The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, April 05, 1900, Image 2
THE COUNTY RECORD. I
Pablished Every Thursday.
AT
v tINGSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA, j
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BY I
* * ~ ' C. W. WOLFE .
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, Editor and Proprietor*.''
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Thi? ri? 1 <>o:tt of the British
?o!dier, except for dress parade purt'VI
"pose.-? must go. So must the sword ol j
'>" the British infjuitry oflicer. Such up- j
I>ears to be the verdict of the ablest
military critics who have watched the
contest iu South Africa at the seat of
*w. .
* war.
The joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the t'nited States Constitution
prohibiting polygamy is one
of the most pertinent subjects which
ims come before the present Congress.
,]* The resolution, ii" it passes the Senate
aud House of Representatives by
the necessary majority, and is ratified
by three-fourths of the state legislatures,
will settle finally a question
which is likely to causa trouble if left
?s it is at present. It will be a sa\iug
of time and worry if it is disposed of
now.
It is stated that more j osto!lico> aud
towns have been named after Jienjaiuiu
Franklin than any other man, not
excepting Washington himself, though
the unique honor lias been paid the
latter of naming the capital of the nation
after him. It is ditlicuitto tell,
however, whether this complimentary
iiomenciatui e is due to nterest m tb
moral maxims of Poor Richard, or to
admiration for his sturdy character.
Vet Franklin is a type m a number of
rosnoeta well worthy of reproduction
iu the body social aud commercial.
Even tun Klondike goldseekerS on
the ground, or a good many of them,
are ready to break camp as soon as
spring opc?? ami depart for (Jape
Nome,whither Fortune, a flitting god-'
dess, changing her base constantly
with the caprice belonging to her sex,
now beckons them. 1 Jet wren oO, 000
auil 100,1)00 people are expecte I to
pour in upon that sterile and desolate
coast daring the coining summer,
which so far north is a short cue, with
a poor prospect of fortune for all or
-r ii ... if ?.
uiiii]v ui lui iii. ii me ,?^juuni.i
fariug away from the Cape as much
money as it costs them to get there
they will he better oil' than the army
which has invaded the Klondike.
The shape of Puerto Kico on orr
maps is aggressively square, unnaturally
mathematical, and is us exception
among islands, which are apt to
he of most irregular shape; and oar
new possession is now being charted
anew, and the appearance of it on the
new maps will he something of a surprise.
The appearance of the east
coast line wiilbe pi ofoundlv modified.
Befoie a twelvemonth will have
elapsed, the shape of the queer parallelogram
v ill he changed. The straight
up and down cast boundary will prose
to slope oft'gradually to the northeast.
Jt is considered that Ibis error in the
shape of the island as duo partly to
luck of scieutitic knowledge on the
part of the Spaniards, and partly to a
desire to keep commercial rivals at a
distance.
Marriage a* n failure is soMctimcs
discussed in pulpit*, oftener in cinbs
where social questions are dealt with
>.>/>/At'<)iiwr t.i ?ir,iicr-i 111 I111L nolens the
common supposition is baseless, is ;
i?urely a theme for college lecturing
to a elass in economics, i'rof. \V. (i. ;
Stunner of Vale told the senior class
in his department that '.>0 per cent, j
of present-day marriages tutu out nil- ;
happily, end tiiat murmge nowadays
is not a matter o; i ?ve. What are his ,
data, and Siow did he gel 1 hem. Tiiat 1
is probably what the two bundled odd i
seniors and graduate .students asked I
themselves, hut ihere is uo report of .
any satisfactory cvjdanntion. Stiil, I
the deliberate opinion of r.u eminent!
economi-1, presumably untouched by !
pessimism, suggests there is some- I
thing in th" evolution of industry j
that is either eliminating old ideals of {
marriage or preparing new ones, j
thinks the New York Commercial A J- j
er iser 1
Tee ATora^f salary psl<3 to Mptbodlat j
ministers Id thi* touulry for 13*JS wv |
8473.35.
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CLARK BRIBERY CASEl?
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.The Counsel For Hie Procecution ''
Submits a Report.
SERIOUS CHARGES ARE PREFERRED T
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Evidence Tends to Show .'That the
Senator Sp^-nt M ney LtjvishJy ii
the Senatorial Campaign.
