The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, May 07, 1891, Image 2

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ELBERT H. AULL, EDITOR. ELBERT H. AULL, Proprietors. WM. P. HOUSEAL9 NEWBERRY. S. C. THURSDAY, 'JY 7, 1S91. STATE PRESS ASSOCIATION. Immediately upon my return from the meeting of the State Press Associ ation at Georgetown, I had to leave to attend the meeting of the North Caro lina Syiod at Enochville, N. C. I re turned this morning, after travel ing all night, very tired. Still, I want to say something very briefly of the meeting at Georgetown, and express my appreciation of the kindness re ceived at the hands of the good people of this beautiful and historic old town. These annual gatherings of the ed itors of the State always result in good. An exchange of opinions, and a dis cussion of the practical, as well as the theoretical, phase of the profession, will enlarge one's views of things, not to speak of the social features. The hospitality of the citizens of Georgetown seems to have had no bounds. A commit.tee of the Board of Trad1-, with the president, Mr. L. S. Ehrich in charge, met the train at Lane's and took us in charge, and we were entertained right royally at private residences. Of this special committee was Mr. Josiah Doar, editor of the Times, and also Sheriff of Georgetown. This committee, under the direction of the Board of Trade, had entire charge of the entertainment and did their work well. The association was well attended and much interest manifested, and many practical questions discussed. The annual address of Col. Hoyt was one of unusual interest. The sail on the bay was a treat to an inland editor. We also had the pleas ure of attending the unveiling cere monies of the monument erected by the ladies to the Confederate dead, and to hear the able and eloquent address of Gen. Ellison C:ipers. I was entertained at the hospitable home of Mr. W. G. Guyton and feel under special obligations to him for kindnesses. Newberrry shi-,ud now feel ian es pecial interest i! the Association as oneof her sons was unanimously elected president for the ensuing year. But in honoring him the Association has but shown an appreciation of true merit and genuine devotion to journalism and has honored itSelf. Mr. W. H. Wallace will prove a wise selection, and what can be, will be done by him to elevate the character and tone of journalism in South Carolina. The Herald and News extends its congratu lations to its contemporary. There are many other things I might speak of, but the space is wanting. Maj. L. W. C. Blalock was also in our party from Newberry and enjoyed the We~hal all, lon wh the edito We hal al lngremeniber p easantly our visit to Georgetown. E. H. A. May 6, 1891. Columbia will put on an arched ex pression during the centennial. There's no politics in this. An article in Col. Keitt's creed was inadvertently omitted last week. The paragraph was: "The free and un limited coinage of gold and silver into bars. Next Sunday will be twenty-eight years since Stonewall Jackson "crossed over the river to rest under the shade of- the trees." The day of his death, May 10th, is generally observed as memorial day in South Carolina. The Cotton Plant's young man says "The Herald and News has about got Auld and should be satisfied." The young man's vision is blinded by a -selfish purpose. He can't see any good in "dog-cart" weeklies, or he needs some pap or a type-writer to make * things plain so that wve can understand wvhat he is driving at. * THE COOSAW CAsE. Ju:lge SimnontonWants the Case Brought - Up Before a Fun Bench. [Sunday News, 3d. The possibilities are that the Coosaw case will remain in statu quo for sonme time. The motion, wvhich was to have *been heard before Judge Simonton on the 27th of March, was, it will be remembered, postponed by mutual c . onsent of counsel. Judge Simonton has decided, if possible, to have the ease heard during the month by the full bench of Judges of this district. He is at present in correspondence with Chief Justice Fuller andl Judge Bond regarding a date on which the hearing can be commenced. Should it be found impossible to get the other members of the bench to attend Judge Simionton -will himself entertain the motion. Chief Fulier is exoected in~ Charles * ton some time during the mea'th. THIE*coosaw HEAInis. [The State, 5th.1 Notice wvas yesterday tiled upon At torney General Po(pe that the argu menzs on the mnot ion of the Coosaw Mining Company to vacate the injunc tioni taken against it by the State would be heard before .Judige Simon()ton inl Charleston on Friday miorning at ten o'clock. Gien. Pope, and probably Mr. Mower, will go to Charleston on Thurs day to represent the State. The great fight wvill be resumned now with in creased vigor. TH E CORK KILLED f I. U)sta. of Rev. Dr. Bothwell, After Two Weeks of Intense Sun'ering. NEW YoRK, May 3.