The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, November 23, 1900, Image 1
VOLl'MK A I. rA.MDKN, S. C'., FRIDAY. N<)\''KM lilCJr '2',\ HM>0. NO..46. J2
THE WAR TAXES.
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Plan lor Their Reduction Being
Considered.
DISClSSIl) HV li,i COMMITii:i:
As Many Stamp lax-s as Possible
Will he Removed Hie President's
View Asked I* or.
Washington, i). ('.. Special.- The T?r
imbiican members or th?i ways ana
means committee nun Tuesday to con
sider a measure . ~r the reduction of
?the war revenue tax. The most Import
ant a< tion taken was a decision not *<>
ronvovo tho tax of lo <xnts a pound oa
tea. 'I'll" committM* will not .ake tip iw
disturb the tariff on imports, as tho
inom.iM;i;s t wui.'i it v>_v %?i'?
whole subject of tariff revision.
The committee will not grant any
hearings while framing; the hill. nfull
]t|/hearings were fifveir during the hist
p .session of Congrfcra and sime then
bi^f* and i-tr lament fi of various inter
ests wl.v', been received rartics who
are interfiled, however. can file briefs
or stat<vne.nt.-. with the committee.
Secretary Cage and Commissioner
Wiioon, of tin International Revenue
Bureau, wore bel'ore. tin* committee for
some time during the afternoon, the
Secretary told the com uii tt.ee that in
hla opinion there jnighi be a reduction
in revenues of $:i<Mn>o.uoo. The war
revenue act now raisers about flU'J.'jOO,
800. Commissioner Wilson weut over
the schedules with the members of the
oonvmlttoo and both he and Secretary
Gage were questioned its to where the
reductions could bo nic.dc to the best
advantage, from the Treasury view
?point.
A ooDc-idorable part of the discussion
was ooufined to Schedule B, which
taxes medicinal and proprietory arti
cles am] -preparations, perfumery, cos
metics. chewing gum, wines, etc. There
was al-o discussion of stamp taxes.
Tho discussion indicated that the <wiu
mlttee favored (jnite a change in this
feature of the law and reductions
wherever pos.-ible. The committee also
dusirt'3 to elimimue the ta\?Mj on con
veyances. <?f which there lias been a
great deal of complaint. It can be
elated that in a general way it will be
the aim of the committee to abolish
tho most burdensome taxes and t?>
grant relief from stamp tax* as far
as possible. The committee late in th'j
day called on the I're-ident to obtain
his view on the proposed reduction.
The committee will meet nj^nin tomor
row.
After there had been a general inter
change of opinion on the proposed re
duction. it is quite likely that a sub
committee will be appointed to draft a
measure. It is not, believed the bill can
bo prepared and ready for the full
conMiHtteo uulij the so-sion begins.
Tho measure nfUr it is agreed upon
by tho Republicans will bo submitted
to tho full committee.
Almost Lynched In Chicago.
Chica.s<>. Special.?A mob composed
of m??n and women fought twenty po
licemen Tuesday night in an attempt
to lynch Harry tfvans, colored, arrest
ed on a charge of assaulting seventy
year-old Freda Cuendal. Hundreds of
-persons who had gathered aro.tnd the
home of the little girl, whose dentil
was feared, were greatly excited when
livans. who had lrf-en eepltorttd an hour
boifore, was brought before his victim
for identification. The two officers who
had charge of the negro, after a free
uso of their dubs 011 the maddened
crowd, finally managed to above Evans
in/jo (he house where the little gii
identified him as her assailant. When
the inert) outside learned that lOvaiis
had been identified by bis victim they
became frenzied and tuade another
rufth for him. In the me'vtlino a wagon
load of blue coats appeared 011 the
scone jus-t in time to prevent the crowd
from overpowering the officers and
securing the negro. After^ a fierce
struggle In whij?^a sf,ore qf people
wore moro or Ics-yinjurod the police
succeeded in dispersing the mob and
landed Evans safely in jail.
j Cuban Civilization.
T Santiago de Cuba, l>v Cable.?Secre
tary Root. responding t.o a toast to his
? health at a banquet here, s:s.id in part-.
"I am visiting Cuba as the representa
tive of Prciidcnt McKlnlcy for the
punpose of making a personal investi
gation of the condition of its inhabi
UvntST.'yparticilarly w'.lh reference to
tho'.r Ability ^-0 g:o\orn then,solve>.
^ Prom newspaper rcpo: t- I had cor.ie to
imagine thai the Cubans were only
partially civilized,, and I am agreeably
surprised-to find an enlightened peo
ple. 1 desire to renew a.--, mi ranees of
tho good fai'th of tfio Cnltcd St'iie*
government, which will fulfill ita
promises and I e.vp^t . oon to s<?e a
free, self-governJng republc In Cuba."
Killed in Tormdo.
La Grange. Tenn., flpecial.-r-A torna
do struck this town Tnosday, causing
cpuch damaga and killing three per
sons outright! The dead are: W. C.
Moody and t*> negro won.cn; injur
od, 'Edward >$iUh, Southern Hallway
ymgeot, ao^onsly. The storm made Its
?Appearance shoHl asrier umtiSfi> i?u
&WH* everything 1n its path. Eight res
end three churched were de
Jhe dsimage to cotton !b the
To Tu American Flour.
