The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, August 30, 1894, Image 1
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VOI,. IX.
HE MET HIS WATERLOO.
/\ niA.M? I'OI! MlUlAIiS IN
POLITICS. - I |
A (JroilI Demonstration in I'tivnr til'
Itreckonriilne's Opponent antl nl
11 is < )\\ it 11 unit- lli-. War Kecortl is 1
No Hotter than the Kest of t lie Pit i- (
fnl Story. 1
LEXINGTON, Ky., Any. 2'J. As early 1
at 8 o'clock this morning people com*
. mencoil swarming tin' streets here '
perpartory to attendin the big Owens 1
barbecue at Woodlaml Park. Country
people tire here by the score, all wear- 1
iug either a bailee or a button showing 1
their choice in the now highly seti.su- 1
tionnl Congressional moo. Scarcely a
Settle or llreokinridge eouhl
be seen, and it seems a^TT everybody (
favoring the election of either of these '
candidates had left town or were keep- *
S?*.w J rnt ?
.uK niuwui a. i no any was beautiful
and the bright sun. easting it rays
through ho beautiful oak trees in
Woodland Park adds to the cheerfulness
of the sceno. There everything
is in perfect readiness. Scores of
beeves and sheep have been cooked
and burgoiso feed is to bo dished out
by the gallon. The streets in front of
the Florence Hotel building lias been
so full of people that it is almost impossible
to pa>s on Main street. Those
who were to participate in the oratory
were also on the streets early. Owens
was up ami ready for the greatest day,
in the history of Congressional politics
in Kentucky. By the time trains from
dilTerent points began to arrive the
streets were alive with a surging mass
of humanity.
The lire I'kinridgc J||^C8 were distributing
little slips 01 paper on which
was printed " Breckinridge and
Brains." There were thousands of
women on the streets, and the ears
would not carry the people to Woodland
Park fast enough. The Fayette
Owens Club, 2,5(H) strong, formed on
Main street to join in behind the
Woodford, Scott and other delegates
who came in on the Southern road.
The street ears brought the bulk
of the ladies who came with the
Georgetown delegation, but a groat
many of them had to walk. Mr. Owens,
accompanied by President Barney
Tracy, Judged. W. Kinkcad and I).
12. Fra/.ee, headed the procession, and
when passing under the large Breckinridge
tlag on Main street Mr. Owens
raised nis mil. "
Tho carriago was followed by the 51
Bullock State guards and then came ^
tho Woodford delegation, 1,000 strong. : 1
The Scott county dolgation followed 1 '
with 2,315 men in the lino. A largo 11
handsome bummer, bearing the pic- *
trues of Mr. Owens was cerriod just 1
behind the band of music. Numerous 1
banners on which " Faithful to his \
.tl'Ubls , in Hon. VV. C Owens," "After
the fun, the shouting," " lie has never 11
betrayed a trust," "Scott county endorses
him," etc. 1
From (Georgetown there were 115 '
ladies. This delegation was followed
by tho Georgetown colored band and '
a largo banner on which was printed, 1
"The Ashland district will bo proud
of him." There were probably 8,000 x
people in town. ^
Judge .1. K. Morton, of this city, '
lmulo ji thrilling address. introducing c
Hon. Goo. I?. Kinkcad, Judge Morton
Haiti that it was unfortunate that there
was a division of strength opposed to
tho renominationof Brockinr;dgo. Ilo
thought that tho people would finally
triumph in tho defeat of Breckinridgo
and that Mr. Settle, tlie third man in
tho race, would not rectove much support
as soon as it is found that Owens 1;
iH'tho contending man against Greek- j,
inridge. Ho said that the 20,0(10 pooplo
leaving their homes today and 1
turning out on one mighty protest
against there-election of Breckinridge twould
seal hisdoom. J udge Kinkead's
arraignment of Col. Breckinridge was f
one of the most brilliant over heard, t
He told of the inconsistences of Brockinridgo,
reviewing his entire life and t
putting in a dramatic way tho pro- t
ceediugsof Judge Bradley's court in t
Washington. " See him, as he enters f
his mistress in the school at which I
your daughters are taught uund of
which 'no was a trustee," ho said in a ?
burst of -eloquence, "and then assum- o
ing the role of martyr. He told of o
tho deception practictxr by Brcckin- <1
ridge on Mrs. Blackburn, tho widow t
of a man whom Kentucky was proud to '
honor. i
I Lo was followed by Prof. C. M. Albort,
a local politican, who wont after
Col. Breckinridge for intimating that
ho was the only man in tlio district
lit to represent it in Congress. 14 What
a calamity would befall us if ho should
die," said the speaker and the applause
which followed lasted for several minutes.
Mr. Owens' arraignment of Col.
Breckinridge was the most scathing j
that has yet been delivered in the;
campaign, lie told how the Colonol
would quake when in battle completely
dUdiguring his war record. In refor^r'
ring to Breckinridge's ropentanco for
his dual life, lie said that should ho
commit a crime for which a negro
would be lynched in Kentucky tomorrow,
he would tClkl'jyl friends lie was
penitent and declare to ?hoso who disapproved
of the deed, that he was a
lit subject to bo sent to Congress and
defy them to say aught against him.