-After two weeks of unparalleled sufi'ering, the Rev. Dr. George Bothwell, pastor of the Congregational Church, on Classou avenue, Brooklyn, died at the Brook lyn Hospital to-nighit. The ac'ident which resulted in his death was the in haling of a cork into the bronchial tube. Several surgical operation and all that medical skill and ingenuity could devise failed to remove the ob struction. CCemsonf College. [Sumuter Watchman.] President Strode of the Clemson Ag ricultural College informed'.Mr. H. R. Thomas on April 24th, that he had 418 THE FOURTH EsrATE. Annual Meeting of the South Caro!lna Press Association. ISpecial to the State.] GEORGETOWN, S. C., April 29. Whilst enjoying an excursion on N in yah Bay, the seventeeth annual meet ing of the South Carolina State Press Association was called to order at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon by President Mc Sweeney, of the Hampton Guardian. A request from the yearly meeting of Women Friends that all details of crimes be eliminated from newspaper reports was received as information. Committees on resolutions and memoirs were appointed. Treasurer Melchers' annual report was submitted and ap proved. To-night Col. James A. Hoyt, of the Batist Courier, delivered an address be fore the Association in the Winyah In digo Society's hall. His theme, a his tory of journalism in South Carolina, was ably handled. He discoursed upon the power of the press in the State from its inception to the present date. ELECTION OF OFFICERS. GEORGETOWN, S. C., April 30.-The State Press Association to-day, after the discussion of a number of (uestions of interest to the profession, elected the following officers: President, W. H. Wallace, Newberry Observer. First Vice-'resident, A. G. Kollock, Cheraw Reporter. Second Vice-President, Josiah Doar, Georgetown Times. Secretary, C. H. Prince, Florence Timies. Treasurer, Franz Melchers, Deutsche Zeitung. Chaplain, Rev. Sidi H. Browne, Christian Neighbor. M. B. McSweeney, J. A. Hoyt and J. C. Hemphill were elected delegates to the St. Paul meeting of the National Editorial Association. Franz Melchers and R. T. Jaynes were elected alter nates. Anderson was selected as the place of next year's meeting. The banquet tendered the association to-night by the Board of Trade in the Winyah Indigo Society hall was a most elaborate spread. Over one hundred guests were present and were presided over by Senator Richard Dozier. The association adjourned sine die, after voting thanks to the hosts of to-night. A PLEASING INCIDENT OF THE BAN QUET. GEORGETOWN, S. C., May .-At the State Press Association banquet last night Mr. E. W. Stephens, president of the National Editorial Association, re sponded to the toast of "Our Country," and in the course of his speech an allu sion to Gen. Wade Hampton brought forth the wildest enahusiasui from his hearers. Indeed, every reference to the great hero evoked loud and ringing cheers. The assembled company testi fied its noble sentiments of love and admiration for the distinguished ex Senator; and every word of straightout, genuine Democratic doctrine arousoi the most pronounced approval. Truly, the press banquet was an old fashioned Democratic assemblage, and would scarcely have afforded any plea ure to a latter-day political faith. The association appropriated $100 to the fund for erecting a monument t.o the Southern women, who have, for so many years, labored in the loving work of honoring our Confederate dead. The following committee was appointed to further the work throughout the State through the medium of the press: M. B3. MeSweeney, Hampton Guardian; T. B. Crews, Laurensville Herald; S. T. Browvn, The State; A. B. Williams, Greenville News; S. C. Hughson, News and- Courier. THE UNiVERSITY REORGANIZED. President MIcBriao1e-ilited--SeVeraI Chairs M5erged-Dr. Alexander Con fesses to Unitarian Theolgical Belief. [Columbia Record, 2nd.] The Board of Trustees of the State University 'completed their work of reorganization last night, decided upon ertain chairs, elected president and professors and adjourned until July next wvhen the courses of study and the standard of admission will be agreed upon. The following are the chairs and the professors : President and Professor of Biology, Geology and Mineralogy-Dr. J' M1. McBryde. Adjunct Professor, Ellison Smythe, Jr. Mathematies-E. W. Davis. Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy Benj. Sloan. Chemistry-W. B. Burney. English Languages and Rhetoric F. C. Woodward. History and Political Science-R. Means Davis. Mental Science, Logic, Ethics and Evidences of Christianity-J. W~m. Flinn. Law--Joseph Daniel Pope. Dr. Alexander, who at a former meet ng, in reply to a question from Gov. Tilman, declined to declare whether ie believed in Christ, appeared before the board and made an extended statement, declaring himself a Uni arian. It wvill be noticed that his hair is merged into that of mental philospby. Trhe president's salary was placed at 3,000, the professors $2,000), adjunct professors $1,20'0, chaplain $300 extra, ibrarian $900. A resolution was adopted appointing a committee to rep)ort upon a scheme f physical culture, which will be a art of the course. Provision was niade for allowing stu ents in civil and mechanical engin eering now in college, to complete heir course. The filling of the adjunct professor ship was postponed until June. The trustees state that the depart net of Englisih will be the most im ortant feature of the curriculum. THE EARtTHQU'AKE AGAIN. This Time it shakes up the Little State of I New Hampshire. MANCHEsrEn, N. H.. May 1.-An earthquake shock lasting five seconds visited this place at 7:10 to-night. The shok wvas very severe and the entire eity wvas shaken. People rushed from their houses in alarm. No damage has -e been reportedl. Cocono, N. H., May 1.-An earth rjuake shock wa felt in this city at 7:07 to-night. Thle shock wa (distijnctly eit for about twenty-seconds. A numn ber of buildings were shakeni. MEDROSE, Mass., May 1.-A siEht earthquake shoek wvasifelt here to-night. o damage wva. Gone. KEENE, N. 11., May 1.-At Sl.10 'elock to-'iighit a heavy earthquake shok occurred here. BELIEVES FAITH WILL CURIE II. Rev. Dr. Oliver Will Not Take Medicine ort See a Physician. [Columbia Itecord, 23th.] s Te illness of the Rev. R. C. Oliver a source of mutch concern t.o his riends. Three wveoks ago lie con :racted a.severe cold wvhile preaching tt a tent meeting in Leesville. Since lat timie hie has been confined to his oon and has been quite ill. He C aeda sleepless night last night and b ound great dlitliculty in breathing. C is limbs are considerably swollen. n Dr. Oliver's sickness is said to be the o hird relapse from a case of grippe, but s< ts he has no physician no diagnosis of gc: us condition is possible. D)r. Oliver is jt) ifirm believer in the faith cure, hold- a rug its eflicacy above anly .'arthlly rem- it Sv. For this reason, though urged to t lo~so, he will take no medicine and re- n uses to see a physician. n * THE STRAIGHTOUTSN MEET. Charleiton Democrats Offer Conceis to the Rerormerm. [Special to the Daily News.] C11ARLEsTON, April 30.-The vo of the unterrified democracy of Charl ton was uplifted to-day and its so will be heard all over the land. T city democratic convention which ii in Hibernian lall at noon consisted 110 out of the 114 delegates elected. the ranks of the delegates were ma of the men who answered to the r, call in 1876, and quite a number of t young democrats who have grown since. The object of the conventi was to endeavor to heal the breach n< existing in the party. It was presid over at the outset by Major Edwa Willis, the chairman of the municil democratic executive co1mittee, w in calling the convention to ord said: "1 believe the best interests of t democratic party will be promoted opeir door deliberation. Urge the m< liberal and unrestricted registration. favor a primary election that will fair and impartial, recognizing eve organized faction of the party. I ho your deliberations will be such as m spare the citizens of Charleston ai dissension, bittern,-s and exvi;ene likely to grow out of the long eaipai which is before us. "It is the duty and privilege of t municipal democracy to so alter ( rules as to adopt whatever there in be in the rules of the State democra committee which will enable us to t in concert and harmony with the parl We owe it to the members of the ( mocracy of Charleston to select the b men in our ranks to represent u [Applause]. B. H. Rutledge, Jr., w then elected chairman of the conve tion. On motion of State Senator A. Smythe, a committee of twelve, o from each ward, was appointed to cc sider and report what changes, if at were necessary in the constitutfon the municipal democratic party. This committee, after a recess, su mitted a report which, in effect; adopt the conStittutiOnl of the party adopt by the State democratic party in 18 It provides for the election by the cc vention of a new executive committ which is to serve until the meeting the democra:ie convention in the fij The members of the committee are be suggested by the democratic wa clubs. The representation in the cc vention is to be based upon the mej bership of the ward clubs as under t State democratic party constitution. other wordz. every concession was ma to the demauds of the alleged reforie After electing an executive committ the convention adjourned subject t( recall of the committee. Another convention under the ausl ces of "Ockty" Cohen will be held Monday next. At this convention t delegates will be selected by the den cratic ward clubs recently organized the city and it is expected that a mu! cipal ticket will be put out. The regular democracy will not nol inate its ticket until the fall. should be mentioned that a consideral number of the democrats of Charlesti have enrolled themselves in the new organized ward clubs. It is not impr( able that the may convention will captured by the regular democra better known 'as "ringsters." Th( are in the city not over :,500 register voters, whites and blacks, democr, and republicans. At the democra primaries yesterday nearly 1,300 &oP wre polled. No report was made1 night of the number of "reformer who voted at the ward club meetin for delegates to the'May convention. INDICATIONS OF A GENERAL COMPI MISE. CHARLESTON, May 2.