The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 21, 1898, Image 3
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" THE MESSAGE
01 CUBA.
President HcKinle; Commonicates
His Recommendac
tions to Congress.
ASKS AUTHORITY TO USE FORGE.
Intervention Without Recognition of the
Republic or of Belligerency Urged.
rh? President Declares That, la the
Interest of Humanity and For the
Protection of Our Peculiar Interests*
Spain Mast End Her Unavailing
Efforts at Government of the
Island ? The Precedents In This
Government's History For Snch a
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Course?The Maine Disaster. However
Explained, Shows That Spain Cannot
A fiord Proper Protection to
Foreigners In Cuba?Favors the Granting
of Authority For Such Use of the
Armed Forces as He May Deem Neceseary
to Put an End to Hostilities
and to Secure a Stable GovernmentHe
Also Asks For an Appropriation to
Be Used For the Relief of Such of the
People as Are Still In Xeed ? The
Whole Matter Now Left With Congress
Washisotox, D. C. (Special).?President
m* vkaatk Uavi/Ioo aanf ta f!nn. I
wviAuiivjr ob uvvu mvuuwj w?* w wureas
his message on the Cuban question.
The President asks Congress to authorize
and empower him to take measures to secure
a full and final termination of hostilities
between the Government of Spain and
the people of Cuba, and to secure the establishment
of a stable Government capable
of maintaining order and observing
Its international obligations, insuring
peace and tranquillity and the security of
Its citizens as well as our own, and to use
the military and naval foroas of the United
States as may be necessary for these purposes:
The Congress of the United States:
Obedient to that precept of the Constitution
whioh oommands the President to give
from time to time to the Congress information
of the state of the Union, and to recommend
to their consideration such measures
as he shall judge necessary and expedient,
it becomes mr duty now tb address
your body with regard to the grave crisis
that has arisen in the relations of the:
United States to Spain by reason of the
warfare tnat for more than three years has
raged in the neighboring island of Cuba,
k I do so because of the intimate connection
^ of the Cuban question with the state of our
own Union, and the grave relation the
oourse whioh it is now incumbent upon
the nation to adopt most needs bear to tho
traditional policy ot oar Government, if it'
Is to accord with the precepts laid down by
the founders of the Republic and religiously
observed by suooeeding administrations to
the present day.
The Conflict* In Caba.
The present revolution is but the successor
of other similar insurrections which
have ooourred in Cuba against the domln-.
ion of Spain, extending over a period of
nearly halt a century, each of which, during
its progress has subjected the United
States to great effort and expense in enforcing
its neutrality laws, oaused enormous
losses to American trade and commerce.
caused irritation, annoyance, and
disturbance among our citizens, and by the
exercise of cruel, barbarous and uncivilized
practices ot warfare shocked the sensibilities
and offended the humane sympathies
of our people.
The Present Conflict.
Since the present revolution began in
February, 1S95, this country has seen the
fertile domain at our threshold ravaged by
Are and sword in the course of a struggle
unequalled la the history of the island, and
rarely paralleled as to the number of the
combatants and the bitterness ot the contest
by any revolution ot modern times
whero a dependent people, striving to be
? free, have been opposed by the power of
the sovereign state.
Our people have beheld a once prosperous
community reduced to comparative want;
its lucrative commerce virtually paralyzed;
its exceptional productiveness diminished;
Its fields laid waste; Its mills in ruins, and
its people perishing by tens ot thousands
from hunger*and destitution.
Preventing Filibustering.
The President then refers to the efforts
made by this government to proven; unlawful
acts In aid of the Cubans and the
action taken by President Cleveland to
bring abont peace?still, he oontinues, the
war continues unabated.
The Reroncentration Policy.
The policy of devastation and concentration
inaugurated by the Captain-General's
bands of October 21,1896, In the province
of Pinor del Rio was thence extended to
embrace all of the island to which the power
of the Spanish arms was able to reach by
occupation or by military operations. The
peasantry, including all dwelling in the
open agricultural interior, were driven into
the garrison towns or Isolated places hel<l;
by the troops. The raising and movement!
of provisions of all kinds were interdicted.
The fields were laid waste, dwellings unroofed
and fired, mills destroyed, and, in
snort, everymiag mat couiu uesuiaio ijtu
land and reader It unfit for human habitation
or support was commanded by one or
the other of the contesting parties, and
executed by all the powers at their disposal.
