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14TH YEAR.
THROUGHOUT THE
PALMETTO STATE.
Interesting News Items Called From
Sooth Carolina Papers.
Edmund Deas has called the
State Republican Executive Committee
to meet in Columbia
March 29.
J. E. Norment, the governor's
private secretary, confirms the
rumor that he is a candidate for
Secretary of State.
There is talk again to the effect
that ex-Senator McLaurin, of
this State, mav be invited <-/* a
seat in the cabinet.
Senator Tillman says that he
knows nothing of any plans to
hold a convention of the friends
of the dispensary.
State Treasurer Jennings, who
has been in a hospital in Balimore
for several weeks, has returned
to Columbia much improved in
health.
Representative Morgan, of
Greenville, author of the "Morgan
bill," has declared his purpose to
retire from politics on account of
the press of business.
; May 8 has been chosen for the
dedication of Odd Fellows' orphanage
home at Greenville.
Great preparation is being made
and the incident will be one of
the most interesting events of
Odd Fellowship in this State.
The Columbia correspondent of
the News and Courier says: There
flre 8,804 pensioners on the lists
of the State on account of the
Confederate fund. It is a noteWorthy
fact that one-tenth of all
iua me pensioners in c>outf! Uaro(lina
are in Spartanburg: district.
The State pardon board last
week disposed of over 20 of the
petitions turned over to them by
Governor Heyward. There were
only four which received favorable
consideration and all of these
were for prisoners who have a
short time to serve and had been
convicted of minor offenses.
The trustees of the South Carolina
Industrial Sshool (or reformatory)
have had a number of
propositions from towns which
want the institution located within
their borders. Yorkville has
offered the barracks of the
King's Mountain Military Academy
and other places are making
offers.
Seed For Long Staple Cotton.
It may be of interest to the
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iai uicia wi Miow II1HI in? Agn-i
cultural Department has succeeded
in growing a number of new
breeds of cotton seed which produce
a grade of cotton witn a
fiber from a half to three quarters
of an inch longer than that formerly
grown. The seeds were
developed from the ordinary upland
cotton and are ready to be
sent out for this season's plant'
ing. They will be distributed
among the planters of the South
for experimental purposes, and
that a start in the seed may be
gained. The only trouble involved
in securing these seed will be a
lerrer to the Agricultural department.?Charlotte
Chronicle.
Fetch Crop Seriously Injured.
Advices received at this office
from different sections of the
county indicate that the extreme
cold of last week impaired the
prospects for a full peach crop
more seriously than was at first
thought. It is difficult to esti
nioic ticcuiaieiy tiie percentage
of loss occasioned by tne freezes
of Monday and Tuesday nights,
but from the reports at hand St
would seem that less than a
half crop will be made.
News from the peach belt of
Georgia is to the effect that the
freeze' has cost the growers of
that State fully $2,000,000.
Swedish Colony for North Carolina.
The Asheville board of trade
has completed negotiation whereby
three or four hundred
Swedish colonists will be brought
from the East to settle in that
section of the State. The colonists
belong to the Swedisn Lutheran
denomination, and they will have
a resident pastor in the person of
the Rev. W. Edlund, who has
been here for some time making
preparations for the coming of
nis countrymen. The colonists
will engage principally in sheep
raising and agricultural pursuits.
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FOK A COUNTY SUHL.
OF aWCATlON.
A Number of Aspartate le Swperietendent
CarroOVPodtiou.
Up to this time The Enquirer
has heard of no lees than seven
candidates for the appointment
to fill out the unexpired term of
Superintendent of Education
Carroll. They are Messrs. T. E.
McMackin, John A. Shurley, F.
P. McCain, L. W. Jenkins, S. B.
Lathan, John S. Sandifer, J. C.
Wilbom. Mr. Carroll'sresurnation
was worded to take effect on
April 1; but it is understood that
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a iiiemuer 01 me BUM board of
education has requested him to
hold over at least until April 20,
when there is to be a regular
meeting of the board. Common
talk has it that Prof. A. R. Banks
will probably have the most say
so in selecting the appointee,
not only because York is in this
district; but because he is more
familiar with conditions in this
territory. The candidates and
their friends are writing letters
to all the members of the board,
and unless the appointment is
made without a great beal of
delay, the outlook is that quite a
warm struggle will develop out
of the situation. Among the applicants
are several who are
thoroughly competent to fill the
position with credit to themselves
and staisfaction to the county,
and although there are some who
would be more acceptable than
others, as a matter of fact, the
board cannot very well make a
mistake by the selection of anv I
of those named. It is not improbable,
however, that the appointee
may be some man who
has not yet been named in connection
with the place. ? Yorkville
Enquirer.
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A Greenville Sab^criber Writes.
