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4AB[SI-s ,D 1865- -NEWBERRY, S. C.,q FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1-807 IE E
THE SUMMER MONTHS
sHH0W A SMALL ISUSINES FOR Ti.
DISPENARY.
m)oaIsos t6.i4s The Conm mittee Ito
cofn(d TIitat soucitors, Tak e Im iImtied
90 Act.Ion-Tho syoteat of lnook
keeping Appears to be About Per
feet-Tite Figures for th-.)
Quarter.
[Register, 25.]
The legislative investigat ing com.
mitttoo for the dispensary has com
pleted its work and made its report
of the operations of the institution
for the past quarter. According to
it, the not profits have been only a
little over nineteen thousand dollars,
which may bo possibly explained by
the fact that the business in summor
is unusually dull.
The commnitco's report is as fol
lows:
Columbia, S. C., July 25, 1897.
To His Excellency, W. H. Ellerbeg
Governor.
Si: Wo have inot.jpmi tant to
an act of thoenTah Assembly and
mado tho second quartemly ox
amination of the books and financial
transactions of the State dispensary
for the quarter en'ing Juno 30th,
1897. We have checked ill the
items upon the two ledgers contain
ing all the various accounts kept by
the Stato dispensary in connect.ion
with the business, comparing the
same with the entries in tho books
of original entry. Wo have also ex
,ained and checked o.'T all tio
vetichers of disbursmont made, and
have examined and compared and
monthly reports of the State treas
urer of receipts with the correspond
ing items upon the disponsary books.
We have also oxamined and checked
off the invoices of all goods pur
chased, and checked off the 'amounts
credited upon said invoices for dis
counts, as samo appear upon the
facoof said invoices. Wo find the
entries and the books correct, ex.
copt as hereinafter mentioned.
Wo append leroto the following
statements.
First. Statement. of assets and
liabilitios for the quarter ending
June 30th, 1897.
Second. Statement of profit and
loss account for quarter ending Juno
30, 1897.
Third. Cush statement for the
quarter ending Juno 30th, 1897.
Fourth. Statement of unenmed
profits for the quarter ending June
20th, 1897.
'lio State treasurer's report on
.-June 30th, 1897, is that the cash in
the Stato treasury to tile credit of
tile dispensary was $72,271.45. On
June 30th, 1897, the books of the
State dispensary show that the cash
balance was $02,157.04.
Tile difforono between the books
* of the State treasurer and tile Stato
dispensary was $10,1 14',41. We
find that on June 30th, 1897, there
was ontstanding and unpid by the
State treasure twoul y-eight war
ranlts, whiichl had been previously is.
snod by tihe State cornmissioners
amounting to $6,595.07. Making
allowance for thoese onltstand cing
wvarrauits, we find thlat tile diffirre
ini tile cash1 acOnnt s isi $518.74 in
favor of the State treasumer.
We find an error on April 30t.h,
1897, of $150 ill tile cash boo0k of
the St ate b)oard of control; an ontry
of $150 is charged to cash. This
entry reproesented warrant 1702 is
isued )focmbo 4th, 1897. Tis
wvar nt wvas never prosonitod to the
SLtttreasu rer, anld wvas returned to
othe'State board of control and can
celled. This tihen had boen previous
ly charged off, and tile effect of iho
entry of April 30th, 1897, was to
malike thle State commissioner's bal
anlco too large. 'Allowing for this
error, we find thlat tile difference in
the cash accounts is $008.74 in favor
Of tile State treahurer. A check for
this amount wvas remitted to the
T:tato( boaird of control and collected
by them at tile Carmolina National
bank and paid into the State treas
urny. Sittsequenitly this chmeck was
* dishonored, and the amount was
thronpon refunded to tile bank by
the State board of control out of time
dispnsary funds in their hands.
The , SWr'O board taking up the
h , which they still hold, thus
aking the cash balance on their
cash books loss by that amount than
the oash balance on the State troas
urer's book. Allowing for this item,
the difforonco betwoon the two cash
balancos is $16.04. This is the same
difference as reported by us at
our last examination of the books.
