The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, March 09, 1892, Image 2
ELBERT H. AULL, EnITOa.
ELBERT H. AULL, ttProprietors.
WM. P. HOUSEAL,
NEWBERPY. S. C.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, IS2.
SOME "VIEWS."
The News and Courier has been pub
lishing letters from prominent men in
different parts of the State on the po
litical situation in this State. These
letters are from men of all political 1
shades as regards the different factions
in the Democratic ranks in this State.
Some consider the situation serious;
while others sEe nothing serious in it,
and treat the subject rather lightly.
This class belong to that faction which f
is now "in the swim," so to speak, and
have gotten into fat offices.
Last week The Herald and News
p-iblished the letter of Hon. Jos. H.
Earle which has been highly spoken
of by many persons, including Gov.
Tillman himself, as being a manly and
patriotic view of the situation. We are
half inclined to the opinion that Col.
Earle is not far from correct in his view
of the situation. There can 'oe little
doubt that the most important thing
for the people of the State to do is to
elect good, safe, true and patriotic men
to the Legislature. The plans so far
outlined by the opposition to Gov. Till
man, we do not believe will conduce to
that end. A March Convention will
only tend to increase the bitterness and
make the lines more clearly drawn
even down to the lowest office in the
county, and we are satisfied that so far
as our observation has been, its only
effect has been to increase the chances
of Gov. Tillman's re-election.
Hon Watter Hazzard,of Georgetown,
takes very much the same position as
Col. Earle. He says that at first he
looked with favor on the call for the
March Convention, but subsequent re
flection brought him to the conclusion
that it was a mistake. If it were not for
the fear of negro domination there
would at once be two distinct parties
in this State, and the cohesiveness ex
isting before the upheaval of 1S90, can
not be restored by a single campaign.
He thinks ti:ht :a change in our admin
istration is desirable, "because it is the
judgment of the best informed men
that it has proven injurious to the pub
lie interests and threatens our people
with disastrous consequences in im
paired credit, involved finances, a ser
vile judiciary and an unequal, harsh
and oppressive execution of the
laws."
Mr. Hazzard says further that he
"cannot resist the conviction that an
.organized effort to defeat Governor 1
Tillman's renomination will revive the
smouldering animosity between t be
two factions and precipitate a struggle
whose bitterness will equal, if it does
not exceed, that which characterized
the last campaign. If such an effort
should succeed (and its success seems-t
to be extremely doubtful) it could only
be at the sacrifice of the very "unity
and harmony" which is regarded as so
essential; for there would undoubtedly
be a large dissatisfied minority, which
would cherish the idea that its de
mands for reforms had been frustrated
by its political enemies. Under the in
fluence of this idea, sedulously culti-t
vated, as it would be, by demagogues
* and time-servers, it would never aban
don the hope of final triumph and
would continue the struggle, for su
prems.cy within the party. This would
mean the perpetuation of our present
dissensions and the ultimate disrup
tion of the Democracy of South Caro
lina.
"On the other hand, acquiescence in
the existing condition of things will
give free play to the principle of reac
tion whib dominates human affairs.
All revolutions, at first, go to extremes.
But there comes a time when the pendu- 1
lum begins toswing backward. IL never
resumes its former position, but it will
reach an equilibrium. In this principle
lies the hope of our people. *The very
men who have by their votes produced
the present' abnormal state of affairs
wvill soon be working to mitigate the
evils of their own creation.
"Let us be patient with our own peo
pie, a.nd trust to innate conservatism
and good sense. The last Legislature,
with all its short comings, demon
strated conclusively that no assembly
of South Carolina freemen can ever be
enslaved by any autocrat, even though
his "brief authority" be of their own
conferring.
"It is proper to give to Governor I
Tillman due credit for whatever is wise
or just in his Administration. He can
not escape the consequences of his
errors, whether wilful or not. Beneath
the passions which his artful appeals
have aroused lies a sense of justice in:
which his Nemesis will be found." I
He then goes on to say that it is far
more important to elect a good ILegis-:
lature, who have the election of judges, 2
and thus insure the highest character, 1
learning and purity among our judi-]
ciary. In this view The Herald and
News concurs.
Then. in the same connection, the:
News and Courier publishes the views,
of Dr. J. W. Stokes, president of the
State Alliance. He says "We must get
to the people in the primaries, and we
must abide with the people when they
have spoken." That is very correct,
but the trouble is the present ma- t
chinery in charge of the organized1
Democracy will not let us "get to the
people." Now, will not Dr. Stokes help
us to "get to the people in the prirna
ries'?" and "when they have spoker" I
we "will abide" the result. Dr. Stokos
considers the situatir>,n serious, regard
less of tihe factional affiliation of him
who considers it from the standpoint
of the patriot, and say that the man
who helps "any sincere effort to avert
the impending dangers," is engaged in
"a highly patriotic etlort.' He dces
not think the condition of things in
1890) unnatural nior local. but as bro &d
as the continent, and not to be de
plored, as the present discontent is orly~
a divinely appointed safeguard to popu
lar government. He thinks, however
that it is easy to restore unity and har
mony, and the way to accoiipllish it
"leads direct to the people: a time
honored way." "A free ballot and~ a
fair count in the primaries. A count
above the taint of suspicion; and then
absolute acquiescence in the will of he
majority, thus ascertained, will, in ny
judgmient, do the wvork-i. e., restore'
unity and harmony among our peopkle
Nothing short of this will compass it.
No individuals, nor collection of iudi
viduals, can do it.".
That is the very point The Herald
and Nws has been making for some I
in,e, and we are glad to see Dr. Stokes
avoriig t, and hope to see it advocat
rd in the Cotton Plant, and to hear
Dr. Stokes brir . g his influence to
>ear to have the result accomplished.
A free ballot and a fair count in the
)rimaries." A direct vote to ascertain
he will of the majority, and all fac
ions will get together. But Dr. Stokes
ias forgotten that the present State
xecutive Committee are all office
iolders and want to be re-elected, and
Lre interested in their own success and
ave made rules and regulations to suit
hemselves.
