The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, March 14, 1901, Image 1
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Result of the Investigation of the <
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A PLAIN RECITAL OF FACTS i
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Direct Charges Preferred Agiinst I
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of B arbarity. j
Tho spooial committee of the Anderson
County Grand Jury appointed by
Judgo Benet to investigate certain
oharges against largo land owners in 1
that county mado its report last Thurs J
day to tho court.
Tho cominittco says that in tho caso i
of Magistrato J. J. Gilmer wo find that
for somo timo past ho has been in tho 1
habit of issuing warrants and causing (
arrests and frequently committing aoouscd
persons to jail without ever enter- ,
ing tho oaso upon his docket. This is |
ospeoially truo where the eascB have j
boon compromised aftor tho arrests j
woro mado. Wo find that from Sopt ,
16, 185)1), to .Ian. 12, 1901, ho made ]
payment to tho county trcaeurcr of a
number of fines and items of costs oollootcd
bv hitn, but that during that timo (
ho oollootod through tho sheriff's oflijc ,
alono $34 80, which properly bolongB
to tho oountv and failed to nav thoin
over to tho ccuaty trcasuror as required
by law. IIo also oollooted $18 80, which i
ho failed to turn over. I
Wo find that Feb. 19,1001, aftorthis |
investigation was begun, tho said .1 J, i
Gilmor paid to the oounty trcasuror tho
sum of $f>3 20 to cover these amounts. 1
Whilo wo have not been permitted, for i
tho laok of time, to make a full inves i
titration of all tho irrcgularitios of this t
offico, wo aro convinced ho has been '
guilty of tho grossest irrogularitics, ]
and wo would suggest that a complete ]
investigation of his books and accounts
should ho had and that ho Bhould bo '
prosontcd for misappropriation of tho <
funds so collootcd by him.
THE FATE OF WILL HULL
Regarding tho arrest of tho Nogro 1
Will Hull, which you wcro directod by \
tho oourt to invptigatc, wo find that ,
a warrant was issued by Magistrate
Gilmer for tho arrest of this Negro ,
upon an affidavit of A. T. Newoll,
charging him for a violation of labor
oontraot, and that W. S Newell, a
brother of tho prosecutor, was deputized
by tho Magistrato to servo said
warrant; that tho oonstablo so depu
tized requested tho deputy sheriff, .J.
A. Dillingham, to go along with him !
and assist in making tho said arrest
and representing that said Hull would
probably oreato trouble when arrested
and that tho assistanco of tho deputy 1
sheriff would bo needed. j
Tho arrest was mado on Friday night ,
and tho Nogro was brought to Anderson ,
on tho pamo night. Tho deputy phoriff ,
suggosted that tho prisonor bo taken to |
jail, but tho Negro said that ho would
profor to go on with W. 8. Newoll, and
that Mr. Newell informed tho deputy 1
that tho magistrato had instruoted him j
that ho should carry tho prisoner on
homo with him. \
Subsequently tho magistrate was in- (
formod by tho prosecutor that tho oaso
had boon compromised and that tho :
Negro had agreed to stay with him and
won out nis contraot. Tho rest of tho
facts woro brought out in open court.
We exonerate tho deputy sheriff from
all blamo in tho mattor.
Tho principal work of this oommilv.
v has been tho investigation of the
stockades of tho oounty and tho abuses
of lati^rers uodcr tyrannous oontraots
that h* grown out of the farming out
of convibis and tho working of free
laborers with thom. Wo have taken
the testimony of mora than 50 persons
?that of the landlords, their oversoors
and guards, togother with a large
number of laborers and a fow othor
oitizens. In thoso investigation wo
have been treated with evory oourtosy
and generally we have found no dispo
sition to obstruot our work upon tho
part of those whoso farms and stookades
we visited.
A most oaroful inquiry failed to roveal
that any genoral abuse of tho la
boring olass exists in this oounty, so
that our work soon narrowed down to
those places whoro stookados existed
and free laborors were employed. Wo
visited the farms of J. Helton Watson,
A. T. Newoll, P. B. Allen, J. It Miller,
JKIias MoGee, W. Q Hammond and J.
8. Fowler.
THESE EXONERATED.
Wo wero unable to find any abu os
at the farm of J. B. Watson. Ho has a
stookade and works freo laborors also,
but we found no evidence that free laborers
wejo put in tho rtookades and
worked in lino with the oonviots, or
tubjeotcd to any illegal restraint or
abuse.
rPL it! " *
j no bsujo miug w?h ituo ai mo rarm *
of P II. Allen. Wo found that ho had 1
taken two oontraots in whioh tho la- '
borers agreed to work undor guard and ]
be looked up at night, but his own ov- ]
ideooe and that of all tho laborers so i
far as we could ascertain, was that <
those provisions had never been en- j
forood.