We find the balance due by ex
dispensers aggregato $12,702.82,
which amount we are informed will
be increased to the extent of at
least $1,200. The following is the
amount due by ox-dispensors and
date when the same occurred:
August, 18906-T. A. Scott, Col
umbin, ;. C., $4,920.28.
Aigst, 17906-Wade Lamar,
Ailk , S. C., $242.74.
ugust, 1890-R. F. G. Holtz
Q9aw, G0reenville, S. C., $1,301.34
December, 1892-K. E. Wolls,
Mayesville, S. $., $379.31.
Augui, 1890-J. E. Gaston,
Springdiold, S. C., $307.42.
August, 1896 -G. V. Busboe,
Wagoner, S. U., $95.12.
August, 1896--T. S. Fonnell,
Saneca, S. C., $212.74.
October, 18906 -I. 0. J. Wood,
Spartaiburg, S. C,, $18. 15.
Soptember, 1890-J. L. Platt,
lantowles, S. C., $208.58.
March, 1890- N. Carlston, Spart
bmg, $70.04.
March, 18906-W. A. Barron,
Soneca, S. C., $48.49.
April, 1895--B. 0. Evans, St Mat
thews, S. C., $1,708.70.
November, 1895- A. F. Dixen,
Camden, S. C., $938.84.
Juno, 1895-(. M. Langston,
Laurons, S. C., $674.71.
March 1895-J. Carson. Monck's
Corner, S. C., $555.95.
Fobruary, 18905---H. A. Dickert,
Chapin, S. C., $258.96.
June, 1895-G. Varn, Scotia, S.
C., $94.66
July, 1895-A. B. McDonald,
Kingstroo, S. C., $294.61.
Total, $12,702.82.
The records in the office of thu
State dispensary do not shou
whether any logal proceedings havc
boon instituted upon the said ox.
dispensers' bonds to recover the
above balance claimed by the Stattc
and do not show which of the abovc
claims, if any, have been turned
ovor to the Stato solicitors for col
lection, as required by section 13 o
the dispensary law.
The records do not show what
prosecutions, if any, are pndini
for defalcations based upon thc
above claims. Chairman Miles of
the State board of control, has ro
contly issued a circular letter ad
dressed t.o nil ox- dispenso~4rs call ing
on them for immediate settlemzent.
W" reccommend that all balances
duol by3 ox-dispensers b)o immediately
p)lacedl in the hands of the various
solicitors for action, and that a re
card be kept in the State dispensary
of all such pending cases, and of the
proceedings taken by the said solici.
tors, that it will appear from time tc
time wvhat progress, if any, is made
towards a settlement or collection 01
such b)alances, and to that end thai
qruarterly reports b)o requested from~
each solicitor having charge of such
cases.
We further recommend that all
b)al ances remaiiing uncollected foi
six months be charged to profit andi
loss account.
We findl that the expenses of liti
gation connected wvith the State dis
pensary is included in the exponses
of the constabulary force. Wo re
commend that a separate account be
kept of these expenses.
We find that the stock of bottles
on hand. July 1, amounted to $46,.
000. We reccommeond that the
board do not purchase any more now~
bottles. We are informed that the
dispensary can be supplied wvith bot
tles purchased in the State by local
dispensers at much less cost than
from the manufacturers. This will
effect a saving to the State and keeop
money at home.
We find that the average stock4
carried by the State dispensary is
about $100,000 nd in t.he counts
dispensaries it is about $200,000.
We suggest the advisability of a
notorial decrease in the above
amount, and wo further suggest
that tho a1lpUnt of stock carried
by the local dispousarios be limited
according to the amount of business
done by them.
Wo further suggest that the State
board of control consider the pro
priety of reducing the price of such
liquors as havo been on hand for
some timo and proved uunalablo. We
tre informed that the board of con
trol are carrying about $100,000 in
suranco upon the stock which in our
opinion is suflicient.
Respectfully submitted,
ALTAMCNTMOSES.
JNO. 1. THoMAs.
C. R. D. BURNs.
In connection with the above the
following as to the system of book
keeping will prove interesting:
Columbia, July 16, 1897.
