The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, February 12, 1903, Image 1
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r \ . A HARD FIGHT.
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Railroads Must Stand by the Rates
Stated in Bills of Lading,
AND TO PAY FOR LO&T FREIGHT
According (o I lie Value Staled in
the lli I In ot* I aiding Within
Sixty l>a>'M Sayw the
llonse.
On Tuesday of last week In the
House Mr. .Joht&on had a bill relative
to the carrj ingoutof rateson freights.*
lie wanted it made mandatory that
the railroads recognize tlie rates placed
in a bill of lading, and that no more
should he collected. Mr. .Johnson Insisted
that the railroads had no right
to exact a cent more than is stipulated
in the hill of lading. A clause in his
bill required immediate payment for
articles lost in transit, lie said there
was no such Act now on the statute
books. The railroads collect, ho, insisted,
thousands, and even millions,
in excess charges, and kept the money
from six months to two years, lie
insisted that the Sullivan Act does
not reach the case at all. These laws
are a nullity because of the penalty.
Mr. Johnson's hill is bitterly opposed
by tho railroads, because they know
it could he enforced. This hill provides
for a forfeit to the treasury and
half to t he consignee.
Mr. Williams said he saw no use for
the hill, or for so heavy a forfeit, lie
knew of several suits pending under
the Sullivan Act. The railroads
r'V* ought to he made to carry out their
contracts, hut they ought not to he
crowded. The hill ought to he killed.
Mr. Toole, of Aiken, said he had
experience in getting freight claims
settled. 1 le had spent a year in getting
a settlement. When goods arc
shipped freights have to he paid. If
we have enough law more will do no
harm. The penalty now is not
enough.
Mr. Ilcamguard said last session he
had such a hill passed in the House,
hut it was killed in the Senate; If the
penalty is not made large enough the
railroads will pay no attention to it.
Mr. Thomas said the hill undertook
to take property without due
process or law, and proposes to hold a
South Carolina railroad responsible
for a loss that may have occurred in
smile other State and line outside of
the State. The bill proposes that a
claim should be paid "upon demand"
regardless nf its validity. At the last
session an Act was passed that the
. railroads must payor refuse to pay
within sixty days. The Act was held
to be coust Itutional, and is as far as
the laws can go.
Mr. Thomas knew where judgments
lvari been recovered on the very Act
in question, and a judgment for $00
had qecn recovered for refusal to settle
within sixty days.
Mr. Coggcshall said lie never represented
a railroad, and came from a
section that was as much oppressed
by railroads as any in Smith Carolina,
hut he opposed the bill as being unnecessary.
Mr. W. .1. Johnson said it was easy
to tind out actual cost, so the railroads
can settle upon that basis. The
bill will show tlie cost. If the hills
do not give the cost then there can
bono arbitration. The Sullivan bill
Is totally ignored by the railroads.
There never was a more Just measure
than this. There is a universal demand
for such a bill. lie was asked
for a copy of the bill by the Columbia
Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Cooper, of Laurejis, favored requiring
the railroads charging only
for what they delivered. The bill
simply imposes a tine of $200 because
the railroads say they do not owe the
claim and have the matter settled in
the courts. The idea is simply to
impose a fine of $200 for daring tfo
contest a claim. If there were but
one railroad in" the State this bill
might do, but there-are several rail"
road systems and it Is wrong to arbitrarily
hold one party responsible if it.
wishes to test tho matter. The bill
is unjust and unfair and unreasonable.
Mr. Johnson insisted on a yea and
inay vote and the House was exactly
divided and therefore Mr. Cooper's
.motion to kill failed. The vote stood:
Yeas Speaker Smith, A nil, Hailoy,
IHanks, Harron, Hates, Hlack, HlaCk<wood,
Homar, Hrooks, Hrown, Calli??n,
Carey, Coggeshall, Co\cock,
Coqper, Culler, DeVorc, fowling, Kdwaads,'
Haskell, Hendrlx, Humphrey,
^ fames,. l.ogun, Mace, Mngill, Middlet
" tow. .Morgan, Parnell, I'attersojq.
^ ' * Vearman, Fyatt, Quick, liawlinsbh,
v ' tf SanatJ. Seabrook, W. (J. Smith,
ftaoktoousc, Thomas, Towill, Walker,
{ a. Williams, You mans 14.
