The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, April 27, 1905, Image 1
VOL. 14.
A PITHY SPEECH
T \
By Senator Newlands on Jeffer*
son Day in New York.
WHO ARE DEMOCRATS
TVl.? Cnnoln. C '* " ** ' ~
...v ooya mc ncai Democrats
arc in the Republican Party *40l'cll
as in the Democratic Parly,
and that Bryan Will Lend
Them to Victory.
The speech printed below, delivered
at a big Democratic gathering in New
York on Jilfjrson Day by Senator
Newlands, of Nevada, Is somewhat
sensational, but It will be read with
Interest:
What Is Democracy? Who are Dem
ccrats, and have we a Demc oratio party?
These are the questions to be determined
before tho next national election.
Democracy is a faith, not i association.
Democrats are those who
believe In that faith, not tho e who
are simply enrolled In an organization.
The Democratic party should be a
homogeneous association of men who
Intend to put their faith into practice,
not of men who make a pretence of
faith in order to secure cilice and
spoils. Democratic faith implies equal
rights for all and special privilege4 for
none. It implies trust in the people as
the source of all power. It teaobes the
holding of all power olose in the hands
of the people. It means government
near to the people. It means that 1 ar.h
oounty.au to county affairs slial! govern
itself, and not be governed by the
State; that each State, as to State af
fairs, shall govern itself, and be governed
by the nation; that the nation,
in all matters of the general welfare
and defence, entrusted by the C institution
to its Government, shali govern
itself and not surrender the exercise
of its powers to the States. It meiirs
that tho will of the people, when expressed
in constitutions and laws, shall
be inforced according to tlulr letter
and spirit uuaffectt d by partiality and
undisturbed by the changing passions
of the hour. It means the Highest re
spect for and obedience to the law,
constitutional and statutory. It means
a government of law, not of men. it
means that the constitutional distribution
of powers, national or State,
shall be maintained. It means that tt e
powers of government shall be exorcised
for and dedicated to the benefit and
happiness of our own people, and not
for tire benefit or conquest and sub
Jectlon of other peoples. It means con
struction, not destruction. It means
peace, not war. It means that our sys
terns of iinance, transportation and
production shall be framed with a view
to the prosperity of tHe many and not
for the advantage of the few. It means
that as to all public utilities, national,
State or municipal, the Govern
ment shall either own or control; that
if such utilities are entrusted to pri
vate enterprise regard shall be had
only for a fair return, not speculative
advantage. It means the open door
for competition and co-operation, not
the closed door of monopoly. It means
the protection of the rights to the
many, not of the interests of the few.
It stands against caste, ranks and
privilege. It stands for humanity.
DBMOCRATS IN DISOUISK.
Judged by these princip'es, there
are men in the Democratic organization
who are not Democrats. Judged
by these prlno pies, thoro are men in
the Republican organization who arc
Democrats. Judged by these prlnci
pies, Abraham Lincoln was a Democrat.
Judged by these prlncipbs, in
most matters relating to domestic legislation
Theodore Roosevelt is a D m
ocrat. Should ail the real Democrats
in both parties be united in one or
ganizatlon they would control the leg
isl&tion of the country. In the las
campaign the count showed that the
Democratic party had lost, hut Roosevelt's
message showed that Dem icracy
had won. The Democratic, party had
declared for an immediate assurance
to Mia PhUlnnlnpa rif iilt.inrmfp lihort.v,
under American protection. Roosevelt
expressed not the assurance, but the
hope, of such liberty. The Denocratlc
party In Its platform bad declared
for many domestic reforms. Roosevelt
wrote Into his Administration platform
a demand for these reforms.
Democrats, whether In the Democratic
or Republican organization, will
support this demand, and insuro Its
accomplishment. No mischievous splr
It, no mero desire to dismember the
President's party or to embroil his
administration prompts the support
by the real Domocrals In the Democratic
organization of Roosevelt's domestic
policy. They do It because It
'} their duty to support the man to
/vhom Providence has assigned the opportunity
of accomplishment. Rut one
man can defeat the accomplishment
of Roosevelt's domestic policy, and
that is Roosevelt. Could we, during
the next four years, cut ourselves loo- e
from the external complications which
have absorbed us for the last eight
years, we would witness the triumphant
success of Democracy In all the
domortlo rcfoims now pressing upon
the attention of the country. And
these reforms would be accomplished
mainly by the aid of the Democratic
organization, standing behind a Re
publican President of Democratic
faith, who will bring to his support
all the men of the Republican party
of like faith.
WHAT UNITED DEMOCRATS CAN DO.
The union of Democrats, whether
nominally in the Democratic or the
Republican organizations, on the
irrigation question, accomplished the
passage of an Act the most Importaut
in the history of the last half century;
an Act broad, comprehensive
and enduring, which without other
legislation will, within the next tifty
years, develop an empire la the region
west of the Missouri dedicated
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t-o homeseekers and the homc-bullderH,
on whose sturdy virtues the
perpetuity of ihe Republic rests.
The union of Democrats, whether In
the Democratic or Republican organization,
can, within the next four
years, open up the steel highways of
ths country to the equal, proportionate
and fair use of the entire people.
