The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, September 29, 1898, Image 3
1 Mil* IBS.;
The Initial Meeting Held in the
White HouseBRIDGEPORT
MYSTERY SOLVED.
A Sailed Under Sealed Orders?Light That
^ Burns Lnder Vater Supreme Grand
Lodge I. 0. 0. F.
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The commission to investigate the
conduct of t?.9 War Department during
the recent conthct with Spain held its '
initial meeting in the White House
Saturday. There were eight members j
present and it was announced that the
services of the ninth man were counted
upon, though his name had not besn
made public. The eight who were
present were: Major General Granville
M. Dodge, of Iowa; Col. J. A. Sexton,
of Illinois; Captain E. P. Howell, of
Georgia; Major General J. M. Wilson,
chief of engineers of the army; Hon.
Chas. Denby, of Indiana, late minister
to China; ex-Governor Woodbury, of
Vermont, ex-Governor James A. Heaver,
of Pennsylvania, and Major General
McCook, of the army, retired.
The commission spent an hour and a
half with the president and then proceeded
to the room assigned It at the
War Department for the purpose of
organizing and beginning work.
The Work Will Continue.
The divisions of the Baltimore &
Ohio Bailroad west of the Ohio River
are to receive the same sort oi improvements
that have been made on the lines
east of the Ohio. Not only are the
grades to be reduced wherever it is
practicable, but very much heavier motive
power is to be introduced. In order
to carry the additional weight the
bridges on all the divisions are being
replaced with heavier structures and
the track relaid with heavier steel rail.
It has been demonstrated by actual experiment
that these changes will result
in an increase in train loading in some
places of more than 50 per cent.?
the average being about 4-^ per cent.
It is the hope of the Receivers that
within the next two years the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad will be an 18-foot
grade road from Chicago to Baltimore,
with the exception of that portion of it
which passes over the mountains where
helping engines will have to be used.
A great many of the estimates for the
different portions of the work have been
made and those who have seen the
plans state that the work can be done
at surprisingly low cost considering
the return. It is understood that the
policy of rehabilitation adopted by the
Keceivers two 3*ears ago will be continued
by the new company after the
reorganization.
Supreme Grand Lodge I. 0. 0. F.
At the closing session of the Supreme
Grand Lodge L O. O. F. at Boston it
was voted not to publish the decisions
of the grand sire hereafter between the
sessions of the grand lodges. The floral
work of Kebecca lodges was not
adopted. It was voted that the patriarch
militants be denied the right to
parade unless ttiey are in gooa siauuiBg.
It was voted not to grant licenses
in the future to any accident or insurance
companies to do business in the
name of the order. An order was passed
whereby in the future visiting certificates
will carry with them on their
face an order for the term pass word.
Short addresses were made by Past
Grand Sire Busbee, of North Carolina,
and others, aud the session was declared
ended.
Light That Burns in Water.
A new and highly important invention
was tested at the German naval
manoeuvres, ending recently It waB
in the shape of a Greek Phoenician
fire, invented by a Berlin engineer. It
ignites on contact with the air or
water, and cannot be quenched by
either water or earth. It burns with a
brilliant flame exceeding big searchlights,
and it can be sunk under water
or under ground, and when brought to
the surface instantly burst into flames
at any desired point It was tested durnirvKf
aralnhnno a(T tKa ialonr)
of Heligoland and off Kiel, and proved
most efficient in detecting the presence
of the enemy.
Gov. Wood's Jurisdiction Extended.
President McKinley has extended
the jurisdiction of Military Governor
Wood so that it now embraces the
whole province of Santiago de
Cuba, and has appointed Lieutenant
Colonel A. A. Wiley,
of the Fifth Immunes, Lieutenant
Governor, with the duties of reorganizing
the civil courts and the administration
of all civil aftairs in eastern
Cuba.
The Yellnw Fever
A special from New Orleans of Sept.
24th says the following is Dr. Sonchon's
official report for today : In the
city of New Orleans, two new cases,
one death in the city to date. Deported
from Harvey's Canal, live new cases,
no deaths. Reported T?t>m Raton
Rougue, one case. The parish of EaRt I
Eaton Rogue has been quarantined.
