The press and standard. [volume] (Walterboro, S.C.) 1890-current, February 14, 1906, Image 1
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VOL. XXVHI.
WALTERBORO. S. C. FEBRUARY 14 1906.
NO. 3o
REVIEW AND
FORECAST.
What tine General Assembly has
Done and May Do.
SATURDAY THE LAST DAY.
OfPMltlve Legislation It has Do<
Little of General Interest. Mor
gan's Bill May be Killed
By Senate.
Colombia, February 11.—This is the
week of the legislative session for
1906. It ought to be in place at this
action has been taken. Fortunately
most of what has been done has been
negative; that is proposed laws have
been killed.
The statement has been made time
and again that if the General Assembly
•pent its entire session In passing the
general appropriation a d supply bills
and then adjourned end went home that
it would do a great service to the State.
This means that there a~e quite enough
laws on the statne books and that it is
always good policy to let well enough
alone.
Up to the present this appears to be
the sensible view taken by the Assembly.
While there have been a great many
minor Acts passed and ratified, there
has fortunately been nothing of a radi
cal nature passed by both the boose and
senate and approved by the governor.
Ihere are several such measures in
the balance—some of them have the ap-
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proval of the House—the two and a half
cent mileage bill, brokerage house leg
islation and other matters have the im
press of Hie Bouse. On the other hand
the Senate has given a knock to oooa-
oola and has passed 4 reformatory bill,
bnt the House has yet to consider these
propositions.
Whether good or bad, for the weal or
woe of the State the Honse has been
dlspoeed to defeat propoeed innovations.
It killed the bill to abolish the depart
ment of immigration. It refused to al
low the State to embark in further busi
ness, such as oil refining. It declined to
enact the compulsory education statute,
which is gaining in favor. It again kill,
ed the proposed ten-hour labor statute
and altogether its record has been one
ef letting well enough alone—a most
view in prosperous times.
For some reason the statement was
that this wodld be a record break
ing Assembly in point of liberality. It
has not yet shown snch a disposition.
The appropriation bill as it left the
House this year really carried no more
money than that of last session, with
the exception of the increase of $50,000
for Confederate war pensions.
Although the appropriation bill pro-
video for a necessary deficiency for the
Hospital for the Insane and $35,000 for
the general elections this year, there is
no substantial increase in the aggregate
of the money proposed to be expended
for the State Government. ITiere were
plenty of requests, bnt they were not
granted. „
There is a bill pending which pro-
poms making an appropriation of $30-
000 for an adequate display at James-
There has been nothing whatever done,
except to report bills. Comptroller Gen
eral Jones has worked hard and well,
but he has an uphill job. His views are
on the right line, bnt whether they will
be adopted or not is another matter.
For instance he has asked, and it ap
pears to be a very sensible suggestion—
that the State levy should not be defi
nitely fixed at this session. He argues
that thft members do not and can not
know what the taxable values are'go
ing to be as the books for the assess
ment of property have not yet closed*
and the boards of equalizatiop have not
even met, and it is, therefore, impoesble
to know on what amount to figure the.
levy. Given the appropriation bill and
later on the taxable value of the' entire
property, he insists that the chairman
of the ways and means committee, the
finance committee and he can figure the
tax levy what it ought to be. He insists
that it wonid be suicidal to any propo
sition to get at values, for the absolute
levy to be fixed now. He ^thinks with
DISASTROUS FIRE
IN WALTERBORO.
The Dwelling of S. A. Frajsee
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Burned to The Ground.
NO INSURANCE ON PROPERTY.
The Residence was Occupied by Dr.
W. B Ackerman, a Prominent
Physician of this Place.
time to ask a hat has been done, bnt the
foot is that but little affirmative active Platitude and with even a lair assessment
oi property, that the State levy ought to
be reduced at least two mills.
The matter has not yet been discuss
ed, bnt Mr Jones’ plan may strike some
as an innovation and may on that ac
count encounter trouble. The Honse has
"done Its stunt" on the dispensary. It
has passed what is known as the Mor
gan local option bill and stands on that
proposition. There were a dozen or
more bills on the Calendar affecting the
State dispensary, bnt the House concen
trated its fire on the Morgan local option
bill, passed it aad sent it over to the
honorable Senate and has given that
body ample time in which to act.
The senate has not yet taken a vote
on the bill, and the fear on the part of
some now is that although the ttonse
sent the bill over to the Senate in ample
time the Senate will give the House
‘some eleventh-hour legislation, or per-
hap* a proposition to adopt an entirely
new law, a* the result of a free con
ference, in which event, if adopted, it
wonid be the adoption of a law made
by six men. There are some members
who already insist that no matter what
may happen they are not going to sub
mit to three members legislating for
their side of the Assembly on the most
important matter of the session, and
that the experiment wonid be danger-
ous.
