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THE COUNTY RECORD. Published Every Thursday at KINGSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA. r,Y C. W. WOLFE. Editor and Proprietor. ? T> j. !>/% o,lvor. A JDOSIOU pU|ICl piuio iuo tisement of a society devoted to the culture of mushrooms, which ends with the significant advice: "Come and be identified with us." If one inteuds to indulge promiscuously in eating mushrooms, however, it probably would be just as well to carry an identification card in the pocket. Hundreds of American farmers are getting good interest on the value of their farms, simply because they located near a large town where real estate had a chance to increase iu price, saysthe American Agriculturist mgu taxes eat up a good part of the profits, but still if the town grows fast, the owner of the farm ofteu grows wealthy. Increase in laud value is a legitimate part of a farmer's profits, but nobody should buy a farm wh eh will not pay its own way by straight farming, whether real estate goes up or down. It is interesting to note, in official Tenorts of our expanding export trade with China, that the most valuable branch of that trade is now in cotton goods. Over $7,000,000 in American cotton fabrics or about forty per cent, of the total exports of cotton goods from this country went to China last year. What is especially needed for a fnrther increase, it appears, is sample rooms, which could be cheaply institute 1 and maintained in connection with our consular service. Our rivals are following this plan, and we must resort to it systematically, in China as elsewhere. I The Canadian anthoritiesare arranging for the importation of a tribe of Russian peasants known as "Spiritwrestlers." The people are in a very impoverished state, haviug suffered extremely from the Russian attempts to stamp.them out. Some philanthropists in England have interested themselves in a movement to transport the tribe to Canada. They number 7500. The objection the Russian government has to them is that the spiritwrestlers refuse to enter military ser vice ironi religious scrupies. a sue has been selected on the New River hills, near Edmonton. If the government will assist, fhese people will take refuge in Canada. German shipbuilders are doing fairly well outside of mercantile orders. Within three years they have delivered twenty-four war vessels for other maritime powers, including China, Brazil, Turkey, Austria, Norway and Sweden. It is true that among these two dozen vessels there is not a single battleship, and but three armored cruisers?for China?the balance be lug IVl J^/CUV K/\S**\-r MMVt v. However there are now on tile orders for twenty-two warships, including one armored cruiser for Japan and three large cruisers for Russia. So Germany is doing quite well in this line although it is not unlikely that our recent naval record will interfere somewhat with future foreign orders to shipyards iu the Kaiser's realm. If the peace proposition of the Czar of Russia shall fail to produce any j good result it wjjl be because the gov- ; ernments of Europe care more for i prestige than for the welfare of the people, observes the New York World. There is not a single country in Europe in which the people eujoy a fair i and reasonable prosperity. Though the conditions of life are improving in j Germany, they are still frightful. Great Britain keeps millions of her people on the verge of pauperism. France, in spite of thrift and pinching economy, is grow ing poorer year by year. T ie deplorable condition of the poor in Italy and Spain is simply heartrending. Jo sum it all up,there is not one of the leading countries cf Europe in which the abject misery of millions of the population is not a disgrace to the name of civilization. This misery is uot wholly due to present conditions. Much of it is a legacy from former days. But? it is taxation which keeps Europe poor, and if the thousands of millions of taxes levied for army and navy purposes were remitted, and if the mil lions of military consumers wore transformed into civilian producers,Europe would gain more iu a generation than it has gained in a hundred years. The Pacific Ocean covers an nr*a Just three tunes as large (101.000,000 square Lilometresj as the Atlantic. 