By the time the present administration
took office a year ago, reconcentration, so
called, had been made effective over the
better part of the four central and western,
provinces, Santa Clara, Matanzas. Havana
and Pinar del Bio. The agricultural population,
to the estimated number of 300,000
or more, was herded within the towns and
their immediate vicinage, deprived of the
me ins of support, rendered destitute of
shelter, left poorly clad and exposed to the.
most unsanitary conditions. As the scarcity
of food increased with the devastation'
of the depopulated areas of production,:
destitution and want became misery and
starvation. Month by month the "death
rate Increased in an alarming ratio. By
March, 1897, according to conservative os*
:imates from official Spanish sources, the
mortality among the reconceDtrudos, from
starvation and thn diseases thereto incl,
dent, exceeded fifty per centum of thoir
total number.
As I said in my message of last December,
It was not civilized warfare. It was
extermination. The only peace it could
beget was that of the wilderness and the
grave.
The President then reviews at some
length the impotent military operations
of Spain and the efforts made by their
government to relieve the wretched reconcentrados.
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Continuing he says: The necessity for n
change in the condition of the reconcenIrados
is recognized by the Spanish government.
Within n feir days past the
orders of General Weyler have been revoked,
the reconcentrados, it is said, are to
be permitted to return to their homes, and
aided to resume the self-supporting pursuits
of peace; public works have beer
ordered to give them employment, and a
sum of (600,000 has been appropriated foi
their relief.
The war in Cuba is of such a nature
that short of subjugation or extermina
tion, a final military victory for either sidq
seems impracticable.
Our Dntr to Intervene.
Realizing this, it appeared to De my duty.
Id a spirit of true frieudliness no less tc
Spain than to the Cubans, who have sc
muoh to lose by the prolongation of the
struggle, to seek to bring about an immediate
termination of the war. To this end,
I submitted on the 27th ultimo, as a result
of much representation and correspondence
through the United States Minister at
Madrid, propositions to the Spanish government
looking to an armistice until Octobei
1 for the negotiation of peace with the
food offices of the President. In addition,
asked the immediate revocation of the
order of reconcentration, so as to permit
the people to return to their farms, and
the needy to be relieved with provisions and
supplies from the United States, co-operating
with the Spanish authorities so as tq
afford full relief.
Spain's Reply to Our Suggestions.
The reply of the 8panish Cabinet was received
on the night of the 81st ulto. It
offers, as the means to bring about Peact
In Cuba, to comruO *ne preparation tuerbof
to the insular Parliament, Inasmuch a*
the concurrenoe of that body would be necessary
to reaoh a final result, It being,
however, understood that the .powers reserved
by the constitution to the central
government are not lessened or diminished.
As the Cuban Parliament does not meet until
the 4th of May next, the Spanish Government
would not objeot, for Its part, to
accept at once a suspension of hostilities
if asked for by the insurgents from the
U?ni>nit.ln-dhl?f tn whom It wonld ner
tain In such case to determine the duration
and conditions of tho armistice.
The propositions submitted by General
Woodford, and reply of the Spanish Government,
were both in the form of brief
memoranda, the texts of which are before
me, and are substantially in the 1 an ifu age
above given. The function of the Cuban
Parliament in the matter of "preparing"
peace, and the manner of its doing so, are
not'expressed in the Spanish memorani
dum; bot from General Woodford's explanatory
reports of preliminary discussions
preceding the final conference it is
understood that the Spaalsh Government
stands ready to give the lnsnlar Congress
| full powers to settle the terms of peace
with the insurgents?whether by direct nek
totlation or indirectly by means of legislation
does not appear.
With this last overture In the direction
>f immediate peace and its disappointing
reception by Spain, the Executive was
irought to the end of bis effort.
The President continues his message by
naking liberal extracts from his communication
to.Congress last December show'ng
the consistent stand he has taken; he
ilso refers to the position taken by Presilent"
Grant in 1875 as being in line with
she present Executive's policy.
The President then points oat "the inI
sanvanunoa anh nntlhvn nf a rtfw*.
ignition of belligerence, which, whilo
Adding to the already onerous burdens of
aeutraiity within our own jurisdiction,
jouid not in any way extend our influence or
?ffeotiTe offices in the territory of hostilities."
Recognition Not Wise.
Nothing has since occurred, continues
the President, to change my view in this
regard?and I reoogntze as fully now as
then that the lssuanoe of a proclamation
of neutrality, by which process the socalled
recognition of belligerence is published,
ooold, of itself, and unattended
by other action, accomplish nothing toward
the one end for whioh we labor the
Instant paolfloatlon of Cuba and the cessation
or the misery that affllots the island.
