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CHAPTER XV
“Tho Battle of the Ghosts,” bo Big
Road’s people called it long months
after, fought late at night and far up
the slopes of the Elk range, was report
ed at Fort Frayne before the rising of
another sun. The mysterious system of
signaling which enabled the Indians oi
the reservations in Nebraska to know
the details of the Custer massacre before
they could be wired from Bismarck
was here in use again, and stragglers
from the band far back at Trooper creek,
and even the cowboys and ranchmen
carousing about Bunko Jim's in booor
of the triumph of their plana, knew all
about Farwell's overtaking tbs village,
of Farrar's desperate stand and Wayne's
ko( gallop to their support before the
tnt tidings wore whispered within tbs
silent walls amuse lbs stream or even
gursmd at by tbs grim old soldier roue-
tag from hie sleep barely ten miles tram
reach tbs gamsoa came tram Jtmtowa
sad wss laagbed to scorn by members
at tbs guard. Tbs asst words weal fear-
ftmtgth* kltrbengdf on
raw sad apmdily tuaobed tbs suss
a aasioas wives sadcblldvua at tbs
ess la tbs leId. sad still tbs ear*
left Mi sbarge at Ftayuo rafuoad ta
ft* 0 TV esevsre
Ing. It may be hours before we can get
details, for the Indians say the fight
took place away in among the hills
■M Mat say sas Mine Id
wbme they staM rverb th
baambald at Ferrer, bw |
bald cd leU dtsasbm aad <d tbs death at ■
tbs !■! ■ Idtrv sf that boasgsd asms '
Met had a*wu tsarvls fast, sad tbs
direful tidiegt tear bed Luerrtta Fra
Mm's suss wb*l» Kitty still slept tbe
sleep at tbs y>«ag. tbs tuMemud sad
aasHMtrsoaa aad what Lar wtia kaew
aba ssaM ureeu dsweval. The aawuaag
gua bad failed ta vebe Will's dsiaty
lows tbe stage road from Fetterman far
to the east If any reports, however,
have got in by way at Laramie, they
would surely have been repeated up
here for our benefit ’*
And just then a man came hurrying
to them from tbe line of officers' quar
ters. It was Leale's attsndant ‘‘The
oaptaiu says, sir, that be thinks if you
wire through Laramie they will be har
ing news by this time at Buffalo or Mc
Kinney stage stations. ”
"That was Ukt Leale,” thought tbs
dortnr, “and hs must have heard aba
was here with me. ** “It's worth try
ing. ** be said aloud. "Will you go with
ms to tbs office?''
"1 must 1 cannot return to her with
snrb news us I have beard. “ And so to
gether they hasteoed over tbs aacosy
parwd'-. sad Marjorts Farrar. waSrbiag
of tbrlr gntag
T*a m metre Is lev s dreauatw sseas
urn an id la that matiby little cdMss, sas
that Frayns has aot yet caused to tell sf
sad will bmg rvawmhsr. Kuna tbs
uperutor. wes rlnrhiug sway si bts la
straw* et as lbs dostsg swtsead. **|*eu
of ritti' end revolver as tho band reached
the descent to the canyon farther to the
west and found Farwell’s led horses on
tbe bluff. '
It w«s then, us the sergeants were
raising Will, stunned and bleeding, to
his feet that they realized not an instant
must bo lost in hastening to Farwell’s
aid, and, while one bathed with snow
the aching, bewildered bend and an
other gave the young officer water IJrom
his canteen, a third helped plaoe the boy
in saddle and gave the word to the men
to follow. Another minute and Leale’s
men, led by their lieutenant, grasping
at tho pommel all the same to steady
himself in his seat, went charging
through the wooded highland and tum
bled in on Furwcll’s assailant* just in
the nick of time. With every ruinate
Will was reviving and palling himself
through Elk Springs canyon, over 60
miles north of ns. and the telegraph] together again, and by the time Wayne
line from Laramie to the old post fol-
and his fellows came riding in to their
support through tbe fire spitting clumps
of evergreen the boy was shouting his
orders and cheering his men ss though
no blow had ever downed him. But
Wayne’s Doming relieved him of all re
sponsibility 00 that side, secured Far-
well in his grasp on tbe village, and
when at last Big Road’s sullen, beaten
braves slunk away through the timber,
leaving tbe giuntsn part of tbe village
—women, children, old folks and a few
disgusted warriors—in the hands of the
troops. Will’s frantically aching bead
reminded him that be was in need of
attealieo, aad then U was dmoovesed
that be was literally bathed in blood
aad it was Uipe for him to fatal from
tbs kea at U.