1 IlBIISraill! Say They Will Organize the Nex Legislature. SOME IMPORTANT CHANGE' To be Made in the Dispensary Law?Wha the state Rnard of Control W ill Recor mend. Although the general assemby doe not meet until January 10, the dispen sary and prohibition forces are aligr ing for the battle. The l'rohibitionisl say they can control the nest legisls ture and will theiefore accept nothin Bhort of a straight prohibition lav The dispensary people claim that tli dispensary is stronger in the State tha ever before, and that the present la' with amendments in some unimportai details will stand on the statute book: There were a number of Prohibitionisl attending the State Fair in Colambu A number of leaders met and discnsse ways and means of having a Btraigl prohibition law enacted by the nei general assembly. Mr. C. C. Feathei stone was there and other leaders ai most as well known?what plans wer decided upon are unknown, but the made the announcement that the would have control of the legislature and so would give the people of thi State a prohibition law pure an simple. What adds interest toihe situation that the governor's position rs uc known, lie was elected as the expo nent of the dispensary, hut only a da or two before the second primary a unfathered pamphlet found its way o the streets announcing that were th governor re-elected, he would recon mend local option. The governor i the time refused to have anything t sn" on the question nor has he sine Si i . en about it The State board < c<?..trol are going ahead preparin their annual reports to the legislature They propose to make some recon menaations as to changes in the la which1 they think will very much bei ter it. One of the most important ( the changes, it has been learaec which they propose to recommend : the abolition of the county boards < control. The central board maintain that the members of the countv board look upon tneir position as one more < honor than of work. As a consequenc the management 01 tue county aispen saries is left almost entirely in th hands of the dispensers. If they t honest men everything is conducte straight; if not there are opportunity for them to gouge the State on sue matters for instance, as breakage. The report of the State board wi] consequently embody in it a recon meudation that the county boards L done away with and instead the count dispensuries be placed directly in tb hands of the central board. It will l urged that they can thus be bettt managed and any irregularities checl ed by a system of inspectors. The s inspectors will visit every dispensar when a shipment is received and loo' to it tLat no overcharges are made fo breakage. The State board will argu that money can besaved by this chang in system of keeping check on th county dispensers. The per diem c Ko AAiinftr Krtrvrrla fllAV TV 11 I flflim TV i 1 more than pay the inspectors ami th surplus can thus be turned into th State treasury. This is the most important amend ment which the State board will mak< There are several minor matters t whibh attention will be called, in rat ticular will a strong: effort be made t make as strong a financial showing e possible. Already every expense pos sible is being lopped off and some < the things now put down in the quai terly reports as unearned profits wi be transferred to the "profit" column Take for instance the drays. They wil be sold at the next meeting of th board and the money pieced to th credit of the cash account of the dit pensary. A number of the members, bot of the senate and house, have express themselves on the whiskey p oblenc but enough have refused to coram themselves to leave the whole questior in doubt. READJUSTING THE SCHEDULE. State Board of Control Makes Several Rc ductions in Cost of Liquors. The State board of control met ii Columbia to consider the report o Messrs. L. J. Williams and J. R I)outhit, tho committee appointed t< investigate the advisability of reducing the price of whiskey to dispensers The object of the board is not to reduci the price to consumers, but to dispen sera. The purpose for so doing i3 tc reduce the Mate's purt of YLie profi and to proportionately increase thi percentage of tho protit to be given tin community and county in which th< dispensary is located. The comuiittei has had considerable difficulty in bus ing its calculations on the amount ti be deducted, and upon what clusses o whiskey toe reuucuon in priew <? iu u made. They finally decided that $75. UOU was the amount necessary for th< sustenance of the country schools, and acting upon that as a basis, decided t reduce the Stute's profits to tha amoat. Then, considering the amouu of the auuual purchases and sales am the average profits per gallon ou whis keys and presuming the auuual pros profit to be about rTO.OoO, at a roup] estimate, the committee was able ti make au estimate ou the reduced pric to purchasers. They considered tha 20 per cent, of the profits should b turned over to the county. I Iia onlv material reductions pro pose<I were SO proof corn whiskey froc SI.? ? to Sl.tii per gallon, X corn froc SI.SO to 81.7 > per iraiion, X rye, rur and cu from 82.OJ to SI.90 per gallon XXX ry? from 31. "JO to SI. 10 ; er gullou llemember the Maine, XXX rye tror ?:! 20 to 8d. It) per gailo::, itose Galley XXX rye, from 20 to 82.10 per gal lou, Stui dard XXX rye irow ?:>. 20 t 82.10 per iraiion. 