-The new~ elected democratic executive committ be t e recenly r~g$ani'zed en cratic clubs sent in their applicatio for membership. All of these applit tions were referred to a sub committ with instructions for enrollment und the State constitution would be ceived later. This action of the der ocratic executive committee evident means that there wvill De a compr mise in tile ranks of the party. oflicial action, however, will be taki until after the adjournment of ti May conlvention, wvhich represents very respectable minority of the det ocratic party in the city. The Mi convetion meets on Monday next. will be composed of very respectal: members of the democracy of Chm leston. The supposition is that t convetien wvill adjourn without tion and the work of the municij demoratic executive convention seer to have healed the breach in the part It is possible that there may be ts tickets in the field, but the electi< will be decided by the democrats e tirely. THlE OLIVE BiRANCII. [Special to Greenville News.] CIARLESTON, S. C., May 4.-Adi ional zest was given to the politic ituation here to-day by the meeting what is known as the "May" conve ion. There is no doubt of the solidi1 t the constittuent parts of the conve ion. Upwvard of ninety delegates we resent, including qluite a number olitical cranks, but the conventionl w argely made up of solid citizens. TI bject of the meeting of the conventiQ chile not definitely known, is unde ;tood to have been an attempt at hea mg the breach in the ranks of tI nunicipal democracy. The reguh lemocratic convention held on Api Ith offered a treaty of peace wvhic vas considered to-day. The fight in tI onv en tion was betw'een the conserv; ive citizens and thbe political crank fter a two( hours' sessionl a comnmitti f twenty-four u nan imrously reporte esolutions accepting the terms of pea fiered by the dem~ocratic executi' 'ommittee. It was u;>on the adoption of these ri olutions, that the fight arose. Gen E v-ardl McC'rady., a proiminent",1ead' f the "Reform" movement, made a -loqucnt. appeal for peace. There wel nany dlivergent views expressed, bt he convenmon fintaliy adopted tI ecolmenation of the committh rhich in eflect provides that the r, ently organized demiaeratic clubs sha ecognize the authority c)f the mun~ ipal deimocratie executive commlitt( > handing in their r'ab rolls at one The convention then adjourned 1 ceet again next wveek w hen it is sai hat tie difh-rences between the tw ctiots of the patrty wvill be patcelm rof1. LeConte Dead. (The State, 4th.1 News hans been received hlere of th eath of Professor .Iu.n LeConte,< he University of California, wvhich o< urred WVed:neday, A pril so. Profesor LeConte wvas originally otuth Carolinian and gained an envis le reputation ats a pIrofessor in th outh Carolina College. He possessed a magnitieent educz on and a splendlid intellect, and wva high-toned gentleman. Many friends5 in Columbia will b loked and grieved to learn the sa A H orril le Death. (Special to the .State.) ('H ALm.sToN, S. C., May l.-Georg arter, colored, lost his life in a horri le manner to-day. on Central whar: arter wvas the engineer of a hoistin; machine wvhich was unloading a carg coal from a vessel at tihe wharf. I: m. unexplained accident, lhe way mght between the rope and drum: ie fatal coil twisting about the bod; ad gradually crushing the life out c .If he made any outcry the noise o ie machinery drowned it. There wer' o eye-witnesses. When found the re THE COLIUMBIA CENTENNIAL. nd One Huid Year" Since the General Assembly Firbt 3et In the City on the Congarep. ce The centennial celebration will be _s held in Columbia on Iay 13th, 14th. og and 15th. The committee has sent out he very handsome invitatious containing et the foliowing programme: of Wednesday, May 12th, the civic and In military organizations will escort the 2y orator of the day to the grounds of the )lt South Carolina Agricuitural and Me he chauical Society, where', the exercises up ,wi!l take place: 1. Prayer, Rev. Elli mn son Capers; 2. Si-ingin by sc-lect choir; >w 3. Introductory, by Hlon. F. W. Mc ed Mster, Mavor ofCelumbia: 4.Oration, rd by Gen. Wade Hampton; 5. Singing: )al 6. Benelictiou. ho Wednesday night, people's ball and r, promenade concert at the grounds of the South Carolina Agricultural and be Mechanical Society. by Thursday, May 14th, Military parade, )st including the volunteer companies of I the State and the visiting companies. be Governor Tillman, as Commander-in ry Chief, with his staff, will head the pe column and review Lhe troops. ly Thursday night, grand display of iy fireworks, by Pain of London. it Friday, May 15th, band concerts, vi tournaments, street amiu<;emients. Friday night, Grand Industrial and he Allegrical Parade. ur NO POLITICS IN IT. .1 [Special to News and Courier.] ct COLUn1IA. May 4.