Are vena « hat a to do there was at
Frayns when that hey was broogMI
hams with the sstung at tbs second sun
Ins bsnl
Rorke, crippled with a rheumatic twinge
about an old ballet hole, was limping
and growling about the post, and Fen
ton prayed for the coming of spring and
sunshine and June and rosci, for Kitty
had still another freak—she would bo
married only from under the shadow of
the flag and Uncle Fenton’s roof. With
Ellis better, but still not well, the Far
rars and Kitty had taken the Ifynaet
route from Monterey to Now Orleans
the end of March and reached Gotham
jnst as the buds were opening in the
park, and Wayne, east on leave on
some mysterious mission, called towel-
come them home and to say that Orms-
by was to sail at once with Malcolm
Leale, who was to go to Germany to
consult an eminent oculist, and Ellis
lost tbe color which was flattering in
her cheeks when they hove insigtitof
the familiar landmarks of the beautiful
harbor, and Helen Daunton strove to
conquer her own disappointment that
the might comfort the poor girl, wix*
since the tragic night of her brother’s
death, had neither seen nor beard from
the lover she had rebuffed and wronged,
even though here and now she had writ
ten, admitting her sin against him and
humbly yet confidently asking hia for-
fm-nees. That was Tbunday night, and
there wan ample time, hot ho Bailed on
Saturday with never a word.
[to bk cmmxtnu* but week.)
LA BO It UOUMLATtOM.
le There Anv
CR1MK tN THE STATE.
Interesting Figure*
sons— Dtspe usary
and Compart-
Violations a
C*
y the n La bn
itb L'aenMaa t
hr
Bswns
■t> end soli
)!»*>**•
tee^wer m «fc» tm gomttaM mhed him.
”amt he says Buffalo kamre nahiag yea
TW arts a*we eoght lo earn* ibrangh
m* ssag* Mai ten near Ail teen 's maoK
SSteael F—i— wes ooor Ihmo lam
mgbs, bus urtbing ban bauo beued this
gHSwmm Tbs agesnsar ta these nom. * *
“Wtro b» hNn UmB Crgt btm *e had
•art whether them .won a hgM M ffbe
hills. • basher OehSMl ^ghm in sail
st AltlsnaX sad gat nay anthem m
assm he «■ and sand M hero as amam**
And even aa Karts hamw slnhmg hia
hear.
by th* bwAshfea «d her
, hraad aiih wvatatng
amar at (hr sm i aula at
4 hat f«r Ibbw Imam
noM harwtf bow gene
ggar. Mugniai tag that
I hal ga Aasr* ststra
dan hod hnsSegad forth, Sndiag thatr
w klbrbra dmrread. aaA. as the sala-
|‘s hsana a as bnt afow mdaowwr and
errs is was thera at the gala !■ v*ha-
mt aantnBw with Mrs Aaaery and
tala at the y nag«r hallaa <4 tbs gar
oa aa limrasrv, Hgkn haaNnnd Ibtth-
tsf.y fa am the parly mourn at hat
Ihia Ml Itwtf wm cwtnoMh
M wan bo time for hsutiaticm heme
the parir w«rv «*i.w. 1 tj ta bara
I aid rhay Is 1 waa rspfcUy apyr wrh
from hte qnarterv on the westward
jaldglaaa in hanA waa
ry sspaaaa to the i*> rth
the hiaff. With him
toward him ap the aeatry peal
1 Ka I. It was to them she appealed,
and in their faeaa aha rand the ftr*t to-
Manttaaaf ill nawa
The doctor turned aa though ho bad
been expecting her and held forth hia
hand. "lam glad you are here, "he
aaid, “Joe I have reason to disbelieve
the news that has been frittering in ever
since dawn, but I wish it kept from
-Mrs. Farrar aa long as possible. ”
Helen’s face had turned white aa the
■now. He saw it and drew her arm
within hia own. "Stragglers from Big
Road’s band my—those that were left
at Trooper creek, at least—that thrre
was a light last night. Part of the vil
lage was captured and part of the baud
broke through and got away. The In
dians claim to hare killed several of
our people, but they are t^e biggest
boasters on the face of the globe. The
cowboys over yonder believe it, because
they hate Fenton and the Twelfth and
wouldn’t be sorry to have them worsted,
because that would bring on a big war
and lots of troops. We would have heard
it by this time in some way had these
been serious disaster. ”
‘ ‘But, doctoiyMiss Fenton and others
with her hastened away when they saw
me coming, and they were in tears. ”
"Oh, they’ve got hold of some silly
story that the servants have been gab
bling and that I’ve tried to test, that
Farrar is among the injured. It all
comes from that vile roost over there,"
■aid he, scowling malignantly at Jim-
town. "No, don’t yon give way,. Mrs.