Washington, I). C.. Special. Counsel
for the merocsriak.ts in the ci v ?>f Sena- ai
tor Clark, of .Montana, have submitted m
their brief to the Senate committee on 01
privileges and elections. They present ?
the following as established facts :r. R
the case from the evidence adduced- T
First That at least lf? member.. of 31
the Legislature were paid by ?.Ir. '.lark "h?
and his agents for their voi^s. js
Second That at least nine others dwere
offered money for their votes st
and that the total amount o: offers a;
1 proved aggregate $175,000. e:
Third That $100,000 was offered by S(
Dr. Treacy, :x friend and agent of .Mr. d<
Clark, to brilte the Attorney (leneral
to dismiss proceedings in the Well- ^
, come case. w
Fourth That the same agent of ^
Mr. Clark offered .Justice Hunt, of the r
Supreme Ctnirt, $100,000 to dismiss the ^
wenccme rare. 0
Fifth That Mr. Clark an.l his ?
friends engaged in wholesale bribery ^
and attempted bribery of members of a,
the Legislature to secure the election -p
of Mr: Clark. w
Of the 05 members of the J^egislature.
(including Mr. Whltesides), to r
were sworn before this committee. Of t>
these, the memorialists say. nine have
taken oaths that they were ottered n
money to vote for Senator Clark. Two.
they <i?im. have admitted tiro receipt n
! of ni. ncy. $5,000 each, after voting for p
Mr. Clark, but tried to excuse it. ^
Hither by direct testimony or other- p
wise they claim that the acceptance of p
bribes is fixed upon 15 others. e
The testimony of bcth Mr. Clark nnd ^
Mr. E. C. Day establish conclusively
lite payment by Mr. Clark to Mr. Day
t few days after the election of V>.000. R
which sum Mr. Day says he accepted u
friend of Mr. Clark while he wa.? in r,
the city of Helena as a member of the c
Legislature and and leader of the Clark
' forces upon the floor of the House. Mr.
CClark testifies as to this transaction
as follows: "It was in consideration
of my friendship for Mr. Day and for N
ihe work performed by him in trying a
to organize the Legislature to be elec- ,
ted Speaker, and in order to control ''
our forces, in which, however, we .
failed. I recognized that he was wor
thy of this consideration."
"Mr. Day admits tliat no part of "
, this $5,000 went to the other members 11
of the law firm of which he is a part
nor. i iie i-wuifin iuu uu ;iip pari or |
Mr. Day and Mr. Clark that 'Jhls .vas I a
a erift will deceive no one. Ic was re- I 11
reive 1 in direct violation o his oath f
.?! office." ^
On the gonvral question of fad the '.
following deductions are trade:
Fir-l- That general eor option was
practiced by .Mr. <Mark's agents..
Second That such com:pt practices
were known to and authorized by him.
Third That he personally made efforts
10 sect:re votes by hritery.
Fourth T.:at througili eonoption by
means of bribery of members 01" the
Legislature 'his election was secured.
Fifth 'That while the laws of his n
.State prohibit the use of more than J'
$ 1.000 hv a candidate for the Senate to ti
j secure his election. .Mr. Clark era- d
ployed for this purpose, by iliis ovru f
I ?onfos* h>n. a tleast $139,000: end that '5
1 the commitce appointed by him to exj
pend this money violated he laws of ei
, the State !y failing to make a report t(
! thereof as required by the statutes. b
It. is proved >byotKl a qtahion that *
he p. id 'to the committee <?f three A
$1o'>.(i00: u> sundry persons, $3.S99: re h
Representative Day. $5,000. to Representative
Fine. $."<.000; to "William Mc,
Derrnott. 55.000; to John M. wv-li o:n?\
$">.000; io'Sefiftor I). (?. Warm r. $7.- ?.<
, 000: to Representative Mclaiushlln. js
i $l."?.0iiO: to Senaror Whif'-ide. S-'ijujo: ,|
iw .ur>vj^, flll',-.rr-r% \ i Uli'i; I U.