But. Dr. Stokes goes on, after paying
is respects to thbe newspapers, one of
hich he is, and concludes as follows:
"For these reasons, and others to.)
)ainfully familiar, nothing short of an
Lppeal to the people and absolute ac
luiescence in their verdict will avail in
his case. We must get the question
>ut of the hands of all leaders whom
oever, or howsoever constituted, and
efer it down dispassionately, apart
rom personal ambitions and anir-si
ies, (or suspicion of such,) to the
>eopie for settlement. We must get to
he people in the primaries, and we
nusi abide with the people when they
ave spoken. Doubtless some few wise
Lnd prtriotic men might shape a more
,onsistent, a more logical, a more sym
netrical settlement, tut it could not
tand because it would not have the
>eople behind it.
"If there 'e any who wil notsubmit
.heir opinions to the arbitrament of the
)all-)t in the primaries for the sake of
'unity and harmony in the party,"
jeither will they be conciliated by any
,oncession, however or by whomsoever
)fl'ered, short of full concurrence in
heir views."
Now we have quoted Jargely from
Dr. Stokes because he occupies a very
)rominent - the most prominent in
act-place in the Alliance. As we un
lerstand his solution, it is for the whole
natter to be submitted to the arbitra
nent of the people at the ballot box,
tnd have a fair count, above the shadow
>f suspicion, and then let the minority
ubtnit. That is a fair proposition, but
loes Dr. Stokes think we have such a
!an under our present party ma
hinery?
Then there are numeronsother views
!xpressed. We publish this week a
etter from Senator M. C. Butler. He
avors a primary.
It is of no use to favor a primary, for
he present arrangement is the nearest
Lpproach to it .that we will get unless
he people in convention assembled de
nand a direct primaiy.
One of our leaders says there is noth
ng serious in the situation except to
be fellows who were defeated. Well,
is man, of course, is satisfied because
in has a good office and is drawing a
ig salary, and the only thing that is
erious to him is the fear that he may
it be able to retain his place.
The Herald and News has been s.
onsistent opponent of Governor Till"
nan's plan of campaign and most of
is methods of reaching reform, from
he beginning, even when he was a
>an farmer on his plantation in Edge
ield. We are now reaping the fruits
f the seed sown in this agitation sever
.1 years ago. It is the natural result
f the plan of campaign inaugurated
hen and fostered and nursed for several
-ears by some of the G3overnors now
nost bitter opponents.
But, after all, we have an abiding
aith in the good common sense of the
people of this State, and we believe
hey will do the right in the end and
hat the State will survive.
Senator D. B. Hill, of New York,
ho also continued as Governor of
sew York for several months after his
lection, and who did not take his seat
n the Senate until the iirst of January,
efused the other day to draw his sal
xcept for the time since he was sworn
n as Senator. The amonnt that was to
i credit and that h. refused to accept
ras 4.221. That amount will be carried
lack to the treasury.
AS TO COUNTY COMMISsIONERS.
The Attorney-General has given his~
pinion as to County Commissioners.
;ome people seemed to entertain the
dea that the amendment to the con
titution had abolished the office.
uch is not the case according to the,
tttorney-General and he is correct.
The Herald and News expressed the
ame opinion several weeks ago.
As the Pickens Sentinel says "the
tlie of County Commissioners still
resents itself to the people, tlops its
vings and crows. No offces have been
bolished. We need them in our busi
uess." Possibly it would have been
>etter to have said that "the leaders,"
ueed them, that is the Qffces, so as to
e able to continue to ''lead" the dear
>eople. Just where they, the people,
tre being led to we cannot undertake,
et this stage of tile procession, to say,
iut it is sumeiient to say that "the
eaders" want, and in most cases, are
curing good otmees with good sal
Jies and the people continue to toil
nd pay the taxes. WVell, it is alright
ye presume.
But the office of county commnis
onier is still here, and now, boys,
me along with your 6:8, and let the
eople know, through The Herald and
Cews, that you me ready and willing
o make the sacrifice and wvill serve
ddel of )emocracy in Cakroliina with
he ballots of Repu blican's and negroes.
-Register.
W mho said any th ing abc ut bat:erin
vth Republicanms and iegzroes ? Thme
langer is that if t he 1Demuocrac~y be
omeC too bad ly ivide<i itot( warring~
actions, bids will be madoe by :.11 the
act ions fo'r the ne:.ro vote, and ' the
esilt will be that t he negroes will go
cit i neiher factiomn lu will walk in
.n d esptuare thle citadel t hema elves.~
:e? Thea itms end of makinig tlings
.t the "ohe fellow," it would be
nore patriotic to devote your energies
o securing unity and harmony in the
)moratic ranks.
E d it or Will!amms di;sclamims anmy ban.k
ring after odfice less than~ the presi
eney of lie United States or a United
ttats senatorship. You are correct,
The )lee of safty i-< .iu! half way
etwe t he F akites and Tiimanites.
-Ueenviie News.
That is about corrcet, and v.e will
elip you to get there if we can. but the
.Iarch Convention will not get the
-eopie thre we very much fear.
GOO AMEx)ME.r PRtOP -SED.
W.e would incorporate one clause in
the Constitution of the Democratic
pa:ty, and that would be to this effect:
No candidate for office, or any person
holding any Federal, State or county
ollice. shall be a member of the State
Executive Committee.
A majority of the present Executive
Committee are office-holders, and the
powers they have assumed to continue
themselves and the faction of the Dei
ocratic party they represent in oftice
amounts to nothing more nor less than
barefaced usurpation, and is plainly
subversive of the long established
usages and universally acknowledged
principles of the Democratic party.
Under every circumstance in the
ccnductiou of our political affairs the
people act according to their honestly
conceived opinions of what is right
and fair, and we are grievously n6
taken in them if they would sanction
or uphold any men or any means that
savored of pi>itical trickery and un
Democratic practices in elections.