Wash., Special.?The Rua
Ltmnm?t fill on January (-put-.
~9t M csata a barrel 00 flow*
objeo. to to vondpo
rwfiOf ?rowtng ?tUm tor tin
k feilteA. It will be a hard
Mat mlltor*. wbo
ijHtK ilwk
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CI(jAK1:I (i: ; IxISIUN.
Supreme Court of United States Sua* ,
tnins Tennessee l aw.
Washington. I >. Special. The
( nited States supreme court lias ren
dered .iu opinion in the .use of Win. II. |
A tstou vs. the Si.it.' of Tennessee, in-J
vohing^the question us lu the re ojiui- j
ti;>n io <othich cigarettes art* entitled j
under the law. The ea-e originated in !
'.lie State of Tonne.- see. a nil it callul
into quo.-tion the validity of li t* St it
law regulating 'he >ale of this artic'.e |
of commerce, on the ground that it was j
an infringe.ti< at of the right <.f Com- i
gre. k :o r'gyj.ite inter-nte niiiinioiw. ;
Thi* Ti iiup ,si'1 supremo court upht hi j
the law and the division sustained )
that verdict, though not without di-up j
prava 1 of so Ml" of the positions taken, !
and thou upon a very narrow margin, j
four out of nine mongers joining in a
disputing opinion and anothe- mombei
of the court (Justice White) placing I
w-uujiil^ different from |
tho.-o announce 1 by Justice llrown, I
who handed down the opini m. The i
case fiivw out of the importation of
cigarettes into Tenno.-soo from North
Carolina. They were taken in;o the
Stale in ordinary ,sizt*i cigarette pack
ages, about two by four inchcS, and
these package--: were loosely thrown
lnt.o b^?ket..s which were uncovered.
The cjaim was made, that tho.-e cigar
ette packages wore what is known to
the Jaw as original packages, but with
<>Ui clearly dt lining an original p:u k
a#Tc. the court hold that it was clear
that such packages could not he Bv> re
garded. Justice Hrcnvn, in pa-sing up- |
on the e'fie, said that the paekagisj
wore obviously made up with a view of
evading the law. and as he spoke he
held one of the little cigan tie ?ases up
to the view of his auditory. On this
point the deelt-lon of the State court,
to the effect that the packages were
not. original, was fully confirmed.
On another phase of the ease, the
State court, was not so fully endorsed.
The Tennessee court h d held that ci
garettes are not an article of commerce
With this view Justice llrown look is
,s;ie, and lie delivered quite a disverta
t.'on upon the suhje: t. Whatever i-; an
object of barter an / *ibb\i.<, lie siid, an
article of commerce, and must, bo so
r< cognized. Tobac o had been such an
article for 100 years. It ban been tho
snbjc-t of taxation and indeed had be
come more widely .'"filtered than any
oilier vegetable, l'robablv, he ad led,
no other vegetable has contributed so
much to the comfort and solace to tho
human race. This b< ing the ca e it was
ertirelv beyond bounds to say that to
bacco was not an article \ corynorr \ j
He tha n took notice of the claim that
cigarettes are an o-prvially harmful j
form of tobac'O. and while he conceded
that this might be the case, he remark
<"* that this claim -was of comparatively
recent origin. Still he h< hi thtt cigar
ettes are a?s much a subject of State
regulation as is liquor, and he futther
b"bi that while no State law could pro
hibit importation in original packages
it was entirely competent for a lc.gisia
ture to regulate the sal", because of the
original belief in llu*'deleterious effect
of the article. Tnere was a dissenting
opinion of Justice Shirks, in which the
Chief Justice and Justices Brewer a-irt
I'eckham joined. Thev based their dis
sent upon the theory that Congress has
exclusive control of interstate com
merse.
A Big Steal.
Cincinnati, Sprcial.??Unite*! Slate*
Hank Examiner Tinker recently took
possession of the German National
Dank, at Newport, Krfgfeind posted ':i
notice that the bank'w^ould remain
closed pending an examination. Exam
iner Tucker al.-o announced, unoflicial
ly. that Frank M. Brown, the individu
al bookkeeper and assistant cashier,
wiy nii.ssing, and that a partial inves
tigation showed that Brown was shoit
nbout $192,000. Drown had been with
the bank eighteen years, was one of the
mo2t trusted me;.- ever connected with
ihl-s old lvink, and it id stated by the
experts that his operations extended
back as far hk ten years. The capital
stock of the bank is only $100,00'.!.
Hrown's shortage is double that am
ount and more than the leservo and
all the assets including their real ms
Ute\
Heavy Defalcation.
Cincinnati, Spt.v'aT.?The experts
who b<|vc been working with Receiv
er Tucker on the hooks of tlio German
National Bank, at Newport, Ky., place
t..e shortage of Frank M. Brdwu, Lite
in.<; assistant cashier and individ
ual Look-keeper a: $191,500. According
to roports from those who were with
Urown when he led la-?t Tuejday nigh,
he had lo-a than $."00 with hits.
Browr-'a salary wr.s only $1,500 pci
year. Cases are now cited were he
jpant more than that amount in out.
day. His bond was for $10,000, and it
is ?<>od us far as it goes.
