The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, September 29, 1891, Image 4
Three times as many people as
there are homesteads.
JTIftcen HuDdrcd Ntgrw? In tli? Hud
Stampede? A 1'nrty of Young I.adle*.
Hide In on l'oulea?Lively Daum Scene*.
Gr?THBlE, O. T., Kept 22.?"The
lent) is yours." That at whut ovcry
timepiece ou the border of tho lands
opoued 10 settlement today proclaimed
when ils * hands pointed to the hour of |
noon. Simultaneous with that hour the
home-seekers gathered ou tho border,
mudo a headlong rush over tlio lino into
the coveted couutry aud on to the quar
ter sections upon which thoir eyes hud
beeu feasting, boiuo ior days and others
for weeks and mouths.
The rush wus a mad one aud was
mado so by tho fact that the number ot
home-seekers greatly exceeded the num
ber of quarter sections availahlu lor
settlement. "First thore, first served,"
wus the motto of every racer. Thero
was room in the new lands for about
?,000 seekers, allowing 160 acres for
each. Thore were on tho border waitiug
to claim tho availablo land fully 15,000
people, so that thero were three persons
tor each scctiou. It was no wonder that
tho rush was a mad ono, tor in this ease
at loast tho racowas iuvariably to tho
swift.
Like scenes have never been, witnessed
bet?re except when Oklahomn became
the people's two years ago. Some oi
tho more desperate cowboys mounted
steers, and the latter, joining in the
stampedo, carried their riders to the
interior while others woro unceremo
niously unhorsed or uustcered not far
from the border. Tho boomers bad
gathered for the race most at Tohee on
tho town reservation bonier directly cast
ol* Guthrie; L?ngsten, at the middle ol
tho Northern Iowa reservation border,
msido tho boundary of tho Kiekapoo re
servation (which was not included in the
opened lands) and at a point on tho Pot
la watomle border directly cast of l'ur
coll.
Tho most desirable of the lands is
situated in tho Iowa, Sack and Fox
reservations, am! the greater number of
boomers naturally congregated around
them. Tho boomers were distributed
among various starting points about as
follows, at Tohee :>000, Langston 1500
negroes, and 500 whites, on tho Kiekapoo
border 8000, and on l'oltawatamio bor
der 2000. The allotments to the I'ottawa
mio Indinns nearly exhausted the lands
111 their reservation, so the home seekers
had little chance of locating a claim
tli2ie. At Langston negroes bad been
gathered by the negro Colonization
society to the number of 1500, and they
woro to move en masse to Ciniarron
valley, a most lertilo region, aud locate
in a bunch. FiVO hundred whites,
mostly cowboys, also had their eyes on
that section, and each parly had made
Jill sorts of throats of taking the land by
force. A force of deputy marshals and
deputy sheriffs under tho sheriff of this
county had been despatched there to
preserve ordotf aud it is believed that
they will be able to mala lain peace.
??-'""Uno of the unique Sights at Tohe e
was a company of young ladies from
Guthrie, who had formed a colonization
company to proceed to the new lands
and settle on adjoining claims. They
were mounted on Texas ponies aud were
p Hired as near as might be in cowboy
costume, armed with revolvers and
equipped for camping out. They made
the race in a body. So far as has been
ascertained, up to the present time no
serious, conlliet has taken place between
tho rival laimanls, and the country has
been peacefully occupied.
Government supervision of the open
ings of tho lands BOChlt to have been
sadly deficient. The entire government
force was composed of two companies
of United States troops, or two hundred
men, and the forces of three United
Stales marshals, uumboring about two
hundred aud Dfty men. Of these latter,
lilty were seul to Ifangs ton to preserve
peace between the cowboys and negroes;
fifteen were required at each of the three
land Offices, aud twenty-live at Tohee.
Ol the regular troops, a squad ot men
were stationed at each of the two coun
ty scats. This left ouly some 300 men
to patrol borders of about 200 miles in
?extent, or one man to every two-thirds
of a mlloof border. The men, however,
were not stationed at regular intervals.
In some places there wt re ten and lif
. teen men to the mile, while at others
there were stretches ol five or ten miles
entirely unguarded. Under these con
ditions it might have been expected that
numbers of boomers would enter before
the appointed time, and they did. Two
miles north ol Tohee about 200 boomers
bad gathered on a secluded spot, know
ing that tho government force would be
massed at the border towns. They had
all set their watches three hours ahead
last night so that their testimony would
agree it ever their claims should bo con
tested on tho ground of their being
"sooucrs."
At 9 o'clock their watches all indica
'Icd the hour of noon, and they rushed
over the border and began the fray for
the. choice sections. The "sooncrs" at
other unguarted purloins of the border
were also very numerous, and it is esti
mated from all reports that the number
of settlors who entered the land before
the lcg.il lime was lully 3000.
Tohee this morning was an Indian
town just over the Iowa border, due east
from this place; tonight it is a while
man's city ol 1500 inhabitants. It fell
into the hands of tho Town Site com
pany, organized hero by tho president
of the Hoard of Trade, the president of
the First National bank, James McNeil,
and tho city marshal ol Guthrio. A rep
resentative ot tho company returned to
this place this afternoon and filed at the
land oflice a plat ot a lown and county
?claims. Ho reports that an election was
held this afternoon, at which McNeil
was chosen mayor.
At a point five miles below Tohee
quite a number of boomers were gath
ered to mnko the race. Among ihem
was ouc woman whose name has not
been learned, whoso impatience got tho
better of her discretion. She crossed
tho lino beforo the appointed time and
ono of the deputy marshals guarding tho
party arrested her and forced her back
over tho hue. Soon afterwards she
again crossed tho lino prematurely and
when the. deputy a second time ordered
her back she drew a revolver from 'her
dress pocket and opened lire upon him,
Tbo marshal returned the fire, and shot
her in tho left leg Just below the knee,
shattering the limb. Sho was unable to
make tho raco when noon arrived. Tho
boomer was left this side of the border
stretched under a tree unable to move.