Reports from Frankttn, 1U?> cases and
5 deaths to date; all the 6ick doing
well.
Special Commission to Adee.
Assistant Secretary of State Adee is
now acting Secretary ?f State, tho President
having issued a special com' ;ssion
to him as Secretary of State, ad interim,
the first time since the incumbency
of Mr. Hunter.
Genera! Wheeler to Command.
Word has been received at Pittsburg,
Pa., from General J. P. S. Gobin,
grand marshal of the Knights Templar
nararlo nn OotnhAr 11th. that Mainr
General Joseph Wheeler has accepted
the apr ointment of commander of the
mounted division. The hour of starting
the great parade of KnigBts Templars
has been set for ten o'clock, a. m.
Eevery inch of ground along the fourmile
route has been secured for the
erection of grand stands. It is estimated
that there will be 200,000 persons
to the mile viewing the parade.
MR. COVEYS VIEWS,
Meaning of the Big Purchase of Baltimore ;
& Ohio Stock.
Mr. John K. Cowen talked to a Bal- j
tiraore News reporter at some length
about the recent deal, b\* which a large
portion of the stock of the road goes to
the well-known Western capitalists,
Hill, Armour, lieam, Field uud others.
"You must understand in the first
"lace," said Mr. Cowan, "that I am i
not at liberty to stat* the price paid for |
11> KnlL.- t\f ufnr?lr u-hftt intrtrAftts I
were sold, nor tlie actual purchasers |
further than tho*e already given out by
Mr. Bacon. These facts, it they come
out at all. will have to come from the
SpeyerB."
Mr. Cowen was asked whether the
control of the road had passed into the
hands of these new capitalists, but ho
declined to answer the question definitely,
Instead of doing so he illus'
TEe Vanderbilts do not own the New ;
York Central, for instance.be said,
"but there is no question but that they
completely dominate it. It will be much
the same in this case. Whether or not
the new investors own a controlling
interest, no one who knows [
them will doubt for a minute !
that they will pretty well de- j
minate it. Every small stockholder ,
should be glad, and probably is glad,
t H he is posted, that such men as Hill
and Field and the others have come
into the Baltimore & Ohio.
"These holders of the common stock
of the B. & O. will be the strongest
who have ever held it. They are all
railroad giants and will infuse new life
into the property. Nor are the four
whose Dames are mentioned, Hill,
Field, Armour and Ream, the only ones
who have bought into the road. The
stock, I can say, has been judiciously
distributed all along the road where it
would do the most good. Other iufluential
men are interested in the deal.
They have bought stock and have the
advancement of the road's interest at
heart. No, I cannot say where or to
whom this stock has beeu sold, but it
will appear in good time.
When asked as to when the reorganization
should now be completed, Mr.
t-owan saia: -*weii, i huouiu suy a 1
few mouths, possibly three or four. J
There are a great many details to arrange
about the foreclosure of course.
The suits are not worrying us much. I
don't think anyone is particularly
afraid of their outcome. I think that
in a few months the entire re-organization
will be entirely effected.
"There is absolutely nothing in the
statement that there will be a consolidation
of roads by which a trans continental
system will be arranged. Mr.
Mill's statement is very clear on this
point. There will be no consolidation
of roads, with the Great Northern or
any other. The Baltimore and Ohio
will hold itself open at Chicago to accept
business from any of the great
Northwestern roads which empty at
r-v: T1 ,1^1 ko ohor.li,toll'
V, U. 1IIC1U nvuiu K/xj avwiMtw.j
nothing in tying ourselves up wi?.h any
of these roads, and the statement that
we would do so was only a hap-hazard (
guess, made on the spur of the moment
by some one when it was first learned
that Mr. Hill, the builder of the Great
j Northern, was to become interested in
| the Baltimore and Ohio."
Sailed Under Sealed Orders.
Wei-Hai-Wei, China, (By Cable).?