The address of Mr. Owens was
heartily recoivod and o,000 women
present expressed much enthusiasm.
Maj. II. C. McDowell, speaking of
the light said that lie believed Brockrid?ro
had met his Waterloo. Should
Ilrockinridgo got tho nomination the i
Republicans will run McDowell against thim.
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A HOW IN Til l<: FAMILY. t
Railroad Commissioners arc Hot t
Against Kncli Oilier?A Question 1
of Authority. ,
Tho State, 23rd \
i tail road Commissioner Sligh was in <
the city yesterday morning,but loft 011 I
tho 11:30 train for (ilenn Springs and
othor summer resorts, lie was hero I
long enough, however, to make a pass i
at Commissioner Thomas for hearing 1
tho testimony of the conductor on tho 1
Soth Carolina and Georgia railroad, I
who was accused of putting Mrs. Ho- 1
ga,n dlT in the rain. Commissioner i
Thomas it. will bo remembered, after <
hearing the testimony gave it as his '
S opinion that theoonduotor had done all 1
* that he could'do under the eircumstan- 1
cos, and that ho was not in fault. <
it is not known what part of tho
proceedings Comraiaaicner Sligh oh
jcoted to. or whother to any particular
part, but ho certainly was not In a
pood humor after reading the account
in the papers, and lie pounced upon
Commission Thomas with both feet.
Commissioner Sligh said: "The.
mooting' yesterday was unauthorized,
and was held by Mr. Thomas alone.
Col. Duncan and myself had no notification
of it. Mr. Thomas had no right
as a member of the commission, nor
has any one else, except the chairman,
Col. Duncan, to call a meeting for the
transaction of business. We have a
regular meeting every Wednesday,
ind I am here today to attend that
meeting. I liud that there is no business
on band."
('ommissiouer Thomas carno in on tho
11:20 train, and the two gentlemen saw
ach other at the depot. What was
said there is not known, but when
Commissioner Thomas got to his ollico
no gave out tho following :
" Several days ago Mr. Sligh and
nvsclf had a mutal agreement toeeaso
ill newspaper controversy. 1 regret
hat ho has forgotten his agoement
ind has renewed his attacks on mo. I
lave little time to .give attention to
lewspaper controversies with Mr.
High. I am attending to my duties as
ailroad commissioner, as I have al
vays uone, and as i always intend to do
intil the end.
" Mr. I Logan complained to me personal
ly. 1 wrote to Mr. Emerson of
he railroad which 1 felt it my duty
;o do, particularly as Mr. ilogan is a
esident of my county. L received
rom the secretary just as I was boardng
the train at Wedgeliold, a letter
nforming me that Mr. McQueen and
2npt. Kennedy, of the South Caroina
and Georgia Kaiiroad would meet
ne in the railroad commissioners
illleo. I had no time to communicate
vith the other commissioners or even
vlth Mr. Ilogan. I found the gontlcnen
named above in the ollice when I
irrived in the ollice. Now whatshould
have done ? Adjourn the investigation
until I could lind Col. Duncan and
dr. Sligh ? 1 thought it was my duty
o investigate and I did so.
"Mr. Sligh was in the city yesterday
md if he had come into the ollice, as
did, he could have taken part in the
nvestigation, and heard the testimony
hat I heard.
" I met Mr. Sligh this morning and
uformed him that I had receicved
evoral letters from gentlemen in Qrmgeburg
requesting me to go to Ormgeburg
and investigate some disu'iminations,
which they claimed woro
>oiug made against them. I told him
was going to look into tho matter,
md requested him to accompany mo.
io said ho was going away and that 1
mist not go until the board met. 1
oi? nun mo peopio at urungonurg
lesired mo to moot thorn tomorrow,
riiursday, unci that 1 intended to go
md attend to the business."
That there will lie another chapter
ivory one can expect, but for the present
nothing more can lie given. Mr.
riiomas remained in the city all day,
ind was in the railroad commissionirs'
otliee attending to various matters.
lie left on the afternoon train and
vill be in Orangeburg tomorrow to in'estigate
certain discriminations aleged
against that point by the mor!hunts
there.
WITH I) HA \VS ritOM T1IK RACK.
>r. Sampson I'ope liclires IVom a
Hopeless <'oni est ?11 is Advice to i
Hissat Islled Hel'ormers.
The following address was issued
ast week by Dr. Sampson 1'ope, and it
s given as a part of the history of the
imos:
To the Democratic Voters of South
Carolina.
1 am in receipt of numerous letters
rom citizens of dilTorent counties in
his State notifying me that hundreds
if Reformers desire to vote for mo but
hat no ticket has been gotten out. The
ruth is the machinery of the Reform
novement is in the hands "'of the rimr"
lid voters are so much afraid of the
arty lush that whilst the are willing
.nd anxious to vote lor 1110 they are
Jraid to allow their names to appear
n a ticket. This is a deplorable state
f aiTairs and only goes to show how
lespotically they are ruled. Under
his state of things it will he impossi>lo
for mo to get out a ticket in the
Majority of the counties and therefore
t will ho foolish for mo to longer eoninuo
in tho race for Governor. I have
his day withdrawn my pledgo from
he State executive committee and
ake this opportunity to say that I will
lot he a candidate at tho primary.