'i be price of beer, as suggested, wil probably be reduced from .y.oOtoS per barrel. The only change iu tb price to consumers is tnat domesti wiues sire to be reduced from $1.00 t 81.2o per g?llon. \ 1 sins f nisi ti ^ Abbeville The Abbeville cotl mills were visited by a party of ca talists, some of whom were stockho erB and directors. The party oousis' ~ of Mr. S. M. Milliken, of Peerii ^ Milliken & Co., of New York; J. Pauielson, of Lockwood mills, Wat ville, Me. ; Col. Frederick Mas< president and Mr. William II. Be n treasurer, of Mason Machine wor Taunton, Mass.; Mr. Albert W. (Irei retired merchant, Orange, N. J.; Pr ident John H. Montgomery and t sons of the Pacolet and Spartan mil 3 President John B. Cleveland, of 1 - Whitney mills, President Jesse Cle j. land, of the Lucupau mills; Presidi William E. Lucas, of the Laur< LS i\_ x ; 1 1) ii. lu. xuiiiH, ur. jjiKua auu ne>. 1/1. ' caux, of Spartanburg. President g F. Bailey of the Abbeville cotton m: . accompanied the party from Sparti burg to Abbeville. As the Abbevi 'e mill is one of the best equipped mi 11 in the State, the party was natura [y pleaded. President Bailey was cc plimented upon his showing. tg Columbia Bright sunshine and most an entire absence of wind favoi j the first day's racing. It was a tri lt chilly towards evening, but not \ .t comfortably so, aud the racing was !_ such a nature that it kept the blood [_ the crowd, if the small attendance < e be so designated, at a fover heat, pecially during the third and foui races, wlan Boy, owned by M. j Lawton, of Hampton county, made 1 g bowto a Columbia audience andrewa j ed the faith of those who hsd pick him for a good thing by landing a w ner in both races. His performai _ was remarkable, not so much for f 1 time as the unusual feat of winni two running races in succession, a both of them in mighty fast compai y The many admirers of Gen. Wi n Hampton were pleased to see him < 9 joy the races from the judges' stai Governor Ellerbe watched the ra 1 from the quarter stretch, and, like 0 lovers of tine horses, took keen pie ure in the sport. ? Columbia?The State Agricultu , and Mechanical Society held its ann j". session in the president's office of < Carolina National bank. The disci sion which took place showed that 1 members were keeaiy alive to the f 1 that unless something were not dc jg and done quickly the society would < a natural death. President Cunnit |S ham said he had no remarks to mi s to the society. He had intended make somo recommendations in regi >e to changes in premium lists and a in the crounds and buildings, butt ' bad weather had cut off the receipts l0 the society to such an extent that j did not feel warranted in suggesti ,s anything that would incur any adi - tional exbense. He was gratified, he ever, to be able to announce that c I epite the bad weather the fair would t able to pay all expenses. He then i nounced that the receipts for the pr ent fair amounted to S3,500. e Marion The ease of T. A. Lamb 1 10 excited a greater share of interest th jr any other that has been tried at t present session of our court. The ie fondant, whose connections are higl v reputable and who is himself a man jj more than ordinary intelligence, r charged with attempting to comp e the death of his mother-in-law, M 0 Campbell, by putting poison in t e coffee. Homo features of the evidei bearing upon the motive and the co [1 mission of the imputed crime bar e decidedly sensational flavor, e Charleston The fifth annual meeti of Camp Moultrie, United Sobs [- Cor federate Veterans, was held at i i. hall of the South Carolina Socie o Meeting street, and was one of the ru - interesting in the history of the orgi o ization. The camp, which was one 13 the first formed, is in a flourishing c< dition and numbers on its roll ab< >f two hundred and twenty-five membe Tickens The farmers are making i 11 tensive preparations for another 1 . wheat crop. Three new roller mills 11 the county, or something else, 1 a eMail an a stimulus to this crOD. Ma e of the farmers are already hauling f i- tilizers to put under their wheat. T h Eusley roller mill has received d order for shipment to Charleston, i, certainly makes a fine quality of Hoi it only one grade and that the best. ' Charleston The annual meeting the Young Men's Business League v held the other night. There was a f attendance and many matters of i portance were considered. Presid< > Welch submitted his annual repo which was adopted and reports frc 3 other officers were received. The uni depot project was discussed and special committee was appointed ' urge upon the railroads the importai r of its erection. | Orangeburg Mr. Warren V. Cull a a farmer of the Limestone sectic . which is several miles above Oranj , burg, has made obout sixty bushels t rice ou two acres, which is no extrai 5 dinary yield. The cost of the r a patch is very light, and this goes B prove that there are other crops th a cotton from which our farmers m . realizo a profit to a greater or less < 3 tent. \ Georgetown Mr. Thos. E. Richai a son, of the Murphy's Island Gun Clr . is busy making preparations for t 9 reception of a prominent party fr< the North, who will be the guests a the club for two weeks. Among t t party will be Ex-President Clevelat t Commodore E. C. Benedict, Cai j Piobley D. Evans and Mr. L. B. Hui ington, Sr. Florence-James Abraham, Har 9 Copelaod, Samuel Cato. William Kt a nedy and James Best, live of the r 0 groes who, it is alleged, went to t t house of Sam Howard, au old ueg man, called him out and shot him U ? 