The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, December 22, 1904, Image 2

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V.,' * " .'** v \ . ALIENS IN MILLS1 ^Germans and Poles Supplant Natives in South Carolina. EXPERIMENT SUCCESSFUL Cotton Manufacturers Declare They * r onnn* C.^n>? Onffi.-i Uftmn v SIM ?IV|Virfc I wcttw Labor and are Forced to ? Employ Outsiders. & The introduction of foreign labor into the cotton mills of South Carolina, says a special from Columbia, S * " marks a new era in the cotton manufacturing industry. This departure has been made necessary by the scarcity of mill labor, due to the high price of ?. cotton drawing the present help back p 'v to the farms . An organized movement on the part of the cotton mill interests was begun some time ago and as a result foreign v. " help is being brought to the leading mill centers in the state. |gpj - Lewis W. Parker, president of the p- > Olympia, Richland and Granby mills, |p; and of the mills in Greenville, states that he is entirely satisfied with C the experiment in Greenville and is of i*|. ^ the opinion that eventually foreign lajpi: hor will be brought to the mills generic ally throughout the state. The mill men are delighted with the seadiness and. reliability of the new help and the foreigners, many of ' whom are well educated, seem to be pleased with their new work and surfoundings. Ep;-- I^is said that one-third of the spfti? dies are lying idle in the state because of the insufficiency of the supply of E; labor and it is this condition that has forced the mills to look elsewhere for ^ help. FOR THE NEGRO PREACHERS. ' Sum of $2,000,000 to Be Raised for 1 Their Education. Kb Fifteen clergymen and elders inter' ested in the work of education of the southern negro preachers have given i&y a dinner in New York to Rev. G. S. |j|-. Miller, superintendent of the John C. Pp- Martin fund. This fund, which ap?proximates $2,000,000, is to be used for v- educating negro clergymen of all deig, " nominations. It is the ultimate intention to bring the work to a focus In a * Chautauqua for southern negroes. pt* X t The Rev. Mr. Miller hag been or&|| ganizing Bible institutes for a year. He has completed the work in Arkansas and made a beginning in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. "We jj?|; have 10.000 students now," he said, uBHd hope to have 30,000 before we are through. The clergymen are eager to learn and they pass the knowledge straight on to their congregations The people of the south are with us; they ' approve of this method of uplifting the negro. gply ' "We have had some difficulty with &C\: - Inter-denominational prejudice, but we gPS are getting around to it. It is the p,. greatest work for the negro underta!?>?. ken since emancipation." NO VISIT NEXT SPRING. pv; President Says Some Later Time He ' Will Make Southern Tour. I- s > A Washington dispatch says: Representative Lester, of Georgia, and s&V. R. M. Larner, representing the Sa*anah board of trade, extended to the president Thursday, an invitation to irv' ' '-i?u o v v.v , VidXt Oct V diiila.il Uil HlO DUUIUCIU LAX*J (%j': next spring. The president* inform'0. ed them that he did not expect to I?. visit Georgia next spring, and that he $ will make at that time no general tour .of the south. He said he expected to hp.go directly to San Antonio, Texas, by ?>; ' :' way 9f Louisville. At some time later t" In his administration, ne added, he "' hoped to visit Georgia and other parts of the south. ?.y - Home for Soldiers in Florida. P Senator Taliaferro introduced a bill in the senate Thursday to appropriate $100,000 to acquire a site and construct a branch home for disabled soldiers, sailors and marines in the state * of Florida. LOW RATE FOR MUNGER BALE. Georgia Commission Passes on Cotton I- t ComDressed by New System. % , The Georgia railroad commission Thursday after hearing further the pen? tition of J. S. Cowart, of Arlington, for a rate on Hunger bales, granted . the request and passed an order requiring the railroads to transport I; bales compressed by the new system at 6 jcents per hundred or 30 cents a bale less than is charged for uncompressed bales. This rate applies only from Arling ton to Savannah and Brunswick. spare the hospitals.its General Stoersel Asks Humane Concession of the Japanese. Dispatches from Tokio state that r. rt h- 1 General Stoessel has opeiod negotiations with the Japanese forces surrounding Port Arthur, providing for the protection of the hospitals of the city. He has furnished General Nogi with a map showing the position of > the different hospitals. EK-kJj&v m835*-:; ;> LAWS FOR PHILIPPINES. Senate Passes Bill Relating to Our Insular Possessions After an Extended Debate. A Washington special says: The senate Friday, by a