Once allow the precedent to be es
tablished that the State Executive
Committee has the power to control
the organization of the county and
township clubs, as the present State
Committee has assumed, and a more
complete, a more arbitrary and a more
powerful ring could not be formed to
bamboozle the people and keep a cer
tain line of otlicials continuously in
office than would be formed within
that body. That, we say, is the trend
of the present office-holding State Ex
ecutive Committee.- Union Times.
Yo amendment is a good one; but
it is not likely to be adopted. for it
would displace a majority of the pres
ent committee.
The present administration is op
posed to rings, and can't you see how
it is just making one great big Ring to
absorb all the others? And by and by
they will be able to do without the
people. The offices are what they
want.
County Chairman Sligh publishes
this week a call for the County Exe' u
tive Committee to nieet at Newberry
next Saturday. We presume the ob
ject of the meeting is to get ready for
the county primary and to reorganize
the party. The County Constitution
will be published next week. The doc
ument may be useful at this time.
It was adopted in 1S90 and published
at the time.
Congress is getting ready to adjourn.
Nothing has been done. We suppose
there was nothing to do.
One of the persons whose views were
published in the News and Courier
suggested as his choice for a candidate
for Governor Col. Ellison S. Keitt,
among two or three others. Col. Keitt
would make a lively canvass against
Gov. Tillmian.
Gov. Hampton favors a direct pri
mary for Governor, as the surest and
best means of promoting harmony and
peace within the party. Suppose the
powers that be won't give it to us,
then what are we to do?
"Civis" thinks that Col. Keitt's fi
nancial scheme is merely a beautiful
dream and an ideal theory that has
o practical value.
Municipal polities has not yet be
come interesting. The candidates are
all on the still hunt. Come o.uit and
let the people know what you want
and what you expect to do. The Her
ad and News would like to know who
stands on its platform announced a
couple of weeks ago.
We rise to remark that State politic~
are somewhat nmixed.--Orangeburg En
terprise.
How many politics are there any
how?
The County Treasurer's Report for
the last fi'cal year is published this
we'k on our first page. Read it and
see where your money goes.
There are just lots of "views" on the
situation now.
Col. Keitt t ackles Gov. Trillmani again
this week. He appeals to the farmers
to put the Governor aside and try an
other.
it is saidl that State Treasurer Bates
has been North to try to float some of
the State bonds, but that capitalists
did not care to invest. We suppose
there is too much "situation" down
here. It will be bad if the admiinistra
tion fails to refund the State debt at 4
per cent. It means a good deal of
money to the peole.
Tlhe free silver bill has won or. the
first skirmish in Congress. A resolu
tion was passed on Monday, fixing a
day for the consideration of the bill.
Johustone voted for the resolution.
A the Lutheran Church.
To the Editor of The Herald and
News: Learning through the columns
of your valuable paper of the arrival of
my old friend, and lormner beloved pas
tr of the Lutheran church here, Rev-.
H. W. Kubus, ID. D., and that he wouldi
preach in his old church on Sunday, I
availed myself of the privilege, after
the lapse of so many years, to see and
listen to one who whilst here was in
deed a man loved and respected by all.
Nor ;. it for nought, for nto one ever
xr ted. mnore intfluence for good and
the up building of the communnzitv
church and city-than he, In turning
over miemoo y's pages I often finid the
Dotor's footprints along the sands of'
timeO.
Dr. Kuhins decliveredl in his own hap
py style an eloquen t, imipressiv.e and
intructive sermoun to a larg~e and at
tefltive congregationi, taking for his
txt Revelation 7A-"After this I he
held, and 1o' a gre'at mulnt itude. whieb
it) mani could numlber, of all nations
anI kind reds and petoples and tonugues,
tod before the throne andl before the
Lamnb, clothed with white robes and
palis in thiei r hands."'
~H, description of that great miulti
tude, and who will be thiere, and the
happy meeting of those who will help
to make up that great comlpatny, wvas
very impressive and instructive. All
of us have those who have already
croed the river, antI many of them
let ev idences that they will be in thiat
ret multitude and share the glories
\\hilst we are :,urrounde,d by the cry
of hr d t ines and si mu chi polities and
cnui~ion, it is ideed edifyinig and
coifrting to steal away from these
things f->r awhile and enjoy an occasion
o such refreshing and c'omifort.
The good dioctori has lost none of his
former attractive style and elogu'enlce.
He is the same earnest and impressive
soaker. I was glad to see t hat Father
Time had dealt tenideriy with him: and
his good wife. They look as though
they have fared well since they left us.
a it still be the samie with them fr'om
many v ea s to comle.
""Ci%is"te-plies to Col. Keitt's Las.t Finau'
cia! i'anacea.
'To the F.ditor of Tie lIerald and
News: I do not propose to enter into
any elaborate reply to the last financial
scheme of our friend of the Enoree
Reservation. It is beautiful asa dreawi,
but unfortunately is only a dream, with
no practical value whatever. If gov
ernment could make value by its mere
fliat, why should it not make us all
millionaires at once aiid be done with
it? Why keep us plodding along year
after year, from ov>uth to oid age: labor
ing bard for a bare living when it has
it in its power, by the liberal use of a
printing press and a little paper to
make us all rich? lBut unfortunately
for our sage's beautiful dreani. giver1
mncuts have no such power to ("rcn:te
value, as the history of all such scheimis
clearly proves. If our ancienut G reek
friend. Aristotle. ever claimed such
power for government as we are i'
formed he did, he was mistaken, that
I is all. I might pit. against the errone
ous ideas of tils ancient philcsopher,
such hi,.h authority as that of .1o11n
Locke, England's gret test ph ilosopier,
or that of Adamn Lenith, the father of
the science if political economy. But
I prefer corinig down to our own tilme,
and citing the authority of one whose
name will stand high in history, along
side the Neckers and Says and Gla(d
stones as a tinaicial antIhority. Our
own greatest financier, IHin. Hugh
MeCTrluch, says:
";old and :ilver coins alone are
money; they are money hecause by
common consent -'f the nations they
have been so declared, and from
time imniem"rial have been so used,
and becausethey /o.ssess ntrinsie ratue.
