The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, May 14, 1891, Image 2

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ELBERT H. Al LL, EDITOR. ELBERT H. AULL, ( Prorrietors. WM. P. HOUSEAL, : NEWBE R RY. S. C. THURSDAY, XIAY 14, 191 EDITORIAL COUREsPONDENCE. COLUMBIA, S. C.,May .-The CH 1pi tal city is dressed in holiday attire. Main street is one continuous stream of garland flag. and all manner of beauti ful decorations. The celebration of the Centennial begins this morning. The city is well filled with visitors and still they come. The weather this morning is not auspicious, but as there is so much need of rain no one ':omplains. About twenty of the counties have er.-cted arches on Main street of beauti ful design and decorated with bunting Sags and mottoes. Yesterday rnrning I had the pleas ura to witness the exercises of the Win throp Training School in its anniversa ry celebration. The your.g ladies acquit ted themselves very creditably and give evidence of thorough training. The school is ioing an excellent work, and deserves well of the city of Columbia and tue State. Gen. Wade Hampton delivered his address this morning and many people are here from all parts of the State to listen once again to the hero and states man. - To-morrow will be the grand miltary parade, and several companies are al ready here and many more are ex pected. The Centennial will close on Friday night with the grandest pyrotechnic display ever witnessed in Columbia. Newberry is well represented here already and many more are expected to-day and to-morrow. The city ex tends to all a very hearty welcome and throws open her gates to all visitors, and everything possible will be done to make their stay pleasant. E. H. A. The Columbia Register is now giving it; attention to the condition of the condition of the country roads. This is a very important matter. No ques tion a better system of country roads would be a great saving to the farmer. This is a good subject for the alliance to take up. We publish elsewiere how the rep resentation will stand in the next Legislature if the reapportionment is based upon the last United States cen sus. It will not affect the representa tion from Newberry. Charleston will lose five representatives. It is quite probable that the la.st cenrus will be adopted by the Legislature. WORTH [READING. -Hon. Horace Chilton, the new sena tor in Congress from Texas, recently appointed by Gov. Hcgg, has expressed himself very forcibly .nd eloquently on the sub-treasury scheme in a speech at , Tyler, his home town. He possesses what he calls in his speech "cornfield comimon sense." The Senator said: "Concerning this scheme my own duty is plain. The Constitution of m,v country is against it. iEconomy,. busi ness judgmaent, good old cornfield com mon sense, the experience of the past, the hopes of the future, the unanimous -warnings of our great statemlen, all stand in its way. If all these barriers. should ever be~broken down, if folly Sshould ever rule the head and despera - tion fold the ballot of his country, and a trial should be given to that scheme, our farmers will find that be yond the depths of their present hard ship there is a still deeper depth in the misfortunes of the condition p)roduced by the collapse of the sub-tr"asury. "It comes now to p)erplex the coun sels of the people, to divide the organ ized and exultant forces wvhich in a few years at most will bring the country back to the measure and equity of the plan of the fathers, where agriculture led all other interests in profit, impe-tance, and indepeadence. "And it is said that the managers of this scheme will force the Democratic party to lend to it the endorsement of its great name. In other words, that they will capture the Densocratic party and pervert it. Tfhis seems to be the settled policy of tLe sub-Treasury leaders in Texas. Let them try. The Democratic party in Texas has already spoken. I believe it wiil speak again in the same steady tones of vigor and resolution. The best men in Texas, the best farmers, the best mechanics, the best merchants, the best represen tatives of every profession, make up the Democratic party, and when its voice rises from the schoolhouses and village meetings in the campaign of 1S92,. it will have in it no tremor of uncertain ty or retreat, but it will swell and con solidate into a determined negative as grand and as broad as Texas herself.'' SOUTHERN BAPTIsTs. Raising Money for the Southern Theoloal cal seminary. BIRMINC;HAM, ALA., MIay 9.