I lass. Ream guard, Clifton,
Dellruhl, Donnald, I)orruh, Doyle,
Ford, Fraser, Cause, Oourdin, Haile,
Harrellson, I)., (). IJcrliert, lllnton,
Irbv, Jarnegan, .lolinson, Kelley, Klbler,
King, Leavcrctt, Little. Lyles;
McCain, Mauldiri, Mims, Nichols,
I'eurifoy, Pollock, Rainsford, Rankin,
Ready, Richardson, Jeremiah Smith,
Tatum, Toole, Trlbble, Wade, Webb.
Whalcy, Wlngard, Wingd, Wright
44.
The i)ill was then ordered to its
third reading as follows:
TPKXSP.OK TiiWvini.i..
Section 1. That from and after the
passage of tills Act all railroads or
railroad companies doing business in
this State shall protect the rato of
freight sftymatefl in the bill of lading '
for the carriage of all freights, goods
wares and commodities of every kind,
whether the said bill of lading be
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foreign or domestic, and for the failure
or refusal of any railroad or railroad
Companies or theiragents to deliver all
such freights, goods, wares or other
commodities upon demand, and payment
of freight charges equalling the
i?iii* sv.ivcu 111 cue i> 111 m liming. sum
railroad company shall bo fined In the
sum of two hundred dollars, to he recovered
for ouch and every offence, in
any Court, of competent jurisdiction,
one-half of which shall go to the consignee
aggrieved and ihe remaining
balance deposited in the county t reasury
as ot her public funds.
Section That where any loss or
shortage occurs in any shipment of
goods, wares, merchandise or other
commodities, as may be shown by t he
original hill of lading, the railroad or
railroad company delivering the partial
shipment shall, upon the demand
of the consignee or consignees at the
time of delivering the partial shipment,
pay the consignee the full cost
value of all such goods, wares, merchandise
or other commodities as may
have been lost In transit. For the
failure or refusal of any railroad or railroad
company or their agents to comply
with the provisions of this sect ion,
said railroad company shall he lined in
the sum of two hundred dollars for
each and every otTence, to he recovered
in any Court of competent jurisdiction,
one-half of which shall bo paid to t he
consignee agrieved, and the balance
placed in the county treasury where
the otfence may h; ve been committed,
and used as other public funds.
Section ih All damage to goods,
wares, merchandise or commodities of
every kind while in transit, caused by
water, cateless handling or otherwise,
shall likewise he adjusted at the time
Of delivery by the railroad or railroad
company delivering the same, under
tine and penalty of the preceding section.
RAIL ROAD BILL KILLED.
Tlio State Semite ItefiiHO to Ijlmlt
tlie Hours of failior.
On Wednesday Mr. II yd rick's bill j
"to regulate tlie daily hours of service
of employes of railroads and railway
companies doing business in this
State" with a majority unfavorable
and a minority favorable report with
amendments, was next taken up in
tlie Senate. The debate which ensued
was made principally on the
amendment to limit the hours to 12
Instead of 10 hours.
Mr. Ilydrick explained why he
thought tlie measure necessary. These
employes are under great corporations
and knowing that their daily bread Is
dependent upon their labor must
necessarily bow to oppression, realizing
full well that 011 the slightest,
complaint they will lie hustled out
and other men put into their places.
"'IMm l.lll )> .,..1,1 \l . II...I.I..I. - ' -
iiu i> 11, mi111 .111. 11 junt'K, i>? simply
tu proviclo that no railway em- ;
ployc shall work more than 1 - hours
each day without extra compensation :
and In cases of emergency when his
services are demanded there is a provision
to collect his extra compensation
by suit necessary."
Mr. Sheppard said no hill introduced
deserved a more speedy rejection than
this one. Flo characterized it as
paternalism in its worse shape. It
dilVers from the child labor bill in that !
it attempts to interfere with the con- i1
tracts made between adults and cor- I
porations. These men knew full well !
tlie conditions that would bo imposed;
they are not In any way bound to remain
in their psesent position and
more than that it is an immoral
thing to advise a man to break his
contract by bringing suit for the ;
overtime, besides giving the right to
annul that contract by suit which lie
would be permitted to bring any time
within .six years. As a matter of encouraging
litigation this lull has 110
superior and would be grievous to the
railroads and he believed its rejection i
a duty the senate owed to the people.
Mr. J. VV. I'agsdalc said that lie was
undecided as to how he would vote oh '
theT>}11 until lie had heard the argri- I
ments of Mr. Shcfrpard and now he
was emphatically in favor of lb. Mr.