A. T. Nowell works Stato oonviots
and has a stockado, but ho has worked '
no free laborors along with tho oon- ]
viots reoontly, when ho has taken two
oontraots of that sort. Ono of those ]
was the case of tho unfortunate Negro <
Will Hull, who wss killed by W. 8 J
Nowell a few weeks ago and whose
oase is referred to above.
"frkk labor!" 1
J. K. Miller formerly workod oon- j
viots, but they were takon away by tho '
State, and he now employs only "/roe" '
m
labor, if indeed wo may ueo tho word
Frco to dopcribo thoso laborers who
havo signed his oont raots and Bubjootcd
themselves to tho conditions existing
an his farm. Ho has a stookado whioh
wus originally built for bis 8tato ooniota
and bis oonlraota provido lliat tbn
"freo" laborers will work under guard
ind will allow thomsolves looked up at
night.
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v/ur iirai invutm^HuuaH ai mis piaoo
were mot by a statement from tho negroes
that thov wore satisfied with
their treatment, but their manner indi
sated coercion and Bubsc'piontly wo
mado further investigations which con
vinecd us that J. It Miller, and his
sversecr, ?J. A. Ktuorson, had boon
uuilty of whipping nogroos, looking
them up at night, working them und<.r
zuard and putting shackles upon them.
Among theso unfortunates were John
Harrison, Will Wright, Warren Sloan
and Licko Jones. Wo found several of
Mr Millor's oontraots left blank as to
tho time of scrvioo aud amount to bo
paid, though tho ooutraets wero duly
signed and witnessed.
In tho oaso of Warren Sloan, ho
teemed to liavo boon arrested by J. It
Miller and another man, whose nauno wo
aould not ascertain, near Contral, in
IVckcns oounty. Thcro is testimony that
do warrant-was oxhibitod, if any exi ted,
but ho was handcuffed and Ukon to Miller's
stookado and kept thcro until this
investigation began. Sinoo our first
mit to this stoohaio ho was turned
looso and allowed to go homo. In our
judgement, tho said J. It Millor and
J A. Kmcrson should bo presented by
ibo grand jury for tho cffanacs above
meutionod, and wo so rccomimnd.
KLIAS MCGEE 8 PLAN.
In many reepcots the most romarkiblo
cisn coming under our notioo is
that of Klias Mcgoe, who has ncvor omployed
S at.0 oonvicu, but who built a
itockado and prepared to treat his la
borers as oonviots. His contracts pro
vido that tho laborers shall bo worked
under guard and looked up at night and
ihero was abundant ovidonoo to show
that ho had locked up in the stoekado,
worked under guard and whippped his
laborers Among those who suffered a
part or all of those abuscso woro VVosley
Norman. Handy Ktrlo, Yaoco Smith,
Georgo Tilly, John Cliuksoalcs, Clar
ouoo Gailliard, Kvins Wood, Louis
Alexander, Morris lordan. Somo of
theso negroes had boon arrested and
signed contracts aftor being put undor
arrest. .John Clink oiles was accused
by Klias MoGeo of stealisg corn, was
brought to Anderson handcuff id and
after ho had signod a contract, but
without any trial, turned over to W Q
Hammond, who carried him to tho laiter's
stookade. Wo think tho grand
jury should mako presentment against
KUas McQoo, and wo so reoommood.
W. Q Hammond runs a largo farm
in this county and employs a considerable
numner both of Slato oonviots and
"frco" laborors. llis contracts provido
that tho "frco" laborers shall bo workod
uudcr guard and looked up at. night,
and thoy suffer th;s illegal imprisonment
and more, for tho ovidonoo shows
that a turn!-or of these unfortunatos
have boon worked under guard and gun,
Kavo been looked up at night and on
Sundays and have been shaokled and
whipped. Among thoso who suffered
theso things at tho hands of Mr. Ham
inond and his overseers, Wm. Hailey,
James Martin and Hay, are the
following: Isham Abcrcromuio, Pink
Uogers, .James Clintion, John Howoy,
Tom Parks, Charloy Johnson and John
Olmksoalos. Soveral of thoso woro in
jail at tho timo of our examination.
They had beon indioted last fall for
gambling, had beon takon out of jail on
bond by Mr.'Hammond and koDt at his
farm without (rial until the investigation
began, when he surrendered thorn
t>ack to the sheriff.
Tho negro, Tom Parks, whoso oaso
was called to tho attention of tho grand
iurybytho providing judgo, was roeased
almost immediately thoroaftor.
lie was takon forcibly and without trial
indcr ono of tho labor oontraotB abovo
'oferrod to and oonfinod in tho stookado
worked with the eonviots and suffcrod
ho other abuses abovo mentioned until
this investigation was begun. Wo
earn that porhaps a sooro of other la
sorors hold under similar ojntracts
lave loft this farm during tho past fow
wocks. Ooo of thorn, Pink Kogors,
dates that he was given a whipping of
)0 lashes by Wm. Bailey at tho stookido.