Editor Times: Being an old
subscriber to yiour paper, I
thought perhapd my brother
subscribers wouljd like to hear
from me through^ the flourishing
little Times, and of course I am
always ready to butt-in. When
I read the interesting letters
written by ray friend, Splnter,
and others, I think that the people
of Fort Mill township and surrounding
country ought to be
proud of their home paper, which
has improved so much in the past
few months, and ought to give
it heartv suduoWi onri
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family.
It had been bo long since I
heard from my friend Splinter
that I thought perhaps he had
done away with his old clay pipe
and had got himself a new one,
and was putting in too much
time smoking and neglecting to
write. I was glad to hear from j
him through the last issue of I
The Times; and my old friend
Roy, we wouldl like to see him
get out of hia winter quarters,
shake himself real good these
sun-shiny days and tell us what
he knows.
The farmers have had some
fine weather for the past few
weeks, and the most of them
seem to have been making good
use of it.
The white pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church was filled by
a colored miniate
MUiiuaj
morning, anci there was a large
crowd of people present to hear 1
the black Aftican speak, and tell
of his experience as missionary
in the foreign field. M. C.
Greenville, S. C. Mch. 18. !
Rcilway Step For Rock HtU. '
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It is rumored that the shops
for the old 3C's division of the
Southern Railway may be moved :
to Rock Hill. The idea seems to
be to put them at a central point ,
between Charleston and Marion,
in order that the repairs of the
entire line may be most conveniently
done.
Mr. J. A. Maxwell, agent of
the Southern, was in Rock Hill
thia week and it is thought he is
looking up this machine shop 1
subject. It is also said that some
of tne mechanics of the South- ]
ern Railway have already moved i
to Rock Hill.
Mr. Forney, the station agent '
here, is quoted as saying that 1
he had instructions that as soon j
as the old 3C's depot here could <
be removed that tne shops would '<
certainly be moved here from i
Blacksburg.?Rock Hill Record. I <
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DEMOCMCY, 1
>RT MILL, S. C? THURS
THE POLITICAL POT
BEGINS TO SIMMER.
A Few of Those Who May Face the
"Dear People" Next Summer.
Gen. John D. FYost stated
Saturday in answer to an inquiry
that while the municipal campaign
was on he had been approached
by some friends with
gard to the race this summer
for the office of State senator
from Richland county. He has
no definite plans about the matter,
but has it under advisement
now. He will not offer to succeed
himself.
Mr. J. C. Otts recently announced
that he would be a candidate
for the State senate in
Cherokee county, but in a card
in the county papers he has
since declared that he has reconsidered,
nor will he be a candidate
for reelection to the house
where he served with so much
usefulness and ability. It was
thought for awhile that Solicitor
Sease would be a candidate for
attorney general, but he has made
no declaration on that point.
Thern has been some talk of
Hon. Wyatt Aiken becoming a
candidate for governor, particularly
as he has become somewhat
of a State character in his
opposition to the reappointment
of J. G. Capers to the position of
district attorney.
In case he is a candidate for
that office, or in any other case,
Solicitor Julius E. Boggs will be
a candidate for congress. Solicitor
Boggs' political forensic ability
was tested when he defeated for
the office which he holds the
brilliant young lawyer, the late
Capt. J. Allender Mooney.
There appear to be two candidates
for the office of lieutenant
gov ernor?Senator T. B. McLeod
and Hon. E. Mitchell Seabrook.
Senator McLeod is a first
m T\ n <
cuusiu to xvir cj. u. amnn 01 cotton
association fame?the "gatling
gun" he was called?and the
jovial senator is somewhat of a
campaigner himself. Mr. Seabroolc
has been a member of the
legislature for ten years and did
much to soften the animosity
which once existed toward Charleston.
It was announced Friday in
The State that Dr. Divver of
Anderson city would be a candidate
for the office of secretary of
state. Col. M. P. Tribble was announced
for that position some
time ago, and this may complicate
his race as .Col. Tribble is
also an Anderson man.
Senator W. C. Hough of Lancaster
is one of those whose terms
expire this summer. He stated
recently that it is not his intention
to offer for reelection. Col.
Leroy Springs is being mentioned
for the place of State senator.
Col. Snrincrs is one of whom
may be said that he "is popular
though wealthy." All classes appear
to like Col. Springs.
Among the names of legislatures
who have been spoken of
in connection with States offices
is that of Senator Edward Mclver
of Chesterfield, who has been
suggested for attorney general.
It is generally understood that
Capt. R. H. Jennings will offer for
reelection, now that it appears
that he will be restored to health.
No opposition has been heard of.
The senators whose terms expire
this summer are: Messrs.