Hon. D. M. Miles, Chairman of
State Board of Control, Columbia,
S. C.
DEAR Sin: The quarterly report
find books of the State dispensary
for quarter ending Juno 30th, 1897,
are now ready for investigation by
the legislative examining committoo,
and have notified said committoo to
meet on the 20th inst. Since this
report has boon made $40,000 has
boon paid into the State treasury.
After an oxperience of thirty years
as bookkeeper, I think that nothing
now can be added to the present sys
tom of keeping accounts in this
offico, except that the barrel and
bottle book should hereafter be con
densed into one book, said book to
be known as Journal No. 2. The
books are kopt in first class condi
tion in this ofli0.
Respectfully submitted, '
B. C. WED, Clerk.
QUARTERLY STATEMENT.
Tho following is the qunrtorly
statoelIont of the Stato dispensary
or the quartor ending June 30th,
1897:
Assets--Cash in the State troas-_
ury June 30th, 1897, $62,157.04:
Maso, in hands of hotel disponsers
June 30th, '897, $8,737.46; Mdse.
in hands of county dispensors, June.
30th, 1897, $199,592.03; supplies as
por inventory Juno 30th, 1897, $49,
446.18; machinery and oflieo fixtures
as per inventory June 30thb, 1897,
$2,736.00. wagons and teasni as per
inventory June 6th, 1897, $1,000.00;
personal accounts due State, $6,
3f60.52; balance duo by ex-dispen
sers, $12,702.82; Mdso. (as por in
vontor-y June 30t.h, .1897), $107,..
977.82.
Total assets, $450,617.17.
Liabilities--P~ersonal accounts
due by State, $28,878.24; unearned
Kprofits June 30t.h, 1897, $41,665.89;
school fund, S291,521.O'4; general
fund, $88,65i0.40.
Total liabilhties, $450,716.17.
The statement of the pr-ofit imd
loss account for the quarter ending
June 30th, 1897, is as followvs:
Profits-Discounts and rebates,
teld0.7; profits from beer and ho
oldispensaries, $6,705.18; Contra
band, $727,45; permit fees, $7.50;
gross p)rofits on m(lso., $70,510.91.
Total gross profits, $87,881.71.
Liosses-Breakage and leakage,
$540.03: constabulary $1 0,327.4:3;
freight and express, $13,493.09; la
bor, $3,366.51j; expense, $6,036.01;
insurance, $1,926.46: license, $125.
00: tear and wvear on teams andl wat
gons, $294. 19: tear and wear on ma
chinery arid 'iflice gxturos, $121.47;
sup)plies, $81,833.90.
Total expenses, $08,0641.09.
Net profit for this quarter, $19,
$8317.62. Total, $87,381.71.
The following is the cash state
mont for the quarter ending Juno
30th, 1897:
Receipts-Balance in State troas
nry end of last quarter, March 31st,
1897, $73,284.53: A pril receipts, $86.
989.29; May receipts, $77,783.77;
Juno receipts, $81.783.13.
Total receipts, 1246,506. 19.
Total to account this quarter,
$319,740.72.
Disbursmenta-April disburse
inme $112,633.97; May disburse
ionts, $90,309.25; Jume disburse
monts, $54,580.47.
Total disbursements, $25'?,583.
08.
Balance in Stato treasury June
30th, 1897, $62,157.0-.
Total, $319,730.72.
The statement of unearned pro
fits is as follows:
Unearned profit March 31st, 1897,
$44,289.91; not estimato accrued
profit for the present quarter, $21,,
941.64; balance unoargo roir,o the
last quarter, $22,348.27; net proIit
on sales for preson.t quarter, $19,
317.62.
Total estimate unearned profit this
quartor, $41,665.89.
NEGRO LABOt IN COTTON MILS.
Thie Time Haiks Not, Yet Comkc for Their
Employment.
[Augusta Chronicle.|
There is no danger, said President
Chas. Estes, of the King Mill, yes
torday, that the working of the no
gro in the Charleston mill will provo
a success. That mill cannot. suc
cood with any kind of labor.
In the first place, the tune has not
come for the employment of negro
labor in cotton milm. There is whito
labor in plenty.