--The Southern Baptist Convention reassem bled at 9 o'clock this morning. The-flirst regular business wvas the anO intment of cowmmittees. (overnor Northern, of Georgia, first vice-president, occupied the chair dur ing most of the morning. The mis sion conimittee to which was referred that part of the report of the foreign mission board referring to pagan mis sions reported, and speeches wvere made by Dr. Bagley, of Virginia, Dr. H. WV. Battle, of North Carolina, an~d Dr. S. H. Fort, of .St. Louis, urgi:ng a imore persistent effort and larger contribu tions. An affecting scene followed the adoptiov of this report, when the ven erable Dr. J. WV. 3M. Williams was called on to lead in p)rayer. The conm mittee on wvork in: papal fields marie its report, and speeches were made in behalf of the cause by Rev. C. G. Blair ly, of Baltimore, and Rev. A. J. Hall Appointments were annouincedi for to-morrow for sermons by visiting ministers in thirty-one of the churches of Birmingham. The special order for 11 o'clock was the Southern seminary, at Louisviiie. Dr. F. H. Kerfoot, of that institution, made a strong appeal, and at its conclu sion raised a subscription, assisted by Rev.J. B. Cran field. of Texas. 31rs.Win nie Caldwell and MIr. Norton, of Louis ville, subscribed $.500n; J. C. Bush, of Mfobile, $104,; First Baptist church, of Knoxville, $1000 : "a friend," $100i ; E. Q. Bush, of Anniston, F. H. MIid dleton, E. H. MIobiay, Andrew Jud son, $20)0 each. In all. over $3,m was raised and $4,600 pledged to be raised by forty-sis. delegates, wvho are to get up $100 each. This lacks only a few thousand dollars of completing the endo'wment fund of $100,000, which when .it is completed, will receve $60000 from M1r. Norton, the T.unsvilla.hanker.. IEAPPORTIONMEN'T. How the Legislature Would be Affected if the Porter Census Shou!d le Adopted as the Basis of Representation. To the Editor of The News and Cou rier: Taking the figures published in your paper of last Friday, we find the whole population of the State to be I. 1.59,961. If the legislature shall adopt the United States census _s a correct enumeration of the population anI basis of apportionment of members of the louse of representatives, the ratio of representation would be one to every .0.2S2 inhabitants, approximately, Di vide this number into the population of the several counties, and it would give one hundred and six representalives divided as follows: Abbeville 5, Aiken :. Anderson 4 Barnwell 4, Beauf-rt :, Berkeley 5, Charleston G, Chester 2, Chesterfield 1, Clarendon 2, Colleton 4, Darlington 3, Edgefield 5, Fairfield 3, Florence 2, Georgetown 2, Greenville 4, Hampton 2, H1orry 2. Kershaw 2, Lancaster 2, Laurens 3, Lexington 2, Marion 3, Marlboro 2, Newberry 2, Oconee 2, Orangeburg 5, Pickens 1, Ricbland :, Spartanburg 5, Sumter 4, Union 2, Williamsburg 2, York 4, leav ing eighteen to be assigned to the coun ties having the largest fractions. The counties having fractions of ovei 9,0.0 are Williamsbur . Chesterfield and Berkeley. Those having fractions over 8,000 are Richland, Spartanburg and Chester. Those having fractions 01 over 7,000 are Newberry, Barnwell Greenville and Pickens. Those ovei 0,000 are Union, Anderson, Sumter Florehee and Beaufort. Over 4,000 ar( Marlboro, Clarendon and Charleston Add one to each of these and the fol. lowing table will show the preseni number of representatives each count3 has and what it will have under at apportionment based upon the last cen sus: Present Last Counties. Numbei Census A bbeville......... ............ 5 'iken ............................ 4 3 Anderson.................... 4 5 Barnwell..................... 5 5 Beaufort ................... .. 4 Berkeley.........................6 Charleston....................12 7 Chester.................. Chesterfield................. Clarendon..................... Colleton..................... . ..4 Darlington................... 3 Edgefield..................... ) Fairfield........................ Florence..................... Georgetown................ Greenville..................4 5 Hampton...................... Horry........................... .... Kershaw.................... Lancaster........ ..........2. Laurens...................... 0 3 Lexington.................. 2 2 M arion......................... M arlboro....................... Newberry.........,........... 3 3 OcoL-ee........................ Orangeburg................... Pickens........ ............. Richland.................... 4 Spartanburg...............4 6 S:im ter.................. ......5 U nion................ ......... 3 Williamsburg.............2 3 York ...............4 4 Total ...........124 124 HAIBURG IN ASHES. A Diastrous Fir. in Augusta's Carolin: Suburb, LSpecial to News and Courier.] AUGUSTA, Ga., May 9.--Hamburg Augusta's Carolina suburb, was swep by a $10,000 fire this morning. Th fire started in Mir. Dave Lipfield' stables, in the rear of his house, on th corner of Centre and MIercer streets. Before the tire was discovered it ha< gained considerable headway, an4 aided by a strong wind blowing fron the east, crept along the tences an< outhouses until the brick residence wa reached and in quick order~ the entir place was enveloped in flames. Th store under MIr. Lipfield's residenc was run by Mr. Isadore Rubenstein and the fi~re ate out the entire building and spread to the adjoining store am residence, owned and occupied by Mr Louis Schiller, the mayor of Hamburg EUcle Sam's postoffice was in Mir Shiller'sstore and it went up in flames In the rear of MIr. Liptield's residence in the beek yard. v:as the Rich mont and .Danville Railhoad trestle, an< about one hundred feet of the trestli was burned away. M1r. Rubenstein ha< his horse and buggy in Mr. Lipfield' stable and the horse was roasted t< death in the fire. MIr. Lipfield estimates his loss a $,000 and has no insurance. His poli cies expired a week ago and he refuse< to renew them. MIr. Rubenstein puts the loss of hi; decCk of goods at $2,000, with $1,000 in surance. 