. Ohirk, of Madteou, $1d,00(\ rural $207.- j
9WO
-./.rpict''.m?l (.'!rr\ini>rnn!.ia! i^rirconT ''
estiblir-'u-s the furrh-cr payment of "
$105.ol?0 as follrms: Ti? Representative
H. H. Carr. $:?.?00: Ilepresertitiw t?<
Bywarer, $1."?.000; to Repres-entritive il
.Ta-qupth. $ 10,000: 10 B preseivtative t:
Wcml?. $8.00o; :o Keprr.-p:i:rtnA Sov- hi
li'.\ $9,f?')o; :o Rr pre.-e:: ative Parker, w
12.000: t;> Represent**iw Beisley, $'> - st
000; t:> Keprcs('.:*aitve Kveivalr. $ *>.- m
ft"0; tr? Srnat.rr llobsiMi. tr.'.OCO; "O A
St1':-'"-" (nt-sar.
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Five Men Shot. ' ?
Ashevllle, X. C., Special. It is re- J
ponea nore cnai 111 a urunsen ngnt ai
Hot Springs, forty miles west of here
Tuesday evening, five men were shot,
some very seriously. The stores are o!
closed and the whole town is terror- jj
stricken.
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Heavy Shortage. I)<
Rutland. Vt.. Special. The Mer- ^
chants' National Rank, of Rutland,
eloeed Its doors Monday, and uhe cash- M
ier. Charles \V. Mussey, is under ar- ](
rest, charged with the misappropria- e(
tion of the funds <rf the hank. He had
left the State and was rare-ted at Al- i '
hany, N. V. It is announced his short- I
age amounts %o $115,000. '
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IN TO PRETORIA,
!iat is tlie Objective Point of Robert's
Move,
HE BOERS WILL MOVE BACKWARD.
he Head of the Army Now ai .Miles
Nor;ty of Bloemfonteln Why fleth*
tn Was Recalled.
London, By Cable. The head of the
rmy of Ijord Roberts is mow about 21
ii!<t? n?>rth of Bloetnfontein. It ocjpics
a-cluster of hills won from the
occh afiter a stiff fight, in which the
rilish lost seven officers and 100 men.
he Boers had been using these kopjes
=. a base <for marauding bands that
ave been beating up the country adicent
to Biocm fen tela for supplies,
riving off cattle and forcing iron-resien:
Free States into their ranks
gain. The enemy must have been in.
>:i-irterable force, as Ix>rd Roberts
?nt S.O0C infantry and 3,000 cavalry
jja in.-x them. I^ord Roberts' progress
> Pre tenia will prchaibly consist of a
*rics of such forward movements, in
hi eh Boer positions will be attacked
y a portion of the army advancing
ipidly wit'h wheel transport the main
rmy coming up as the railroad is reaired.
I-c-rd Roberts is stripping the
xrce.f in the minor sphere of operaons
of their wagcr.s and transport
in nr.h t:he advance.
his is understood -to 'he the reason
*hy hr- reenjk i I^ord MeOhuen from
larkly West to Klmbcrley. Loru
.chert' had to have Methueci's traasO'-t,
The reason why a hot eh as? was not
lade after Commandant Olivier is
Lord Roberts did not wish to wo.tr
ue the cavalry transport. General
'ren.-.h lost 3,000 horses in the relief of
[imben>y and the pursuit of General
ronje. lx?rd Roberts lost 3.000 transept
cattle at Waterv-al drift and It is
.- timntcd that he has lost 4.000 other
ntnvals since he forward movement
tgan, on February 13th.
rebellion throughout the Xorth'epteru
district of Cape Colony is aljcu
suppressed.
The Gofih will sail Saturday with C'O
tea -for Sc. Helena, to guard General
ronje arid 4.000 prisoners.
A Uniform Bale.
Savannah. Ga.. Special. The Suannah
cotton exchange is sending out
circular letter respecting cotton balag.
giving a new rule with respect 'o
ales which is to go into effect with
lie beginning of the next, cotton year,
'lie eiTcuhir says that on and after
optcir. jer I. 1900. "all sales of cotton
11 Savannah in hales shall l?o 'baser! on
at knees of standard size (24xo4 inhesi
and when bales of other dimenions
ore tendered for delivery, an
llowam-e of 2*> cents per halo shall be
aade to the buyer by the seller on
vrch cotton.'* Copies of the above
tile ar;> ".icing sent to the various enhances
of the United S*ates. requestng
their co-operation, and to farmers,
ir.r.ers. merchants. newspapers an:l
tlors interested in the general udopim
of a uniform size cotton bale. The
lalve.-u.-n cotton exchange has praeti.illy
adopted the rule.