The union of Democrats, whether In
the Democratic or Republican organl
z it ion, can, within the next four
years so scale the tariff wall as to destroy
the monopolies erected under its
shelter. The union of Democrats,
whether in the Democratic or Republican
organization, can, within
the next four years, shape a system of
taxation that will bring wealth under
proportionate contribution to the expenses
of the Government. The union
of Democrats, whether In the Democratic
or Republican organization, |
can, within the next four years, i
amend and reform the public land
laws so as to preserve the great natural
wealth of the country?wealth
of coal, of Iron, of copper, of lead, of
timber, and of land?for the entire
people of the United States, Including
generations yet unborn, Instead
or allowing the public wealth to be
absorbed and monopolized In this
generation by a favored few. The
union of Democrats, whether In the
Democratic or lt^publicau organizations,
can. within the next four years,
under Roosevelt's courageous leadership
"shackle greed and counnlng,"
eradicate graft and fraud from the
public service, and restore the simple
ideals of the Republic.
ONLY JINGOISM IN TIIK WAY.
All that Is necessary to accomplish
this is freedom from external complications.
For eight years we have
been engaged in foreign activities.
Starting in the Cuban war for fieeI
flora we ended in the Philippine war
for conquest. Having acquired mere
right of way over the Isthmus of Pa
nama by a treaty which guaranteed
Colombia's sovereignly and hound us
to prulect It against the nations of
world, we, In a me ment of temptation
wrested by force of arms that
sovereignty from Colombia and took
it ours Ives. We have been engaged
in diplomatic negotiations for the
open door In China; for reciprocity
treaties with Cuba; for the adjustment
of the debts of American re
publics. We have been engaged ininstructing
American re publics In the
decencies of international life. We
have be? n engaged In law making fe>r
th * Philippines and feir Porto R.oo
and feer Panama. Whilnt. wa h??o
been conquering other countries morn
poly has orquered our own. We
have time to Kettle the railroad question
In the Philippines; wo have not
the time to adjust the railroad question
In the United .States. We have
the time to give a moderate tariff to
the Philippines; we have not time to
correct an excessive tariff In the
United States. We can expend vast
--urns in Cuba, In the Philippines, in
Panama, In colonial exploitation and
in naval expansion, but we have no
money for the Internal development
of the Republic. Our harbors and
our water ways are neglected. Our
reform legislation rests in committees,
and as a result either of favoritism
or neglect In legislation, the
greatest plutocracy in the history of
the world has been created, whilst we
have kept our eyes strained towards
the horizm of imperial and Interna
tloual grandeur.
WHAT WILL llOOSKVKLT DO ?
Will the many-sided Theodore
| Roosevelt devote himself during the
next four years to the Democratic
p tiloy of domestic reform indicated
by his mess!-g?, or will he continue to
er gage In activities external to our
country, which will absorb its attcn
tion and pos pone domestic reform V
the former, 1> moeracy will be triumphant
before his administration
ends. If, on the other hand, he continues
to dazzle our peoplo with
startling exhibitions of International
pyrotechnics, plutocracy will be as
tlrmly intrenched at the end of his
administration as It was at the beginning,
and some other Democrat?a
Democrat who is not an imperialist
abroad, as well as at home?will be
called upon to lead the destinies of
the country. The country demands
Democracy?whether under Republl
can or Democratic administration.
Democracy is triumphant now if
Roos velt stands by Democratic
faith, if not, four years hence Dem
^cracy will gird its loins for another
Utruggle against plu'O'-racy, which is
strengthening In wealth and power
every day and every hour. And its
standard bearer will be the men who
f< r years have been pre-eminent for
steadfastness, for courage, for patience
under defeat, for faith in the |
ultimate wisdom and power of the
people ; the man who has been undeviating,
consistent, courageous ; the
man whose integrity nobody doubts
and in who e sincerity everybody be
lieve.t. The question will then he
the development of the Republic at
home. The agency to be employed
will be a conservative Democracy,
and the leader of this Democracy
will be the man who has stood true
to Us principles amidst all the glam
or and illusions of imperial adminls
trtltions.
Utrl Itrulally Killed.
At Little Falls, Minn., there is
great excitement over tho dltcovery
of tho dead body of Minnie Klntop In
the woods. Tho b dy was entirely
stripped of clothing, a handkerchief
was tightly twisted about her neck
and the head was a mass of bruises.
Two negroes were seen in the vicinity
i f where the body was found and
search is being made for them. The
girl, who was about to leave for the
uorthem part of the State to take up
homestead claims had been in Little
Falls purchasing supplies. She left
there Monday evening for Darling,
from which station she was to walk to
her borne. After leaving Darling she
was not seen again until ber body was
found.
Shook Too Hard.
The minister was a great hand
shaker, shutting down like a vise.
One day he shook a little boy's hand,
and absent mindedly gave an awful
squeeze as he said: "My little fellow,
I hope you feel pretty well today?"
With tears In his eyes the little boy
answered: "I did till you shook
hands with me."
fhp
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STILL AT THE HEAD.