vote of 44 to 23, passed the Philippines civil government bill. The final vote was preceded by the presentation of many amtuumems anu u. gcjutuai uis><juas>nj.a of them as weii as of the provisions of the bill. The discussion was conhned quite generally to the merits of the measure. On some of the amendments suggested by democratic senators several western republicans voted in the affirmative, but Mr. McCumber was the only republican who voted with the democrats against the hnai passage of the bill. The most notable change made during the day was the lowering of the rate of interest on railroad bonds to be guaranteed by the Philippine government from 4 to 5 per cent. The bill as passed exempts from taxation all bonds issued by the Philippine and Porto Rico governments; authorizes municipalities in the Philippines to incur a bonded indebtedness amounting to 5 per cent of the assessed valuation of their property at 5 per cent interest; authorizes the Philippine government to guarantee the payment of interest on railroad bonds at the rate of 4 per cent per annum; provides for the administration of the immigration laws by the Philip pine laws; establishes a system for the location and patenting of mineral, coal and saline lands; fixes the metric system for the islands and gives the civil governor the title of governorgeneral. Curing the day Mr. Beveridge, from the committee on territories, reported the statehood bill, and he will make a motion on the first day that the senate convenes in January that the consideration of the bill shall be entered on at once. During the debate on the Philippine bill the provision exempting bonds from taxation met with opposition from Mr. Gorman, who contended the exemption was wrong in principle. Mr. Carmack said be was opposed to the railroad bond provision because it would make it more difficult for the United States to get out of the Philippines. He quoted the president's hope that our Cuban policy might at some time be adopted in the Philippines. This he characterized as a renunciation of the republican policy, and in line with the democratic platform. "We welcome the president to the ranks of the anti-imperialists," he said, j "He is all if not quite eligible to } membership in the Boston anti-imperialist league." The senate then adjourned until Monday. MAY SETTLE BIG STRIKE. Operators and Workers at Fall River to Hold Conference. uenewea nope 01 a seuiemeni 01 me prolonged cotton mill strike in Fall River, Mass, was given Friday night by the announcement that another conference had been arranged between representatives of the strikers and the mill owners. It is understood that every effort will be made to put an end to the strike which has thrown nearly 26,000 operatives out of employment and been attended with much suffering. President Golden, of the United Textile Council, and Secretary Albert Kibbert, returned Friday night from New York, where they met President Samuel Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor. The conditions in the local mills were explained to Mr. Gompers. Soon after President Golden and Secretary Hibbert returned to the city a meeting of the textile council was called and at its conclusion the decision of the strikers to meet the mill owners was announced. The conference was arranged by persons not directly interested in the strike. Constable Kills Detective. Dispensary Constable Rowell shot and instantly killed Joe Blount, an Atlantic Coast Line detective, at Florence, S. C., Friday night over a personal matter. Rowell was drunk. KEPT MONEY IN THE HOUSE. Man, Wife and a Lady Visitor Murdered arid Crerrated. W. M. Stevenson and his wife and Mrs. Willie Barrett, a visitor, have been burned to death in the Stevenson home, twelve miles east of Monti-, cello. Ark. When leighbors reached the house they found the todies of the inmates burned beyond recognition. Stevenson was known to keep considerable money in the house and it is believed the house was attacked for the purpose of robbery and then set on fire to cover the crime. Mexican Bonds in High Favor. ; Subscriptions to the $15,000,000 of: j Mexican government 4 per cent gold bonds offered by Speyer & Co. and Harvey Fisk & Sons, of New York, closed Monday. The amount was sev- j | era: times over-subscribed. Mrc. Chsdwick in Ceilapce. Mrs. Cassie L. Chad wick was too ill to appear before Keteree Reining| ten at Cleveland, Monday, in the j bankruptcy case against her. 1 SOUTH CABOLkNi 2 STATE NEWS ITEMS. | Constable Kills Detective. Dispensary Constable Rowell shot and instantly killed oe Blount, an Atlantic Coast Line detective, at Florence ever a personal matter. Itowell was drunk. * * * - * l.s* n.nnriotnr Captain jonn w. erf the Hotel Union at Union, and one of the best known hotel proprietors of this state, died a few days ago after a long illness from heart trouble. * * * Arr.ick Released on Bond. B. H. Amicl:, the young white man who was lodged in jail at Newberry several days ago charged with the killing of Will Hill, a negyro. has been released on bond. Well Known Hotel Wan Dead. * % Negro Hanged at Chester. Will Harden, a negro, was hanged at Chester, for the murder of his father-in law last September. The trap was sprung and the negro was pronounced dead in 1C minutes. Tne negro was very calm and after a long pray.rr on the scaffold told the sheriff good-bye. 