Turning to the a nest ion of recognizing
at this time the independence of the present
insurgent government in Cuba, we And
safe precedents in our history from an early
dav. They are well summed up in President
Jackson's message to Congress, December
21,1836, on the subjeot of the recognition
of the independence of Texas.
After quoting this document in fall the
President resumes:
Nor from the standpoint of expedience
do I think it would be wise or prudent for
this government to recognize at the present
time the independence of the so-called
Cuban republic.
Such recognition is not necessary in order
to enable the United States to intervene
and pacify the island. To commit
this country now to the recognition of any
| particular government in Cuba might subject
us to embarrassing conditions of
international obligation towards the
orgnntzation so recognized. In case
I of intervention, onr conduct ?would
be subject to tho approval or disapproval
of such government; we would be
required to submit to its direotion. and to
assume to it the mere relation of a friendly
ally. When It shall appear hereafter that
there is within the island a government,
capable of performing the duties and discharging
the functions of a separate nation,
and having, as a matter of fact, the
proper forms and attributes of nationality.
Bach government can be promptly and
readily recognized, and the relations and
interests of the United States with such
nation adjusted.
Intervention.
There remain the alternative forms of
Intervention to end the war, either as an
Impartial neutral by imposing a rational
compromise between the contestants or as
the active ally of the one party or tho
other. As to the nrst, it is not to be forgotten
that during the last few months the
relation of the United States has virtually
been one of friendly intervention in many
ways, each not of itself conclusive, but all
tending to the exertion of a potential Influence
towards an ultimate paclflo result
just and honorable to all interests concerned.
Forcible Intervention Justified. ,
The forcible intervention of the United
States as a neutral, to stop the war, ac- ,
cording to the large dictates of humanity!
and following mauy historical precedents:
where neighboring. States have interfered;
to'cheok the hopeless snerlflces of life br
Internecine conflicts beyond their borders,
is justltlable on rational grounds. It In- 1
volves, however, hostile constraint upon
bofiflhe parties to the contest, aa well as |
to enforce a truce as to guide tho eventual
settlement.
The grounds for such Intervention are
llien briefly summarized: Because of the
duty we owe to humanity, the protection
we owe to onr citizens, tiio loss of trade
and, lastly, because the present condition
is a constant menace to our peace, compelling
us to keep on a semi-war footing with 1
a nation with which we are at peace.
The Maine Tragedy.
These elements of danger and disorder !
already pointed out have been strikingly
illustrated bv a tragic event which liaa
deeply and justly mowed the American j
people. I have already transmitted to I
Congress the report of the NAval Court of j
Inquiry on the destruction of the battle
ship Maine, in the harbor of Havana, during
the night of the 15th of February. The
destruction of that noble vessel baa filled
the national heart with inexpressible horror.
Two hundred and fifty-eight brave
sailors and marines and two officers of our
Navy, reposing In the fancied security of a
friendly harbor, have been hurled to death,
grief and want brought to their homes,
and sorrow to the Nation.
The naval court of inquiry, whlob, It Is
needless to say, commands the unqualified
confidence of the government, was unanl- i
mous in its conclusion that the destruction I
of rho XTain* w?i caused bv an exterior OX
piosioD, that of a suomarine mine. It did
not assume to place the responsibility.
That remains to be fixed.
What the Maine's Destruction Proved.
In any event the destruction of the
j Maine, by whatever exterior oause, is a
j patent and impressive proof of a state of
things in Cuba that is intolerable. That
j condition is thus shown to be such that the
I Spanish government cannot assure safety
i and security to a vessel of the American
1 navy in the harbor of Havana on a
i mission of peace and rightfully there.
Further, referring in this connection
, to ie*?nt diplomatic correspondence,
I a dispatch from our Minister to Spain, of
I the 26th ultimo, contained the statement
; that the Spanish Minister for Foreign Afi
fairs assured him positively that Spain will
do all that the highest honor and Justice
required In the matter of the Maine. The
reply above referred to of the 31st ultimo
also contained an expression of the readiness
of Spain to submit to an arbitration
I all the differences wmou can ariso iu luu
j matter, which Is subsequently explained
: by the note of tb.e Spanish Minister a:
! Washington of thf. 10th inst., as follows:
Offered to Arbitrate,
j As to the queption of fact which sprtcgi
from the diversity of views between the report
of the American and Spanish Boards,
Spain proposes that the fact be ascertained
by an impartial investigation by experts,
whose decision Spain accepts in advance.
To this 7. have made no reply.
