Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT. J. F. NISBFT Editor. WHERE THE MONEY WENT. Former Treasurer Free Made Had Speculations. A. K. in News and Courier. Columbia, September 17.? Corilptroller General Derham has! returnod to the city from Llamp | ton, where he went to make a set | tlement. Before n<>ine with the phosphate board tie spent a : couple of days in Bam well, in ves i tigatiu^ the shortage of former i Treasurer Free, which was re | ported by Mr. Free's son. Mr. Derhsm has not cnmnlcteri tiie investigotion, and lias left Mr. Wise, an expert accountant, there working on the hooks. The I present work is to go ovt all of! the settlements so that if any ' thing happened during previous 1 years it will be discover*^. Mr. Derham said lliat while working on the case oe heard > statements regarding w 1. <t d.position was made of the ?>,000, which it is reported is due the county by the late froasim-r. Soon after Mr. Kr<e into ' ofliee it is stated that yme g man went to him and suggesfrd that; they go in together end hu\ ii| p/ointrc ..I,.... In. ?h. ??..!?? there was good money in - lie ven 1 fcure. Mr. Free drew a > he< k tor $5,000, which h*i placeo mi Unhands of the young m.. u ."i the investtnet. It is *ut that n?>. money 11 >r claimed ven "irucd over to Mr Free. Iu?t> <.i m-t ting what was intend* M. F?eiwas give:;, f i.t ;) ((Uireil iii licit lucre t, .. .1 use and lot ami one linn irm, <>i laud from the p irtv t m lie advanced the $5,on<> !* ?uey. it is said, mint hive ni .i the county funds, a. l-'n 0 did not have that niu.n In- . own on hand, and -\; ted make it good. It 1- - 1 that Treasurer f ree also 11^??i $1,000 ? ; , i. ... 1 : 1. n 11 || w 1111 II IU | til V H mill'.: _ ' 1 II by him to putties in ? ..??> -rti. This money is also ill .aine out of the treasury ot tin- count}.; There wore found in ;i iimh ey drawer due Will- ;?i.w c nc gregating $-,000. i In- is i?oue\ for which the conn;;, It.- _iv n; its receipts and which, ir ?olloct ' ed, would f;o to roilu e iuo in dehteduess of .Mr. Fr. . tlx county. It is thought 'hit ;t 1111 $1..*><) ) of the amount o-.i and will We collect i d, and tio- w s 11 reduce the shortage o t x?? ot of t lie money rec<>\ , ( i It i- stated by Mr. i > i ha m that the county will o* , lo-e a cen'. an : Mrs I*r? c nti ! chtl dn n .M r. I ree I , v . ..i. il I till) ii.irli-.li . ll illi . M ! i . A CuliM'Ut jlldwllll'lit ill:' i ClIK I f??r the ami.not of t. r age, utd t he I >iui - ill'' t a consent judgim nt ' . ' ill .r the exoerf- I.old i- do },-< :n, ty on account < ; ?d .< n tee. Mrs. Free ha- tnii...! . home ami and every i....:.*.,i property, so that there wi oe no trouble whatever in * 1? i? i? every cent that .s due t . ,n it ?nothing is <lii" f h?* > TIIB 8CIIOOI, MoNKV (comptroller (ionera' li.-rham is receiving the lina) meno,, showing the amount of deficiency claimed by the various counties on account of the diatrituition ot There's always liope while there's I One Minute Cough (Jure, "An attack of pneumonia left my Inngs in hail shape ami I was near the first state** of consumption. One Minute Cough! Cure completely cured me," writes | Ilenen MctJenry, Bismark. t). (lives instant relief. Crawford Bros. d-w-s I the dispensary profits going to the counties, under the recent Act of the General Assembly, which has entirely failed in its intended purpose. The result will be that the entire amount on hand, or practically every cent of it, will go to make up alleged deficiencies. The county superin I tendent of Lexington to-day sent in his report, which shows that Lexington will receive $1,216.40 from the dispensary?she has , likely made $300 for the State in the year. The report shows that Lexington county has 126 free [schools in operation. Mr Derhatn will at once send out the checks to checks to cover the deficiencies, and if all of the money is not used in making up the deficiencies, what is left, it I any, will be distributed on the basis of enrollment, after the de licieucies have been made up. ( Ii??stt?r II. Brown, Kalamazoo, Mich., says: 'Kmlol Dyspepsia Core I c.iired iiie of a severe ease of indigestion; ran strongly recommend it to all dyspeptics. "Invests what you eat without aid from the stomach, and cures dyspepsia. Crawford Bros. d- w -s THE I'll ICE OF COTTON. 11 is said that the cotton lac tones ot the country Iiml it dilli cull to supply the demand lor mat tilaci tired cotton eoods, and that at the prices obtained lor these jjoods tin* factories could make yood profits it they had to pav S cents a pound for cotton. I do not know |o what extent tin- statement is true, hut since it has been repeatedly and pub lidy made and has met with no u nia!