A humane hnck driver brought the. un
fortunate woman to Ibis piacc, where
she is being eared for.
Tho story of every arrival from Lang*
slon agrees that thero has been rioting
lietwccn negro BOtilcrs aud cowboys.
No fatalities aro reported as resulting.
Alton llowrd l'?,rlnlie?1.
San FitANciseo, Sept. 17. -The mys
tery surrounding tho schooner Pan
nonia, so long overdue at this port from
Marsball Islands, Is at last cleared up.
The vessel sailed for San Francisco on
1, liuiun with a general cargo, und
, addition to a o*ew of seven, nan yn
>ard Capt. LoVedale*? wire and thre*
Idron. It is also stated tht?t several
lionarles had taken passage <>n the
la to coine to this city.
*as wrecked on a reef to the
?OtoUUo Hawaiian Islands, ami
on ooard was drowned.
WfUW'fl ff! VaUii MNVVMTf ONi
It Is not a? I.h. z? or u? I?a*tnbnlo??*? xtnn
Anticipated.
St J.oum, 8cpt. 17.?The Antl-Tblrd
l'urty and Autl-Sub-Treasury wing of
the National Farmers' Alliance met at
10.30 this inornlug. Not more than one
half of the number of delegated expect
ed made their appearance. The pur
pose and objects of thia Convention
have heretofore been stated in these
dispatches and from the tenor of the
speeches this morning it is quite evident
thnt the Third Tarty and land loan
schemes are to havo no place in the
new Alliance that will be organized this
week.
The Convention was called to order by
U. .S. Hall, ex-president of the .Missouri
Alliance, and a temporary organization
was effected by the election of U. S.
Hail as temporary chairman, and AVin.
II. Murry.of Corsicana, Tex, temporary
secretary. A committee on credentials
was appointed and while they were
consulting "Dick'" Dalton, Democratic
aspirant to the Governorship of Mis
souri, addressed the Convention on tho
aims and objects of the Alliance.
Ho was opposed, he said, to the Gov
ernment land loan scheme. It would
be tho most injurious movement to tho
farmers that could be inaugurated.
The Farmers' Alliunco should return
to its lirst principle, that of protection
for farming interests, but not in a polit
ical partv. Necessary protection must
he obtained through the ballot, not
through the formation of a new party
designed to frame laws to protect far
mers at tho expense of other and per
haps vital interests.
The committee on credentials report
ed that all delegates in the hall were
entitled to seats. The report was adopt
ed. The temporory organization was
made permanent and it motion was
made to appoint a committee on resolu
tions and permanent organization, with
instructions to report the plan of org
anization and the policy to bo pursued
in future.
This motion brought about a long
and at. times animated discussion.
Some of the delegates contended that
the plan of permanent organization
was out of the question altogether.
They were not here for tho purpose of
forming a new Alliance, as the dele
gates present were already members of
the national organization, and, "Why,
in the name of God," said one, "should
we want another organization?" It
was finally decided to appoint a com
mittee of livu to outline a plan of pro
cedure to be presented to the Conven
tion tliis afternoon, and at 12.IK) tho
Convention took a recess.
The afternoon session was called to
order at 2M0 und was abo.it as lively as
any convention could be. As soon as
the delegates were seated Chairman
Hall announced tho committee on re
solutions as follows: W. S. McAllister,
ot Mississippi, Chairman: Dr. Ransom,
of Tennessee; 0. A. Udler andJ.F.
Davidson, of Missouri; lt. C. Bragg, of
Texas; \V. 11. Wilser, of Illinois, and A.
J. McOnell, of Iowa.
It was moved and carried that flic
committee immediately go to work and
prepare a platform, which the commit*
tee forthwith proceeded to do. During
the absence ot the commit tee Dr. W.
Polk; Yeainans, of lioone County, Mo.,
was called on for an address. Ilo took
up the subject of the Government land
loan scheme and the sub-treasury and
dissected them to tho evident satisfac
tion of the delegates, who applauded
the good points without stint.
Dr. Veamans was {followed by sever
al other farmer orators, who were re
ceived with cheers, and their speeches
were frequently punctuated with ap
plause.
Abuut, 3.80 the committee on resolu
tions stalked into the hall with a "parti
al report," The report was read, it is
tho same platform adopted 1-iy tho Fort
Worth Convention, with the modifica
tion of the last, resolution,as follows:
Resolved, That we denounce. C. W.
Marone and his corrupt, methods, to
gether with the acts of his tools and
henchmen, as being a disgrace to the
(irder and a stench in the nostri Is of all
honest men who know of their corrup
tion and iillany.
This ltd to a heated debate. A mo
tion to strike out this censuring clause
was debated a long time, but finally
was defeated, and, with tho platform
well before them, the Convention ad
journed over to Wednesday, when the
convention reassembled. The lirst or
der of business was the question on the
resolutions which were up yesterday
and they wen; carried by a good ma
jority. An ell ort to make tho vote
unaninmous revealed two negative
voters who did not relish the resolution
censuring Macune.
The committee on permanent organ
i/.tion, with W. i'olk Veatnan as chair
man, then mado its report. It provides
lor tlie appointment of a committee of
seven, which is authorized to submit
to the next .Supreme Council, which
meets at Indianapolis in November, tho
objections of this convention to certain
parts of thejdemands which wore adopt
ed by the Supreme Council at the (Jcala
convention. Also that the committee
be authorized to lile the unalterable and
undying objections of this convention
to the passage of anv resolutions what
ever binding the individual member
ship of the Alliance to any political
course of action and "wo hereby pro
test against such action, of any prev
ious meeting infringing upon the in
dividual political rights of any member
of the order."