1 3 11 ueaiu, uqto ueeii urresiuu uuu uiuu^ here and put in jail, a Columbia The directors of the F a metto lee company have decided to u crease the capital stock of the cotapa from $:}'),OIW to $7.?.0Ul>. This coucl eiou has just been reached in order u meet the demauds of the trade and t enlartreuio.it of the plant will ruakc . one of the largest in the State. 0 Orangeburg Mr. R. P. Howell, rt reseutiug tho manufacturers of t 1 "Old Virginia Cheroots," met with S accident here by which his right f< e arm was broken. This occurred while c was attempting to hang one of his at o in front of Waunamaker's eating par, on Broughton street. I in PIS Of 1 SIM. ;on ' Columbia?The exhibits in all parts pi-1 of the fair grounds are completed and Id- I make a very creditable showing. There ted I are more advertising and industrial ig, exhibits than in previous years. Su\Y. perintendent LaMotte, talking about er- the exhibits of fine arts and needlejij, work, says that the finer grades of nt, work show a marled improvement, ks, He has never, in his many years of exBn, perience with State Fairs, seen a finer es- grade of work op, exhibition. The wo floral exhibits are very good, especially lis: in the chrysanthemum department, i Mica Kirk nf T'okasburv: Mrs. Meetze, ve-1 of Columbia; Mrs. Willis, of Columbnt i bia; Mrs. Berley, of Lexington, and jns Miss Howie, of Columbia, aJl have ri- numbers of fine chrysanthemums on B. exhibition. There is not a very large ills display in the fine art department, but in- some of the work is exceptionally line, llo The poultry display is very creditable, ills There are a great many large exhibitlly ors. The exhibit of cattle, like that in m- the other-live stock departments, is smaller than usual. Experts who havo aj. acted a3 judges for several years past re(j at the State fair say that, though less jge cattle is shown than formerly, it is in_ unquestionably of a much higher class. 0f The swine department is said by its 0f head to be up to the usual standard of ,an excellency. Every breed of hogs is rep'es. resented, and the specimens in all dortb note their high breeding. There is a y gratifying number of entries of South Ijjg Carolina raised mn'es. It goes to show r(j. that when the effort is made this State :e(j can raise successfully anything which jQ. ia needed for home use. No less an ice authority than President T. J. Cun"ast uingham, of the Fair Association, exQ pressed the opinion that the horse ex_ j I hihit in regard to blooded animals sur j? passed any seen Here in years. On the l(jg second floor of the main building there 0Q. are several fine exhibits, generally advertisements of some ware. The New ce3 Home Mewing Machine Company has a aU very large and costly display of emas. broidered work done on that machine. Some elaborate work is shown that has . been done on curtains and lambrequins. ra The "lowry bale" is attraoting a great ^ deal of attention at the Fr.ir. There are two things that tend to make this exhibit remarkably attractive. First, the neat, attractive presentation of the AC* bale, and then the manner in which 'n.e Sandford Cohen presents it to the gindle ners. igike Cbarleslon?County Superintendent to Cantwell appeared before Judge t enet ird iu the court of sessions to show cause lso why certain recommendations of the ;he 2rand jury had not been carried out by of the supervisor and board of county w r /v a 11 be commissioners. Air. caniwen whs repng resented by the county attornoy, Mr. ji" W. M. Fitch, who said that the county )w was not in funds to carry out the recomle mendations which were in the nature be of luxuries which could be dispensed in- with. Judge Benet declared in effect es- that it was for the grand jury and net the supervisor or county board to aas iuc*Pe as to the necessity for the i an recommendations; that the grand jury k0 wa? the highest bodv in the county tnd jje. should be recognized and respected acajv cordingly. It was a fact that rear mI mendations of the body had bee? pigeonholed for years past and negaS8 lected. It was the duty of the county r8 commissioners to make provision for ,er the jury's recommendations and to see JC0 that they were