So far as the negro is concerned it
is unfortunate for them that they
havo struck so poor a plact) to doin
onstrato their fitness for this class of
work, for the Chatleston mill cannot,
succeed with or without negro la
bor.
It was built when times were
good, and the cost of machinery was
high. It has a steam plant which is
not of the best. There is very little
land with the property and the com
pany had to rent houses for the opo
ratives and sublet them at a loss.
. A groat many people think that a
mill in a so4port enjoys great advan
tages. The class of labor is not the
most. reliable and then there is the
danger of epidonmics4, which is always
serious to mill operatives in southern
ports.
In fine, says Mr. Estes, the history
of cotton mills in Southern ports
is very unsatisfactory.
In the King mill, for instance, out
of over 700 omployes there are only
seven iegroes, ind those are aill do
ing menial work, and this is about
the averago in all the mills hero.
The toegislative Comnittee at vorkc on IIte.
Dispenmary.
[State, 23.1
Yesterday the special logislativo
comiitto chargd with tihe qurter
ly investigation into tile workings,
tile books and records and thle man~i
ageoment of tile Stato (dispenlsary
business, consisting of Senator Moses
and Representatives C. R. 1). Burns
and John P. Thomas, Jr., is now inl
session in Columbia, and is hard at
wvork down at tIhe dispensary. The
committee expects to finishl up its
work -by Saturday. One of the
members said yesterdlay that they
were making a very careful' exarmi
nation into all tihe affairs of tihe (is
pensary anid proposed to look care
fully into the matter of tile many
:shortages and see wvhy tile (default
ing dispenisers have nlet been pros
cumted. Thol lmmbor also0 statted thant
tihe commhiiitteo (Ixpectedi to maikoi a
much fuller report as to the workinigs
.of tile dispensary thlan hi's boon1
thleir custom horetofore.
(s1anipu g, l a t!poi l tsi.
Tihe following are thlt a~ppoinlt
mbents for th1e( senatorial camp aignl
n1ow inl progress inl thlis Statoe:
G roonvi lie, Friday, Ju lly 30.
Pickons, Saturday, Jully 31.
Oconee, Monday, Aug. 2.
AnIdersonl, We(dnesdally, Au1g. -
(1reenwood, Thiursday, Aug. 5.
Abbevillo, Fridamy, A ug. (1.
Lau ronl?, Satumrday, Aug. 7.
Nowbiorry, Al onday, Aug. 9.
(Choster, Wodnlesday, Aug. I I.
York, Thursday, Au1g. 1 2.
dLncastor, Friday, Au1g. I13.
Kershaw. Saturdlay, Aug. 14.
Chesterfield, Monday, Auhg. .16(..
Marlboro, Wednesday, Aug. 18.
D)arlington, Thunrsdtay, Aug. 19.
Marion, Satumrday, Aug. 2 1.
Htorry, Mond(ay, Adg. 23.
(GeorgetownI, Wodne sdlay. Au1g. 25.
WViliamsburg, '.hSursday, Aung. '26
Manning, Friday, Aug. 27.
Florennce, Satnrday, Aug. 28.
DECISION IN A FEW DAYS
MAYnE W IIA.KN)W WIlAT AN
4ORIINAL" 18.
Judge 8imi1ton Lktn Attentively mtid
interestettiy to Long Legal A rgitttents,
But (Jivem No Intinaitiot sim to What
tho Outcomlv NIn nBo.
(Rogister, 29th.)
Tho hoaring in the original pack
ago cases was had yesterday at, Flat
Rock, N. C., beforo Judge Simonton,
but 110 decision wits rondered nor
was the least intimation given as to
What it, would be. Attorney (onoral
Barbor was presont, represonting tho
State; Mr. P. 11. Nolson of Columbia
reprosonting Mootzo as agent of tho
Portnor Browing Co. and Pfeifer; Mr.
Shuman of Groonvillo represout-ii)g
Payno of that city; Messrs. B. A.
Hagood of Charleston and P. A.
Wilcox of Florenco represeit ing
Stackley of that, city as agent for
Gugonheimor anid Co.