31r. Schiller went over to Langle3 yesterday with a fishing party andi is not known whether he was insurec or not, but Mfrs. Schiller is under th< impression the property is insured His loss, however, will amount to $20, 0N0. It will tale $1,000 to replace the rail road trestles. The Richmond and Danville train are using the South Carolina Railwa3 tracks betwe,i here and GranitevP14 until the trestle is rebuilt. The fire is supposed to have origin ated from a spark fronm one of the rail road locomotives falling on the dr3 shingle roof of Mr. Lipfield's stable. ' train passed over the trestle only a fev minutes before the fire. The sufierers by the fire are corn plain ing to-day of having lest a large quan tity of goods, which were stolen b3 pillagers. The fire has about swep Hamburg away, all th e business centri now being gone. The buildings des troyed were two-story brick structures Impressed With Newberry. MIr. Robert Weidensall, of Omaha Neb., who recently visited New berry writes to the Lutheran Observer as fol. lows: "While in Columbi t I learned thai Newberry College wvas but a few hourn distant, and I could not forego th< privilege of visiting it, and particularl> when I understood that my old friend Rev. Geo. W. Holland, Ph.D.. D. D. wvas its president, and also another anc older friend, Rev. W. C. SchaciYer wa the pastor of the Lutheran church al that place. I had a delightful visit and. was royally entertained the shor1 time I w.as there. New lerry and New berry College will henceforth occupy e larger place in my mind and my hearl than ever before. The college has good reputation, and promises mued f)r the future. They have several fin< professor's houses on the campus, and are erecting another that will add very much to the appearance of the wvhol< property. They have a plain but ver) good and serviceable college building w ith high stories, roomy halls, con venient class-rooms. fine society halls fir library~ room, and desirable domi tor r >o's In all it -sa very credit a5h frtas ( ollege building. IJam told tht this was the work of our veterar Nebrsk Lutheran p)reacher, Rev. H W. Kuhns, D. D)., wvho is now in Oaha aai. D)r. Kuh ns wvas very kidly remiembered by many persome Fin and out of Newberry and well spoker of by them for what lie had done. wvas~ gad to hear it myself from the persons themselves and I nowv takt pleasure in telling it publicly to the reaers of the Observer, for in this ser vice Dr. Kuhns had done a good anc lasting service for the whole church, Iwhich will continue to serve the church2 on~ after he shall have been calied CLE.MsON U'DLLEisE The Corner-tone to be Laid July 28th -E!*_ion of Aslgtant Chemist and Superintendent of Experiment Station. [Fron the Regisier.1 (;overnor Tillman and Secretary o State Tindal returned home last night from the meeting of the Board of Trus tees of Clemson Colleze. The Board met at Pendleton on Wednesday and held several sessions and made a visit of inspection to the site of the r-ollege where they found the work actively progressing. Forty thousand brick are being made per day and are being burnt as rapidly as p-ssible. The excavation for the foundations of the domitory and the mess hall has been commenced and the work of laying the foundation of the main building will commence to day. The Trustees elected Messrs. Clough W. Sims, T. S. Shiver and 'Mr. Ackerman of Colleton, as assistant Che,mists to Professor Hardin. The two last named are not to commence work until November unless their services shall be sooner required. . Mr. Sims will commence his duties imme diatly. One of these assistants will he selected as assistant Instructor of Chemistry at the college, and the other two will be at the laboratory wid en ga-ed in the analysis of fertifizers. Two of the Professors' houses have been completed, also the experimental station and the chemical laboratory. The Board re-elected Mr. J. J. Duggan, who has held the position since last October, director of the experimental station. - Tuesday, 28th July, has been sp pointed as the day for laying the corner-stone of the main building of the college, and on the next day, 211th instant, the corps of Professors will be elected. A great deal of routine business was transacted by the Board, all of the members being present except MNessrs. Stackhouse, Donaldson and Orr, and a final adjournment was ohly made at midnight on Thursday. TWENTY THOUSAND TO CLEMSON. [The State, 12th.] Clem-s,n College some time ago drew $10,01M) of the appropriation imade by the State for its maintenance. Tiat, however, seems to have been used up entirely, and yesterday, the large sum of z20,000 was drawn from the State treasury, evidently to carry on the work at the college. ITALY APPEALS TO THE POWERS. Talk of United Action to Bring the United States to Terms. RoE, Iay .