canied out. An order m_ discharging the rule against the supere a visor was then issued. Columbia A meeting of the executive ing committee appointed to arrange a plan of for theentertainmontof theConfederate the veterans at the reunioD in Charleston tv, in May, was held in the chamber of the A - i WOO nraaiilail 081 I UUUUi; 11 auu ??uo p* in- over by the chairman, Major T. ? of G. Barker, of Charleston. The meet>n ing was a most interesting and enthujut siastic one and what it lacked in nuinrs. bers was made np in the quality that 0X. was present. The members of the com31_ mittee are sanguine over the outlook for a great reunion of the Confederate ias oterans and are delighted to talk of Qy the pleasant occasions. or- Greenville The traveling blind tihe gers are preparing to do a heavy busan iness. The dispensary constables arIt rested a negro selling whiskey around if, the Second brigade camp on Sunday night. He had about one gallon of the of Btuffleft. It is probable that Constats ble LaFar will ask for more constables nil to be sent her in order to keep up m- with the tigers who are becoming quite jnt numerous, and the military authorities rt, will be asked to aid in the suppression >m and prevention of the traffic in whison key. Columbia?Two fakers, both white men, became involved in a quarrel in lce front of the main enterance to the fair grounds and the result was a lively ef* scrap between the two parties. One of >n, the men gave his name as Fred Stevens je- while the other refused his. The unof knowu man used a knife on Stevens, or- severely cutting him on the arm and ice leg. The main artery in the arm was to severed and from the eflect of the an wounds the man bled profusely. jj* Greenville?Brig. Gen. G. W. Davis, in command of the Second division, ,j. Second army corps, has arrived with the following staff officera: Maj. Sands, jjg Maj. Mullikin, Lieut. Van Deieman, )m Lieut. Simons, and Maj. Stringfellow. 0f Gen. J. It. Lincoln, in command of j10 the Second brigade is also here and all (j of these officers are stopping at the j)t' Mansion house. it- Gaffuev?Hon. A. A. Sarratt, n prominent citizen of this city, died ry suddenly at his home on Limestone >n- street. Mr. Sarratt twice represente 1 ie* Union county in the house of roprehe sentativesand was onceamember of the fio hoard of directois of the State pendente | tiary. He was a man of more than or;bt I diuary intellect, and had large farming | interests in this county, al- Camden?Wiley Bradley and Tom io- Hammond, two young men of this uy county, recently of the First South u- | Caroliua regiment became involved in to i a fuss, a few mdes below Camden, with he a negro man named Silas Austin, which I i -- i...;.... ' : resuueu iu iuc ur^-m uc^uui. n.i. u ; iu the stomach by Wiley Bradley with in- a pistol. he ! Camden?Silas Austin, tho colored an : blind man, who was shot by Wiley >re ! liradley, is dead. Tuo defendant has he not been arrested yet. la. | Columbia?ifou. .Tobn M. Bell has lor ! announced himself a candidate for suI perimendent of the Stato penitentiary. SUMTER AND WATEREE R. R. ASSURED. Rights of Way Have All Been Secured?Hoi It Will Enter Sumter. Col. J. D. Blanding, president o the Sumter and Watered Railroac Company, states that the affairs of th< company will be in shape very ahortlj to advertise for bids for the construe tion of the road. The company hai purchased a valuable piece of property from Mr. C. G. Rowland adjoining th< yard of the Atlantic Coast Line depot. Deeds for the right of way from th( Wateree river to Green swamp havi a-J 1 iL . 1 J ueen execnisu uy me ihuu uwuen along the line and the rights of wa] from the howland property have beei granted and titles given by the city o Sumter and the Sumter cottou mills t< the limits of the city. The road wil follow Factory street from the Peoples Ice factory through the property of thi cottou mill to the southwestern limit: of the City. From the limits of thi city to Green swamp options have beei secured for the rights of way and th< titles are being executed. Col. Bland ing has also received a notificatio: from th.'S State railroad commissioi that at its last meeting a resolutio: was adopted authorizing the Sumte and Wateroo railroad to cross the tracl of the Columbia branch of the Atlantii Coast Line at the crossing of Factor street adjacent to the Peoples' Ici factory. This permits the new road t< eater the city by the best and mos available route, thus avoiding thi necessity for several heavy grades ant bum i-> vua v wi An Interesting Letter. In the library of the Darlingtoi Guards among its valuable volumes i an entire set containing the "officia records of the Union and Confederal armies" in the "war of the rebellion.' In volume 25th, series 1, part 2, foli< 655, is an item of unusual interest t< South Carolinians. The item referrei to is the following official letter of Gen T.