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WIESIAT, IA! 3, 1893. ELBERT H. AULL, EDrrOR. ELBERT H. AULU Proprietors. WM.P. HOUSEAL, NEWBERRY, S. C. THE DEINMARK LYNCHING. Last week The Herald and News published a short-statement giving the facts of the lynching ot a negro, John Peterson, at Denmark, in Barnwell County, charged with the usual crime for which such punishment is almost invariably meted out. We stated how the negro Peterson went to Governor Tillman and asked his protection and how be was sent back to Denmark and witnesses summoned and a farcicaL trial held before a body of outraged and infuriated citizens, and how he was swung to a limb and sh't to death. We stated then, and state now, that if the evidence was conclusive that they bad the right man we would have no word of condemnation of the deed, for it would be bat swift and stern justice. Governor Tillman gives his reasons, which are published elsewhere, for sending the negro back to the mob for trial. It seems to us that Governor Tillman might have expected the re sults which followed, and as Governor should have protected the negro, how much so ever as an individual he may have been in sympathy with the feel ings of the mob. Resort to lynch law is never justifi able, but in certain cases, and we lieve this is one, it is excusab , but the evidence should be conclusive that they have.the right man, for, otherwise it is horrible murder. In this case, from all that we can gather, the evi dence was anything but conclusive that Peterson was the right man. The young lady and her little brother failed to identify him; he protested his inno eence until the la*t, and in fact there was no evidence against him, save that he had been seen somewhere in the community about time of the deed. That being true, makes the lynching of this negro a murder. Some of the citizens of Columbia beld an indignation meeting to con demn the act and also the Governor for sending the negro back to Demnark. For many rPani we think this meet ing unwise aud cau result in no possible good. Another mass meeting was held at Denmark at which resolutions were pased vindicating the lynchlog and the course of Governor Tillman and con demning the newspapers that have critisized the deed, and especially The State tewspaper and its Editor N. G. Gonzales. These resolutions are in very bad taste, and in many respects are without foundation in fact. They make obarges against Mr. Gonzales which are slanderous and untruze, and which the files of his paper will prove to be untrue. The Herald and News has not agreed with The State in this matter altogether, but we dislike to see people make charges without foundation for them and without even the shadow of proof to substantiate them. Altogether-it is a ivery bad state of affairs, and efforts are being made to make political capital out of it. It is a great pity that we must have politics in every thing. Rock Hill has secured the location of the Woman's College. She is a plucky little city and her business men and men of money are made of the right sort of stuff' to build up a flourishing city. They are willing to work and spend for the general good and all the .citizens reap and enjoy the fruits of their labors in a growing and progres sive city. That is the way to forge ahead. And those cities who made the efrt and lost will be benefited by the effort made. It will be a great thing -in, many ways for Rock Hill. The Yassar College girls are going to play the. Greek drama "Antigone," in which all the characters. will speak the Greek lauguage and all the choruses uittb. mug in Greek. Nothing is too d cul fora Yassar girl to attempt. The fines and costs. which Governer Tillmnan paid amount to $1,891.97, for the three of the sheriffs who were adjudged in contempt of the Uinited States Cowrt. He makes no provision for Colonel Freddie Nance, of Abbe ville. This is too bad. His fine ought to be paid by the State also. The Reg ister tells us that the tax payars will not mind paying this little sum of ten thousand dollars which has been wasted in railroad litigation, for you know it is all done in. the name of reform. No monarch of ancient or modern times ever received such distinguished honor as did President Cleveland in the naval review at New York last Friday. Salutes from thirty-five war ships, representing seven nations, were fired in his honor-the like of which has no occurrence in history. The dispensary case came up in the Supreme Court on Monday, and Thos. 8, Moorman was appointed special referee to take testimony on questions of fact and submit the same at some other time. Gen. B. H. Rutlege died at his home in Charleston on Sunday last. He was born in Sumter County and was sixty five years old. He was a member of the secession convention, and was colonel of the FourthRegiment, S. C. V. He was appointed a brigadier and major-general in the State militia in 1876. The World's Fair was opened at Chicago on Monday by President Cleveland. There was a monster de demonstration. An April Snow Stormn. CASPER, WVYOMING, A pril 30.