The British battleship Centurion, the
flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward
H. Seymour, the commander of the
British fleet in Chinese waters, sailed
suddenly Saturday under sealed orders,
accompanied from Che Eoo by the
battleship Victorious, first-class cruiser
| Narcissus, the second-class cruiser
Hermione, the torpedo boat destroyer
Fame, the torpedo boat destroyer Hart
and the dispatch boat Alacrity. It is
supposed that the destination isTa Ku,
at the entrance of the river leading to
Tien Tsin, the port of Pekin, for the
purpose of making a naval demonstration
there.
The Bridgeport Murder Mystery Solved.
Superintendent of Police Binning
ham, of Bridgeport, Conn., has issued
a statement in which he announoes the
complete unraveling of the Yellow Mill
murder mystery. The superintendent
says L>r. Nancy Guilford caused the
death of Emma Gill by a criminal operation;
asserts that the body was dismembered
in a bath tub at the Guilford
House, and names Harry Oxley as an
accomplice to the extent of being responsible
for the condition of the girl
and consenting to a criminal operation.
Killed in a Freight Wreck.
A special from Portsmouth, O., says
says that a Norfolk <k Western freight
broke in two at Franklin Furnace, two
sections coming again together and
ditching the train. Richard Calloway,
of Lynchburg, Va., and Robert Murray,
of Bellevue, Va., were killed, and
Perr}' Mack fatally hurt. The three
men were going to Columbus to work
in a steel plant. All were colored.
Embezzled Church Funds.
The Nebraska Conference of the
Methodist church found Rev. C. M.
Fllinwood, late chancellor of the Nebraska
Wesleyan University, guilty of
j misappropriating 3:20,000 of University
funds. The Conference declared him
i desposed from the ministry and ex
pelied. No criminal action has been
instituted, but a number of civil 6uits
are pending against the ex-chancellor.
Governor Taylor's Condition Alarming.
Advices from Johnston City Tenn.,
are to the effect that the condition of
Governor Taylor, who has been ill for
some time, is alarming. It has been
decided to put a guard arouud the
house and allow no one to approach.
Has Deserted the Silver Cause.
The desertion of the silver cause by
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, and
his return to the Republican party, as
announced from Cleveland, is a hard
m\_ _
blow to toe silver men. me purpose
of the Senator's visit to Cleveland is
said to be a conference with Senator
Hanca.
Eruption of Vesuvius Becoming Alarming.
A Bpecial from Naples says the eruption
of Vesavins is increasing in violence,
and it is feared that it will assume
the proportions of that of 1872. j
FIRMAN TO THE DAUGHTERS.
He Calls for Formation of .More Chapters in
the State.
Last spring I was informed thatthera
were only eight clie *ers of the
"Daughters of the .evolution" in
South L'urolina, and twt/of them were
in one county, which left ouiy seven
counties with such organizations. If
any new chapters have been organized
since spring. I have not s-eea any mention
m mi a of them in the newspapers.
Only eight chupters in South
Carolina! and yet on her Foil
was fought probably more battles
and skirmishes than occurred
iu any other state. She can point to
three of the greatest partisan leaders of
American Revolutionary history?Marion,
Sumter and l'ickens -and besides
these there were a number of other
leaders, who though not so conspicuous,
were equally bruve and whose
names sparkle like bright stars in the
constellation of American patriotism
during tho Revolutionary struggle.
Rut, f am speaking of the men. Let
me turn to the gentle sCx. If my readers
will take up Mrs. Elizabeth F. El*
let's "Women of tho American Revolution,
'\he .?ill lind that South Carolina
furnshed more Revolutionary
heroines than auy other state. And
i ] tvifli a] I
Vttl UU l } ft? ?JUUiu w..
this glorious history, has not much
more than half ad.zcn caapters of the
Daughters of tho Revolution. Are our
people less patriotic than they are in
the north? Are our people less proud
than they are iu the uortli? It certainly
seems so.
What is tho :t~aedy for this condition
of affairs? 1 ask this iu all seriousness
for I deeply love my Stato. I
am truly proud of this grand history
and I have striven with tongue and
pen to awaken an interest in that history.
I think I can suggest two remedies.
One is for our teachers to strivo
to impress on the pupils that South
Carolina is not only a great state but
to teach South Carolina history as it
ought to be taught Another remedy
is for some patriotic laay laevery town
to strive to awaken interest in patriotio
organizations such as "Daughters of
the Devolution,, and "Daughters of the
Confederacy."