Daunton,” be continued as she seemed
to ahiver and tremble. "Ishall need all
your strength if there be trouble com
ing. But, If my opinion is not suffi
cient, let me tell you what Captain
am sages . .*m ahm urns
psmsum of tom, totot
M go Ms hvy sat sm
■Msa toaftog <4 Mm
the lasirummrt. th*a sm
topw to wms jam a*
wss h*sf4 sa (hs rmaki
lbs pmam, The Mass bo
with » .-I «y«s sot it>
Us
gi
jhilvt-
Masi
r. •
»eli gw loMsoily, sos hgao, sol
1 etas, so 10*41*1 msi oisiog him
is i*o4 tho epssosm • faso t
1 gplift«4 hood, with rsoo
a aa H* ho oproni h*s asms
• Ms frwoA Tfesss was a aa
a at braolhlsmt h*i nru mg saspsoas,
sift risk tag at th* table, at swift
tming pronl, aad thru Karts tfsaag
*u>
»lon*t ta Mm
ATT Xt a
haod th* rrlUm (sown •hret.
’ th* ir a* krta, aha raad. Then, with SMO
glad cry, “Thank God? Oh. thank
God!” threw hr nr If on Helen's bsvast.
Tbe dnrtor seised tbe flulti-nng pap* r
ere it it rvaotoed the floor and raad stood;
My eossnlaUttnaa oa Will'ssall**i leartaf
la hM o*tdr* Scut. B* aont* tb* **o* b*
baara. Exp*** oahoo* twaorrow rlsbt. nrr
boosrj O so bus PasToa.
But that was only a part of tbe story.
What Lrule mid was true enough.
The ImlisBs would not fight in the dark
! except at long range, but that did not
prevent their taking advantage of tbe
dark for a sudden rush that wonld en
able them to bnrst through what they
| well knew coaid only bo a thin oad
widely dispersed line. It was easier to do
it ill the dark, as the warriors well
Placed in Mrs. Farrar's trembling hand
the yellow brown sheet.
knew, than in broad daylight, and so,
learning from their vigilant scouts
about where Farrar’s men were deploy
ed, they rode forward in noiseless array
until close open them; then at given
signal and with full understanding that
Ta*1* thinks. He says thattbe Indians! no ©oewaa to atop for anything they
wouldn't light in the dark except at
long range, and the story is that Will
waa tomahawked. Keep every thing from
her, therefore, for tbe present Colonel
Fenton will be here by noon.”
"Keep everything from her, doctor I
V mother reads faces as yon do hooka
A cm eon ounces! from Mm Farrar
(hat ill news ia in the air and that it i»i
of Mr boy. la them ao way we out find
the troth? Anything almost wtmld be
1 with
sMsoMsr gar* gad Ms bsvts mm
yol with the rscmd that, despite it all,
M had fought hm (rasp Itto a vstsaao
—La* a Farrar " Fmtam hooded him
over to hm BHShs*. of 1 r» them lamg rids
to (he amboloBos s*oi sot toasagS them,
aod wswt so |g ism tram to oompty
with Ms sadBVta sod Morymio soah tor
Mp to Mr sojobstog ores*. f 'SgMfui for
Mr maogaM f Feoim^ at Kitty, at aU
sfoa to Mr wurld
AM tho*. to g few dope mos% oases
Mr major hark with Mr apaadrsM aad
half lb* asrolsStsaM bsoaso. Mmd «d
Mam midw i*i*« spsoo amt fotos amdy
O* ka - - -* vOa* aa* MM** SO
IM ssbmso^^^^^^^M
ashes rush eoao as had boss! M
downed Mm sm Mo sfopso a mils M
seat, and Kitty. e» Joagm
sweetboosv bnS Assnmd >*■•». hod fogMd
SStd n> hod owned the dgp and had
mooaoa Ms dmnmy soejer by has taato
lattam that she o*mid he soossted en.y
whoso Caste Fenton osgid gits has
away nod Mo^s Vey**, who had
“sated Mr VtUp." sonhl M bees oton
Thsoswmsnshlwffnl vpiaaMK (Mrsdtota
IS HmM •4m 1 •Cm| MHfcfcpf • ItHlW-
foot so far at oat fftawAs tho Farvass
wars raotawrasd M was shoot tho sstly
ana. Hot soul Ms day efwv hssmm
Ft oton hod ptmo did II aaeat to Mm
Forres to tognMs hew sod why it waa
tho colonel left the ransmond oad spent
that eight at All nun'a ranch, and then
as the at ary woo oofnhhd by Will Ms
sympathy and tndigBotson knew an
toundb JStm at owrh a ums, when
wucu.u.d*aad mallgBad. wpatt rehhrd
at his eorutnsiKt at tbe raw mraaeat
when it was drareat to him and when
he most have been bunting with eager-
nem to fare and confound hia aoruarm,
Fetiton had turned back to learn the
truth about tbs fight at Elk canyon and
wire to her—to her—tbs glad news of
her boy's safety, the proud news of his
spirittd and soldierly behavior. If Fen
ton could hare s*vn her emotion when
from Wayne and Will she learned the
whole story, he would have found his
trials easier to bear.