'Mr. MoEinley continues by malting farther
extracts from communications to Congress
on the subjeot by Presidents Qrant and
Cleveland and concludes his message by
saying:
,The Failure of Spain la Cuba.
The long trial has proved that the object
for which Spain has waged the war cannot
be attained. The lire of insurrection may
flame or may smoulder with varying seasons,
but it has not been, and it is plain that
It cannot be, extinguished by present
uaetbods. The only hope of relief and repose
from a condition which can no longer
be endured is the enforced paoifloatlon of
Cuba. In the name of humanity, in the
j name of civilization, In behalf of endan'
jgered American interacts, which give up
j the right and the duty to speak and to act,
J the war in Cuba must stop."
Itecomra en d atl o n .
In view of these facts and of these coni
biderations I ask the Congress to authorize
1 and empower the President to take meas'
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' uros 10 secure ? iuu auu umi
, >'jf hostilities, between the government rof
i Spain and the people of Cuba, and to *eI
cure In the island the establishment of a
Stable government capable of maintain'
leg order and observing 'its international
. obligations, insuring peace and tranquillity
I and the security of its oitizens as well as
| our own, and to use the military and naval
| forces of the United States as may be
i necessary for these purposes.
, And In the interest of humanity and to
, hid in preserving the lives of the starving
people of the island I recommend that the
i distribution of food and supplies be conj
tinned, and that an appropriation be made
ont of the public treasury to supplement
| the charity of our citizens.
> The Issue Is now with the Congress. It
Is a solemn responsibility. I have exhausted
every effort to relieve the intolerable oondftiofi
onHrarrswrrrcn is ireiffTiborsrrrapare
to execute every obligation Imposed
apon me by the constitution and the law, I
: await your aotion.
Yesterday, and since the preparation of
the foregoing message,'official information
was received bv me that the latest decree
i bf the Queen Begent of Spain directs General
Blanco, In order to prepare and facili!
tate peace, to proclaim a suspension of
hostilities, the duration and details of
Which bare not yet been communicated to
me. This fact, with every other pertinent
lonsideratlon, will, I am sure, have your
last and careful attention In the solemn
deliberations upon which you are about to
enter.
It this measure attains a successful rei.ult,
then our aspirations as a Christian,
peace-loving people will be realised. If it
fails, it will be only another justification
for our contemplated action.
Willi ax McKixlxt.
Exxcutivx Haxsjox, April 11,1898.
CONGRESS HEARS THE MESSAGE. I
; ts Compliance With the Preeldent's
Wishes it Wns Referred.
Waseijcotojc, D. C. (Special).?Long bei
fore daylight the steps leading to the
j Capitol Building were crowded. All knew
i that Congress was not to convene un;
! noon, but all were anxious to find seats
i :he public galleries and were willing to
wait for hours, that they might bavo a
ihance to get into the building and hear
j the momentous message rend.
The members had not got more than
1 romfortably settled In their places when It
.vas announced. The galleries were
, packed as they never have been before at
iny time since the acate stage of the crisis
developed.
In the Senate and House, while the longexpected
document was being read there
was u death-like silence, more eloquent
than even the wildest outbursts of enthusl- i
asm.
The President has expressed the desire
to members of the Foreign Affairs Commlt:eesotthe
Senate and House that the mes|
sage be not immediately acted upon, but
i that it should he formally referred to the
I Committees. His wlshes'in this matter
i were complied with as sobn as the reading
of the document was concluded.
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Arthur Grumpier, a colored man, of Bos:ou,
born a slave, and now seventy-four
\enri old. Is going ti evening school.
WANT A GOOD HUSBAND?
If So, Girls, Von Can Find Plenty of
T.hetn in Idaho.
There is a scarcity of young women
in Idaho and bachelors who desire to
1 change their couditiou of single Ulcssedness
are plenty. As a result of this
condition of affairs school boards in
that Slate have difliciiliy in securing
teachers to conduct their schools. Few
men are engaged in the occupation of
teaching the young, as they can usually
find more lucrative employment. So
young women are imported from the
east, and as soon as they begin work
the bachelors begin paying court to
them. With a dozen men fluttering
around Iter, small wonder that the
Kchoolmn'am resigns and marries one
of her suitors. There are about ten unmarried
men to one unmarried woman
in Idaho.
As a sample off he way school ma'ams
aft1 wooed and won in Idaho the following
incident will serve the point: A
charming young lady. Miss Busch, went
from Iowa to teach in the public school
in Givcnsville, but before she was
there three months she was engaged
to a prominent man of the town, and
at the close of the school term they
were married, ller sister came to
teach the next school year. When the
term was half over this sister resigned
and married and sent for another unmarried
sister to take her place as
teacher The third Miss Busch taught
in the school the latter half of the term,
but three days after the term closed
she was married to a business man of
the town.