They are somet hung more than a mueas
ure of value: they are precious metals,
costing what they represett as money
in the labor required to obtain them;.
Coined moUey, therefore, dpends for
its value not pijoin t/he at/loritr which
stampij)s it, but ujponr th/ <nantiy of i/tr
nietal achii/ it conrtr(iniS. No !/ore"rnJt
ment ('at gire to its ((in/5 ( reat rrfl(:
whi;cl the(J do not j)(se.(ss !S /fi(r(S."
This is authoity of lich gi e:ter
value than that of our ancient friend
Aristotle, who lived before the science
of finance was knowTn. Whiat we are
accustomed to call "paper money" is
not, strictly speaking, money at all,
but is only a substitute for money, a
mere promise to pay nioney. It is a
very convenient substitute, it is true,.
and as such there can be no objection
to it, provided, always, it is based on
real money, and its redemption in real
money on demand is made sutlficiently
secure. The late John Jay Knox,
whose recent death can hardly be re
garded otherwise than a public calani
ity, says: "The attrib:tes of a perfect
system of paper currency in this or aniy
other country are: 1, safety: 2, eh:is
ticity; 3, convertibility; 4, uniformity.
The greatest and most. important of
these is safety." I can see none of
these in our sage's proposition, and least
of all, safety. The bonds of our State
are now standing at only f4 oi
the hundred when we have a bonded
debt of only a little over t;,in0,000.
What would they stand at if that debt
were increased to $4o,0u0,t0i), as is pro
posed? And what would a currency
based on these bonds be worth? Bo(ds
of the State of Virginia are now worth
less than 50 on the hundred. What
would they be worth if increased in
like proportion, and what would a cur
rencv based on them be worth? The
State of Mississippi has no credit on
account of repudiation before the war.
What would her bonds and currency
be worth? No, :ny friend, your pro
psed currency will not do at all. _It
would have neither safety, elasticity,
convertibility, nor uniformity.
Our sage claimIls that hi' planl is an
entirely new one. In this, to, lhe is
quite mistaken. It may have, and I
admit does have, certain features in it
not exactly like any other scheme I
know of. ~But in the main it is very
similar to all thc fiat money schemes
that have so often bi ought finanlcial
disaster on countries and peoples. I
have recently read a very inlterestinig
history of the famous asignvets anld
manda/s9 in France, by Hon. Andrew
D. White, of Cornlell University which
I would respectfully comlmendt to our.
friend's attentionl. In thlat 'he would
find how remarkably similar his lan
is in its essential features to that. fa
mous financial swinle, whlich broughit
suich whol(lente rinI on France at the
close of the last centulry; and which M.
Thiers, tile great historian and s'ates
man, has characterized as tile twin evii
with the guillotine of the French revo
lut ion.
JTust one (other notint oIt our sage's ar?
tile I will notie briefly. He insists
that there are Ii oly two real parties ini
te country-the "oppressed" and the~
"oppressors,"- the "'peoIple" on the one
side amnd theC owners (If ''metallic oil
ney'' (In the ot her. "'The latter,'' lie
says, "are doinir all they can to reduce
the people to serfdom and slavery."
If I did inot know our sage so well as I
do, and were I not conlvinced1 of Is
siceity and patriotic mlotives,
should set this down as thle ravings ot
an arrant denmagogue. I (10 not enter
tain, and am glad niot to entertain,
so low anl oplinion (If the species
to which I belong, as to think thlat the
iere olbtai ni ng (If a certain amonut (It
money so chauges a mnano character as
toI make hint an enemy otf his fellow
man, andl seek "'to reduce him to serf
dom atnd slavery." My own expe1ri
ence, my obhsrvation, and( mny know l
elge of the good deeds (If wealthly men91
and( womten in all countries anId in alh
ages, teaches me that wealth instead
If eing the enemy. is oft sue best
Ifried' of poverty and sui l'erng. Trhere
is 11o natural antagoInismi. and thiere
shoul1 d be no0 artificial host5!ility. be
tweenl wealthI and t he "bi re:ad-winner.
Capital is just as necessary to make
labr producntivye as labI or is (o ma:1ke
caphital produtctive. Eachl is dependetlC
upon the other; amnd bec whot so1w5 t'
seed of discontent betwveen thlem is not!
a1 trtue friend oIf cithe1r. Un Ifortunately
we have hlad too mlluchi of thIiis sort of
thing in our State (If late, and tile re
sult is seen iln our prisetit deplorable
financial sit uati(on. Our peoiple have
been t aughlt biy sel f-seckingit dterna
goges to regard ca pital as5 their enemyil,
and1( iinduced to w:.nre relentless war
ai~nst it. The result is tha:1t captital
f,re fronm their grasp wheni tho-y arc in1
ire neced of it for thelir daily wanlts.
Ifwe wouhd remed(y tis very u!nfortii
nate state of attirs, and re nstire cionl
lece bet weeni these t wo ablsoltely es
senti alI facto(rs of prospe(rit y, we ilu s
reject suich tunwise and unipaltritic~
tahi1ng, and1( do all we can tto Iidulet
eaIital, andt plenity of it, t coeti- and1
take uip its permlanenlt :tbilde armonlg us.
Ii that way alone cani we redtuce theo
rate (If inierest 1-:oi.h public and private.
Clvis.
Mrs'. stackh,ou-e lhl-d
[Spiecaul to News andl ('i)urier.]
A11niIN. M :lrch 1 .-MrIs. Atm E.l'
Stackbhonse, wife of tIhe Hlon. E. T.