-The Centennial y. committee, at a meeting this evening, le- sat down heavy on local professional ~st politicians, who have been trying for 1" some weeks to plunge the pestiferous as fly into the Centennial ointment. The . Centennial committee pledgt d the peo ple of the State at the inception of the T. great undertaking that there should be ne no politics in the affair. Occurrences a. and publications within the past few y days, however, indicated to the coin of iittee that a few people, at least, did not intend to help the conjknittee to b- carry out its wishes. Therefore thu ed committee passed to-night the follow ed ing rusolutiou, which was given out )0. for publication: n- "The Centennial executive commit ee tee request that in the decorations of of the centennial there be no pclitical ii. matters nor any devices of the same to which shall give to the centennial cele rd bration any political aspect. It is to be ,. distinctly understood that there is . nothing to promote the political pros be pects of any person or parties." In de THE STATE EXCHANGE. rs. ee A New Style of Bagging to be Tried.-A Reg a alar Fertilizer Formula. )~ [The State, Ist.1 an be The board of directors of the State io- Alliance Exchane continued in session in all day yesterday and until a late hour ii- yesterday afternoon. A new style of cotton bagging, known as the "King n- Cotton Bale Covering," manufactured It in Atlanta was discussed at length, and >le it was decided to give it a trial, but the m committee declined to render its report ly until after this was done. The new >b- bagging is made of wire net covered be with a coat of asbestos, and is fire ts, proof. The outside cover is a layer of re netted wire, taking the place of ties, ed and great superiority is claimed. A ts committee consisting of J. A. Sligb, tic Newberry; chairman ; W. 0. Cain, es Sumter, M. L. Donaldson, Greenville, :o- uind 0. B. Riley, Orangeburg, was ap s" pointed to adopt a regular Alliance gs formula for an Alliance fertilizer-one thoroughly adapted to the soil and one 0- that can be given to a regular manu facturer to supply the farmers with. lei This committee will report to the Alli Sance in July next. The aud'.ting com mirittee, consistinig of Messrs. Sligh, viylle next Wednesday to examine the accounts of the exchange officers. er FLENTY OF ICE AND SNOW. n1- Heavy Frost and snow Reported in North ly era New York. 0- - ~o ALBAN~Y, N. Y., May 5.-The farm e r t te maktthis morning reported a heavy frosts in the country about here. a- Fruit blossoms are blighted, foliage ~withered and ice half an inch thick: Sformed. It snowed in the. city this lmorning and the weatheftis blustering. eMuch the same conditions prevail over, athe entire northern portion of the State e-from east to west. 'al ICE IN CoNNECTICUT.* als WINSTED, Co-. n., May 5.-Ice form y. ed in poois all over Litehtield Country to last night. The cherry trees are all in n blossom and it is feared the crop has n- suffered by the frost. The apple and pear trees have not yet bloomed and those crops are not injured. FREEZING IN MASSACHUSETTS. li- WOBCESTER, Mass., May 5.-The al thermometer at Sherwsbury, six miles of East of here, was three below freezing n- this morning. Ice formed in pails after :y sunrise. Cherries and plums are in n- bloom. re . SNOW IN VERMONT. ofNORTH Tr.oY, Vermont, May .5. Trhe ground is covered with snow this e nmorning. A light fall of snow is re rparted at Richford. .- JIEAVY FROST IN INDIANA-. e FoRT WAYNE, Ind., May 5.--Veryi r heavy frost occurred in this section last il night. The damage done to fruit trees h and garden truck will be enormous. e ICE IN MtICHIIGAN. lKALAMAZOO, Mich., Maiy 5.-Iecc Sone-half inch thick formied here last nih.Opinions differ as to the elot. of damage done in the fruit SNOwING IN BUFFALO. - BUriA Lo, May 5.--At 10 ('clock to-t - night snow is fallIng thick and fast. r- - -- TIlE FLORtIDA SENATORSHIIP. t - e The Alliance Pat a New Candidate In the 11 TA LLAHASSEE, FLA., May 5.