KM FW llj
The Prohibitionists Put Up a Fuli j
State Ticket
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tompk::;3 and timmerman ;
i
Tbcy Are Named for the Places They
Now Hold?Capt. Thompson, of
Darlington, tunica ror Anjuima j
General. |
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Joel E. Brunson, for years an ardent
Prohibitionist, a man who has not been
identified with either of the political
factions in the State, a sound and successful
business man, a devoted member
of the Baptist Chnrch, and a man
who stands high in his home county?
Williamsburg?has been nominated for I
Governor of South Carolina by a>re0reseniative
convention of the Prohibitionists
of Sonth Carolina. The selection
was a surprise. Mr. Brunson's
name had not before been publicly
mentioned in connection with the plaoe.
On the tioket named appears also the
names o(Jvo of the present State officers?
Sewetary of State Tompkins and
State Treasurer Timmerman. Taken
all in all the ticket named is considered
a strong one. The earnest leader of
the Prohibition forces, uapt. unuus, 1
has been given the second place on the
ticket.
The convention was made up of a
representative and intelligent body of
men and everything moved along harmoniously.
There was bnt little useless
talking. The convention was very
partionlar to let the world understand
that its fight was to be made inoide the 1
Democratic party.
There was marked unanimity of action;
nothing shows this better than the
brief and emphatic platform adopted,
which is as follows:
First We declare our allegiance to
the regular Democratic party and our
suggested nominees stand pledged to
aht/ta iVio rannlf nf'thft Democratic Dri
mary election.
Second. We declare that we ore unalterably
opposed to the manufacture
and sale of alcoholic or malt liquors,
except for mechanical, medicinal, scientific
or sacramental purposes.
The convention was qnite a representative
and intelligent body of men. It
was more largely attended than many
expected. There were thirty-two of
the forty counties represented.
Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry, submitted
the following report of the committee
on nominations:
"i>?ur committee has carefully considered
all the names suggested and
recommend that the convention take
up the names separately and determine
the propriety of suggesting the follow- 4)
ing ticket to the Prohibitionists of
South Carolina in order to promote
harmony and secure unanimity in the
cause of Prohibition.
"The following are suggested as suitable
and proper candidates in the
Democratic primary for the offices
named: '
Governor, Joel E. Branson, Williamsburg;
leiutenaut governor, L. D.
Child's Kichiaud; attorney general,
Geo. S. Mower, Newberry; secretary of 1
Stute, D. H. Tompkins, Greenwood;
treasurer, W. H. Timmerman, Edge- i
lield;comptroller-general, L. P. Epton, i
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.-jpariilULKUk , OU|ICI 1UWUUDLJI, U1 DUUl..tio'j,
E. 1>. .Smith, Sumter; adjutant j
aud ins|iector-genet*l, fcieury f. i'hoinp- ! ,
son, Darlington; railroad cornmissioner, j
Thus. \V. iierry, Chester."
Col. Hoyt was culled to the chair by ; i
Mr. Hrnuson at this juncture. " j 1
Mr. X. J. La.Uotle moved the adop- I
tiou of the report, taking each name ! i
separately.
Mr. E. i). Smith said that the com- I
1 mittee bad simply made tuese sugges- j
lion*. The committee could act as it ,
8aw lit.
\Vruuont remarks the suggestions for ' ,
Governor ami Lieutenant - Governor j ]
were udopted. And so were all the : ]
others.
A committee was sent out to bring in | \
the nominees. !
.Mr. Hoggs moved that in case any of ; l
theso candidates should dio or decline (
to serve, the executive committee be ]
empowered to till the vacancies on (
the ticxet so occurring. This was
airreed to.
.Mr. Moffatt presented the following: j
htesolved. That the delegates froiu
each county name a suitable man from j
their couuty to act as chairman; that }
the said chairman be elected by tbis j
convention; that the said oonuty chair- (
man be charged with the duty of thor- ,
onirhlv organizing their res]?ctivecoua- ,
ties for campaign purposes; that said : i
county chairmen be charged with the 1 1
further duty of having a full ticket for | <
the General Assembly put in the held ' ?
irotn ineir respective coiuies, wno are
pledged to Piobibition.