-The Italie says: "The Italian Govern ment is about to address a circular to the European powers sub mitting the, conduct of the United States Government in the New Orleans affair to their judgment. Italy will thus be the initiator of an international agreement to compel the United States to find means to guarantee the protec tion of foreign subjects." The Italian press is indignant at the report of the New Orleans Grand Jury. The Popolo Romano says it will be im possible hereafter for any civilized cNuntry to make a treaty with the United States based upon reciprocal protection of the lives of citizens of either country. One thousand two hundred emi grants left Naples for New York to-day on board the steamer Victoria and 200 Sothers by Italian vessels. THlE ITALIAN CONSUL RECALLED. WA sursoNTON, May 11.-The Italian consul at New Orleans, it is understood, has been recalled by his government Sand the duties of consul at that city will be discharged by a consul at some Sother point. ITALY wILL NOT AT''EAL. LoNnos, M1ay 12.-A dispatch to the Standard from Rome denies, on oflicial authority, that Italy has any present intention of appealing to the powers in reference to the New Orleans affair. DEATH OF COOSAW'S FOUNDER. -Mr. Robert Adger Dies Suddenly of Apo plexy. [Special to the State.] CHA R LESTO N, S. C., May 8.-Mi0. Robert Adger, for over half a century identified with commercial Charleston, (lied suddenly, of apoplexy, this after noon. He had been ailing for several days, but went to his oflice this morn ing, feeling better. Retturning home later, he was stricken, even whbile beiL'g con.'atulated on his impIroved condi tion. MIr. Adger was seventy-seven years old, and once a member of the old firm of James Adger & Cco, which estab lished the first coast steamship line in the United States. At the time of his death he was manager of the Coosaw Phosphate Company, of which he was the founder. Mir. Adger was quiet and unobtrusive, but an honored and influ ential citizen. TO THE LEGAL END. The Coosaw Will Not Remove Its Plant to Florida. [Special to the Register.] CH A RLESTON, S. C., MIay 8.-The Coosaw case came up ini court again to day. By agreement of council on both sides it was decided to postpone the hearing until the 25th. when it is hoped that Chief JIustice Filler and Judge Bond, together with .Judge Simonton, will be able to settle the matter. At torney General Pope submitted a mo tion for a remiand from the Federal to the State Court. Several other mo tions on behalf of the State and of the Coosaw Company were also submitted. Tfhe story of tile removal of the Coosaw plant to'Florida, p)ublished recently in the Jacksonville papers, does not seem to be believed here. It is possib)le that the Coosaw Company may send some of its plant to Florida, but it is stated on goodl authority that the octoptus will continue the fight to its legal end. * T RAGEDY IN A CHURCB, Two Men Drew Pistols and Fired at Each Other in a Church Filled With People. NASHVILLE, MIay 12.--A special from fronm Birmingham, Ala., says: "L. F. Burgess shot and fatally wo)unded Sam G. Atwood at pleasant \ lley Church, two miles South of Atalla, yesterday afternoon. They were both memnbers of the church. About twvo months ago Burgess's son attemmpted to rape At young Burgess fled the country. Hard feelings have existed between the par ties ever since, and an altercation has been feared. When the matter was brought for adjustment in the church between the brethren, and while the committee wvho had the matter in hand were retired, t.be belligrents decided to tight, and began with the above result. Mlarion Smith, by interfering, received a stray shot through the hand. The shooting occurred in the church which wvas filled with peole to the utmost capacity, but fortunately none wvere shot excep)t Smith and A twood. Bur gess, the elder, escaped. Fif.een shots were discharged. The Florida .Senatorship TA L LA H Asse, FLA., Mlay 12.-Only two battlots for (nited States Senator was taken in the joint Democratic caucus to-night. Thle seventy-second andl seventy-third ballots both resulted alike: C'all 151, 3Iays 4, Bloxham3. Interest centers on an attempt, unsuc cessful thtus far, to turn two Jefferson AN UGLY XURDEIt AT CHESTER. Policetuan Wilson Kliled by Barkeeper Buchanan on Account of a Negro Woman. LSpecial to Sunday News.] CIARLOTTE, May s.