Stackhlouse, ( onlgressmian fromi thi.,~
9 o'cocik. at the resh lence of 1r Wn \. WX.
H aiton . ( 'ii. Stack honse alrri ved
fot Wa:'(hintont(i last Iniahlt. She was
a lady of mhanly nole traits oft char
PsI PSILE R ESI( 1N.\TION 1l' nvt'aEsEi*
T'A TI vE ST.\CK Hitl'SE.
perel around( int tie Sith Ca:ri'n
cloniv thlat (ap:. Stachu- w"lno
rur~ lii to Was.hingn gin du:l1 (trii.. thi
prest'nt Sess'iin, and1 the probai:iIi
re tha:t he will retire froml ('mnt.re.
He is ite an (I:d mi:an, and the~ 'eVD
bereaveennt lie su(sta(in ed b:s seriouti v
fTeeted him0. He-I may: retain i<
neeirsiip in the present Hi use, buti
there is no nceCsity for him toII remin
in i Washinaton. If any impo~rtat
party questittn sho'ubl arne he,eonl<i
reach) here withlin t went' -f *nur iiour-.
He ay~ decide to give up his seat and'
aive (hvernor i .lle an1 iept' iiuni'.
t cal a si:eelal eh eti;in to el.o)Se Li.
I suesor.
"Non-Omice-.eeker ill Not Descend to
I'er"ona litsies.
3fr. E!it.r:-31r. ('happell, in his at
tetinpted reply. evades the answer, and,
descendiig to personalities. suggests
a conipari-on of in signiticantce between
us. As ersonal abuse, vituperatio in,
etc., are not argz!n ientI, 3l1r. E~ditor, I
re- ectfully take iniy leave of Mtr. ('hap
i-ell1.
.N .W . I":A i i -:\a tirr.
1t:111.1CU31i AN 1> POITICS.
Tie Paui r.y.e-. M tit not Abuse Their
Emalplo er..
:paci1':tl to N-ew- andI ('turie.r]
( '.il:l.\, MIarv"' --Atut a week
ag Ir. ThIort,as ;\it ti,:ctt, :a wo,rk:tnart
at tae IalihhtoItl ::ni . lanvil-le shops,
niadle a spc b-:ii r :t h1' e inern : of
oie of the 'iin::i)e ward clubs. le
was the or:tor u iiot id:IeTity was kept
secret aid rtat ur:Jiy t here was sorne
Cui'mit"ty tto hin>w wh Ile wa's.
Tiht:: t<b}re. wa \:s t' n.,iid'ea,ly talkPd
aboutt. Thiis aitei:ron KIvtruau was dis
t hargt d, rat h e :ill! his friends :ln
11. n Ct' t hat lie was d. isela raed heause
of the tact that he rmadi- a Tillmanite
a-Id re4s. Kier:m:;n went I) the authori
tis antl was t,!d that he a'escorrect in
his supp,o=ili:ios as to his di}-char,e.
I t is said tha:t Ithe par". of the speech
to whieh special ,b j'ection was made
was itn r. Kiernan's sayiig, in sub
stanlce, after talk :g ab)ot the rich men
of the land, "Look at the railroads.
They refuse to pay their taxes and are
going to have their sniart lawyers tight
their cases," and lie insinuated that
they were going to keep the trioney out
of the hands of the State.
It is announced that 'Mr. Dodson was
seenl by 'Ir. Kiernan upo 1 his return
to the eity this evenint and asked if
his release by Master Machinist Green
w\as wit h his approval and he gave an
aflirrnative answer.
IN THlE II.\\Nh OF 1115 FRIENIS.
('Oi.uM:., March 4.-The disinissal
of Thonias Kiernan from the Iticl
iiOtld :and Ianville workshops has
been the subject o1 considerable dis
ussion to-day. The friends of Mr.
Kiernan argue that the Richmond and
Danville authorities acted in an out
rageous manner when they discharged
an eniployee, no tratter what he might
have said about the road or its non
payment of taxes provided he did not
neglect his work. It was announced
to-day that 1r. Kiernan would be a
candidate for the position of sheriff,
hut whether this is mere rumor is not
known. Superintendent Dodson was
not in the city to-day to be seen with
reference to the case.
1 lIE COOSAW t;ASE.
A Bit: Iton(d Given by thw "Octopu :," and
a Settlement Likely to be Reached.
[Special to News Courier.]
Cor. lilA. March ; -The regulation
bond of the ('oosaw Coinipaniy for "U,
niuo has been received by the State
Treasurer. The btond is given uncler
the requirernents of the charter for
which tlie (oosaw Con pany is now
fightin . The hond is signed by Moses
Lopez and Aitrnst ine T. Sitythe, each
of whorn <tualitiles for the full amount
of the bol. The case will probably
s(rln be settled in the I~nited States Su
prene Court, and the bond is given to
avoid any possile Coplication.
TIt (oOSA\\ ("ASE SOON To l:E H1EARD.
COL'. ia, Mareh 4.-Atorne Gen
eral McI.aurin will go iu the muorning
to Beinettsville and} thence to W lash
ington, where on the 15.th intstant he
will argue the Coosaw case.hiefore the
F.ATE OF' A P'AIltICIDE.
Joseph Jamnes, of Darlington. who Killed
his Fat her in 185$, Again Sentenced
to be Hanged.
Special to News and Courier.1
DA RIANw;ro'N, March 3.-Jos. James,
white, was resenlenceed to-day to be
hanged1 on .June 1n. This case has been
in thie Cotirts for several years, and lh-s
excitedl great interest. .Janies' fatherI
was killed in thbe sprinlg of lSS, and the
son has hei-n co,nvict ed of the miurder
twice andO appealsa1 to the Supreme
Court have twice lbeen made. This
tim f] Jamies will pirobabily be hanged.