The main and practicilly only
(uestion beforo t.he jldtge, was Wh1at.
constitutes an original package. The
various attorneys practically had the
same110 caso, anlid contenldod that tl,
.bottles inl at packeli shippod into thll
stato woro tho "Orliginail paickage."p
In the cals of SW ickley, of Filoreice,
it appours that the siff was shippod
to hiim in bottles packed inl it carl and
it, wls contended that eact one wts
plainliy an original package. To both
-of thoso posit ions, the attorney geI -
oral took exception, contending that
the box in which the bottles were
shippde was the original package
and not tho bottle. le eonteiided,
furthor, that in the (1ugehilieiiier
slipimelnt till the bottl's in the ciar.
constitated the packago and must be
sold as such. Very volum1itIouS al
thorities wero quoted by all of the
attorneys, and the judge seemod to
bo dooply interested.
Mr. Barbor opened and was fol
lowed by Mossrs. H1agood and Wil
cox and Mr. Nelson closed. The at
tornoys returned from Flat. Rock tlst
night, and ill expect ai decision iwith
in a few dtys.
V, muuag 81nhlouetti4.
During lie campaign of 189-1, I
reported the ioting at ILexington
for one of tho newspapors and it wis
ORsy to see that, a ILOxinlgt-o1 Crowd
has characteristics of its "very own."
A Loxington crowd not only listens
but insists uponl taking part, in tlio
discussion, in porfect good huitinior,
with a spirit of fun and with a dm
onistrat.ion of originaul cloverniess.
The meet ing at LoAxinigtoni Stulrday
wals ai repetit ion of tlt of 1 8-1. At.
on0e0ti meit Mr. McLauirini for ai miomienit
wvas enigaiged ini a colloquy oii thie
tariff with a matron of about sixty
who snat withI her husband ton (lie
fronit bench. The hiusbanmd became
a Mtlclsauriin convert, althou)lgh eairly
in (lie meihe appae to be at
taif f reformer.
J olin ( tiry F2vans in spe'akinrg re
tying and untying of a succession oif
double howknots, or of somne of those
base ba11l)itchersi~ whoi( writhle ini spi
ral agony hof'.ro deliveourig the
sphere over (t home pinte. WVhi lo
ini one of his most awful parox~ysims
at Lex ingtoni, hie <p iot.ed a verso of
Scripture ini a piercinig voice andt at
''wool ht"' wiho sait ont the stand in
I orruted)1( with iit a rwI bt. withI en
tire steriouisnetss "'Why, J orni,
youso bee attiIstn<ly)Inhg for the tminis
try.
IF thet crowdt wasti ai native sot of
Iielanid of abiout stevety winiters anid
four drinks, who inisisttd up1oni miak
ing ai pro~tec(tivo taritl' argneuit. Ile
wats a wvell in formed o)ltt eit izeni tand
k now what lie wats talklinrg iabout. Ili
was de(lighI t.d with ir. AlcLautirina
and1( at vatriouls t imes jisisted uipon
giving himti poiniters.
WVhen Coloniel I rby shioutttd, "W\hy
me anid Ieon Tilbnan aire t.hit pl)it.i
enih daddies of t hem atli!" a counitry
(ul cuious1, to dlad,best anid nic
nmnmvI"
When May livld Said that the inl
spection clau10SO of the dispollsary
law was a t iinhumbug and that the Stato
chemnit coll not aialyze one gallon
of whiskey in a imillion purchasted, in
slort. thilt it was put inl the law for
O'CM, it shriimp faced citizen roiark
ed: 'Wo cam tell thlat. from the
drinking of it."
Bu4 the irichest of all Was at Salu.
da. Ma el Wits firing awity at tle
dispensary-N anid gfraly-hafirod "'Unclo
George 'l'rinier" of that. neighbor
hood, Vho0 is ilh' p)osso.ssor of a fino
vocabulary of expletivos was might
ily pleaseI. "Give it to 'oIm1 Mrfay
field! (iVe it 'Oll!" hle Would exult
atily shout, and Mr. Alilold's fao
beamed. Mr. ay tild fitirly swirlod
anld re h.d in eo lce aiIIIed it
"Uncle Ge; oIrgo, " who const anitIY
nod1detd ind shoutted otcoiragemnt.
