The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, March 03, 1898, Image 7
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j^^^^BBthe Additions Mads to
^^^BBthe Statute Law.
j^^B OF THE NEW ACTS.
^^^H^Basurcs That Got Through and
Ratified at the Scssiou of
Just Ended.
Iin^^^the laws made at
^^HBencral Assembly
^^^^ tiaued from las'
ibe county treas*
an(l Spartanburg
Br tU the treasurer
^ certain school and
^ ou to empower the
commissioners of
^Hb put chase a site aud
j^^Bthe maintenance of
K'tv.
^Hrite and provide for
^Hheriifaad corouer of
^Bnter.
Hid au act entitled "an
pectiou 27 of an act en
Ig^Hto provide a system 01
^Ameut for the several
|^Bis State, so far as it re^Horking
and maintaining
^Hbighways in this Stato,'"
^Harcb, 1397.
^Hrnlate the practice in the
^Hbtate in actions ex delicto
^Aquire the magistrates to
^Bnary investigations in
Hi beyond their jarisdiction
Ha in writing.
H amend section 279 of the
Htes of 1882, appearing as
of tbe revised statutes of
ilia of 189?, vol. 1, relating
As and duties of the compAal
in the non-payment of
cial cases.
Isolation to relieve certain
[of Lowndesville township,
le county, from the payment
tad county taxes for' fiscal
b amend section 352 of the
il procedure of 1882, appear'on
352, vol. 2, of the revised
1893, relating to stay of oxe1
sale on appeal to the su t
in certain cases,
roviding for the disposition
anmlns school funds in the
Charleston.
to empower magistrates to or- |
by publication upon absent
^B|^H resolution to procure informs-^
a view to the establishment
^H^^^Bormatory for youthful crimiIB
to protec^to^ding bouses aud
It to provid^ees in Greenville
be paid in cash in advance,
to amend ^section 1776 of the
statutes, being section 1968 of
^^^^Hvised statutes of 1898, as to the
|^B^Iof registration of legal instrn- I
^^^Bct to amend an act approved 17th
^^^^^ary, 1897, entitled "an act to pro
fe pupils attending trie tree puok>1s
with school text books at
cost"
bet to amend an act entitled "an ,
.mend section 1 of an act entitled
relating to the fees and duties
county officers of Berkeley
approved January 5th, A, D.
1895.
An aet to regulate express and telegraph
companies and to extend the
powers of the railroad commissioners,
ao as to give them power and authority
to regulate charges by express companies
for transportation, to regulate
charges of telegraph companies for the
transmission of messages by telegraph,
or charges by persons engaged in the
several businesses herein named, to apply
the powers given to said commissioners,
by law, over railroad oompa
nies to all oompanics or persons owning,
controlling or operating a line or
lines of express and telegraph, and
make the penalties prescribed against
railroads for violating commissioner's
rules apply to the companies and persons
herein named, whose line is or are
wholly or in part in this State.
An aet to require the supervisor or
t^nu^v^gunmissioners of Aiken oonnty
MflBHvide for the dieting and mainof
the inmates of tbe county
H ftoase and prisoners confined in
H^^^Honnty jail, and for prisoners at
|B^^|upon oonnty chainganga.
sot to the proof of reoorded in^^^^Bients
other than wills.
B^HKact to amend section 1299 (596) of
the revised statutes, 1898, as
^^^^Hbels on commercial fertilizers.
set to proscribe tbe compensation
I Ihe treasurer of Beaufort county,
H^HKi/aot to prescribe tbe official oom^^^Hp&tion
for the clerk of court of
^^^Hafort county for services in the
of general sessions,
act to create the office of State
^^^Barian; to fix the salary and pre^^^Kbe
the duties thereof; to constitute
H^Hoard of trustees for the State library,
H|Hd to deaiguate the powers and duties
^^Hereof; to appropriate money for tbe
^He of the State library, and to make
^^Hrtain offenses herein specified a misA&n
or.
ft to amend section 1 of an act
"an act to exempt certain porKershaw
county from the opof
the provisions of chaptefr
of the general statutes, relating
;ock law."
i to amend section 8 of an act
"an act to establish Greenunty."