Out in the country where tho population
is scattered it would be difficult to
keep up such organizations, but if such
organizations could be started and
properly maintained in our different
towns, 1 believe that many ladies in
the country would join, even if they
were unable to attend regularly.
South Caroliua has an earuest State
regent of the D. A. R. in the person of
Mis. Clark Waring, of Columbia, and I
would feel proud to see Indies of all our
county seats and other towns rallying
to her support and building up chapters
of the "Daughters of the Revolution''
that would be creditable to South
Carolina?to her patriotic Revolution
ary women of the past?to her intelligent
ami cultured womanhood of tho
present. McDonald Fujuhax,
Ramsey, Privateer Township, Sept. 10.
The Republicans Meet in Council.
The Republican State executive committee
held a meeting in Columbia in
the graud jury room at the United
States district court house The committee
was looking into tho prospects
for "Black and Tan" and "Lilly
White" rule in the futuro, and trying
to decide what to do for tho future welfare
of the party. Among tho most
prominent of tho members were Gen.
Robert SmallB, of Beaufort, co.lector of
the *port at that point, Tolbert, of Abbeville,
E. H. l)eas, of Darlington, and
Cochran, of Anderson. Besides those
leading counselors there were a number
of aids, who helped to swell tho number.
The decision to put candidates in
tho field for congressional honors will
necessitate district conventions, the
dates of which will be fixed later.
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A Brave Boy.
Cfptain Adair s nouse on ?\ew street
at Charleston, was entered aud robbed
of seventy-five dollars in inony, clothing,
etc., recently. But the robbers
were not content with ther booty and
called again. Mrt. Adair heard the
attempt to enter her room and fainted
away, but her young son, n lad about S
years of age on swing a black brute
about to climb in at the window, seized
bis father's pistol and fired three shots
at the marauder. The negro was not
hit, but was badly scared and made
good his escape.
Reward Offered.
The Governor has offered a reward of
S'20(J for tho apprehension of the parties
whobnrned the barn of B. Alexander,
in Oconee county, some weeks ago.
An Elevcn-Year-Old Convict.
An Orangeburg jury found James
Hoover guilty of involuntary manslaughter,
and he was given a sentence
of two years. Hoover is a small victim
of his owu carelessness. He is about
11 years old. While playing with
some small friends, last winter, hs
made a piayful threat to shoot; his gun
went off?of course he didu't know it
was loaded?and killed one Rosa
Green, a girl of about liis own age.
Wanted in Georgia.
Governor Ellerber lias received requisition
papers from the Governor of
Georgia for Nettio Font, a negro, who
is wanted in that State to answer to a
charge of larceny from the house. The
requisition papors wili be honored and
the prisoner placed in the hands of an
officer from that Stnto.
A Reward Paid.
Governor Ellerbe lias issued a warrant
iu favor of Win. Phillips, of Cherukeocounty,
who captured hum Moore,
who was wanted for murder. Moore
was tried at the last term of court in
Cherokco and convicted, with a recommendation
to mercy. The reward of
:?lo0, which had been offered for the
apprehension, will bo paid.
A Shooting Scrape.
A shooting scrape took place near the
union depot in Columbia in which two
white men were the participants. As
o n Mr 7)iitilni> wntnhmnii fnr
the South Carolina and Georgia road,
has an ugly wound iu the thigh from a
pistol shot l>y Mr. Ingle Payne, oar
inspector for the Atlantic Coast Line.
Mr. Berkeley Grimball had a narrow
escape with his life from the attack of
an unknown negro while driving
through his plantation near Adam's
Bun ono night recently.
[wis m TRIE L
: The Total Trade During the Year ;
Amounted to (Tver i *
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' SEVENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS f,
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to
: A Line of Steamers Have Been Operated ff
During the Year Giving Charleston Direct PJ
Freight Connections With European Ports.