-Wild rumors were alloat here to-day that a riot was in progress in Chester; that two men Ind -ee women had been killed, and that the military companies had been aalled out to presesve the peace. No definite information could be obtained here, consequently I went by the first train to Chester and found the rumor to be false. There was considerable excitement ibout the killing of Policeman W. R. Xilson by Fred Buchanan, a barkeeper. The shooting occurred last night, and I have gathered the particulars from uninterested people, and they are as follows: It seems that Buchanan, who keeps a bar room m Chester. has L.een intimate with a colored woman of ill repute, and that this woman has been loafiing around the passenger depot re:4tl% to the annoyance of passengers aud ot.icials. She had been warned to keep away from ".0 depot, and the ollicials threatened . enforce the usual aw about licenses, but she persisted in a:1no1yiLg them. Yesterday Policeman Wilson arrested her under the law, but after promising to keel) away from the statioa, the railroad agent becured her release. She went to her paramour, Buchanan, it'is said and told him that Wilson had arrested her. Later on Wil son .passed by Buchanan's bar room, and Buchanau hailed him with the statement that he wanted to see him. Wilson stopped a short, distance from the bar room. Buchanan came out and said to him: "You are no gentleman," and went ou to say that Wilson had no right to arrest the woman. Wilson re plied that, as a policeman, he had done his duty, and he would continue to do 1E. It is said that Wilson here shook his finger in Buchanan's face, whereupon Buchanan shot him through the breatt, narrowly missing his heart. Wilson then hit Buchanan with his club. Wil son sj.*d in his ante mortem statement that he could have killed Buchanan, but that he did not desire to kill him. Meanwhile another policeman, Cook son by name, caie up. and Buchanan was separated from Wilson. Cookson then took Buchanan's pistol away from Wilson, who ;had captured it, and iu other ways indicated. that he was Buchanan's friend. Wilson was taken home, where he died this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Bu chanan escaped, although he had been arrested by Cookson. He is now at large, but bis friends say be will sur render as soon as he is assured that he will not be lynched. it is thought that he is still in town. Diligent search is bein,- made for him and the military company is guarding all the roads leading out of Chester. Cookson has been arrested as an acces sory after the fact and is in jail. The jury of inquest was in session when I left Chester late this alternoon. The ante-mortem statement was given by Wilson before he died to J. T. Elliott, clerk of Court, and it concurs with the foregoing account. It was a cruel deed. A brave man has been killed. Wilson was a son of Probate Judge J. S. Wil son, and was about 40 years of age. He was highly respected and was an honorable man. Judging from what I could learn, public opinion is very strong against Buchanan. Every pos sible effort will be made to capture him, but there will be no lynchmng. At acy event the town is quiet, but consider able indignation is manifested. HE COLOJRED WOMAN IN THE CASE AR RESTED AS AN ACCESSORY. [Special to The State) CH A RLOTT E, N. C., May 11.-ThUis morning Chief of Police Mason received a telegratm from the chief of police of Chester requesting him to arrest Man nie Maddox as accessory to the murder of Policeman W. A. IR. Wilson. She is the negro woman over whom the killing occurred. She had been living in Charlotte, but wvent to-Chester some time ago. She arrived here this morn ing and was promptly placed under arrest. She has two children here. To the officers she stated that she left Chester just to escape the worry and excitement attending the killing of the policeman. She will be sent to Chester to-night. REWARD FOR TH E MURDERER. [Special to The State.) CHESTER, S. C., May 12.-A reward of 400) has been ofl'ered for the capture of Fred Buchanan, who murdered Po licemn WV. A. R. Wilson. It is ru ored that Wilson's uncle had offe-red $1011 additional. Buchanan's flight w s very skilfully conducted, and no news of him has been obtained. FATAL MOUNTAIN FEUD. A Bride Given One Hundred Lashes-Three Men Killed on Account of It. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., May 21.--The details of a murderous affray which occurred on Woolford Creek on the North Carolina line have been received here. Jonathan Bell, an 01(d aad well to-do man, the head of a mountain family, lbst his wife by death six weeks ago and after two weeks he married a girl of 17 years, greatly to the disgust of his family. They grew more dissatisfied and finally went in a body to the old main's house and taking the young wife out, gave her one hundred lashes. On the following day, and on complaint of the elder Bell and one John Ba3llew, the W ite Caps were arrested, but released on bond. Then they went to Ballew's house to punish him for interferinig. Ballew and family resisted anid in the battle which followed John Bell was killed, "Blig" and "Wild Bill" Bell, Hiram Morton, Jack Johnson and three others were shot. Johnson and "Big" Bell