Wo think that tho facts disclosed do
mar.d that W. Q. Hammond, James
Martin, Wm. Bailoy and Day
thould bo prcsontod by tho grand jury
'or tho violation of law abovo montion)d
and wo so recommend.
J. 8. Fowlor, who first used tho contract
providing for froo laborers to bo
treated as oonvicts, workod undor
guard, looked up, etc., employs a oonlidcrablo
number of oouviots and also
>f tho so-oalled "froo" laborers, lie
tias two stookades, ono of which is unlor
tho supervision of James Cook and
which was formerly managod by Willis
MoGoo. Tho otbor is undor tho ohargo
t)f hovi Thomas. At these farms tho
jonviots and "froo" laborers have boon
worked together undor a guard who
sanies a gun, they have boon looked
up at night and somo of them whipped,
rhero was no ovidcnoo of any of thorn
having been shaoklod. Some of them
had boon aooused of tiivial offenses
?nd were put under contract to work
)ut dobts or to ropay money advanoed
for them. James Evans, Baylis Artor,
Alonzo Lark, Frank Bowlan. John Bell,
Itobort Brown, Foster Butlor. Dan Hill,
Wiltis Harper, Joe Whitfield, Jim
Uioe, John Gilliam, Turner Walker.
Andrew Dobbs, Dock Frecley ana
Drayton Wheelor aro some of the no<roes
who havo been oonfinod in Mr.
Fowler's stoakado.
Willis McGee, Jamos Jook, Levi
Thomas, George Thomas and Mike
Liobbins should havo presentments
uade against them by the grand jury
or whipping different ones of these neproos.
Willis MoGeo was espeoialy
is gi
CON W
oruol. It was testified that ho had
givon tho nergo Baylis ArlorlOO lashes '
on one oooasion und that ho whipped
llohort Brown most sovoroly and
oruclly and on ono oocapion shot five (
tirnoi at Dray ton Whooler, ono of tho
bullots passing through Wheoler'a hat.
Tho testimony goes to show that
Goorgo Thomas shot at Book Freoley
and that ho was also ready at tho whip
pings.
Androw Dobbs was found to bo suffering
from rhouuiatism whioh ho says |
was brought on by boing compelled to
stand almost waist deep in mud and
water in cold weather ditohiug. Ho
was arrosted by A. M Bailey, who has
boon aoting aa a Hort of oonstablo for
J. 8. Fowler but waa never tried. J. A.
ltioo is a negro of rather weak mind
who was oapturcd somewhoro in Utor
gia and charged with having escaped i
from J. 8. Fowler's stookado in this t
county. Upon being brought horo it t
was found that ho waa not tie man ho
was suapcoted of being but novortholoas
after being kept for aovoral days s
in tho stockado ho entered into one of ^
tho labor contracts and has boon in tho i
stockade. for sovcral months, though '
unwillingly there. A numbor of "free" t
laborers havo left Mr. Fowler's farm c
sinoo theso investigations were first 1
bogun but sotno unwilling ones woro ^
still in tho stockades when wo visited 1
them. 1
We found no evidence to onnneot f
Mr. Fowler in any way with tho whip c
pings of thcao laborers, but ho was a
party to theso ootraots which provided 1
for tho illogal imprisonment and work- f
ing under guard of the laborers and is <rosponsiblo
for thoso provisions being t
onforocd and that presentment should 1
bo mado against him thorofor. }
Wo submit hcrowith tho memoranda j
of toatimony which wo havo taken 1
which will show to tho court and solicitor
moro fully tho facts whioh wo havo 1
reported and will onablo thotn to got 1
tho namos of tho witneBsos to provo 1
suoh fao'.s. It is propor that wo should s
add that much of thcabuso has already I
been oorrootcd as a result of this in- (
vosiigation and that somo of tho par- '
tioB havo been to us with tho assuranoo 1
that they would immediately oorreot r
tho evils existing on their farms to 1
whioh wo havo called attention. *
Owing to tho widespread influence (
andclT.-ot that follows any public dis '
cussion of-tho <iuostion of farm labor <in
this Stato and tho result that many
follow a presentment suoh as wo pro- *
pose it is propor that wo should in oloa.
ing this loport outer into a briof discussion
of tho influences that havo
brought about tho ovils reported and
make suggestions as to tho rotnedios
thorofor. YVo havo hoArd iumors that
this investigation has already oroated
a widespread interest and that tho conditions
havo boon discussed with some
fooling but wo havo as far as posaiblo
avoided reading anything published or
said in this rospoot in order that wo
might pursuo our investigations without
any intluonee or bias from any quarter.
Tho quoation of farm labor in this
Stato is a vory difficult ono and tho
proscnt laws regulating tho sumo aro
insufficient.