Itagsdalo told how the train crews '
were often sent out on duty a' Florence
just after return from along and *'
tedious trip and he knew that their
condition was such t hat they were not
Capable of assuming the responsibilities
devolving upon them. It Is a duty
the generally assembly owed to the
traveling public and the families dependent
upon' thum. There are no
positions more trying than that of a 1
railroad man and to discharge liis duties
aright he should i>e in the best
possible physical condition. Mr. Itagsdale
also referred to the operators
along .the line and the long hours they
are often required to work.
Mr. Itaysor thought it a dangerous
tiling to attempt to- interfere in contracts
between adults and told of the
differences between the tiours of work
ill the busy and dull seakons. It would
he too much to keep two sets of men
employed and as a general rule the
ir\on WouW prefer to do the work 1 ban
allow a green man to handle his books
if ho is employed in the freight department,
-and besides if leliefs are
employed this would be nothing less
than a reduction of salaries. The bill
is not a protection nor will it remedy
the evi|s corqpjalned of.
Mr. Manning brought the lengthy
debate to an end by a motion to indefinitely
postpone*
The yeas and nays were demanded
and resulted as follows:
Yeas: Messrs. I Hake, Hutler, Dennis,
Douglass, Forrest, Hardin, Hay,
Herndon, Hood, Hough, Manning,
May field, McCall, Molver,. Raysor,;
Hharpe, ttheppard. von Kdlnit/.,
Walker, Williams -20.
Nays: Messrs. Aldrlch, Hrlce, Car- 1
penter, Davis, Goodwin, Hydrlck,
Johnson, Mar8hallr Mower, JL'eurifoy,
G. W. Kagsdale, J. W. llftgsdale,
Htackhouse, Stanland 14.
So the bill was killed.
It f.
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CONWAY, S. C
AN OIL INSPECTOR. !
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The State Senate Passes an Act Pro-,
viding for the
CREATION OF SUCH AN OFFICE.!
And That All llliimiitutiiijt Oils Sold
in Tills State Shall Stand
. a Certain t'lro
Test.
The "hill to create the otliee of oil
inspector; to prescribe the amount of
his salary; to establish the fees for Inspectors
of oils and to provide for the
disposition of such fees" was the first
business taken up in the Senate on
Wednesday.
As soon as the hill was read Mr.
Hrieo moved to strike out the enacting
clause and gave as his reasons that
the measure had the appearance of
creating a fat Job for somebody, that
it is useless and expensive and the appointee.
should the bill become a law,
would cost the State as much for his
expenses as his salary would amount
to; that it would bo lmpr icticable in
tluit no one man could go all over this
State and accomplish all the duties
that would be required of him.
Mr. Goodwin stated that ho had introduced
a crude bill at the last session
looking to the remedy of the evils
here to be corrected and it had been
referred to the judiciary committee
and this is t he one that they had formulated
in conformity to the one now
in successful operation in Georgia.
" < J recti wood," said Senator Goodwin,
"lias long been the dumping giound
for the refuse oil of the Standard Oil
Company," and the 'complaints had i
become so general that he determined
to give the people some relief from the
great imposition that was being practiced
upon them. He read extensively
from the reports of t he Georgia inspector
to show that the people had
been benefitted by its operations.
True t he cost of I cent a gallon comes
out of the consumer, but as a return
Knuy kuu a purer ana more lusung |
product.
Mr. Ilutler thought that the evil
complained of could l>c regulated by !
statute just as the sale of the toy pis- !
tol had beeii made a misdemeanor and
agreed with the position taken by Mr. j
1 trice.
Mr. Manning is opposed to the multiplication
of olllccs, hut when an evil
exists and it is necessary to correct it
by tlie establishment of an additional
olllce lie would assent. Other States
have tried it, and are satisfied, and
from 11le evidence before the committee
he is constrained to believe that
the Standard Oil Company lias taken
South Carolina us a dumping ground
for t he rejected oil shipped into other
States.
Mr. Marshall said that the bill originally
proposed to establish one inspector
in cacti congressional district, but
lie deemed this unnecessary and
thought the better plan to pay him a
stated salary and expenses. True, lie!
could.not do all the work required of j
him at once, but be believed that the i
retailers would assist him by sending
samples and reporting special cases
which needed immediate investigation.
Mr. Marshall further stated that
the committee was unanimous in its
favorable report with the proposed
amendment.