An English Army Officer 8ays the
World May Still
Turn to American Hatth-llohl for
Kxninplpn ol' the IliKhost Mill*
tary KHlciency and Valor.
It takes a long time to s!zo up the
merits and results of a tremendous
conflict like the civil war, and it is
not surprising that the verdict of
foreign military Btudents is constantly
changing and drawing closer to a
true estimate of the facts. A fresh
review of the last stage of war, from
Gettysburg to Appomattox, has yost.
appeared In England from the pen of
Captain Hattlne of the king's hussars.
In writing of ti e most critical phase
of the contest in America Captaiu
liattinc has In mind the recent great
military events, and lie holds that
the world may still turn to American
battlefields for examples of the highest
military (tllciency and martial
..nu. i r ~ .
vaiui. lie
"The history of the Amrlcan civil
war still remains the most important
theme for the student and the states
man because it was waged lietwecn
adversaries of the highest Intelligence
and courage, who fought by land and
sea over an enormous area with every
device within the reach of human lagenunitv
and who had to create every
| organization needed for the purpose
I after the struggle had begun. Justice
has hardly been done to the armies
which arose time and again from san
guinary repulses and from disas'ers
more demoralizing than any repulse
in the Held because they were Ciuse l
by political and military Incapacity
in high places, to redeem which the
soldiers freely shed their blood, as it
seemed, in vain. If the heroic endurance
of the southern pe pie and
the fiery valor of the southern armies
thrill us today with wonder and admiration,
the stubborn tenacity and
courage which succeeded in preserving
intact the heritage of tiie American
nation and which triumphed over
foes sc formidable are not less worthy
of praise and imitation. The Americans
still hold the world's record for
hard lighting."
The valor of the southern soldiers
has long been extolled at home as
well as abroad, and at one time the
eulogists seemed to forget that valor
in any army presupposes equal valor
in the foe. The lighting records of
the combatants in that great war do
not rest upon mere speculation. The)
were written In blood, and the books
are open to the world's Inspto.lou.
And every elite regiment and elite
corps on either si lo must and can
without loss of prestige stand c imparison
with an elite equivalent In the
ranks of the foe. The North had
more regiments in the field than did
the South, hut the ratio of hard lighting
rglmints v,as the same. There
were seventy northern regiments
which lost from 50 to 80 per cent, of
t.hlhr ttt.rnnifth In ulnnln nnirniromanl^
V..X,. a ..v. V .Jp) v.. ?* V,U^?^OIUVIIUil
and tifty-three southern regiments In
the same class.
Figures showing losses In actual
battles are*eloiiucnt wltnessi s of the
valor of Individual organization. The
highest brigade lass recorded In the
confederate army was that of Gregg's
South Carolina brigade, which is
credited with 1 279 killed in battle.
In the northern army a Vermont
brigade takes highest placa, with a
loss of 1,172- killed and the Iron brl
gade is a close second, with 1,132
deaths on the battUtitld. As the
northern regiments were regularly recruited,
the losses fell upon greater
numerical strength than was the case
in the South, where rccrulis wtrc
scarce. The famous "Kentucky
Orphan" .brigade of the South, being
made up of expatriates from tire land
of lighters, was never recruited and
literally fought itself to a "frazzle,"
as the southerners expressed It.
Gregg's brigade had the banner reul
mcnt in the South for loss in b:\ttle
during the whole war?the First S u h
Carolina. Its record was 281 killed,
and the banner regiment of the North,
the Fifth New Hampshire, went a
notch higher with a lass of 295 dead
on the field of honor.
And when it came to losses in single
engagement Halaklava and all the
old world records were t utdone both
by "Yank" and "Jhonnie." In a
I single charge at Gettysburg the First
Minnesota emerged with a less of 82
per cent, killed and wounded, while
the First Texas at Antictam lost 82
2 3 per cent In the highest numeri
cal loss sustained in a single engage
ment the fighters of the North and
South also showed their common lineage
and (qual valor. At Gettysburg
the Twenty-sixth North Carolina went
into action July 1 with 820 m> n and
1/Vrf CUl! 1 ' - ? ? '? ? ?
lunii uou kiiicti WUUIlued. at UOKI
Harbor the First Maine heavy artillery
charged an Intrencl ed line with
832 rank and tile and lost 58b killed
and wounded In the space of seven
minutes. Both of these regiments
continued dghting in the same campaigns
until the end of the war. It
is a singular fact that over tho whole
field and throughout the war every
phenomenal display of valor, tenacity
and stubborn courage on one side was
duplicated at some time by the other
side. For the "Bloody Angle," held
by Lee at Spottsylvanla, there was
the "Horseshoe Itidge," defended by
Thomas at Cb.i< akamauga, and for
Pickett's charge at Gettysburg there
was tho rush for the stone wall at
Fredericksburg. In the long run
neither side was outfought. Both
sides sustained the prestige of Amerl
oals In battle.?Spartanburg Journal.
Lynohctl by Negroes.
A special from Mariana, Ark., says:
Enraged at the Action of John Harnett,
a negro, in shooting and killing
Albert Wals field, another negro last
Sunday because the latter circulated
the report that Barnett was a dan
gerous man, 20 other negroes cmployed
In a levee camp near Askew,
have taken Barnett out and hanged
him. From meagre reports the story
of the crime Is as follows: Barnett
came to the oamp early last week and
secured werk. Walsefleld had known
Barnett before and told the boss of
a oamp that he was a dangerous man.