-The severest snow storm of the entire win ter s now raging, having continued for the last six days, and for the last two days has been destructive to sheep, asmany have just been sheared. It wasiesrned yesterday that one fiock 'mmterioneffive hundred sheep Friday n~ smothered in the snow. An o lost'eleven -hundred out of twnytree hundred. Many others TUlE RAILROAD CASES. Governor Tillmnan Pays the Fines of th (M'ending Sherifr'-. [columbia Journal, April 28.] The State pays the fines! The time to show hands has nov come in the railroad contempt cases and the United States Marshal is call ing on the sheriffs that were held ii contempt to appear in person at hi: office in Charleston. Sheriff W. W. Riser, the only anti Tillman sheriff of the lot, and the onli or;e who stood by the Governor un flinchingly throughout the trial, is ii the city to-day on his way to Charle:. ton in response to the following sura mons: - "CH ALESTN, S. C., A pril 26. "To W. W. Riser, Sheriff, Newberry S. C. "Sim Upon receipt hereof, you wil please report at once, in person, at thi, office. "Yours respectfully, ''G. I. CUN1NNGH AM, "U. S. Marshal." Mr. Riser stated that he had seen thi Governor and that the Governor tok him (Riser) if he had telegraphed hin of nis intention to go to Charleston, bi would have wired him as he did Sherif Gaines, to stay at home. It is supposed from this that Gov ernor Tillman has wired the sheriff to stay at home. Governor Tillman was seen by i Journal reporter with regard to th matter, and asked for the status of tb case. He said that he had ascertainec the costs in the case and had alread3 sent a check covering the amount t< the marshal. This check covers tho fines imposed on the sheriffs, and thq governor sticks by the officers, as hf told them he would do. He did no say, but the presumption is that h considers this sufficient to relieve th sheriffs from a personal appearance al ,the marshal's office. Sheriff Riser, however, does not seen content to accept this as exoneratin( him from a personal appearance. H( was seen after the reporter left the Gov ernor's office and asked if he intende to go on to Ciarleston or if he wouk return home. He replied that he da not know which way he would go He added, however, that he liked t< be certain that he was right; that if hf had a summons he always served il and indicated that he would probabl3 go on to Charleston to see if he wa, wanted further. There is still one other question re maining for settlement, and that is th( question of damages, which may oc cur in suits for delays of all kinds, b3 virtue of the holding of trains undel the orders of the State officials, an which the railroad attorney indicated would likely be brought after the deci sion of the Supreme Court. These ma3 or may not come. If they do, the ques tion is: "Will the Governor assume tb( obligation for the sheriffz?" THE LITTLE BILL WHICH OUR GOVER NOR HAl) TO SETTLE. [Sunday News, April 30.] The case of the county sheriffs whc were led into disobeying the orders o; the United States Court has been set tied at last. Yesterday morning At torney J. E. Burke walked into th( clerk's office and handed hin a checi which reads as follows: CHARLESTON, S. C., April 29, 1S3. No. 237. Bank of Charleston, N. B. A. pay to the order of Col. J. E. Hagood eierk of the United States Circuit Court eighteen hundred and ninety-one dol lars 97-100. (Signed.) LORD & BURKE. Immed intf1y thereafter the followinl order was inaued: The United States of America, Distric1 of South Carolina-Fourth Circuit In Equity-Ex parte Daniel H Chamberlain as receiver, Petitioner vs M; N. Tyler, sheriff of Aiker County, McMitchell,, treasurer o -Aikene Couinty, in re:Frederick WV Bond vs The South Carolina Rail way Company and others. It having been brought to the atten tion of the Court that the defendant it this case has paid the fine imposed or hm with costs:. It is ordered that ha be discharged from the custody of thi marshal and that he go hence without delay. So much of the order as directs tbe entry of judgment for said fine anc osts is rescinidod. CHARLES H. SIMONTON, United States Judge. A pril 29. 