; to amend an act entitled "an
solare the law in relation to
real estate," approved Dec.
to constrne mortgages of real
thin this State.
to amend section 1692 of the
statutes of South Carolina, beon
420 of the revised statutes
- icwo, vol. 2.
An act to amend an act entitled "an
act to require all persons or corporations
building or using a barbed wire
fence within 50 feet of a public highway,
when the same runs paralled with
and within 50 feet of a railroad track,
to place a plank on or near the top of
said fence," approved December 81st,
1894, so as to make the terms thereof
more explicit.
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An act to author izejl^pem power the J
! Governor to appoints* constables to
serve as peace otiice^ ^during the Lexington
county fim, in Lexington J
county. |
An act to amend section 2 of an act |
entitled "an act to apportion the road I
; fund derived from the special county
j levy," approved 17th February A. L. I
j 181)7, as to length of bridges to be re;
paired or built
, An act to amend section 4. latter
clause, which provides a section, to be
known -a*._si-jction l?, of an act entitled
"an aot to amend section 3 and 4 of an
act entitled 'an act to provide for the
* " - l 1 .L.UJa*
I establishment 01 a uew scuoui uumui.
in Greenville couLty and to aathorize
the levy and collection of a school tax
i thereiu,'" approved December 2d, 1883,
i relating to the levying of a tax and the
election of trustees, and adding another
section, to be known as section 9, providing
for the collection of said tax by
the city treasurer of Greenville.
A joint resolution to authorize and
require the couuty treasurer of Anderson
county to pay to G. E. Moore and
! the Advocate Publishing Company certain
costs of publishing notices of election
for Honea Path and Williauiston
counties.
An act to authorize and reqnire the j
county boards of commissioners of
Pickens and Oconee counties to build a
bridge over the Keowee river.
An act changing the boundary lines
jf Spartanburg and Pacolet townships,
in Spartanburg county.
An act toameud sections ? and 8 of
in act entitled "An act to establish
''liMnl-n# winntr " nniirnvod Feb. 23.
iTl>r 1S97~^
Ad act relating to tbe collection of
taxes in towns and cities.
An act to reappoint tbe representation
between the counties of Colleton and
Dorchester.
An act to operate the Lexington Electrio
Railway and Electric Power Company.
An act to nmetd section 093 of the
I revised statutes, relating to certain
:laims against counties.
An act to provide for the payment of
certain pensions.
A joint resolution to authorize the
treasurer of York county to pay out
;ertuin surplus funds of Broad River
township on warrants for repairs to
publio roads and bridges in said township.
1 tft anthfirizfi cer
tain persons to act as intendant and I
wardens of the town of Bradley, in
Soath Carolina.
An aot to amend an act entitled "An
set to amend an aot entitled 'An act to
regulate fishing at oertain times in
Aiken, Barnwell, Darlington, Colleton
and Orangeburg counties,' approved
December 34th, A. D. 1834, approved
March 25th, 1836," approved February
11th, A. D, 1897.
An act to amend section 1694 of the
general statutes of 1892, appearing as
section 432 of the revised statutes of
1893, volume 2, so as to prohibit the destroying
of the nests of oertain birds.
An act relating to the records in the
office of county auditor.
An act to authorize the appointment
of a constable to reside on the Lancaster
cotton mill property in Lancaster
oounty.
An act to doclare the law as to fees of
clerks of courts and registers of mesne
conveyance for certifying to the recording
certain written instruments.
An act to charter the Central Carolina
Railway and to authorize towns and
cities interested in and along the line of
said railway to subscribe to the capital
stock thereof in bonds.
An act to provide for the payment of
witnesses in Charleston county.
An act to amend an act entitled "an
act to amend the act entitled 'an aot to
regulate the traffic in seed cotton in the
counties of Abbeville, Aiken, Suinter,
Fork, Tdgefield, Berkeley, Eershaw,
Richland, Orangeburg, Charleston,
? W WW . ? J 1AiL TV^
Chester ana union, approveu i?wj/v
oember, 1889.
