The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 31, 1900, Image 2
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THE COOT RECORD.
Published Every Thursday
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\INQSTREE. SOUTH CAROLINA.
?Br?
C. W. WOLFE .
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RiUtnr ?nd ProDrletor.
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\ II - High
authority in that lino predicts
that automobiles will soon bo on the
market at prices so low as to place theiu
witbiu reach of every fani'D*.
A Colorado millionaire, who (lid not
like the way a hotel in Denver was
run, decided to buy it and show how i
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to conduct it. iiuie aione w.u icn |
"whether the joke is on kirn or the i
landlord.
The question of d< .nestic service in
China is by ;'ar an easier proposition
than iu most o:ker countries. In
China a rich man gets as many servants
as he wants, and yet he ] ays
them no wag s, while the common
people have to pay the.u well. Even i
then they are hard to ge', for the rea- |
son that the employe of the rich man j
can make more than triple the ordi- i
nary wages in j erquisites.
All in all, Americans cling to life
more tenaciously than iu other ?ouutries,
but still the loss, bv self slaughter,
of 6o0t) pers ms a year constitutes
a problem that deserves more study
than it has thus far received. The
proportion of suicides seems to be
uearly as large in the country districts
as in the cities, and any means of ptevention
must be broadly social as we 1
as ethical 111 order to be at all eG- ;
cieui.
The island of Cuba is capable of sup- ,
porting a population ten times larger !
than that which it now has. It has
alluring invitations to capital, which
are sure to be accepted just as soon as
it is understood that permauent con- |
ditions of law and order are t > reign
in Cuba, that investments and proper- j
ty interests are secure, and that a
stable, serious aud responsible administration
will be maintained, observes
i rigadier-Geueral William
Ludlow, former military governor of
the city of Havana, in the New York !
Independent
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A savings bank in connection with
the public schools has just been es-.i
tablished iu Toronto, and if success- !
ful will be followed by others, taking
iu all the schools and extending to
I
other Canadian cities. Each depositor i
is provided with a passbook, and .separate
accounts will be kept for each.
Deposits of one cent or more will be
received, and interest at the rate of 3 ;
per cent on even dollars calculated
from the end of each month will be \
allowed. Monday is deposit day, and :
on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday ;
afternoons withdrawals may be made.
The plan is desigued to encourage
habits of thrift and saving among the
pupils, and awakens much interest 1
among parents and teachers. A similar
system has proved successful in
the United States, France and England,
where it has been in operation
for a number of years.
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It is only a few years ago that n ;
rascal could run away from a deeeut ,
country and go to some city of refuge
where there was no treaty of extradition
which would bring him back.
Forty years ago he conld go to Spaiu,
Turkey, Algiers, Japau, Holland,
Chile, Ecuador, the Philippines, Cuba
and all of Central America, except
British Honduras, and find these resorts
open even to murderers, while
the simpler embezzlers would have a
larger choice. Only a few years ago
every runaway bank cashier made a
bee-line for Canada. The circle has
been steadily contracting, and the
different countries have entered into
mutual treaties so that the criminal
has a very narrow choice. Even Cauada
at last passed a law against bring- ,
ing stolen property into the Dominion,
which practically excluded the lleciug
banker. Japan is one of the last of
the Powers to adopt a treaty of extradition.
The last stronghold of the ;
fugitive was Spanish Honduras, but '
two years ago a treaty was approved ,
containing the usual extradition provisions,
so that now there is no place (
on the face of the earth where a war- i
rant cannot pursue a murlerer or an j
^ embezzler.
PROHIBITEN NOMINEES.
Candidates for tiovcrnorand Lieutenant
Governor.
I'or Governor?Col. .lames A. Hcvt.
rirr-pnvillo
For Lieutenant Governor?J. L.
Triable, of Anderson.