Tho ncgroos whom wo found oonfined
in tho 6tockado woro composed
largoly of a olasi of shiftloss dobtors
who aro subjoot to indiotmont for potty
oflonso, and who oould not bo successfully
workod undor ordinary oontracts.
Thoy aro mon who havo no property,
and mon who cvado thoir debts unless
oompellod to pay them. Against thorn
tho prooops of a oivil oourt is worthless;
that of tho oriminal oourt undor
oxisting laws is inadequate. Something
should bo dono by the legialaturo
to grado tho punishmont of this olass
aooording to tho offenoo. Hut tho worst
troublo has not boon in tho defect of
tho provisions of tho law so muoh as
its enforcement. It has oomo to bo a
sottled policy in this county that indiotmont
for violation of oontraot and
for disposing of proporty undor lion
should be compromise i, and not triod.
Wo aro oonvinoed that this is wrong in
prinoiplo and dangerous in practice.
Whatever injustioe may be dono an
individntl V??t dionAoitin ~ ?
mx. * *JJ VI UIJ
whioh ho has lion, or by tho violation
of a coptraot by oao of his omployos,
and whatever foroo might be given to
tho effoot of penal statutes to induce
payment of debts or fulfillment of oontraots
that never has beon tho true intontand
purpose of tho ponal statutos.
They are cnaotcd to prevent public
wrong, and when a prosecution has
onoe boon instituted and tho powor of
tho oriminal oourt invokod, the qt?ostion
of privato rooompenso shouid disappear,
and tho publio interest alono
should bo considered. While this may
result in oooasional hardships, it is tho
only safo policy. Abuses will otherwise
grow up until the oriminal oourts
are dogradod into maohines for privato
gain, and often for extortion and oppression.
In our judgment it should be (
a crime to compromise any oaso after [
indiotment found with a viow of private
gain.
Nor can wo condemn too sovoroly
that other fruitful souroe?in faot, the
origin of tho abuses heroin roportod?
tho leasing out of oonviots to work on
private farms. Evils already "dotailod
are too eloquent to necessitate a discussion
to prove this. Huoh a system f
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snouid not do tolerated after Ua results
hive boon oxpised as in this oounty. c
Wo haVo heard it intimated that our ?
investigations and exposures would 1
disturb tho labor oonditioDS to suoh an
oxtent as to orcate trouble in this j
State. We do not believe that it is
true, but if it wero wo would not hesi '
tate to deolaro tho evils we fino and to 0
domand that tboy should be ab>liihod.
The duty of this body is plain: Wo c
must stop tho violations of law. that *
now exist, and if others begin on the 1
part of the laborors themsolvos, thou J
wo will unite with tho law abiding 1
oitiiens of the oountv iu punishing and 8
terminating these evils.
The result of our invest! gttions show *
Continued on pago 4.. t
ovvti
AY, S. C. THURSDAY
4 TRUE INU ICrilENT
Df the United States in Her Dealing
With Cub*.
"UARS AND HYPOCRi TE8 '
s What France and Spain Tiuthfully
Say We A^e. Our
Country Disgraced Ba?
fore Nrt'ions
Tho dealing of tho United States
with Cuba is infamous. If you don't
,hink ho read what we print below from
ho Columbia State:
Tho Latin races aro accustomed to
ineor at tho hypoorny of tho Angloluxon.
Frenchman, Spaniard and Italian
regard oant as a characteristic of
Iritish and Amcrioan cxpiossion, and
,hoy marvel much at tho curious bout
>f ipind which oausos tho men of these
lations to cloak all thoir evil purposes
with tho protonoo of high and holy mo
ivos., Kvon moro do thoy tnarvol at
his booau-c tho oloA is threadbare
rom ovcrmuoh uso and uttorly fails to
mnooal that which it attompts to oovor.
The solomnity of this moral pretenoo is
nado even moro absurd by its utter
atuity. Does tho Arglo Saxon sue
toed in fooling bimsolf? asks tho Lain;
how can ho? And as ho can
leithcr doludo himsolf nor tho rest of
uaukind by tho assumption of holiness
n his worst works, what is tho uso of
t all?
Tho Latin is right. In this respect
ho Anglo Saxon is his inferior, for he
lot only sins as freely as any other inlividual
of tho human family but ho
idds to that sin tho further vioo of hyicorisy?and
all to no cffoct cxeopt tho
iroation of a universal disgust. Tho
Latin docs not troublo himself to bo
lypoorit'o il. Ho takes a pleasure
athor in boing frank about tho mo
ivos for his wiokodnossos. If ho
vishos to conquer another ho admits
hat ho does so for tho sako of glory;
f ho wishes to soizo upon tho property
>f another ho acknowledges that ho is
lotuatcd by tho desiro for loot; if ho
vishos to appropriato tho rights of
mothor ho proolaims that ho docs it
or tho sako of power. Ilo is abovo tho
lontomptiblo meanness of alleging that
10 indulges thoso appetites simply for
ho good of tho viotiui.