A joint resolution to authorize and dtreot
the comptroller general to draw
warrants on the State treasurer in favor
of the county treasurers for the amount
due each county in the apportionment
of the supplementary school fund derived
from the next income from the
tale of spirituous liquors.
An act fixing the penalty of the bond
to be given by the county treasurer of
Abbeville county at not less than
$20,000.
An act to amend section 764 of the
general statutes of the State of South
Carolina, being section 814 of the revised
statutes, in so far as the same relates
to the register of mesne conveyances
of Charleston county.
An act to authorize and empower the
oounty boards of commissioners of the
several connties of this State to establish
and maintain free ferries.
An act to create the county of Lee
from portions of Kershaw, Darlington
and Sumter oounties, with boundaries
as hereinafter described, and to provide
for the erection of courthouse and jail,
for the holding of courts and for the
election of county officers.
An act to amend sections 4 and 27 of
an act entitled "An act to provide a
system of county government of the
several counties of this State, so far as
it relates to thi working and. maiutain
ing of the road* and highways in tbia
State, approved March 23, IBM, and
also amended and approved Feb. 25,
1897.
An act to provide for carrying out
the findings of the committee appointed
to adjn~t the indebtedness
between the several ?o?nues
of Union, York, Spartanburg and Cner- ^
okee. , . , i
An act to incorporate the Saluda and
Johnson Railroad company.
An act to prescribe and provide for
the salaries of certain oounty officers
in Dorchester county.
An act to incorporate the Charleston
Light and Water Company.
Au act to make the drawing of jurors
public.
r COXT1NCED XEXT WEEK. ]
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Capt. Hart^ettt to T3e "Penitentiary, j
John D. Hart, president of the Hart
Steamship company at Philadelphia,
Pa., has been taken to the Eastern
penitentiary to servo tto Bentenee imposed
on him a year ago by Judge Butler
in the United States District Court.
Hart wa6 at the time convicted of aiding
a Cuban filibustering expedition on
the steamer Laurada, and was sentenced
to imprisonment for two years
and to pay a fine of $500 and the cost of j
the trial. An appeal was taken to the
United States Court of Appeals, but the
Appellate Court confirmed the finding I
of the lower tribunal.
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Expected to be Presented to State
Democratic Convention
WHICH WILL BE HELD IN MAY.
State and County Politics Will be |
Stirring Much Kurlicr This Year
Thau Usual.
I All the politicians have been under
the impression that there would be no
Stat? Democratic convention this year
until September, it not being a presidential
year, but an examination of the
construction of the Democratic party
of the fetate shows that they have been
laboring under a delusion. The truth
of the matter is that there is going to
be a May State convention this year.
J?1 . ?:ii I? _
->0 UOUUl IU1S Wlil ue u BUI |ii me m
many, for several who were members
of the convention that met in May,
18DC, which adopted the present party
constitution, say they have no recollection
of the changing of the constitution
adopted prior to that time so as to
do away altogether with the September
convention.
The present constitution provides for
the holding of a convention on the
third Wednesday in May, and for no
other. It also provides for the holding
of county conventions in the several
counties in the State on the first
Monday in May for the purpose of
eiectiug delegates to that convention.
Of course the reorgauizatiou of the
precinct and ward clubs will take place
prior to that time throughout the
State.
It is thus seen that State and county
politics will be stirring much earlier
a.J
mail wluj ui:e e&pecum.
When toe convention meets there
will doubtless be no end of political
log rolling. The convention will have
to elect a new State executive committee,
and to such other matters as may
come before it. Those who were talking
of the outlook expressed the
view that the liquor referendum
plan would be laid before the convention
when it meets, the Legislature
having declined to take action in regard
to it on the ground that the proper
body to consider it was the State Democratic
convention. How much of an
issue this will become and the probable
action of the convention in regard to it
are purely matters of conjecture at this
stage.?The State.
8TATR TOPICS.