Mr. Hydrick gave 11 is "experience"
111 u Mimiilur resori. noiei anci thought
the punishment should be extended to
the retailer as well as the wholesaler.
Mr. Mayficld also advocated the
measure and said that the Standard
Oil Company has various reposits established
all over the State and it
would be, as a general rule, only necessary
to test their contests.
lie spoke of the superiority of the
oil received from Savannah over that
purchased in Blackville. "Increased
eost to the consumer is an old song always
conveniently sung by the opponents
of any measure."
Mr. Hood stated that the greater
portion of the oil brought into this
State comes in tugs to Charleston and
from there is shipped to ail points in
the State. lie suggested that if the
inspector spent the greater portion of
his time there that he could tie of etllcient
service to the people. He believed
that the retailors would give
Ulrv. \ 1 '
11in a ( wiuiai support mid inns in'ip
to rollove the people from the imposition
now thrust upon them.
Mi. Johnson said that he would bo
the last man to impose an unnecessary
tax upon the people, hut that the evil
complained of was real and not, imaginary,
and* to his own knowledge a
shipment of oil which had lx;cn rejected
in Georgia had been then sent
to Aiken County.
Mr. Herndon stated that the loss of
the condemned oil would ultimately
fall on the Standard Oil Company.
Mr. Sheppard also favored the measure.
On motion of Mr. Manning the bill
passed to a third reading with notice
of several amendments.
I'IU>VISIONS OK TIIK ACT.
Section two of the hill provides that
no illuminating oil or burning thud to
lie used in lamps, stoves or heaters
shall he sold, olfcred or kept for sale
within tills State with lire test of less
than 12."> degrees and with a Hash test
of less than 100 degree fahrenheit.
Section 3. Provides that for the
purpose of enforcing the provisions of
t his act, t.llft l/nvoi lifir ulmll firwrv/.O.t
one inspector of oils for a term of two
years at a salary of $100 a month and
his actual expenses while cn^a^ed officially,
which shall be paid by the
State treasurer upon a warrant drawn
by the comptroller general, provided
n vy \
TILUHSDAY, FEU
such Inspector shall furnish monthly
Oil itemized sworn statement of his
expenses to the comptroller general.
Si e. 4. The inspector shall inspect
by test all such oils and llulcis sold,
nirored for sale, and kept for sale,
within this State wheresoever found
and at tho request i,of any person interested
as informer or otherwise.
' See. 5. Whenever any such oils or
fluids fail to come up to the test herein
provided, it shall be seized and sold
for redistillation only to the highest
bidder by tho inspector after giving
live day's notice of such sale on court
house door and the proceeds remitted
to the State treasurer monthly.
Sec. 0. If such oil reaches, or surpasses
the tests herein provided, the
vessel containing I lie same shall he
branded, "South Carolina, Approved"
or "Surpasses," as t he ease may he,
with date of inspection followed by
the signature of the inspector.
Sec. 7. Upon refilling in whole or
part any vessel so branded such brand
shall be erased or cancelled by the
person having the same in possession
under penalty of not more than thirty
days imprisonment or one hundred
dollars tine. >
See. 8. For each inspection as herein
provided the inspector shall charge
a fee of one-half cent per gallon on
the whole lot or lots Inspected and remit
the same to tlie State treasurer,
of which he shall keep a full and correct
record, and at tho end of each
month make his report to tlie comptroller
general of tho amounts insocet
I'd (luring the ptevious month, together
with his itemized expense accounts,both
of which statements shall
he made under oath.
Sec. t?. Tlie secretary of State shall
furnish said inspector the testing Instruments
named in this act, or other
instrument as well defined. Also with
the necessary stencils and blanks for :
monthly reports, and to pay therefor |
shall draw his warrant on t he Statel
treasurer.
Sec. 10. Any person interfering with
or obstructing any inspector in his ef-1
fort t< discharge his olllciul duty,upon
conviction thereof shall pay a line of
not more than $.'>0 nor imprisonment
not more than thirty days.
Sec* 11. All such oils or fluids as
shall in any manner he so handled,
disposed of or used as to evade In any
way the provisions of tlii.s act shall he
forfeited and sold and the proceeds
paid to the State.
THE SHERIFFS MEET.
