Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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NO MORE LEAKS Extraordinary Precau tions Taken in Preparing the Cotton Report. Y\ ky STATtSMKN SHUT IN. Convincing Dcmonstr jtion ol the Pastmss of tht Estimate Room Given Two Southern Representatives i Who Wanted to See How i the V\ ork Was D? ne. A letter from Washington says Sec- j relary Wilson is taking ? xrraordinary precautions against leaks in the cotton , report. lie has had enough of scandal t in that connection, and is,determined I tnat nerearter no leaks shall occur, If i It takes a corps of watermen to pre- < vent It. In making ready for the De- I ceil ber rep-rt he placed the Individual | reports from the various agents < throughout the country in an Iron ( U;. x, and then placed over the box. < one of the most trusted ( mployees in < the department, armed with a large 1 revolver. The faithful guardian of ; the papers remained on duty all night, and until he was relieved on Monday ? mornlug by the Secretary. A Tne Secretary himself took the ro ports from the box an l deli vert d them l to four meu appointed to tabulate and I make the required estimates. Tne men i and the piecious papers were hurried < to a room assigned for them, and tin- | doors of the room were securely lock i ed, and guarded on tlie outside by I two men, who were ordered to permit i no one to enter or leave the room until < the work of the board was completed. ? B? fore the boara entered the room i the telephone connection was severed bo that no po& b e communication 1 tpuld be had with the outside world, t It took five hairs to make the rcquir ' ed calculations, and the board was 1 kept in close contiiKment all that j time. 1 A good story is being circulated on < R preventative Burleson, of Texas, ( end Representative Bowie, of Ala l bima, in connection with this last t cotton report. On Monday they visited ( Secretary Wilson, being much inter- i ested in the cjiton matter. Thi Sec- ( retary politely invited them to remain t n ?*?-! iLlt-rw.Lu W* f f A RHIA*-! ' twin y itucro uut in .tuuu ui lauuiuti JI, t and lhe pri caui iv>iis used to prevent a >. leek. Trie two It .presentatives gladly ! accepted the Invitation aud were c taken to the tabulation room. After s witnpfsing tiie work for force lime, * and beiLg de< ply imp essed with the i way in wblci it was done, they thought it was time for them to go to [ the cap;t-il to take their seats at tue t opening of the session. c They thanked tlie Secretary for what he had done, donned their overcoats and prepared to leave, when they were told that no oi.e cohld leave it until the work was completed. Tney a plead and argued, but it was all In 3 vain, so their places in the house re c mained vacant for three more weary 1 hours. They were not permitted even c to tend a note explaining their situa r tion and could not telepnone as the c Instrument had been disconnected. So 1 it was that two dlstiug mailed Con- 1 gressmen from the South were not ^ present at the lottery for seats, but i they were willing to swear there was 1 do leak In the I) cemher ootcn rt- 1 port. 1 Representative Lewis, of Georgia, has introduced a resolution looking to c the adoption of some new method for 1 collecting and tabulating cotton slat' 1 ist^cs. Tne resolution provides for the c appointment of a committee consist log of seven members to take the whole subject into consl'era ion and < evolve a sysixra that will make the j reports as reliable as ptss b e. e ___ 2 Fit teen Mr-ii iluriiecl ) Fifteen men were burntd by an ex- ' pioslonin the International liarvesLr s Company's plant a O ,M Hundred and 5 Twentieth street an j Mu.skt'gun ave 1 rue, Chicago ore night hist week T e 1 txposlon was caused by a workman c tnrusting a coid bar cf ste?l into a r furnace of molten metal In the lrn- t mediate vicinity of the furnace at tte ' time s>xty men were working. The c moreseriou' i injured were in the fur- f cace pit. Following the explosion 1 ci Ion reignou In th furnace r.oua for * several minutes. Molten metal was 1 l urled abc ut tl e no o and the smoke s at d Ore that shot f