1893. Similar orders were issued in the ases of Sheriff Gaines, of Anderson and Sberiff Riser, of Newberry, bul poor Fred Nance, of Abbeville,. was lefi out in the cold. Governor Tiliman hac made no provision for him, and noi e will have to put up his $500 or at execution will be issued against hirr and his property will be seized. Tbh fine of each of the sherifIf's was $500 and the additional $391 97-100 is foi osts to the Court. TILLMAN CONDEENs NANCE. [Special to News and Courier.} UOLUMBIA, May 1. 'What about Nance?" I asked. "Nance didn't stand up to the Stat4 and the State will not stand up t< Nance." CYCLONEs CUT OFF sHIOIT. Plans of a Kansas scientist to Bomnbari Wind Twisters-Towns to Have a Cyclone Departroent Like a Police, Force. [Special to New York Press 3 TOPEKA, Kan., A pril 29.-A Kansat sientist has evolved a plan by wOicil pproacing cyclones can be bombarded and manty lives and thousands of dol lars' worthb of property saved from de struction. Dr. C. .R. Carpenter o1 [eavenworth, says that the great Mis sissippi and Missouri valleys compose he oyclone center of the continent. His theory is to have every city that is large enough to have a fire department also have a cyclone station. where met ould be trained to watch for a coming twister and then destroy it before it ould reach the city, by exploding it with torpedoes. In an interview with he doctor as to the modus operandi ol ackling a Kansas cyclone, corraling ad destroying its force, he said: "I would have a station sufficiently high to permit the watchmen to see a yclone whena it is comning. Let the watchmen give the alarm and then turn out a sufficient number of trained men to throw torpedoes into te ecenter of the cyclone and scatter it to pics 'he torpedoes would have to b'e wat into the cloud scientifically, o,f course. ht is why men shoulti be trained to he service. "Secretary Rusk thougrht it wise to spend considerable sums in, "rier in test a theory of how to cause rain in dry places. WVhy not spend a litt ls in a life saving property prot ecting serv ice? Millions of dollars worth of property and scores of lives are lost in this country every few years by cyclones. Powerful torpedoes thrown into these disastrous balloons would certaiu]y cause them~ to ollapse. "The station should he attached to the Weather Bureau. There we have service by which the storm nmay he ietected at a suffieie;s distance to be prepared for itv en it, arrives. Strong marine glasses cou!td be used at night y watchmen and an alarm could be tiven in plenty of time. My method 'ould, of course, be of no use in hurri nes, but I am fully convinced that y thbeory is a good one for cyclones tnd well wcrth a tria)." The stuggestions of Dr. Carpenter are 'reating w ide commient:t broughout the est and will undoubtedly be put into )peration in many of the cities of Kan as, Nebraska and Missour i 1his year. St. Louis is moving upstairs to get ut of the way of the turbulent Mlis THE RAILROAD DECISION. Receiver Chamberiain Fropeses that the State and the Railroads Shall Settle Their Differences by Arbitration. [News and Courier, 1st.] Ex-Governor Chamberlain, Receiver of the South Carolina Railway and of the Three C's Railroad, yesterday in vited a reporter of the News and Cou rier to call on him for an interview. The reporter complied, and the Ex Governor made the following statement for publication relative to the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the habeas corpus tax cases and the pending contest between the r4ilroads and the State regarding taxes. * * * * * FURTIIER LITIGATION WOULD -BE CRIMINAL. "On the other hand, the true interests i of the railroads demand peace and a settlement of differences with the tax ing powers. The cost of these suits ;s heavy. None but lawyers profit by them.