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Welt Auciidcd Meeting of the officers
of tlie Linv
The State says a number of sheriffs
from the different counties in the
State met in convention Thursday '
night in the office of the sheriff of1
Richland county. This meeting was
an effort to revive the sheriff's association
of the State which has been allowed
to become quiescent in the last
few years. The meeting was called
to order hy Sheriff T. S. Burch of
Florence, and Sheriff .1. 10. Com well
of Chester comity acted as secretary.
The following sheriff's were among
those present:
Fairfield it. 10. IOIIiton.
Clarendon ?J. Elbert Davis.
Abbeville?C. J. Lion.
Union?.1. W. Sanders.
(irecnvillc- .1. 1). (i Breath.
Newberry -M. M. Buford.
Berkeley?J. B. Morrison,
lticbiand ? \V. II. Coleman.
Pickens?J. II. McDanlel.
Lancaster .1. P. Hunter.
Sumter II. W. Scarborough.
Lee J. M. Smith.
Beaufort?II. II. Porter.
Aiken?Owen Alderman.
Orangeburg?.John II. Dukes.
Kershaw?J. S. 'I'rant ham.
Bamberg John B. Hunter.
Colleton L. G. Owens.
The organization was perfected by
the election of the following otllccrs:
President ?T. S. Hurchof Florence.
Vice President -W. II. Coleman of
Richland.
Secretary?J. 10. Comwell of Chester.
The sherilTs first discussed the proposition
to have the general assembly
provide a reasonable salary for the
deputy. Then they discussed a request
to the general assembly to re- '
peal the law prohibiting the railroads
from allowing the sheriffs passes on
their lines.
The body decided that the organization
should he permanent and should
meet from year to year to discuss matters
of special interest to such otllcials.
A committee consisting of Sheriffs
Porter, Coleman, Lion and Scarborough
was appointed to draft resolutions
to be presented to the general
assembly. The president and vicepresident
were appointed a committee
to see that these resolutions are
properly presented to the general ;Wi.
scmbly.
l)iKKi'>K h>r
Some negroes who live near the old I
Carpenter's Mill In Anderson County, i
are spending a good deal of time in
digging in a id 11 side across the creek
from the mill with the expectation of
ilnding hurled treasure. One of the
negroes claims to have had a vision In !
a dream not long ago in which lie was!
toid tiiat if he would dig at a certain !
spot lie would And $20,000 in gold, j
Ho let two other negroes Into the |
secret, and they have spent several;
nights in uigging up the earth. So
far they have not found anything.
There has long been a tradition that
Mr. llobcrt Smith, who owned the
mill many years ego, burled some
money on the plae , but nobody has
ever put much faith in it.
t
iRUARY 12,1608.
STATE WOOD ROADS
Convention Mot in Columbia Luat
nn i ttr %
mesuay ween.
THE ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD. '
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A Memorial to the Legislature Wuh
Adopted, Oltlcera lUvplcctctl I
and Other IliisinesN
DiHpONOli < ?t .
The annual convention til' the South
Carolina Good lloads Association met
in Columhia on Tuesday of last week
and was in session two days. The j
convention was opened with an impressive
prayer by itev. .!. F. lleasley.
An address <>l welcome was made by
Hon. Francis II. Weston and Govcruor
Hey ward then spoke for a few minutes
in an enthusiastic manner upon the
purposes of the convention and the
subject with which it was dealing.
Governor 1 ley ward believes that the
success of the movement can bo ae-'
complislicd through taxation and by
the bond system. Me assured the
members that lie would heartily render
them any aid in his power.
Mr. F. H. Hyatt, the president of
the association, then addressed the
meeting chlolly upon the Itrownlow
bill recently introduced in Congress
providing for a nation.il appropriation
for the good roads movement. .s
The roll was called l?y State Gcolo
Kist Marie Sloan, I In; secretary, and
about 40 tneinbers responded.
Tlie tnlnut.es of the meeting held at
Greenville on Dec. lit last wore read J
and the former ollicers were then reelected
by acclamation* They are F.
11. Hyatt, president; Mirlo SI tin of
Charleston secretary, and It. F. '['alley t
of Anderson, t reasurer.