May be Condemned to Death,
l^onucn, By Cable.?A new* agency
dispatch from Shanghai says Prince ,
Tuan I3 tender arrest at Nigh Sal,J
province of Shan Si. that Governor
Vu Hslen has been arrested at Plnan,
hear Sian Fu, and that Sheng, the
ai^ecidi^C teieflvpui *?ud railroads,
has mexxXCTKIized the throne, denounc- (
Inp Yu Helen. The dispatch adds that
aa edict Is expected condemning Yu
Three American Officers Killed. -
Manila, By Cable.?Two hundred
noiumeaVkh-gfty rlflej, attacked
Buason, Maad of Psnay, on October
?. The Aa?rlc?i? ioet three ?m
killed?1 lent?el R. M. KOeata, Ser
?eaat Kitch a|l Oovporal Bern*, all
* OoapMyX Fmij-ftmiih latta*
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SPAKlAMJIWS MILLS.
Good Showing .Made by Them Durhijf
tlie N ear.
I Spartanburg, Special. The annual
meetings of the stockholders of tho
| Hpartnn Mills and the Whitney Mill
j^vere hold .Monday. A s?voi-annual dh
i blond or f> p r c?nt. for the Spart in
Mill vvCs declared. and a semi annual
dividend of 3 per cent fur the Whitney
Mill. At this averting were n numb* r
of Northern capita lists largely interest -
?d in Southern cotton mills, among
lie. in bei ng Mr Sit h M. M ill ikon of
Now York. Mr. Stephen (Ireeno of llos
ton, Mass., and Mr. Samps n of lios
ton. The affairs of tin- above-men
tioned milks were found to he in excel
lent : oitdli!on,ae<x>rdit;g to th.> reports
Tho aumia! meeting of tne ixvokhart
Mill was held at l?o< khart Tuesday.
T'it ro is to l>c a $J(iu,uOO iol:,iiii mill
built at lnman. The progressive peu
pl? of this town, which is wituated i>n
the Charleston and Western Carolina
i cm i , iin !:.v j jOwy-,, 1 i v ). i
tho enterj>ris \ and it is no longer \
project or imitation, but an iifcsure i
fuel. Mr. J:ls. A, Chapni in, a well
known member of the Spartanburg bar,
will be prcsideut and treasurer of tho
factory. A meeting of the. stockhold
ers will be held on Wednesday, at
which meeting the* board of directors
and officers will bo eho-en.
This now factory l? only following in
the line of Spartanburg county as the
leading mill county in the South. Mr.
Chapman, who is at the head of the
enterprise, is a gentleman well lilted
for the position, being a thorough busi
ne. u man. He practiced law very suc
ces. fully in MiddleslKiro, Ky.. for a few
years in the pist, but. two years ago
r< turned to this city, his former home.
No doubt under his. supervision tho
new plant will flourish and prosper.
The Wheat Growers.
Laurens, Special.? At a called moot
ing Saturday of the. Wheat (Iroweri*
Association, which was organized Nov.
f?, it was decided to mako the organiza
tion permanent, and the annual meet
ings are to occur the tirst Monday in
September. In the absence of the pres
ident. Dr. A. ('. Fuller, ('apt. J. Ik
Hunter, vice president, presided. The
attendance was very good, and many
in w names were enrolled. The main
object, of the meeting was to consider
the advisability of offering some prizes
whit h litis in some sections given a
great impetus to whe.it. growing, nota
bly in (ii'oenviHe, from whose associa
tion a report w; s road in reference to
the prize feature, givirg methods, con
ditions and re-ults. After consider.ibb
discus-ion it was decided that owi; g
So the lateness of tho season subscriji
tions and < ontrihutions of money for a
prize fund will not b*"1 asked but. ea<h
member of the association agree# to
give two bushels of wheat to a common
(nib "tion. which will he awaidcd by
special committee, as follows: 1. H 'sl
r>-a;:re yield ?'teltxj cost. One-a/v.
yield, faiia conditions. Instructive
talks were npndo by a number -of tins
present, altofc*'ther making the meet
ing very profit ible to all -*vho are rn
much Interested in the revival of this
important industry. Wheat growing is
lit w in full blast, and with favorable
weather an increased acreage will be
i-own, the lands better prepared and
improved varieties of seed have -du't i;
secured for this crop.
Negro Murderer Pardoned.
Major Anderson, colored, who was
conyicted In Charle-tor. at the summer
term of court and sentenced to life im
prisonment. has been pardoned by tV.e
governor. The t ease presents sorno
pathetic circumstances, although An
de^^n was a fonl murderer. When lie
wi).si)rouglit, to trial he, was nearly
dead with consumption and he had to
be lifted to the prisoner's dock by the
court officials. It was ?o evident that
the negro was in the last sagrs of
oensumption that Soli, i11jr Jervey ex
l>ressr.d a willingness to continue the
t'a.se. The defense, however, insMod on
a trial and the negro was found guilty,
with a recommendation to mercy.
County Physician B. M. Ixjbby rays
Anderson l&ln the ln>-.t. stapes of tuber
culosis and that he can not livo many
days. Sheriff Martin endorse* the re
commendation of the county physician.
The jurors who tiled the ca-:e, Solici
tor Jervey, : ml Judge Buchanan unite)
In asking that a pardon bo granted.