-In the e -joiint cauicuis to-iiighit the Alliance e pulled down Speer and placed N. H. -. Mays, of .Jefferson County, in nomnina- t 0 lion for United States Senator. Mavs d is a member of the House of Represen 0 tative and a strong Alliance man. The d fifty-rninth ballot wvas taken ais follows: Call 49, Mays 42, Speer 1, Long 1, Blox ham 1, blank 3. Sixtieth ballot-Call d 50, Mays 43, Long I, Bloxhamn 1, Speer j 1, b)lanlk 3. The sixty-first ballot wass like the sixtieth.e Fell Off the Bridge and Drowned. c a [Special to The State.] NINETY-SIX, S. C., May .5.r-G. W. e Parr, a white man, wac drowned at Dyson's to-day while at work on the e. new bridge across Saluda River. He b sattempted to get out of the way of the early train, lost his balance, fell, and s, ewas drowned, as he could not swim. tl Up to 5 o'clock this evening his body g had not been recovered, He was from b A tlanta, and leaves a widowv and one t< child. [Ten men were at wvork with him on the bridge when he fell off. He strug gled on a sand bar after he fell into the a river, but before he be could be reached ~ ~he was washed dowvn the stream.-ED. HJ. AND N.] S How Is This for a Horned Pout? rf [Galveston News.] f1 ENNIS, TEN., A pril 24.-A catfish a weighing 149 pounds was sold here to -day by John Fueman. The fish was T A FATAL SHOOTING. Thomas .4. Stack Kills John Hammett in 'I a Difficulty about Money Matters. [Special to Augusta Chronicle.] COLU3BIA, S. C. April 30.-Meagre detaii. have reached this city of a shooting atfair in Lexington county I between two white men, which seems likely to result, in the death of one of; the participauts. r Mr. Ton Stack, a son of Capt. W. H. Stack, of this eity,did tie shooting, and P Mr. John laniniett,:a brother of B. J Harumett, o,f Blckvilie, is the vitim:. Mr. Sta-k is a nieniber of the firm of Stack & Rui'. contractors, engaged in Y the constrution of a section of the -iout I Bound railroad, about ten miles from Colunubia, in lower Lexington 0 The t%wo mn-ii got into an altercation t over sonu bu i.ts transaction between them, Hfaniett claiming Stack owed him $ and Stack denying it. Hard wor-Is led to a fuss. Stack drew his pistul and find three shots, each onle of which took effect in Ram-I mett's body. The injured inan was taken up an-I kindly eared for, but one bullet which entered the stomach, it is t thought, has infliete'd a fatal wound. a The two other bullets lodged in the shoulder and anm respectively. Judge \Ielton, Columbia's famous criminal lawyer, has been engaged .s counsel for young Stack. DEATH OF 31R. IA3ETT. [Special to News and Courier.] r COLUMBIA, MaV 1.--Mr. Ilainett, . who was fatally .shot by Mr. Stack, il died here this eveniug. lie made a J statement, in which he says he was I unarmed during the difticulty that led t to the killing, that he made no attack E or assault oi Mr. Stack and that the I latter during the row pulled out apis- ii tol and shot him. Sheriff Rowan has C placed Mr. Sz:ack in Richland County g jail. TII-2 STAF-!A3I31ETT INQUEST. a [Special to Sunday News.] CoIuBIA, May 2.-The inquest in the Staek-liaminett homicide case was begun this niorning. Messrs. Williams & Skiliner appeared on behalf of the State at the request by telegram frorn the brothers of the deceased. Mr. Wil- C lianis also had a letter from Attorney General Pope, authorizing him to ap pear. Judge Melton represented the friends of the deceased. As stated this morning Mr. Hammett made an ante rmortem statenient, the essential points t of whieh were given. It is as follows in full: A M3IETT'S STATEMENT. I, John B. Hammett, fully conscious of iiy end of life, do make this my dy ing declaration as follows: I had no pistol or other weapon about Ine when shot, nor did I have any weapon on me that day. The only time that I carried a weapon was when going from the house to the com missary at night. I was about thirty or thirty-tive yards from Mr. Stack when shot. I (lid not have a stick up E there. I was laughing at him on his L horse, and told him that I was not b afraid of him or his horse. I did not u throw a lightwood knot at him. I did a not put my hand behind tne to draw a t pistol, I had none ; nor did I have any n intention of drawing a pistol. I told him that I could whip him. This was all the threats that I can remeriber. At the shooting Charles Gritlith, Bob Williams-these are all present except, perhaps, somrie little darkies. I Taken before me this 1st of May, - 1891. PRINGLE T. YOUMIANS. Notary Put,lic. lh The jur-y consisted of the following: I R. Kingslang, foreman, WV. S. Reamer, d Harry Scott. A. M. 31eetze, J. C. Mooney, J. W. Comtie, B. C. Sloan, r W. 0. Craig, R. 0, Jones, R. C. a Wright, P. J. Pucker, WV. J. Arrants, I Sadler Gillespie. . a (Special to Sunday Budget.] COLUMBrA, May %.