Lewis WVi!!iam:s, colored, who was
also conivietedl o' thle iurder of old
nian .lamies, :avaits iii jail the day for
his exeicutionu, A lpril 2d. A n etlort will
be matde to ha:ve Wil liamis respited to
the day fixedl for Jamnes' execultionl.
I Railroads' anid Taxes'.
FSpecial to News andl Courier.]
(or m:U MIA, 3I:arch :s -Fro:u t he gen
eral t onle or ai conl Iversat ion I had to-day
with a .Mtte H ouse otilcial on the rail
roadl(quest ion, i t seems that the State is
gonlg to let thle ease go into the Courts.
Thle State House athotIrities are of the
opinion01 that. the State has an inherent
right to levy and collect taxes, aBd that
after the taixes have beeni collected
these abaternet, are to be considered.
The talker sail that if this right of tile
Stat e was to be dispulted anid abrogated
by any ~ taIxpa~yer thle ered it of the State
wou(ld soon;I be worthIiless, as every one
loo ked to the S ate to bue abde to colleet
he atni> ofu taxeIs it had levied. If
the case is taken into the Courts the
State w'ill, no( doultbt, mnake its (defenice
oni that line.
T'rl-: W.\ T 'o R El-:Pout:T ori:TI E ('Q-RTS.
("i,%M l..n, 2d rh I-4. -The railroald
issue wilt so :n, no cloubt, reach a focus.
Tw mp~( iicienrs of the State rail road
boardik of eua 'z iin to-daly told mue
that the onily way ihey saw in which
the e:ses could 'e k,-pt out ''t the Courts
was for tihe r:ailrom:tul authIorities to coni
wn'Vt to pay their taix's, andl then to ask
for' a rebat-, whliu'h woiubl, no dolubit, be
graniltd. lThe N ate, they Vsid , initende,d
tio isit npon1 its rIghit to levy and coi
let t:oxe-.
BABY ONE SOLID SORE
Tried Ev~erything without Relief. No
Rest Night or Day. Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.
whten two mo!nth: old, had a bireahing
- -: hat theocter called eczema:. 11er head,
tried n , but nzeithe-r the doctors nor any
thing else did heur any good.
We. could get no rest day
TI'UIRA tEMEDiiES, tilt I
eninfess I had no faith in
them!n, for I had nhver se-en
them tried. To my great
suelrprie, in one week's
time after beglinning to use
the CtcrirnA REMIEDIE),
the soresd were well, but I
cr inued to u-e the REa
5ioiVEN T for a little. while,
and now u-he is a-s fat a
haby as vou would like to
e., and as sozndi :-a a dilar. 'I bhleve' my haby
v.'1 hav' dbid if I ha,d nuot tried 'rrcrcA REM
::.:.I wrie thib that every mnotber with a hahy
I:A :,.inec cua feel* conn:dent that there is a medicine
t::rt will eure the wo-t eczema, and that medicine is
th I'cTeenA Iltitre".
.\tus UETbIE 1 R- itIKNEtR, Lockhart, Texas-.
Cuticura Remedies
C::r.- ct-ry hunnr of the skin and ecalp of infancyl
ai chilhood, whether torturing, disfiguring, itch
i:rt hann sealy, crusted, pimply, or blotchy,
wih in'- of hair,'and every impurity of the blood,
wehr t.imple, scrofulous, or hereditary, when
th' be-t phy.icians and all other remedies fail.
Sarent-, save vour children years oft mental and
p -- ,l ,e'inc. Be-gin now. Cures made in
c .- Ir i-rmnanent.
-r.Ualt srcrt are the crea.-t.-t skin cure',
to:.s.areab-e:telrpre, ar.d mayv be u~e ! in the
.on:et in .ant with the most gratifying eucnceess.
F e i-vryhere. Price, CrtrtRA, Soc.: SOAP,
2>.: !-t.vENT. S1. Prepared by the PoTTER
line; ANDi (''EM:IAL CoRPoRATroN, Boiton.
2,y-! S.:cfr -"lijw tot-re Skin U)iseaSe," (M
pa-, :7 i:I:atrations. and 190 testi:nonials.
Pla tLES. h:ack-heads, chapped and oily skin
I~c'rd by CCTICLRA MEDIcATF-D SOAP.
FREE FROM RHEUMATISM
In one zntnute the Caticura
-. AntI-Pain Plaster relieves rhat.
natic, .'ciatic, hip, kidney. chest, and
mu-culair pains and weaknessces. The,
S.2.- m...,,..... nn nlaster. j
Bad Railroad Business.
[Vpecial to News and Courier.]
(ot'M IA, March 4.-The ret urns ci
lusiiess for the roads of South Caro
lina show a very poor business for the
month of January. Wah six roads yet
to hear from there is now a decrease o1
over S-25,itc0 in the earnings of the
lines in Carolina. Mr. Bartlett, clerk of
the board, said that during the ten
years he has been connected with ti.(
otlice he has never seen a worse report.
The returns of the Richmond and Dan
ville system show a decrease in the
business of 8l30,000 for Jan uary, 1S92,
as compared with .January, 1591. Notne
of the old established lines show at y
increase in business, and the highe-t
iuere:tse iu htsiness is that of the (eer
gia. Carolina and Northern Road, ,f
s44 ;16.
Baby Killed by a Five-year-old Boy.
[Special to News and C.urier.l
CoL.uM IA, March 4.-Last Wednes
day afternoon it seems that an infant
child of Addie Beacham was killed by
"Bud" Harris, aged 5 years. "Bud'
assaulted the babe while it was lying in
its cradle a,!eep and with a sba:"p
pointed piece of iron fractured its skell.
The little fellow, after mortally wour.d
ing the child, went out into the street
and began to dig mud holes with the
bloody weapon. The boy confessed the
crime. The jury of inquest found a
verdict in accordance with the facts and
decided that the youthful murderex
could not be held responsible on ac
count of his age.
Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria.
NOTICE.
THE REGUAR SEMI-ANNUAL
Examination of applicants for
teachers' certificates of qualification
will he held at Newberry on Friday
April 1.