The following newsy items are taken
'from the News and Courier's able correspondents
throughout the State:
Spartanburg.
The war feeling is not strong here.
Business men, as a general thing, are
willing to trust Gen Lee and Secretary
Long in this matter. Those whose
voices are loudest for war would hardly
ever get to the "tented field" if actual
hostilities should begin The Rev.
v v Hooc Vo.krill. twill r.**./.!,
the commencement sermon of Wofford
College in Jnne The May carnival
of Converge College is still receiving
great attention. The seats continue to
go, and it is i>robable that there will be
none for sale bv the 1st of April
The forest lires of last week burned no
houses~in this connty. Much woodland
was bnrned over, bat timber is not
often killed at this season of the
year. A little later, when the sap is np,
large trees are killed by such fires.....
One of the Spartanburg Representatives
reports that the raoe for Governor
is apparently between Archer and
Schampert. ...CoL T. J. Moore is
working away at the hay problem. He
has a large bodv of low land on Tyger,
subject to overflow. It produces grass
abundantly. He says as soon as he can
get a machine to knock the dust and
dirt from the hay, it will be a great
saving. Sometimes a slight overflow
will rain many tons. He is working at
a machine now, the invention of Mr.
Hagood, of this State, and if that operates
rirsht the hay will be clean from
dust and grit?The merchants are
bringing hay and oorn by the carload
from the West
Columbia.
riawa*tiAv VIIcvKa hat frtwav/i*/) fj%
Governor Black, of New York, the trna
bill and affidavit from the Sheriff of Anderson
county in reference to Chria
Harris. Harris is th? mulatto who attempted
to ravish a young lady in Anderson
some time ago. He made his
escape, and has been hunted for many
months. The ohief of pohoe of Niagara
Falls advised the Sheriff of Anderson
county that he had Harris. The Sheriff
makes affidavit that Harrises identified
from* photographs, and that he is
wanted in Anderson on the charge of
assault with attempt to ravish.
A certified copy of the trne
bill against Harris has also
been forwarded to Governor Black.
A telegram was sent Governor Black
advising him that the napers had been
sent and that the prisoner be held. It
appears that Governor Black asked for
additional papers before honoring the
requisition which has been forwarded
for Harris The authorities at the
Hospital for the Insane are moving into
the new Parker building Coleman,
the negro charged with attempting to
ravish a 7-year-old white girl, has
been committed to jail to await trial.
He denies the charge. The child
laenunes iua m?u ?u?> ?? ucsmu uy
Detective Halt . Mayor Sloan has received
a few contributions for the sufferers
from the forest fires. A great
deal more is needed and ought to be
given.
Don't Like Lee County.
The people of Sumter generally do
not like the fact that Lee county has
I succeeded in being established, says the
Sninter correspondent of the Columbia
' Register. However, although the land
: taken from Sumter is rich, very little
j railroad property is taken, while lots of
bridges are. Magnolia, which is some!
thing of a town, goes with the new
| county. A prominent citizen said this
afternoon, that if the Sumter and
Wateree River railroad was built it
would benefit Sumter. I
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I FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS.
rroceedlag* of Both tho Sesate and
House Day By Day.
THE SENATE.
4 >tii Day.?In the Senate a bill was
discussed to place the census bureau
under the Secretary of the Interior, but
no action was taken on it. A resolution,
offered by Allen, of Nebraska, directing
the committee on naval affairs
I to make an investigation of the disaster
I to the battleship Maine, was adopted
without debate. The joint resolution
I providing for the recovery of the bodies
of officers and men from the wrecked
?L:_ AT* .1 t it. 1
uamesuip .uuiuy iuu lur me tecuveif of
valuable property on the ship whicn
was passed by the House of Representatives
last week was presented to tha
Senate and passed immediately. It
carries an appropriation of i?200,000. i
Allen, of Nebraska, introduced the following
resolution: "Resolved, That
the committee on naval a "fairs be and it
is hereby directed to make a thorough
inquiry into the destruction of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor on the
15th inst., and report to the Senate." J
The resolution was passed immediately.