~ Lawsuits are warrantable only when grave disputes cannot be settled otherwise. A state of enmity or war i between the officers of the State and its railroads is injurious in a thousand ways. The pres-ilt depression in rail road business makes thi-.e injuries specially hard to bear. Besides, what injures the railroads injures all the peo pla. Railroads are the nerves of traftic and business. They give life also to all other kinds of business. A community that has no railroads regards them as the greatest of boons, but too often, as here, when they have them, they turn upon them as enemies. SETTLEMENT BY NEGOTIATION OR AR BITRATION. "Such being the situation, I say the only sensible course is to settle differ ences here and now. It can be done, if botn sides will admit indisputable facts. If some one or more representatives of the State, and one or more representa tives of the railroaos, were to sit down as business men and confer over the problem, they could reach an easy solu tion, and one just to both parties. I am only an agent of the Court, having no authority of my own, but I will guar antee to secure the m( t cordial assent of the court to any reasonable efforts to bring about an end of this railroad fight. We are all tried of it. Victory, on which every side it fal't, is too costly. I say to Governor Tillman and to Comptroller Ellerbe-Let us make an effort to secure our respective rights no negotiation. If we cannot succeed, then we can fight. But we can suc ceed, if we really want to. The victory is to-day with' the railroads, but I an none the less anxious to stop the quarrel. My anxiety is in the interest of railroads. I am not affraid to cry 'peace' before the war begins or goes further. I shall fight all the better for it if we cannot have peace. WHAT WILL GOVERNOR TILLM AN DO ABOUT IT? "I am not formally authorized to speak for anybody but myself, but I will undertake to bring every railroad row in litigation with the State into an agreement to negotiate- or arbitrate their differences, and to close this destructive warfare without further cost or dvlay, including the prompt payment of all taves for the past or future which way be judged or agreed to be just and right. There need be no commitments in advance; only a simple agreement to try to agree. Can anything be fairer. Who can refuse to aid in such an effort? I am deeply in earnest. I have no prejudice towards individuals or parties which will hinder me from having the most cordial and respectful business relation towards this problem. Any two or more clear headed, dispassionate business men, or men with sound business Ideas, would be acceptable to me and to the rail roads. .[ propose, in default of any one else doing it, myself to call Governor Tillman's attention to these sugges tions, and to relieve myself from any responsibility for further controversy over taxes with the State or State officers." GOV. TILLMAN SAYS THERE SHALL BE NO ARBITRATION OF RAILROAD TANES. [Special to News an p Courier.) oLUMBIA,May1I-ReceiverChamber lain's plain and sensible suggestion that the railroad tax matter be arbri trated. which wra published in The News and Courier to-day, was the sub ject of general talk. Various were the opinions expreseed as to its accepta bility and feasibility. There was but one opinion on the subject in the State House and that was altogether un favor able to the scheme. "It,'i war to the end" is the cry in the nest of the Ad ministration. Expenses and uneasiness do not count. Weli there is one thing especially noticeable, so far as the Ad m1nistration is concerned, and it is that B. R. Till man is the captain of the ship, and just whatever he says "goes." Reason ing from tbis point the one thin2 to be considered, so far us the arbitration is concerned, is "what does Governor Tillman say about the matter?" To begin with, Governor Till-nan was besieged by an army of commer cial agents, with "samplles," friends, editors entd others, and it was af ter 3 o'clock when the long wvaiting and anxious niewspaper mien wcnt into his otice. Although tile initel view was brief it was decidedly to the point, and Governor Ti:llmani has ini his~ muot em phatic manner said t,hat he will have nothing to do with the plan, and brands it as the "q'iintess.ence of inso WVhen asked for hi< opinion as to the* scheme be p)rompihtly r. pl'ed: "f think the State of S.