Blake of Abbeville, Brown of
Darlington, Butler of Cherokee,
Carpenter of Pickens, Davis of
Clarendon, Douglass of Union,
Hardin of Chester, Hay of Ker
shaw, Hough of Lancaster, Manning
of Sumter. Marshall of
Richland, Mclver of Chesterfield,
McLeod of Lee, Peurifoy of Colleton,
von Kolnitz of Charleston,
Warren of Hampton, Hood of
Anderson, Well of Florence and
Hudson of Marlboro. Several of
them will not offer for reelection.
? The State.
Soothers Issues Handsome Souvenir
A souvenir of Mount Vernon,
the home and tomb of George
Washington, has just been published
by the passenger department
of the Southern Railway.
A feature of this beautiful books
which is unusual in such publications
and which adds to its
attrativeness, is the fact that it
contains little evidence of being
an advertisement. Its value as a
souvenir is much enhanced by j
Lhis arrangement of its contents. I
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ICST1CE, TRUTH.
5DAY, MARCH 29, 1906
ASKS BIG DAMAGES
FROM SOUTHERN RY.
Sues for $25,000 for the Death of
a Relative.
R. R. Huddleston, formerly
of Fort Mill, administrator of;
the late J. S. Huddleston, has1
given notice of a damage suit
that he will bring against the j
i>orxn Carolina Knlroad Company.
The amount asked for is
$25,000.
It will be recalled by Times
readers that J. S. Huddlestor., a
brakeman on the Southern, met
his death at Concord last November.
The young man was employed
as a brakeman and had
gone to a certain switch in Concord
to change it, in order to allow
No. 35, the South-bound
passenger train to pass. After
changing the switch, Huddleston
sat down on the track and presumably
fell asleep. No. 35, in
passing, ran over and instantly
killed the young man.
It is alleged in the complaint ,
that Huddleston had been on
duty 36 hours and that excessive
duties and long hours contributed
to his death. The papers are returnable
at the April term of
Meckenburg court.
Hunting Contrary to Law.
Although the open season for
killing birds closed on the 15th
many people are not aware of
the fact, and there is still much
hunting going on throughout the
State. The new law provides
that "It shall not be lawful for
any person in this state between
the 1st day of March and the 15th
day of November, except in the
counties of Beaufort, Hampton,
Dorchester, Colleton, Charleston.
Barnwell, Berkley, Aiken, Oconee
Lexington, Fairfield, Saluda,
Georgetown and Clarendon,
wherein the time shall be between
the 1st day of April and the 1st
day of November in any year
hereafter, to catch, kill, or injure,
or to pursue with such intent,
any wild turkey, partridge,
quail, woodcock, Mongolian or
other pheasant, or at any time
within five years from March the
first, 1906, to sell, offer, or expose
for sale, ship or export for sale,
or to pot hunt, net, trap, or by
fire light to catch, kill or injure,
or to pursue with such intent,
any of the birds mentioned in
this section; nor shall any person
or persons destroy or rob the
nests of any said birds. And any
person so doing shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be ;
fined not more than twenty dollars
or be imprisoned not more
than thirty days. Provided, That
nothing in this act shall prevent
the importation for sale of any i
said birds. Provided, further.
That the handling, posession, !
control or ownership of any of
the said birds sold, offered or,
exposed for sale, or shipped or
exported, shall be prma facie
evidence of a violation of this
act, and the burden of proof shall
be upon any person so handling, i
posessing, controlling or owning
any of the said birds, to show that
they were imported from another
state or territory."
ImmigraliMi Bureau Seeks Irish Maids.
Immigration Commissioner E.
J. Watson is now turning his at j
'tention to the servant girl problem.
He tells the Columbia Record
that "we will have this servant
girl evil cured within about
six months. It seems that Mr.
Watson has engaged an agent to
tour north Ireland for the purpose
of inducing young women
to come to South Carolina and
take places as cooks, housemaids
and the like. If he succeeds in
his mission they are to be brought I
direct to Columbia via New York
or sent to other section of the
State where their services are
needed or required.
The Record says: ' 'We had never
thought before of the possibilities
of Mr. Watson's office in this
regard but only a slight consid- i
erat'on will show thnt if resaon-!
able success is secured in this;
undertaking he will have done
as much good for the State almost j
as would be done in nettling colonies
or providing for the reclamation
of waste lands through foreigh
labor."
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PEG LEG GRAHAM'S
VIEWS ON COTTON.
Will Nul Plant 1906 Crop if Price of
Staple Goes Down.
"Just tell the merchants for
me," said Peg-Leg Graham, ' 'that i
they are giving too much for cot-,
ton. Yes,?just tell them I don't
want them to give more than 5
or 6 cents."
The reporter didn't at first
understand Mr. Graham. lie
knew that there was something;
wrong but just what it was did
not come until Mr. Granar.i fur- i
ther expressed himself.