Forty thousand Reformers and thiry-two
thousand Conservatives are virually
disfranchised and fourteen
housand ringstcrs dictate who shall
lold tho oftices.
I saw the danger of this, and whon
ho Conservatives in a desire to por>otuato
white supremacy in this Stato
ind to conciliate the majority with a
riew to peace, proposed that if they
vore allowed to east their vote for one
?f the four Reformers running that
hey would bo satisfied. 1 thought it
i fair and honorable proposition and
me which did them great credit and
idvocated its acceptance. Their offer
vas rofusod at the dictation of a fosv
ilind leaders, who were pulled up with
,hoir importance without regard to the
>eaoo and general welfare of the whole
>eoplo. The Conservatives, I must
iav, have shown in this, and in gracefully
submitting since 1890 to tho rule
>i tuo majority, a spirit worthy of omilation.
Their treatment has boen
limply outrageous and was onough to
Irivo tiiom to desperation.
In retiring from this canvass 1 desire
,o thank those friends who have stood
jy mo all over the State, especially
,hoso in Darlington who had the raanlood
to come out and endorse mo. I
cannot forget the meml>crs of the press
.vhoso treatment of mo, with the exception
of throe or four weeklies, lias
>oon magnanimous in the extreme.
in conclusion *iot mo say to tho forty
thousand Reformers who did not vote
n tho late so-called primary, if you
/oto refrain from voting for Governor
it tho primary on tho 2kth inst. and
thi\s put your seal of condemnation
ipon tho ring methods which have
oeen employed, cut off that portion
>f the ticket embracing tho names of
the delegates, or run your pon through
their names. You have a right to do
this, and only vote for members of tno
Uenoral Assembly and county officers.
Very rospoctfully,
Sampson Poi*k^
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CONWAY,
SQUEEZING THE MARKET.
T1IK JIITI'i 1IIUST AT ITS <.> ?!>
gami;.
Coiiki'Ohn lias Made a Iilmil and tl?c
Trust is lining the Time lot- its Owti
Hciictlt The l'rico of Hogging is
St ill Advancing.
Augusta Clironlole.
The National Cordugo Company,
otherwise tlio jute Gagging trust, is
playing a groat game to keep the
market cornered for the present year
and pull the farmer for all it can on
the bagging needed this season.
The trust has been keeping only a
small stock of bagging on hand in anticipation
of the tarilT bill, which has
taken oil the duty. It has been selling
it., too, in small lots. The supply now
on hand is hardly sulllcicut to take
care of this year's cotton crop, and it
lit, is too late under the present con
ditions for the farmers and cotton men
to talk about importing bugging from
Mug land.
The facts in the case from a Southern
standpoint are that many of the cotton
factors and farmers have laid in a
supply of bagging with which to
handle a largo part of their crop, having
bought it at a time when the low
ireiglit rules intra inow \ ork and other
Northern points wore in force, because
they got it laid down cheaper than
they could have done hud the regular
freight, rates remained in force. They
will not, therefore, need a full supply
with which to handle their crops, and
the trust knows this. The farmers and
factors would not, therefore, bo so
ready to begin importing.
It is a fact, too, that owing to the
falling olT in the demand the foreign
mills have been inactive, and if orders
were given now they could not ho tilled
in time for the present crop. The
bagging trust appreciates this situation,
and is going to push the market
for all it is worth.
The Senate hill takes otT the duty of
(rents, which was kept up hy the
McKinloy act, and consequently makes
the bagging just that much cheaper.
As an example of the fact that the
trust is going to squeeze the farmer
for all it is worth, it may be stated
that not a week ago bagging was ad
\ .wieeu to i oo-quiu wrs 01 u ut'iit u yuru
within four or flvo days' time. Many !
of tho Augusta factors have bought a |
groutor part of their supply, as have
others, on account of tho cheap rates, :
and under the circumstances there is ;
hardly enough inducement to pur- !
chase largo importations from abroad :
this year.
The trust realizes that this is its
last chance. The consequence is bagging
is advancing in price every day
or two. Unless something can be J
done the chances are that bagging
will go much higher than it has ever
been since the alliance tackled the
jute trust. One of the managers of
the cordage company is quoted as follows
:
" Hugging will be bagging before
tho season is over and we expect to j
recoup our losses on this season and j
look to the Republicans to put us back
under their protecting wing in the ;
future."
This not only boars out tho indicu- ;
tions, but shows they boast of the fact
that they will attempt to sqiioozo out
every dollar they can.
On account of this state of affairs
some attempt lias been made to use
bagging made of sugar sacks sewed
together and it is said this makes a
very substantial and desirable article
for the purpose and a good substitute
for jute. Tho material is more closely
woyon than the jute bagging, and
whilo it has its disadvantages it is
considered by many a very good substitute.
Samples have been received
in Augusta, and it may bo that a good
deal of this kind of bagging will be
used this season. The cotton bagging
is not considered a good substitute, as
it is hardly strong enough to stand
rough handling and readily tears
when handled with the hook. The
situation as it stands at present is
rather an interesting one and it remains
to be seen whether any means
can be devised to defeat the trust in
its expressed efforts to squeeze the
market.
JLITI<] BAGGING AND THIS.