-u h Csr.ilina has Courts (f law to settle .1Si uc questionls. She will not :u h'itrate. with anybody about her taxt 5." * * a * * * ThlenI G.,vernor Tillman walked arouno a litt.le, anod after a fewV mo metnts' reflection gave a little morre vig orolus staotemIenut. "rThe State will never arbitrate as to the justice or equality of taxes, and she will not-discriminate on such a matter, especially not against a citizen -as against a corporation." "So I don't suppose anything will come out of the scheme?" I said. "Nothing was intended," was the reply. "This proposal is the quintes sence of Insolence, coming from the source it does. T1he South Carolina Road wanted to pay us taxes in repu diation bonds, and after waiting a whole year the Legislature agreed to take the taxes without any interest ra her thano repeal its charter. We are neither defenceless nor without re sources with which to continue the iht. We will certainly continue un til the end is reached.. If the means ued will destroy the credit of the roads they will have t hemlselves to blame for 't anod ntot us The next move will be Th len thie Go,vernor left the office for dinner. is mind is folly made up, and the fight, will go merrily along' until-well no one knows when. A CHICAGO SENSATION. An Alleged Attempt to Steal the Ashes of Obri..topher Columbus. CHICAGO, April 29.-ThJ Herald this miorning has the following: An unsuc- ( eessful attempt to steal Christopher( Columbus's ashes was made last eve ing. The glass cont aining them was broen and the priceless remains were ]ifted from their resting place by an 1 unknown thief, whose presence dese crated thbe sacred convent laraboia at 1 Jackson Park. The ashes were carried from a dark corner to the light of the f window and carefully examined,that no mistake might be made. But the de- a lay for the examination proved disas-' I tros to t:ie purpose of the vandal and t saved to the Exposition and posterity( all that is left of the mortal remaifls of he great explorr anrd beneactor. C A TEXAS TOWN WIVED OUT. Details of the Cyclone at Cisco-But One House Left Slanding. 0 - DALLAS, TEx., April 29.-The News correspondent learned ftom passengers on the eastbound train this evening that the destruction by the cyclone at Cisco was simply appalling. There were not more than twenty five to thirty houses left standing, and up to the time the train passed there about 2 p. m., twenty-one dead bodies had been recovered from the ruins, and there were ten or twelve more persons! missing. Strong one story buildings, with walls two feet thick, were leveled to the ground. A heavy freight engine and a whole train of cars were blown from the track and demolished, and several hundred feet of sidetrack were torn up. The number injured is something like 100. D. R. Coleman and citizens from Weatherford went out this morn ing to reudLer any assistance possible. The building which Francis Hickman occupied was blown down and his five children killed. This evening Mayor Levi received the' following telegram from two citi zens of Weatherford, who went up to Cisco this morning: Town r.early all demolished. Twenty one killed, 125 injured. Hundred with out food or shelter. Raise ali the relief possible and send to John F. Patterson, Chairman Relief Committee. The following telegram was also re ceived by Mayor Levi from County Judge Davenport and Mayor Graves of Cisco: Cisco ha; been destroyed by the most detructive cyclone that has ever visited Texas. More than four-fifths of the people are without houses. There are many killed and wounded. Help is needed to bury the dead and take care of the wounded and relieve those who lost everything. Mayor L3vi has called a niee:ing of the citizens of Weatherford to take measures for the relief of the sufferers. A message from Valley View stated that a severe storm passed over that town at 8.30 p. m., blowing down several houses and doing much damage to property. No one was hurt. Several freight cars were blown Qff the side track and the people took refuge in cellars. ADDITIONAL DETAILS. DALLAS, TEXAS, April 30.-Further details of the disastrous cyclone which wiped out the town of Cisco Friday night have been received. Out of four hundred residences in the town only one is uinnjured, that of City Marshal Epplen. A freight train waiting at the depot was hurled completely from the track and totally wrecked. The engine, weighing over twenty tons, was turned completely over. The brakeman was instantly killed, and the conductor died this afternoon from his ijuries. Conservative estimates place the total property loss at over $2,000,000. Immediately after the cyclone had passed flames were seen issuing from several frame buildings. It is thought some of the missing, of which there are a score, were burned to death and their bodies cremated. Several of the streets of the city are so full of debris as to pre vent the 'passage of even foot passen gers. For miles around the city the ground is covered with the wreck of brick or frame buildings, household furniture and