"See here, I have just come:
from the bank down there,";
pointing down East Trade street ,
'urVioro 1 K?i/1 f""" 1
jl i?*vj ovine money oor- |
rowed. It fell due this morning
so I went down there a: ; asked ;
them if they wanted the money !
or the interest. The cashier says.
'Just wait till I ie.' He went!
back in a little room and returned
in a minute and said that the interest
would do," displaying the
note for several hundred dollars
that dad been canceled.
"Yes you will tell the merchants
they are giving too much
for cotton" continued Mr. Graham
"Tv'e got about ten acres of pretty
good cotton land out on my little
farm and if cotton stays up, if it
keeps bringing 11 and 12 cents I
might have to plant another crop, j
Now I don't want to do that and
I'm not going to if I can help it.
My cattle are in good shape, my
hogs fat and I'm going to buy a
good mule pretty soon just to;
ride around over the country and i
see my friends, and of all the
pretty fat game chickens you
ever saw, you ought to see that
yard of mine; smoke house? just
plumb full of hams" No Peg-Leg
is not worried about cotton. He t
shows signs of prosperity and he
was never in better spirits than
Saturday. He said he had 12 ^ales
in the ware house.?Charlotte
News.
Railroad Earnings.
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i ne gross annual eat nigs of
the railroads in round ^umbers
are two thousand million dollars.
The net earnings nre seven hundred
million dollar:?. It will thus
be seen that once a year every
dollar in circulation in the United
States passes through the hands
of the railroads, while once in
three years, every dollar in
the United State3 becomes a
part of their net earnings and
these net earnings equal in
amount annually the entire expenditures
of the United States
government." This striking
statement was made by Senator
Tillman, in his formal written
report on the Hepburn railroad
rate bill which he was directed
to make by the Senate committee
on Inerstate Commerce, and
which he presented in the Senate.
Mr. Aa?el'* Platform.
Hon. M. F. Ansel, of Greenville,
candidate for governor, reiterates
his platform so far as the
liquor plank is concerned. Mr.
Ansel is unaltorahlv tn
V, rF^./v,V. WW
the system <>f a State dispensary,
and says in part:
"I am in favor of local county
option, as between prohibition and
county dispensaries; that is, I am
in favor of any count> in the
State voting upon the question is
to whether they wish prohibition
for that county, <> whether they
wish county dispensaries. If a (
majority of the qualified voters of 1
the county desire prohibition for r
that particular county, then I am
one who believes that they should 1
have it."
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Ttie Arlrtocrficy of Pork.
When Theodore Parker llrnt visi
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ii<u i inuiiunii, m turn unie Tin*
recognized leader anions western
cities, he said that he had
made a tfreat discovery?namely, r
that while the aristocracy of Cin ^
cinnati was unquestionably found
ed on j?ork, it made a ^reat differ- t
enee whether a man killed pi^a for
himself or whether his father had
killed them. The one was held pie- t
beian. the other patrician. It was j
the difference, Parker said, between
the stick 'ems and the stuck
'ems; and his own sympathies, he 1
confessed, were with the present i
tense.?Atlantic. - I
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GRASSHOPPERS IN DAKOTA
Scourge of the State Is This Iasect,
Says a Man Whose 1. jme La j
in Aberdeen, S. D.
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"The gennrpo of South Dakota
is the grasshoppers, which trawl
iu swarms so vast that thov appear
like clouds against the sky,**
said Harvey L. Rowland, of Aberdeen,
S. I>., to the Milwaukee Seutinel.
"A South Dakota farmer will
work against loit^. continued
drought, sickness atnotip the cattle
and any of the thousand and
one plagues t hat contribute to the
unpleasantness of the existence
of a t il'.er of t lie soil, hut when t ho
i?rasshonr>ers desi i>?i?t '"m
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he throws up both hands and contents
himself with praver.
"About a year ago ! took an.
carlv morning buggy ride out of
Aberdeen to a neighboring town
and, passing a eorntield, i heard
a curious clicking noise, as if :i
million knitting needles were being
used at once. Asking the
driver what caused this phenomenon,
he told me that tin* field was
infested with a swarm of grasshoppers
which had swooj?ed down
that morning.
"1 riving back by the same road
that night we stopped at the cornfield
to view the devastation. It
was the most desolate sight I ever
saw. F.verv stalk of standing
corn had been si ripjied clean of its
green leaves and shoots and the
scores of acres of the crop were
ruined. The only thing that farmer
could do was to put down a few
hundred dollars to profit and loss,
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insects."
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Rainiest Day.
A celebrated aeronaut .inserts,
after a patient investigation, that
the ninth day of the moon is the
most rainy of the whole UN, and
four o'clock in the afternoon tln<?
rainiest hour of the day.
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