Examination will begin at 9 a. m.
Applicants are required to furnish
pens, ink, paper, &c.
ARTHUR KIBLER,
Chairman County Board Exawi,ers.
STOCK OF GOODS FOR
SALE.
P IDS FOR THE PURCHASE OF
. the assigned stock of J. E.
Prince will be received until Friday,
11th March. Bids to include stock
and fixtures.
Parties desiring to see the stock can
do so by calling on either of the under
signed.
HARRY H. BLEASE,
Assignee.
F. B. McINTOSH,
Agt. Creditcrs.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE.;
STOCK OF COUNTS & CO., A'I
auction at Prosperity, S. C., Maret
19th, at 10 a. mt., for one third cash bal
ance with approved security, payable
Oct. 1st and Nov. 1st.
GEO. B. CROMER,
2t. Asigueee.
John L. Phelps
IS NOW READY FOR
Spring and Summer Trade.
I HAVE A FINE SELECTION
Sole Leather and Uppers just from
te tanners and manufacturers. I a.r
prepared to make
8IIOE FROM 32 TO a36
Fit guaranteed.
Repairing done with neatness and
dispatch.
1 make a specialty of Cenieuting
patches on Ladies', Children's anc
Geln ts' Shoes.
Give me a call at the Peter Simmoni
stand. Respectfully,
J. L. PHELPS,
Pro p'r The Famous Shoe Shop.
__Nominations.
FOR MAYOR. -
I HEREBY ANNOUNCE MI
self as a candlidate for M1ayor, sub
ject to the result of the Deriocratic
primarv. Respectf'ully,
E. C. JONES.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations for Alder
men are submitted:
WARtD -J. B. SUBE R.
WAnD 1-PROCTOR TOD)D.
VOTERS.
Municipal Nominat,ion.
L. W. C. BLALOCK.
A LDERMEN:
WAR]) 1-J. ML KIBLER.
WXAnl 2-D. B. W HEELER
WAnD 3-C. E. sUMIMIER.
WAnI) 4-0. KLETTNER.
31Asy Craz/INs,
For Senator.
[ N EORGE S. MIOWER IS AN
n- ounced as a candidat-. for the
nomination for the State Senate in thE
Democratic Primary this year. HE
will abide tue result of the primary.
CONTRACTS TO LET.
i ATURIDAY, M1ARCH inTH A'I
KE 10 o'clock, a member of t he Board
o County Comnmissioners will he at
the WVertz bridge over Little River,
tear the Railroad bridge, 10 let thE
cintract for building a bridge.
On the same day, at 3 o'clock, a
meber of the Buoardi will he at the
Workman bridlge, near D)ominick's, tc
let the contract for making rep)airs.
Specificattionis will be made known
at te t imes named. The right is re
served to reject all bids.
By ord-r ot the Boardl of County
(. 0O B. CROM E R, (ierk.
ESTATE NOTICE.
T H E CR EI)ITORS OF THE ES
tate oft .\ary ML Cloy, dIsceasedl,
are notiti d to render an account of
their dem:nam!s, (duly attesteli. to .John
stone & ('romer by the 2)mth day of
March. 1892 W. B. CROM ER,
HaiR~ BALSAM
x C1M-.s and benuifis the hair.
~ c~r tots to I;etre GTy
I ~~.Curr' a r dan- Sthir aig
to Parter's Ginger T1onic. It 'eures the wor' Cnugh,
w ,'k c Lurpa. Debi!iy. diestion,Pin, T ake intie.50 ets,
HiND RCO RRS. 'rSe on! snefo con..
stoe J. no.3c at ' sgita. or HJrscos a co., x. 3
GRAT EFUL-OO?FORT!N.
LABELLED 1-2 LB. TINS ONLY.
_______________ .r r
A
for Infants
"Castoria is so well adapted to children th2
I recommend it as superior to any prescriptioz
known to me." H. A. ARcHER, X. D.,
111 So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y.
"The use of 'Castoria' is so universal an<
its merits so well known that it seems a worl
of supereroration to endorse it. Few are thi
intelligent families who do not keep Castori
within easy reach . D
&s.ar s MLRT . D. D.,
New York City.
Late Pastor Bloomingdale Beformed Church
Tsz CEITA
SPRINB fioODS i
I ask a favor of
you? It's a small
thing, and will
help and benefit
you as well as me.
I CI ThREE TilNS:
That I have
The Newest,'
The Largest, and
The Cheapest
STOCK OF DRY GOODS
AND SHOES IN NEWBERRY.
Do you believe
this? If so. come
and see me. If
not, come and let
me convince you.
I Could NOT NAME
in this advertisement a hundredth
part of my stock, so I ask only
a small part of your time and
patience.
Call and see for yourself. This is no
clap-trap to catch trade, but every word
of it is true as gospel. I am the leader
in STYLES, QUALITIES AND
PRICES. Tbis is a big thing for a
young merchant to claim, but I can
substantiate it. Come and see for youl
self.
J. D. Davenport.
Newberry, S. .
FOR FINE
WINES
CIGARS P9
TOBACCO
CALL 3N
T. G. BOOZER.
A CHOICE LINE OF
FAMILY
ALWAYS ON IHAND AT
T. . BOOZER'S.
TLANTIC COAST LINE.
Wilm ington. N. C.. Jan. 1, 1%2.
FAST LINE
Het ween Charle ston and Columnbia and t.ppe
8ouith CaLroli na and Westernx
North Carolina.
CoNDENSED SCHEDULE.
GoING WEST. GOING EAST!
No. 60. No. .52. No. 5. No.49.
to m can m eno + ta I
4 29 5 50 Lv....Charleston..Ar. 11.5 11 59
i 40 7?.T " ...Lanes....... 11 40 95
8 00 8 40 ". umter.... " 1015 8 '10
9 20 9 50 Ar....Columbia..Lv. 9 :s0 7 10
p mn
.....63 " ...Win ns boro. 4 i6......