om the furnace ' till led the room so t he woikmtn w? r< N unable for several minutes to tlnd the exits'. With the groat.s of their wound/ ed fellu** ringi: g in Llitii'e<*r>, tin y grouped about helplessly and stumbled ( ever ihtse who had been prostrated , by the blast. Fr< rn the furnace ct.im Ley the flames shot high into tie air | and Could hp men 'or no'lew. Color* <1 Woman Kill* (I. A rM-patch from Spartanburg to The State tavs Nicey Tinsley, colored, died Thursday morulng from the eff ects of pistol shot wound received , Sunday at her home on Mr. J. N. A Cudd's farm, near Tuck's bridge, three , jE miles from the city The woman 11 v~f'; ed with Ed. Tinsley, colored, his two ?! jcuw sisters and two young brothers A inquest was held over her remains < * aud the verdict of the Jury was that r Hiju came to her death from a gunshot j wound, Infl'ctrd either accidentally or j with suicidal Intent. The weapon used ? was a 32-callbre pistol. There was no * evidence adduced at the lr quest to l show that she was at difference with \ any of the family, i AUDITORS TO MEET. Meeting To Be Held in Columbia and Will Be Important. AaHP8f*mont ol Property at True Mar* kot Value of Vital liuportace to ttio Entire State. Comptroller General Jones "meens business" In the step ho has taken toward getting the tax assessment of property, real as well as personal, in this state on a market value b u>is, Instead of on an uneven pretense of a 00 per cent, basis. The circular letter of instructions, which he sent out last week to county auditors, assessing boards and county (qiaUzlrg boards directing that the law ue strictly observed with the beginning of the. uew year and that property be assessed at its true market value, lias been followed by a call for a co' vention of Bounty auditors to meet with the comptroller general for a conference U> decide upon a plan of action to be pursued evenly and slmilarily through jut the state. rihe st* p which the comptroller general has taken has caused much talk throughout the itate and has set property holders to thinking. Of course, it is a sort of r? Vvdutionary measure, aud while the justice aud the sense of it has appealad to many gocd business men ard Dig property holders regardless of the fact much of this sort of property will tee t tYected, still the thing has uot oeen generally understood, and there Is a fear also that the purpose of the comptroller general to equal zc the property throughout the srate more nearly will not be sucoas.-Tul under ihe departure he is making on aecount ?f the great prt iicieucy aud skill in- 1 iividuals aud communities have acjuired by loug practice and experiOLca n the matter of tax dodging. '"The erroneous idea appears to cave taken hold In various parts of jhe state," Mr. Jones said Wednesday 'that this Is a scheme to increse the taxes. Such is not the case. My obect is to get property equalized in jhis state and stop this shameful tax lodgings, There are tome uotorics exoptions, but generally speaking tne cotton mtlls and other big property ire belug assessed on a genuine GO per ;ent. basis, and small property is ber?g assessed at from 9 to 100 per ce.it. 3uly so much money is needed to run the state and county governments, md the higher the assessment the jreater the yield of money of a given evy, but the levy may be easily jhanged. In other words, if the as;e&Kment is doubled throughout the itate, the levies for state, county and ;iuy puipusw ixiiiy u? cul ill nan. ' The inequality and it justice of the I axaiion of property in tnts state has 1 )fceu a shame and a dl.vgrac3 for tfe>ades. I>iH(>onH?rv lituit I**y. t ! The supreme court of the United J States last week held that the nation- j tl goverment may properly tax the tate liquor dispensaries of South Car \ ilina. The acMon in question was i nstituted by the Htate of South Car)lina to recover $200,000 paid to the i evenue officers of the national gov srnment on acc- uut of the sale of i iquors by tl e it*te and county disposers under Oe disp ns <ry law of < Jouth Carolina. Toe star.o took the i )ositlon that as the dispensers sold he liquor withcut profit they should