Barnett heard of this and the shooting
followed.
pun
WAY. S. C., THUI
WHAT IT COST.
Interesting Figures on Life Insurance
in this State.
NINETY MILLIONS
Almost Now Carried In Policies. The
Three Big Companies Carry a Third
of the Kisks. Interesting Sta*
tistic4 Gleaned from the
Comptroller General.
There has been much cmplalnt
anion# 11 fo Insurance agents ganerally
that the bitter warfare that has been
waging In the management of the
Equitable and the disclosures that
this contest has brought out have to a
considerable extent destroyed faith In
life insurance and made business much
more dllllcult to write. Hut, says the
Charleston L'oBt, no such condition
's rillected In the Comptroller General's
comparative tabulation, just completed,
of business done by all life
companies operating In this State.
These figures are for the year ending
December .'list last, the figures for
the lirst quarter of the present year
not having yet been tabulated.
Whether the figures for the new quarter
will show any falling off can not
be said, but certain it is that last
year's business showed the same steady
increase that has been manifest for
the past several decades.
The business of the "three giants"
continues to climb in million dollar
s*.rides. In 1903 the Equitable bad
$10,120,55 L insurance in force In South
Carolina, wrote $370,000 In 1004, and
began tlie present year with $11,622.055.
In 1903 the Mutual of New
York had in force $14 754,362
wrote $2 040,754 and began the new
voir with $16,766,845. Tne New
York Life in 1903 had in force $12,261
607, wrote $2,570,180 and began
tlie prrsent year with $13 570,363.
In 1904 the Equitable received premiums
amounting to $302,621 30, the
Mutual $397,225 23, and the New
York Life. $140,374 30, as airalnst
losses incurred of $119,884. $144,580,
$170,423.37, respectively.
There is an enormous difference between
the total amount this State
pays out annually for insurance and
the amount it receives back in hssis
incurred. Hut while tliis is an appa
rently very unjust difference it must
not l>e forgotten that the losser now
being incurred come largely from business
written many years ago, when
the State was not nearly so well protected
by amount of in uranco in
force; that the reserve or actual cash
value of old time insurai ce policies
now In force in this State has grown
as steadily as the premiums have been
paid in and that ibis represents a big
asset.
'P,* rnhnl ~ ~ ~ 4. 0 4-?- - %
jl yj nuau I'Aieill OUULll Vv.1T01 III lcVITS
arc insured, what they pay annually
for this and what thev get back In
losses incurred are shown by the following
Interesting table compiled
from the Comptroller General's inures
showing the comparative stand
ing of the various life companies with
reference to South Carolina business.
The ilgures are for the year ending
December 31, 1904:
IN8UUANCK IN KOKCK,
In New
Force. Business
Aetna $ 2,208,502 $ 325,42(5
Bankers 1,084,814 113,412
Comm. Mutual.. 380.009 11,000
Equitable 11,022,065 3,470,660
Fidelity Mutual 1,460,073 302,543
Germania 330,889 205,00)
Hartford 032,078 233,533
Home Friendly. 833,470 457,730
Home of N. Y... 1,130,103 182,508
Manhattan 044,398 231,575
Mass. Mutual... 75,147 10,000
Metropolitan.. 103,208 151,754
Mutal Benefit .. 0,423,270 1,472,242
Mutual of N. Y. 15,750,845 2,040,754
Mutual Reserve 697,981 13,162
National 99,000 101 ,(,00
N. E. Mutual... 1,402,105 289,921
N. Y. Life 13,570,353 2,570,180
f acitic Mutual.. 1,032,109 738,074
Penn Mutual.. 4,817,504 1,259,973
Phoenix 1.052,930 77.530
Provident 1,191,054 618,072
Prudential 2,789,492 1,050,618
Security L.& A. 102,000 118 000
Sccur. Mutual. 313,441 31,202
Security T& L. 227,279 13,370
date L. of 1 1,045,000 412,loO
Sou. L. & T 19,(KM) 12,0<M)
- ? ?
male m. \j. A ... 974,574 251,742
Sun of Canada- 590,517 358,040
Travelers' 2,603,377 245,490
Union Cent 2 856,039 616 860
Washington 305,784 73,500
Virginia Life... 7,278,303 2,730,810
Total $80,291,855 $20,757,903
PIIEMIUMS AND LOSSK8
Premiums Losses
Received. Incurred.