(iood News Prom China
Mr. Bryan K. Miot has received n
letter from Dr. Reynolds, of Greenville,
which conveys the gi^itlfylng informa
tion that .Mis. Gilbert S. Held and
'child a.o^jfo at Shanghai. Mr. ant#
Mrs. Reid were In PcHin during t!u?
terrible >elgc the foreigners had to un
dergo and for a long ti ne nothing dt fi
nite was heard from them. Mrs. Reid
is well known in Columbia, where sh"
has many friends who will be delighted
to know that she pa-:-.ed through :he
terrible ordeal uninjured. Mr. Reid
wis wounded iu thv leg, but is getting
a'nng very well and h-a returned to
Pelt In, where It Is expect'd that Mr.<.
Iteid will join him as noon as affair*
of the Chinese empire are definitely
?-cttlcd.
A Large Sugar Plantation.
E. F. Akins of Boston Is the owner of
ft sugar plantation In Cuba, 'near the
town of Kergus, which Is 1.1.C00 acres
In Extent. It^josploys ? 1.&00 persons
and on ii there are two forte, thirty
miles of railroad belonging to the
plaee. three steam railroad locomotives,
many home3 for the white people and
the natives-, a bis s?L?*a*. f?<4ory; and a
liver which floats lighters loaded with
lugar from the plantation docks to the
rhips on the coast. *I,a?t year it raised
50,000,000 pounds, of sugar and Its own*
rrexpeet* bailor thl? yey, -
The State Pension Board to Hold ?
Meeting ?? Columbia.
The State pension Ixwrd WTTTIioM u
la * taw days. Amount other
oBf ft new application bleak will be
provided tor. Under tie aew law ell
? will have to fie spyltca
? to iMrtte pecaioss dv
iiw ""'ita
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WORLD'S SHIPPING.
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Trcmeiido'tf*? Volume of lnteniatluiial
Commerce.
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run PAST VIAK A I'K0$PI:?01S OM
l or the first l lruc Since the Civil War
tlie United States lias a Document
ed Tonnage of 5,000,000drossTon*
Wash In Rt on. Special. Tho report ??(
Coinminhioir;r of Na\ Igution Ohainbcr
lain, mado public recently, ; a y s tl <>
piV.t fiscal year has be<n*the m**?t pros
perous period known t *? Auioriun
shipping for soniu years. Returns
for the current hrou! yt*ar promise uu
\wn moro satisfactory rrcoid. For tl-u
lirst time sincu the civil war, the doc.i
inentnl tonna^o t>f tJio I'liite I St.:?t? ??*
r.t. IJ" >u>k.j 1 oi\a. On J uiu
Jo, l'.ioO. American documental toniuiK ?
Comprised " 3!$;? vessels of f?. 11>4,SSi*
gross tons, Hk. increase of 300,000 ton*
over the previous fiscal year. Our m.;x
lmum tonnage was f?,W!i>,Sl3 ton* I 1
1861. Our chipping, the report odoia
in 1361 whs I trger tha.11 Great llrltain'/?
and nearly equaled U10 British Em
pire. ltritish shipping now amounts t'i
14,2iil,UC0 gross tons. American vc_
#ol? are almost wholly routined U> tlic
coaslihg trade, which employed lait
year 4,338,145 tons, or more t!nui tho
\otal tonnage of llcrinany and Franco.
Our tonnage in the foreign trade wa?;
only 810,793 tons and carried laat year
only 9 per cent, of our exports and im
ports. A century ago American ship
ping registered for foreign trade was
('.09,921 tons, while this tonnage now in
the 13 original States amounts to 1X2.
907 tons. Tlie report 8:?ys that for s?rl
ous competition with ioreign nations in
the ocean carrying trade, we are prac
tically rcstric cd to 97 r gist red Menni
ships over 1 ,ou0 tons, agg'egitlng
325 ions. Single foreign ateamshii
corporations own greater tonnage, lie.
pities those {.tea 111 ships, we havo 125
registered square rigged sail vessel ?
over 1,000 tons o::ch for the deep sc.v
"trade. More than half of these are over
L'Q years old and whan such vessels
disappear their places urn not supplied
by new construction.
The change in the world's shipping
has been in the. size of steamships. In
1S90 there were 21S ocean steamship*
of 4,000 tons or ever, while now 290
snc.li steamships. av< ragii g a.UdO.OoO
tons, constitute one fourth of the
world's steam tonnage. The hulls
of 00 per cent. of the world's
shipping are now made of Hteel.Tom
parrd with only 20 per cent. 1" 1W.
The CO principal steamship companies
of the world own l.fiOO sleamshlpss of
5.016.000 gross tons (including some
vessels how building), or one quarter
in tonnage and more than one-puarter
in carrying power of the world's oceui
steamships. Of tho-e only nin?* ot' Sl.
000 tons, owned by the Internationa"
Navigation Company, are American.
On the basis of the gross earnings re
ported by principal foreign ttojm?hips
companies, it is estimated ihat during
1 }<yi> the gross earning* of sl?-am and
? sail vessels J11 tho foreign carrying
trade of all notions amounted to $70n,
000.000/ The ?*^j>ort trade of tho United
Statrs requires about 20 per cent, of the
world's seagoing tonnage in foreign
trr.de, including the largest, fastest an J
most expensive setoamships.
Tragedy in Savannah.
