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ELBIERT H. KULL, EDITOa. "ELBERT H. AULL, Proprietors. WM. . HOUSEAL, N EWBE RRY. S. C, THURSDAY MAY 29, 1S90. FIGLRES AND REFORM. It is an old saying that "figures never lie," yet at times they are very daceptive things. A great many figures are now being used by newspaper corres pondents in comparing the expenses of the State Government one year with another, the purpose being to sbow that our State Government costs more now than it did in certain years somei years back. We published last week a statement in figures made up by the Comptroller General, showing the ap propriations for 1839, giving the esti mated expenses for the present fiscal year, which show that something over one million dollarsare appropriated for this fiscal year. Now it seems to us that the question that the taxpayer ought to want to know, is not whether this appropriation i< more than in some previous year, or whether it is less, but the thing to be investigated is, whether there are any useless or extravagant appropriations of the public fund. Every good and true citizen and tax-payer, whether he be a small or large tax-payer, is interested in having an economical government, provided it be efficiently administered, and what we want is for those who are charging extravagance in the adminis tration of affairs, to point out these ex travagant appropriations and show wherein the reform can be brought about, and how the taxes can thus be reduced. It is not enough simpiy to compare one year with another. A man in his private business may spend more money one year than he does an other, because it may be necessary to the efficient management of his business s >to do. And so it may be in the man agenment of the State Government. We are just as much interested in an economical government as any other citizen, and we want taxation just as low as it can be, but we do not feel like charging extravagance unless we could point out where there was such ex travagance. A friend of ours has furnished us the fillowing figures comparing the appro priations of 1880 with those of S89: Appropriations for state Government in 18' .....$1,040,27S 02 Appropriations for State (;overnment in ISS...... 783,661 14 Difterence in favor of 'SU...$ 256,616 88 But in 1889 the following special ap propriations were miade that were not p)art of the expenses of government in 1880: Confederate pensions........ ~>1,200 00 Wor k on State House....... 60,000 0 University, including Clemi son College, Citadel and Claflin...................... 11,800 00 Building Colored Insane Asylum................... :3,000 00 ('ourt Stenographers.......10,200 (0 Total..................S:241,200 00 In 1850 the following special appro p)riations were made which should be taken into account: Building Lunatic Asylum..$37,164 :34 Difference in interest on State debt......................... 15,%0 00 Georgetown and Cowpens' Centennial................. 7,000 00O A rtificial legs and arms......20,000 00) Lieut. Governor's salary ...1,000 00 Total....................$80,514 34 To summarize we have: A ppropriations 1889.......1,040,278 02 Special approp)riations 1889 not included in 1880... 241,200 00 $809,078 02 Appropriations 1880..........783,661 14 Special appro priations 1880) not included in 1859...... 80,514 :;4 $703,146 80 $703,146 80 $95,941 22 There may have been other special appropriations in 1889 not necessary in 18S0, and while this comparisoni of figures shows nearly a hundred thou sandl dollars more appropriated in 1889 thant in 1880, we do not see where it necessari ly shows extravagance. Tfhe thing for those who claim extravagance is to show from the appropriations of 1889 where the extravagance exists. In comparing the appropriation bill of 1850 w ith that of 1889 we find the following increase in appropriations in the Act of 1859: For the Lunatic Asy lumn S:2,400: for the support of the inmilitia $4,N00. These two items alone show an increase of $36,400. Then there is an item for the transportation of convicts, $5,000, that was formerly paid by the counties. Then in the ap prop)riatio)n bill of 1889 is included the pay. of the Ril-ioad (Commnissioners 8,5-0, not in 1830, and which is paid back by the railroads. There may be difTerence of opinion as to wvhether these last items are necessary expenses, but they will reduce the apparent dif ference in the two years very material 1;. There is also an item in the appro priationi bill of 1880 not in that of 1889, which should be mentioned. In 1880, SI16,b00 were appropriated to the sup port of thle pen itentiary. Ini 1889 noth inig is appropriated1 to the support of the penitentiary. This will change the t,allanice slightly. We repeat, the question that we are interested ini, is to find where the ex travagzance conmes in. Let us know where the appropriations for 1889 can be re.duced, or. where they were useless or extravagaint. Weare free to admit that we think to) much mioney is spent in South