Whon tho United States wont to war
vith Spain in ordorto "liborato" Cuba,
ipaniurds and Fronohmon, rolying
in in their tfenoralizitinn of thn Anirlo.
4axon character, itiaintcd that tho
ilodgo contained in tho Tcllor resoluion
would bo violated and that a way
vould bo fouod to hold tho Cubans in
mbjeotion to tho conquerors. Timo ban
irovon that thoy w< ro right; timo has
ihown that tho houor of tho Doited
hatea, pledged in this matter, in as
ittln rogardod as it was whon tho IJniod
Statos administration in tho spring
if 1 K(! 1 pledged itself not to disturb tho
itatus quo regarding Fort Sumtor and
olegraphod south, "Faith as to Huintor
ully kept," whon an expedition was
lotually in making to violato the
igroomont. Spanish official paporn
vhioh wo road in the interior of Cuba
>oforo tho oloso of tho war, appealing
o tho Cubans to mako oommou oause
vith Spain for tho roason that thoy
vould bo botrayod by tho United
Hates and placed under alion control,
voro prophotio in thoir warning. The
Jubans refused to boliovo this, and
vo oould not imagino such bad faith
n view of tho professions with whioh
he war had been entered upon; but
ho ovont proved that thoy woro right.
For a concentrated oxhibit of Anglolaxon
hypocrisy in its most loathsomo
orm wo oommond to tho public tho in
lugural address of l'rosidont MoKinloy
lolivercd reoontly. Nothing in Dickins
is moro illustrative of that oon
cmptiblo vioo than this dolivcranoo of
ho ohiof magistrato of tho Unitod
4tftt.cn on hia Aauiiinntinn n( itm
- W ? WW.U?I|'V>VU w? mw TTU1B
if government for ft Booond torm. The
vholo addrosH is permoated with o?nl
ind falso protonoe. it giveB one the
ireops to road it. The president in
gUd to bo advised by tho recont aot
>f oongro98 of tho policy which tho
egislativo braooh of tho government
loenn csiontial to tho boat interests of
^uba and tho IJoitod Slatos"?a polioy
vhibh tho proaidont himself formulatod
md forood through oongross by mians
vhioh can bo oharaotorizid only as
iribery. Tho samo nausoous protonoe
if oboying tho mandate of oongross is
nado in rogard to the Philippines?
vhon congress in this mattor, as in
ho Cuban mattor, aotod only upon the
tombined influences of monaoo and boluotion
pKoooeding from tho executive.
Tho address fitly oonoludes with the
isiortion that "tho government's reposentatives,
oivil and military, aro do
ng faithful and noblo work in theii
nissionof EMANCIPATIONand merit
ho approval and support of thoir counrymon."
Faugh 1
Wo oonoludo with ao editorial froix
ho Chicago Times-Herald, whoso edi
or. Mr. Kohlsaat, is a personal friend
if Prosidont MoKinloy and a llopubli
tan. Lot tho administration be Judgod
IV an honest friend I
Bat yesterday tho word of this re<
mblio might, liko that of Caesar's,
lave stood against the world. Today
rho so weak or simplo in all the oourti
rf nations as to do it revorenoe?
Tho Timos-Horald has a word ol
lommcnt to offer upon the Cubat
unondmont to the army bill as an ongnal
proposition. It may oOntain the
risesl provisions that oould be devised
or establishing pesoe and giving s
lablo government to the island.
What we insist upon is that the Unied
States was not free to adopt any
uoh conditions and hang them aboul
he neok of Cuba. It was pledged U
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lpf?
r, MARCH 14. 15)01.
1 Htriko tho Spanish fottnr? from an op
pressed and shamefully abused people,
with u soloinu disavowal of any pur
poso of substiluiing American rule,
howe ver beneficent, in its place Wo
wish Tho Tiuios Herald had the
space to rcproduoo ono titlo of tho
fervent uttoranoes thai accompanied
tho adoption of the now notorious resolutions
of April 20, 1808. They till
pages and pages of tho Congressional
Kooord, and in tho light of tho action
of tho senate this week thov ring falser
than tho kiss of .Judas.
How tho sena'on hoped and prayed
that tho btarved and soourgrd pooplo
of (Jul u would not ho botrajod with
tie proiuiso of freedom only to be
taugbl to look with suspioion and ha
tr< d upon tho Sum and S .ripen as they
1 hid looked ou the liuud yellow 11 m of
Spain!
I'ho air of both houses of oingross
was surcharged with olootrio olo<iuonoo
that conttastod American honor with
Spanish perfidy.