utensils, fences, telegraph poles, freight cars, etc. Physicians estimate that of the two hundred or more injured, forty, at least, will die. All physicians from a dozen near by town are here and more are needed. T be ctock of groceries in town to-day did not suffice to give even a scanty breakfast to the suflering people. Trains from Weatherford and other adjoining places laden with supplies arrived during the day. Many homeless and wounded ones are resting in impro vised tents, but by far the great r por tion are out in the open air, with noth ing to shelter them from the cut ting wind that has followed the storm. in dividual estimates of the losses are now impossible except to say that in nearly every instance it is total, many not+ even saving enough clothing to pro tect themselves from the inclement weather. NDi GNATION AND DENUNCiLaTION Denmark's Citizens Justify Their Deeds and Express Contempt for N. G. Gonzales. [Sp...cial to the Register.1 DENMARK, S. C., A pril 29.-A mass meeting of the citizensof Denmark was held in t he store of J. E. Steadman, at :30 p. m. A hout 500 were present. Capt. J. E. Steadmar' was called to the chair and J. D. Milhouse acted as secretary, Col. D. Paul Sojourner explained that the meeting was called to de nounce the course of certain newspa pers and the course of Editor Gonzales in articular. . S. Laffitte offtred the following resolutions: Whereas,a negro fiend assaulted Miss aie Baxter, the 14-year-old daugh ter of Mr. J. D. Baxter, on the morn ing of April 14, while she was on her way to school, attacking her brutally nd with drawn knife threatened her life, and after choking her to insensi bility and dragging her down an em ban kment of the South Carolina Rail way, and then attempting to rape her, Whereas, the citizens of Denmark, ating with the citizens of Barnwell County and those of the adjoin'ng counties, hunted diligently for the rmpist, and having caught one John Peterson, whom the citizens believed to be guilty of the crime, and whom the girl said looked like the man, "ex :ept his eyes and nose," and of whom she subsequently said, "he is the man," nd against whom we have abundant nd sufficient proof that he was tbe man who assaulted Miss Mamnie Bax ter, and said John Peterson was hung nd shot to death on the spot where he made the brutal assault; and Whereas, the editor of The State, N. G. Gonzales, has by every means known to himself sought to besmirch ad befoul the oeople of this comnmu nity, and by his editorials sought to arouse the passions of the negro race against the white people and incite the negro men to attack and rape white women to avenge the punishment of John Peterson; now, therefore, we, the ~itizens of Denmark, in mass meeting ~ssembled, First. Do regret that such an out rageous attack was made on an inno ent and unsuspecting girl by the brute, nd further tender to the unhappy and ~rief-striken father our deep and sin .ere sym pathby. Second. That we fully commend the ct of those citizens who inflicted the ~unishment of death upon John Peter ion, believing him to be the guilty vretch, and we say to the world that ve believe John Peterson guilty and iave proof to support our position. Third. That we dondemin the edi'o ial of N. G. Gonzales, who for politi al purposes has seized upon this occa-] ion and the punishment of Peterson I or a pretext to vent his hostility to -overnor Tillman; that we especially ondem his editorial in which by 5 overt words he seeks to excite negro nen to attack and rape white women, vhen unprotected, as being unworthy he pen of a pure journalist, and ema-. iating only from the heart of one 1 lacker than the wretch who assaulted r 4iss Baxter and deserving the same ate o John Peterson.3 Fourth. That we condemn The State s a paper which seeks to assay the egro race against the white race, and us ieturn to the days of Moses and Tamberlain. Fifth. That we commend the course r f-m, Govrnomen r saenn John Peterson to Barnwell, for he would not haye been harmed unless guilty, and if guilty lie d -erved death. Sixth. We commend the course of the colored people of the county, who realize that John Petersoc was given a fair hearing and a just punishment; and we furtber declaie that we believe that all people who would protect the virtue of their women should hold aicof from a man so destitute of virtue and truth as is N. G. Gonzales. Adopted in mass meeting. Notice hae been sent to the post offices in the county, calling for a mass meeting on