hearing to some future day, th n allowing us as well as any contej Iocs (<> prepare and submit- proof c the above charges. "Wherefore, the contestants lien in ask that your board declare sai election illegal, null and void; a:i in any ovont ttiat your board wi throw out and disregard the return and ballots of any and all precinc! at which you anay find the election t have been illegally and improper] conducted. "J. A. Sawyer, "John K. Hambliiij "Attorneys for Contestants." FINANCIAL CRISIS PASSED Comptroller Ridley Reviews" Cond lions for the Year Just Closing, Saying That the World Has Been Overtrading and Expending. . Washington, D??e. 31.?\\\ 1 Ridgley, comptroller ol* the currene; today gave out a statement dealin largely with financial conditions du ing the year 1007, in wh'ich lie sa\ that the conditions which made th crisis possible are the aceuimilnto composite results of many years c business. The whole-world has bee overtrading and expanding- and in where has il been more rampant thn in the I uited Slates. The rcactic was inevitable and, though it migl not have taken the form of a ban panic, had we been better prcpaiv with such a banking and curreiK system as we should have, I lie tin iias come when some or all must pr for our overindulgence. "It is the duty of the banks," sa; lire comptroller, "to restore bu? ness to normal conditions by resin ing their functions as promptly ai ?s fully as possible. Fortunate I here is not only the strongest desi and disposition on the part of 11 banks to do this but condition* a such as to make it comparative easy, and to lead us to expect a mm more prompt recovery' than has fc lowed other similar financial criso ">Thc reports of the eomptroll) show that llie reserves in the ce Ira! reserve cities were but 22.2 p cent, against the legal requiremo: of 25 per cent. The 40 reserve cili show 24.72 .per cent, of legal reserv or almost the full legal miuimui while their total cash means a 20.55 per cent, of their deposits. ( the 40 cities, 21 show legal reserv above 25 per cent., while 10 of the show over 30 per cent, of legal r serve and all but eight of them she more than 25 per cent, of total ca, means. (The largest reserves a in the Texas cities; Galveston ai San Antonio showing over 38 per ce of legal reserve and Galveston ov 48 per cent-of total cash means. "There is not one state whv does not show an excess of reser above legal requirement, of .15 p cent and an increase in legal reser and total cash means on Dec. above those held on Aug. 22. "Although tire central reserve ( ties have received through imports gold and otherwise, certainly much as $150,000,000, probably co siderably more, it- has been paid o and their reserves paid down to 22 per cent with the failure of a sin<j bank in one of the central reser cities. From Oct. 20 to Dec. 30, 19C there have been but 10 suspensio or failures of national banks. ( these, two have resumed, and sever more should do so in the very ne future. " Contrast this with the panic 1803, when 100 national banks fa ed and of these 54 were never i opened. The total number of natio al bnivk' failures for 1007 is 21 ai this number has been exceeded mai times in years when wo have hi i- j nothing which could bo culled a pun-' - ic. The banks are in bet lor eon.lirl lion oil Jan. 1, 190S, than thoy ever r. wore after audi a crisis. The reports j_ oL' condition of the national banks ,? show that from Aug. 22 to Dec. 3 3_ individual depfosits decreased but $142,000,000 or about 3 1-4 per cent; while the decrease in cash on hand 0 was but $40,000,000 and the increase in bills payable and rediscounts was | about $42,000,000. IS ".Since l)cc. 3, the central rese:'10 ves have steadily increased and the ls disappearance of any premium on currency in the last few days shows , that the strain is relieved. Most of i tlie reserve cities are up to their lvsj ^{>1 requirements, many ot them far I above it, and the country banks as a whole are in the saint con.'