Carolina on higher education by the State. We think there might be con siderable reform in the management of the South Carolina University, and we have said so repeatedly. WVe do not desire the istitution crip)pled in its usefulness, tbut it seems to us there are too) ma my p)rofessors and more "schools" than the inmber of students wvarrants. Take thme school of pedagogies for in stance. The catalogue puts down three pupils, and we were told last fall t here was only one in actual at tendance. There seems to be no demand for this "school" and it is a right expensive thing to the State to educate these three young men in pedagogies. This is only one item. agance show from tbe figures where the reform can be made. That is what we want, and that is what every tax payer ought to be interested in. Let the reform be pointed out with the figures. NO PERSONALITIES WANTED. The Greenville News urges that the campaign upon which we are about to enter be free from personalities. In this our contemporary is right. If we are to have a "campaign of education," let us have facts and figures and see where the leaks in the treasury are, if any there he, or where taxes can be re d uced. It thinks the contemplated meeting between Tillman and Dargan useless, as no one doubts the personal courage of either. That the "Twenty-one Con ference" has made itself sufficiently rediculous to be no longer a disturbing element-that "Capt. Tillman is fast reducing his own candidacy to one of pure personality, and having it stripped of all the frills of indefinite charges and promises of reform and leaving the bare 'I want to be Governor' as the motif. This being the case, the best method to defeat him is to keep other personalities out of the fighs. Let it be a struggle of facts and figures against Tillman's 'big I.' The result in that case would be his defeat. The State Executive ('ommiteee have mapped out a st ries of meetings. If Capt. Tillman is simply allowed to injure his own cause at each of those meetings as he did at Anderson, he is defeated." How about the Cotton Seed t)il Mill for Newberry? If we wait much longer the orily thing left will be to decide that it is too late for this year and next season will do. There is need of action in this matter if Newberry is to have this enterprise. Hon. Henry A. Meetze, of Lexing ton, is prominently spoken of as a candidate for Congress from the 1st District to succeed Hon. S. Dibble. If he should enter the race he has the best wishes of The Herald and News. The Bamberg Advertiser endorses Col. Eugene B. Gary, of Abbeville, as a candidate on the Tillman platform for Attorney General. We publish elsewhere in The Herald (and News to-day the Constitution of the Democratic party of South Caro lina. it would be a good idea to clip it out and put it aside for reference. We have received the first issue of the Chester Enterprise. It is neatly printed, and promises to be an ably edited and live weekly. We gladly place it on our exchange list. The Marion Star has completed its 44th volume. That is a good old age for a newspaper. We congratulate the Star on its age and the good it has done, and wish it many more years of prosperity. Senator Hampton has indignantly denied that he had any intention of meddling with the family contest now going on in South Carolina. We never believed it when it was first reported that he would take any part in local poli tics for or against any party within the party. Of course the grand old Senator would help us fight the commion enemy. The Enterprise and Alliance Monitor is a new paper published at Orange burg by Berry & Howell, and edited by Fred Wannamaker. The first two numbers which have been received make a good showing, and our best wishes shall attend the new enterprise, and we trust it shall be a Monitor for Judge Hudson is outspoken in his opposition to the rule requiring una nimity in the verdicts ofjuries. He has mentioned it in every charge to the grand juries that he has made in the past twelve months. He thinks the rule should be changed. We think the judge is wrong. The law as it is, is good enough. Let us have the best men as our jurors and there will not be so much fault to find with the ad ministration of justice. Tom Woolfolk, who is in jail charged with murdering his father's entire family three years ago in Georgia, and who has had several trials and mis trials, was found with a razor in his cell some days ago. It would seem to us that the Georgia people ought to be about tired of reading about Woolfolk by this time, and as the Augusta Chronicle says, if Tom really wants a razor, why let him have it, and if he is in a cell by himself, why let him use it. That would be a very easy way to end the matter. In The Herald and News last week was a statement prepared by the Comp troller General showing how much money is appropriated for the ex penses of the government and for what it is paid. Figures generally are very dry, but at this time.when so much is being said and written