Such a cool headcl sena'or as Knuto
Nelson of Minnesota declared that
there woro "better and stronger
grounds for our recognizing the Cuban
republic than there was for rcocgniz
in* tho IJoitod Statos by I'Vanoo 111
1778. To ignore Uotu< z and tho Cubin
ropublie," tuid ho, 'booms to mo to be
oold, ioy heartiersnoss, unworthy a
great nation and a great people."
Intervention and indepondonoo for
Cuba were on tho lips ami in tho votos
of a majority of tho donate, and almost
a unanimous houso during the night
of April 18, 181)8, when tho fauiou.resolutions
went back and forth between
tho two bousos until they oamo to a
final agreement which let slip tho ar
mioB of tho Unitcu States for the
i mancipation ot the Republic of Cuba
from tho thrall of Spain.
Senator Stewart regarded "tho ro
cognition of tho iudepcudonee of Cuba
as a oiadition precedent to any inter
f<.ronoo whatover." llo ropudia od all
suggestion of "hostilo constraint on
pairtots who havo struggled as tlio
i?..v i o
uuunu imiruni liavj.
It was ''with muoh hesitation and
muoh sadncHs" Senator llawloy disousHed
the declaration of tho indopondouoo
of Cuba which ho opposed.
Our own Senator Culloui denounoed
Sjain as a robber naiiou, and appoaled
to overy "lover of freedom and hu
manity tho world over' to further tho
saorod oauso ot Cuban indepondonoo.
In concluding his spei oh on th^ <(>ioation
April 15, 181)8, this what bona
tor Tollor said in repudiating tho idea
of a war of aggraudizcmont:
"Mr. Prosidoni, I want tho scnato,
boforo wo conoludo this debate, to say
to tho world in tho mod omphalic
manner that wo do not intoed in auy
way or manner to derivo bonclit from
this intoivent on. Spain is loo weak
and too poor to pay indemnity. 1 want
tho Eonato to say that we do not intend
to tako that itland; that whatever
wo may do as to souio other islands,
1 as to this island, tho great bono of oontontion,
wo do not intend to tako it
from tho legally constituted authori
1 tios of tho island as now ostablishod.
"At tho proper time, if no ono else
I doos so, L proposo toolfcr home amond
mont to tho joint resolution that shall
mako it oloar to tho world that it shall
' not bo said by any European govern
1 mont when wo go out to mako b&ttlo
1 for tho liborty and freedom of Cuban
1 patriots that wo aro doing it for tho
> purposo of aggrandizomont for ourI
solves or inoroasing of our territorial
1 holdings."
And Mr. Tollor was as good as his
word, as tho oonoluding disavowal of
tho resolutions of April '20, 181)8, tcsti1
ties.
Yot Senator Toller lastTucsday voted
' to rivot Auierioan suzerainty on Cuba
1 in tho plaoo of Spanish shackles.
- By that voto he and his associates
havo sir pped tho intervention of tho
United States on bohalf of Cuba of tho
last vcstigo of disintcrostodnoss and
havo writton hypoorisy and shamoless
porfidy liko a blister across the hitherto
fair and untarnished brow of Amorioan
honor.
Thoir promptness and their pleasant
t effects in iko DoWitt's Lttdo Early ltis
ors moat popular littlo pills wherever
| thoy aro known. Thoy aro simply porfeot
for 1 ivar and bowel troubles.
Dr. E. Norton
Drunk at tho Throttle.
Tho Moscow o irrospondont of tho
London Daily Mail says: ' During the
recent heavy snowstorms f)0 inon wtro
sent to oloar tho snow out of a railway
outting noar Wolovo, on tho Kiasani
Ural lino Thoy woro just leaving the
i outting when tho train camo down
> at full speed and orushed about HO men
i into shapeless masses, their olothing
i clinging to tho axles and stopping tho
train. Inquiry shows that the engine
driver and all the guards woro drunk "
i t " .
Tho lingering cough following grippe
. oalls for Ono Minuto Cough Cure. For
all throat and lung troublos this is tho
t, only harmloss remedy that gives irn
mediato results. Prevonts consurop
tion.
( Dr. K. Norton.
I Killed by Lightning.
A special from Wolsh, Qa., says:
i Throe persons were killed hero Monday
night by a lightning flash, whiohsot on
fire the house whero tho victims wcri
, sleeping. The family of Postmaster
' Morgan had rotir?d vIiaii Mr Mnri?*n
i was arousod by the flames. He haatoDod
to awaken Lis w fe and children and dis'
overed that his wife, his twolvd >o*r
> old soo and six year old daughter wore
' doad. Three other ohildron wore uoi
hurt The bodies were taken out jnot
before the burning roof foil in.
i
See that you get the original DoWit.'s
Witoh ilatel Salvo when you
' ask for it. The genoino is a otrta.n
i cure for piles, sores and skin diseases,
i Dr. Jfi. Norton.
I
M\KESAN ASSIGNMENT.
A Noted Financier Exemplifies Republican
Prosperity.