Aetna $ 71,061 $ 11,597
Hankers 52,HI 3 23,500
Comm. Mutual. 0,079 17,454
Equitable 302,021 199,884
Fidel Mutual.. 41,780 10,707
tier mania 13,520 1,500
Hartford 15,121 6,000
Home Friendly 65,499 25,924
11 ome of N. V... 41,255 11,000
Manhattan 5,248 10,217
Mass. Mutual... 2,400 2.000
Metropolitan.. 2,303
Mutual Hcnetit 208,412 41,202
Mutual of N. Y 397,225 144,580
Mut. Reserve... 201.387 19,500
National 2,057
N. E. Mutual... 43,470 14,251
N. Y. Life 440,374 170,423
Pacific Mutual. 33,944 1,000
Pcnn Mutual.... 138,032 34,500
Phoenix 37,932 19,500
Providen 36,354 4,000
Prudential 92,080 14,107
Security L. & A. 4,300
Security Mutual 7,470 3,000
Security T. & L. 12,000 3,50c
State L. Of 1 27,758 4,500
Southern L. &T 483
State M. L. A... 33,904 2,075
Sun of Canada.. 15,050 2,55ri
Travelers 75,707 37,844
Union Cent 70,311 29,20)
Washington.... 12,002 1,000
Virginia Life... 259,879 71,124
Total $2,633,635 $943,820
Thus It will be seen that South
Carolinians paid out in premiums over
two and a half millions and received
In death losses and cash surrender
values little more than a third of that
yet they are carrying nearly ninety
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tSDAY, APRIL 27, ]
million dollars worth of Insurance
with great reserve values. As it is
Impossible to find out the average per
thousand of this insurance in force
any even expert guess at the cash surt
render value of this total insurance in
force would of necessity be more or
less wild. That the total business
has increased so rapidly, as Is shown
by the amount of new business writ
ten, is substantial evidence of the
genoral prosperity of the people. And
to these figures may be added many
million dollars worth of assessment
and fraternal business, such as is
written by the Woodmen of the
, World, Knigl.tsof Pythias and thelike,
which are popular among certain
classes, and which insurance, whatever
else may be said of It is better
than no Insurance at all.
A WOMAH FATALLY SHOT.
,
Hy a Man Who Attempted to Kill
Himself Later.
At Philadelphia on Wednesday Ed
ward Smedes shot Bessie Helen Davis
at the Theatrical i hotel, where they
were both staying, inflicting a probably
fatal wound near the heart and
then attempted to kill himself. The
bullet il&tteued against his skull and
he was not badly hurt. The couple
were members of the chorus in "The
School Girl" company of which Edna
May is the star. The woman is known
on the stage as Bessie Dale. She Is
23 years old and her home is in Hebron,
Neb. Smedes' home it is believed
is in YIeksburg, Miss.
The shooting occurred shortly after
noon. Other guests at the hotel
heard a pistol shot and immediately
after Miss Davis ran screaming down
the stairs and fell unconscious into
the arms of a servant. A policeman
who was passing the hotel ran Into
the place and when Smedrs saw him
he turned the weapm upon himself.
Tile wonnrlerl rvtnnlA wam fairer, ..
? ? ww?c*v ??viv vungu uu a
hospital, where It was found the young
woman's Injury Is likely to prove fatal.
Smedes Is guarded In the jospltal
by two policeman.
The couple arrived at the hotel on
Sui>day and registered as Mr. and
Mrs. Smedes. Wednesday Miss Davis
obtained a position with a company
now rehearsing at one of the local
theatres, intending to leave "The
School Girl" company. She was at
the theatre in the forenoon rehearsing
with the new company, when Smedes
gained admittance to the play house
and sought an engagement. He failed
to obtain it. Seeing Miss Davis on
the stage he went to her and threatened
to shoot her If she joined the
new company. He was ordered from
the place and Miss Davis went with
him. They returned to the hotel and
It is believed, they renewed their
quarrel which resulted in the shooting.
On the bureau in the room was
found a note written by Smedes,
which read: "To those who know and
meet my mother help to sustain and
keep her." A letter addressed to
Mrs. T. M. Smedes, Vicksburg, Miss.,
and one addressed to Miss Daxls'
mother at Hebron. Neb., were also
found in the room.
A Girt Accepted.
President Sloan, of the South Carolina
college, has received r letter fmm
William Jennings Bryan notifying
htm that the South Carolina college
has been named as one of the twentytive
state universities Mr. Bryan Is directed
to name In Artlole 17 of the
Phllo Sherman Bennett will, setting
aside $10,000 to be divided equally
among such universities. The amount
each unlyersity will get after inheritance
taxes are paid will be $.'168, the
interest on which is to be used to purchase
an annual prize for the best
essiy discussing the principles of free
government. The gift was accepted
with thanks by the executive committee
of the truotees. Mr. Bryan says
he has so far established such prizes
in nineteen states.
Why Wo Color Maxtor Hkrx.
The Syrian nightingale has the
loveliest voice of all God's creatures
and the saddest song ever heard, says
Mrs. Lew Wallace. Shady coverts
fringing the Jordan still shelter the
bird that "sings darling." There is a
legend that the nightingale sat in the
olive tree in the garden of Jo
seph of Arimathca, and the night
before the resurrection, through the
darknejs, she poured out her soul in
s ?r rowing plaint above the still sleeper
in the tomb wherein was never man
laid. When the first Easter morning
broke over the eastern hills the egg*
in the nest of the brooding bird sparkled
with gold, blue, orange and
crimson, and so wo color eggs at
Easter for a memorial of the lone
singer that sang by the holy sepulcher
nineteen hundred years ago.
Tired of Life.