Building Up a Big Business. re
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The total trade of Charleston during b<
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the year amounted to 37(1,304,785, as
compared with $75,254,581 during the fi(
year 1890-97. This indicates au increase tL
in the total value of our trade slightly
more than 81,009,000. but it does not P1
accQunt for the increased volume of ID
business (Tone at this port. For example,
the total receipts of cotton at b<
- - - .
this port timing the past year were i y
nearly 70,000 bales fn oscess of there- "
ceipts of the previous year, nndyet the in
value of the cotton trade of Charleston
was more thau $2,01)11,000 less than the
vulue of the cotton trade of 1896-5?.
Had the prices of the previous year jt,
prevailed the value of our cotton trade ]}
during the last year would have been \
wore than $2,000,000 in excess of the fr
value of 1800-97. ai
The figures show that there was a de- g]
crease of about 811,000 in the value of ;\]
our rice business, of about $20,000 in [n
the value of our turpentine business; of
about $20,000 in the value of the rosin ^
trade, of about $100,830.84 in the value j8
of the liquor trade at the dispen- jt
saries and of about $140,000 in the 0l?
value of the lumber and crosstie tr
business. On the other hand, there w
was an increase of $751,728 in the ^
value of the fertilizer business of ai
the city; an increase of $830,324 j8
in the value of the cotton goods trade; pl
an increase of $88,017 in the value of
the fruit, vegetable and produce busi
- - & tin r.nn in tha
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value of the wholesale and retail trade;
an increase of 81,154,750 in the value of ..
the manufactured products of the city.
While the value of fruit, vegetable aud
produce business was $28,017 in excess
of the business of 180(3-07, the increase ?c
was $1,513,172 in excess of the trade of 13
1895-96. In the wholesale aud retail 2?
trade there was a decrease in the value
of the grain and hay business of 3200,- JV
00Q; in hardware of $135,000 and in
saddlery of $15,000. On the other hand, n
there vats au increase of $250,000 in the P(
dry goods trade; an increase of $15,000
in boots and shoes; of $45,000 in tobac- ?,'
co; of $18,000 in drugs and medicines; ?:
of $20,000 in crockery; of $30,000 in j1.'
paints and oils; of $23,000 in furniture; ,r
of $50,000 in doors, sash and blinds; of .
$75,000 in clothing; of $2,500 in ico; of 13
$35,000 in jewelry, and of $185,000 in
fish and oysters. The showing is not
as good as it ought to be, but it is far
from discouraging, Charleston News cl
and Courier. p]
South Carolina Phosphate Mines.
Our export trade in phosphates is y(
nrnvfK 4S MOO 000 & uonr IVia sliinmnnts
to Germany amounting in value to tl
32,000,000 and the shipments to Great r?
Britain to 81,000,000. Canada, Japan, ai
Australia and the West Indies are good
customers. The State of South Caro- C
lina has lost heavily during the past al
year on account of the decreased out- to
put of the river miniug and the reduc- ei
tion in phosphato royalty. In 1800 the
State received from its phosphato royalty
3237,000. In 1891, 8170.000. In
1892, 8192,000. In 1893, $237,000. The
aggregate income of the State from this "i
source has amounted to $3,000,000. S]
Direct Trade With fcuropc. al
The (Jhnrlestou Transport Lino, cj
which has boon doing au extensivo oxport
business from Charleston, has ?
proved a very -successful venture. 8(
During the year past this corporation
has sent out from Charleston thirty- tl
eight vessels with full cargoes for for- ^
eign ports. Among tho items in the
list of exports for this company are
178,000 bales of cotton, 750,000 bushels
of grain, 7,000 tons of flour, 7,000 barrels
of ro6in, 14,000 tons of pig iron, eto. d
Barnwell's New Railroad. c:
Barnwell is jubilant over the pros- [-(
pect of a new railroad connection, which j*
will put that county in close touch with ,
Augusta and Columbia, via the Charles- .
ton and Western Carolina Railroad, P
now controlled by the Atlantic Coast r
Line. ,
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Storing the Cargo.
The British steamship Newfoundland,
recently condemned as a prize of war
and ordered sold, has been brought up a:
to the cnstom house wharf at Charleston i;
and work begun of unloading her car- n
go. The cargo consists mainly of a
wheat and Hour, and this was con- c
demned with the ship and ordered sold, si
It will be storod in the warehouses un- a
der the custom house until the sale is g
made. u:
Cotton Mills in the State.