'also asking him to tell his fellow prisoner.-* good-bye for him. 9 $ * Fire Destroys Gin and Mill. The oil mill and gin house at Townville, in the extreme northwestern portion of Anderson county, were destroyed by fire at. an early hour last Monday morning, resulting in a loss of about $20,000. A quantity of oil, seed and raeai was consumed with the k building. The mill has been in successful operation over a year, and, although situated 15 miles from a pail, road, has paid good dividends. * * * Two Banks for Carlisle. Though Carlisle, situated fourteen miles south of Union at the junction of the Seaboard Air Line and Southern railway, has only SQO inhabitants ana one bank with a capitalization o? $10,000 already established, it is understood that another bank will be organized there at once. The promoter is J. D. Smith, a well known merchant and planter. This bank also, will have a capital of $10,000. If organized if- is thou ah t that it will be in op eration by January 2st. 'V Qualifications Considered Too ?Strict. -The defeat of the proposition to place a more liberal interpretation upon the "perfect man" in framing the Qualifications of eligibility for a candidate in Masonry will not stop the efforts of tho members of the South Carolina grand lodge, who have been trying to secure a more liberal construction of the ritual for several years. This is the second time that the movement has been defeated, .but the vote was larger this time in favor of the liberal construction than last year, and the promoters are certain that favorable action will be had at the next meeting of the grand lodge. * * Prosecuting Safe Blowers. A Charleston dispatch says: The arrest of Rudolph Rabens, a grocer, on the charge of conspiracy, in connection with the robbery cf South Carolina postoffices, and the iden~?cation of Edward Murphy, alias Morgau, alias Johnson, in Baltimore"a few days ago, marks tfie renewc-d activity of the postoffice department in the pros, ec'ution of the safe blowers and cracks men who have been operating in the j Carolinas for the past few years. Morgan, or Murphy as he was first known, was a member of the notorious McKinley-Noland gang, four o? whom were convicted in the United States circuit court in April, 1003, and are new serving a five-year term in the federal prison at Atlanta. When tne gang were pulled in Columbia, Murphy made his escape. He was,, however, indicted with eight of his pais. He is alleged to have v.sitcd Charles ton several times recently, using the city with other robbers as their headquarters, and Eaben's store is de clared to have been their rendezvous. * * $ Foreign Labor in Cottcn Wills. The introduction of foreign labor into the cotton .mills of South Carolina marks a new era in the cotton manufacturing industry. This departure has been made necessary by the scarcity of mill labor, due to the high price of cotton drawing the present help back to the farms. An organized movement on the part of the cotton mill interests was begun some time ago. and to a ivsuii ioreign hcrlp is being brought to the loading mill centers ir. this state. In-Greeny.lie three miiis have taken twenty-five families each of Germans and Poles. Othei mills have secured a smaller number of foreigners. Lewis \V. Parker, president of the Olympia, Richland and Granny miiir. of Columbia, and of mills in Greenville, states that he is entirely satisfied with the experiment in Greenville, and is of the opinion that eventually i ; * . .." \ >' ?? - ' 1 ! loreign labor will be brought to the ! mills generally throughout the state: The mill men are delighted with the i experiment in Greenville, and is ot j the opinion that eventually toreign laj bor will be brought to the mills gon i crally throughout the state. j The mill men sre delighted with the i steadiness and reliability cf the new j help and the foreigners, many of j whom are well educated, seem to be j pleased with their new work and sur| roun dings. ! It is said that one-third of the spin| dies are lying idle in this state because of the insufficiency of the supply of labor and it is this condition thai has forced the mills to look elsewhere for help.' | DEADLY WOOD ALCOHOL j Sends Ten Men to the Grave