A committee of live was appointed
for the purpose of drawing up suitable
resolutions and memorials to be. submitted
to the letfislut ure. The members
of the committee were J. >1. i
Major. Greenwood*. ('. 1). Smith. ,
Greenville; F. Mel. Williamson, Darlington;
S. II. Owens, Ihchland; W. r
L\ Cantwell, Charleston, and the ?
president, cx-olllcio, chairman. I i
The convoition then t?oU a recess I c
until 7:110 o'clock when the resolut ions
prepared by the committee were sub- .
initted and discussed. Flic resolutions ,
as adopted read a.N follow*.*:
Whereas the development of the re- '
sources and industries and the ad- ,
vaneetuent of the highest civili/.itl ?u
c?f this State largely depend upon the "
acllities for intercourse and transportation,
and
Whereas the constantly increasing 1
service imposed upon the highways
l enders I hem extremely ddlloult id ^
travel,the improvement or theso high- \
ways becomes an i in p.rative necessity
for which the present st iiutory provisions
are lamentably inadeijuite, 1
therefore be it
Llcsolved, Thai tho li inorable legls- '
lain re now in session li- car icstly mc- ,
moriali/.cd to enact such 1 gisl it Ion as .
will relieve the oppressive bu.d ns ol '
almost impossible travel to tin marts
of trade, to the school houses and to j
the churches. That this honorable
body be petitioned accordingly to ,
grant the following prayers, to wit:
1. That the respective counties be '
authorized to issue county bonds for a
the betterment of their public high- }
ways and bridges, provided the major- '*
ity of such (pialilied electors as are (
freeholders may so decide in an election
to be called by the county coinmlssioncrs.
2. That tin; respective boards of
county commissioners of tills State lie a
autiiorl'/.ed to institute a tax levy for *
tlie improvement of tlicir respective
roads and bridges.
That tlie lionorahle legislature !:
will enjoin upon our representatives in (
congress the importance of according
t lir.ir n>i rnncf. cnmund */. !??-?
vxv>t VI?I nvou nii|/j/UI U 1At 1.1 li; I I I < ~il I| ! i '
now pending before that body which
provides for national cooperation in
the improvement of the public highways
the same being essential to the s
ready transmission of the United \
States mails. *
4. That the lionorahlc senate be (
urged to enact the measure approved (
by the honorable house which provides ^
that all convicts under sentence to (
penal servit ude for a period of 10 years
or less shall serve, on the chalngangs
of the respective counties in which j /
they have been convicted.
f>. Itesolved, That the chairman
shall appoint a committee, of which |
he sh'?h 1,0 chairman <> ten- ! ,
tier
app
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movement itt their respective counties.
Had) genllein.in'.'; talk vias brief but
of great interest to the members or 1
l be convention. i be su" J cts eiil fly '
dealt wltli were road inuteiiul, food
for convicts, their shelter, the co>t of 1
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p*
keeping them, tin* advantage <>f Stab
prisoners as compared with chaining 1
prisoners, lonjj term men as compared
uith short term men, free labor, hired 1
labor, road machines, etc.
County Supervisors (r. II. Nickels.)
i auucviue, i>. u. i truce, or Ham-'
b.-iy. .1 <). Darby, of Chester, Owens
>f Clarendon, .). R. Meltrlde, of Flor31100,
J. II. Iload, of Ucoruetown, ,1. |
10. Spoilt 1 of (iroonvillo, and I M. 1
Mil J >r of (.Ireenvllle spoke.
Ainnutf I hose in attendance upon
the convent ion are t he. following:
Ahboville (L II. Nickels.
llambcrK D. C. I truce.
Itarnwell A. W. Marker.
Iterkley ?.1. II. IIairly. | |
Oharlofitou \V. I'. Oantwoll. I
Chllokle .1. V. Whelcliel. u
Chester J. (>. Darby. i,
Clarendon Owens. o
Colleton .1. V. Moore. (J
Dorchester -.1. II. Knight. I
FairHeld A. F. Mood. i
Florence- -.1 It. Mcltride. I
CI cornet own .1. II. Read. u
(ireonvllle- .1. 10. Specie. D]
(ireenwiK)d .1. M. Major. 1;
Lancaster L. .1. Iloyd. I
Marliioro M. K. Coward.
Orange 'any -<). M. Dant/.ler. s
Pickens L. 1>. Stephens.
Richland S. II. (>wens. -i
Saluda It. Matthews. s
Sumter?W. 11 Seal. i c
Williamsburg .1. .1. (!rahain. j >
Lee ?J. (). 1 > dl inf.. j f
Darlington - 1*3 M. NYinson \
Florence. - !>. II. Traxler. j v
(ireenvill ? 10. L. Walker, C. I>.
Smith.