Ho bad gone, however, to department
headquart* rs, and there his accusers
were miMing. Not one remained to face
him, and when called upon to substan
tiate their Rtatements, as they had ea
gerly declared their readiness to do, one
and all, they had business elsewhere.
Tho chief conspirators had achieved in
part at least the ends for which they
were striving, a row with Big Hoad’s
baud that would enable them to get
square with White Wolf, Pretty Bear
and the other alleged assailants of Pete
Boland, replenish their stock of''ponies
and other spoils of Indian war and
doable the price of forage, and, thongh
the alleged murderers escaped them and
the village in great part fell into the
hands of the Twelfthjpid Fenton came
back from headquarters a vindicated
man, still they had given him and his
regiment far more trouble than the reg
iment bad ever caused them, so honors
were more than easy. "We’ve learned
the old man not to monkey with the
cowboy again."
There was a sweet, womanly, grate
ful note awaiting tbe colonel when, aft
er an absence of a fortnight, he return
ed to Frayne, but tho Farrars were
gone. The doctor had.jaid they could
not ftaeoon move Ellis, once she could
gag [ Lrgtsi
1
•» •*»-«» K**ni** >*<■*
■uesa
Rm^^Mtpsa the tk*bor|
rtuwta t'ocullau, apart*, rmlaramaa
I had. It seem*, to th* amptcy mw
I ueoagsmaot sf th* hatp la oeto
I torts*, gosh legtstottoa has hi
I hms ergsd spaa the (joosrul Asu
tot .1 ta amm Ihaught (AM M 1
I svur As the pucthrator form
| Qsslfsd taws bus ss< yet to*s
Clotfo Bebond to Assaults and Bat
teries—Concealed Weapon Law a
Bead Letter
The Attorney General In hit annual
report makes a most interesting state
ment as to crime the State with
comparisons for previous years.
Among the interesting facts gath
ered are that .the greater number of
criminal cases are tboye for assault
and battery, while violations of tbe
dispensary law are a close second. In
the first class there were 674 cases and
in tbe second 6*27. It Is further shown
in tbe report that the law against car
rying concealed weapons is practically
a dead letter . Only one case waa re-
IHjrtetl during the year and the grand
jury threw that out.
Judge Towueeud, who got up this
feature of the report, makes lb* follow
ing comments on the consolidated state-
menu made from reports of the various
solicitors:
From the general c.msoltdstod *tate-
meou It will be seen that 3,0(2 crimi
nal cases were d kspneed of lo the State
during tbs last fourteea months cov
ered by this report. Of this number,
there were 1,175 ISM til lllMM 183 ao-1
qulitals and 1,344 not prasaquis aad no I
bills. Beside# these oases disposed of
ia the Coart of Geoerui S**el*>e«
ably haadrede of at
boeo tried by the ragtetmtos la the
differwat oouatiee, ao aooooat of wbtoh
reac has this office, for the reuseo that
•och caaaa are aot rvqelred to ha ru-
purtod.
It farther apuaara from thoesmaoH-
dated •tokam*su aad form** reports
cl tors ^ . (R-- 44.
r of £rTa> I
THE STATE PENITENTI ART.
Has a Good Surplus and is tn Fine
Condition—Report of the Superin-
, 'teiulrut.
The following is the annual report
of Superintendent W. A. Neal:
Columbia. 8. C., Dec. 31,1B96.
To tbe Honorable Hoard of Directors
of the South Carolina Penitentiary :
Gentlemen : I herewith submit this
my fourth annual report ag superin
tendent of tbe South Carolina peniten
tiary for the fiscal year ending Decem
ber 31, 1896 iv
We bad confined in the penitentiary,
as shown by tbe last report made one
year ago, 900 prisoners ; received from
the courts (Turing the year 1896, 276;
recaptured, 28; total, 1 949 ; lost by ex
piration of sentence, 3.V»; by death, 44 ;
oaoaped. 42; pardanod, fit ? traagforrad
to jail, 1 ; lost by order of court. 2:
total, 476 : leaving In oooflnement Jan
proh-
havs
j
uary 1, 1897, 818; making nffprlionert'
l«*a* than we had twelve months ago.
For a more complete prison statement
vou will please examine tbe report of
Captain Westfield.