It is announced frotn Now York that
.John K Soirlis, tlio woll known finanoier
and at pr< sent in tho general corporation
and financial btninoHS, in?tlo
on asatgnniont Tuosdsy for tho benefit
of oroditora to Klwsrd K, Dwight. Mr
Scarlca ia preaidont and director of the
Am r;ean Cotton oompiny, American
Typo K under* ootnjany and Hyatt
Hollor Botring ootupany ; vice president
and director if the Minoo?polis and St
L >ui* lltilroad oonmany; li?'? roa'ional
Trust 0 )iui a iy and Union Traction an i
ITooirioo;)iupan> ; chairman and diroo
tor of the Baltimore Chosapoike and
Atlanti ir tlwa< ; secretary and dir-o
tor, Biooklyn UoopTigo ootnpanj ; di
recti r Amoriotn Uoffeo oompani , Amir
io?n Sugar It fining oompany, IVoforred
Accident Insurance company, Western
National hank, Spraguo Klootrio ootn
patty. Tcrutioal Warohouui company
and Universal Lasting ootupaoy; trustee
American Deposit and Loan com
I any, American Surety ominany;
Brooklyn Instituto of Arts and Sciences,
Kquitablo Life Assurance aooioty
As treasurer of tho Sugar oompany and
president of the Western National bank,
Mr. Scarlcs gained a reputation for
business sagacity and because of bis re
pu'atioo was asked to ontor tho diroo
torioH of v inous corporations. 11 ih
friends say that ho scctned t> havo un
limited faith in tho possibilities of tho
Aiuorioan Cotton oompany. Oao of
tho banks with which Mr. Soarlos had
an account is tho Merchants National
of Wall s'reot. An oflioial of ono of
tho loading hanks down town said today
that Mr Srarlcs had boon in a bad
way for ready money siuoo last fall. In
tho American Cotton oompany ho w?h
associated with I litod States Hr>rmtr?r
.Jones of Arkan as. The latter oo n- |
paoy 0011 rola tho patonts f r a co'ton
oomprchs aid ia said to havo doLo n
prosperous business.
Tho atoii aoli ojntrois the situation.
Thoso who are hearty and -itiong aro
thoco who oan eat aud digest plenty of
food Kodol Dyspepsia Cuio digests
what you oat and allows you to oat all
tho good f ?od y< u want. If you suffer
from indigestion, heartburn, bolohing
or any other at< niaoh trouble, tliii pro
paiation oin't help but do you good.
Tho moat sensitive stomachs oan tako
it.
Dr. K Norton.
. They Rido Astride.
Tho Savannah Nowa aaya tho sooicty
women of Now York and olsuwhoro who
aro wintering at Aikon, S. (J.? Mrs,
Thomas HUohoook, Mrs .John Jaoub
Aator, Mias. Kiatia and othors ? havo
adopted an innovation in horseback
riding, it ia reported. They havo dis
oarded the aido aaddlc, and now tako
tho saddlo in man fashion. Thoy wear
long o<?ats and long boots, and tuoh certain
other parts of ooatumo as pormit
the in perfect frcodom and aelf control
while on their hcrsos. Tho aatrido
atylo of riding ia allogcd to havo bcoouie
almost a fad among tho fashionables.
Thoy find it oasior, safer and moro cuj
oyahlc.
Counterfoils of DoWitt's Witoh Hazol
Salvo aro liablo to causo blood p)iaoning.
Lcavo them alono. Tho original
has tho uamo DoWitt's upon tho
box and wrapper. It is a harmless and
hoaling salvo for skin diseases. Unequalled
for piles.
Dr. 10. Norton.
In a Had YVay.
M innnoAf * V? a n nAWAl. i? * ? 11.1*
. . .uuu..isv? nan n UUJUIlJf III UUIUUUU!
county, whioh in bankrupt and in a
condition bordoring on anarchy. A
court decision whioh allows logging
companion to avoid tho payment of
baok taxes has caused tne irjublo. Tho
county lias no money and no fuolforits
oth.scH, and merchants hsvo long since
refused to aooopt warrantH. Tho county
judgo and jurors havo gono out on striko
and most of tho offices havo been olofe 1
by thoir oooupants. Thoshtr.ff, who
has boon oaring for his prisoners at his
own oxpense, threatens to turn them
looso so that ho ran hunt fot a job that
will support his family. Tho legislature
is being supplicated for aid.
When you aro bilious, uso thosi famous
little pills known as DeWitt's Lit
tlo Karly llisers to oleansc tho liver
and bowels. Thoy novor gripo.
Dr. K Norton.
11 ever before
^ Write for our elegant II-T cata
ik we can aave vnn mnn*u ?'a? ?
^ 1,1,7
# and the easy terms of paymcn
# factory or through our regular ai
^ tunity you cannot afford to pass. Y<
x Itw manufacturers. Therefore, ncT
L'? construe ion is unnecessary. If y
t.in offer nnst liberal terms.