The capital invested in cotton mills
in South Carolina now amounts to C(
S18,014,000, the uumber of spiuules in j.
these mills is 1,300.81)0 aud the number
nf Inntna ie MX AW FivA iiaw mi!l? ImVA
been added to the list of last year, and | jt
the prospects is that many more will lie v
built in the year lbS>9. That investor* (),
have contidenee in the success of cotton Vj
manufacturing in this State is shown :u
by the fact that more than ?000,000 additional
capital has beeu invested in
this business since the fall of lS'JT.
Ellerbc Invited. n
Governor Ellerbe and staff have re- ii
ceived an invitation to attend the peace cl
jubilee to be held in Philadelphia dur- e<
ing the latter part of October. I g;
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$442.50 Documentary Tax.
Documentary tax stamps, representing
a revenue of ?442.5u to the govern ment,
were placed on a recently signed jfl
deed of transfer in Charleston in the ^
deal between the Virginia and Carolina
Chemical Company and the Southern ?
Fei .ilizer Company, whereby the former ^
corporation absorbed the plants and
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Dublucoo Ul IUC IttllCI.
A farmer from the Ford Fork neighborhood
recentlj- sold 2,200 pounds of tf
tobacco on the Marion market for which .-(
he received g?40. r
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COTTON GROWERS' CONVENTION.
irgcly Attended by Deieyatcs from
Nearly Every County.
The Cotton Growers' Convention
hich metjin the court house, Columbia,
as largely attended by delegates from
sarlv every county in the State. Farera,
merchants and bankers met to3ther
in the endeavor to devise some
:hemo by which the low price of cotm
might be remedied. The meeting
a9 full of enthusiasm, ana plans were
ft on foot to relieve the present con.tion
of the cotton planter.
Coi. Youmans offored the following
(solution:
llesolved, That it is the sense of Miis
invention that the acreage of this \ oar
3 reduced 50 per cent, throughout the
>tton belt the ensuing year.
Col. J. 1). M. Shaw, Maj. S. G. Maysld
and Mr. W. D. Evans spoke against
is resolution and suggested that the
3st thing to do was for the farmers to
ako a Irving at home and then look
to a reduction of acreage.
On u vote the resolution was lost, not
;cause the convention was not in fair
of a reduction, but for the reason
iat it did not wish to appear to be takg
independent action.
Clerk Bullock Wins His Case.
The supreme court has handed down
s decision in the case of Mr. W. L.
nllock, formerly clerk of the court for
ubeville county, wno was reiuoveu
om office last winter by Gov. Ellerbe,
id Mr. James McMillan appointed to
II < ut iio rest of tbe term for which
r. Bullock had been appointed. The
cident which caused the removal of
lerk Bullock was that of his Binning
ie name of another official to warrants
sued to witnesses without tbeauthorvof
that official. Upon this a charge
forgery was preferred, and he was
ied before Judge Klugh. The charge
as not sustained by Judge Klugh, and
ie case went to the supreme court on
>peal. The result is that Judge Klugh
sustained by the opinions of the su eme
judges, and the victory is Mr.
uliock's.
Starvation on Hilton Head.
Distressing accounts come from re"
~ ' * V? J inimmtiAn r\t *M*A ?> _
auie ?uurcB3 ui iuu uiun u^nuu vi |uvPty
and crops upon Hilton Read by the
te hurricane, which seems to have
>ncentrated its greatest fnryupon that
land, and swept everything before it
1 Tuesday night, the 30th of August,
here is said to be hardly a home left
ndamaged, and the majority razed to
le ground. Crops are almost entirely
lined by the overflow of water. The
iople, the majority of whom are negro
rmers, have nothiug to fall back up1
and are now dependent upon the
larity of others for the bare necessies
of life. There were nine deaths
om drowning or falling debris and the
?a*ifnf5/\n amrmrr tlio polorfld T>eOL)le
said to be deplorable.
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Rumor Concerning Camp at Columbia.