You will find lost by death during
the past year 44, beiag 3 lees than lbs
previous year. This record we think is
good, oooeiderlag the fact that ws get
ail maimed, diseased aad ref mad from
all lb* eoaalychala gaaga la tho (Mate.
fader the law, the ouoaty super
vtaora may take Or ref use all prteoaera
whoa* Matoses doss aot sieoed two
years: beiag glveh tho right, they do
aot of euarae take aasoaad prieoaera.
To tho health of the prlaoowra. ear*
at the sick, as give earatal alteatiea.
without stlat
la this ■ness at lee I wwald ataSa aad
beg to call the sttoatioa at the heard to
and will not berenowod, hence we will
nazl year:
land owned
not have any share crops next year
will only have crops on tne
by the State, and undor our fall control.
financial sTATimarr.
We fully Intended to sell the entire
cotton and oat crop during the month
of December, but toe prtoe ot tOUSt
has been so much depressed and eaoh
day expecting tbe market to rsaet. Wo
have samples in the commissary build
ing and pill sell the aame la toe next
fed days. I am glad id report Mo fi
nancial condition of tho institution is
better than at any time for the last four
years.
We will be able to pay every dollar
th&^lnstitution owes, including the
t9,#00 for the purchase of the Reed
fsrm, bought last year, and ifoy cash
for our next year’s guano supply, which
has been bought boom time ago at a
very low price.
Total liabilities. 118,370.90
734 bales of oottoo, at 930 per
bale 902,000.00
Amount dus from contractors 4
and otbsr sources 5,108.98
1S00 bushels of oats at 40c.. 1,000 90
which will
damned* a
• - • f 1 ”
• aM.atol.
We have oa head
which will not ha offs
low cask vela#!, 934.7V?
For a farther
•28,128.46
leave us after paying all
aiael the 1o»i.'.au«o r-, ■ '
tof that
Mtod with the
specif all
i jr sail
tottoa, I wwald
attoatloa to th
keener. Mr. K K Berrien.
Allow me, throngk yae. to IhgMh'
ia«e* hhve ease
ep to aad lariad
atoa
Bg kSM
S>*t—■ d of frum |w
tog IMA to wit I.73S aswas to I BBT t
batag 1 Kile caeos la I•**. 2.M0 rasaa to IMfo.
it and LMh eases la I tot witaoet Me asmtor
tm tor -s the fifth cirawtfi; Kit* ammaa to I>M l
aa ha I I.ff7v eanaa ia IMS withwat IBs asmtor
aaWy I to the thtfd, fifth aad sieth straw its
rttl he ? L*ta> aoata to Itofi wtMwwt the earn to*
1 that 1 to th* third etrawM KKto sa*** to MM
at Ih* ' sat t MS seem to Mft|| JMfcK ftft
■Mds f toil dsrads Mora seams tw I a** mas a
show*
A
apetog harefo
MU Ur, at the Laai
T. MaOUl. at Me
sad Mr. J. J. Ototoy,
Taaak-kg th* hem
help ra salted I ram I
atowa dertow the vm
l
mt
r
A MfoMU
raster tehti
sawwa. M awald to amtmU to avttsefoe
th* ^s*psaw at thras wh* era • ipaa%wS I *d *rtmiaal
tw mw*a ta the dtsaelfiaa todatotod | to th* etas*
Me* pawpaalttaa. hwsravar. searas rwra | has beam aa
of aatoBfoatoa t* th* ImgtstoSwm—that j dertog Mts parted
thera eheeto to a sta»» **msatostam** Th* «rtm* *f an
-1 fo*m ty to th* eamtor
aeaa 4 wwrawd at each year
whi*a ttaltaatoe that thera
marhed lawraaee to erttoe
w ta tofisfid to
I * ** th* Saties and pewes* tahlah
I sstattor adfotam ha*e le seme efiher
I atatwa WtthswtsieraaBiag ia advaas*
I the aMMty at *«ah aa afleMfi M »* •
I Mtoe, M mas to (MB to praaeat name
I wmasderaSiwaa gram tag eat at praaeafi
I «eadittssm to deash Larattoa
Me hara had latorara—tanediag
I me« aaaies and artisaas mi ammtama
I - ams* * this Mate w many a yeas
Th* ratetmta* tataaea them aespera
I ead thetr amp-wywra have at ways hsea
I wash that the laservaaifoa wf the wtata •
| aethw-ny has aes tosa fiasad aaadfe*
I either to adjasfi dlfferaaaaa aa aesvwet
] avils If thera be** toea mtaaadr*
•*ee4iaga thesahara hsea adfwstod by
I the parttes lateraeted - and this, se for
I cs the pefoia ts teformed to the *a-
j ura aalisiartiaa at a*l reamraed I a
I waa thera for*. Mere era a*e eemf.-
I Uesw Mas •mem ta ratgatra tegtstatsae
ehich shall sperato spaa the rtghta
aad ralptleas cl empteywr aad aM-
fieyrd. sarh lagtatofiiea t* ptotoly a#
I svceaaary ehich m*aaa that, wttheet
! detag seed its teadeary wee id to to
I de harm
It has been seggeetod that the tn-
rraaae to eettoa mills has seeeaaitoted
i at least a rweagaltlsa at the eendlltons
1 whleh affect toharars vmptoyed to sash
! <*taM Ish meats. It Is set clear that
| the tor ranee to the asm tor at free peo-
, pi* who bats c^esca the cutlwa
hi.
the dtapaa
«amw Th*
dashed forward over the snow at head
long speed.