Not tho iUtui.
A dispatch from Bamberg to the Col
umbia State under date of Sept. 17 says:
".J. W. Ilardin, who lias been under ar
rest here since last Saturday under tho
supposition that ho was the Chicago
murderer, Tascott, wan liberated today,
and at once left for Atlanta, counting
j crossties. The town authorities were
unable to hear from Chicago, and got
lired furnishing him free, lodging. His
arrest is believed by many to havo been
a prearranged plan on the part of both
the tramp detective, and Ilardin, to get
free transportation to Chicago. Jt is
reported hero that Stewart went into a
written agreement with a gentleman of
tins place to divide the reward it he
would furnish him (Stewart) with tho
necessary lands to have the man identi
fied as Tascott, and obtained a consid
erable amount from him just before be
inp. bounced out of town Sunday after
noon. Policeman Cavetook up a col
lection to day lor Ilardin, which he
Seeined to greatly appreciate, ilardin
bears a striking resemblance to Tascott,
as described in the Detective World,
and, to a person unacquainted with Tas
cott, would ho easily taken lor him,
from the description. Detective Stew
art, has not been heard from since Sun
day."
"Coimelenee Money."
BOSTON, Sept. 18.?Upon Tuesday of
this week, Mr. 1J. L. M. Tower, Of Bull
& Tower, attorneys for parties un
known, paid into the State National
Rank, 918,180 as "conscience money."
Mr. Tower, himself, does not know
from whom tins money comes, but it
is believed to come from tho executor
Of some, estate or through a death-bed
confession. Tho only clue the bank
lias, is the fact that in 18i?5, while the
teller's back was turned, a bag of gold,
containing about 93,000, was tnken.
This amount, taken at its premium
value at that time, and with interest
compounded, ligures just about the
amount now roturned to the bunk.
A Oroen Ooorin I'ontinaiter.
BfftMINGIIAN, Ar.A.Sopt. 18.?M. D.
Thrasher, postmaster at Kdwardsville,
Cleburne County, is here under arrest
on tho charge of using the mails illeg
ally. Tho charge is that Thrasher has
'Neil corresponding with green goods
,n(>in Now York city in pursuance of
y^fothittons for a i apply of their stuff,
to .'Y'*? ?nea?d that Thrasher went on
?I?. -M* In porsw to see Ills prln
This usually quiet l&tllc city Wss thrbtoh
Solo intense excitement yesterday morn
ing by tlio sudden appoaranco of what
was supposed to bo a maniac, who camo
rushing through tbo streets to tbo terror
of men, women and cbildrcu. only af
ter a severe struggle was he captured by
the marshal aud his assistant* and
lodged iu jail, where he had to be chained
to the floor.
He im of ruedLir. height ?ud of a deli
cate build. Yet he snaps trace chains
as though they were made of t<vinc. He
is a most woe-begone specimen of tho
human family. Iiis talk is more like
the ehutter of a monkey or a pol I parrot
j thau auylhiug else. Ilia entire body is
covered with hair.
For tho past six months there have
been tales told in regurd to a ghost hav
iug been seen iu the limber iu the ?South
aud West of this city. One muu claims
to have Bcea him aslride of a phantom
horse, blub up iu the air, aud came to
town speechless from his fright and hail
to be escorted home.
Then he was aguiu seen by a lull
blood Cherokee, who was scared out of
his wils. This Indian is an intelligent
man. He says ho first saw the man
crawling ou the ground snake fashion,
and, as he supposed, he was walchiug
something, but on his nearer approach
the wild man sprung to his all-fours aud
outran the ludiau's horso.
The most sensational tale yet lold
about the wild muu comes from a source
which cannot he disputed. The gentle
man lives in Arkunsns and :s a minister
of the Gospel. Ho will make an affida
vit that he saw him some lime lust Aug
ust near Crump, a country store in lieu
ton County, sitting nstrido of a log, toy
ing with two large snakes. One was an
immense diamond rattler and the other
a huge blacksuuke. After going through
BOTeral queer coulortious of tho bodv
tbo wild man beheaded nud devoured
the rattler. Then with a wave of his
right hand he mounted in midair and
disappeared. The minister.' says he was
so terrified that he could not move for
at least one hour.
Who the wild man is and where he
came from no one knows. The proper
authorities have been notilied aud will
be here to-day. Great numbers of peo
ple are coming in to see him. Ho glares
at them sometimes with a fiendish ex
pression. At others he grows restless
and utters horrible screams and yells.
Terrible Fight ?t Kuok Hill.
Kock limn, S. C, Sept. 21.?-Our
usuahy quiet town was btirrcd up con
siderably Saturday night to learn that a
terrible t'.ghl had occurred about half a
mi.o from the business part of Hock
Hill. The news was first brought to
town by a negro, Will Caldwell, who
was a participant in the fight and who
come to town to gel sewed up. Messrs.
Frank and Kugeuo Wilson, brothers,
usually quiet men. were on a spree, and
being ordered oil-the streets, went as
fur as Wilson street. After hanging
around there for awhile a crowd of eight
or ten negroes, also drunk, came up,
and iu some way a fuss was started.
The Wilsons walked on as far as the
corner of Wilson and Black slieets, to
a point iu front of I'apt. L. M. Davis'
dwelling, when llio light commenced.
It is thought that Frank Wilson was
struck down early and Kugcne did the
flghtnur. When Capt, Davis heard tho
racket he walked up just as .lake Free
man, a negro, felled Eugene Wilson.