WHITE SEWING MACHINE COMP
For Sale by Spivoy Meroantile C
tfl |X1 DR. KOFI
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NO. 33
WHAT IT COSTS".
Congross Expanded Nealv a
Blll|->n ?nd Half Dollars.
IMPERIALISM COMES HIGH.
Congressman L-virgaton Bays
"That the Half That Is Contemplated
Has Not Bean
Put In Operation.
llepresmtativo Cannon, chairman of
I ho houco oouiuiittoo on appropriations,
and Keproscntativo Livingston, tho
senior Dcnooratio mcnibor of tho committee,
havo prepared statements of tho
appropriations of tho 50th congress.
Both place tho total appropriations
for tho congress at $1,110,062,545, placing
thoHo for tho first sossion at $710,150
Hl!2 and for tho sco >nd a $729 911,Mr.
Cannon publishes a table
showing tho oxpondituros of tho previous
o>ngro*sat $1,508,212,637 and
Mr. Livingston uiakos a comparison
with tho 5lib congress whioh appropriated
$1,011,580,273.
In his statomont Mr. Cannon says:
"Of tho total appropriations made at
ihiH session, at least $30,000,000 will
not, in tho light of past experience, be
exponded This considerable margin
i?* J
uuvtvuu numii cA|iui(iiuur"H 1DQ appropriations
made by oongross indicates
a Him total of oxpsndituros daring the
fiscal yoar 1902 of not oxoeoding $699,1)1
1,082 07 ThiHSum includes $52,000,tMM)
on account of tho sinking fund roquiromonts
for tho tisoal yoar 1902,
whioh, of ooutpo, under iho terms of
the law, will bo mot only to moh extent
as surplus revenues in tho treasury
may jormit. Aftor meeting the fallenordinary
requirements of tho publio
to'v oJ under tho appropriations whioh
have been mado, thoro will surely rouiain
huflioient rt v 'ou> for 1902 to moet
not loss than $20,000,000 of tho requirements
( f ti e sinking fund.
"Tho iu( st uiatkod inoroaso indicated
in tho appropriations for ordinary oxponsos
of tho government mado for the
two years 11101 and 11X12 at the two sessions
of this QongrosH ovor thoso of the
two procoiing years 1899 and 1900, provided
f )r by tho both congress, is for
the postal service. Tho noooisity of
thoso iuoreaaod appropriations to moot
largo businoss demands is referred to
as a cause for congratulation. The appropriations
have boon roduood $128,lf>0,091
by this oongrons undor thoso
pr^vidod for by its prodoeessor and
this has rondcrod possible a reduction
of taxes in the sum of $11,000,000.
"With a continuance of tho wise administration
enjoyed by tho country,
thoro is ovcry reason to anticipate a
further rtduotion of publio expondituros
in tho near futuro and a corresponding
furthor roduotion of taxor."
MR UVlNUHTON MAYHJ
"Tho 54 th congress was tho last one
that mado appropriations for the support
of tho government prior to the
beginning of tho Spanish-Amerioan
war.
"Tho bOth oongross is the first oongross
appropriating for the support of
tho government sinoo tho oloso of the
HO-oallc<l Spanish Amorhan war. Tho
difforocoo botwocn tho appropriations
mado by tho 50 th oongross and those
mado by tho 54th congross aro $395,482.272.
Daring tho session just closed tho demands
of tho pooplo, through their
representatives, for tho oonstruotion of
tho Niciragua oanal, havo gone unhooded,
and thoso for now public buildings
havo boon persiUontly domed.
Tho rivor and harbor bill has been
pormittcd to fail. Tho payment of just
claims of honest people against the
government has not boen provided for.
"Tho oooit casual examination of the
tablo makes oommont practically unnecessary.
It shows that tho army for
oaoh of tho two years prior to the
: Spanish-\merioan war cost a little
j over $23 000,000, and but little more
than $40,000,000 for the two years oovorcd
by tho 54th congress, while for the
two yoars since that war?1901 and 1902
?it cost $115 000,000, or $230,000,000
for tho two years, exclusive of the defioienoios
that havo boon provided tor
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mi BGMnUttl
cal Change In Marketing Methods J,
Applied to Sewing Machines. *
Inai plan under which you can obtain \ 1
3 and Setter value in the purchase of 1)
unous ^rnite^Tievving Machine than W
offered. ?
logue and detailed particulars. How 4
rcliase of a high-grade sewing machine i
I we can offer, either direct from ^
ithorized agent*. This is r.a oppor- 0
>u know the "White," you know ^
eTTTTccr<leseription of th<Tntac!lTi!?TiKr T
ou have an old machine to exchange J
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o., Conway, S. C.
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Hi I N it Strengthens ths CWU.
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