Savannah, Ga., Special.? City P/fXec
tW? Jerry Shea was shot, and iiisfan.
ly ldlled by John J. Hart. in front of
Carson's livery stable, of which Hurt
ia manager. Tlie tragedy resulted
from the infatuatlou of both men with
a variety actress named Lizzie John
ton, at tho Alliambra Miuic Hall.
Thero had hern several passages be
tween them 011 account of the woman
'pfrttviously. 81u*a approached Hart at
his place of business and tho quarrel
was renewed. Shea was an athlete
and Hart a smaller man. Hart called
in Policeman Sheehan to arrest Shea
Shedian resisted. A? Khea. advanced
towards Hart, the latter drew a pistol
and flred. After tho hu licit had goru_>
through his breast Sh?u dixsw anq
tiro J ono shot, and fell dead.
Bank .Statement.
Now York, Special.?Th weekly
statement of averages of tlir ? wociated
bank.s shows: Loans, $7JS7.S4i,lOO, in
er<xu>ed $2,183jS00;' deposits, $$3'*,67G,
,100; incroa*? $8,578,300; rjrcnlatlon,
$30,G77,500. decrease $28,200; legal ten
der, }r>S,734,800. increase $2,012,500;
?ptK:ic, $! 58,852,500, increased $2,596,
600; total reserve, $217,^87,300, in
croased $5,208,300; reserve reqtilr?d,
$209,917,525, increased $2,144,575; sur
yK<,* reserve, $7,Uti9,775, increase, $3,.
063.725.
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Not Allowed to Parade.
Santiago, de Cuba, Ry Cablo.?May
or C.rinon has ro'used an application
from {he leaders of the toiored party
for a permit to demonstrate against*
tho Castillo party, which 1? now in
cont.VL It is expected that an at
tomptlbll ho made to have the pa
rade without permission of t^io mun
icipal government.
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Teegraphlc Briefs.
Nine bodies have been stolen from
gruvca in the Sprlngbrook c-tjfnetcry in
Newago county, Michigan, r*-?ntiy.
Tka discovery was made by the sexton
When be -went to dig a grave.
-ef-ife* Capo Times
that 1,250.
a BriUnh raniaeo of 250 reguUfo at
Scbweiterreock?, la Western Ttmm
tmI ?nd that Lord Methuen and Lord
Mth era twH?*?4 ?nia*_to; the
carrlson's relief.
Tba wvaI '* M _
plaa <* k??
iBfOTr
I.AXdi k 1.1 AS LXPLCII D.
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South Carolina's ()ilk)<:l uYoto t?y
Counties. '
Tliflj Slate hoard of einva>v>o: h is li>
mid 111 Colombia TJoirs ;av Co ihvlnro
tho result of tie ^ in r.il ?hvtion .11
this Stat!' on N'<.\ -Jul???!" Olh. Tin t
\ ;irmt ron.'t ts of ?!??? ivta..y of ? c < #
St:v.o troas n\ r, at ornpy p.er.er. I. udj 1
(mit Koiieral. eompt rolh r r.<mi.il .in I
tho ehaiiman of tin- eo:n!U!tto.? 01
privileges an.I ehetiuns in tin- ; J
ftiwl in lIn1 house. tlx Senator 1. .\
Kahili, formerly 1 li'i li io 1 ho !;>?: iri.ny
of State, has Mulshed tho work of tal;
ulAtiut; I lie IlKUits as loitirmd by tin1
;-i s vi a 1 4*1x1 lit ii-s.
l ioin thi>. 1' M.'/iifs it appear; that j
tin sinalin t vote wis ta.it in 145.?! 11:11.>I |
eouiitv am! the lar?;>v*l in Oram; "burtf.
In Hampton e.iiiiuy there w j hut o::o
vote ;t? iliirfl t ho 1). nioorr.t it1 olcetoi.*.
TJ10 tot.,1 \otc for tho liomoeratio t h r
tors was 17,233, anil lor tho Repitbll
oaii* 3,579. This mako.s the tol.il . 0W1
".".si 1. whoa two yiars aj;o it w..s hut
Z&.ZtoS. I
Tho iv?n.-:ltutlonnl atnen?' 111??: 11h worn
earned. That rehr.li g to the pub!.-.*,
indebtedness of Columbia an.I otln r
('itioM t'tveited 22,530 toN.lOS ill opposi
tion. That volatile; 11?, drair.HKn win
c-an ii il by a voir of 21 (339 to it.iHT. Tl.u
only counties which voted nr.iin-t ilo*
lir?.t were ilu.ru well, K?rshaw. and 1.1
Oronoo thorn were just. |l wo votiv? dif
iiicc. llainwell, FairtMd, Oo/>nvo anil
Union opposed the (liyiuiiK*' i?i\u>nd
in on t. No voto on oitKor amoiivi tnont
is 1 e orihvd from \\*i11 ia.i 1 ixLiit?
Tho \ote for I'roshloii!till olin trvi* hy
count hv> i- as follows:
County. Doin. Rep. Tot.<il.
Abbeville -4. 1,11(50 K I,3i I
Aiucn ? 1.470 r.a 1 .nr.