A (Question ol* Interest at this Season
of llic Year?The Price of Bugging
and Cotton Ties.
Atlanta Journal.
The jute bagging question just at
this time when the farmers tiro looking
forward to the cotton crop, is an
interesting 0110 to the merchants of
Atlanta, who deal in it, and to the
consumers who wrap thoir cotton in it.
The general opinion gathered from
talks with the dealers is that there
will bo more jute bugging sold this
season than last, as the cotton crop
will bo much larger. The price of
jute figging has advanced over the
price of iast year, and that fact in
itself has caused quite a lluttcr of interest
among all classes. Some of
them claim that the jute trust has
caused the increaso in price, and some
deny this, giving as a reason that
many lactones navosnui uown causing i
a shortage in the amount produced
and consequently a rise in tlio price.
Last year cotton ties sold for $1 a
bundle, enough to bind between five
and six bales. Bagging sold for one to
two cents a yard less than it does this
year. This year ties sell for 75 cents
and 80 cents a bundlo, much less than
bust year's prices. Bagging that
weighs one and throe quaitor pounds
to the yard is soiling at JOf 'to 7 cents,
two pound bagging is selling at from
7i to 7? cents and 21 pound bagging is
selling at 7} and 8 cents a yard. Those
prices are about a half a cent higher
than they were earlier in the season.
" Bagging to-day," said Mr. Olgesby,
of tho firm of Oglosby & Moador, ' is
cheap, although it is higher than it
was last year as thon it was selling at
an oxtromoly low prieo. There has
been a great deal of talk about high
prices of bagging this year, but they
are not sustained as bagging this year
is selling for the samo as it sold for in
181)1 and 181)2."
4* There is no cause," said Mr.
Stuart Woodson, ,l for this outcry
against jute bagging. There is not a
mill in this country manufacturing it
that has paid any dividends to its
stockholders within tho last three
yours. At the nrosent prieo only a
legitimate profit is made over tho cost
of tho raw material, when tho exponse
S. G\, THURSDAY, A
i of manufacturing in taken into eonJ
sideratlon. I have recently returned
from the cast au<l linil that thoro is no
| inclination to put bagging at unroason*
! able prices. The demand has been
heavy owing In the closing of -a> many
mills during the past few years. A
, majority of the mills have closed, and
with a nine million bales crop in sight
and not enough bagging to cover it. it
is perfectly natural that the prices
should be higher. That in my judg{
meat has caused the advance in price,
as I do not believe there is any corner
on jute bagging and it is useless to talk
I about it."
Mr. .). E. Nladdox differs with Mr.
Woodson for ho says the American
Hugging Company controls the make
and is able to dictate prices. lie
thinks this trust has run the prices up.
lie is of the opinion that they will he
higher as from present indications the
cotton crop will be largo enough to
make a tremendous demand for bagging.
Mr. Maddox referred to the
sugar sacks which are now on the
market to hike the place of jute bagging
ami said some merchants were
inclined to handle them in preference
to bagging.
Mr. .1. .1. Russell is the Atluutu
broker who is handling these sugar
sacks. He showed a reporter a letter
from the house for which he sells it.
in which it was stated that the recent ,
publications that sugar sacks would
! not hi; accepted was gotten up by the i
; jute trust to keep the trade from
handling the sacks. The trust, he 1
says, wants this done so that it can <
advance the price. This seems very 1
plausible as the sugar sacks are sold j
for .'IS cents for the IS pounds, and H i
cents for the two pounds. i
Mr. .lohn Mailman says thut prices <
arc some higher, hut more bagging i
will be sold this year on account of the i
crop ooing larger. "one reason or <
high prices," said lie, "is that there |
was a prospect for froo bagging which ;
caused some of the factories to shut <
down. This made the supply short, *
and as the . demand was very heavy (
naturally the prices wont up. liven ?
at the present price of bagging there <
is a handsome profit to the farmer. (
One hundred yards of bagging costs
him $7..">(). That hundred yards will i
weigh two hundred pounds. It is put i
on cotton and at the lew price of di <
cents the farmer gets $111.00 for the i
hagging that cost him $7:50. So you i
see lie has no cause to complain at the i
price of hagging." '
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S1LI0NT AS A SPHINX.
President Cleveland Docs Not Tell ;
What lie is Going to l>o Willi the |
Tariff?A Good Joko oil Tom Hood. .
Special to Athuita Constitution. ,
Washington, August 22.?i'resi- t
dent Cleveland lias returned, hut his .
intentions in regard to tiio tar id hill c
are as much surrounded in mystery as I
if he wore still on board the Kutn in 1
Ihr/.zard hay. The opinion has been
that he would sign the hill and ae- i
company its return with a charac- !
teristic message urging the passage of i
the " pop-gun, hills. Opinion, how- I
ever, has now shifted and it is thought (
ms win permit tno diii to oecoino a law i
without hia signature. Tho constitu- i
tional term of ten days will expire on
Tuesday next. Those who think he ,,
will let it booomo a law without iiis .
signature believe he will send in a |
message urging' the passage of the ,
" pop-gun " bills on Monday, prefacing ^
it with a statement to tho euoct that, v
while he eannot approve of tho bill by '
fixing his signature to it, nevertheless |
he can feel justified in disapproving j
it, and, therefore, permit it to become ,
a law in this negative manner. Be j
these things as they may, it is believed .
at the treasury department that the j
new tarilT bill will prove to be one of
the best revenue measures ever enact- k
ed.