about extrav agance and reform and all that sort, it might be very interesting for every tax payer to study those figures and decide for himself where there is need for re form. At any rate from those figures he can see wvhere his money goes. Put last week's Herald and News aside for handy reference. NIEASURES NOT MEN. Hon. Ben. Terrill, national lecturer o the Farmer's Alliance has recently ben lecturing in Indiana. He lectured in South Carolina last year. In one of his speeches in Indiana he is quoted as using the following language: "Now about nominating men from our ranks for office. It did not work in Texas, because it drew into our ranks all the office-seekers, little and big, and they brought disaster upon the organization. We never can con trol the franchise of our people. We organize for a pure purpose, for patriot ia and love of country, not for office. No electioneering is tolerated in the Aliance. The moment a candidate elctioneers with a member of our or ganization, it is our duty, according to the rules of our order, to vote against THI NEEMJ Several newspaper correspondents have nominated Col. J. L. Orr for Governor and some of our, contempo raries have endorsed the same. Col. Orr would make us a good Governor and can easily be elected if he will con sent to make the race.-Pickens Sen tinel. That is just our opinion neighbor and we would be very glad to see Col. Orr come out for the office at the be ginning of the campaign at Greenville on the 10th of June. We have not had a Governor from the Piedmont secti'n since the Democrats came in power in For The Herald and New.. THE SCHOOLS OF THE COUNTY. An Interesting Statement of the Condition of the Common Schools in the County by the School Commissioner. The free school term having closed, I feel it my duty to give the public some idea, at least, as to the condition of our schools and school finances. During tLe past year eighty-eight free public schools have been in suc cessful operation. Besides these, the schools in the special districts have been open also. The school teri has been, oi an average, a little more than three and one-half months. In the majority of the white schools, the session has been lengthened by private subscription. About thirty-five schools have supple mented the public fund, causing the session to continue six months or more. The attendance of pupils has been very good during the year, although, in a few instances, teachers have made complaint that their pupils do not attend .as regularly as they should. I would urge that parents have their children go to school every day when possible. No one can tell how much may be lost to a child by remaining at home only one day in a week. The school buildings in .several dis tricts are much better than they were a year ago. In a few instances private subscription has done the work of re pairing and building school houses. while in many others the public fund has been used for this purpose. It is my desire to have good and comforta ble school buildings and I have there fore recommended that trustees, where private subscriptions cannot be secured, use a part of the school fund for this purpose. In every instance where this has been done the result.has been en tirely satisfactory to all concerned. When the session of 18S9--90 shall have closed, it will show that nearly one-thousand dollars were used for re pairing and building school houses in the country districts. During the past and the preceding year about sixty-five maps of South Carolina and a like number of the United States were placed in the schools. This was done in order to stimulate the study of the geography of our own State and country, but more especially that of our State. Some teachers have done excellent work with these maps, while others have not done so well. When used judiciously they are a great help to the teacher and to the school. Other appliances are rather poor in most of the districts. There is a serious want of desks, blackboards, charts, globes and other school furniture. I think, however, that there is improve ment making in this direction. Trhe financial condition of the schools is better than it was a year ago. In every district, except one, the credit system has played an important part. Next year at least four districts wvilI pay cash the entire term, while several others will pay the greater part of their claims. I hope that in a short time every teacher will get her pay as soon as the claims are presented. In September, 1888, the County Board of examiners, in accordance with law, adopted a list of text books to be used in the public schools for five years. These books are in every school, either wholly or in part. A great many teachers do not use any other books than those prescribed. I have used every effort to secure uniformity, and with the help of teachers and trustees have nearly succeeded. It will not be long before every school in tile county will be using the same text books throughout. The greater part