1 45th Day.?Hawley's bill for the organization
of two new regiments of
artillery was passed by a vote of 52 to
4.t Morgan, of Alabama, introduced a
resolution to build a war ship the equal
of any in the world, and wants it called
George Washington. It was adopted. I
Washington's farewell address was read
at the opening of the day's session. A ;
letter was read from Gen. Miles on the
condition of the coast defences, which ,
showed that they were well fortified.
47th Day.?While the Senate had
under consideration the diplomatic and
consular appropriation bill, a sharp debate
on the Cuban situation was precipitated
by Allen, of Nebraska, who
offered as an amendment the resolu
tioD8 passed by the senate a year ago
recognizing the belligerent rights of
the Cuban insnreente. The debate became
general and occupied four hours,
but was finally snowed under. During
the debate of Allen's resolutions Morgan
said that we have no right to make
a declaration of war against Spain under
cover, as Allen wonld have it Senators
Foraker, Morgan and Thurston
all say they believe war with Spain is
coming. The Military Academy appropriation
bill was passed. It carries
, 8454.240.
4Sth Dat. ?In the Senate the resolution
offered by Allen to appoint a committee
of five Senators to investigate
the Cuban situation was withdrawn by
its author when it was laid before the
Senate. Allen said he was satisfied
from the vote on his amendment that
[ the fate of the resolution was quite well
sealed. An effort was made to obtain
consideration of the Alaskan homestead
and railway right of way bill, but on
a parliamentary technicality it went
over.
49th Dat.?Hon. Henry W. Corbett's
right to a seat in the Senate from
Oregon was nnder consideration by ihe
Senate for five hours. Spooner, of
Wisconsin, concluded the speech
! which he began vesterdar. in favor of
| Corbett, and was followed by Teller, of
Colorado; Allen, of Nebraska, and
I Turley, of Tennessee, with speeches in
opposition to the seating of Corbett,
and Tnrner, of Washington in favor of
seating him.
50th Ballinger, of New Hampshire,
introduced and had adopted a
| resolution requesting the President, if
j not incompatible with the public in|
terests, to send to the Senate copies of
| all reports and communications received
by the State Department since the
24th of February, 1895, from Tomas
Estrada Palma, or auv agent of the
Cuban insurgents which relate to the
state of war bn the Island of Cuba, or
such parts of said documents as may
be deemed advisable and proper to
communicate. Thurston, of Nebraska,
called up and had passed a joint resolution
for a commission to supervise the
collection of a fund among all the
schools and colleges of the United
States, for the purpose oi erecting a
' monument to General Lafayette, iu
! P>ria Fr?non the same to be nresented
to the French government, and unveiled
and dedicated on July 4, 1900.
THE HOUSE.
50th Dat.?This was private bill day
in the House, and but little was accomplished.
The feature of the day was
the spirited oontest over the bill to pay
Newberry College, a Lutheran institution
in South Carolina, $15,000 for
damages sustained by it while used as
a barracks by Federal troops, shortly
after hostilities oeased. It was strongl v
opposed by Mr. Dingley and Mr. Dalzell,
who announced their antagonism
to war claims of this character, but Mr.*.
Cooper, of Texas, who championed it
on the Democratic side, was supported
by Mr. Mahon, of Pennsylvania; Mr.
Walker, of Massachusetts, and other
Republicans, and it was finally passed.
51st Dat. - Washington's birthday
was celebrated in the House, after a
motion by Bailey to adjourn had been
voted down, with a vast deal of political
>i>eech-makinjr, and it was also
signalized by the firing of the first gun
in opposition to Hawaiian annexation.
Johnson, of Indiana, (Rep.) delivered
a Ksefich that relieved the House and
the galleries, in denunciation of what
he termed an attempt to cut loose from
the traditional policy of the United
States and enter upon a sceme of colonization
that has proved the runing
of empires snd of nations. The speech,
coming entirely unheralded, produced
a deep impression. The general debate
on the sundry civil bill was concluded.