It eeems that after all there is some
jance for Columbia to be selected as a
lace for the encampment of a large
ady of volunteer troops. No official
iformation in regard to the matter has
at been received by Captain Fuller,
ho is in charge of affairs military at
iat point. A telegram, however, was
iceived in the city stating that the
mv corps now stationed at Camp
[eade would soon be on the move to
uba; that Camp Meade would be
aandoned and a temporary camp esiblished
there while the troops awaited
nbarkation.
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The State Ball.
The executive committee ot tbe fttate
all has begun preparations for the
reat social event to take placo during
le coming State fair. The ball will
;ain be hold in the hall of the house
f representatives, but tlie senute
latnber cannot be U9ed for the super,
a resolution to that effect having
een passed by the senate at the last
sssion of the general assembly. Howrer,
the committee anticipate no
ouble in perfecting arrangements for
lis part of the entertainment
Constables Fired On.
An attempt to assassinate a party of
ispensary constables was made in the
eighborhood of Cripple Creek, a viinity
where crime and lawlessness
sign supreme, just out of the city
mits of Greenville. The constables
elieve a decoy was laid for them, and
aey were certainly shot at from amus'h.
For some time they have been
lformed oi wmsxey seuing in v,nppie
reek, but, suspecting a trap, refused
-j walk into it.
The Coming State Pair.
The executive committee of the Fair
asocintion met in Columbia and organsed,
by the election of iJr. \V. J. Muriv
as presidedt, b. A. Pearce secretary
nd J. M. Bateman trea-urer. The
ommittee express the hope that the
ubscriptions will be secured us soon
s possible so that an attractive proramme
of day and night amusements
lay be published at an early day. .
Barn Burned.
Mr. A. F. Fields, of the Wedgefield
immunity, lost his barn bv tire. Mr.
olds was not at home when the hre
roke out, but got there in time lo save
ther buildings. Fortunately he only
ist a small quautit.v of corn, which
'a-, m *.no i .in.. t:i- lus*;>-oiuethiug
rer r?lU?. with only $>U insurance,
ir. Fields has no niea as to how his
am caught on lire.
Sunday School Convention.
The Greenville County Intordcuoi**atioual
Sunday school convention tu#*
i Greenville at the First i'resbyterian
lurch. The attendance was unusually
ood, and the interest among the deleates
ehows that the work has an inreasing
hold upon the schools.
Surrendered to Her Owners.
The English steamship Xewfound,nd,
which was to be sold on October
I as a lawful prize of war, has been
irrendered to her owners upon tho
avnient of $8,000, the appraised value
: the vessel. The cargo of the vessel,
ilued at $30,000, will be sold as per
der of the prize court.
Supt. Keeler, of the Columbia Elecic
railway, has tendered his resignaDnand
has been succeeded hjXtsAled
Wallace. I
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THE CLEMSON TEXTILE SCHOOL.
South Carolina the First to Start Such an
Enterprise.
I Tka T^nUimava \f?nnfoAlrrara' ftfrtrtl
X UC iJUl 11LUU1 D AU UU UlUVk .? *tvww. w
says one of the most sip ~ficaut events
during the past week i tie Southern
industrial field was t* 'opening of the
textile school of Cle- ixi College, South
Carolina. Plans f <mch an institution
in the South ha long been discussed
in different S. ?tes--lS"orth Carolina,
Mississippi, Georgia and South Carolina.
They have been brought to a
practical state in the last two, and
South Carolina has the honor, uud will
doubtless enjoy the benefits, of being
the first to start such an enterprise,
'ilic trustees of Clemson have been
much encouraged in their work by the
heurty support given them by manufacturers
of textile machinery, the school
having been equipped with $1U,000
worth of machinory through the
generosity of the manufacturers.
It is the purpose oi the school
to prepare young men of the South to
undertake cotton manufac.uring in all
its branches, to sunplv skilled hands
and minds for the development of an
industry which is makiun its habitat
every year closer and closer to the
lields of raw material, ana probably to
the ports whence may be controlled the
great commerce which this country i<
destined to enjoy if it grasps the -/
chances now presented to it.
Featherstone in Defeat.