Anderson 1 ,X5K OS 1,5tJi>
liamhoi'K 710. -'>7 1.41'.'
itiinweil 1.350 r.7 i.irj
H.Mufoi t 37* :iKr> 7'>:t
Her ko ley 4712 112 51% i
Charleston 1,729 1271' 'J uOt
Cherokee .. .. . . .. . 1.031 5:i I IK!
t-lusti-r K30 2i s'.ii
t'hosl. rn. hi 1.314 5t> 1.3.1)
Clan ml'iii l.U'O SI! 1 .'.'I :
Colleton SMI 1121 1.0 U?
DiilltiKCon 1 .lino s.t 1.313
I vnvhoi-Tor 77a 13 si:{
K lpa ti.'l.l !'I!? 17 930
Fa i rlii-hl .. . . '>7" 17 <J>*7
! loreneo 1,2W> 7 ! 1 ,30-1
(If ()?i">;t't o\v 11 44'? l."?l M!)7
t>r< 1 in iHe 1,777 17 1.S2I
(ill I II WO (I I . I ^ 1 1 1 . ISG
I lam p on !''hi 1 1*'47
Horry 1 70 1.10!)
Kot.lniw !'l" 4:1 S?r.3
I,111) on* ?. l."?40 !!0 1
I. xiimton l.IV'l! llo 1.3.t2
l.iiii' s or 1 .itoii 70 1 X70
Ma;if>a 1,121)0 ll*' 1.41 >
Marllairo 711 i I'?
N< wh<*rry 1,X?;k *1U 1,4 is
ti? iiiM- .' S7It ?;i) 1)12!
Or>Uj;ohii"p. 12,!.ri7 1'17 12.'i 12 4
i?i Uciim for.
Kichlanil M.r> CJ r.t?7
Sal iii!a 1.12B!) 7 1 270
SjirtaiihuiK 2.407 I'M 2..V.K
Sunitor .r .. 1.1!)!' l.r.'i l.Hl'J
I'll ion 1.1X2 !H 1.27:%
Williami.burK 1.2.S0 1.57!?
York 1.1HS 217 1.285",
The voto thv ro. pLClivo olo:'or.s
is follows:**^
R. I> I/?(' <7.233; Moss 17,1 DO;
M. W. K1n*.*non? 17.191*; NV. W. Wil
!iariiH 47.1!'!); Colo 1<. IllftifP 4<,233; W.
Moll. Sloj'.n 47.231; \V. I'. J'ollo.k 17.
1!<!); M. S. Cantoy 17.1 !?!*; I). H. lJohre
4 7.232.
\V. j). Crap 3,'525; 1^. W. C. IJlalook
3.573; (!o(W^fo llolmos 3.579; T. A.
Odoin 3,579; .la?. \V. 'l^lhort 3,579; H.
.1. Folton 3.579; U. 1'. Rohorts 3.52S;
M. K. Hollowly 3.529; CJ. W. Murray
3,521.
STATIC OFFICERS.
Tho voto fur State ofTlcor.s foil hoiiind
tkat .for Vrr sldontial hIocUjis. In
Alkon cf>uoty tluro wore IX vct*3 ro
oonjud ftRaiiiKt C.ovornor McSwh-ikiv
nnd 23 against .1. H. Tillman, lieuten
ant jjovornor tloit. In Nowhorry there
was one vote against Mr. Tillman.
Otherwise the vol>! stood;
Mo?2woeni;y 40,457
Tillman 4(5.302
Co,->per 40,500
llelllnBer 40,444
.I'tinlnys 40.424
Dorham 40,4 20
Me.Muh a 40 340
Floyd 40.332
40.357
Washington's Centennial.
Washington, I). Special.?'Tues
day w?u?' the 100th anniversary of tho
uioerJng' of Uho flr;* Conxrn^ that a?
mmblo<l in Washington after the capi
tal of the republic was transferred to
thin city from Philadelphia 1 ho cen
tennial anniversary of Um leiyioval <*f
the mwt </f governra<MU to thljrcity i?
to lx> elaborately c.u|j.t>ratr*l J9to Decem
ber 12. kjk ?
Exorei?o3 vrlll be held at the capitol
and at tho White Hou?e of an .appro
priate character. The occasion In
n.any ro*pe^s u? to life com inemorailvo
of the gTowth of the republic during
the contury. .?\*
One Veteran Kills Another.
Newport Nws, Y'a., Special.?Uni
ted Statins Coniml?i.iloi*r Tucker hag
lejwrr.c.l that Henry Mueller, a veteran
tho National Soldiers' Ilone, at
Hampton, Va., had been killed by
John? McMullen, another veteran In
barraek* last Friday. Mueller diodof
Injuries reoolvcd in a fight in which
he was knocked OV<?r ttU iiyt* fcsd
6-tead. McMullen waa arretted and
lodged in the Newport, News Jail."
Mft-J. J*Yed magistrate**
Union. MHl> jnil|ii>tlnn to
1114-iDuiief,' Ifc dj
momm (M Ik law
wl^hteymir
tmm
GOYIRNOR'S QL'tSTKWS
About I ntdrci'iiii'iit ui thi* llispeosary
Law.