Monday at Barnwell Court House. A rousing meeting is expected. Prof. Judson and the Dispensary Law. To the Editor of The Herald and News:-I hope all your readers have carefully read the very sound and logi cal argument of Prof. C. H. Judson against the dispensary in the last num ber of The herald and News. But owing to its very special interest to us here in Newberry at this time, I wish to repeat and call the special attention of your readers to the closing paia graphs of that argument. He says: "In endorsing any man as a dispenser of whiskey do we not thereby give our sanction to the tratlie? Do we not ex press our approval of his engaging in a business which is degrading and de moralizing to himself, is destructive to the best intert sts of socieiy and which threatens his eternal ruin? Christian, fellow citizens, consider well your re sponsibility in the matter and think twice before you let your names re main on a paper giving your sanction and approval to this greatest cuise of our country, the whiskey traffic." This appeal and this warning is just as applicable at this moment to the free holders of Newberry as it is of those Greenville, or Spartanburg, or Charles ton, or any other town in the State. Are they giving due consideration to their responsibility as good citizens and as Christians in this matter. In other towns of the State organized effort is being made to prevent the establish ment of dispensaries. Is any thin., of the kind being done here? It so I have failed to bear of it. I have that con fideifee in the free-bolders of Newberry to believe that with mature considera tion, and a little organized effort, the establishment of a dispensary here might be prevented, and thus the putting in execution of that abomina tion, the dispensary law, be thwarted so far as our town is concerned. But with the teadency of our people to sign all kinds of petitions as a ners o il favor to the petitioner, without aue considera tion of what :may be the effect, and with the great anxiety of Gov. Tillman to establish these dispensaries in every town, for the sake of the revenue he expects to derive from it, the first thing we know we may have a dis penser appoin t ed for New berry, i f some rganized effort is not made to prevent it. A CITIZEN. No Plums Yet Falling. WAsxrTON, May 1,-While at the treasury department to-day I was per nitted to look over the list of applica tions filed by Sou a Carolinians for the three principles offices in thejurisdic tion of the Secretary of the Treasury. I refer to the collector of the port of Charleston. the collector of internal re venue and the collector of the port at Beaufort. There is a lively competi tion for the internal revenue collector ship and the collectorship a. Beaufort, but the aspirants for the Charleston prize are disposed to be modest about filing their applications, as there are only three on record. A t the treasury department it Is im possible to obtain any information as to when action may be expected in these cases. Secretary Carlisle is pre ared to act whenever he receives word from the President to proceed with the South Carolina matter. The same condition of affairs exists at the department of justice and the postotBece department. I met Postmas ter General Bissell and had a short conversation with. him relative to the postal affairs in South Carolina. He says that he has not had time to con sider the subject with the President and until he does so nothing will be done towards settling the pending con troversy. There are several vacancies existing in the Presidential and other classes of postoffices, but there is no dis position to act upon them. B. M. L. NOTICE. NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will apply to the Probate Court for Newberry County on Satur day, June 3, 1893, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, for letters dismissory as administrator of the personal estate of Cynthia Mower, deceased. GEO. S..MOWER. ALL THlE? ~COMFRTS~~ ~OF HOME includes the great temperance drink It gives New Life to the Old Folks, Pleasure to the Parents, Health to the Children. Good for All-Eod All1 the Time. * A25 cent packagemakes Five ( ~gallons. Beire and get SPECIAL NOTICE.4 A full line of Seasonable 3oods in stock and arriving :laily, such as Figured Lawns, 34 cts., and upwards. Plain md Checked Muslins, at all rices. Beautiful line of Ging ams, Spring styles. 