lot be taxed by the government, but , he tax has been collected since 1803 This Is said to have been toe tir?t ;asein which a state unites In one mdertaking the exercise of its police lower together with the prosicution >f a commercial business. Killed HIh Hon. A special from Anderson to The state says L. J. Jordan a negro who iv?son South Fant street, klded his ion Westell y Jo din, a youth about 19 ('ears old with a broom stick. The xiy nad been unruly mid the father darted to chastise him using a broom (tick for that purpose lie struck the joy a sharp blow > c oss tiie head and boy sir.k into acnair and soon be* lime unconscious and died in a few nihil es .F roan sent for a phyi&ci&n ind was vorkli g over his son's body, iiylng to rev.vi ni u when the physiiian arrived. Tne physician says tnat ieatti remit d from ahemmorrhEze of ihe brain which was caused by the >low. Jordan remained at ids home intil the de|u .y shrritf arrived and irrested him *nd car?led him to jail [t is generally b lleved that Jordau's itory of the killing is correct. I'jhk/ il'ico ltubbod. The Golun.bla ilioord says the post:tll.se and the more of R. L. Red & Jo. of Westvlile, Kershaw county, was robbed Wednesday night, supp >s* id y by two white tramps who had 3een *een in the neighborhood yestiriay. The twoctll '-es and stor) were n rtiifj ttniMinn rPnfl nv I-.. r. 4 a# IU VU?' V/ x uv v AUr'IJ U \Jk H ess was not learned, bm some goods 1 md twenty-five coppers, postUlloe rioney, were mhslng. Westvill* Is m the Southern railroad sixteen miles 1 'rom Camden. Mr. Ball has offered a eward and there Is also one of $50 jy the government. Won at Herman H. Vorjohn has been electid assessor Lockl&nd, Oalo, after i neeting with defeat In twenty five iUccesBlve contests. He Is a pl neer esldent of that section and Is now leventy-one years old. The town(hip Is quite strong'y Republican, jut Mr. Vorjohn an?old-llna Democrat ihis year was able to overcome the tdverae majority. THE CRAFTERS Are Stirred Up By Senator Tillman's Big Pitchfork. CORRUPTION FUND Being Investigated By the United States Senate, Senator Tillman Having Introduced a Bill For That Purpose, Which Pases After Some Discussion. The sut jsct of campaign oontrlbu lions by insurance companiesoccupied | the major portion of the time of the Uuit rl States Senate or Thursday. It oamt up in connection with Mr. Tillman's resolution calling for luvestig* tion of national bank aid In politics aud was exploited by the South (Jaro Una senator In a speech of some length. It was couched In characteristic language and attracted considerable at tention. The rrsolution diriciiug the secretary of the treasury to report whether the reports of the national bank r zimlners show that the banks have made campaign contributions in recent years was adopted at the c.oae of Mr. Tillman's remarks. Outlining tils reasons for ti e in(1'iiry, Mr. Tillman called attention t< ine reccmmerdation made by the president in his annual measHire nf 1904 air* 1905 for the enactment of a law for protection against bribery and corruption in connection with elections. lie quoted with especial emphasis tne president's remarks con oerning campaign contributions by corporations. ' Our chief executive lias taken a very progressive stand to secure purity iu elections," ho said, Mid added, "every good American will iay 'well done' and look for progress along that line." lie conceded that the secretary might not have tlu facts wanted but tie thought, he ought to have. Incidentally, Mr. Tillman said that he Had been informed that the comptroller of the currency has been investigating the sub) >ot of blank cortribut/ious with the view of instituting le<al proceedings Before Mr. Tillman bad proceeded Tar, Mr. Galllnger, who had Wednes day objected to the consideration cf the resolution at that time, said that He had done so only for the purpose of Inspecting it, that he had done so it'd being entirely satisfied as to its propriety would support the resolu Lion. Continuing Mr. Tillman said that the comptroller has means f getting information which otherR have not and added, that if he would "push in Ins