Capt. Davis cried, * "Stop, Jake, you will
kill him." Freeman said that lie would
kill him (Wilson) as he had cut him
(Freeman) to pieces. Capt. Davis
walked up to arrest F.rccmun, when the
crowd dispersed. Kolh the Wilsons
were struck on the head with some
heavy instrument. Frank Wilson, is
alive, hut unconscious. KllgeilU Wilson
is doing heller and is able to sit up.
Will Caldwoll, tho negro, is badly cut.
Ho : nd Frank Wilson cannot recover.
Freeman has not been hoard from. Sev
eral arrests have been made, among
them .ludson Heath and Itufus Hope,
colored, both bad characters.-- The
Stale.
A Terrlhlo Fate.
Cr.rvki.ani>, O., Sept. It), .lohn Mc
Cafferty, a lineman for the Western
Union Telegraph company, met with a
terrible death in front of the court
house in the presence of ono hundred
spectators yesterday. McCalferty was
talking to some friends, and then began
to climb a telegraph pole to adjust a
wire, lie had leached a point beyond
the llrst cross-arm, when, with a shriek,
he fell backward. His spurs caught in
the iron stops of the polo, and bis head
bung downward. A telephone wire
bad fallen across an electric light wire,
and McCafferty had received a terrible
voltage in lusiiody. Ills face and arms
turned black, and ho hung fully three
minut es before a ladder could bo seen red
and the unfortunate man brought to the
ground. He died on tho way to tho hos
pital.
Murder und suicltie.
Woodland, Cal., Sept. 17.- The life
less bodies of Miss May Adams and J.
W. Montgomery were discovered this
morning lying in the rear yard of a
small unoccupied residence. A vial
labeled "poison" and a Smith & Wesson
revolver were found beside them. In
vestigation showed that Montgomery
first shot .Miss Adams In the left temple
and then turned and lired a shot
through his own brain. Miss Adams
was the daughter of L. 11. Adams, who
represented this County two terms In
the Legislature. Montgomery was a
son of Judge Montgomery of Stockton.
The supposition is that the murder and
suicide wero the result of a refusal on
the part of the lady's parents to permit,
their marriage._
A Denionratlo Itoom In I own.
SPKNOBlt, Iowa, Sept. 18.?The birg
est Democratic demonstration in the
history of "Northwestern Iowa was per
Bented In a meeting here this.af ternoon,
addressed by Congressman Springer, of
Illinois. The counties of this region,
thirteen in number, comprising the I Ith
Congressional district, havo.wlth two
or tnree exceptions, heretofore given
heavy Republican majorities constitut
ing the Republican stronghold of Iowa.
Spencer is in tho heart of this region,
aud until the visit of Springer no Dem
ocratic orator of national promlnonco
had addressed tho peoplo of t bis strong
hold. The heat was Intense, but Spr
inger held the close and earnest atten
tion of his audience for an hour and a
half while he discussed issues ol na
tional politics.
Closing (Ireenvllle'rt Itnrn.
Urrrnvillk, Sept. 18.?Special: The
-White Man's liar," of which M. Sher
man is tbo proprietor, was closed to-day
under attachment by the sheriff in fav
or of J. B. llro\vn ?fc Co, of Baltimore,
for 9419; Thero Is also a mortgage on
the saloon which was a gorgeously fit
tcd-up affair, aud the fixtures are said
to have cost more than any saloon in
the State. The s doon is tho third one
closed by the sheriff in a week.
Senator lltitler'H DauKhUtr i ><>a?l.
Wai.iiai.i.A, S. C, Sept. 21.?Miss
Mise Butler, daughter of Senator M
C. Butler, died at Highlands, "f. C,
this morning at ft o'clock after a linger
ing illness from fovor. Her bod ' will
be carried to Kdgelleld to-morrow via
this place for interment on Wednesday.
Sho was twenty years old
Rolled Ov?r r Preolple?. .
Bkiink, Sept. 18.?Tho lintfadulne
ma'I coach overturned In a mountain
pass between Lenz and Alba'ia and
rolled over a precipice to the botVom of
a deep ravlno. Two ladles whol were
' passengers were killed and throe tHhers
were Injured. V?
?WrtAT raOulTHtlt MORTAU? W*
Au Astoundlag Nwludlb Find? Mi??iy
D?pe? In Virginia.
CllAllLESTON, W. Vtt., Sept. 20.?Duo
of the most astounding Bwlndlesin the
history of the country has just heea
brought to light here by federal detect
ives, who have arrested Henry Ash and
George W. Rose, two of three ringlead
ers. Robert P. Lively, tho man who
eriginated the scheme, escaped to the
mountains, but a p >sae is after him.
Some weeks ago these tlireo men or
ganized at St. Albans, this county a
branch of what was alleged to be the
"National Assembly," said by tho con
spirator* to bo a patriotic order, having
'or its object the relief of tho national
government. It was proposed to put
into the possesion of the government
thegoldcoiu hoarded up by thepeople,to
tiio end that the government might he
enabled to meet its obligations and bo
saved iroin national repudiation. The
Treasuary Department, it was explain
ed, had plenty of paper money and had
agreed that lor all the gold coins paid
into tho "assembly" and certilled by the
ollicors, there would be paid live times
the sum in paper currency. Nothing
less than 8200 would bo ucceptcd from
any one.
Tne thing took in a surprising way.
The country was scoured tor gold. One
man paid 91.200, another 9800, and
scores gave 9200 to 9500 for the worth
less ''certificates'' of the swindlers. The
Clusapeak and Ohio Railroad Company
paid its employes in gold, and a large
sum of this money went into tho cof
fers of Lively and his pals, Poor men
borrowed, begged and mortgaged, that
they might raise gold, and many a dol
lar of hard-earned savings went into
the "assembly for the relief of tho gov
ernment."