of our schools are taught by ladies, the male teachers being comparatively few. Among both male and female teachers I find some who are well fitted for the work and who are striving to prepare them selves better every year. They seem to realize that teaching is to become a profession, and realizing this fact they are going forward with their work earnestly and enthusiastically. Every thing Considered, the teachers of the county are worthy in many instances, of a much more liberal support than they receive. The teacher demands the full sympathy of the public, for she has an arduous work-one which re quires patience and endurance to per form. A County Teachers' Association is held monthly, but is not so well at tended as it should be. Trhere can be no doubt inat the association has been productive of much good, in that it has caused teachers to take more interest in school work. In the latter part of June, 18S9, a Teachers' Institute was held at New berry. It was well at tended and created an enthusiasm which has not ceased to be felt. The County Board of Ex aminers will hold another this year, commencing on the 23d day of June. I hope that trustees and others interested in school work will urge all teachers to attend.the Institute. Among the colored teachers there are somec who are doing satisfactory work. They do not seemi to be teach ing solely for the pay they recieve, but are anxious to please hot;] trustees and patrons. The Free Common School is a fact in South Carolina, and there can be no doubt that it has done much for the State and that it is destinied to do much more. It is true the't the system mlay seem a little defective and appear that it does not fully meet the demands made upon it, but at the same time a careful examination of the system will show .that these defects are more ap parent than real, and that the demands made upon it are extravagant and un warranted. The fault is not so much in the system as we may at a glance suppose.. am glad to say, notwithstanding considerable opposition, that in some, yes, in many sections of our county there is a strong feeling in favor of common school ed ucation. One year ago t wo new school districts were formed in the county, and the citizens voted an extra tax for their upport. 'Only a few months ago the Town of Newberry was niade a sepa rate school district, and an extra tax was voted for its support. These things ertainly mean progress in school work and a more liberal support of the schools. It is incumbent upon every citizen to aid the cause of popular education. Instead of standing still and inactive we sould move forward and build up, strengthen and make pernmanent that system upon which, to a great extent, rests the very existence of free govern ment and the perpetuation of our civil and religious liberties. ARTHUR KIBLER, School Comn. Drowned in Idaho. {Special to Greenville News. CotUrm.4A, M1ay 24.-D)eaver Hopson, ttenty-one years old, son of L. D. Hop sn, a prominent Columbia merchant, was drowned in the Snake River, Idaho this mnorning. He*was a gradu ate of the State University, and was an E ngineer in the United States Geologi cal ,m-veing ('orni' Expenses of the Government. To the Editor of The Herald and News: The following is the amount of money collected in 1889 (Fiscal year 1888-9 ending October 31, 1889) from State and county tax, 2 mill and Poll tax and from other sources: State tax....................$ 683,411.67 Other sources.............. 264,480.83 Total..................$ 949,892.50 County taxes................... 974,890.81 Two mill and Poll tax....... 504,648.16 Total from all sources$2,429,431.47 Two million four hundred and twenty nine thousand four hundred and thirty one dollars and forty-seven cents. This) does not include the tag tax which was $45,000.00. S. PoPE. May 27, 1890. Let Newberry Enter the Contest. We have received the following cir cular letter from Col. T. W. Holloway. We would be very glad to see New berry County enter this contest for this prize. We believe Newberry can fur nish as good exhibit as any county in the State. Then why not make the arrangement and enter the race. POMA RIA, S. C., May 15th, 1890. Dear sir: On page 10 of the Premium List of this Society for the present year, will be found the offer of Premiums amounting in the aggregate to $500, for the counties making the best display of county products, to be shown at the Fair November 10, 1890. The requirements are: "To the County making the best and largest display of products grown or produced by residents of the County, Premiums will be awarded as follows: 1st Premium............$250 2nd ".... ..... 150 3rd " ......-----------... 