This was the net result of the State
prohibition conference held in the hall
of the house of representatives Wedr.r-dav
night. The convention was net
very largely attended, but these who
were there were earnest in all that
they had to do. The convention came
near putting up a candidate for attorney
general also, but after deciding
to do so, reconsidered and did not. The
convention went about its work in a
businesslike manner and there were
no bickerings or heated debates.
Everything was harmonious. The convention
adopted a strong address to
the people by Col. Koyt anu an even
more vigorous and outspoken platform.
Campaign Heelings.
Last night the sub-committee of the
State Democratic executive commin.ee
met in this city with all the members
present and arranged the schedule of
this year's State campaign meetings
for this year. The schedule has been
prepared with the most careful consideration,
the closest attention being
given ail railroad schedules. It calls
for the opening of the campaign the
same as two years ago in Orangeburg
and fixes the closing meeting here. It
also allows time for the South Carolina
delegation to attend the national
convention at Kansas City.
This schedule is to be laid before the
full State committee for approval at
an extra meeting called for the purpose
to be held on Wednesday night
next:
Abbeville, August 11: Aiken. August
15; Anderson, August 10: Bamberg,
June 23: Barnwell. June 22; Beaufort,
June 19; Berkeley. June 2S; Charleston,
June 10; Chester. July 26; Chesterfield,
July 21: Clarendon, June 27;
Colleton. June IS: Cherokee, July 30;
Darlington. July 19; Dorchester, June
13; Edgefield. August 10; Fairfield,
July 27; Florence. July 12; Georgetown.
July 10; Greenville, August G;
Greenwood. August 13; Hampton,
June 20; Horry. July 10'; lversnaw,
July 23; Lancaster. July 23; Laurens,
August 4; Lexington. August 21;
Marion, July 13; Marlboro. July 18;
Newberry. August 3; Oconee. August
9; Orangeburg, June 14; Pickens, August
7; Richland, August 22; Spartanburg,
July CO; Sumter, June 26; Saluda,
August IS; Union, August 1;
Williamsburg, July 11; York, Juiy'2S.
Murder at Alilis' mil.
Greenville Special.?Tom Odom shot
James Israel through the head at Galloway's
market, at Mill's Mill, at noon
Saturday. The 32-calibre bullet entered
just above the right eye and
was taken out of the fractured skull
at the top of the back part of the head,
slightly to the left. Mr. Smith, the
mill physician, said at 3 o'clock that,
though Israel was still breathing, there
was no hope of his recovery and he
expected LI" patient to die at any moment.
though he might hold out several
hours. Odom claims that the
shooting was accidental, but eyewit-'
nesses say that the shot was fired deliberately
and without provocation.
News Items.
The sinking fund commission is
working up the records as to the titles
to Mountain Island in the Catawba
river. In 1S02 it has been found this
island was sold by Gen. Sumter to the
United States government. The prev
ent United States military academy at
West Point. N. Y.. came within one
vote of being established there. In
1840 the State bought the island back
from the government. Beyond that
the records cannot vet be found.
CSmi, kj.
Last Saturday, in response to a call
by Dr. L. R. Gwaltney, a meeting of
some of Edgefield's citizens was held
in the court house to elect delegates 10
the Prohibition conference at Columbia.
Gen. T. W. Carwile presided orer
the meeting. The following were elected
as delegates: The Rev. L. R. Gwaltney,
Prof. F. N. K. Bailey and Mr. B.
E. Nicholson. They go uninstructed,
but are to discuss the situation generally
arid follow such course as wlsThe
conference of tne two nouses
on the nava! appropriation bill decided
to report a disagreement on the armor
plate amendment of the Senate and
also on the Senate amendments relating
to the terms of Annapolis cadets
and ocean and lake surveys. An
agreement has been reached upon all
other items of the bill and a partial report
probably will be made at the
early rate.
The Compania Tran-ailanti? EspanJla.
which prior to the Spani <h war
maintained a steamer service between
N'ew York and Cuba, will establish n
ine between New York and Spain.
iCOTTON MILL LABOR. !