The house is not going to do a
thing until it hears something from
the senate on the Morgan bill. The
friends of the Morgan bill insist that
the senate will pass that measure
with acceptable amendments. On the
other hand, the dispensary advocates
claim a majority in the senate, and
that the Morgan bill will be killed
in the senate. Should the dispensary
advocates kill the Morgan bill in the
senate, the bill of the dispensary
advocates would then be passed and
sent to the house for that body to act
upon. The advocates of the system
claim that in the event of the killing
of the Morgan bill, that there would
be a sufficient number of members of
the house to vote for the' dispensary
bill, who have snpported the Morgan
bill to insure the passage of the bill
to patch the dispensary system.
Last Thursday night about 8.30
o’clock the citizens of Walterboro
were aroused bf the alarm of fire be
ing given. The dwelling occupied
by Dr VV B Ackerman on Hamp
ton street was found to be
in a blaze. The whole second
story seemed to be in flames, aud it
was found that it would be impossi
ble to attempt to save the house. By
this time quite a number of people,
both white and colored, had gathered
and by hard work they managed to
save most of the furitnre. It seems
that the house caught through some
delect in the chimney.
This dwelling was the property of
S A Fraysee, of Hendersonville and
had been occupied by Dr W B Acker
man for sometime who contemplated
purchasing same in the near future.
We understand that there was no
insurance on the property.
Fortunately .Thursday night was a
very calm night, or the residence of
D U Black aud Mrs L M Fripp
would have been in great danger.
Walterboro heeds a fire depart
ment badly.
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If you are troubled with Piles and can’t
find a cure, try Witch Hazel Salve, but bu
sure you get that made by E C DeWUt
A Co, Chicago. It is the Original. If
you nave used Witch Hazel Salve with
out being relieved It la probable that you
got hold of one of the many worthless
counterfeits that are sold on the reputa
tion of the genuine DeWltt’s Witch Hazel
Salve. Sold by John M Klein.
mendation was signed by myself,
Gen Hampton, Stuart %nd Robert E
Lfee, and forwarded to Secretary of
War, C S A. Colleton County, as well
as South' Carolina should be proud
to have sent out such a man to fight
her battles. He was known all over
the State of Virginia, as Hampton’s
scout who rode the little gray hone,
he was known in the army of North
ern Virginia as Pnoleau Henderson,
oC Beaufort District Troop, Hampton
Legion. A Confederate Veteran,
of Charleston, S. C.
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Two Engineers Killed In a Southern
Collision.
Greensboro, N C, Feb. 41.—At an
early hour this morning train No 34,
running north, ran into an open
switch in the new Southern railway
yard just north of Pomona and
crashed into a switch engine, both
locomotives being thrown from the
track. ♦
The engineer of the passenger
train, Owen Norville, was hurled un
der one of the engines and was al
most instantly scalded to death by
the escaping steam. His home is in
Lynchburg, Va.
The engineer of the switch engine,
named Pennington, was also killed
and both engines are total wrecks.
It was said that none of the passen
gers were killed, though all were
badly shaken up and J T Wilkie of
Columbia, 8 c, among others, had
his lip badly cut by flying glass.
No 34 was running at a high rate
of speed. She was late and was mak
ing up time.
Just south of the point where the
collision took place there is a curve
aud it is impossible for an engineer to
see very far ahead until he enters the
yard.
I^ater it is reported the fireman and
two or three passengers were killea.
It is said that there are some bodies
under the overturned cars.
“ToleraW,llow , re^dur
J T Shuptrint, Wrens, Ga.
Sirs:—“Having obtained a box oT
wrmr TVlprinfi which 1 used on a case
upfor a vote.
As has been heretofore remarked the
qpiitt that prevails is shown by tbs foot
that thsre was not evea a suggestion to
rduoa the appropriation* as proposed by
by the committee forth* South OaroHaa
tbs Citadel. The
an
allowance for the good work of the
a«*yB*a rv>l|ayit •twl *Kf»
tkm was unanimously adopted
thing that baa!
for no good, until I got the Tetterine.
I am well. Accept thanks.” Yours,
R RKing.
Tetterine also curse Eczema, Tet
ter, Ground Itch, Erysipelas, Dand
ruff and all other forms of skin di-
aeaae, 50c the box. Your druggist or
«ddre« J T Shuptrine, Mfr., Karan-
nab, Ua.
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•uflering fum InfflareHoa or sour stom
ach, taka Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Hoa
Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga. says: "I
•uflbredmore lhaa Ml years wita Indi
gestion. A friend recommended KodoL
It relieved foe la one day and I now en
joy batter health thag for many years.*'
Kodol digests what you est, relives sour
Sioauch, «as on stomach, belching, etc.
Mdif Jobs
A Letter from a Confederate Veteran.
- Editor Press and Standard: I was
talking some weeks ago with a man
who ts considered one among the
first men in the State of South Caro
lina. Starting out in the Con
federate army as Captain of Edgefield
Hussars, Hampton Legion. He rose
to be Major General of Cavalry, A N.
Virginia. After the war he received
the next highest office to President,
U S Senator, and in the war with
Spain was commissioned Major Gen-
end USA. We had been discussing
brave deeds performed s in Russia-
Japanese war and in the Confederate
war. General W C Butler, of S C
was the man, I W£S talking to.