and | Kolds Fatal Grip on Two Others. A Frightfully Fatal Spree. j i A special of Monday from Ashland, i Kv. savs: Four more have been add j ed to the list of six dead and two are J reported dying from the effects of i wood alcohol poisoning at the mouth ! of Beaver, Big Sandy, Friday nightThree push boats with a crew of ; seventeen men were en route to Pike 1 ville, the boats being loaded with : freight. At the mouth of Beaver, five ! miies above Prestonsburg, two of the j boats sank and the men swam and i waded ashore with much of the freight. A jug cf wood alcohol was j one of the articles saved. It was j dark and the men chilled and wet. I Fires were built and supper started, j A man came along and sold them four bottles of moonshine. They drank the whiskey and wanted more. One man suggested drinking the alcohol. Another said: "It will kill us; see the poison label." ! One of the crew began mixing drinks and said: "Come on, let's have our Christmas j now. If It's poison we will all die together." They drank the stuff and while at supper became violently ill. Two doctors were called, but could not relieve them. The ten dead are: Captain Henry Spriggs, of Buffalo; Field and Shade, Muddy Branch; Sam Harmon and Henry Spencer, Toms Creek; Curtis Adams, Magoffin county; Henry Salmons, Tom Salmons, Ike DeRosset and John Goble, of Johnson county. The two other members of the crew are reported dying and three are missing. WILSON'S IRE AROUSED. Secretary of Agriculture Takes Offense at Resolution of Inquiry Introduced by Livingston. j A Washington special says; Congressman Livingston, with his resolution to investigate the governmnt cotton estimate which sent the price of i cotton down, has stirred up a veritable hornet's nest about the agricultural department. Secretary Wilson and Statistician Hyde are exceedingly wroth over the attemtpt to secure the sources of information on which the disastrous estimate was made, and they have besought the agricultural committee of congress to report adversely on the Livingston resolution. The committee members, however, assured Mr. Livingston that they would report favori ably and thereby secure the de3irsd i information for congress to consider when it reconvenes after the holidays. In a colloquy before the committee Mr Livincston drew out of Mr. Hyde . the information that the bureau has certain sources of information upon which the cotton estimate is based. They ar? from bankers and precinct reports. The point Mr. Livingston now wishes to establish is which one of these sources is used as the most competent in view of their widely varying re ports. It is this information which certain cotton experts oelieve will create a sensation when it is disclosed. Statistician Hyde, in a moment of anger before the committee, declared that the publication of the sources of information would have a serious and I widespread effect, whereupon Secrej tary Wilson, who was present, immedii ately flew into a rage and demanded an executive session for further discussion of the subject. Therefore, interesting developments are expected when congress reconvenes. SUSPENSION BRIDGE COLLAPSES. Two People Killed and Others Hurt in Crash of Ancient Structure. iA "u iiciouuo wciu iviiicu auu live others seriously injured Thursday by the collapse of the ancient suspension bridge across the Elk river, which connects east and west Charleston, W. Va. On the bridge when it went J down were six children on their way I to school, and a number of other pei destrians, together with six teams. j i battleship badly battered. j Last of Russian Fleet'at Port Arthur i Torpedoed Ten Times. ; A Tokio dispatch, under Saturday's! i date, says: The battle ship Sevasto-j I poi has been successfully torpedoed , ! ten times. Advices from Port Arthur ! sav that she is aground and is evi{ denily completely disabled. I ' i: * - j A V v-':' >v zk- -?> " . Teacliins Animals to Eat. Young animals tliat have never passed a winter in the feed lot know of no other food but green pasture. If they are not taught to eat while on <rrp<s<s thpv must hp stnrvpd to tlrv feed when winter approaches. Starving is indeed expensive under any condition and is especially so with young animals. The check in growth, the going backward may not be overcome until grass comes again and the work and food given for winter goes for naught. A gradual change by giving fodder and grain while on grass is much preferable to sudden changes. Study the Matter. A few days ago an Indiana cattle grower marketed a few carloads of cattle weighing over 1300 pounds per head at $0.10. On the same day another with a lot of cattle of about the same weight and general appearance could obtain only $5.50. The beef cattle expert, who was able to see the thick mottled meat as the first lot