C'olulabia, .Kpfs ial. i!*>\ McSweeitey
la again endeavoring to i>?w4 tho pul~a*
of tho people of ihe St alt* in rt'gai >1 It*
1,111* tlispeu.-?ary law. lit* i:; tl??in>5 this
by writing to mayors of cities ami in
ti-iiilnnta * * f towns, asking if they urn
enforcing ll?t> law. etc. Theflo ortichtU.
wall ono exceptn n s<> far. declare that
thc.v art' taking I?? carry tail tin* law
an tliey an* sworn 1 <? tlt>. ^utto u
number of mayor.-* havo been heard
fi (>:u, tin* ino.-t unique reply l'?>i ng^^.it
of the chief t'Mriiiivt' of Vorkttrir^
Tlif mayoi of Columbia has yot ro
l-lf.l. /
The governor's firs ular tfyti.o mu
nicipal e\o. ut iws reads asifollow.;:
i'olumbia, N.yt 1, iDOd.
Pear Sir Seon after / cumo into
office l addicted a coinfluunleatlon to
tht* mayors and iryt^ndanls of tho
\ mrioas cltit^s and town* in this Stun*,
?>g.i.iuir..their co-operation in tho en
forcement of tli^ dispensary taw. r?w
responses which 1 received were very
encouraging and I am miru that this
request. for the cooperation of th??
municipal authorities resulted in gotfl?
and a hotter enforcement of th? la>?.
My purpo?o now is not only to renew
my request f??r tho hearty co-opera
tion of the municipal Muithoritie? in
Iht* enforcement of this Jaw but also
to receive any suggestions It) at any tif
these officers may feel Inclined to
make, inasmuch us tup people of tho
Siato havu shown in He \ era I eli*ctlona
by a very divided majority that they
art* in favor of the dispensary system
it stems to me that tho bo.*t thing for
all fcood cjti!?t*i?H to <h> l.s to go oorn
estly to work to amend and Improve
tho law and as far :u. possible perfect
the system. This should he tht* tluty
not only (vf those who aro in favor of
tho sytsttvm, but also of those who
have oppoued it
I have endeavored to enforce tho
law without, friction ami without
liloodshed and I feel gratified at tho
result. I feH satisfied that, t-ho only
way to .secure a atrict enforcement of
the Jaw is to Ivavo a healthy public
sentiment in favor of Its enforcement.
This can he accomplished much bet
ter when all tho law officers in tho
Stat!*, including tho municipal au
thorities, co-opera tt* with tho special
constnhhff In it-s enforcement. I desll'O
to certain information In regard to
I In* enforcement of the law in your J
town and In order to get it I will ap
preciate it if you would answer the
questions which I enclose herewith, i
am fully convinced that, much of the
prejudice which has heretofore oxTsled
against. <ho dispensary law dv>ea not
n:iw exist and a great many of thoso
who at one time bitterly opposed it
have como to realli? +hat It is tho
best solution of the liquor question
that has yet ben tleviscd. The prin
cipal thing now is to have it properly
enforced and with a healthy public
sentiment in its favor and a realiza
tion on the part of the municipal au
thorities thut it is part of their tluty
to hkmIhi and co-operate in It.s en
forcement violations of tho law will
grow has and less. It is my desire t
see that Illicit n ties of whiskey are put
down and also that those In charge of
ilu* dispensary do not, violate tho law
either.
If special constables are not needed
in your town to assist the police 1 will*
withdraw them and on the contrary
if they are nerd I will be glad to have
you indicate it and I will set* that they
aro sent. I believe as a rule you can
enforce the law better with your own
police than it can be done by a special
constable. i
I would like to have an early re
sponse from .you to the questions
which 1 have asked nnd al*o any sug
g est ions which you may think ad
visable for the improvement ami en
forcement of the law and 1 will bo
>.lad to have you give your views
fully. Yours truly,
M. It. McS w 10BNi3Y,
Governor.
The questions submitted to ine mu-(
niclpal executives were as follows:
1. Is the dispensary law strictly en
forced la your town?
2. Have you given instructions ta
your police to enforce the law?
3. I>o you need a special Stato con
stable to assist, the municipal authori
ties In its enforcement?
4. Is tho sentiment of your town In
favor of tho dispensary law and Its
strict enforcement?
5. Are you a.nd your city council in
favor of the strict enforcement of tho
law ?
C. Is the law being violated in your
town at present and to what extent.'
7. Have you any suggestions to make
as to n better enforcement of It or any
change in the law itself?
Report of * cizurcs. .?
The reports* of fcizures made by the
Ktato constabulary for tho week end
ing November 10 show that in that
timo 187 7-8 gallons of booze, 40 kegs
n nd 32 1-6 dozen bottles of beer wore
s'ized. Two convictions wore secured.
The salary of these 44 constables for
fh.-v week is about $600, whilo at ,an
average of $2.50 a gallon for the liqu&r,
n dollar a. dozen and $2.50 .a keg for
the beer the revenue from the seizures
would be in the neighborhood of that
amount. So far this week at least
the constabulary was s?lf sustaining,
although one or two squads did all the
werk; jtuul all the luck, or whatever it
might bo which brings rcsulli. ,
Aqaual'liupectton.
- Adjutant -Geaesal?Boyd i* ragklly
awjajngrttg ft* all ffwt A
Inspections not yet mad*. As
all the dates art ?ottltnfr w w4tr will;.
thtfn aafi^flMi
A Hi# Combination That Will Control
I lie Market.
' ' *
FOURTEEN COMPANIES ABSORBED.-!
- ?#1?? ?????
1 he Value of PLhit.'i Hrotight Into tl
1 >o? 1 is it-Urtiatcd at $JJ|,000,000?^
rclnumfltaml.s the ScImiiio.