.klter some discussion, Mr. MofFatt \
changed the resolution so as to read us j t
follows, aud it was adopted: , c
Kesoived, That the executive commit- J I
I teemeu from each county be charged I v
with the duty of thoroughly organizing ! \
his couuty to the cud that a full ticket 1
l>e placed in the fie.d from each couuty j i
I pledged to Prohibition. >
The candidates wore then ushered '
into the hall. Col. Koyt introduced Mr. .
Bruusoa in a happy and appropriate }
manner. a
Mr. Brunson said they had nomi- j L
nated him from a combination of cir- I 'j
cumstauces. He felt his inability to be j p
i u
the chief standard bearer, bat he would i
do his best. They should go into the j
light to win. The subject of prohibi- !
tion has been one of slow growth. The ; s
stronger they made their organization,
the sharper would be the conflict. They 0
must, having God and right on their n
side, man all the guas aud make the j.
organization as strong as they con'd.
"Let us go into this fight," he said,
"to win, for win, we must, and win, we
shall, for God has decreed that this* B
must be." He then spoke of bis rever- B
ence for the Confederate soldier, aud <
gave a pathetic incident He told of a w
soldier who raised his sword to heaven j,
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and swore not to give up the fight notil
he had rid his country of its foes. 1
Now was the time for them to deliver j
their country from worse than an as- i
sissin foe.
The St Ate executive committee was i
thou elected as follows: Aiken, J. L. .
Quinby; Anderson, J. A. Hall, Barn- !
well, ). M. Littleiohu; Charleston, H. i
?p i?~,. l u i
i< Wiiuauin, vucmci) hot, o, k7. <uui* i
fatt; Clarendon, Rev. J. 0. Goagb;
Colleton, J. D. Arkerraan; Dorlington, |
J. B. White; Dorchester, R. W. Minns; i
Edgefield, T. W. Car wile; Fairfield, j
Rey. E. C. McDonald; Greenville, J. !
M. Whitmire; Florence, P. Covington;
Greenwood, J. R. Lea veil; Horry,
B. L. Beaty. Kershaw, J. N. Jones;
Lancaster, Waddy C. Thompson;
Laurens, C. C. 1 itherstone; Lexington,
L. B. Hayoa; Marlboro, Melton
McLanrin; Marion, W. S. Foxwortb;
Newberry, A. C. Jones; Oconee, J.
Steck; Orangeburg, J. L. Sigby; Pickns,
Jnlins E. Boggs; Richland, T. J.
^a.Ylotte; Spartanburg, J. N. Carlisle,
Jr.; Union, S. M. Rice, Jr.; Sumter,
H. L. Scarborough; Williamsburg, R.
R. Roper; York, H. C. Strauss.
At a subsequent meeting oMhe com- j
mittee Mr. A. C. Jones, of Newberry,
was elected State chairman and Mr. LaMotte
secretary.
'1 he convention then, on motion of
Mr. Kiblet, at adjourned sine die. All
the members being satisfied with result. ;
PALMETTO STATE CULUNGS. !
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A Novel Point.
The Attorney-General's office has jast
decided that a party can raffle property
or anything else withont interference
on the part of the State. It appears
that there is no statute on the question
of raffling, unless a raffle be a lottery,
and the Attorney-General's office is of
the opinion that the old stAtute against
a lottery will not bold against a raffle.
The statute is quite old and does not.
api>ear to have been enforced. A lady
several days ago addressed a communication
to the Attorney-General's office
to know whether she might legally
raffle her bouse and lot. The proposition
was novel to tho legal department
of the State, but excited sufficient interest
for the old laws to be searched.
There was nothing specifically prohibiting
a raffle, and so the lady was
advised that she might go on with the i
raffle.
Red Men KiH't Officers.
The Grand Council of Bed Men of
the State, which has been in session in
Charleston, adjourned on the 13th. The
following officers were elected: Great
Sachem, A. G. Pinckney, Pelzer;
Great Senior Sagamore, J. L. Hicks,
Union; Great Junior Sagamore, J. H.
Steencken, Charleston; Great Prophet,
J. M. Bowden, 8par tan burg;
Great Guard of the Forest, p. W.
Lloyd, Charleston; Great Keeper of
Wampum, W. M. Fitch, Charleston;
Great Keeper of Records, R. A. Williams,
Charleston. The great council
of Bed Men will meet in Spartanburg
next year in the Odd Fellows' Hall.
Whipping In School.
The Columbia correspondent of the
News and Courier says much interest
was taken in the case against Prof.
Jones, who was indicted for assault
and battery. He whipped Arthur Martin,
a 15-year-oid son of Mr. W. T.