A Republican who formerly held a
high position in the revenue service, [
said this afternoon that this act would ,
soon fill tho treasury to overflowing i
and wipe out the doliclt. This exofiicial
said that the great defect of
the McKinley bil. was that it was prohibitive,
and admitted that in this respect
the present bill is superior to the
one it displaces.
Thomas Braekett Reed, the great
ex-Speaker, whose absolute sway over
tho House in the fifty first Congress
brought to him the title Czar, has at
last found a master. He has chewed
of the root of all evil, its influence
has conquered him. He has surrendered
to I'lutus. It was this way :
Sometime ago, early in the life of
the present session, the House, in
order to secure tho attendance of its
members, declared that members
absent without leave for sickness
should lose their pay. To make all
right and regular the House ordered
that before drawing their pay the
members should certify to the number
of days in the month they had
been present. Tho action of the
House caused a great row. Mr. Reed
was particularly prominent in denouncing
it and swore by all the gods
at moo that he'd never sign a thing,
fie would go without his salary first.
Illti 1 hof ii/nu fjitit* inonl liu mro II,. '
had just drawn Inn salary for tho procoding
rnontii and bin utterance wuh
born of that courage which comes to a
man with a full pocket. Not being a
man of any means besides his salary,
lie soon depleted his store, lie not
only denied himself many little
luxuries and restricted his midday
meai to one piece of pie, hut he gavo
up his cab, then his car and contented
himself with walking, and rather than
" knuckle down," as lie called it, he
would wear his tow suit in winter, so
lie would.
lie pondered on tho argument as lie
walked to the capitol to-day. Doing a
man of keen judicial mind, he saw
that ho was in the wrong. So he concluded
to swallow tho dose. It would
bo particularly unpleasant, in view of
tho taunt ho had recontly flung to the
Democrats. " I have often seen men
oat crow," ho said, " but I have novor
before soon a man steal a crow to eat
it." But there was 110 help for it.
To-day he walked into the Speaker's
room, tho chamber where he had once
been king, and, taking four black certificates,
ho filled thoin out, placed his
signature at the bottom ami a few
momenta later entered the houso. His
usually confident demeanor was h bit
changed, but his pocket wan full of
money and ho will doubtless be himself
again tomorrow and able to accept
the triumphant smiles of tho
Domooracy with his old indifference.
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UCiUST 30, 1894.
THE GREAT TEXTILE STRIKE,
i <a i to it tiu>('iitiI<:h in tiii; ni;\v
l<;N(jliA\l> MIIjIjS.
Tin* I'l'oMprrl nl'a l.outc l<'lvtlii Iti'l ween
111 > Mili-dvviH'i'N and (hi* Opcrutivos
.iii i;m>rl l?> Iteeoiielle (In* IMIl'erimici'h.
NKW liKDKOKI), Mass. August 22.
The grout strike of textile operatives
has developed into a jierlod of dogged
and determined activity on both sides
and tliore are no new developments of
in to cost. Today the fooling is that
other yarn mills of the city are not
likely to follow the lead of tho Howland
eorporations so soon as was predicted
yesterday. Whatever their decision
may ho there is likely to ho ii
continuation of the strike against the
present manufacturers far beyond the
time sot by many at the beginning of
the trouble. All arrangements made
by operatives and their employers are
in anticipation of a long battle.
Mayor llrownell has issued the f??lI
< ?ii/11. <r ....II
"The fact that 10,000 operatives in
our city are unemployed is a public
calamity of so much importance to all
classes of eiti'/.ens that I feel justified
in making an attempt to relieve the
city of this unhappy and embarrassing
situation so fatal to New Bedford's in- '
terosts. I feel that if citizens re presenting
our mill management and interests
and also those representing
the operatives will come together and
confer and consider the situation in
the spirit of the greatest good to the
greatest number, a course may be determined
on which will be of benefit to
ill concerned. A lire is much more
easily extinguished at its commencement
than after the structure is in
lames, while the Having or property is
vastly greater. I therefore invito representatives
of tin) mill corporations
ilul operatives to moot in Ltoom 1, Liberty
building, tomorrow, Thursday,
jvonlng at H o'clock. Let us meet as
citizens imbued with a spirit of roconnliation
and a desire to accomplish
what is for tlie best interests of our
it.V."
Slayer Brownoll states that he hopes
that the board of trade arbitration
lommittce, of which he is chairman,
A'ill decide to act with him in the matter.
He thought it well, however, to
issue the call today in his capacity of
nayor of the city in order to save time,
rhere was a mass meeting of the
weavers on the common this morning.
An immense throng was in attendance
md the enthusiasm was unbounded.
Speeches were mude by Socrotary Hart
md three other mombersof the Weavers'
Union. The most of the remarks
nude by the speakers wore in refutation
of the statements yesterday by
Andrew (J. I 'ierce that the charge that
mts have been lengthened or other 1111rair
advantage has been taken of the
lelp is untrue.