.ilion. j_ "We have had a very severe bank j_ panic. It might, however, have boon worse and would have been much [C worse, but for the aid given by (lie (c j treasury department and some of 1 jlhc leading financial men of the (| i country. d "it would seem but a fair eonclun J sion that 1 ho acute bank trouble is! is ! past; that payments may be and in I j_ fact are being resumed so rapidly j ?f lliai normal conditions of payment j J and remittances may bo now assured. I 3- "The panic is over and the worst d is past, but we have a long period of d readjustment ,aud recuperation bell fore us. "Values of all kinds will have to ^ be rearranged. We shall have more ? industrial and commercial failures, y and probably some more bank failurea. We shall have to go through a period of retrenchment and liquida1 tion, but there is reason to believe it will not be so long or trying as it has been at other times. We have had a money panic as bad as 1803, 'but the fundamental strength of con1_ ditions lias enable.! us to stand the j curtailment of credits, and disarrangement of domestic exchanges with far less disastrous results than in 1893. "After we have paid our debts and reduced our expenses, t'lie great re1 ' sources of the land will revive our ? business let us hope, on a more sound and enduring basis ihan ever .'s before." is d Grandfather Ansel. in Columbia State. o- Well, who now living in South Cnriti olina has over heard of a grandchild >11 in the governor's mansions. Not since it the War of Secession has tlii been ik known. Hut there is happiness at ?d the mansion now, for the news comes sy from Florida that. Gov. Ansel is a ic grand father. An,I no grandchild i.v perhaps ever had grandfather more of the type. Kindly, t'houghlful and ys considerate, the governor of South ;i- Carolina is the very kind of man n- whom children would love. It. has id been remarked frequently since Gov. ly Ansel came into office that lie was re such a considerate host whenever lie 11 had gone anywhere with an otlieial re party and that, he is always "as ly easy as an old shot " in guy company, '.h It would bo a pretty question tor d- the clerk of the state historical so S. piety or some other deliver into his3r lory to find out if there were many n- of the governors of the state who or were grandfathers at. the time thai nt they were chief executives. es c' O'Neall Union. n. , fhere will be a meeting- of O'Ncall 1 O t ^ Farmers' union, at O'N'eall school house, on Friday, January 3, 100S, m at 3 o'clock p. m. All members are e_ requested to be present without fail. IW John L. Hunter, Pres. re Utopia Farmers Union. The Ufopia Farmer's Union will meet at 'the Utopia school house on er Friday afternoon at three o'clock, January 3, 1008.. A full at tendance of the members is desired as business v* of importance is to be transacted and Cl* delegates to the county union to be e'ecced. 3, Beth Eden Union. 0p The members of lielh Kdon Fains mer's Union are requested to meet at n_ Long Lane sehool house at three ..j o'clock, Friday afternoon, January !2 3. 1008. 0. S. Suber, Pres. vo Chris Folk, Sec. >7, Attention Pensioners. ns I will be in tlio auditor's offico each Saturday in January. 1008, to prepare pension applications, (the apai plicants can call at. the ofTiee now and get the blanks. Old pensioners do not have to apply except where they are entitled to a raise to a higher class. The last Saturday in January ,1_ is the last day to prepare applicant t ions. W W. G. Peterson, Pension Commissioner. [FOR AL?rCHEATIQNl ^fl I !,"' llc?lr"'Z5c. 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I11 case of fire your cotton is pai< for at market value, and you have n< difficulty as to insurance, the full in surance being maintained by The Stand ard Warehouse Company. (, All insurance ??ti cotton is main tained at full value in the highest el as TCnglish and American Insurance Com panics. 7 The Standard Warehouse Com pan; is absolutely independent of any otlie organization and conducts its affairs upoi strict business methods. 8. The paid up capital stock of Th Standard Warehouse Company is $350, 000 00, and the company is absolute] safe, and its warehouse receipts com ahead of the stockholders. 9. By having a number of Staudan Warehouses constructed so as to compl; with insurance regulations and cconc iniea in general management The Stan dard Warehouse Company offer the cheap est rate compatible with sound busines methods, ample insurance and the full est protection of its receipts. 10. 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