probe he can make dbc >veries that are worth while." lie added that his reetniu f nr ye nnnui 1 f I m f/Mf I VI* .ViAO J WX II ^u^ouiu^ b 1 il> 1 111 v/l Hid Dion is found in bhe revelations concerning the insurance companies, "It has been shown by the testimony, or confession of a member of this body," he said, "tnat for ten years the in iuraice corporations have been mak II g annual donations to the Ropubh can pariy with the understanding that they should be protected from adverse legislation at Albany." lie went on to say that such revelations were not agreeable. "I am the holder of a sm 11 p >llcy In one of the mutuals"' he said, "and I don't like to have my dividends cut down In order to give Mr. McCurdy $150,000 and his sisters, his cousins, and ins aunts $75,000 eaon." He expressed duubt as to the right of the federal authorities to take con trol of iusurance companies and Mr. Hale Interrupted to say that he agreed with Mr. Tiliman on that point. Mr. Bailey asked whether the In su auce company contributions to tin republican national eouimktte had been returned to the donors. "1 understood," replied Mr. Till man, "that tne president was going to have Mr Corielyou return tbem U..*i f A - W I 1 -? ? "? uuu i uuu u kiiuw wueuur ne nas a no so. 1 know that I have not g >t my soare." Mr. Spoouer?Is yours a life pol icy. Mr. Tlllmao?It is. Mr. Spoon ;r?Then it is not yet time to realize on It. Mr. Tillman replied that it was div idens and not the policy Itself that he wanted paid. "These," he said, "were pitifully small, while McCurdy has peeu get ting fat without doing anything." Mr. liailoy said he had not supposed that the president could make a s eond rtcommenditiun on the subject of punishing campaign contributors un l>11 i.cie money naa Deeu reiurnea "Ah, Mr. Piesldent," responded Mr. Tillman, "all the Turveydrops and Pecksniffs are not dead yet., ai though 1 would not for a moment he understood as comparing our strenuoub occupant of the White House with thosecharacters. What we want is results and those we do not seem to have procured so far." Quoting the testimony of Senator Piabt before the New York oommlttee, Mr. Tillman congratulated that senator upon his straightforwardness. 1 Tnere was no dodging," he said, "and I do not believe that a dollar of the money ever stuck to his fingers." IIi added nls conviotlon, however, that the contributions had had the effect of controlling the New York legislature In the Interest of the Insurance companies. Mr. Tillman quoted the charge* made hy Jurgs Parker in the last campaign connecting the ^Republican campaign contributions with the fact that Chairman Cortelyou had recently retired from the otlloe of secretary of the department (f commerce. He also quoted the president's reply which he said was "red hot," and added that not a dollar had been needed to elect the president. Notwithstanding this faot, ho said that it had been shown that $1,900,000 had been contributed for that purpose, that is, if the newspaper men may be belli ved, "and," lie ' dded, "they are al?out as reliable ss j any other class. Toey will lie Svirao times as we do, and < occasionally they , get orders that such and such a man shall be My blown. Then they proceed to plant the microbes, tub upon the whole they may be depended upon " lie also made reference to the charge | that large expenditures had been made hy the Democrats in the Cleveland campaign, saying it would hiva been fortunate for the Democratic party If Mr. Cleveland had never been elected. He closed with an appeal for a thorough investigation, saying that *ueh a course was necessary to restore. the confidence of the public. The senate arjjurned until Monday. STEAMER GOES ASHORE i And Many of Those Aboard of Her 1 Were Drowned. Thirteen lives were lost in the wreck of the steamer Lunenherg, which went ashore Wednasrlav i IT A mlmrui bor Magdalen Islands. A dispatch to that etTect was received at II ill fax from Meat (J )vc, near the scone of the wreck, by Leslie, Hart and Sjn, own ers of the steamer. The steamer had a crew of seventeen and probably carried several passengers, Including M*. Leslie, a mem ber