^ rmmrnrnm
Hals I more, Special.?A mnnimotal"""!
dvMiuoiitlntion of lumber oom panic# ?
will probably bo announced wlr.hja a
week or ten days. Fourteen com
panion, at tho least, are to bo includtxl
In the combination, if the plana defr
not miscarry, and several others, m
lug, perhaiit, a total of 20, ar>5 expect*|
r<l to be a--ded. A list of the corpora??-i$|
lions now interacted in tho negotia
tions and including tho largest ?c
tj: A*innMi>_ Conatl-3
Lumber Company, of Georgetown,
O.; liranning Lumber Compauy, of
lOdenton, N. O.; Camp Lumber Com-*'
paiiy, of FrankUu, Va.; Capo Foaf
Lumber Company, of Wilmington, Nt
Gay Manufacturing Company, oC V:.
Suffolk, Va.; Greenlonf-.lohnnon Conf ,i
pany, of Norfolk, Va.; K. E. Jackson,
ami Co., of Washington, I). C.; ltoarv
oke. Itailroad and Lumber Company,
of Norfolk; lloper laimbcr Company,
iif Norfolk; Suffolk &aw Mill Com
pany, of Haltlmoro; Tunis Lumbe^
Company, of Haltlmoro; W. W. Tunis
Druthers Lumber Co., of Norfolk; Vl?*.: ~~
Klnlu Saw Mill (.'ompnny, of Norfollj*-^
It Is uaid tho deill is tho result of
meeting held 'in this city prior tx> th* \
election. Among those who
pa ted in thin conference were^
Heliuont, of tli'1 New Y?trk by ^
firm, and rep{ aLiveg of i}oaji^__U;
tln? companies named abovo. After ti?<* >.-???
conference the party proccedod to NQS^
folk, and iuspeeted the plants of
of fho lumber compnn.es. Conference* ^."'jj
have since bcon held In New York an<i '
the negotiations, it is said, have prac* ,.J
tieally reached a practical termina
tion. It i? understood thit aU Vllhp
capital lo secure the consolidation WtlV
be forthcoming and that tho Belmottt#.."-ta
?will finance the deal, the total value v',
of the various plants being 'about $25,"
000,000. *
Mr. Aucrbach la to attend to thtf , J
legal b1<1 ??* of the proposition. Tharf^
coinhLfiatlon is to control tho market!?<Nf
for Carolina pine, which Is said. til ...\b
have been much demoralized by ?out*, : ^
petition between tno numeroug c?tt- .1*;
corns In tho trade,- This clasa
lumbor figures extensively as building
material, being used in every. ..wajr^L^
that lumber is necessary in tho erec^.ytf
tion of all classes of structures'. Afo/7
cording to a prominct.t lumber ihan*
it Is not proposed to advance prtvea?j^
but to mako money by cconomlsln^-la^
tlu? operating expenses, and also no#--..:;
to increase the export of
Gossip about the deal was frequetft ^
trade circles to-day. (Bx-BenatolF
Tunis Ldinber Company, which haa
its mills at Norfolk, returned frooa
New York, but declined to dlscusa
tails of the combine. Ho admitted*,
however, that negotiations are in pr<^j
gross. t.overnor Smith of this State*,
Is heavily interested in the Surryi;
Lumber Company, lie is also IntW-feT^
csted in the Surry, Sussex and 8outh?*f
ampton Hailroad; wlil^. penetratf#-*^
the timber land* of the f?>rme>r com- .
pany. It 1s 4H Saarrow gauge lin?, 281
miles in length, aiul would doubUtea. ___
bo included in the deal. ;
~~ . 3
Engineer Kilted.
Franklin, Pa., 3peci<k.l.?Tho Laker
Shore passonger train, which left thUl' -v
city for tho West at 7 o'clock Pridtf f^
evening collided with a Pennsylvania
froight on tho Lake Shore. hetWCMT?~
Polk and Raymilton, 12 miles west o?~:^
J^ranklln. The engineer of the freight
^Kajt killed; tho engineer and flremaa
and Frank -Padon* of the passengen -
traJn, were badly Injured. IlnjrgmcB
master Tonij Sutton, of Oil City, |tn4
threo paa?engors are mlsAln#. ^ , y
Assigned to Stations. ~ "
Washington, D. C., SpeciaI.-?-Th? ;
troops which will return from PorUi^
Illco as a result of tho abandonment ; :
of tho bland as a military department
havo been assigned to the stations
this country as follows: Two coaHf-&.
panies of tho Eleventh Infantry ?wl^^
go to th? Washington barracks,
the other two companion of the. v*
regiment will bo sent to FortMcPh
bou, Ga. Two troops ?f the Fifth In-*.,
fantry will be assigned to J offer eon
barracks, Mo., and two ott^r troODS -
of tho same reafammt -will JTqrtt, ....
Kthn Allen, Vermont.
Makes a Demand. /-H
PeWn, liveable.?The comm%nde*4>^
in-chef of the international forC?V H
Count Van Waldersee, receive*
Chins; and L?i Hung Chan sr.
neaepeace commissioners
penSw palace. Von W
?aanded .that, the Chinese
withdrawn f roty the
territory occupl *
""'?g If
patch of military _
allies would be discOnOtfCM
*?? - IT 'At. ???34,