An attache of the Hciinctt Mills, who
s in close touch with the management,
dated today that the mills have a large
lumber of orders on hand, which are
or delivery in the near future. If a
leterinined stand is takon against the
lemands of the operatives they will of
iccossity bo cancelled.
Fall LtiVKit,. Muss, August 2-.?The
ipiuners at the San ford Spinning Coiniany
wont out on a strike today, reusing
to work under a further roduo,ion.
They have been working at lower
vagos than arc usually paid in mills
vhero colored hosiery yarns are made.
Plie buck boys in the (Jlobe yarn mills
iuvo left their work and the spinners
/here are idle. Secretary O'Domioll,
>r tiio union, wont to tlio mill today to
,ry and elToot a settlement, but no '
igroomont had been arrived at up to I
j'clotk.
Tho following corporations liavo
diut down for an indefinite period :
Vnawan, Barnard, Cornell, Durfoos.
S'os 1 and 2; Clint, Hargrnves, No I ,
j rani to, Nod; Laurel Lake, lio boson,
Sagamore, Border City, one mill ;
Stafford, two mills; 'Locumsch, one
nill ; VVampsnoag, two mills, and
tVootamoo. The Shove Mills will close
.omorrow night and tho Amorican
dnen Mills will close Saturday night,
i'lio number of looms running in tin;
>thor mills varies from ;"?() to 1.(><)().
\bout spinners and I,.''>00 weavers
ire out of work, and as tho yarn con.inuos
to accumulate tho carding room
ind other employees will be thrown
>ut of work. Print cloths are very
I'm and offers to buy at 23 cents have
>oen refused.
BOSTON, Mass., Aug. 22.?To-day
secretary Supplee, of the board of arbitration
and conciliation, notified the
nanufacturers and strikers of Fall
Liivor and New Bedford of tho exisienco
of the board and its objects.
The notification calls the attention of (
nanufacturers, corporations and other
unployers of labor organizations
.hroughout the Cominonwoath to the
>rovi"ion of the law for tho settlement
if differences between ernployooa and
jmjiloyers.
This is the first step over taken by
,ho board in matters of this kind.
Jommissionej' Horry states that the
lommittee is closely watching the statu
>f affairs in Fall Ltiver and New liedI
4 \\r~~..4 1 A- At
win. ?r u imvu nuiiii vfuru uiuiu par,ies
of our oxistonco," ho said, "but
.ho luw requires us to do more. If the
roubles still retain thoir present seri>us
aspect wo will visit tho cities in
mostion olthor to-morrow or next
lay.
Fall itlvkr, Mass., Aug. 22.- It has
jeon learned beyond question that tho
,'xocutivo committee of the munufac.urers'
association mot this afternoon
??d voted to order all mills under
,hoir control to close to-morrow for an
ndeflnito period. Thh order will cause
ihe throwning of 2,600 people out of
vork and tho stoppage of plants vari>usly
estimated at <40,000,000 to $.*>0,>00,000
in value. No ono seems able
At predict how long tho lockout will
jontinuo, but it is generally expected
.hat it will go on until the market
diows some improvement.
Fall IUver, Aug. 24.?Tho publication
of tho agreement to shut down
.ho mills was a surprise to many
nunufacturers, u/hen they picked up
thoir papers this morning. Notices of
the shut down wore mailed last night,
'nit it was the intention to keep the
whole thing a secret to-day. It was
igreed that when three-fourths of the
qtinners represented by tho signers to
the agreement should conclude to
:>rdor the pursuit of a certain course
the others would stand by tho order
that was issued. To-night, therefore.
11 J
it is confidently expected that every
mill in town will close except tlio
Conanicut, tho Itarnahly (Jinphaui,
which has been <hlil down, ami tho
Kali Kivor Iron Worlcs Mills ami tho
Soaconnot. which arc not in tho Manufacturers
Association. The Soaconnot
mill is runninp on tho reduced schedule
and may bo compelled to snut down hy
tho help w ho may stay out.
Thoro will ho 22,hlM) operatives out of
work, oxdusivoof L'.dOd who arc known
as sick help. Secretary o'Donnell, of
tho Spinners I'nion, is well pleased at.
tho decision arrived at hy the manufacturers.
It relieves him and the un
ion from a very tryinp position in 1
which the funds were seriously threat
oucd. Tho length of tho shut down
has not been aprccd upon, hut it will
depend on the attitude of tho operatives
and the conditions of the market.
l?'our weeks is tho loupost time mentioned,
but there is no puaranteo that
it will not last a lonper period.