Martin, and it was charged that the
whipping was unnecessarily severe
and raised welts. The evidence showed
that the boy was liable to a whipping
on flcoonnt of demerits, and other bovs
whipped at.the same time eaid their
whipping was about as bad. The jury,
after being oat for five minutes, acquitted
Prof. Jones.
An Kye on the "Tigers."
The State authorities bare now gotten
up a complete Ii9t of -d original
package stores in the State, as well as j
all parties who hold UnitedSt>te.i licen- j
He* for the sale of Ifquor. The presnmp- )
Lion is that copies of tiie*e lists are to
lie supplied the constables, so that they ;
might have a cue. It is understood that j
there are now about tweuty or twenty- <
five regularly paid constables on the i
force. At the time of the removal of ;
the constabulary force only sir or jight j
were retained to do special work ?n the i
rural districts of the State. - The State.
Sumter and Wuteree Itailroad.
A special to the State from Sumter :
of the 14th says: The Sumter and
W'ateree River Railroad company was
organized here today with the following
officers: J. D. Blending, president;
Liichard f. Manning, rice president; H.
Kvttenbet'g, treasnrerr R. D. Lee, attorney;
Attamont Moses, secretary,
fhe officers were instructed by the
hoard of directors to contract with reqtousible
parties for the building of the
ofid, and work will begin at au early
late.
Horry's Colony Company
The Secretary of State has issued a
-ommiasion to Jos. A. Brown. of ChadM-mriiA
V C, and Prank A. Bur
ougbs, Robt. B. Scarborough, W. H. I
Howell, D. T. Mc. Neil aadB. R. King, .
>f Couway, us corporators of the Homewood
Farm Association of Horry coun- ;
;y. The object of the proposed concern
s to develop the Strawberry industry
n Horry connty. The association is j
.-ftpitalized ut $o0,000, divided into ZOO
.hares.
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S. C. Medical Association.
The forty-eighth aunual meeting of ;
ho South Carolina Medical assocution
:ou vened Inst week at the famous
lavris Lithia springs. The attendance
vas good. Many interesting papers
vere read and discussed. The course
)r. Jas. Evaus has pursued in stampn<z
out the epidemic of smallpox in this ;
Hate was approved of.
(iettlng Smallpox in t.'dHtrol.
The Columbia Register of the 14th
ays the city board of health seems to !
ie gettiug control of the smallpox,
.'here are uow four cases out at the
test house, and they will be kept there i
intil all daiigar of infection is pa3t. j
Five lichlnd.
The clerk of the State pension board
tute.s that nearly all the counties have
ent in their lists. There are five, how- I
ver, on the laggard list. These are
rged to send the lists in without de?y
Was Not Incendiary.
A special to the Stat^/rom Fort Mill,
ays that after a full and thorough exminatiou,
the president of the Luna,
.Millport) mill is convinced that there
-as no effort to burn the mill. It was
urcly accidental.
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t HOUSEHOLD MATT-:V ^
StMmed ?sn.
Butter five patty pans end break aa - ^
egg iu each; place in a steamer, set
over a kettle of boiling water and the* . ' ^
| steam till the whites are oooked. V ^
Take out on hot platter, sprinkle with ;,J
salt and pepper and pour a teaspconfal
of melted bntter over alL \**
Cod Kse Cutlet*.
The cod's roe, one tablespoanfal or v.;
vinegar, salt, <$ie egg, white bread
crnmbs. Try to keep the shift of Urn
roe unbroken if possible; pal Jtr?
boiling water with a little RalC and ; M
coo.: it for livo minntes, then take it
out and put it into cold water fag a
couple of minutes. Boil again slowly v;
for thirty minntes, bnt add to tts<
water the vinegar and a tablespoonfal <38
of salt. When cooked let it draift aad r.v$'
get cold. Then cut it into slieM ~
about one-half inch thick and trim - &
them to a neat shape. Beat up tito 1
egg, brush the slices over with i^ari
cover them with crumbs. Then frj -M
in hot fat a pretty brown. Drain an
paper. Serve garnished with frirf m
parsley and dried lemon.