...... 727 "...Cheste......... 3 2....
a mn
pm
.. .. u7 ...Rock HI11.... 21:.....
..... 9 .) " ...C harlotte... " 1 50 .....
p m ~ pm.....
..... A r.. Ne wberry ...Lv 2 ;4 .....
......... G 0 "...0reenwood " 2 45.....
-a m
...... . 15 " ...A n ron.... i u5 .......
...~~~...... o ...... Greenville... " 1J 1a......
....... s o ".... W alballa... " 9 00.....
p m
......... .. :4.. "...... A bbevi lle.. " 11 35.....
~~~.... . .. 5 ...... 5 artan buirx " 5 43.....
...... 3 : "..Hendersonville " 3 :35.....
..... 4 42.X ... sh evilie... " 2 30 ....
t Pailvexcxept Sunday. Daily.
Not. 5!!anid .X3 Solid trains between Charles
ton and Col umb ia.S. C.. and carrvi-gthrourlh
sir-epers b,etwien ('harleton and i 1nininati.
H-. M. EM ERSON, Ass'? Gen'l Pasi. Agent.
T. M. EN2' ER4SON. Traine~ Manaxar.
J. H. 1KENLY, ben'i Manager
T o THE PEOPLE OF NEW
berry: I have opened for Black
smith and Wsood work in the shop
latly runi by 3Mr. J. 0. Rivers. W\ag'ons'
bul ooder and repa!red in the very
I solicit yu arng n ild
y best to please you.
Mr. Rivers will be found in the shop
to serve vou as he-retofore.
'JAS. S. MATTHEWS.
STT OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF NEWVBERRY-IN
THE PROBATE (COURT
John 3M. Kinard ini his own riTht and
as' -'Adminisht rator, &c., of Richard C.
Ch apmlan. <iec'd, PInlaitiff against
Cohn 3M. Cook, et aii., Defendants.
PURsUANT TO AN OR'ER OF
ACourt herein, a!l persons holding
laimos agamist the estate of Richard C.
Chapan, deceased, are required to
render in and estab,lish the same before
his Court on or befo4 re the 15thj day of
Marh r:ext, and are enjoiied from
p hrosecutin.! their dleman1fds otherwise
Fbur1,thal undIer these proceedinigs. ..
and Children.
Castoria car~es Colic, Constipation,
S, -r Stoma:h, Diarrhoea. Eructation,
Xi:s Worms. gives sleep, and pro:notes di.
gestion,.
Without iju:-ious medication.
yFor several years I have recommended
your .Castoria,' and shall always continue te,
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
results."
EDwr F. PAsmEE. M. D.,
"The Winthrop," 125th Street and 7th Ave.,
New York City.
ca Co1'ALT, 'ic Mwa S-SS-r. Naw Yoa.
A SAD REFLECTION
Yes, it is indeed very sad to
riflect over the fact that we must
sell our goods at such ver~y low
prices. Still we are bound to
lead and
We Must Make aStir
When we get on the warpath
the people chuckle with almost
fiendish glee as they
Listen to the Crack
of falling prices. It is the sig
nal that they are going to be
benefited, and they
Rush V'ith Eager Haste
to look over and buy BAR
GAINS from our large and care
fully selected stock of
Dry Goods, Clothing,
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Caps,
and General Merchandise.
It is no time to hesitate. You
must come at once and take ad
vantage of this
Extraodinary
CLEARANCE SALE. i
Yours to please, A
O.KLETTNE~~J
SHOCKL EY BROS,
anRd Builders.
THE UNDER
- signed has fitted
- up a new Wood
~ - --4- Work Shop on
~fl~ ~'- corner of IHar
- rington and Mc
Kibben Streets
and is prepared to make
ESYIMAYES ON BUILDINS,
And Any Kind of Wood Work,
-A SPECIALTY OF
BRACKETS, MOULDINGS,
AND ALL KINDS OF SCROLL
SAWING.
SASH, DOORS,
BLINDS, SHINGLES,
AND LATHES
ON HAND AND FOR SALE
CHEAP.
LUMBER, DRESSED OR ROUGH.
NOVELTY WEATHERBOADING.
IN FACT ANYTH ING IN MY LINE
ON SHORT NOTICE.
SATISFACTION Gl7AR ANTEED.
GIVE US A CALL.
SHOCKLEY BROS.,
__ EWK EERRY, S. C.
GRE A TE ST
Ever Attempted by
Any House in the
City or State.
O WING TO TH E DEPRESSION
of the mioney market and the
low priee of cott on. I have decided to
close out miy stock re-gardless of the
cost. This is earlier tnan any house
has ever attenpted such sales. The
usual time is February.
Counter No. 1 contains 2-50 Suits that
s,l at $Ims.51J to $15 will now he sold at
$7.5t cash.i for your choice. Tfh is is the
as. FR EvERt MA DE IN THIJS CITY
by any bou.-.e. No odds and en ds, but
agood ruu of sizes. This is your op
portuity to inv-est if you want a bar
Counters 2 and :a contain .500 Su its in
Sacks and (Cutaw~ays, formerly sold
from 515 to $25. Now you can have
our choice for $l10 eash. Thiese count
ounters contain values that have never
been otlered by ry one. No trouble
to find vour ,ize in these tailor made
garments whenm you have such assort
eLts to select from. I want the
money and room, so this stock m ust be
sold, and if yor' are judges of bargains
you willI not delay, but come and help
move these goods.
In additi"n to the above I have
plae 250) pairs of P'amts on a counter.
Tis line formerly s.,i4d at $5 and 26;
now take your choice at. 2.5J. This is
the et bargain ever (offered in pants.
Remember this line of
goods is not old stoc k,
but new stock, this fa11,
and will be sold for cas h.
No goods of this sale are
alowed on approbcation. 4
M. L. KINARD,
Coluimbia, S. Q * /