The few sboto fired whitxed by their .
—without checking them in tbelerat, * ' * 1 r 1 "——
^ s Ormsbycame weet once man to
Malcolm Leale and to tenderly coodact
be moved at all, to southern California,
and, with a month’s leave in his pocket,
thither had Will escorted them, Kitty
Jack
thongh two Sioux saddles, by great
good lock, wen emptied, and when the
pony of one low bending warrior collid
ed with Farrar and keeled him over
others following behind raced throagb
jnst as hs was arramhliag to hia fast,
and one of ths ridssa had sfomch wildly
with
' M
hiss.
York, and Fenton
indeed had hs
that Ms Load
latinos act'** Ms 1
tod puns eat of his
•pffmng. to
felt that
If
with
New
Phti-
to prutwet thcos who tovs Mas ac
of their own free will. If !• could
shown that the growth of out km mills
has resulted la nay action or policy of
tho *miU owners whleh might hear
harshly upoa the workers, there might
be sume ground for an appeal to the
lawmaking power. But no such ode
dltioo is observable. There have been
no signs of a purpose, on the pari of
the mill owners, to change their me
thods, which, so far as the public Is in
formed, have always been fair to tbe
point of liberality. Indeed, tbe grati
fying increase in tbe number of our
mills ought rather to suggest great
caution, lest, by apparently hostile
legislation, a check be put to our pro
gress in mill building. Where there
is no actual need of change, it Is wise
to let well enough alone. This is
especially true where change might
disturb business relations. In the ab
sence of any evil to bo corrected, the
law ought not to intervene.
The policy of the State, towards
capital and towards business interests
in general, should, at this particnlar
time, be at once liberal and cautious.
The growth of our manufactures,
largely aided by outside capital, b!><
been very encouraging. Nothhi r
should be done to excite the fears of
moneyed men or make them hesitate
to invest in South Carolina. It is
Equally important that nothing should
be done which might convey the im
pression that there are differences be
tween employers and employed, such
that the power of the l,aw is needed to
adjust them. There are, indeed, no
controversies possible which may not
be fairly settled by the parties them*
selves. In such a state of affairs, legis
lation is unnecessary.
There is an evident purpose among
mill owners in South Carolina to do
their best for their employes—this not
only because it Is right, but because
such a. policy will increase the effi
ciency and tbe permsnrnceof the labor.
The growth of factories cuostitotly calls
tor new workers. It Is bettor, for
these as well as for others, that the
mstaalokligstloasof theomptoyer and
| tbs employsd be well understood.
Conservatism In Me tows, doe regard
‘‘nd to nil Interests, will prom'Ae l‘
■suit. -
la ovary view at Ms snkmet. It
ond aggra**t*w
I tnwy sowmn to tooo k
tn*ra toieg ft 1 sm
<woi at mu tow •asms
' ■ 14* *t*S* TWra as* ‘A f a*
*d Me S tod Wll 00%tt0t0 wi <+00 f M|
I**, ad •ra.-raa to (to nsooa «■
•os tgoorad fey Mo grand jnry.
*a< a* Mod Mto •• fo aad oofora
Tfe* newt mess imgws%nws svtmw
to toow inwo vtototoo* at fiKodfoi
•may a* ttora toioff d
* at msa at t wrg eay tmaHa op 2*4 am***
sod larawmy ia <m*** Hamtaid* smms
to*a ta*M onto magma, to* oosntow die
fitosd at fentog 3r* am*** Tto mma swot
at atoviasan* tn toons dlsguono at doe
og M* loaf Iwortoto msmafis In nMmt
fo . to Mils and dtamatoonoosae nknat
fit per «*oL TW par wsto at enovtsfiMms
i 10 fe*sna*ra* raa** ts Mi M fearginry
stotoS to- to toetof fig, to anttnit nod
tottery B; nod to dtogsosory sooso
* afotat m*
Of to* sob* mateon far Mo tost fooe
toto m*otos Mora wsra 9ra ssotooson
to dsoM and twoofio-oton to to* p*ol
tootlory for Ills ; Bl to terms to M*
pMitootlory and 997 to yoil and rfenis
gnogs
H| way of numportoM. 19 ts towed
toot Ml I Ml. 2 » ' oosm wars dlspunad
at to t%* tstoie Of to*** 9K worn dto-
awntinned nod on tolls. Mere were 0*2
ouevtcjl '
“ W
1775 ooms worn so tolls nod diaaoatln-
I s*ae*s, and la M7 aanss Mora worn cow
fiction* nod la 3fi& cm*** acquittals. It
! will thus bo seen Mot Me proportion
of eoovictiuoe has boon maintained and
there has been some fncransa.