A dispatch from Spartanburg to
The State says Alec Vandiver Bay, a
pauper, aged 84 years, mado a desperate
attempt to kill himself near the
county parish Thursday. He was
found lying on the ground near the
parish church, bleeding from self lntl
cted wounds in the legs, throat and
ahdomen When carried to the parish
he said that he had tired of life, grlev
Ing about his little grandchild from
whom he was separated when brought
to the poor house a month ago. lie
gave the keeper $1 to give his grand
child and said that he would die. Ray
used an ordinary pocket knife In stab
blng himself. His condition Is regarded
as exceedingly critical.
Hennible People.
A dispatch from Anderson to The
1 State says the people of Uock Mills
1 township in that county have voted
| an additional tax of four mills for
school purposes. The vote for the
special levy was unanimous, not a
i single voter having opposed it. Manf
i of the districts In the county have
voted special levies to support their
schools, and the movement for better
' educational facilities is steadily pro1
gresslng. In one Instance, at least,
In addition to the voting of a special
i levy, the principle of consolidation
has been successfully carried out.
Killed .by Om.
1
Herman J. Pagel, his wife and two
women servants were found unconsoious
from escaping gas at Pagel's
, home Wednesday in Ohloago. Pagel
, and his wife are expected to survive,
but the servants failed to recover.
Irrald
I
L905.
GOTTON SACKS
Destined to Replace Burlap Sacks
for Shipping Purposes,
UNLIMITED F1KLDS.
A New Market Right at Our Door. Charleston
Merchants (live Good Reasons
Why Bags .Make Better
Packages than Boxes for
Shipping Goods.
While cotton growers of the South
are looking across this continent and
across the Paoitic for the development
of a new market for their great staple,
they are probably overlooking the best
and surest market right at their doors
The Columbia State says: The farmers
of the south do not realize the
number of sacks used by the factories
in the distribution of fertilizers every
winter?betwen 4,000,000 and 6,000,000
are employed to hold the phosphate
bought by South Carolina farmers
alone. Nor do they seem to understand
that the material for these fertilizer
bags might be cotton but is
burlap, imported from India. The following
letter, written by Mr. Gao. A.
Wagener, president of the Royal Ragging
and Yarn mill of Charleston, is
decidedly interesting:
"Thcdlflerence between the value of
cotton Hacks and burlap sacks for
fertilizers Is 90 cents per ton on seamless
and f)0 cents per ton on the sewed
cotton bags. We purchased last year
burlaps amounting to $230,000, and
the duty ou same was $65 000. Now
for your further Information I will
stale that the total Imports of burlaps
from Calcutta for the 12 months of
last year from Jan. 1st to Deo. 31st
was 360.765,600 yards of burlaps and
14,158,700 burlaps bags, and from
Dundee, Scotland, and other ports
there were 30,000,000 yards, making a
total of 390,765 550 yards burlaps al
together imported. The total revenue
for the IJulted State government on
all burlaps and bags amounts to about
$23,000,000 annually. 1 note you say
that you have been talking to the
farmers on the subjjot, and 1 am glad
to note that they are Inclined to pay
the difference In the cost of the hags.
You are mistaken, however, when you
say that it will take from one to one
and a half million bales to make the
bags for fertilizers, for by my calculation
It would take parbaps 20,000,000
pounds cotton, and, of course, if
they would use cotton bags for grits,
rice, grain, sugar, salt, cement, etc.,
It would easily take 2,000,000 bales of
cotton to manufacture these bags."
Hut the Held Is not limited to the
use of fertilizer sacks; it Is unlimited
in the grocery business, and here Is
what the grocers of Charleston have
to sav rat thr> ?iiMo/?fr
"Oving to the scarcity of cooperage,
a number of large manufacturers have
been compelled to ship their produot
in bags instead of barrels. This experience
has taught many that the bag
is by far the better package, for the
following reasons:
''First. No freight to pay on the
package.
"Second The sack is cheaper.
"Third. The sack is of valuo when
empty.
"Fourth. A sack of 100 lbs. Is easier
and cheaper to handle than a barrel.
"Fifth. The jobber in loading his
delivery wagon can put a sack in his
wagon with one man instead of two.
"Sixth. The jobber's delivery man
can handle the sack to advantage
when lie readies the retailer.
"Why cotton sacks should be used
instead of burlaps Is:
"First. Because the empty cotton
sack is of more value to the consumer.
"Second. Because cotton Is raised
in the United Slates, and burlaps is
imported from India.
"We have examined carefully the
cotton sack manufactured by the Royal
Bag aud Yarn Manufacturing company
of Charleston, S. C , and unhesitatingly
reconniend this package for
grist and sale, and will give It preference
to the burlaps or barrels when
making our purchases of grist and
salt."
Signed: Fmcken Jordan Co., II. T.
Foster, S. nir. chman & Son, J. W.
Rjbs >n & S hi, Melehers & Co., S
II. Wilson & Co., F. Welters, Blohme
Milling C ?., I. M. I'earlstlne &
Sons, II. Viel, C. Wulbern & Co ,
Welch & Mason, Otto Tiederaan &
Sons, I) R iod(8 & Co., F. W. Wagener
& fin m .. lr..,?