Tempting I.onrheon Reripu.
k relishing dish for Inncheoa or t?r;
is made of crackers by preparing theta
in the way jnst given, then for
cracker mix one tablespconffet ?f Migrated
cheese, onc-hslf a saltspoonfnl ^
of salt and one-fourth of a saltaprain ,
ful of white pepper. Spread the hoicrackers
with this mixture of cbeeee ?
and seasoning, retnrn to the oren and
warm until the cheese is melted.' Ton 1 . ^
may also make a brewis for tea' by f ^
preparing the crackers and cheeae in < J I
this way, patting them into a bnttecad
shallow earthen dish, .adding en*'
fourth of a cupful of milk for each
cracker, and baking nntil it is brown,
or until the milk is absorbed. Tbie /'--J ;
is all easy, and Iasinre you it ie, jtrj
nice as well as inexpensive.?4UM /VM
Joy White, iu Woman's Home Coaw| i
Scalloped Applet. -Ja:
Tour one-qnarter capiat mailed ^
ter over two cupfuls stale bread vM
crumbs. Mix one-qnarter onpfolsngjtr
with one-qnarter teaspoonfnl giMad. ^
nutmeg, and the grated rind and jnto? : >3
of one-half lemon. Sprinkle tiheflwt- T ^
torn of a battered baking-dish with ' /'k ?
crumbs, cover with one pint diced m~>,
pies, add half the sugar mixture; add '
another pint of apples and the' remain- \ /
ing sugar and crumbs. Cake' forty, {
minutes, covered at first. **
More butter and a little water may \
be used if the apple is flavorless and .<
dry. Buker's bread is best, as b li"|
lighter than home-made. Press
through aoolander, rejecting tbeermsk. ' ||
Any spice preferred may be used, tat ''vlffpj
with cinnamon, the lemon is beat daiB&vg-, %
ted. It should be baked" in a tUnr ^^3
oven at first, covered, pnttiftg
the centre grate, so that it may
This is a very good dessert,
and economical, serving it witkeraMa
and sugar, or with hard sanee. Ussier1 ; SB
also be served as an entree nriIh weal. :yi ?&
Household, Illu ts. ; lS
The oil left from sardines it an ax- K'.jjO
cellent substitute for butter ill ; *fc"
Clothes turned right side out,
fully folded add sprinkled, are hayj^J|M
To prevent a mould in ink infoee ei ' ' <
piece of salt the size of a h.azelnetia ^{,
Onions arc great absorbents. < They ^4'
should not be left cut for any 'length
of timo aqd then used. j '
In frying croquettes, roil in bread. i '"j
crumbs: but iu baked croquettes, roU^^ fd
the last time iu well-bnttcrcd criuabai '
All beans and leguminous vegetable* " qS
should be cooked with the cover half ' 1 . >yoff
the stew pan in order to ba digest- , t*
A doable chopping knife is ope of "ffM
the labor-saving utensils that shoald ''-iS
rtn.l n nlar>? in ?V?rT kltcheU
time and strength are valued.
When the taste of the cook Las utr
come vitiated by the tasting of )naaj >
dishes a shallow of milk will restate *2.
the delicacy to the pa ate, so raja aa l^l
old authority on cnisine.
A very good v,*ay to tos; whnthar , ,
sh-ets are damp or not is to place a* > VfJ
ordinary tumbler between the shed* VJg
for a little while, and if the bed is '
damp traceJof moistere will appear cm $2#
the iu3ide of the glass. v *' '_os|
Ciuthe:;liuea should uhvajs be talc* M
down after the weekly wash, if poe- y ,,
sible, rolled up and place I iu a bag *
until next time. If the line is a pulley
or a wire line, :ud up to stay, wipe off
carefully with a damp cloth each tiaa
before using.
Clothespins ne.-l w.nhin<; occasionally
to keep them at t ,'ieir best. A ' >1
good plan *is to drop them ia the ' -JMI
boiler after the clothes hare beat C-;'J
taken up, then pour the water off,
rinse the pins, anl dry thoroughly be- . IvM
foro putting away. ?
TI\a AJ i^nvanon in T* *1111 "n.'litnr*
of mutton or lamb chop? is often the '
source of bewilderment to the novice jfl
m marketing.. The following, how- ;
ever, are the points of <lili"reu:e: A
rolled loin chop makes an 1'lngfiek. * Jnj
chop. A rollejl vii> chop, scraped, $
makes a French chop. A rolled rib
chop makes a German chpp. v$jj?B
An KxlruonMnarjr llfiti. ' > vSuB
We often sec odd announcements .?*?
taken from ancient church accounts. r -j
What will people who live a century '
or two hence think of the following . ,'ij!
from the Bishop Barton Char eh me- ~%k
counts for 1897: "To killihgworm* in * 'CjS
the hunt of John Wesley, 15a.?
Westminster Gazette.
A Doc Restaurant.
There is now a dog restaurant where
people can take their canine favorite* > . \
to l>e fed. Upward of 100 <loga din -t _ ;*
there every day.'?Nek York Journal.