>, i1 i- tair 'o conclude that it is suhstanttally true. it so. then we have before us a ver\ singular comblion. The factories, as :i general rule, have been >\ <>rl\ i im ii |? durum I lie past si\ < ! ' in*>n< h- blocks <>| cotton hit < 0?t t IIIMII I to f> oolite i pound ; and t von now tliev can lav in a< t< 1111 n a I stocks ol raw material ol t lie new crop at not cXctcdilie j eelltS pel* pOlllul. I lie tone ot t lie market tor cot ton cooiI< indicates ail upward tendency and it would seem that the prospective advance in the price ol the raw cotton ol the present crop, due to a short sup ply. will he more than com pen -ated to the niatiuI'acttirers in the advance in price- o! cotton iroods. In other words, it is claimed, and leit denied, that manut'aci urerare now workl.ic up cotton that eet little linn" th in I cents, and ea-ilv repleni-liahle at less than :? iii-. : i r i <! ore iret limr lor tin ; inn' 111r**?I |?r??< 1 ii?*t prices i In' "' I > i 1 | 111<*t>i a lair prolif on s r nt- I pound lor raw cotton. I !i <jM"-tion occur- : I < I'n i II ?i o| I lie col I o]| l'o'mI iii'ir 1 ' < 1111 to ! lie prohahle -liorl cr j?, or i : it <1 lie to I ho I ict <>| a ii merea-ed 'loin nul If*r these "oods '? iiitiiiit Irom'he sroncral revival "i Mi.in-trv ;iti< 1 the increased con -nipii power <>1 the maeses o| icln-t rial classes, doineslir ii i i"' i^' ii I Itelieve I hat I 1m l it i t-r i- t he t rue reason ; I hat I 1m Micre.i-<'d purchasing power ol '1m- people who consume cotton is naviny a marKcii eneci on prices. Hut is it not truly an anom alou> statu ol* affairs when the margin hot.ween tho present price of cotton and tho price which manufacturers could afford to pay and still make a good profit is af much as 2 cents a pound? It ? - I certainly is if the statements referred to above are correct. Wo would naturally expect the price of raw cotton to advance at even, pace with the advance in the prices of cotton goods, or, on the other hand, that the price of cot ton goods would shrink to a proper adjustment with the price of raw cotton. The reason must be found in the condition of the farmers and the plentiful stocks in quick reach of manufacturers. What is the condition of farmers that accounts for this anomalous state of affairs ? In our humble opinion it is the fact that farmers are almost universally in debt ami ttiey cannot do justice to their creditors and hold their cotton. The farmers are picking out their crops and selling as fast as they can, as they generally do, and as they feel obliged to do. | The result is the markets are everywhere being glutted with the new crop at a time when it is I not especially needed. Fanners leel obliged to sell and even afraid to hold were they able to do so. The condition, then, which, j makes such a state of affairs pos sible is debt, debt, debt. The ' farmers feel obliged to sell and it hey persist in sidling. Nobody i is obliged to buy and the result is that the farmers must "meet j the views," in other words, submit to the low prices offered for 'the staple, or store their cotton and hold for a rise in the market. 1 verily believe thai if the farmers generally would refuse lo i oiler their cotton lor sale that the market price would steadily ad vance until the buyers would be j lorced to meet tin* views ol the tanners. P.ut can the fanners do thi<. and will they do il if they ' can. Certain if is that the producers ol the raw cotton should share in the general advance ol the prices ??l nearly every kind ol raw mate rial. Iron, lumber, cattle, horses and many other products have advanced Iron: ."><) to I'M) peri 'I cent "They say" prosperity is coming; that the wheels of in dustry are running taster; that wajros are heinjj voluntarily in creased. Railroads are prosper ' imr. eotton factories cannot keep up with their orders, iron furnaces are liem^ heated up into (activity. In short, every other industry of the country seems to 1 have toll tlx* (juickcuin^ I!M|hi!?i' 1 [except cotton alone. there a comI?i lint i<>n. a conspiracy. a cum Itino or wlial not. t > keep I Ik* tar tiler-' liiee I < tie* "rill'l slope' i The convention ol airrieult ural e.)mmi>.-iotiers thai is to meet short 1 v in New (>rleans shonhl he ! ahle lo throw some liyht on the ; J finest ion. I.et ih hopefully await 11tieir action. U. .1. KKI >I>1 N< i. r| K, K. Turner. Coinpton. M<>., was cured of piles liy lii/'Ailt's Wilrli 11 a/.el Milse after -utl'eriiic seventeen years and trying over twenty rente riiysiriai - ami surgeons onj dorse it. licwnrc of dangerous counterfeits. Crawford Bros. dws 'I gy| r M Kidney trouble 1*1 C. Ill prpys upon the A fU rN mind, discourages r\ IH anil lessens ambi' WOMPM <>??'?; *"'?uty,vigor If V/lilCI* and cheerfulness 1 soon disappear when the kidneys re out of order or diseased. For pleasing results use I>r. Kilmer's Swamp-Hoot, ' the great kidney remedy. At druggists. Sample bottle by mail free, also 1 pamphlet. Aililress, Dn Kii mi u & Co, Hirwhumpton, ' N. V. r. i I ' Wash the You can if you use Gold Dust. It does most of the work. It saves time,money and labor. Send for free booklet?Golden for Housework." THE N. K. 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