(J. Jackson: "Headquarters 2d Corps, Army of North em Virginia, March 6,18C3?Gou. R. E. Lee I forward herewith a letter from Gen Crutchfleld respecting artillery field officers His opinion respecting the promotion c Jones is what I supposed it would be. If I jhould become necessary to appoint mor than one lieutenant colonel I would respect fully recommend that Capt. D. G. Melntos bo promoted to a lieutenant colonelcy. I am General, your obedient servant. T. J. Jacksox, flonasol " JJL Ij^auiUl ucuoian A. R. P. Synod. A. R. P. Synod convened in Chester The feature of the day's session wa the hearing of the address of the Rev Alexander Gilchrist, D. D., of Omaha Neb., delegate of the United Presby terian Church, to the A. R. P. Synod who spoke oa the similarity of tb doctrine and polity of the two bodies snd urged the organic union of the bod; he represented with the A. R. P. Synod The Rev. Dr. F. W. Pressley, for th< finance committee, made the report o his committee. It recommended th< appropriation of $7,000 to home mission and $o,000 to foreign missions. It wa also recommended that ?2,000 additions be raised for foreign missions b; voluntary contributions. A "Riled" Soldier. The police of Columbia had to arres two of the members of the Second Ten nessee for being drunk, and a thin was arrested on the charge of raising i disturbance. The soldier wanted t< Bee a natural freak show on the corne opposite the postoffice. He had soon trouble with the ticket agent andclaim that he was Htruck on the head with i pair of knucks. He then gathered uut< i himself an axe and began to play i desperate came, smashing up the bo: office and damaging the tent, final); being rounded up by the police. The Request Granted. Mr. Abial Lathrop, of Orangeburg United States district attorney, was ii Columbia and called upon the governo in behalf of Col. Jno. K. Tolbert. Hi requested of Governor Ellerbe, shouU warrants be sworn out against Col Tolbert by people of Greenwood, as ha been threatened, that he will not per mit Col. Tolbert to be taken to tha county, as his life might thus be en dangered. The governor complied witl his request To Have a New Water Supply. Spartanburg is to have a new wate supply. It is believed by the pro jectors of the new company that it cai be made a paying investment, for the; purpose to go far enough up th< conntry for their source to furnisl abundant natural pressure. Running Down Robbers. The work of running down and cap turing members of the gang of negr< robbers who have beeD so systematically and boldly robbing box cars betweei Sumter and Wedgeheld is going on Henrv Smothers, another one of th< gang, has been arrested and turne^ over to Sheriff Pearson. A portion o the stolen goods was found in hii possession. Leaving the Farms. A good many Union county farmer are leaving their faims and securing work iu the cotton mills. The lov price of cotton seems to have com pletely discouraged them, and they are I anxious to try some other occupation. J It is said that this is also tho case it ; Spartanburg county, there being i general exodus to the cotton mills ii some communities. Abundance ot Quail and Squirrels. The fields and the forests arount pi/?ifoiia abound with nnail and sauir rels. One old gentleman went out t< shoot some squirrels, aud succeeded ii bringing down 152, and it was not verj hurd to believe him when he said tha thev were almost as thick as shot birds. ? ? ?? Farmers Planting Wheat. It is said that many farmers in Sum ter county are now turumg their at tention to the cultivation of wheat a:n oats on a much larger scale than evei before. A much larger acreage ha: already been sown than at this satin time last year. Satisfactorily Settled. The tangle in the Ilailoy-Lanahai liquor case has been combed out put isfactorily, and the whiskey in Greem ville and at Abbeville has been shippec to Atlanta. / [.Asks if He Would be Protected 51 Should He Return, 7 j #. ?' 3RIEF REPLY FROM GOVERNOR. i Advised to Remain Out o? the State Until 9 F.xcitement Subsides.?Senator McLaifc A * in's Views of the Phoenix Riot. ?.Jfl i To all appearances it looks as 11 the f federal authorities intend to take some J action in the matter of the rioting at 1 Phoenix on and after election day. The ground for action will be based on ina terference witn the United States s mails. The following long telegram to a Governor Ellerbe from Jas. W. Tolbert i postmaster at McCormick, appears to 3 be the preliminary move. It reads. "Washingtsn, D. C. Not. 15. i "To the Governor of South Caroling 1 "lam a citizen of South Carolina, ) where I was born and raised, and have r always resided. My home is at Mct Cormick, in the county of Abbeville. 