-The coroner held an inquest to-day. R. L. Wil- 5 liims, who was with the men at the time of the homicide, was the princi pal witness. He testified that Ham mnett asked Stack about a nmob of ne groes he (Stack) had sent to mob him _ (Hammett) at his shanty the night be ore. Stack made an -insulting reply, and Hammett oflered to fight. Stack rode ahead about thirty-five yards and somnmenced1 firing, still riding. The jury adjourned to meet Tuesday :o take further testimony. TH E COBONE R'S VE RDICT. COLUMBIA, May 5.-The jury of in guest in the Stack-Hammuett ease brough t in a verdict to-day, no further evidence having been adduced. The eerdict was in the usual non committal orim that Hainmett met his death by a ~unshot wvound, etc. Solicitor Nelson wvas present this morning. a Coroner Roach has bounid over Jerry ~ tephenson as a witness, and has issued varrants for Allen Glymphi and Ed ~vard Thomas to be held as witnesses. Snow Stormu in South D)akota. Cr A3tERLArN, S. D., May 3.-Snow A ias been falling heavily all day, and o-night it continued. All small graiti s s in the groutnd and a g:reat deal of it s up, burt it is not believed that any naterial damage will be done. At -uroni a light snowv storm prevailed luring the afternoon, but did no inji y to growing crops. Tbe temperature s low~ and the wind westerly. - ~ L in Awful Sore Limb a 'iesh a MI,.ior Disease-ConditioN I IHopeless-Cured by the Ciuticura Renmidies For neary thbreyears I was almost crippled ithi an awful sore leg from my knee down o myx ankle; tile skin was entirely gone, an'd be nlesh was one mass of disease. Some p hy icans pronoOuuced it incunrabie. It had di- 4 ainished about one third the size of the5 ther, and I was in a hopeless ed'udition. Liter trying all kit.ds of remiedie.sando spend ig hundretls of dollars. froll which I got no i ef whateive-r 1 was p)ursuatded to i ry your LU'1CURA REMEDIEs, and the result was as lows: After three days I not icedl a decided liat ge for the better. and at the end of two M .onths I wals compiiletely cured. .\y flesh J :as purilied, and the hone (which had been xposed for o- er a year got sound. Tihe liesh - egln to grow, andlII tl ay, anrd for nearly two ears, -ny le g is as well . eve-r ii was, sound i ever.. respect, and not a sign of disease to) Rev. S. 7 .11 ltN, Dhubois, Dodge Co., Ga. Rad Ecxema Cured. TheCrTrccRA REtmtDIs' wrought a wvon erful cure on men. I was troubled greatly D ith a severe case of eezemna, and after receiv ig little or no b.,netit from the treat ment of >me of the leading specialists here, I procur 3 a set of them and t,ef.>re they were all used ie disease had left mle. I recommned the l:TietRA REMEMEis as thle best and burest ae for all diseases of the skin:. W. N ELSON CH IA.\BER L A YNE. Concord, Va. t and best of humor Remedies. cleanses the osod of all impurities andi poisonous ele ents, and thus removes the cause, while L'rCTtcsA, the g.reat skin Cure.and UTICURA )A. an exquisite Skin Puritier and iBeautif' rclear the skin of every trace of disease I enee the IClucCRtA REMEIEs cure eve-ryil sease and humor of the skin, scal p, an dj ood, with lose of hlair, from fronm pimples serofula. Cuticura Remedies old everywhere. Price, Ct7TtRA. ra. AP'. 'Sc. iFsoLvENT, Si. Prepared by the aTTER v)RUG AND) CltEMlIeAL CoRPoCATo.lV son. htWsend for " Tnw to Cure Skin Discases." pages, & illustrations, and 100 Lestimonia!s. So IPLEs, black-heads. red, rough, chapped IIand skin cured by CLUTICUaA soAP. , HOW MY BACK ACH ES! A1Back Ache. Kidney Pains, ard W.eaknes sorenes.Lamenes,Sthrainls and Pain relievedi in onle mniu-jI te by the Cutieura Anti-PaIn PlaMter. e f1rst and only instautaneouso pain-killer aster, TOWNSEND AS A DEMAGOGUE. he Ex-Radical Judge Inciting Alliance men Against Other Classes. LSpecial to the State.] BENNETSVILLE, S. C., May I. udge C. P. Townsend delivered an .1liance address to a small crowd, last aturday evening, about nine miles orth of town. His speech was a ti ide of abuse against the money power, ud calculated to prejudice the country eople against the town people. He ild his audience that the farmers of [arlboro Covnty were financially orse ot now than they were tifteen ears ago, and told them that the ennettsvi:le people were buildin; rick stores, fine residences and laying tf elegant flower yards wtth . he ioney which they should have. 1His peech was a continual chain of ex ravagant assertions, calculated to do ,uch harm, and will, if believed, breed auch prejudice and animosity. It is nfortunate that the Alliance will in ite such speakers to address thc .i, but )rtunately the citizens of Marlboro are o longer influenced by such speeches. Vhy do they call on lawyers to do ieir speech making and expound Alli nee doctrine? ew Advertissement. STATE 11iAL ASSOCIATIO. IFHE SOUTH CAROLINA MEDI CAL ASSOCIATION, will hold s next Meeting in Anderson, S. C., une 9, 1S91. Prof. John Ashurst, of hiladelphia, will address the Associa on. The Association of Confederate urgeons and