? Mwi f juujyujr IV WtVILOr.
And hero 1s a further endorsement:
To Cotton Planters:
At a meeting of the South Carolina
branch of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association held Wednesday,
the following resolution was passed:
The meml>er8 of the association use
for all purposes, when possible to do
so, cotton sacks Instead of other packages.
First, because the empty cotton
sack Is of more value to the consumer
than jute sacks.
Second, btcause cotton is a product
of the southern States, while burlap
is imported from India.
The cotton Hacks manufactured by
the Royal Rag and Yarn Manufacturing
company of Charleston, S. C.,
have been examined by us very oarefully,
and this association recommends
this package for gr>st, salt, rice, eto.
The objeot of this resolution is to
create a more general demand for cotton,
Tiiko. Mklchbrs,
President, S. C. Division, Southern
Wholesale Grocers' Association.
?
"The Mk In ot a Unit."
The teacher, picking up an orange
that was lying on the desk, explained
that it was a unite. The next day the
peelings had been left there; so, picking
up a couple, she asked what they
were. There was a pause. Presently
a bright-faced but shy little girl answered:
"Why, that's the skin ot a
unite."?Little Chronicle.
BANK OF
. CON W/
CAPITAL STOCK, f 20,000.00
TOTAL ASSF/1
OFFK
B. O. COLLTNS, President.
C. 1\ QUATTLEBAUM, V-Pres.
Our Hunk, being a local institul
building of Horry County and for ill
suing tins policy we take pleasure ir>
accommodation when consistent with
With gratitude for the liberal
cordially solicit your future busincse
Respect fn
D A. SPI VE
Robt. B. Scarborough, II. 1
President. Vico-1
BANK Ob
Conwa
Capital Stock
DIREC
llobt. B. Scarborough,
Ilal L. Buck,
n _ t t?i i
vtoorgo j. iioiUQay,
Wo will pay yon 5 per cent, into
ish Havings banks to thoso wishing
Try our plan for saving your nicklos
those littlo banks ami tho interest wo
help yon.
COMES HIGH? I
Enormous Expense Attached to the
Cperations of Base Ball.
What it Costs t ho Different Ijo*ku?h
oT tho Country to Amiiao
tho i'uhlio.
The Charleston Post says Indicative
of tho marvelous growth of baseball
164 clubs are members of the national
association, over 2,500 players being
employed. These clubs are In the
principal leagues of the country. Th?
cost of these ciroults approximate.
$1 658,000 In salaries, $571,000 in trav
eling expenses and $680,000 for Inci
dental exoenses, makii g an aggregate
of $2,008,400. This is exclusive of
independent teams accounting of
which would materially swell the total.
Organized baseball Is provided
for 26,907,205 people, according to the
latest tigurcH.
The salaries of the six South Atlantic
clubs amount to $36,000, traveling
requires $15,000 and Incidental expenses
another $15,000. The population
of the circuit Is at>out 222 301.
The managers of the Infant minor arc
bound to hold their salary limit for
the season at $6,000 under the national
agreement, which is based upon
population. These tigures will give
the enthusiasts an Idea of the cost of
maintaining the league. The circuit's
mileage tills season, as already
shown In The Evening Post, is 31,120
according to the schedule.
Salaries in the National and Amor
lean Leagues ulone reach the sum of
$740,000, and their combined expenses
are more than $470,000. The American
serves a population of 8,611,904
and the National 9,.'180,004. Attendance
in these two circuits, which
means paid admissions alone, last
year was:
American 0,048,05(1
National 6,328,642
The New York Globe recently gave
these figures for the majors:
AMKKICAN LKAGUK.
Sul- Trav- Otlior
Cities arics. oiling. nips.
Now York $05,000 $10,000 $25,000
Boston 00,000 10,000 25,000
Philadelphia 50.0(H) 10,000 18,nt0
Washington 40,000 1().<H)0 15.000
Chietgo 15.0(H) 10,000 18,000
St. Louis 15,000 10,(HH) 15,000
Cleveland 55,000 10 000 18,000
Dotroit 45,000 10,000 lj.OOO
Totals $105,000 $80,000 $150,000
NATIONAL LKAOUK.
Now York $55,000 $10,000 $25,0(H)
Brooklyn 40,000 10,(HH) 15(H)0
Boston 30,000 10,(HH) 15,000
Philadelphia 30,(HH) 10,(HH) 20,000
Chicago 10,(HH) 10,0(H) 15,000
Pittsburg 45.000 10,000 IS (HH)
Cincinnati 45,000 10,000 20,000
St. Louis 38,000 10,000 15,(.00
Totals $335,000 $80,000 $143,000
The expem.es of tuo principal
leagues of the United States are ap
proximately as follows:
American?Salaries, 1405,000; expenses,
$239,000; population, 7,611,994.
National?Salaries, $336 000, expenses,
$224,000; population, 9,380,
000.
Eastern?Salaries, $150,000; expenses,
$104,000; population, 2,137,8.2.
American Association ? Salarhs,
$140,000; expenses, $112,000; population,
1.445 607.