have died and it is said others are dying. There have been no arrests and both sides are armed for more was DEATH OF THE BRIDE. NAsHVILLE, May 12-A Chatta nooga special says: "As a result of t.he recent white cap visitation near D)uck town; Ten n., the young bride whbo was whipped by woiten white caps, has since died after the terrible torture. The three men who were fired on will die of their wounds. Editor Craig Miles of the Ducktowvn Reporter was called on by three arm ed men and ordered to leave on account of his published ver sion of the atTair. He seized his gun and held the fort. He is here hut says he will return to Ducktown. The wo men who did the whipping are under arrest, but their friends say they shall never go to jail, and a fight is immni nent between the mob and the officers. The outcome will be more murder as the inhabitants of that section are tough and drunk. The Campaign Against senator Georg~e. JAcKsoN, MISs., May 8.-The Sub Treasury faction of the Farmers' Alli ance in this State has invited Dr. Liv ingston, of Georgia, President Polk, of North Carolina, Ben Terrell, of Texas, and Dr. McCune, of Washington, to cme to Mississippi and assist in the Senatorial contest now being. actively waged against Senator George by ex Congressman Barksdale and others If those invited come, the campaign will be the liveliest in Mississippi since The Body R< covered. LSp< cial to The State.] NINEv-SIN, S. C., May 11.-The body of G. WV. Parr, the man whbo was~ drowned near Dyson. was found Sat uday afternoon, lodged against some rafts about a mile from where he went nde. -The body w-as bidly decom HE STIUClK THE WRONG CHORD. Col. TaNjert's Ta!k at Ninety-Six ningrists Many of his Hearers. [Special to Sunday News.] NINEY-Stx, May '.-According to agreement M\r. Talbert. superintendent of the Penitentiary, addressed the Far mers Allance at this place this even ing at :, o'clock. Ie eonimenced his talk by beineanin.g the merchant, law- 1 yer, previous officeholders, and even told the fariuers that the good parson would pa him on the back for his mo nev. Ile would up his talk by advocat ing the sub-treasury bill. f 1 ust say that some of our just fariers we-n- dis ousti, nd Ithik Ican ,atelY -Ay iha. he did not iuake any frie it this plawe. I am sure that thi had better feclii for him I ;-I* spoke than th,y id.i afterwar!, Col. George .ohn.stone nw-- c. his usual l>lea adolrssses. T -' nel has a host of warm friends i ty-Six, anid we are glad to oftein. COL. TA.n1RT DENI:*S THE C.", [Speciai to 'News and Courier.1 Col.tu a. Mnly 1i.-C31. W. -I. ' bert called at the News and I office to-d-y and desired to m- a statement in reference to the o-e--li,i of the recent meeting at Nintyv,. which is published to-day in the sto day News. Ie denies empihaticAlly that he "heiueaned the merchants, the lawyers or the previous otlice-holders." As to not making any friends he says that, on the contrary, he was unani mously endorsed at the close of the 3 speech, and that Congressman Jolu stone in his speech endorsed the funda nital priI!ipl!es of the Alliance, as laid down by Col. Talbert, amid ap plause. As for t he national officeholders he did crit icise their conduct in support ing measures in the interest of corpora tions and then refusing to vote for the demands tiraIe by the Farmers' Alli an(e. As to the veracity of these re marks Col. Talbert refers to the Alli ance men and all other fair minded men present. M. F. T. A WHOLE STATE IN FLAMES. Terrible Stories of the Destruction by Forest Fires in Michigan. PETROIT, MIC., May 1:2.-The hoped for security fron the recent rain did not inaterialize for the panic-stricken inhabitants of the burned district in this State. . Sonie idea of the vastness of the fire district can be gained from the fact that almost any of the counties now filEd with fireis as large as the whole Slate of Rhode Island. The Toledo and Norihern2 Michigan Railroad has been obliged to abandon all attempts to run cars north of the Care County line. A freight train and crew had a nar row escape from cremation yesterday. Ties in many places were so badly burned that the rails spread when the train went over. When near Moore's siding one of the cars in the centre of the train was derailed, and the train crew were obliged to abandon the rear part of the train after working until the cars began to smoke. Before they reached Farewell there was another de railment, and all but three of the train of eighteen cars were left to their fate. The wind shifted and drove the fire to the southeast and into Newaygo, Mecosta mid Aceaug counties. Cook's Station and Barton, both in the line of the fire, have not been heard from and are supposed to be destroyed. West Troy, a few miles nortb of Otia, has been attacked by the fire since early yesterday rnorning and is supposed to be in ashes. Reports from Cadillac, Wexford County, state that the inhabitants of all the villages in thbe county have been out fighting fire for the past three