Children Under II SMd Nat be
Employed in Factories.
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INDUSTRIAL COMMISSION REPORT.
Congress Has No Power to Legislate
Directly In the .Matter of Regulation
of Hours of Labor.
Washington, D. C., Special.?The in.
dustrial commi.-sion on its report to
Congress cn labor legislation recommends
improved legislation to the
State legislatures, rather than to Congress
directly. The subject of greatest
public interest today, says the report,
"is perhaps that of the regulation cf
the hours of labor permitted in industrial
occupations and especially in factories."
As Congress has not power to
legislate directly in this matter the
commission recommends that a simple
statute be enne'ed by all the States ieglating
the length cf the working day tor
all persons between the ages of 14 and
HI years, who work in factories. hTo
yeport s'ys in bilef: ' Toe employment i
cf children below the ages cf it should
be prohibited in factories. The length
of the working day in all public cm/\n1
/I Kn fl v a/1 of fti rrl 1 (V oil *ci
I wwj at o.iuuut uc iiAvru a c u^uio
I The same time should be fixed for
j workmen in underground mines, ex;
eept iu cases of emergency. Employment
in the mines of children less than
14 years c'f age and cf all women and
girls should be foobidden. Congress
might well enact that no person under
18 should be employed as a telegraph
operator upon railroads, and that all
engineers and switchmen should submit
to an examination for color blindness;
also that it be made a misdemeanor
for an engineer or switchman to be |
Intoxicated while on duty. A simple
and liberal law regulating the payment
I of labor should be adopted by all the
j States, providing that all laborers shall
be paid in cash orders without dis[
count, not in goods or due bills, and
j that no compulsion, direct or indirect,
should be used to make them purchase
goods at particular stores. Provision 1
fcr the fair weighing of coal at mines
should be made, and the miners should
have the privilege of employing a check
weighman at their own expense."
It is suggested that it might be well
to limit punishment for contempt, of
j court imprisonment for a brief period
! for disobedience cf injunctions, but
; equity courts mu-t not be deprived of
i the power to protect themselves and
I to make their decrees respected. The
J process of awarding blanket injunc:
tlcns against all the world, or against
| unnamed defendants, as well as the
j practice of indirectly enforcing the con- j
i tract for personal service by enjoining j
I employes from quitting work, should
. be discouraged not only by popular
I sentiment, but by intelligent judicial
opinion. Congress should adopt a conI
sistent code of laws regulating all mat1
ters concerning railroad employment.
! such as hours of labor, limitation of 1
j continuous runs by engineers or eon!
tinuous service by telegraph operators
i or switchmen: the enactment of a conj
sistent employers liability code; the
liability of the employer or corporation 11
for defective 'appliances, etc. The sta- I
j tutes already adapted in the several I
States, discriminating as be. ween union <
i and non-union labcr by making it a !
penal offense for au employer to exclude
union labor only seem to the 1
commission to be unconstitutional, be- I
ing class legislation. The statute j I
should apply to non-union as well as j'
union labor alike if It is to be enacted '
at all. The right to be employed and
protected without belonging to a union
, should be preserved, but every facility
should be given labor to organize, if it s
desires, and the last vestige of the notion
that trade unions are criminal
use f pri.agoo shrdlu cmfwy vbgkq]
ccn-piracy should be swept away. The .
use of private police detective.; or oth
er hired todies of men to he used in l
! connection with labor troubles has j
I aroused considerable attention, and j
Congress probably has the power to I
enact reasonable legislation to prevent
abuses Ln this direction. In a general
way the commission reports that conciliator
laws have been effective, but
that strict arbitration machinery rarely
works wrell. It is suggested that labor
bureaus or commissions be established
in all the States.
Compulsory Insurance Rejected.