From tbs coaaolidaUd •tnicmenU It
will be seen that during the last four
teen mouths there wss the very large
number 1,344 no bills and dlsouotlnu-
nnoe* ia the criminni cases ia tbe State,
which waa about 40 per cent. This
should be remedied in some way a* tbe
expense uselessly entailed on the courts
is very large. Something should be
done in the way of legislation to pre
vent this evil.
It appears further that during the
period covered by this report there
were 207 homicide case* in the State.
Of these, in 52 cases there were con
victions, in 110 acquittals and in 45 no
-bills and discontinuances. In 1889
there were 1J1 cases of homicide dis
posed of in the State. In 27 cases there
were convictions, in 65 acquittals and
in 8 mistrials and 11 discontinuances
and no bills. The per cent, of convic
tions was 24. ”
lu 1895 there were 205 homicide cases
disposed of. In 26 cases there were no
dlls and discontinuances, In 66 cases
convictions and 113 acquittals. The
per cent, of convictions was 32. —
By comparing 1896 with these years
' ill be seen that there is no increase
to* driaklag water at to* prt
It at ••(► •» *r : •; - •< •
lag mwraaod mwra aouafo vm
TV* laafi aaa y*t* stao a* to*
d*c4d*>4if am*f* aad Mo await
•• Mw rag few to my j*Ogt _
tws* soow afesps toward gwetlag a goto j
water sopgiy
WlM aw* taw as**rsgw aw4 otoar
'to sg water fsratsWd. Ms ImofM,
of Ma pwtetwataory owaid few graatiy
impraaad Far a mwra mtooto atote
m*ot at Mw fewoMb aod aaottory saogt <
•too *f Mw prtosm 1 QuaM radar yww to
to* rapwrl *4 Dr D K tfopa
Tw afcorab aod Awodas sufoual room
feas feuwa *a*rbowiad owd pot
-'•ml uam, *■’.‘1 a amm —sa* f«
Mu bora sboraO sorvtom souA I
tear* tog wumdaufiud fey
MM fitsiogawbrat saralras Ip Mol^* ■
**p*nwfewod*d fey M«a*ra I . . **
<te< «y aod Abara wiM Mwtr rayjCj** 1 *
frtsada 2JVtJ
oil * puwr stsaottwo to Mw ra I ?_***' 1
mto af Mw sfopptgfifo Ura A Ffep* 2“fTV. . —
8 arras TW priwsoura swam to few feat V* ••_** MOOO tow sop
to ss ia to amaaw H**."*0"Mfipllfofo^ Mof
I’attod P
1 f amrad lo 1
KM
7LW.
Is so hi*
am **>igfe
19 at toam
1 Pi
tor sotfoPwd wfeiafe
ora ounfewfeafete to
Stw**. lo at fob M
• • *ta - -«■ . *jm |
o grad smppte of rattg
fefosg farataAwg at sotoii soto to Mo
toote. feaiog dwooiwd fey frtoodu owd
Sm+ tm tlMAat
art fee. atotaaa atlaa Ito too**, stmigbwsr
pwoa lo foot eraryMlsg woUrsly saw
to Mw lot bos bauo few » toie yoar. at a
soul at 15 *■>
TW prfoao boltdlog bos feasa ow-
staoted toatdw Mo sotm, o*w true bad-
•trad* otM sprtagS' lor pH Mo prto-
aosra. rbaraO wvwrbowlwd. awd sumo
*4b*r m'. war tmararamrats to Mw yard.
•ouWog about fit.OBfi
BBBX> rABM tPPPOVBPOPTB.
Nww iorfi* prlouo feotldlapo, guards’
quarters, soto sbad. rattle bora, etc .
at a rawt <*f abool 92.24a
lOtalrBBl'EK rt«B t tfl'BO VEM f. NTW
Too awo brldgas, prtsoa build lag
Impruvwd aa<* mods mors sscars, aww
guards' quarters, large aod oomplwto,
aww dlaiag aad 000k room for Mr msa
agero aad guards, aww smoka bousw,
kay sbwds, grist mill, sagiaw, boiler
saw mill sheds; all at a cost of
about 91 500. Also a guaao bouse oa
railway track for Itwed aod Dsosaus-
•ure farms, 29 feet wide, 80 feet long,
good brick pillars, stroag and substan
tial, at a cost of 9600. This building
ill be used for storing guano la bulk,
direct from the cars, which can be
sacked aod hauled to the fields.