100 In all, ...........500 All grain must be sown in quantities not less than one-half bushei. The judges making the award in this con test, will consider first, quality; second, quantity; third, variety, and fourth, ar rangement. Articles for the county display will not count in the individual Premium." I beg that you call special attention to this feature, and urge your county to be a competitor in the contest. Aside from the money involved, county pride should stimulate our farmers to enter heartily into the matter, and thus show the progress of agriculture in our State. I take it that the most effective plan would be for the several county alli ances from the sub-alliances, to canvass the matter at an early day, and thus become organized, so that by the first of November each county will be able to know what will be shown, and from what railroad station shipments will be made. Railroads require prepayment of freight, but upon its return to the original point of shipment, with the certificate of the secretary that the same had been on exhibition, the amount paid will be refunded. I will be pleased to furnish a copy of the premium list to all who may applyto Yours truly, THOMAS W. HoLLOWAY, Secretary. THE AIKEN SHORTAGE. Treasury Murray Makes a Full Settlement With the State and illI Settle With the County in a Few Days. [Special to Newvs and Courier.] CoLU MIA, May 27.-Ex-Treasu rer J. E. Murray, of Aiken County, to-day made a full settlement with the State, and the warrant issued against him by State Treasurer Mclver, under the law of 1888, was withdrawn. This warrant was dated May 21, signed by the State Treasurer and impressed with the seal of his office. It was addressed to all the sheriffs in the State, and recited that whereas Joseph E. Murray, late treas urer of Aiken, had neglected to pay over to the State Treasurer the amount in his hands belonging to the State and for which he made himself liable, this warrant was to command the sher if to apprehend Murray and .commit him to jail, there to remain in strict custody uutil he should have rendered a full account and paid over the taxes for which he is liable. Mr. Murray was not arrested under this warrant. He came to Columbia last night accompanied by his bonds men, Mesirs. Thos. J. Davies and L. H. Henderson, and at 1,30 p. m. called at the State Treasurer's office and ten dered a certified check on the Loan and Exchange Bank of this city for 810, 028.86, whereupon Treasurer McI ver gave him a receipt in full. Col. McIver said to The News and Courier Bureau that the amount paid covered every cent Mr. Murray was due t)e State according to the report of the Comptroller General. Mr. Murray was seen immediately after the settlement. He asked The News and Courier in justice to him to say that he had had no intention of leaving South Carolina, and had not left the State scept for a few minutes at a time. He had been engaged in trying to raise the money to make the settlement. He had property enough to cover the deficit, but it had taken time to realize oin it. If he had been able to do so in time the money would have been paid before the State authori ties took action. Mr. Murray said that his deficit in county taxes had not been settled yet, but would be in a few days. He was going to Aiken to arrange it. Mr. Murray's friends attribute his defalcation solely to carelessness. They do not believe that he intended to de fraud the State or to shirk payment, and say that he has suffered intensely on account of the position in wvhich he has found himself. N. (G. G. "FROM GOVERNOR D)OWN." F State Ticket Proposed to the Demo cracy. To the Editor of the News and Cou rier: As the people of this State are doubtless looking above the political excitement stirred up by Mr. Tillmnan and the politicians connected with him for men who shall serve them ac the regular Democratic standard-bearers for the campaign of 1890, I beg to be allowed to present the names of trie fol lowing Democrats, who, I believe, will be acceptable to all classes of our citi For Governor-Jos. H. Earle, of Su mtr. For Lieutenant-Governor - L. W. Youmans, of Barnwell. For Secretary of State-I). F. Brad ley, of Pickens. For Comptroller-General-W. G. Ea son, of Charleston. F'or Attorney-General-Jas. F. Hart, of York. For Treasurer-E. R. McIver, of Dar lington. For Superintendent of Education Geo. W. Holland, of Newberry. For Adjutant and Inspector General -M. B. McSweeney, of Hampton. A CONSERvATIVE DEMOCRAT. West Point Examiination. The appointee from this District to the Military Academy at West Point having declined the appointo ent, no tie is hereby given that a competitive examination will be held at Abbeville C. H., on Friday the 6th day of June prox., beginning at ten o'clock a. in., for the purpose of supplying the va cancy thus occasioned. J. S. COTHR AN, IM. C. 3d District, S. C. AhevlaP R. C. May 22. 1SI0. Lt 1 V t ? . L' . -- CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC al PARTY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. ti A+ Amended in State CoLventio -. at Col - rnmbia. S. C . Sept. 6. '88. : Article 1.