The postofllce authorities got wind ol
the thiug about a week ago, and today
the arrest wore made. The excitement
over the swindle 'sgreat. It is estimat
ed that the swindlers obtained over 950,
000 from their dupes, many of whom
are left penniless.
I )>?-.( im 11 v c I'oroMl FlrfiH.
CuMitKitLANU, Wis.,8ept. 18.?Forest
1 ires are raging in the country immedi
ately south and iu plain sight of tho
city, and a strong south wind prevails.
Several farm houses and barns, two
wood yards and a large amount of other
property lias ticen burned. Men are
now lighting the Haines, and there is
much apprehension in this city.
The village of I'erley was almost
wiped out of existence by lire yesterday.
At Tomaha a most disastrous tiro is
raging in the cranberry marshes be
tween Valley Junction and Norway.
Between twenty-live and thirty square
miles of marsh havo been consumed,
and the lire shows no si^ns of abate
ment. Thousands of dollars worth of
property have already been sacrificed.
PHAIUIK VlltKS IN NOltTIl DAKOTA.
BlSMAOK, N. 1).. Sept. 18.?A disas
trous prairie lire has burned over a large
portion of Kmmons County, sixty miles
south of here. Driven by a strong west
wind, n sheet, of flame as high as the
house tops swept, over the country from
the Missouri Ulver past Williamsport,
which place narrowly escaped, and into
the southeast ern partion of the county.
Details are meagre. No mail win re
ceived from Williamsport last evening.
The loss will be heavy, as a large area j
of range lands was burned over. Many
farmers lost, their entire crops and
buildings, it is reported that one man
was fatally burned.
Our DoVtOted Cotton Crop.
Following is the report of tho wcath
er bureau for the week ending Satur
day:
"The rainfall has been below the nor
mal: temperature about the average
amount; sunshine has been above the
average. The heavy rains which com
pletely saturatei) the soil, and In many
places ponded, and together with the
hot sunshine for the past week scalded
and rusted most, ol the cotton crop, and
caused many of the I in mature foils to
open, and has thereby greatly decreased
the yield. From reports received from
correspondents, and from other reliable
Information, my last report, of 25 per
cent, decrease is fully sustained, ami at
several places the decrease in produc
tion is placed at a much higher esti
mate."
"I give a few of the several state
ments of reliable and intelligent far
mers, giving t he condition of the cot
ton crop: "'In Richland,Snmter, Dar
lington, Florence and Chesterfield
Counties, fully 2." per cent, below tho
average. Some places one-half nicked
out. I have traveled over nearly tho
entire Statt! within the last two week"
and 1 am satisfied that the cotton er? >
is injured mure than 25 per cent. I
have been planting for eighteen years
and have never failed in that time to
average tine bale of cotton to the acre.
If 1 get a half bale to tho acre, this year
1 shall do well."
South Carol loa i'ontul Snrvleo.
A convention of the postmasters of
this state, was held in Columbia on
Tuesday last, tho object being to discuss
tho condition of the service, and sug
gest plans lor it's improvement. Among
other things the following suggestions
were made, addressed to the Postmaster
Ueneral.
1, Make a condition precedent to
mailing, that every piece of mailing
metter shall bear the return card ad
dresses.
2. Let the regulations be. so changed
that the unpaid matter can be forward
ed to points of destination and double
rate be collected for it upon delivery.
;i. Have postal rates and classification
printed on the llap of all envelopes by
the gi vornmont, unless otherwise or
dered by tho purchaser.
4. That, an elast ic band bearing name
ot mailing oflice be placed on all fourth
class parcels.
5, That the postal note ho abolished
anil a three cent fee bo charged for
money orders for less than live dollars.
('?. That postmasters he allowed to
open, in the presence of witnesses, all
letters dropped into the olllce without
direct ion, iu order that tint numcol the
writer may be ascertained and the let
ter returned for address, so that the la
bor and delay ot' sending the same to
the dead lettor oflice inav be avoided.
Wiiiitmi Inv*MttK>tt|oii.
ClIAltr.KSTON, S. 0., Sept. 18. A
meeting of the policy holders oi the
New York Life Insurance Company
was held hero to-day. Several promi
nent gentlemen spoke on the subject
and resolutions were offered and ac
cepted asking that a thorough examin
ation of the company's a flairs be, made,
and inviting the co operation of policy
holders of other places.
The importance of purifying the
blood cannot be over-estimated, for
without pure blood you cannot enjoy
Kood hoalh. 1". P. P. (Prickly Ash,
1'oke Hoot and Pnttussium) is a mirac
ulous blood puriller, performing more
cures in six months than ail the sarsa
partllas and so-called blood puriliers
put together.
Rheumatism. .lames l'axton, of Sa
vannah, (la., says lie had Rheumatism
ho bad that he could not move from
the bed or dress without help, and that
lie tried many remedies, but received
no relief until he began tho use of P. 1\
P. (Prickly Ash, Poke Root and Potas
sium), and two bottles restored him to
health. x
Rheumatism is cured by l\ P. P.
Pains and aches in the back, shoulders,
knees, ankles, hips, and wrists are all
attacked and conquored by 1?. p. p.
This gtcat medicine, by its blood
| cleansing properties, builds up ;n?d
i strengthens ttyo whole body
KENNEDY BROS
UNDERTAKR8
NORTH SIDE PUBLIC SQUARE, - ? - LAURENS, S. C
Orer KENNEDY mtos.. Store.