Tho committee of the Manufacturers'
Association has demonstrated that
there is a greater unanimity of fool I up
than tho members supposed existed,
for today it was coutidcutly l)olloved
that every sipner would stick to tho
last. Kven A pent Sanford, of whom
the manufacturers are tulkinp Cery
harshly, has concluded to close tho
UlolH, Yarn Mills, and the Sanford
sninninp company will also remain <
closed. Ainonp business men and others,
tho hip lockout is roparded with
much rogrot. Nearly $10,000 weekly i
will bo taken out of circulation and
tlioro is always a grout risk in trading i
anions operatives, wbon a shut, down i
takes place. Some will pay their old i
bills, but others will not if they can
avert it by removing to other places.
ouit ri'.viiiii: imu stiui'.s,
Interesting farts < 'oiuiecled Willi j
t be Cot I on Mu mi fuel tiring I uteres!s
oft lie Soul li. j
Mr. Kichurd II. Kdmonds, editor of i
the Manufacturer's Record, subinitteil |
a valuable report recently to the ex- |
eeutive committee of the Southern i
Kxohungo Association in Now o York,
from which is taken the following ex- )
tracts. It is especially appropriate 1
just now because, despite the business ,
depression, Southern cotton mills have, |
almost without exception, run on full <
time and made good prolits during the 1
last two years. Probably no other in- i
dustry in the country litis Riven so little
evidence of feeling the hard times as ;
Southern textile interests. With the i
promise of tt full cotton crop, and a j
favorable outlook for improvement in j
all business matters, it is especially
timely for the South to give urgent at- |
toutionto the development of this banner
industry. I
There are about 15,000,000 cotton
spindles in the United States. They
represent an investment, including all
classes of cotton manufactures, of over
$100,000,000. <Jf this number the
South has, in round numbers, onesixth,
or 2,700,000 spindles, and the j
capital invested is about $07.000,000. j
The world has about 85,OuO,OOt)spindles. <
if the capital invested were in the 1
same proportion as in this country the 1
Ki'trmioiil .1 uniiilil 1*,?!* > 'hwi iiiUt t it 1/1
"nn'-h"1" ......... Tw,?.?.?, |
bul tin: capital of European mills is
loss in proportion to tlio number of
spindles than in this country. The
Spilth produces nearly (50 per cent, of |
the entire cotton crop of the world,
ami if it manufactured this it would
need over twenty times us many
spindles as it has, or about f)U,0O0,OOO, '
and the capital needed would exceed
$1,1100,000,(MM). The total annual valueof
the product of these mills would be
equal to the present value of three full '
cotton crops. In the last eighteen years
the cotton crops of the South have 1
sold for an aggregate of nearly $(5,000,- I
1)00,000. lie fore tlioy reached the consumer
their value had increased to i |
$18,000,000,000 or $20,(KM),000,000. This ,
enormous business, creating wealth ,
wherever established, is the prize for
which the South has now commenced
to contend. It is a prize worthy of the "J
most vigorous efforts and energy of
any country. The South holds the '
vantage ground ; it produces the
staple; it has an abundant supply of ! ?
labor that readily takes to cotton '
manufacturing; it has water-powers t
sufficient to drive all the mills that
would be needed to consumo its full t
crop ; it also has the cheapest and best t
steam coal for mills that do not use i
water-power; it has a favorable
climate; the cost of living being less |
than in other sections, it necessarily (
has a lower cost of wages; all these 1 (
points combine to give the South ex- |
e<y>tional advantages over both Nov/
England and Europe. Many years ago
it was vigorously claimed by the cotton J
manufacturers of England that New i
England could never become a serious
competitor with their country in cotton '
manufacturing. "Our climate," they '
said, "is better suited for cotton manu- <
factoring, especially for line goods: our
labor has had more oxnerie.iiee and i* 1
more skilled; our capital is more
abundant and is cheaper." To their
minds these arguments were conviucing,
but while they argued Now l?iigland
went on building mills and leaking
cotton goods.
When the South first undertook to
develop its cotton manufactures with
any vigor the people of New Kngland
ridiculed its efforts and declared that
the South could never develop a largo
cotton manufacturing business. "Its
climate," they said, " is too enervating
and hasn't the degree of moisture
needed, as ours has; it has no skilled
labor ; capital is scarcer than witli us
and interest rates higher, and besides
all these, our New Kngland people are
so energetic and so much bettor able to
retain their business than Southern
people are to win it away that the
South will never become a serious
competitor in cotton manufacturing."
The peonlo who said those things, and
they include the leading maniacturors '
and business men generally, honestly '
believed thoir own arguments. After 1
a few ypars they saw that something ?
was wrong with their arguments.
Matters were not working out in the i
way they had prodicted. The South
was rapidly capturing thocoarse cotton ;
trade and absolutely controlling it. <
Under theso conditions it became
necessary to find some now arguments,
and then Lt was unanimously decided
by all New Kngland following in the
exact footsteps of Great Britain in its
arguments of years ago as related to
Now Kngland?that the South could
F>ossib'y make-coarse cottons suceessully,
but It was out of tho question for :
it to spin flno yarns. " New Kngland," |
?? . " , -
NO 7.
they said, "will always retain its
supremacy in fine cottons." Kvon lull
ay such claims arc often hoard, but
t.In'y now sound liko 111? graveyard
whistle i111? m 1 I to Itolstcr up courage
that, is fast slipping away.
Starting without capital ami without
experience, tho South haw ulready
practically monopolized the coarse cotton
trade, and is pushing' into finer
goods with tho detenuiuation to capture
that. too. It is needless for
Croat Critain or New Kngland to
argue against it. The logie of facts,
of t ilings alr? ady accomplished, dis
proves all their arguments. No one
pretends to say that the South will spin
and weave every bale of cotton that it
raises. New Kngland, Grout iirituin
and the Continent will continue as
cotton manufacturing centers, but the
future great growth of this industry
willho in tho South. Cotton production
and consumption arc not stationary.