Oeonec (L 1\ Stalvcy.
Richland I). C. Sontshurif and It. (
d. Dowel,is.
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A SWINDLER ARRESTED
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\ Slick Nc^rii IliiHcal AriTNlctI I'or y
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SwiitilliitK Ni'Ki'ttCH. (
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'I lie Spartanburg correspondent of |(
I'lio State sa>s fur several days past t
here lias heen parading about the t
.t reels a portly ne^ro man whose K
otundity of form hue evidence of j.'
asy living. Wednesday ho was ar i
a;sted and tried in Magistrate Ivliby's i
murt for assuming t'.ie role of cml^ra- 1
ion UKent without the necessary $jjt.
icense. lie nave as 11i> n une William jj
iVhite, and claims to tic a Janitor at {
me of the national hanks in Wash mo ,
(On, 1 >. (J. He ha * put in s une pro tit- i,
ihle work amo itf lha cr d clous ne- ,
(roes of Spartanbaiy. Ifj sets torth t
,o them the fjlljwltj^ kin I of prop>
;itioa-that upon the receipt of si, ,
aeli person will be f irnis ie I l'ie> y
^asportation to Washington when |
ubs paying from *2 Mo i'Jj per inonih *
II the COOkiinr. la ll c kiponor Iiin
dry land other lines aw a t I hem.
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ug
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5?? PIONEER
vasa \?uiy negro, t ndollereu >. v
io producing the money, that White s
;oiil I not furnish t ransport it ion tree t
,o Washington. This led to a discus- si
ilon, the result of which was t hat the t
legio John Young, appeared before s
-he magistrate and had a warrant is- r
ucd for White. White was tried in o
dagistrate Klrhy's court Wednesday w
il'ternoon. He had no license for ids I)
ineof business and was bound over a
,o the next term of sessions court.
Il< VVilU \fu\lti\l\ li? I i I I ill /Infn.ilt ..(
.w III j((ii an niuit III
>ond.
Murder and Suicide.
At Wlnstou-Salem, N. C., on Wedlesday
night Hanks Miller, a young
nan shot his wife and then killed him-1
elf. Hoth died in a few minutes. |
dlllcr and his wife had a dispute and
leclded to separate. She left hor ims>and,
taking their two children to J
lie home of relatives. Miller called
o see his wife and, after talking over
heir misunderstanding, the wife con- ;
ented to live with her husband again,
^s he started to leave the room he 1
,sked his wife to come to tlie door and
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li.? iiiiii . rme compuca
villi LIle request. Miller immediately
hereafter turn-d around and tired at
w.~ iijL. |Kl|[ taking eiTuct In her right j
The hushand then placed the
to his lua I and lired. When ^
Oncers arrived at t ic house, Mil- "
flP Id.-* wife were lying on the floor
There were two eye-witnesses
ragedy.
Hnl<: ltuhlici'M. V
safe of the Pendleton Manufac- s
' x F* company at Autun, near "
|2ton, was blown open with (l
Ite liy three robbers on Tuesday
g before daylight and $100 was e
Uobbers also blew open the
W. P. Cook at Iva, Anderson
on Tuesday morning at 2:30 .
I $3."). A clerk in the store was .
by the explosion and tired at ,
rttn rs. but missed then, j j.
Death of a Teacher. ; ^
/lock Kill Miss S iplile I). Wliil-I |
\ member of the faculty of the i (
department of Winthrop Col
lied Tuesday m ?rnlrg at b
from an attack of pneumonia,
rt men tirst developed last Wednesday. v
Miss Whllden was a native of Charles (
ton, but had lived and t;iu.:V. in s \ ' t
ral other places, notably in Green y
villc, n. C., and for the past live jews ,
at Winthrop. ' j
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NO. 2 8
ANOTHER MURDER.
The Chief of Police of Bamberg 8hot
Down by a
WHITE MAN IN COLD 1'LOOT).
Mr. It iug, tlio < lilef, llad done to the
Home ol' Davis, the Murderer,
to Settle a Family
The killing ol people In South C.iroiua
goes on apace. Chief of l'ollcc
\lng, of Hambcrg, was shot and klll(I
on Wednesday by a white man
tamed .loe Davis, at the latters home
m Factory Hill, a suburb of the town
if Humbert. It seems that Davis and
lis wife had been having a row Wedtosda.v
morning, and that Davis had
?ten threateititilp her with nunish.
ncnt of a summary kind. Site catno
lown witli the avowed intention of
laving her husband placed under a
loace bond.