days and many of the smaller places are wiped ofi the face of the earth. Where Nivarna anid Frenrount, on the Flint and Marquette road, one stood there is nothing now but piles, of ashes. The village of Lakie has not been heard fromn since its last app)eal for help. The fire is sweeping through the waods near Redi Cloud, Nowyago County, .hile more than one hundred miles away across the State the little hamrlet of Tfaft is in a gulf of flame. Monton, in Wexford County, abrove Cadillac. is cut off from coniinunication wit h the outside world. - The latest news from Traverse City is to the effect that the entire popula tion is out lighting the tire. Millions upon mil lions oif lo.gs are burning all wer the centre of the State. "NOT GUILTY." Mlledge Herlong Acquitted of the Charge of Murdering Caipt. Frank Wanamnaker. [Special to The State.] ORANGEBURIt, S. C., May .12.-When the Court olf Sessions was opened this morning Judge Wallace at once pro eeded to charge the jury in !!'e Her long nmurder ease, to this effect. That if Herlong followed Capt. Wanamnaker with the intention of provoking a diffi culty, it wvas murder; but if he did not follow hirn with this intent and the quarrel arose su bsequten tly, tinder the circumstances the verdict should be manslaughter. The jury stayed out for an hour and fifty minutes, and returned a verJict of "nrot guilty." An AwfuilSore Limb Fe-h a Ia'ishof Disease-ConrditioN Hopl)eCs-Culret by the 1 Cutieura Rnedits Fornearly t breeyears I was almost crippled with an awful sore leg from moy knee down to my ankle: the skin was entirely gone, aed the ilesh was one mass or disease. Some p hy sici'ns pronounced it incurable. It had di minishied ab)out oine third the size of the other, and I was In a hopeless condition. After trying all kinds of reimediesarndspend lg hiundreus of dollars. from wh ich I got no. relief whatever I was piursuadled to try your Cc-iImCURA REMEDIES, and tihe result was as follows: After thiree days I noticed a decided change for tihe better, and at the end of two moths I was completely cured. .My ileshi was pulritied. and the bone (which had been exposed for os er*a year) got soun d. The lieshl began to grow, aind to day, and for nearly two1 years, my leg is as well as ever it was, sountd ini every respect, and not ai sign of disease to be seen. Rev. . J. AIIE RN, Dubois, Dodge Co., Ga. Bad Ecxema Cured. The C: TI(eLnA Rr EMt>m) ms wirought a won0'-. derful cure ont mei. I was troubled greatly wit1: a severe ease of ezemta, and after receiv ing little (or tno benelit fr'omi the treatment of: soneof t he leading specialists here. I procu~r edI a set of thiem and before they~ .-ere:all used the disease had l-ft mue. 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Kidney Pains. and Weak ness,Moreness.L.amenes.Stralins . and Pain relieved in one nii use by t.he Cuticura Anti-Pain Plaster-. The fii-st and only instantaneous pain-killer plaster. - . -. . Mew Advertissement. Vill never cease, at least not as long as 0. KLETTNER temains in Business. The wvon "der which his Bar gains CIate During one Season are IlwaUs EcI!Ds[ 3y those of the next. Whoever dreamt of such LOW PRICES .A.S T-ETSE 3EST STANDARD GRAN "ULATED SUGAR17 Lbs... 3EST STANDARD PRINTS/ 22 Yards...................... . .. ?XTRA QUALITY CHEL xn ED HOMESPUN 22 Yards.. KEWBERRY C O T T O N CLOTH 22 Yards .............. luf Entire Stoll LADIES' / MEN'S FINE SHOES --AT Sacrificial Prices. 411 Other Goods Equally Low. WE NEED MONEY AND MUST HAVE IT IF WE HAVE TO GIVE AWAY GOODS. PIN YOUR EARS BACK There are no wordsin the Diction ary big enough to do justice to the size of the BARGA INS WE OFFER. You luar Us You Know We Mean What We Say. SO COME AT ONCE AND SECU RE T HE BA RGAINS Before It/Is Too Late. Otto Klettner, 'The Poor Man's Friend. TAX SALES. STATEOF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF NEWB3ERRY. B Y VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXE cutionis to me directed by C. F. Boyd, Treasurer of Newberry County, I will sell at public outcry before the Court House in Newberry, in said State, on the first Monday in June, 1891, the following lands delinquent for taxes for the tiscal year 129-J0. Said lands lying and being in the fol lowing Townships, and assessed in the nes of-the persons here given, viz: TOWNSHIP NO. 1. 1 Lot assessed to Ransom Scott. 1 Lot assessed to Edna Cockreli. TOWNSHIP NO. 2. 590 Acres assessed to James I. Fair e Co. TOW NSHIP NO. 3. 32 A.cres, more or less, assessed to ~Irs. A. H. Lyons., 44 Acres assessed' to James T. Living ton. TOWNsHIP NO. 5. 175 A cres, more or less, asesed to Wm. Y. Fair, Executor. ToWNSHIP NO. 7. 1 Lot in Town of Chappells, assessed .> Wmn. B. Reid. 25 Acres, more or ies.:, asse,sed to [arkin Williams. TowNshIP NO. 8. U Acres, more or kss, assessed to indy Sheppard. ToWNSJ-IP No. 9. 4S Acres, more or less, assessed to Est. Geo. Metts. 