--There shall be one or more Democratic Clubs organized in ci each election precinct, each of which li Clubs shall have a distinct title, "The el -- Deniocratic Club," and fc shall elect a President, one or more 4, Vice-Presidents, a Recording and a ('or- di responding Secretary, and a Treasurer ; rc and shall have the following Working ir Committees, of not less than three members each, viz.: A Committee on Registration, an Executive Con inittee, and such other Committees as to each Club may seem expedient. el ARtTICLE II.-The ieetings of the Clubs should be frequent after the tl opening of the canvass, and sonie mem ber of the Club or invited speaker deliver an address at each meeting, ;f C practicable. c1 ARTICLE III.-The President shall c have power to call an extra meeting of e the Club and meibers of the Clc.b ti shall constitute a quorum for the trans action of business. 1 ARTICLE IV.-The Clubs in each County shall be held together and operate under the control of a County Fxecutive Committee, which shall con sist of one member from each Club, to be.nominated by the respective Clubs and elected by the County Convention, and such other members as the Con- si vention may add. 161 The Executive Committee, when elected, shall appoint its own otticers and fill all vacancies which may arise when the Convention is not in session. T The tenure of office of the Executive Committee shall be until the next general campaign, unless sooner re moved or suspended by the County Convention. 0 ARTICLE V.-County Democratic " Conventions shall be composed of dele- fi gates elected by the several local Clubs si -one delegate for every Club, and an ti additional delegate for every twenty- sl five (25) enrolled members- with the tI right to each County Convention to e enlarge or diminish the representation, s according to circumstances. This Con vention shall be called together by the i Chairman of the Executive Committee, 11 under such rules as each County may t adopt, and when -assembled shall be I called to prder by the Chairman of the y Executive Committee, and proceed to . elect from among its members a Presi- t dent, one or more Vice-Presidents, a l Secretary and Treasurer. The Conven tion shall proceed to business, and when t the same is transacted it shall adjourn a sine die. ARTICLE VI.-The mode and iman tier of nominating candidates for County ( Offices or for the State, Judicial and 11 Congressional Conventions shall be it regulated in each County by the respec- t tive County Conventions. C ARTICLE VII.-The State Conven tion shall be composed of delegates S from each County, in the numeral c proportion to which that County is entitled in both branches of the General Assembly. ARTICLE VIII.-The officers shall be a President, one Vice-President from each Congressional District, two Secre- e taries, and a Treasurer. e ARTICLE IX.-The State Executive I Committee shall be composed of three c from each Congressional District. The t delegates from the Counties comprising l the Congressional District to nominate the candidates from that District, anid the Convention shall then proceed toi an election. The member represeniting s South Carolina on the National Demo- ~ cratic Committee shall be ex officio at member of the State Democratic Comi mittee. ARTICLE X.--The Executive Com mittee shall elect its own Chiairmian and other officers, and shall meet at the call of the Chairman or any five - members, at such times and p)laces as he or they may appoint. ARTICLE XI.--The Executive Comn- r mittee shall have power, by the vote . of a majority of the whole Committee, to call a Convention of the D)emocratic Party of the State, at such time and place as it may desgnate;and is charged with the execution and direction ot the policy of the party in the State, subject only ~to this Constitution, the principles ~ declared in the platfornm, and such instructionis, by resolution or othierwise, as the State Convention may from time to time adopt; and shall continue in office for two years from the time of election, or until the assemblinig of the next State Convention for the nomina tion of a State ticket, unless superseded by the action of the State Convention. And if any vacancy on the State ticket be occasio)ned by death, removal, or other cause, the Conmmittee shall have power to till the vacancy; Provided,I This shall not apply to the otfice ofI Governor when there shall be suffcient timie to call a State Convention. ARTICLE XII.-W hen the State De nmocratic Conventioni assemibles it shall be called to order by the Chairman of the S:ate Ex -cutive (Comm'ittee: shall elect a temporatry President, and shall proceed inmmediately to the election of permanent officers and the transaction of business. The Convention, when it has con cluded its business, shall adjorn sine die. And wheni a Convention is called by the Executive Conimittee, such Convention shall be coimposed of newly elected delegates. Any County, if it see fit, may at the _ same time clioose dlelegattes to attend wo difl-erent State Conventions; Pro- - vided, T1he same be held not miore tin.n four months apart; Itonidcd cdso, That notice of the same be given in the call t to elect such dlelegattes.