Among other incidents of the war
“between the States,” he remarked
“there were deeds performed in our
war that ought to be on record and
wonid have been if performed in the
days of Napoleon Bonaparte. One of
my old soldiers, who went out with
me to Virginia in 1861, is alive and
now living in Walterboro, S C, Colle
ton County. He to my surpriae
and to the surprise of us all, lived
through the war, escaping with one
arm shattered by a pistol ball and a
•abre cot in his bead, his nniferm
being riddled several times with shot
and hjs hone being shot four times.
He wis considered one of the most
reckless dare-devil as well as the
bravest Of the eoldisrs sad scouts
who followed Wade Hampton and J
BB Stuart 1 recommended him
for promotion in 1864, for distin
guished gallantry and bravery shown
in battle, scouting, eta His reoom-
Agonizing Burns
are instantly relieved, and perfectly
healed, by Backldn’s Arnica 8alve. C
Rivenbark, Jr, of Norfolk, Va, writes:
-I buret my knee so dreadfully; that it
blistered ad over. Bucklen’s Arnica
tialve stopped the pain without a scar.”
Also heals all wounds and sores. 25c at
John M Klein, Druggist.
Get a Telephone.
If there’s sickness in your family,
And to illness all are prone,
You can quickly get a doctor
If you’ve got a telephone.
If your house should catch on fire
From the sparks the winds have
blown;
Yon can get the fire laddies
In a jiffy with a ’phone,
If a burglar comes a burgling,
When you’re left at home alone,
You can get s cop to uab him
By reaching for your ’phone.
You can get your clothes and victuals
And your medicines as well—
You can get just all you’re wanting,'
By the ringing of a bell.
SOUTH CIROlim NOTES.
Items of Interest Gathered up ‘from
Very Part of the State for
Our Readrs.
John F Owens, v atchman of the
Charleston Terminal company, was
shot Sunday afternoon, as he came
upon a gang of negroes playing crap
in an empty car. Owen’s condition
is senous. The police are after the
man who did the shooting.
The body of an old gray haired man
was^found near the Southern bridge
near Fort Mill Sunday afternoon.
There were no signs of violence and
it is possible that the old man froze
to death during the recent cold
weather. About $47 was found m
the pockets of the overalls, with
the exception of some very thin un
derclothing, was all that he bad on.
Two small negro children of Mary
Childs have been lodged in joR
charged with having committed
a murderous assault upon their
mother. The women lives several
miles below the city oi Anderson.
W bile sleeping alone in the room
with her two children abe was beaten
abont the head and body and was
found in an unconscious condition
the next morning.
On Saturday abont noon John F. Ad
dison, brakeman on freight train Ne
164 on the Southern railway, going
east, was badly hurtty falling from
the top of one of the cars to the
ground. Mr Addison was on the
top of the car when the engine threw
another car against the one he was
standing upon, causing a consider
able jar, throwing him to the ground.
Double Killing In Georgia.
Rochelle, Ga., Feb, 10.—At the
home of Jesse Hearn, north Rochelle,
last night Joe Watts shot and in
stantly killed D S McDuffie, Jr, and
Orrin B McDuffie, sons of D S Mc
Duffie, Sr, aged 19 and 10.
They were at the gate leaving for
home from a party. There were a
few words between Watts and the el
der McDuffie. Then atr shot both
young men through the heart, killing
them instantly. Watts tied aud is
now being pursued by the sheriff.
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Ulmer-riudzon.
Miss Miley Ulmer, daughter of Mr
and Mrs L G Ulmer, was married
last Sunday afternoon at tf o’clock to
A W Hudson. The ceremony
performed by B A Herndon,
o The bride wore s beautiful gown of
dove odor with white silk shirtwrigt
over which she wore a bolero jacket
draped with white silk and lace.
Many handsome and beautiful pres
ents were received attesting the pnpn.
larity of the yonng people. A luge
crowd attended and all went home
with best wishes for the happy ooa]fle
in the fetare. ^ < Witnem.
Three PrUonerz Burn to Death.
- Kastman, Ga, Feb. 10.—Last night
the city barracks caught fire, the
building, together with its three in
mates, who were placed there for be
ing drunk and disorderly, being con
sumed. The inmates were D A Coop
er, Elbert Mullins and John B Hark
all white men. Cooper was about 55
years old and lefc a large family.
Mullis was about 50 years old and
leates a large family also. Hart was
a yonng man and left a wiie and
child.
^The origin of the fire is unknown,
but it is supposed to have caught
from the inside by a match being
dropped in the bedding.
Poisons in Food.
Nj
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Perhaps yon don’t realize that many
pain poisons originate in roar food, but
some dey yon may feel a twinge of dye-
pepsin that will convince yon. Dr King’s
New Life PUle ere gnerenteed to cure eV
elcknese due to poisons of ondlceeted
food—or money beck. 25c at John X
Klein drag store. Try them.
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Plow on, former, and jnake your
children plow on!- Don’t gend 'em to
school As ton p yon can votg,
what’s the diiforenoe! Plow so,
former, sad don’t let your children
know more than yon da Let their
noses go to the grindstone, just at
yours has done. Don’t tot W*lta$
existence is good enough. Flow on
—.The Colombia Stated.