Pacltic Coast?Salaries, $144,000;
expenses, $84,000; population, 721,032.
Southern?Salaries, $118,000; ex
penses $88,000; population. 738,242.
Facitlo National?Salaries, $40,000;
expenses, $32,000, population,- 145,849.
New York State?Salaries. $48 onn:
expenses, 156,000; population, 667,.
161.
New England?Salaries, $40,000;
expenses, $32,000; population, 468,479.
Central?Salaries, $40,000; ex penSC8,
$36,000; population, 426,823,
Indiana Illinois - Iowa ? Salaries
$36,000; expenses, $30,000; population,
151,993.
Conneotlout?Salaries, $26,000, expenses
$32,000; population, 413 191*.
Hudson River?Salaries, $18,000;
expeuses, $26,000; population, 320,.
729.
Western Aasoclatlon ? Salaries,
$18 000; expenses, $26,000; population,
181,635:
Cotton States- -Salaries, $22,400; expenses,
$26,000; populatlsn, 117,003.
Northern?Salaries, $21,000; expenses,
$25,800; population, 196;309.
North Texas?Salaries, $10,000; expenses,
$14,000; population, 334,295.
South Texas?Salaries, $10,000; expenses,
$14,000; population, 173 613.
Iowa?Salaries, $16,000; expenses,
$21,600; population, 133,197.
Enthusiasts have only to read these
figures to figure where the South Atlantic
stands relatively in the oountry.
NO. 3.
CONWAY.
\Y, S. C.
SUUIIVLUS FUND, $17,000.
:S, $140,000.00.
^EltS:
I). A. SPIVEY, Cashier.
M. W. COLLINS, Asst. Cashik*.
iion, lias always striven for the upe
hetterniont of lior citizons. In perextending
to our customers evory
Round banking.
patronage roeeived in the past, we
t.
illy yours
-Y,CASH I E R.
[j. Buck, Will A. Freeman,
1 resident. Cashier.
' IIORRY,
y, S. C.
$25,000
'TORS:
W. R Lewis,
\V\ A. Johnson,
Will A. Freeman
rest on yearly deposits. Will furnto
open small accounts with us.
and dimes, and you will find that
i will pay you on your savings will
n 2 ? * n *
nuicssionat taras.
Dr.?w.McCordT
SURGEON DENTIST,
MULLINS, S. C.
Dr. W. E. McCord,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Conway, s. C.
vor Bank of Horry.
M- Burroughs,
Physician and Surgeon,
Conwey, S- ORoom
No. 9, Spivoy Building.
OTsCARBROUfl^
CONWAY, 0.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW
tttodward7
Attorney and Counsellor at Law,
CONWAY, S. O.
(x. FfiED. STALYBY,
Attorney and Oounaellor at Law,
CONWA Y, 8. O
Conway Market
Fresh Meats and Sausage
always on hand.
Orders aro taken and
promptly dolivored
every day.
Geo. Ii. Marsh,
Proprietor.
LiitH of WliiHktty.
There must be a great demand for
whiskey in the dry town of Gaffney.
The Spartanburg Journal of Wednesday,
says a large quantity of whiskey
in jugs, kegs, etc., consigned to parties
in Galfney was put off train No. 39 at
the Southern depot Wednesday morning
to be sent back to GafTney on the
next north bound train. The express
cir, it is said, contained such a large
quantity of whiskey in jugs that the
express messenger did not have time
to put off all of the Jugs of liquor and
was forced to bring much of the stuff
to Spartanburg and send It back on
the next train for Gaffney.
Home linoil John.
Announcement has been made by
the navy department that 29 vacancies
now exist in the grade of assistant
paymaster of the navy. This la
the only grade of the pay corps to
which appointments are made from
civil life. The examination of candidates
for these positions has been set
for June 12, at the navy yard In Washington
and at Mare Island, California,
and in this selection it is the drat time
when no political Influence will have
t>een necessary. The examinations are
open to all citizens who are able to
to present satisfactory letters from reputable
business concerns. Further information
can be obtained from the
paj master general of the navy.
Kllltcd by Gm.
At New York four persons were
killed by illuminating gas- Thursday
in a tenant house in the upper East
Side. They were Marry Rogers, 76
years old; Helen Clark, 12; KateOlark,
10; and Elizabeth Clark, 7. Their
bodies were found by the father of the
three children, Samuel Clark, a truck
driver, who with his wife and young
son, occupied an adjoining room.
When Clark awoke he smelled gas and
traced it to tho next room, where he
found his three ohlldien and the woman,
a friend of the family, dead.
The gas had < scaped rrom a defeotlve
asstove.
Came Too Lxte.
Thomas Yandaw, a conspicuous
figure In Norfolk Va., for over fifty
years, claimed up to the lime of
death that he was entitled to a fortune
in California. Five years ago
he was adjudged a lunatic and sent to
the Eastern Virginia asylum at Williamsburg.
Two years ago ho died
and was buried in a pauper's grave.
A letter has just been received at
Norfolk from the Pacificooast stating
that Yand&w was entitled to a large
portion of an estate in California
worth $1,600,000. Yandaw'a wife la
I dead and he loft no heira.