Keep constantly on hand a large assortment of Cofrins and Cask eti
oth Wood and Metalic, which will bo sold low down. Furnished at
ny hour day or night. Hearse sent when desired,
viyo KENNEDY BROS.. Successor to I. M Robortson.
Cotton Sample Improved.
IONE CENT PER POUND BY ACTUAL TEST.
At the gin house of Mr. F. II. Roberts, in Richmond county, just
before starting his SAILOR ELEVATOR one bale had been ginned
by the old method.
Just after starting his ELEVATOR another bale was ginned from
the same pile. Without knowing this fact the cotton buyer offered one
cent more per pound for the bale ginned with the use of the elevator.
Read the statement of the Buyer and Seller.
Tins will certify that of two samples of cotton offered us to-day
bv Mr. Rowan Rose, the market value of one exceeded that of the other
by one cent per pound. (Signed) D. CRAWFORD ec SONS.
Tins will certify that the two bales of cotton offered as above
were both from the same pile" of seed cotton and ginned on the same
gin. One was carried to the gin in baskets ami one through the Sailor
Cotton Elevator. (Signed) f. R. ROSE.
The best GINS, PRESSES, ELEVATORS, ENGINES and the
best machinery of all kinds for sale by
W. H. OIBBES, JR. & CO.,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Cooper & Burnside Bros.
Keep constantly on hand all kinds of
Groceries, Provisions, Vegetables,
FRUITS IN SEASON,
AT LOWEST PRICES,
Oa.ll and H32ca.rn.in? ouir Slog It.
COOPER & BURNSIDE BROS.
jrozzoDi's
RS SAFE; CURATIVE; BEAUTIFYING. |.2.3.
three I jStU-jj ! pozzonfs] store* I tints
Better Than Any Bank
-the?
Mutual ?ife Ins Go
OF NEW YORK.
Total /VsNClfl now $147,104,001 SO.
No other divestment in the
world is so absolutely safe, or con.
sideling the orotcction, more pro
lital)le thiltl a life or endowment
policy in The Mutual Lite Insur
ance Company of New York, for
the following reasons :
ist. The contrcct is based upon
a natural and universally operating
law of mortality, backed by the
good faith and continued payments
of the largest number (182,013 in
1889) of carefully selected lives
insured in any company on the re
serve fund system.
2nd. The Mutual Life has the
largest reserve fund of any insur
ance company in the world?being
now over $147,000,000.
3rd. During the lorty-seven
years of its business, its receipts
from interest alone have paid all
death claims and left a surplus
therefrom of $11,315,901 69.
4th. Its interest receipts have
exceeded all expenses of manage
ment hy the enormous sum of $55,
447,246.89.
Cth. Its annual income in 18S9
exceeding all the requirements for
paying death claims, matured en
dowments, annuities, surrender
values, dividends to policy-holders
and expenses (in all amounting to
.$21,629,502.61) by nearly ten mil
lions of dollars, or exactly $9,981,
6th. The Mutual Life has al
ready paid to anil accumulated for
its policy-holders ovei $435,000,
000, which is double the transac
tion cd* any other company iu the
world.
No other financial system can
give such protection and security,
and is so well guarded on every
side against the disturbing elements
that undermine and overthrow the
best laid plans and methods of men
acting in their individual capacity.
REMKMHERTHE COMPANY.
-Til 10
jOLutual Life Im. <?o,
OF NEW YORK.
En. L. Gkiinano, Columbia, S. C.
General Agent.
M. T. Simpson, Cross Hilt, S. C.
^ Agent.
ITHE NEW WEBSTER
a New Hook from Cover to Cover*
hilly abreast Or the times.
WEBSTER'S
INTERNATIONAL
DICTIONARY
A GRAND INVESTMENT
For the Family, the School or the IJhrnry.
The Autlientio WoLiter'n Una
bridged Stationary, comprising the
iusnes of 1864, "79 and '84 i at HI copy,
righted) lias been thoroughly revised
and enlarged, and as a distinguish
ing title, hears tho name of Wob
ster's International Dictionary.
The work of revision oooupieu over
ten years, more than a hnndrod edi
toriol lahorers having hsen employ
ed, and over 8300,000 oxponded
before the Unit copy was printed.
6qld by all booksih.er8.
A Pamphlet of specimen paces, illuntrattons,
testimonials,etc., sent freo by tho publishers.
Cantlon is needed in purchasing ndietionary,
as Photographie reprints ofnn obsolete and com
paralively worthless edition of Webster sro be
ing marketed ander various iuimcb nnd ofteu by
misrepresentation.
GET THE BEST,
Tho International, which bears the imprint of
G. 4, C. MERRlAM A. CO.,
PUBLISHERS,
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., U.S.A.
THE LAURENS BAR,
swcamcsssMta . i s sj?a?
H. T. HIMPSON,
ATTOHNKT at LAW,
lajkrn8. - - 9,'?
j.T. j?h,1il)n. nt. r. b i 0 ? ?
JOHNSON St KICIIKY
ATTOKNUYfl AT LAW.
Oppici -Fleming'* Corner, Norlhwes
?idtt of Puiiiio Square,
LATJRBN8, H., - ?.?.
"? A h Ii B A I, L,
A v i *> o n m t e at Law,
la u 1! w, Ns,
Oet.tt, ?'in
W. \T. KWNNKDY.
attorn ky at LAW
Rneeinl rtiiiM.il??! kIvmii to i he Investl
Knllon of titles.
Lauren* (!. H.a. C.
April
W. II. MARTIN,
AT'TUKN It Y AT LAW.
la una*>.'>. - - si. (:?
JDR, W* H BALL
Ollieo Over National Hank, Liiurons
OfBoe ilayH Monday unit Tuosdav.