of the Canadian parliament and a member of the tirm which owns the ~ vessel. When the steamer struck there were seventeen persons on board, In cuding a crew of sixteen and Mr. r Leslie Tne dead: It. J. Leslie. IIalllfax. II. Meersard, stewaid of the Lunenburg. It. M. McD maid, chief engineer. J. Jose, cook. B. Ilall, cabin boy. J. M ;C mnell, sailor. E V. I) vicetfce, sailor. Lophin Vlnuelt, sailor. Joseph Bourgeoes, sailor. A sailor, whose name was not, learned. The Lunenburg had bpen running between Plctou and the M ig^alen Is lands since last spring. I) irlng a high gale Tuesday, which was ac com pan led by blinding snow (lurries tt is thought that the steamer went nut of her course In trying to make Bmberst harbor and brought up on the rocks that lie s >me distance (IT shore In that vicinity. The steamer evidently had been ashore for some time before sbe was seen. Etfjrtsl wore made to communicate with her, tut tbe strong currents that spent around that point and the high seas made It Impossible to launch a boat. Later the weather moderated and five of the crew came ashore, the twelve others standing by the ship. Later these attempted to reach shore as the vesoels showed signs of breaking up, and all were lost except Captain Pride. Tragedy "? Oily of Alt mod A dispatch from the City of Mex ico gives further details of the accl dentin which James Russell Parsons, U 11ted States consul general, lost his life Wednesday nigh;. The open carriage in which he driving with Mrs. Parsons and their son was struck by an electric car. M>s Parsons was sbghtly injured The boy escaped without a scratch. The accident, happened while Mr. Parsens and his family wire going to tht central station to hid farewell t( friends. The coachman tried to cros^ the street car track in front of a rapidly moving car which struck the carriage with terrliic force, crushing it against a trolley post. Mr. Parson's head struck tbe post, the wnole top of his head bolng taken i IT Tne motorman and driver of tbe comb disappeared after the accident and have not yet been arrested. An Ou frag*. A. W. Kennerley, an Industrious cdtored farmer of tne Fork, lost two mules under very peculiar clronm stances s?>me short time ago. He says he went with a two mule team to haul something from the woods. He hitched his two mules on the edge . of the Edlsto swamp for some purpose < and w< uL down In the swamp. While he was away some person or persons slipped up to the wagon and set tire all around his mules, burning one of them to death on the spot and injur- < ing the other so bad that it will die. i Kennerly does not know who did the t meanness nor why they did it. It 1 Is nothing but an outrage and if the s parties who did it could be caught | they 8h"uld be severely punished? t The Timps and Democrat. t ClAHh in Cherokee. , Saturday afternoon ac Blackshurg United States Oomm'ssloner Trescott and Deputy UnlUd States Marshall Hallman engaged in a difficulty as to * the controversy over Cherokee's need 1 of dispensary constables. Trescott 1 drew a revolver but Hailman disarmed 1 him. Trescott was unab'e to get a 1 blow. Ilallman getting several effec- 1 ttvQ punches. It is probable that ] Trescott will be prosected for carrying ooncealed weapons. 1 BANK OF CON W> CAPITAL STOCK, $20,000.00 TOTAL ASS 17 OFFH B. O. COLLINS, President. V. P. QUATTLKBAUM, V-Prks. Our Lank, being a local institui building of Horry County and for tli suing this policy we take pleasure ii Accommodation when consistent wit! With gratitude for the liberal cordially solicit your future bushiest Respect fi P. A. SPIV1 Robt. H. Scarborough, II. President. Vice-J BANK Oh Couwa Capital Stock DIREC Robt, R. Scarborough, Hal L. Ibick, HeorgeJ. Hollidar, W e will pay you 5 per cent, intc tsh savings banks to those vvishin Try our plan for saving your nickles these little banks and the interest w< lielp yon. THE "HU A?8LJ? A m / i *** SHOE PI This brand on a shoo moans PUB BEST for your money oa J- JC IV g headaches una fevers. Colds attack Fj a the lungs and contagioua diseases take hold of the system. It is safo Bio say mat it tue liver wero always R'9 kept in pronor