20 pieces Percales just received, Ask r those beautiful Mulls, at L0 cts.. worth double the mo ev. And when in need of lotonadles. don't fail to give ne a call. I have them to 'uit every one, both as to iality and price. RUR SHOE DEPARTMENT s complete. Oxfords fr.om 5. up. Men's Shoes of allI :inds from a "No. 1" Work ~hoe to a fine Dress Shoe. In act my whole stock is corn lete, and I have no hesitation -saying that if you will favor e with a ca!l I can please -ou in every respect. J. D. DAVENPORT, ~ Proprietor Central Dry Goods NOTICE. A LL PERSONS HAVING DE inands against the estate of James A. Crotwell, deceased, will pre 5ent same, and those indebted will make payment to R. L. MCCAUGHRIN, Executor. Notice of Final Settle ment and Discharge. WILL MAKE A SETTLEMENT of the estate of H. M. Singley, de ,,eased, in the Probate Court for New Lerry County, South Carolina, 00 Saturday the 3rd day of June, 1893, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, and imme liately tbereafter apple for a final dis charge as aaministrator!tbereof. J:DHN J. SINGLEY, May 2nd, 1893. --Administrator. FIILMBR & STO CKMAN, CONTRAUTORS AND BUILDERS, NEWBERRY, S. C. We are now prepared to do every 'biig in the line of building,u Bracket Sawing, Scroll Sawing, and All ki-nds of Turning. We also grind corn two days in a week Tuesday and Satuiday. We deal in all kinds of lumber-dressed and undressed. sawed Shingles, Doors, Sash and Blinds a specialty. We will accommodate town and coun try at shortest notice. ILL WORK UiINTBROED, BOTH IN QUALITY AND PRICE. WE WILL REPAIR ALL FURNITURE. We have bought Mr. Shockley's nterest, and the firm name now is PUFMER & 8TO0KMAN. Styles Goods We call special attention to our STOCK of Percle, etc. WOOD WORK! NG MACHINERY BARREL STAVE MACHINERY GINNING MACHINERY GRAIN THRESHING MACHINERY RICE HULLING MACHINER ENGINES AND BOlLERS iat Agencydfor ibtt&sons' Engines and rewer's Brick Machinery. ouble Screw Cotton Presses. omas' Direct-Acting steam Presses-no boma sed Cotton E'evator. ..mft.R o.'s Woodworking achinery nuoners. cmprising compete equpment Write to Me before Buying V. C. -BADHAM, Manager,$ COLUlMBIA, S. Q Spring Clothin NICI NOB GOO] EVER SOLD Ih CALL AND SEE FOR YOUA Yo Un BROWN Blalock's Old Stant TOWELS We carry in this Department only Standard, Reliable goods. Every Towel guaranteed to give satisfaction. WE QUOTE PRICES -ON WO SPECIALTIES - Which we bought direct from the MANUFACTURER -at a GREAT SACRIFICE. ,000 .inen Glass Towels, 13x26. The pride of Kitchen, Red and White Checks, figured errd, worth in any other store 15 cents each, At 3 1-3 Cents Each. 7 Linen Damask Towels, 16%30. Extra heavy, fine and soft, combed' fringe, worth everywhere 25 cents, - At Only 10 Cents Each. 1EMEMBER THESE ARE FLEET JNG BARGAINS, LND AT THE CUT PRECES AND SHORTTTME. ONE WEEK ONLY Will not remain with us long. 30 YOU BETT'ER COME AT ONCE OR YOU WILL LOSE YOUR GRAB AT THEM. Yours to please, 03 KLETTNER, The Poor Man's Friend. "I LIKE 'THE EQUITABLE' DALLAs, TEXAS, Jan. 17, 1893. (3. E. PERR Y, Manager, Dzn SIE: Referring to the statement of policy, No. 78,654, I accept the eash accumulated profits, $1,500. 30, and continue my policy for |15,000. After being a policy holder in bhe EQUITABLE for twenty y'ears, as the best evidence of my approval of its way of doinig busi aiess, I but recently increased my insurance with it $15,000, making mie a policy-holder to the amount >f $20,000. My son, Henry D). Lindsley, also carries $10,000 in murance in the Society. I like the EQUITABLE'S way >f dealing with its policy-holders. [t says what it means and means what it says. And then I feel its inancial condition is solid as a nountain, and that at death it will promptly pay every dollar ~alled for in its policies. Yours truly, PHILIP LINDSLEY. T1he results on the policy 1e erred to above will be published n this space next week, or will be urnished on application by W. JT. B.ODDEFYT, GENERAL MANAGER, Departent of te Carolinas, BY CLOTHING Cheapest Clothing I NEWBERRY! '8ELF. to please, & SMITH. VALUABLE PREMIUMS CIVEN AWAY. Ropp's Calculator, A valuable Book for a Farner and Business Man. A BEAUTIFUL Columbian Souvenir Spoon I ni Wcl en hw eri THE GREAT SOUTHERN FAMILY", NEWSPAPER. Offers to every Yearly Subscriber either", of the above Premiums ABSOLUTELY FREE! TheWekly News and Courier year (with Premium)...............$1 The Weekly News and Courier 6 month (without Premium).........50 -3END FOR SAPLE COPIES AND CIRCULARS ADDRESS: Charleston, S. C. 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