100 Acres, more or less, assessed to st. David Kibler. All the above lands have been levied pon and will be sold, or so much ~herof as will be required to pay all e arrearages of taxes, costs and penal is aissessed thereon. W.XV. RISER, Sherifr~N. C. Sherifi's Office, May 11, 1801. B Y VIRTUE OF THE POWERS conferred upon us by the will of li,. A. M. Lake, deceased, we will sell at the late residence of said de easedl on Friday, MIay 22nd inst., be ~inning prompjtly at 10 A. M., the per ~onal property of said deceased, consist g mostly of household furniture-in :ludiug a large quantity of bedding, some solid silver, &c. Terms of Sale:-Cash. JNO. C. GOGGANS, JAS. K. P. GOGGANS, Executors. SECRETARY'S OFFICE, May 7, 1891. B Y ORDER OF THE BOARD OF Directors a special meeting of the ~tokhlders of this Comipanxy will be 2eld at the Council Chambers, at New erry, S C., on Thursday, May 21, 1891, it :3 P. M., to act upon a proposition to iddl a Cotton Ginnery to the outfit of ,he Company and upon matters con eeted therewith. L. W. FLOYD, Secretary. DEA F NES"& "ADNSS RD TWENTY-FOURTH A] For the Year Ending 01 UNION C LIFE INSUR0 O>F CITC ASSETS, $6 Liabilities-teserve at 4.1 per cent......... Surplus by Four-and-a-11alf per cent. 61 Surplus by Four per ,ent., Ohio Standa Receipts from all Sources........ ....... ..... Pavnients to-Policv-Ho!der................. Riisks Assumed -Polcies 11,573. insur Risks in Force-Policies 2),61"t, Insuran The As-ets Are It Real Estate, Bond and Mortgag.- Loam United States Bonds and Loans on Col Premium Notes and Loans Secured by Cash in Bank at Int-?rest..................... Interest Accrued, Pv miuns Deferred, The Businwss oi 1890 shows an I In Assets ..................................... In Receipts............................. In Surplus, per cent., Standard....... In Risks Assumed.............................. In Risks in1 Foc ..................... THE 20 A. P . : R 01 CENTRAL IS SUPEP. M. L. Bi State .A.geit, - 0000000000000000000000000000000 SPPEING 000000000000000000000000000000( ARRIVIT A SMITH& 00000000000000000)0000000000000( ALL TIlE IIYELTI 00000000000000000000000000000( I CLOTHINC, % .A.3 CENTS' FURNI 0000000000000000000ooooOOOOOOOO MEN'S, LADIES' . SHOES A I 00000000000000000000000000000001 SMITH d TI Public Square, Newberry, S, C. 00000000000000000000000000000004 L W. C. BI NOW The Filiest Lines To Be Found Our Styles are N4 Workmanshi Our Prices Are a Can B L. W. C. Mollohon Row OUR STOCK OF xISPRING 1 FURNiSH) DRY GOODS,8SN And far exceeds any Stc We have the Nobbiest and Ch -ON THE Nothing makes them happier than a dren's Clothing cannot be equaled. An Elegant Line of G 1Neglige Shirts--All Our line of Neckwear is the handsor STRAW HATS If you want a Straw Hat, come to us SHOES ! EVERYBODY KNOWS WE ARE We carry the very best, and sell therr We are fully alive to the fact that ou good will, oin your confidence, on your are not already a custom!er, we desiret We Know How to how to advise you in matters of dress prices, and always giving you the best t to your interest to deal with us. MIN TER B& Ladrs of Low Prines, qNUAL STATEMENT December 31st, 1890. TIIE ENTRAL 13E COMPANY , 'I' I. ,729,675.72., andard............................. rd ......... ....... ........------- . 5 6,--- 3 .n :................ ...... .... ......- W 596,753 37 ...........2,410,678 18 732,387 54 ............... ....21,111,955 00 ce............................... 50,055,701 00 vested as Folows : ......... ................. 4,492,277 94 ateral ........................... 396,951 91 policie. ..................783,704 04 407,865 61 .... 64s,876 22 .6,729,675.72 .'CIEASE over 1SS9, as follows: ....................................... $ 1,063,820 02 ....................................... 72,114 14 ....................................... 119,516 70 .... ......................... ......... 1,4S8,269 00 ......................... ............. 8,413,580 00 POLICY OF THE UIVION OR TO ANY OTHER. DNHAM, co-ium.31a, S. C. 30000000000000000000000000000000 GOODS. 0000000000000000000000ooooo0oo IG DAILY oo)0000000000000000000000000000 WEARN'S 00000000000000000000004000000000 $ OF TqE $EJ$O1 0000000000000000000000000000000 IHOES, HATS SHINC COODS. )000000000Ooooooooooo 0Qooooooo AND CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY. )0000000000000000000000000000000 E WEARN, IE "rNEWBERRY CLOTHIERS." )00000000000000'00O0000000000000 ' JA LOCK'S NC GOODS OPEN. )f spriRg Clothing in Newberry. :>ted for Elegance tp and Taste. is Low as Goods e Sold. BLALOC K, 6O 1LOTHING [:~ N!G GOODS, DES AND HATS IS NOW OPEN ck we have ever shown! eapest Line of Men's Clothing .\ARKET! >UR. "E30B-I nice suit. Our line of B~oy's and Chil ant's Furnishing Goods Grades and Prices. iest in town. STR.W HATS ? We can suit any one. SHOES! HEADQUARTERS FOR SHOES. at prices that cannot be met. r continued prosperity depends on your satisfaction with our goods, and if youi o)make you one, by proving to you that Meet Your Wants, by pleasing you with our goods and >ossible value for your money, in making retfully, JAMIESON, -NEWBERRYV S.C