After awhiIilo soio oneo tried to (Iliet
the old gotlleOimil but, layfiold in
torfored aud said that le wias not, bo
ing dis.irbed. And the 1111t1hul ald
lliniatio societv bet ween it t\vo con.
Ginued withI its procceidings. Later
onI Mr. 3Ayfivld took n prohibition
tack anld vommieced to soar in the
higheri sirlita 11n4ajllong tho starry
orbs. "I ivo fellow eitizens," lie
exclainild, "a 1eauitifuil little boy it.
mly hom who ik tt<.hd est object
iin life to inlo. lin tho ovoning inl tho
hwilighlt, ho elllbs, upon11 his fathev'ls
liei, I110l curling his little ais
Ibolit mly iwek, lisps "papa;" but
before I wolbiAt'to thmt darling boy
grmy tup ia drun111lirdl I woul, wi( It
wit i tvlr, bulid his co)dl e.rpso
lowreil into (he dmpg1"
"IHol on! IHlId ()n! Stop thar
Miayloild! Wo don't wvlanit Iolo or
thadt! I lol oil, sur! I lold oin!" roar
ed 'incl (0cimrgo ad for a iioimont I
feared tht He coulidn't keep his hands
oil, t ii iti-disp-nwary cp1111111lioll.
So lr. Mltylivid pulal his fish out
of t he water but Ie I ropped back be
fore hi was lin<c1 filal(] evorybody
shricld with iaghter. After tho
111VOtincg Unclo (iorgo told Colonel
Iby thilt lie uhd com lio th le mnet.
ing to holler for him "becanuse thoy
id h1tiuntvl foxes togceolher," that
May110field lu "comno porvi-fiul Iigh
cal.tingil. him" inl tho olarly part, of
his. speeowchl but, that ho lieived aft'r
ill thit it was best "to lt tlieii <u11n
st-rimgors Ialono."
i Iro is ai clmilpign story told it
l1- exponso of or ll the cfinidilits.
An "anti" wis asked l)w, li) expect
ed to vote. 'I donii't kniow," lhe re
lh'd. "It's likte thle farmior wvho
ol fat leingth lantd ini graie cstyltoof
a light betweei Iwo buiizz,ardis wh'ichi
het hadt w~itiiessed ini a fihld down
"Well, which 'uni wippedttl!" ini
quired( (lie l isteiitr.
'"1low ft' h-I can 1 (i'll ? A in't
any1 twco buizzaLrds jist alike?'" was
thut disgustedl rceply. \\'. \\. liall, in
Greouiville Newvs.
lii iAP C' OTT'ON' T iC.
Thei Trust.N I NI. More1 an d G rowr ctiH i.
annuilal sessioni of1 t State' F'ariitrs'
Alliiunico wviIliegiin to asseimlet ini
compose<lt' Iof o)i n member a fromiu each
of te couni t ies of fte St ato,~ and at
his stessionihe fl bodycc will be the
hirge~tst. that hais t'veri coinvtenedc, inas1
iiacih as there are soveral now c!ouni
ts. 'l'hiis eveinug (lie body will
nal repo)Irbs of fte pres)idenat, socrco
fary, fteasurer .ndi( thue several comui
(lie session tonight. will niot be a
long one', ft hulk (of thle wvork abieid
beiiig left over for the clay stessioni
tomorrow.
At thiis stession oif the Al liancie thie
torna of Mr. .J. L. Koeit Ii a pres('idett)
expirces, no0 (one beinig permuitt ed to
hldlc that offico~ more1 thanii twoyears.
Thie p)residtltits fitrewell 11ld1ress
wvill be0 looked forward to withI soumo
deginr of initerest. by tilt miembiers.
Thn Allinen will hanen to elect a
mecessor to Mr. Keitt. Thoso most
prominently montioned in connection
6vith the position ate railroad Com.
11issioner Wilborn and the Rev. J.