52d Dat. ?In the House Kitchin and
Linney, of North Carolina made a winning
fight against an appropriation of
$75,000 to be used in paying informers
I on moonshiners. The appropriation
for confirming the investigation of tbe
seal question went out on a point of
order. Forty six pages of tbe bill were
disposed of. Representative Barrett, of
Massachusetts, has introduced a resolution
allowing the naval affairs committee
to incorporate in the naval appropriation
bill a provision Tor an appropriation
not to exceed $5,375,000
for new dry docks, or extensions to existing
ones in Boston, New York, Norfolk,
Fort Royal, New Orleans and
Mare Island, ( al.
53d Day.? In the House two joint
resolutions were adopted providing for
the appointment of Thos. Drayton Barker
and James E. Palmer as passed assistant
engineers in the navy, in the
engineer class. An amendment to increase
the appropriations went through.
1 birty additional pages of the snudry
civil appropriation bill was disposed of.
An unsuccessful attempt to increase tbe
appropriation for the Enppressioa of
s
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epidemic diseases S200.0CO led to considerable
debate on the advisability of
establishing a national quarantine.
34th Day.?The House resumed
consideration of the Bundry civil
apt ropriation bill, disposing of
four pages. Quite a debate developed
on a motion to strike out the
appropriation of ?133,000 for -work in
Oahland, Cat, its opponents alleging
that no contract had yet been made for
the work, aud asserting thatariver and
harbor bill was to be suppressed and a
favored few given appropriations in the
1 Kill Tl,o onnrnn-ioliftll
auuui j cavii i/ia. jluv "I't" vl'4
remained in the b'll bv a vote of 118 to
10.
55th Dat. ?The House resumed consideration
of the sundry civil '"bill.
Lewis (Dem.) of Washington created
something of a sensation by offering
the following resolution as an amendment:
Resolved, That Congress disapproves
of Minister Woodford tendering
a banquet to the Spanish cabinet
in behalf of the United States,
and expresses the sense that the
relations between Spain and the
United States should, until the
inquiry as to the cause of the Maine
disaster be determined, remain only in
the formal and official way demanded,
by the needs of the respective nations.
Lewis was proceeding to remark upon
the "ghoulish spectacle" of Minister
Woodford banqueting the Spanish
cabinet wrme tub -country was mourning
the loss of 350 brave soldiers who
were the victims of Spanish hate, when
C'nnnon interposed a pome of order
against the amendment, and was
promptly sustained by the chair. This
cat the matter oft
THE SIAflftcETS.
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NEW TORK COTTON FUTURES.
New York.--Cotton^ dull. Middling
upland, (if; Middling Golf, 6}.
i uturea closed quiet.
Opening. Closing.
February 5 9o 5 93
March 5 DC 5 93
April ....
May 6 04 6 00 ?
June 6 06 6 04
July 600 607
August * 6 13 6 10
September 6 11 6 08
October 6 10 6 08
November
December 6 14 6 14
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.
Charleston.?Cotton quiet; middling
Wilmington. ? Cotton firm; middling
5?.
Savannah.?Cotton quiet; middling
5$.
Norfolk.?Cotton steady; middling
,
Memphis.?Cotton steady; middling
Augusta.?Cotton steady; middling
5$.
Baltimore.?Cotton nominal; midling
6.
New Orleans?Cotton easier; middling
0$.
Columbia?Market quiet; gooodmiddling
5j{.
Charlotte?Market firm; good middling
5 j.
BALTIMORE PRODUCE MARKET. \
Baltimore.?Fl,our inactity; Western
super &.S0@3.2O; do extra $3.4o<g
4.10: do family 24.40(^4.70; winter wheat
patents ?4.8o$5.10; spring do $5.10$
5.30; spring wheat straights $4.90$
5.05.
Wheat ?Dull ;s|.ot and month $1.031$
$1.03$; March $1.03$$$1.03$; May
$1.03|$$1.03$; steamer No. 2 red 98$$
99; Southern wheat by sample 99$
$1.04; do on gtade 99$$$1.03jf.