and the State Board of [ealth will held their Annual Meet igs at the same time and place. Every ounty Society is urged to send Dele ates, and every Physician in the tate is invited to attend, read papers nd take part in the discussion. Excur ons will be run by all railroads. W. PEYRE PORCHER, M D. Recording Secretary. OTICE TO UIDOWNERS, FFICE OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. NEW.3ERRY, S. C., May 5, 1891. I LL LANDOWNEPS OF NEW berry County are requested by Lw to remove from the running streams f water upon their lauds all trash, ees, rafts and timber during the outh of May in each year. GEO. B. CROMER. Clerk County Commissioners. SECRETARY'S.OFFICE, May 7, 1891. D Y ORDER OF THE BOARD OF 3 Directors a special meeting of the tockholders of this Company will be eld at the Council Chambers, at New erry, S C., on Thursday, May 21, 1891, t 3 P. M., to act upon a proposition to dld a Cotton Ginnery to the outfit of ie Company and upon matters con ected therewith. L. W. FLOYD, Secre:ary. TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF NEWBERRY-IN PROBATE COURT. 'y J. B. Fellers, Esq., Probate Judge. LT HEREAS, 0. McR. HOLMES hath made suit to me to grant im Letters of Administration of the state and effects of Mary K. Holmes, eceased. These are, therefore, to cite and ad. ionish all and singular the kindred nd creditors of the said Mary K. [olmes, deceased, that they be and ppear before me, in the Court of Pro det. ?abe held at .ewberry Court [ouse, on the 18th day of May, ~91, after publication hereof, at 11 lock in the forenoon, to sihow cause, any they have, why the se.id Admin tration should not be grant:ed. Given under my hand this 2nd day May A. D., 1891. J. B. FELLERS, J. P. N.C. CONTRACTOR BUILDER. THE UNDER Ssigned has titted %?a Tup a new Wood -- Work Shop on - corner of \Har - rington and Mc Kibben Streets 2d is prepared to make SYIMAES ON BUIhLINGS, And Any Kind of Wood Work, -A SPECIALTY OF- 4 BRACKETS, MOUL.DINGS, ND ALL KINDS OF SCROLL SAWING. \.SH; DOORS, BLIND)S, SHINGLES, AND LATHES ON HAND .aND FOR SALE CISEAP. --ALSO LMBER, DRESSED OR ROUGH. 1VELTY WEATH ERBOADING. FACT ANYTH ING IN MY LIKE ON SH ORT NOTICE. IATSFACTZON GUAR AZT EED. GIVE ME A CALL. R BT D. SHOCKL ETY, Tor. Harrington & cKibben St., NEWBERRY, S. C. During by absence Mr. Robley uce will have charge. NOTICE! EKEEP A GOOD LINE OF STOYES STOCK ALL THE TIME AT Rockbottom Prices. Onr Xo 7 stoem or Ten Dollars i HARD TO BEAT.. CALL AND SEE Ir. E BROOMS, K rOODEN BUCKETS a AND ALL OTHER GOODS L BY US AT PRICES TO SUIT h THE PURC!ASE i. Rlespectfully, .S. SCOTT & 00.1 TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL STATE NT. For the Year Ending December 31st, 1890. OF THRE UNION CENTRAL LIFE INSURAN%E COMPANY ASSETS, $6,729,675.72. Liabilities-Reserve at 4.. per cent........................ $5,741,130 35 Surplus by Four-and-a-Hall per cent. Staudard.............. 5885 37 surplus by Four per cent., Ohio Staudard.. .................. - -6, 5 37 Receipts from all Sources........ ........................- 2,410,873 S LPavineuits to lolicy-Holder....................----------.---.........- 732,387 54 Risks Assuied- -Policie s 11,573, Insurabce.....................--- ...... 21,111,955 00 Risks in Force-Policies 29,615, isurance.................................... 50,055,701 00 The Ase; A Invested as FoUlows I1eal Estate, Boni. and Mortgag.- Loans...................... 4,492,2i 94 United States Bonds .nd Loanb on Collateral.............................. 396,951 91 Premium Notes and Loans Secured by Policies............... 783,704 04 Cash in Ban k at Interest....................................... 407,865 61 Interest Accrued, PreImiums Deferred, Etc.................................. 48,876 22 $6,729,675.72 The Business of 1890 siows an I.NCREASE over IS.9, as follows: In Assets .............................. ........................... $1,063,820 02 In Receipts ................................................................................. 72,114 14 In Surplus, 4.1 per cent., Standard...... ......................................... 119,516 70 In Risks Assumed ..................... ............. .....- 1,488,269 00 In Risks in Force................................................. 8,413,580 00 THE 20 A. 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W e are fully alive to the fact that our continued prosperity depends on yonIa >od will, on yo.ur confidence, on your satisfaction with our goads, and if you e not already a customer, we desire to make you one, by proving to you that We Know How to Meet Your Wants, >W to advise you in matters of dress, by pleasing y~ou with our goods ices, and always giving yiou the best possible value for your money, in m ' to your interest to deal with us. Respectfully, MINTER & JAMIESON, eaders of Low Prices, - NEWBERRIY, 4