working order, El illness would bo almost unknown. M Thedford's Black-Draught is so B successful in curing such sickness Hi Ru because it is without a rival us a H I liver regulator. This great family I medicine is not a strong ami h] drastic drug, but a mild and N healthful laxutive that cures con- B stipation and may bo taken by a r mere child without possible I The healthful action on the liver B9 cures biliousness. Jt lias an in- feS vigorating effect on the kidneys. Ml Because the liver and kidneys do E3 I not work regularly, the poisonous Eg I acids along with the waste from I H the bowels get back into the blood B Ha and virulent contagion results. Timely treatment with Thed- I ford's lilack-Draught removes the B I dangers which lurk inconstipation. I I liver and kidney troubles, and will H B positively forestall tho inroads of I I Bright's disease, for which disEfl ease in advanced stages there is tuft I no cure. Ask your dealer for a !S] I 25c. package of Thedford's Black- E (inttinK Iteady. The Japanese admiralty lias entered jpou an elaborate scheme of naval ? x panston which isexptcted to he approved at the coming session of the Bet, according to advice received Trcm Toklo. Ships witn heavier armaments and higher speed will Itbuilt. TbeJ'jl Shlmpo aa\s that the battleshUs of the future navy of Japan will dlsplav 22 000 tons </ma men t fourteen 12 inch guns and a speed 3f twenty knots, while the future jrulsers will display 15 000 tons and nave a speed of tweu'y live knots. An mmense gun factory, with twenty arge buildings, ctv^rlrig eighty three icres, is being established on the Sumlda river, near T kio, hy tl e lapnne.se mlbtary authorises, whire 1,000 men will be employed making mavv ordnance. Called Outaud Mied > <p J. M. Harrison, a p" *-p >'is fa-m sr nea^ Carlo Oa. whs c lied to his raie weonesoay ao >?r husk *??vi snnr iwlce in the bre??p with a ^ o1 vujj oaded with be1' hot and killed Initant'y. Th" murderer up to the ) regent tlm ? as. not h en apprehe^ ?d. Sher fT Patterson * as summoned ird wen* to the scene of the tragedy nit was unaHa to'find any clue to the person who did the shooting. Iiltflp tilrl itarnml. A little daughter of Mr. Jud A111 ion wan fruitfully burned Thursday it. home about three ml lea from Qaffiey. From the meagre details at land it Is learned that the mother eft the little one to go to the well i short, distance from tte house. On returning she met the child In 11 vmes. The condition of the ohlld la lerlous. CONWAY^ \Y, S. C. SlJUftl'Lt'S FUND, $20,000. PS, $180,000.00. CERS: 1). A. SIMVKY, Caahikr.' M. W. COLLINS, AS.st. CAAHIF.r. bion, has always striven for the iif>e bettermontof hor citizens. In per. extending to our customers everj i Round hank ing. patronage received In tlu\] past, we illy yours ~ Y O A S H I E R L. Buck, Will A. Freeman, President. Cashier. ? .HORRY, y. S, C. $25,000 JTORS: v*. R Lewis, W. A. Jolmson, Will A. Freeman 'rest on yearly deposits. Will Cumg to open small accounts with us. and dimes, and you will find that 3 will pay you on your savings will IV' O T ? nln D dllUEj. AM OR MEN - 5 soiiH'tliing! If you want II for "Tlio Hub. For sale by iclioln. ? ? Professional Cards. McCortl & RIcCord, SUUGKON DKNTISTS, Conway, S. C. * J8*ay-()vor bank of Horry. I I-I- hi- Burroughs, IMiynieian and? Surgeon, Conway, S- C!R R ^{TARRiTfTiTnu CONWAY, R. C., ATTORNEY AT LAW H. H. WOODWARD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWAY, S. C. B. WofFord Wait, ATTORNEY AT. LAW, Conway, S. C. OfTice in Spivey Building. Dr. C. S. l)eitz, DENTIST <t- OPTICIAN. Conway, S. C. Room No. 4, Spivey Building. Spivey & Collins Co, Fire Insurance. nu< > K ICK AC; ic. D. A. Sivey, President M. \V Collins, Secretary, Conway Market Frohli Meats and Sausage always on hand. Orders are taken and promptly delivered every day. 4 ^ Ai ? I VI r* ?"> 1 ? I i*I til SSI If Propretor. Conway, Coast and Western R. R. ? - a ? I)A It Y SCHEDULE. KAST HOUND. Lv Conway 9:00 a. m Lv Pine Bland 9:30 a. m. Ar Myrtle Beach 9:45 a.^m WEST BOUND. Lv Myrtle Beach 3 Lv Pine Bland Ar Conway Livery and Dray age. 'Phone 86. Horry* Tobacco W arehouse J. E. Coles.