-AImenldmenIt Sept. 6th, 1888. ARTICLE XIII.-Representationi in Judicial and Congressional Conventions - shall be on the same basis as in State Coven tions. A majority of delegates shall be present at a Convention to constitute a quorum for tnominating a, candidate either for Congress or Solici tor. The delegation of each County in a Congressionial or Judicial Convention shall have power to fill any vacancy in ~ the delegation. And whenever any County is or shall be subdivided among . two or more Congressional Districts the . delegates to the Conventions of the several Congressionial Districts shall be elected by the County Democratic Convention, and apportioned among I the respective Congressional subdivi sions of the County in proportion to population.4 In every Convention to nominate a cadidate for Congress, or for the olie of Solicitor, a majority of the votes shall be necessary to a choice, and the votes shall be taken rica coc and re corded, unless there be but one candi date, in which event the vote may be taken by acclamation. As soon as a Congressional or Judicial Convention has nominated the party candidate for Congress or Solicitor, it shall adjournl sine die; and whenever a candidate to fill an unexpired term of either otfice has to be nominated, it shall be done by . a new Convention of delegates fresh from the people. The Executive Comn- r mittee of each Congressional D)istrict or| Judicial Circuit shall consist of the several County jChairmen of the respec tive Counties and parts of Counties composing such District or Circuit,. wvhich Committee shall elect its own Chairman ,Secretary aiid Treasurer, w ho ~ shall cont inue in office for two years in. a District and for four years in a Circuit, r respectively, or until their successors shall have been elected. It shall re-, quire the consent of a majority of tle whole Executive Commiittee in any D)istrict or Circuit to call a Nominating - Covention. The Executive (Comnmittee of each 1 District or Circuit shall be specially t charged in its discretion, except ast herein provided, and subject to the State platformi, as wvell as under the supervision of the State Executive] Committee, with the conduct of every ] election for Congressional Representa tives or Solicitors in such District or d( Cir.uit; and said Co'mmittee shaM meet the cali on the Chairman or of any ree imenibers at such times and aces as he or they may appoint. Each Congressional Convention shall eet within its Congressional District, id each Judicial Convention shall eet within its Circuit. Each Congression: District or Judi al Circuit in the State shall be at )erty to adopt the method of Primary - ection instead of the Convention plan r nominating candidates for Congress I Solicitor, provided such method be termined upon by a Convention thi gularly called in the manner here before specified for that purpose nong others. If such a method be _ lopted, the Convention adopting the me shall fix the time when, and -eseribe the rules under which, such ection shall be held: Prorided, That cli primary election shall be held on e same day in each County compri ng such District or Circuit. Any Convention assembled in any ngressional District or Judicial Cir lit for the purpose of nominating a ondidate for ('ongres or for Solicitor is npowered to order a Prii.ary Elec on in such District or Circuit to make fin ich nomination; Prorided, This power M iall not be exercised till after the eneral Election in 1SS.-Amtendment ep. 6th, 1888. AnTICLE XIV.-The State Deino -atic Executive Committee shall re uest each County Committee to call a teeting in their respective Counties, to hich all candidates for State Offices fro iall be invited.-Amendment Sept. - li, 1SSi. A NEWSPAPER METAMORPHOSIS. lie Charleston Sun to Become the Charles- w( ton Herald. DI [Special to News and Courier.] COLUMBIA, Nay 27.-The declaration the Charleston Publishing Company 110 as tiled in the Secretary of State's of e to-day and a commission was is led for its organization. The peti oners are: TheodoreWenzel, :89 King reet; W. H. Welch, 10 Rutledge ave- MAI ue; Prof. J. Keppler, Porter's Acad ly; J. Fred. Lilienthal, 3i Beaufain reet; K. S. Tupper, 123 Tradd street. The general purpose of the company to publish a daily and weekly, eve ing or morning newspaper in Charles mn to be known as "the Charleston [erald." The capital stock is fixed at l;,000 in shares of $25 each, to be paid I per cent. cash, and 50 per cent. at ie call of the directors of the comt any. .1r. J. 1). ('appelnmann, of Charles n, who represented the petitioners nd secured the commission, told the iews and Courier that the purpose of ie new company was to purchase the TL harleston Sun, change its name, ii rove it and develop it. He said that aTl was not to be a Tillman organ, and M( hat the nine Belgian block farmers of harleston had nothing to do with it. le was here simply as the legal repre mtative of the parties and was not Dnnected otherwise with the project. South