appeared, saw a larger profit from the block than he did in the cheaper lor. They were both grade Shorthorns, and the difference was only in the feeding. In view of these things, occurring almost every day in the great markets, it is well that the agricultural colleges have taken up the subject of cattle feeding, and are teaching students how necessarv it is to feed orooerlv in order to obtain top prices in the market. The difference of sixty cents per 100 pounds on cattle weighing 1300 to 1500 is too large a loss, when it may be avoided by learning how to feed properly and in a way requiring no more time or labor, nor with feed-j stuffs costing any more. It is a matter worth studying.?Indiana Farmer. Mutton Chops. Sulphur, or snuff, rubbed through the fleece will destroy ticks. The best single grain for breeding sheep is oats. Bran is also good for breeding ewes to stimulate them and produce strong lambs. Corn should be restricted to the fattening flock, and then must be strong with a nitrogenous food such as clover hay. . Timothy hay is. not suited to the heeds of the sheep; digestive disorders occur when timothy hay is fed, which often result in the loss of the sheep. Clover and mixed hay may be fed to the flock with good results. Roots, when fed with grain, produce choice mutton. The sheep may be herded on the root crop in the field, after which the cups can be pulled and stored before frost. A few neglected sheep will eat up the profit of several good ones. Get rid of the unprofitable ones and give the others good care. Each sheep should be allowed five feet floor space and eighteen inches to two feet at the rack. The troughs for grain feeding should be ten to twelve inches wide so that the sheep must eat slowly. Racks which prevent the chaff from getting in tne wool snouiu oe useti. A rack consisting of vertical slats, with a moderate slant, placed hbout two inches apart, will keep the fleece clean, as little or no hay is placed over the sheep's backs. The back of the rack may be given a slant to allow room for sufficient cay. It is best in feeding not to carry the hay over the sheep's backs; it can be dropped from above to the racks, or placed in the racks from the ends or alleys. Drinking places should be provided which allow fresh water to be kept before the flock.?Farm Journal. Horse Talk. The greatest watchfulness and common sense should be used in the care and feeding of the weanlings. They should have an abundance of nourishing food, plenty of sunshine and exercise. Colts suffer sometimes from teething, and at such times they may run down so much in condition that serious setback may result. Crushed oats and barley steamed, also cooked roots mixed with ground grain and wheat bran, are very nourishing and should be fed. A little ground flaxseed should always be added to the ration. If the colts do not thrive as they 6hculd, skimmed milk should be given them dailv. A good allowance of bright clover bay should be given them, but not all they will eat. An oversupply will stuff the digestive tract and cause dyspepsia. Liberal feeding must be accompanied by plenty of exercise in the open air. Every fair day should be spent in the paddock or field. In cases where a weanling is weak and thin, whole cow's milk can be fed with profit. The stalls should be k^pt clean, level and well littered with bright straw free from dust. Uneven and slippery floors may easily ruin a most promising colt. Handle them quietly and carefully every day as you move around them, always offering a piece of apple or sugar. It will pay to raise mules. I noticed a magnificent pair of mules. Upon inquiry I found that they were three years old and cost $SOO. I should say they were Percheron mares. They were jet black and well matched. Some of our folks would make a success in this industry.? Farm Journal. Practical Poultry Points. It i& time to prepare the lveoliouse v i , / <v -V ' , _ "V;\ - m . jj for winter. "Windows should be re- . ?% placed and glass put In. Floors should - j || be cleaned, plenty of litter supplied, l^g the water dishes arranged so that they I will not freeze easily, the nests re- I " newed, and a good dust bath fup- - f' J nished. . An nid irnn sink makes ail-excellent dust bath if raised a little distance f; 4Jjj| from tbe earth to insure dryness, and ~jlj| filled with a mixture of dry garden soil, road dust and ashes-and a sulphur. It should be placed where ;3k the sun will strike it as much as poa- . j sible during the short days of winter. If the dusting material is thoroughly dryed it will not freeze. This is the time of year when enemies of all kinds are most likely to "J-M visit the poultry yards. Traps may ??j|| be set tor minks, weasles, skunks. foxes, and a sharp watch must be kept for the two-legged marauders. It