SherilT Hunter, to wiiotn she came,
out. Chief of Police King up to try to
el tie tlic inalter. When Mr. King
,nl veil at the house and ascended the
tops, Davis, who was in the front
ooin, it is said, called to him to stop,
lr. KInvr continued to advance to the
runt door, on which he tapped.
Vhelher he pushed the door open, or
vhethcr it was opened from the in- s
Ide, Is not clear, but as the door
pencil Davis, who was standing Just
aside, tired on the otllccr, using a
Inuble-barrelled shot gun, loaded with
mall shot. King reeled from the
ila/.za and expired a few seconds
ater.
Davis came down town and gave
limself up. As soon as the news was
nowu a great deal of excitement preailed,
hut there was absolutely no
anger of any hasty action. Mr. King
/as originally from liatcsburg, and
/as for some t ime in business in Coumbla,
from which place he removed
o Charleston, going from that place
0 Dam berg to I ike charge of the dry
oods business of .1. A. Spann. lie
/as elected to his present olllee on the
nice and look charge January 1st.
1 . was a most excellent gentleman,
nil leaves a wife hut no children.
Tell Tale Snow.
A special to the Journal from Camirldge,
hi , says: The First National
link here, wis robbed of about $10,)0
nt 2 o'clock Wednesday morning
V four men and within a few hours
he robb rs were captured by citizens
nd m trolled t<? the county Jail, where
hey arc now held pending an examilatlon.
N > trace of the money has
i t been disc ivered, but it is believed
L Mil 1 e found sv.n ?lift
_ - .. ?.* > UHV
. id practically 110 time for effective
mceulmcnt of It. While the robbers
icii'v. irking i i the brink snow bewail
UaRc Thi> incre isc I hi volume atnl
an easy in liter f r ihe posse to
,t 1 o robbers to a barn two miles
"~T the city. Tiio m n were found
beneath the straw and were
to the J Li 1.
A A Youiik fiiidy Drowned.
tie in ping to drive through a
n ilreain known as Foundry
^ ji, near Oxford, N. (J. Ethel
' J-r and Mary Dean and a young
(\ liamed William Tlllotson were
J In into tlie water by the over
Ag of the buggy and Miss Roytcr
of Oxford was caught beneath ?he
vehicle and drowned. Miss Dean
eUed a bush as she was swept down
lie stream. Tillotson grasped her
Uirt in passing, and both were rcscuil
a few minutes later by a 12-yearl<l
brother of yoyng Tillotson, who
oided out to their assistance. The
ody of Miss Koystcr was found iialf
mile furtlier down tlie stream.
II??K Cholera.
Dr. Nesom, of Clemson College, was
ecently called to Greers to make an
xamination of a disease prevalent
mong the swine in and about that
own; he diagnosed this disease, after
careful examination of some of the
(igs, as hog cholera. It is thought
liat tlie epidemic originated with
nd spread from a shipment of hogs
o.Greers from Tennessee, some weeks
Ho. About 100 head of hogs have
ecently been sold within a radius of
few miles from Groers to I'elham,
nd the purchasers, in the majority of
iistunces where persons who already
ossesssed lions.
Death In a Storm.
It is feared that 4 7 went to their
oath in the storm which struck Sanaa
w hay Tuesday ninht, says a dislatoh
to the Tribune from Hay City,
Iich. The men were living In shanles
built on the Ice. The storm burst
without warning. It was accompanied
?y a blinding swirl of snow and the
vaves crushed the lee In the buy upon
vhich the fishermen's huts were
tanding into a grinding, crunching
ilass. Nothing lias been seen of men
>r shanties since. It is known that
wo were drowned and little hope Is
xpresscd for the others.
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iitnv umccrH.
At the spring meeting of the State
''air association held in Columbia on
Wednesday ni^lit U. 1'. I lamer of
darlon county and A. VV. Love of
Jhester county were elected president
ind secretary to succeed President A.
i. White and Secretary Thos. W.
lolloway, who both died the same
lay Jan. 20th.
Tlie llnvis Home.
At a meeting on Tuesday at Jackion
Miss, of the beau voir committee
>t Urn Sons of Confederate Veterans,
,l.e $10,000 for the purchase Heauvolr
\as raised. The deed to the property
*111 be revolved from Mrs. l>avis In a
c v days.