Corn?Dull; spot and month, 35$$
35$; March 35$85$; April 35$85$;
steamer mixed 33i$34$; Southern
white corn 34$$30; ao yellow 34$$36. *
Oats?Firm; No. 2 white34$$33; No.
2 mixed 82$$33.
NAVAL STOBES.
New York?Rosin steady, strained,
common to good, at 1.40$1.45. Turpentine
firm at 34$ i4*.
Charleston -J'arpe ititio firm at 82
bid liutttu hriu; quotations uncuanged.
.^ava ina'i. ? Turi?entiue firm at 33.
Rosin tirui; A, H, u ami jJ 1.20; E 1.25;
V 1.27$; it l.u-#; xl l.o ; ? 1.05; K 1.75;
M 1.8*; N 1.9v; window glass 2.00;
.water white 2 ? >.
Wilmington.?RosiD firm at 1.20$
1.2 . x ur, entitle firm at 31$$31.CCrude
turi>eutiue uoib.tig duiug; quotations
unchanged. Tar ateady at 95. 1
COTTON SB ED OIL.
New York?Cotton seed oil firm;
crude ?0}; prime yellow 23@23?.
Old Matds of Olden Times.
What became of the unmarried gentlewoman
in the eighteenth century?
There were many. Some had money
and lived alone, with the brevet rank
of mistress. Some had none, and lived
for the most part with the eldest
brother. Even the thought of working
for their livelihood was a degradation
unspeakable; In fact, they did
work, but It was the household work.
Such a woman Is described by Grose,
writing In 1T98. He says:
When I was a young man there existed
in the families of jnost unmarried
men or widowers of the rank of
gentlemen, residents In the country, a
certain antiquated female, either
maiden or widow, commonly an aunt
or cousin. Her dress I have now before
me; It consisted of a stiff-starched cap
and hood, a little hoop, a rich silk damask
gown, with large riowers. Siio
leant on an ivory-headed crutch-cane,
and was followed by a fat, phthlsicky
dog of the pug kind, who commonly
rtnrwwl on a cushion and enjoyed the |
privilege of snarling at tLe servants,
occasionally biting their heels with luj
punity. By the side of this good old
lady jingled a bunch of keys, securing.
In different closets and corner cU]i
boards, all sorts of cordial waters,
cherry and raspberry brandy, washes
for the complexion, Daffy's Elixir, a
rich seed cake, a number of pots of
currant jelly and raspberry jatu. with
a range of gallipots and phials containing
salves, electuaries, jaJaps, and
purges for the use of the poor neighbors.
The daily business of this good 1
lady was to scold the maids, collect
eggs, feed the turkeys, and assist at ali ,
the interesting events that happened
within the parish.
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How Our Congressmen look UpSrBBH
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Mnjorlty Think ShipWM Destroyed
by Exterior Explosion, Bnt Co#? i:
servatlve in Planning Oar Action* r* #
The Soath Carolina representative*
in Congress give their constituent* v
their views on the Cnban question a* v> ;v?
follows, according to a special furnished . V
the Columbia State by Mr. P. &
Withers: *
Senator McLanrin said: The beit
nnininn T p?n form from readim* th*
newspapers is that the blowing up of
the Maine is not dno" to an accident
There seems to have been threats mad* t 9
in Habana that the )Iaine would be destroyed
if allowed to anchor, and Capt
Sigsbee has wired the navy depart* .
meat not to send another Teasel there ; '
for fear it also would be destroyed. I
don't think the administration will
hold oat inach longer against pttblta t opiuion
in the Cuban matter?a crisis
is at hand. If the official report show*
that the Maine was blown np by a government
mine onr government' will -i"-,
have to act I believe Spain?or a . V
certain party in Spain?wants war with .<*>
the United States. Each country ' >
seems to be waiting to hpve the chip ':
knocked off its shoulder. *..