Mr. Featherstone in a latter in the
Charleston News aud Courier thank#
bis friends all over the State for the
kindness and support given him dnr*
ing the recent primaries, and urges the
advocates of temperance not to be discouraged
at their defeat. In speaking
of the new administration he said: Lit
me urge my friends to be trne and
loyal to the incoming administration.
By your earnest co-operation and sup- .
port it can be made better. It ia your
duty as good citizens to stand by
the law, ao long as it remains the
law, no mattor how bad it may be.
We have had onough strife and bitterness
in South Carolina. We must get
together and bolster up our officers and
assist them in the discharge of their
duties. It is not the part of good citizenship
to abuse and vilify those in
power. On the contrary, the good
citizen, even though he belong to the
minority, will, after he has made his
fight, rally to the support of those by
whom he has been beaten, and assist
them in the execution of the laws. 1
therefore urge my friends to throw
aside their disappointments and prejudices,
and act as true Carolinians ought
to act.
Palmetto Pointers.
"Texas," a negro settlement oi
n.AAnttilla woo Mm antXTiCk Clf A livfilv
OOU Y 1UC| ?T HO bUU BVWUV V? * * ? ^ -J
scrimmage recently between two negroes.
One used a gun and the other
u heavy stick. Both negroes are now
laid up for repairs.
Mr. Thos. Dean, eldest son of Sherifl
Dean, of Spartanburg, fell from as
embankment near the jail and sustained
injuries about the head from
which he is not expected to recover.
The Southern Railway, which recently
entered Aiken, will erect s
depot there second to none in ths
State.
, The sossion of 189S-99 promises te
be very bright at the South Carolina
College.
Prospects are very bright for a new
cotton mill at Saluda.
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S0U1H CAROLINA CROP ttl'LLETION.
Conditions Favorable for Farm Work and
Maturing Crops.
TV,n anHro ohuonna a# rtfin
AUG aiiUVOl Vu w hvuwuvw w* >?>
and generally clear weather during the
past week, were conditions favorable
for farm work and maturing crops.
Some corn was housed, large quantities
of fodder, pea-vine and other hay were
saved in well-cured condition. Picking
cotton made favorable progress and cotton
opens freely, nearly half the boll*
being open. The plant is about dead
over the eastern counties, where little
or no top crop will be made, while over
the western counties slightly better
conditions prevail, and cotton is still '
fruiting to a limited extent. In places
a full crop is probable, but generally
the recent wet weather materially reduced
the prospective yield. First picking
is iuferior. liotting and shedding
have ceased. Sea Island cotton slight1
?? *ar? /?i?av\ malrino
ly impiuvcu, uut uu iuj< v> v|/
Rice harvest well under way, both in
the coast districts and upland rice.
Sorghum and sugar-cane, peas and peanuts
are doing well. Sweet potatoes
not yielding well in places, but the
average yield is good. Largeijuantities
of truck being planted, but the
ground is p^ked too hard bv the recent
rains fS small seed to come up
readily. Fall gardens generally poor.
tier Injuries Proved Fatal.
Mrs. C. Friend, who was so badly
burned by the explosion of a kerosene
lamp in Charleston recently, died after
suffering terribly. As soon as the accident
took place a physician was summoned
and medical attention was provided,
but it was evident that the burns
were of a most serious nature.
A Sentence Commuted. i
'r'he ^rr""""r hn~ <* mnmV * ">o sentenco
of \ in r o.? Atii!et--(n , w , > was
Jem to the peu.tculiary i?>r ,i. .tats for
murder, hie Jias served ift yeaia and
the commutation takes eticct ..ct. 2U.
Census Must Be Taken.
Upon a written opinion from the attorney
general's office, Governor Ellerbc
decided that he could not ardor
electious for Indian Hill aud Cedar
Springs townships on the question of
going into Greenwood county, unless a
ceusus be taken aud one-third of the
voters petition for the election.
To Make Settlements.
Comptroller General Gerham has
gone to Beaufort, Hampton, Colleton
3 -n in Mia InwAr nark
ana oiucr uuuunvw *** w
of the State for the purpose of making
annual settlements.
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The Judge?What made you so certain
that you had the right of way? The
driver?Sure, an' my wagon was the
heaviest, yer honor.?Life.
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