A. Sligh.
Tho Cotton Plant matter will very
ikely rocoivo some considoration
rom I ho Allianco, though it is thought
,hat the report of tho printing
'ommittoo which will deal with the
roublo with Editor Bos Crows very
horoughly aifd the comnittoo will
)o conltiiuled. It is just possible,
iowever, that the fight over tho
)rgan will be taken up in the Alli.
111lCO.
Col. 1). P. Duncan, as managor of
.io Stato Allilico exchange, will
nako perhaps the most intorosting
>f all the reports, so far as the Alli..
mcomon in general arc concerned.
ol will present a statomont of the
msiess dono by the exchango dur
ng the year, which report, it, is smia],
vill show somo suprising figuros. In
iddition to this, Col. Duncan, who
las boon egineering the fight against
lio cotton tio tist inatigurated by
hie Stato Alliance of South Carolina
nt its last annual moting, inteund.
[o make i full report to the body of
wMut has been done from tho first
ui) to the successful culmination..
This report. will containl much in
formation of a chooring character to
[lie farmers of the State.
In talking about the tio situation
yestorday, Col. Diuncanl gave a few
intorpsting facts inl advanceo or Ilis
report to the Allianco. Ie says that,
the flat ties which woro on the mark
ot last year at $1.35 a bundle inl car
load lots, canl low ho bought at 7(0
cents a bundle. Col. Dulican statos
that the Alliance exchango hais il
ready bought 5,000 bundles at this
figuro, and five earloads of them
have already arrivod here. Last,
year they rot-ailed at, $1.50it a iludlo;
this year they %xill retail at from 75
to 80 conts a hmidle. Already
solie 10,000 bundles have boonl sold
inl South Carolina. Thoso ties aro
hought from Illinois Stool company,
which hogank le manufacturo of flat
ties last season at anti-trust. figures,
hing the first real cause of the
(rushing of the trust. Col. Duncan
says that. this is cheaper than wiro
ties Ca'111 bO1 mmm1factured for, t ;
cording to the statemnits of thosu
who ma111do them last, year. Their
lowest figures aro0 t) ceIts a bumidle.
The wiro ti o loplo who camlo ill
last yoar and helped the fight along
seom t'o ho a little plut out, that the
farmmrs in the Southiernh States aro
not sticking to) them1) this year. Col.
Dumncan says thait at the open bing of
the season1 lie (endeavored to got the
wire lie p)eople t.o maliko a prico
thaut wVould mecet the noew pricos. Ho
failedl to got any sati factory arraingo
monts. Now the wire tie peop)le are
aifter h imi again1, saymi g they ho po to
re(duco the( cost. of manuIilfature t. I
11hoso imanuifacturers succeedl in~ get.
1 ing aI wViro tie thatl wilIl sell cheap
entoughi, Col. D1)iuncan believes that a
great umaniy of thie fairmters of South
Carolina wil pu"'rchiaso a111' use
them.
MeiMI NICV l,lCAVI.s wVAslI (lGTN.
Pr(n,ion,,,I nelganiI 14I(I I I n n I. t woti-10(
11nesiny atI SNon.
WVashi igton1, JlyI 2. I 'residenit
M3c I(inl1ey and1( par1 Il will teave Wash51
ington WednesdaClly at. noon0 for Lakol(
Champjl ainl.
It is the( presid en t's intention1 to
remin at Lake Champilin until Au
gust 2.b, wh'len he( will go Ito the(
(GirandC Army of' 1 the Hopubilic1( en1
heolhe will go to1 Ohio, where lie haus
prom1ised( to) at.tenld lthe reunIioni (of
his ob(1 r'egiiiieot and1( also1 to b) ipres
('lt at t.he wVedd(ing oIf the daullghter
of 1la1o P residen t II 11nye, Sep tilleber
urgen d( man fo hisoe' o ( presence 11 in
WVashinhgtoni, thle p)rosidenlt will re
tur.toIll'a.11 lo andil t111Ihere go ab)oardh
Heoiator H anna's yact for a few dIay3'
cruise0( on the lakes.
10,0010 lbis. D)ry Hides. H ighest cash
price paid1( for themli.
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