Another Pire.
New York. Special.---The steamship
Id Dominion, formerly of the Old Do
tinion Line, now the property of the
oy Steomstoio Company, plving t?evppn
New York ami Bo-ton, was
aniagr-.l |?y fire. She reached her pier
hur.sday night and ahrtut ."1 o'clock in
ip morning tire was discovered in the
ligo of general merchandise, uoar the
ngine room. The crew, which rushed
) the pumps. were Irivcn away hy the
eat. hut the fire department, which
as then summoned, confined the
antes to the lower deck. Tim total
>ss w.l, $15,000.
Telegraphic Briefs.
The Ptvstofficp Department. hy in:ruction
of President McKinlev, has
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Slldi ail nriifi illinium inn mm
ressed "Governor of Kentucky" shall
delivered t:> Taylor.
Gr-n. Pipt .1. Joubert. eommander-mlief
of the Boor Army. died at Proiria
Tuesday from peritonitis.
Congressman J. \V. Bailey. at Pamrcu.
Texas, opened his eampatgn for
m Knited Slates Senate in opposition
> Hon. Horace Chilton. A larsa tiuin?r
of p routiner;.: public men of Texas
ore proseur to hear him speak. The
'natorsitip will lie decided !n the priaries
for members of the l,egi-.dai;ir-,
direct vote being taken.
All the Boers who were in tins
range river region of Gape Colony are
tid to have escaped northward.
M?rti lliv for Rrvan.
Spokane, Special. Friday *as a day
' hard campaigning tor Win. J. Bryan
e made six speeches in Whitman and
jjokane counties and addressed 35,000
?ople. At Colfax he addrestedan auionce
of 7.000; at Gralfeld- 2.000. At
ekoa ho. spoke for HO minutes to 4.i0;
at Farmlngton 1,500 heard him for
I minutes and vat Spokane he adire&s1
two audiences of 10,000 each,
caking afternoon and evening in tho
g tent of the exposition.
' STRIKE ENDED. J
Agreement Rjached Saturday Between
Workmen and Employers: ^
Chicago. Special. The machinists*
strike is over and all through tiie
United States where the 1'r.lon has ordered
strikes they hive been called off
and the men will return to work at (jj
cnee. Tfc? ccmiitious upon which the
agreenicr: i;e twrfn The bosses and
men was rf ached was published Sat.1i:- 0
day morning and at night th-o Chicago
machinists met to eon-ider the agreement,
It being understr^i iii advance
that it would, be agreed;to. The agreement
was approved iate at night at a
general mass nveering. the vote sland- -w
ir.g 3,028 for Its adoption, and 300 T
against. A formal crder was at once 0
issued by' President O'Connell of the L
machinist* union, declaring the strike st
off and ordering the men i/ack to woc-k B
on Monday. The ratification was the
only business .transact ea ax. tno ice**.- i
ing. ... ^
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Looking for Trouble. vs
Indianapolis. Special. It is believe I B
by prominent, residents that Kentucky. 1'
Democrats are here waiting a favor- g*j
able opportunity to take Chas. P. pi
Finley, ex-Secretary c! State of Ken- m
tucky, ar*d carry him to Kentucky to c:
l>e tried for complicity in the a5.-;as- fc
s!natk>n of Senaitor Gcebel. Finley is "fx
known to be in concealment here. He ti
has been at the residence of the sherift, ei
a part of the county jail. The Hepub- ; v:
lieans here say -such effort will 'oe re- fc
sisted and that if the two factions meet w
there will undoubtedly be blcod.-hcd in g:
| this city. p
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I O upen r^;i|7iu iiaii^u* I jj.