is not difficult to arrange the henhouse : / doors so that when the door is opened a bell will be rung in the dwelling >5 house, connection being made with a .' cord, or better, a fine wire. Scatter the grain well in litter t04 insure exercise when the fowls are ' ? feeding. It is a good plan to feed two or three * .y <5 kinds of fine grain at one time, thus ?"4 assisting digestion and securing more ^ exercise tnan in leeamg one large kind, such as corn. The seed of Kafflr corn is excellent - ^ as an exercise grain. It is small and*> >.;? hard to find, and keeps the fowls scratching for hours if thrown in about five inches of chopped straw. A little linseed meal is a help at moulting time. Use about a pint to a pailful of soft feed. The grain has been cut and carted, Now is the time to give the young pul- _ o'. lets a change; it will do them a good # deal of good, and cost less for feeding, build up large frames, and fit the young birds for winter laying. They should be slrut in the house over night, *~~+ \ and next morning be moved out on to . the stubble. A piece of six foot wire netting should be placed around the . > house for a day or so, until the birds get used to their new quarters. The M house should be moved frequently; one on wheels is best tot the purpose. They > . require very little feeding; in fact; they need only to^be* fed when-* the > j weather is wet, as they cannot then go about in search of food. If farmers knew the value of their stubbles for this purpose, I think more would make * use of them. They not only do the * birds good, but it improves the land considerably, as they find a large amount of insects and slugs, which v would do harm to the growing crop next year. Where the late chickens f have been hatched, if they can be pot '-M& on the stnbbles, they will grow much faster and keep more healthy. Th? Best Cow Stanehfoa*. C. M. B., Scbenevus, N. Y.:, I saw your answer in regard to swing stanchions. We are planning to build a new barn and wish to use them, but - * ? have had no opportunity of seeing them work. Will you kindly give pie v a list in the order as you consider best? I will then order samples. This letter is one of several asking for, the' best cattle tie, or stanchion. To answer such questions would only be expressing my own individual opin? ion. I am going to say again In sub- 4 stance what I have said before. Any. 1 man who contemplates building a cqw ? barn, and has the money to buM on* , , . ; with, has abundant means to spend-a few days in looking at what others. have built. He has abundant means 4 / to attend his State fair, and can visit both his State and Agricultural College and State Experiment Station. All these are provided for at State ^ and Government expense for the ex- press purpose of instructing Just such men. Not alone stanchions, or cattle H?o hnf nro^ai-inor fYAfHpoa ^ UCOj UUV UV I *vvwy vvv??MO - ^ troughs, floors and drops so arranged as to keep- the cattle clean, are there being tried or are in daily use. Therefore, I will say that if a man can't get up energy enough to go and see for himself, and for himself decide Tyhat %will best suit his needs, I don't think ^ it wisdom for any one else to try to advise. -? - mi .. #v, At the New York State Fair, in 1893, there were on exhibition several dif- ' ferent kinds of cattle ties. For loss than $5 one could go from Schenevus and see them and return home. By adding $2 more he could take In both . Geneva and '-ornell. Yes, and more than that, he could visit several up-todate dairy farms and r.ee bow the cattie were being cared for. I tell you, . my, friends, and hundreds of others, j if you are expecting to build barns * and keep cattle, aud keep abreast of ? the times and in line with other progressive men, you can't do it by stayiug at home and asking any one to tell . you which of this, that and the others fwill be best for yon. Five dollars ex-" J pended in looking around for-yourself may save you hundreds of dollars. No man can stay at home and read ,the j , <- x -1. M.UV ??A. papers umu seep in iuucu wjlu me y*vgressive people of the ?.?>rld. It is the fellow* who gets out of his clamshell and skirmishes that secures the things V,J which make his business a success, t I might write you and tell you what kind of a stanchion I thought was best and when you got it you might think ^ differently and wish you had not done as I advised you to do. While It is > . ^ the object and aim of this journal to aid its subscribers in every way It can, it is not its purpose to lay down rules to govern them in their business * projects. The purpose is more to lend an aiding hand and strive to help them who are striving to help themselves.? ] C. D. Smead, V. S., in Tribune Far mar. j / * ' r V"' V - V v . - i? i . " -L 9 v '