II. V. SIMPSON. <\ I). IIA UKSliA 1.10,
SIMPSON A BARKSDALE,
Attorneys nt Law,
IjAUH'KNS, south uakomna
Frbi? tha otilofe of th,b fallftiiU cum*
mission It is utcMtained that t*?e tola)
income of the Souib Carolina Railway
for the vear ending June 30, 1891. sum
marized Irom its monthly reports, was
81,(181,502. an increase over the previous
year of ?200,740. The percentage of iu
crea8e is 18.35 per cent. The folio wing
figures show the total earnings of this
branch for the past ten years:
1882 . 31,229,870.00
1883. l,35f>,930.50
1884. 1,271,077.3?
1885. 1,888.914.85
188?. 1.1:19.801.34
1887. 1,131,202.75
1888. 1.250,587.14
1889. 1,279,091.73
1890. 1,425,201.94
1891. 1,081,001.75
Ptauoa und organs.
N. W. Trump, 134 Main Street Co
lumbia, S. C, sells 1'ianos and Organs,
direct from factory. No agents' com
missions. The celebrated Ohickerlug
Piano. Mathushek l'tauo, celebrated
for its clearness of tone, lightness of
touch and lasting qualities. Mason &
i lamli n Upright Piano. Sleriiug Up
right Plauos, from 3225 up. Mason &
Iluinlin Organs surpassed by none.Ster
ling Organs, 350 up. Every Instrument
guaranteed for six years. Fifteen days'
trial, expenses both ways, if not satis
factory. Sold on Instalments.
TlIB Alliance farmers of Kansas have
not taken the advice that was given
thorn to repudiate their mortgage in
debtedness, but are paying it upas fast
as they gel the money lor their crops.
The statistics recently collected on the
subject are encouraging to all holders
of farm mortgages, and pleasing to
everybody who believes in the honesty
and honor of the tanners of the coun
try. It is a sound policy that the Kan
sas farmers are pursuing in this res
pect, and it will redound to their ad
vantage at once and hereafter.
holr?v wish to
III' IIOSJ"? or VufK <>\v.>
? l\ IIOIINR.
THEN BUY THE THOMAS STEAM
PRESS AND SEED COTTON"
ELEVATOR.
It Is the most perfect system In use, un
loading cotton from wagons, cleaning and
delivering it into gins or stalls. Cotton
doos not pass through fan and press re
quires no pulley nor belts. It saves tune
and money.
TALBOTT & SONS'
ENGINES AND BOILERS, STATION
ARV AND PORTABLE. Old) DO
TALBOTTS SAW MILLS, IMPROVED
FRICTION AND ROPE PEED
f'200 TO ?tioo
HUMMUS AND VAN WINKLE COT
TON GINS AND COTTON PRESSES.
We ofTer Saw Mill Men nnd Ginnui'.s
the most complete outfits that can be
bought and at bottom prices,
V. C. BADHAM,
OKNEHAL AO KNT,
< 'omimbia, s. C,
THE TALBOTT ENGINE is THE
BEST
COTTON SAMPLE IMPROVED!
A< Tl II. TKKT.
At the gin of Mr. F. II. ltuhertfl in Rich
land County, just before starting his Sailor
Elevator one bale had been ginned hv t he
old method, .lust after starting the fclovn
tor another bale was ginned from the same
pile. Without knowing 'his fact the cotton
buyer Offered one cent per pound more for
the bale ginned with the use of the Eleva
tor. Read the statements of the buyer and
seller:
COPY.
This will certify that of two samples of
cotton offered ns today by Mr. Rowan Rose
the market value of one "exceeded that of
the other by one cent per pound.
I Signed.) i.D. CRAWFORD iV. Str^S.
CORY'.
Thiss will certify that the two hales of
cotton offered asabovo were both from the
same pile of seed cotton, and ginned in the
SAlnogln. One was carried to the gin in
baskets and one through the Sailor Seed
Cotton Elevator.
(Signed.) .1. R. ROSE.
'The best (lins. Presses, Elevators,
Engines and the best machinery of all
kinds, for sale by
W. 11. GUILES. .In.. &co?
_ _Columbians. <;.
Leesville College.
CO-EDUCATIONAL.
"PRIMARY", ACADEMIC, COLLEOl
1 ATE and COMMERCIAL COURSES;
Vocal and Instrumental Music, Art, Klocu
tion, Physical Culture, Cooking. Dress Out
ting, Domestic Economy, Weekly Slide
Studies. Nine teachers. Knrollnieiit, last
year ISO. Pupils trout thirrcen comities.
Strong moral and religous influence. No
bar room nearer than seven miles.
Healthful location, 700 feet above the
level of the sea, 400 feet above Columbia,
128 foot above Aikon. Elegant building.
Young ladies can board with the President,
Only College in the State that makes pro
vision for young ladies to reduce expenses
by doing domestic, work. Seventeen young
ladies aided this way last year. Expenses
for literary course and hoard for ten
months, sioa to 8L$u; music, f;to; bookkeep
ing, |20, Next session opens September
23d. For catalogue address
L. B. HAYN ES, A. M.,
President,
Sep n~3mo9 licesville, s. c.
Advice to Women
If you would protect yourself
from Painful. Profuse, Scanty,
Suppressed or Irregular Men
struation you must use
BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE
REGULATOR
Carti'.ksvii.i.i:, April Si), ICSIl,
Thin will rrrtify Hint two tnomhora of my
Immediate family, alter having ailffercd for
yearn from 'inu.iimil IrrejriilnrltVf
Doing trented without iirnciit by pliyalclnjis,
were at length complitcly cured by one bottle
of Blriidlleld'M I'emiile Itegulator. I(n
effort Is truly wonderful. J. W. svritANUB.
nook to " woman' " mailed kurs, which eoulatnt
voiuuMi' Information on uii female ulsea?t+.
BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO..
ATLANTA, OA.
SOtt Nil /; 11 y AIjJj JJItUOaiUTA
(-'0R(HILL 5 & FEyER.
DUMB AGUE ANP
MALARIA:
LIPPMAN BROS.. Proprietors,
Oruoglils. Llppman's Block. SAVANNAH, CA.
1 OlC
A t!KV AT OKVM.K THAT MAT NOT AvKtt>U
felt KKPKATI.D, 80 DO M?tT DSL.AV. 5
"STR1KK WHILK THK IkOK 18 HOT." |,
i Write "or Catalogue now, and aay whaijj
rpaper you saw this advertisement in. ^
* ^member that 1 null everything that
?;oes to furnlshlug a uouie?luanuiaotur^
Dg some things and buying others In ? la '
lurgest possible lots, which enables nie to,
wipe out all competition.
UKKKAKEA KKW OK MY STAKT
L1NU lia ku a ins
A Mo. 7 Klat top Cooking Stove, full
size, 15x17 inch oveu. lltUsd with21 piece.
of ware, delivered nt your owu depot,\
all freight charge* 'paid by we, toi
only Twelve Dollar?.
Again, 1 will dell you a ? hole Cookih v
Kange 13xia iuch oven, 18x20 inch top, ut t
ted wltlv 21 pieces of ware, lor TlllK-x
TKKN DOLLAKS, and pay the trotgkt to ;
your depot.
DO NOT TAY TWO PU1CK? KOL i
i'OUKUOODS.
1 will send you a nice plush Parlor suit, <
walnut frame, either lu combination
banded, tho most stylish colors for 33
to your aallrood stutiuu. freight paid,
j I will alsosell you a nice bvdroiuos uu
?onsistiug <tf liureaii with glas?, 1 high
head bedstead, 1 Watdistuud, l tieutio
table, 4 cane tvat chairs, l inno seat auu
back rocker allior 10.50, and pay rrelghi
to your depot.
Or 1 will send you an elegant lkHlroom
suit with large glass, full uittrble top, lor
_f30, aua pay freight.
?Nice wiudow shade un spriiiK roller | oo
?dUegaiit Jarico walnut 8 day clock. '
WaUiut lounge, 7.00:
Lace curtains per window, 1.U0
1 cannot describe every thing iu a small
advertisement, but have an immense stun
containing 22,000 feet of floor room, with
Jwarc houses auu factory buthuugsinulhei
?pikiiiot Augusta, making iu an ttio lar
BgcM business ol this kind under one mau
^gumenl iu the boutliern Mate?. The:*
ptorvaauU warehouses atu crwwueU with
tin- chelcetaproductiousot tnu best facto
ries. My catalogue (.onianiiuK iliusiiutiout
of goous win oe mailed it you win ktuuij
sit) whore you saw Unsauvernsemeut. j
puy tretght. Aiuinss,
L. F. PADGETT,
[Proprietor Padgett's Kmulturo, btov*
I and Carpet Store, I
juio-1112 Broad Street, AUdissTA, OA
KS*, O
i5 ALL 5KIN
AND
Mi)
5EA5E5.
? r.is i .villi ,,. ,i MlUrwtloti f. i II? cur? of mil
?UuJuIn Klitunuultni, Mnl.ri., old
Ulnn tint htv? i,-iM..t ell lr.?lrjio?t, C'tUrtb,
; i.KI i -n.T.ll.r, S..1.I llrvl, tl.-.,?U-.
I'. Pjji ? pwwftil lank, .Ii.: an .ic.ll.nt ?MMtlMr.
itiM?TIsiM
v i. ii.? ?ru jwliantJ it t v. l., i. blood Ii In
:.' ??? ilut i? in-umin! ln.jul.rlll... ?r?
II Dil a CURES
iLFXMALARI?
. rIl. i t, htd MDd X1SS3
i.l v. l\ f., PrkMy Aih, r-ok. Ilooe
XiXffUAtf BIW3., PnpriotorB,
:vrS$i?, Llpi'inan'sWook, i ..wan nah, cll
THK LA BUKST STOCK,
must SK 11.1.ki) WORKMEN,
LOWKST PIUCKS,
Sontb Carolina MarMe Works.
JP. IT. HYATT,
fi'IC4M*BCIi: ? Oot.
is tin- best place in South Carolina >?i
Southern States to secure satisfaction in
American and Italian Marble Work, All
(dials of
Cemetery Work]
a spoolnllty.
TAHIjKTS,
11 KADSTONKS,
MONUMKNTS, *C.
Send for prices and full Inrormatlon.
f. h. hyatt'
April K ly COLUMBIA. S. C.
First Class Work.
Very Low Prices.
Buvglcs, Carriages, lloadCnrht, Wagons,
U\, warrauted Second to none.
Inquired nearest dealer in llnwo goods,
or send lor Catalogue?Mentioning thi*
paper.
holl e \\ K .'anderson
BUOOY Co.. Kock t v . .. i :
College for Women,
COLI MIJ1A. S C.
Second snholastlc year beulnfl September
".ii. i?!U. l-'iill corps of L'rofesHors and
Teachers In Academic, Collegiate, ?? usn',
Art and v'edlcal Departments. Yoanp
ladies Intending to prepare for the Mtnllca'
Profession will Una it to their interest t<
take the one year's Preliminary Ctairse in
Medicine at tins col logo. Most boautlfiu
grounds and comfortable home in tue
couth, for circular and catalogue, apply
to the President.
RkV. W.M. 11, ATKINSON, I>. D.
Aug-2m.