Carolina to the Front. [Columbia Register.] Col. D. Cardwell has learned that the secutive committee in charge of the xercises attending the unveiling of the ,e monument at Richmond has de ided to give the South Carolina troops here present the place of honor at the ead of the procession. This is done i honor to South Carolina as the first if ,tate to secede from the Union, and it ;a fact that will make the Palmetto aldieis naturally grow an inch or two ud determine to look and do their est on the occasion mentioned. Nominations. For County Commissioner. \fI". J. C. PERRY IS HEREBY L. announced as a candidate forre lection to the office of County Conm issioner ot Newvberry County. Vew Advertisements. at A CARD.F To the People of Newberry: I desire r express my heartfelt th,anks to the ann friends that showed so much indness to my dear brother, C. H. uber, during his last sickness. I can ever forget them, and hope that some me in the future I will have an op ortunity of doing some act of kind1 ess in return to each one,wh ich would . e one of my greatest pleasures. The .anv beautiful words that I have hear i aid of my dear brother since his death re so touching and comfor i.ig to me a this sore alihiction. Even the dear ittle children took so much interest in in I will always love them and ex end a cordial greeting to every one of he. Hz'w often they camne to his loor anxiously inquiring "How is ;ncle Chris to-day?" And when the( uswer was "No better," they turned way with sorrow pictured in their aces because they could not see him. lut with all that could be doiiefor him .ud was done, it wvas not in our power o save him from the strong hand of leath1. The Mlaster called and he had go. ins. L. C. BoozER, H is Sister. A CARD, (INDLY THANKING~ IY PAT rons for past favors, I solicit a hare of their patronage by sending me 'rders which I can fill at short notice ,nd small profits, and remain as ever, Yours Respectfully. E DUA RD SCHOLTZ. 161 F"ulton Ave., Astoria, N. Y. NOTICE. )yyes or (ot NTX E\xEC. COMM3ITTEE I)E310CRATre PARTY, Newbierry, S. C., May :24th. 1890. A MEETING OF THE IEXECU tive Committee of the Demo ratic Party of Newberry County .ll be held at Newberry, S. C.. in the ifice of Goggans & Hunt, at 11 a. mn., Saturday, Mlay 31st. .. Business of importance will come efore the Committee, and every mem er is urgently requestedl to be present. .romptly. W. H. HUNT, JR., C'hairmian. Sti .H. A CLIL, Secretary. 25C OMING! COMING! Ei' AT OPERA IIOUSE T THURSDAY NICHT. LTONR BRD)' NE 1OII WY.L BOSIDN, MASS. PHI (RE4T 8~T ROXER 1 ON THE GLOBE.su I on Edmission 25 and 50 Cts. , ['o the People of Newberry E ind. Surrounding Counties: i [ HAYE RESC31ED THE PRAC- be~ tice of MIedicine in all of its Si: ranches, and will attend calls at all acm ours of the day or night in town or in fro e country. Special attention given lat o the treatment of Diseases of Fc- Ja. nales, and to Chronic diseases of all oth :inds, including Port Nasal Catarrh, thi ysppsia, Skin diseases, Rheumatism, - ils, etc.. etc., etc. Office for the present at tny resi- pa lence. S.ufPSON POPE, M1. D. May 15, 1.T~i. EW SPRh )ur NEW and ELEGA FIThTIIING! S arriving daily. We hc i Stock MADE UI :TO SUIT TIHE IT 'IRST CI MODER )ur stock of Cutaway 5.0() are perfect models c er grades from 818.00 ERCHANT TAILC Ve call the attention of --BOYS' AND CH stock which has no sup< ni $1.50 to $8.00. --OUR SHOE eds very little adv ertisir carry the best stock 'EN'S SHOES of ALL 1all and examine our . Polite attention to a SMITH N STREET. NEWBERRY, S. C. T IS A( With every one where PRTN aild SI You are certainly not a e best judges do not ses, Where are you to nev. Everybody in ) LARGEST, FINEST CE 11T TI OER PRICES ARE B You Value Your IN WE HAVE E tJLOTAI FOR i We can give you the oney. We are selling IENTS' FUR HATS, BOC low figures. ILA LOCI 'heaDYE BaEST )RGA N! WORLIE articularly: Are Offei Every C 0. KLU NO RENT TO PAM O CLERKS TO HIRE. I WILL SE rch or 25et. ore lb Knitt' Cott -; 10 paper Pi for25t ; Sio ;one (urt Raven-Blac Harne t; .Molasses -25c, 40ec; good 50c, and ry Lods nne s ,Shoes, hats ,i down for cash. J. S. RUSSEL] Sheriff's Sale. ATE OF SOUTH CAROL -COUNTY OF NE WBE RI [N COMMON PLE AS. nuel F. Fant vs. Richard V. >Y VIRT UE OF AN EXECI"] 9 in the above stated case, and idry executions, to mec dir< vill sell at Newberry Ceurt .H the first Monday (:2nd da 2e, 1890, at public outcry, te ~hest bidder, all the right. titli est and estate the said Richia: ;t has, owns, or possesses in at t tract or plantation of land, si ng and being in the Counity of -ry, and St ate aforesaid, conta Hunadred and Seventyv-Five es, more or less, about nine nm Newberry C. H-., and bound, ds of- J. L. Keitt, T. WN.] nes Browvn, Adelia McCants iers. Levied upon and to be s< property of the defendant, Ri< Gist, to satisfy said execution. 'ermis C'ash. Purchaser to pa ers. W. WV. RISEI Sheriff Newberry Cout IG CLOTHING! 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