1 New York, Special. The World of ! tc
Snnda." . says: August Belmont and a:
his rca -traction company will .operat# ; u
the rapi." transit system. The unexpeet- J a
ed admission from Mr. Belmont that I a
he was "crming a company to operate '
the rood came through his announce- p
I ment that E. P. Bryan, of St. Louis,
had been engaged by him. Mr. Bit an h
has been vice president of the St. Louis ri
Terminal Railway, which position ho ; a
has jikt resigned. Mr. Bryan has a ) ti
contract with Mr. Belmont, represent- j p
ing the new company for live years at 1 Ci
0(H) ia year. He will receive $S0,- j vv
000 befoie a car is operated over the , r.
line. | t
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A Bogus Interview. I n
Princtton, N. J., Special. Kx-Presi- T
dent Cleveland, when interviewed re- : <3:
lative to an article on "imperialism, ' h
war and citizenship," said: "The ar- i n
'tide is a perfect fraud. It has bet>n : "
taken word for word frcm t.he speech 1
I delivered at Lawrence ville, in June
IS US. A few days ago a repreienta- a
| tire called with a paper which had the e
( speech in it, ar.,1 asked me if 1 would a
j allow him to use the spec-h. I told him i e
: I h.ul no objections to any one using i ^
j it. provided he. rtated when it had been j a
I delivered, ok the speech was already ; h
I obsolete." I d'
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Condition of the Exchequer.
London, Hv (table. The annual p
statement of the Chancellor o." the Ex- ti
chequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, for Sl
the year ending March 31st shows a net *
&
increase in revenue over 1899 of II,- j t-(
! 899,377 pounds ($">9.1%,S7r>), of which
| 7.462,801 pounds occurred in the la t . 0
j quarter and was evidently due to the ; pj
| Immense payments for the release of 5
j bonded goocLs previous to the budget i p
j announcement. ' ?j,
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Brevities. L
I \V. F. M CTeatly has '-.nred judg- :':y
! nicer: agair.st the Pennsylvania Com- j u
J paiey far alleged to have been rerained
from his wages. MeCready !
| claims tliat when he was given ?mI
plovn:anc by the rr.inpany :us a brake- j ,?c
I nun. he was coerced into joining the
j relief department aind that a portion of '
; his wages was withheld each month I r
' against his protest. The suit is regard- 3
' ed tus u te.-t rose. The company gave A
notice of appeal.
Attorney Central fJrigg.- has given
an opinion it the Secretary, of the ,j.
Navy to the effeot that it he Secretary I
of the Treasury <?mpi&te authority i j
in the matter of the dlspc-l: ion of the -n
wrecks of Spcafch vessels a Ions the ' .
fhores of Cuba. j ^
The Director of the CoHsus 1ms a,)- W
j pointed Alete Pcui-.harcaii. of New Or- in
leans, aperiai fxpert. agrot 'to collect . or
statistics of t'ii? sugar industry in the j ti
Southern States. .
Secretary Lung has recommended to
I Ocngpas tii.it the etunicyes of the
Navy Department li poid for their ex- Pi
cess time in office from January 1. pi
1S9S. to January 1, 1899. It in ex- fa
per ted that Congress wril make pro- ( jn
vision for the reward of these em- w
plaices. In the cjffa of the Xivv Dep&rtmept
the (.ifinin.re of cost is.placed
at $10,000. <>i
Celebration of cue cs-tablkih.mo-nt oi
an eight Jbour working day by the coal 00
i miners brought about almost complete tl(
| idleness to the Pittsburg district, bj
Nearly 30,000 men will be benefited by "t
tlie new scale which goes into effect j;,
on Monday. It calls for an advance .
of abiut 20 per cer.l and riie establish- 1
ffiCC* O* ?v'*btf-l?'vxr n-sttIC'TV <'?V.
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BRITISH ADVANCE
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'ill Prnhihlv he Resumed Earlv
Next Week.
EN. JOUMRT'S'..SKILL PRAISED,
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tie Hundred and Thirty-five Milesto
be Covered by Lord Roberts Be#
fore He Reaches the Boer Position.vj
Tendon, Cable. General French
ho has arrived a'. Bloemfontedn from.
haba'Nchu, says that Oommandant
livier 'has ?,'000 men and is north of
aUybraud. Immense quantities of
ores have now been accumulated at
loerufontein, and Lord Roberts' inuwtry
is seemingly about to move. An
npression, which can be traced to the
at Office, is abroad that the advance
ill' <t>egiii next Monday. Boer ob&erition
parties are hovering near
loom font ein, but l-ord Roberta has
15 miles to cover before reaching the
reat paisition which the Boers are
reparing at Kroonstadt. Moving ten
illcs a day Is probably the 'best he
in do with field transports. Thereire
he can 'hardly engage the Boers m
iree for two weeks. The reconstruron
of the, railway behind him may
- en delay an invasion of the Translal
until May. Meanwhile, all the
rcportant towns in the Free State.