The crops have not been good at any
of our farms and especially short at
some of our share farms. - - f
DES8AUS8URF. FARM—30 MULE CROP.
313 bales of cotton, at930 per
bale $'9,330.00
7,825 bushels of cotton seed,
at 15c
300 tons of hay and fodder.tlO
3,196 gallons molasses, at 20c
4,944 bushels of oats, at 40c
800 bushels 6f sweet pota
toes, at 25c
400 bushels of Irish potatoe's,
at 40c ‘ t,... . 160.00
5,000 Lbs. of pork, at 5c.’.... 250.00
5,000 bushels of corn, at 50c _ 2^00.00
u
■Ml
y wait Ms 1
Tills
I s»wwb I
i twura
kgpi
' lira ta tb amt bo hsa
j ao sod of polMtoal
rag kp wraedi
ai A—mta* m fe
• tara.4 aw« do at It
raamrksd Mot a
! frlands bod wrttteo toblmi
' bf Ms awawarraAlra tooo of
s» Goffawy soow Urns raw
•o (or as aattoool affairs wars 1
I mraad be bod squally as Itatlw to 1
1 'si arras Tb* Lufeaa
; rrar*-
lju.l
Bw ray* that thera will
at telk over Mis matter kali
119
974.25
3,000.00
639.20
1,977.60
260.00
ao 1
tho prrawa
is bwyood his
body will do. " A good moay at thw
mom bars, hs soys, ora ran mate la
•ortest la ragard to Ms Oahoa sltua-
tloa aad thors Is 00 telling what may
come of it all.
H*astor Ttllmaa Is still wsorlog thw
big fwlt hat wlieb has accentuated his
personal appearaaow since 1888, bat is
much stouter than he has ever been
before.
Yesterday be dined with Col. W. A.
Neal, superintendent of the State pen
itentiary, and there were several moo
prominent In tbe ranks of tho party
there to meet him.
Senator Tillman expects to be back
in the State again on Saturday, on
which day be has been invited to
make a speech at Latte in behalf of Mo
proposed new 04 unty of Dillon. He Is
an earnest advocate of small counties.
It has been announced that his speech
will bo strictly non factional.
it*
of the cases of homicide or decrease In
the number of convictions.
During the last fourteen months
there were only 14 cases of rape dis
posed of in the courts. %Jf this number
there were 5 convictions and 3 acquit
tals and 6 no bills. There has been a
commendable decrease in the number
of cases of burglary and larceny during
the lost ten years. There were 41
cases of highway robbery. 30 of forgery,
24 of perjury an| 30 of obtaining goods
under false pretenses, which shows a
Total value farm .produ-
made on DessaussureWrm
(1896) ...^XjrT.... 919,091.05
(which is tOffiTper mule.)
REKD FARM—30 MCLE CROP.
313 bales of cotton, at 930 per
bale ...
7,825 bushels of cotton seed
at 15c
4,800 bushels of corn..,....'
2,500 bushels of oats at 40c..
300 bushels of peas, at 60c...'
225 tons of hay and fodder at
910 per ton
9 9,390.00
974.25
2.400.00
1,000.00
1&0.00
• -A young man lost- his wheel la
Boston a year ago, and, although the
detectives of that city did their ut-
most,-they were unable to apprehend
the thief. Suveral other wheeig had
been taken in Boeton, and the police
lost all track of them. The rider in
question journeyed to Europe n few
months later, and, while walking down
the. Straqd in London, turned to
observe a wheel that looked extremely
familiar. It stood up against a second
hand store and was battered and worn.
What was the young man’s surprise to
Identify the wheel that had beea
stolen from him several months be
fore. He presented a claim of owner
ship, but was unable to get possession
of his former property.
inure see te these eriaiwa. bttvb. of potatoes attfc
it will be observed that la the consol-
(dated statement it does not appear
that la the fourth circuit nay pe
convicted was seateaeed to jail. I
asm* all tboae convicted were
teaced to ths chain gangs, lbs solicitor
has not ta Jaded ia his
•aatoeeee
From islormalkm
toe ctraelte tow loo
2,674 lbs. of pork,-«t 5c.
2,250.00
325.00
133.70
Total Value of farm products 916,65495
(or 9565 par mule.)
LEX I MU TON F ABM—10 MULE
92 bales of cot low, at 930 per
—One of the most abominable divorce
records Ls that of a Rhode faleto wo
man who has married for Me sixth
time, although five of her socailed
husbands are aot only living, bet four
of
adding S^ange
a chard