Representative Talbert said that he.
didn't care to express an opinion as to
the canse of the destruction of tho
Maine until the facts are made known
to the board of inquiry. "But," ho
said, "if Spanish treachery ia shown to
be the cause I don't see that there Is
anything for us to do bat to giro Spain * , '-v.
a licking. Iam now and have long
been in favor of recognising the ind#- ;?9|l
pendeuce of Cuba.
Mr. Stokes said: The weight of an- 1
disputed evidence in hand points to
the disaster from external explosion?'
most probably a submarine mine. The
Spanish authorities knew the location
of the mines and the Maine waa assign* ed
to her place by the authorities, and
this makes out a strong prima faeie
case of deliberate treachery, in my . *
judgment Should each prove to be
the case the very least that oould bo
demanded would be fall compensation j
for the ship and reparation, as far M X ,'-'3
possible, for the lives of the crew. , Wo
might be justified in view of other circcmstances
in declaring war.
Dr. Strait thinks that the oatastropho ,
was the result of treachery, perhaps on *
the part of some Spanish followers el
Weyler. II this be the case we wotNr '
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property and if this is refused ire would
have grounds for * fight. f ayM
Congressman Wilson said: Congress ;
is awaiting the action of the administration,
as the Republican leaders hare
adopted the policy of letting the administration
pursue its own course. H thi '
Cuban matter could be once gotten before
Congress there would oe speedy -?
recognition of belligerency because . ..Xf
there are enough Republicans to Join c
the Democrats in the House.toosny
such a resolution. Speaker Reed will
not gire the House an opportunity to
vote. So the matter ia solely in the . \';yi
hands of McEinley. Since the destruo- A
tion of the Maine there has been tremendous
pressure brought to bear upon
the President That taken ja con- -7 ^
nection with the DeLome incident ->
and the admitted tail are 01 sason- . tu
omy, is likely to result in the
President submitting e
immediately after the report 1 , : .
of the Maine investigating oemmtttoe indicating
that he "wilt pursue the
coarse of intervention which is his lest
annual message he suggested might
become necessary. That intervention
will mean one of two things; either the
recognition of belligerency, which will
speedily resait in Cuban independenoe,
or the purchace of her independenoe
by Cuba from Spain at something like
$100,000,000 with the United Statee
superintending the oolleotion of Cuban K1
import revenues and thereby securing
the peyment of the purchase money. I
do not think President MoKinley will
go to the extent of letting Congrese ad*
jonrn without taking notion himself or . <
instructing the Horn* leaders to lei A |
Congress itself act The Bepoblieea.
party cannot go before the oountry this
fall with snoh e flagrant disregard ol its
platform pledges. As to 8pain's liability,
I think that our government can . ,:
hold Spein responsible only in the
event that Spanish authorities or Spaa*
ish agents ware in soma way connected
directly or indirectly with the explosion.
No government can be held to answer
for the act of a fanatic or fiend who hao
no official oonneotioi with that govern*
ment But eren if Spein is not reponsible
for the damage the fed
of the explosion presents an additional
contribution to the existing lawless oon.*??Rniii?i??
rtnha and will have
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its effect in influencing President MoKin
ley to not npon the conclusion which
the great body of the people of the
country hare already reached, that Cuban
autonomy is a failure and that hu
manity demands that the anarchy and
barbarity that has been pre railing in
toe island for the past year be terms* '
nated by snch proceedings on the pari
of our government as may be neoeesary.
Congressman Latimer said that from
present information hethonght the shi?
was blown up from the outside, bat
that he had no sympathy with the feel*
ing that Spain should be he;d responsi*
ble unless it can be proven that the gov*
ernment instigated the outrage.
Congressman Elliott did not care to
express an opinion or add anything to
increase the present excitement until
the facts become known.
Johnson at the^Helm Again.
Prof. D. ?. Johnson, president of
Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col*
lege, who has been quite sick for several
months, lias almost entirely re- i
gained his health, and is again at bit
post of duty. The affairs of the college
are again running smoothly under hie
able management. He has the entire
co-operation of the faculty, and each
and all are strong together for the upbuilding
of this grand institution of
learning.?The Register. . *
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