Ithin Ixml Roberts' reach, are -being
trrisoned. Traba'XJhu, PMllipolis, ^
auresmith. and Jagersfonteln are
his held. Sir Alfred Milner is tour
:g in tne custurcea newiy acquir^u
srritory. investigating conditions and
rranging the administration. He is
ralerstood to be getting material for^
report to Mr. ChaTEberl?'a concerning,
plan of civil government.
All the London morning papery
rint singularly kind editorials eonirning
General Joubert. They praise
is military skill, uphold his ohivalaus
conduct and regret that so 6trong
nd moderate a mind should be absent
x>m the final settlement of the dilute.
Although some of -the youngeiammanders
thought fhe old soldier
anting in dadi and enterprise, his
lid into the country south of the
'ugela is considered the -best pkee of
oor leadership during the whole war.
: is now known that he crossed the
ugela with only 3,000 rillemen and
ix guns, but so bold and rapid were
is movements that the British com
landers thought lU.WU ttoers were
Larch ing on Pietermarirzbung.
?w days, although in the prcsen^Kor
reatly superior forces, he lscnB^d
eneral Hildyard's dtrlgftde at Estoourt
nd at the same time threatened Gen- >,
ral Barton's camp at Moo! rivor. Then..
s British re-enforceaiects were ipusftid
up, Joul>ert re-crossed the Tr.gelu
ithout lo.-ing a prisoner, a wagon or
gun. General White's estimate of
im, pronounced on Tuesday before he
led, as a gentleman and a brayo and
onorahle opponent, strikes tho tone
( all British comment.
Tho Foreign Office, according to tho
ortugal tor sonic thousands of Bri>.h
troops to Ive landed at Beiru and
ent by the .Rhodesia railway fronr
iafisi-Kesse to I'mtali. A pernxaneaf
winromfin} i? 7)nitf?r?,t-'irid tn evisf
>r the use or 'his route to trans.!'#1**
le Rhodesia polite. Tito possibility
f foreign protest is suggested by the
aily Chronicle. Among the items raItul
front Pretoria is a statement that
rominent residents there object to a
efense of Pretoria and desire that
resident. Krugcr should retire to
ydDberg. It is expected the principal
uildings at Johannesburg hart
ndermined by order oi Krtiger
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Another Cot'on Mill.
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Columbia. r>. (\. Special. Another
>tton nil 11 was Incorporated Tuesday,
trrying the total oapPalizaticn for
ie year over $.".000,000. The last is
$100,000 mill at Meinona. S C., near
ugus.ta, (la.
Russia and Japan. . <
London. By CaMe. A dispatch ro ! '
ie Daily Mail from Kobe, daunt c
arch L'Sth. says: "Renewed trouble
itween Ru?sU and Japan in Koera 'is -.
m;iuen:. Tho movements cf the Rusan
fleet .'nilIrate the probability <>f
io seizure of a Korean port. Ths
'ar Office officials at Toklo are boldZ
<-onferr.ace.SLand there has oerv
insiderable military and rural an
v''c in Japan riiis month
Cannot Interfere.
Washington, D. C.. Special. -The
:<-sideu-t has informed Kentucky nelblieans
that while ho ran Hot intere- |
re tn affairs to the extent of disarm
g the militia of either faction,'iie Is
illing, :"h> far as ho can legltimatcl)
> so, to recognize the Repoinui JJ
fieials of that. State vs the <i?Xaot?
fkrials. He tnM thorn- in the same : I
nuection that ho would give . tiirec- . H
>ns that mail addressed ta an officii! I
title only, as to "the C.c-vernor" or 9
he Secretary of State," should be derered
to the Hepr.-'jliaan.s holding
ose offices, and :.ot to the thin: >
ats.
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