The world's needs are growing.
Increasing wealth of the masses increases
the req11ifoments per capita of
cotton goods. Tho extension of civilization
into tho dark places of the world
opens new Holds for cotton goods.
Civilization's advancement is measured
by the increase in cotton consumption.
In tho crop year, 1878 '70, the
world consumed 7, lHf?,2.'lO hales of cotton
of Ion pounds each : in 1891 'OjJ it
consumed lit,101,(MR) 100-pound bales.
I'll is increase is progressive. It must
go on constantly, and the O.uoo,one halo
crop, which looks as big as a d,f>00,000- ,
halo crop did ton years ago, must he
exceeded before many years by 10,000,><Hi,
and then ll.uno.ooo and IJ.nno.nuu,
and gradually on, as the world's ovori
nereasing requirements shall demand.
* * * * * ?
In view of tho belief of many
Northern people who, having been
Donvortod to the side of the Smith's
nhility to control the making of coarse
eoods, are still determined to believe
L^it that section can never compete
in lino goods, prints, etc., it is interesting
to note what ouo "'Xpert who, having
investigated for himself, says on
Lhn subject. 801110 months ago Mr.
William (J. Covering, one of the loading
cotton manufacturers of Now Kngland,
went South and studied the
situation for himself. After doing ho
10 addressed a letter to the Labor
Join 111 ittco of the Massacliusotts Legislaturo,
which must have caused the
members to open their eves. Mr.
Levering set forth very plainly the
South's pre-eminent advantages, both
natural and acquired, for cotton mills
is compared with New Kngland, and he
lidded that if a new print-cloth mill
were built in Georgia lie "would
guarantee to lay down in Massachusetts
print cloth at lib per cent. le?s cost
than that at which it could by any
possibility be produced by tlu; best
mill in Massachusetts." And yet
New Kngland people have been saying
that the South could never compete in
making prints. The ktatcinonts of
Mr. Lovoringaro fully confirmed by the
results already accomplished. The
South is moving forward with remarkiblo
energy in the development of its
textile industries, ami its progress in
the past is only an indieution of what
It will accompli died in the future.
ST ATM NKWS IN ItltlKI''.
Interesting Notes from Various Sources.
Constable Kioholberger, of Laurins,
has been assigned to duty in Spartanburg.
?John Gary Kyans, if oleetud, will
>0 the youngest Governor South Caroina
has ever hail.
? (h ii. M. I<. Ronhain and Mr. II. II.
Watkins have formed a copartnership
or tho practice of law in Anderson.
?The ease against citizens of Darington
for shooting Into a cur during
.he riots was dismissed for want of eviienco.
(Jcnoral Wade Hampton, Coinmislioncr
of Railroads, has gone to the
'aolfio coast to inspect tho land grant
'ailroads in that section.
Tho lirst halo of cotton raised in
south Carolina this year was grown
icar Bam bo r and was rocoivod at
Charleston on tho I 1th of August.
? M iss Jose phi no Willingham.dnugh,or
of tho Into Capt. John C. Witiingiam,
died at Old Allendale on Sunday
light, after a long illness.
Dr. W. If. Timmcrinan, candidate
or Lieutenant Governor on tho John
Jury Lvans ticket, has sent to the Gov rnor
his resignation as Senator from
'/Jgotiold County.
?There aro 811 patients at tin- State
\sylum, and for tho last few days there
lavo boon additions of one a day. The
loard of Regents considered the situa,ion
and decided to return thirty-live
,o their homes.
A charter has been issued to tho
I'oden and Anderson Banking Coin>any
" in Westminister, Oconee Coun,y.
The corporators are Harris M.
riiuun, win. i*. AtiacrHOii and Walter
J. Mason. Tho capital stock is $20,(XX).
Dr. James Wood row, of Columbiu,
lion. VV. A. Courtenay, of Chanlt ston,
mil l'rof. Frank Fvuns, of Newberry,
liavo been appointed a committee for
the purpose of securing a goooglica!
mrvey of the State.
?The Atlantic Coast Lino will eomnonco
running into Augusta from Donnark
on September 1st, and will run
ts own passenger cars, Iloshles the
iiassbnger trains they will also run
Lhrough fast freight trains.
A commission has been granted by
ihe Secretary of State to " TheColumjian
Liquor and Opium Cure Company,which
is to have Its headquarters
n Laurens, and which will treat patients
for the cure of the liquor, opium
ind tobacco habits.
? Uev. A. it. Fowler, a young Presbyterian
minister, met with the serious
misfortune of getting ono of bis hands
badly shattered by tho accidental discharge
of a shotgun tho other day.
The wound was so sorbins as to necessitate
amputation just above the wrist.
(ii/i j / iu 1 ir *
?uuku V/IWU IUO II. OlUIUIIVUIl IIIUU in
tho ITnitod States Circuit Court a decree
refusing tho prayer of Attorney
Ccnorul Buchanan in tho cft*e of the.
R chmond and Danville tin it road ('ompany
vs. J. B. Blake ctal to require
the receivers of tho railroad company
to pay taxes on the Port Royal and
Wostern Carolina Railroad and others.
Tho decision preceding tho deereo
shows that tho Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company is not liable for the
taxes on the other roads mentioned.