2 My wife is postmaster there, and I am 7 her assistant, and conduct the business a of the office for her, she being a delicate a woman. On Thursday, the 10th inst., t I was forced by an organized and arm3 ed mob of a hundred men to leave my 1 family and my home nnder the threat that if 1 remained there I would be killed. I therefore fled for safety because I was unable to resist this mob. 3 I am a largo landowner in the county a of Abbeville, and also the owner of 1 valuable houses and othe real estate iu 0 the town of McCormick. My wife is there with our child, a girl of four years o old, without my presence and my proo Uftinn nn Ar^oTint of the action of an 3 armed mob, and my property is with ont proper care. I have committed no crime against the laws of my couatry,. ~ haye done nothing to give any offense to any man or set of men, save that I' I am a member of the Republican party ,j and believe in the doctrines of that . It party. I send this to know if yon, aa e the Governor of South Carolina can afford me protection as one of its citib zens, and as I send this to know if '? yon, as the government, that I may return to my family, to my property and my business, and by safe from mob violence. Answer care St. James hotel, Washington, D. C. "James W. Tolbkbt. " ' In reply to this Gov. Ellerbe wired: "If you return home I will give you ' all the protection in my power. I don't think it prndont for you to return till the excitement subsides, g "W. H. Ellerbe, Governor." ' Senator McLaurin Talks. United States Senator McLaurin, in a an interview about the reoent election f riots in this State, said: a "Any interference at this time on the a part of the Federal authorities, in my 3 opinion, would be most unwise. The 1 exoitement at the seat of the trouble has j not yet calmed and any move looking to interference would only make bad matters worso. A conservative course J on the part of the administration would t be of incalculable value in festoritfg things to their right condition. The j State administration is doing all that is ^ necessary at this time and it will be 3 most unfortunate for the Federal power r to take any action. Sinoe I have heard 0 a full statement of the facts of the . Greenwood trouble, I want to go back ? x- Tir v _.l T J IO >? rtsuiu^iuii, wucio x au aauausu, 3 if I can see the proper authorities, I can a make them eee the unwisdom of Federal interference. The people of Greenwood county are conservative, quiet and law-abiding, and never would have taken such a radical course, if there had not been exasperating conditions of long standing." t 1 MURRAY FILES A PROTEST. r 9 Says the Suffrage Clause is Illegal Board 1 Over-ruled the Protest, y The State and federal boards of com. missioners of election met at the Falt metto Guard armory, in the oity of . Charleston organized themselves x into county boards of canvassers according to law and proceeded to count and tabulate ths ballots. The official figures as declared are the same ' r as have already been reported. Both . Congressman Elliott and the contestant i George W. Murray were present dur7 ing the canvassing of the congressional 3 ballots by the federal board. Murray i filed a protest against the vote as de clared on four grounds: First, because of the refusal of the managers of election to receive, count and return tbe votes of electors of* ' fered them on the 8th day of Norem} beer, 1898, duriug the legal hours of 7 voting. 1 Second, became the suffrage clause > of the constitution of 1895 is iilegal. 3 Third, because, even if it were legal, ' it has been grossly and manifestly vio' lated by the discriminating and parti* 3 san manner it was and in administered in the registration of voters. Fourth, because the ballots cast for William Elliott are illegal inasmuch as s they do not designate the office for I which he is a candidate according to i section 169 and 170 Revised {Statutes S. C. ) Murry contended that the Elliott ballot did not go far enough in desig1 nating the office by the word "Repre3 Bentative in Congress" but should have 1 sjiecitied 56 congress. The board held that the office was sufficiently designated and over-ruled the objestion. Murry declined to of] fcr any evidence as to the truth of tbe other allegations, the denial of the right of electors to vote, etc.. and these objections were also over-ruled. Murray appealed from the decision of the county boatd to to the State board of canvassers, and his protest and noticeI of appeal were transmitted to the State board. Sales Increasing ^ j Friday's shipments from the Stato r dispensary eclipsed any sinple day** ? business since the institution was firi e started, i'bere were by actarl conn! 1,811 cases oi whiskey and 50 barreli of beer. i Brown's Slayer Unknown. Tho police have not yet been ablC-4l j throw any lipid on ihe mvsterv sur\ j roundinp the murder ?f Nelson Brown ' ' who was shot down by some Ml>knowi assassiu in Charleston.