Berne, Special.?A bill which the As
- . r
sembly had aaoptea, malting commn- 1
sory insurance against accident and ill- t
ness of all persons not earning their 1
living, the confederation contributing c
toward the expense was, upon be'ng t
submitted to the people, according to I
Swiss law, defeated May 20 by a ma' e
jority of 170,000, the vote standing 320.- C
000 against the measure and 150,000 in 3
its favor. t
Young Dewey for the Legislature.
Chicago, Special.?George Goodwin
Dewey, son of the admiral, may go to h
the legislature if he is willing to accept f
the nomination at the hands of the
Democratic party. The Democrats of j,
the Twenty-third district, on the north
side, are willing to give to the young
man, whose home is in Chicago and in ^
the district, the nomination to the
lower house of the legislature. He will 3'
be asked to permit his name to be pre- f
sented to the convention. Young Dewey n
is connected with a local drygoods ti
house. He has been living in Chicago ?
long enough to fulfill the legal require- v
ments of residence.
PRESBYTERY'S LAST DAY.
A Number of Committees Have Been
Appointed.
Atlanta. c;a.. Special?The General,
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
concluded its labors Saturday. There
TV as much enthusiasm di-ployed during
the morning hours over the decision to
raise a million dollar Twentieth Century
Fund for the benefit of Church education.
The central committee in this
great work consists of Chairman Dr.
W. W. Moore, .f Union Seminary, and
Vice-President Dr. Charles H. Hemphill.
of Kentucky, with one minister
and one elder or deacon from each Synod
of the Church. Its membership in
part is as follows:
Synod of Virginia: Rev. R. P. Kerr,
D. D.. Richmond: George E. Caskie,
Lynchburg.
Synod of North Carolina: Rev. J. W.
Stagg. D. D., Charlotte; George W.
Watts. Durham.
Synod of South Carolina: Rev. W. G.
Neville, Ycrltvillc* C. E. Graham,
Greenville.
Many important matters were considered
by the Assembly up to 11:30 a.
m.. when Stated Clerk Alexander announced
that his docket was clear ar.d
the business before the body was finished.
A vote of thanks was extended
to all those who have contributed to
the success of the seesipn and the hearty
appreciation of the Assembly was
expressed in many ways to the workers
on the committees and elsewhere. Daring
the morning Moderator Martin appointed
two important committees. One
was to form a new Sunday school les-1
son series. It is composed of Rev. E. {
C. Murray, chairman. Newbern. N. C.: I
Rev. 0. L. Phillips, Rev. Charles Ghi^elin.
Rev. J. K. Hazen and Major Joseph
Hardie.
A committee on Negro Evangelization
was named as follows:
Dr. R. H. Rice. Dr. Robert F. Campbell.
Ashevllle, N. C.. and Elder W. J.
McKinney, Decatur, Ca.
The Total Eclipse.
The total eclipse of the sun. which
occurred on the morning of May 28th,
was observed by thousands of interested
and awe-inspired spectators.
Throughout most of the belt of totality
the weather conditions were favorable,
and the phenomenon was witnessed
without cloud-ob.-truction. Following is
the schedule of observation as made at
Wadesboro, N. C.:
Eclipse began 7:26.1 a. m., watch
time.
Eclipse ended 10:4.7, watch time.
Total phase. 8:46.3. watch time.
Duration of totality, 1 minute and
32 seconds.
centre or shadow parsed five miles
south of Wadesboro.
Width of shadow in the locality of
Wadesboro 55 miles.
The astronomical observations were
very elaborate at a number of points,
and much valuable data will be prefer
ved by phot:graph.
IJ'ajue Amonz Teamsters.
Manila. By Cable.?The government
corral at Manila has been quarantine-!
Ihere are four suspected eases of bubonic
plague among the teamsters who
ire living in filthy dwellings hich will
be burned. Since the murders on
board the steamer El Oinn by the native
crew', coastwise cant '.ins have ne?n
fearful of repetitious of the tragedy
and have soldier guards for their
steamers, which has neon declined,
rhree commercial steamers are now in
the bay. their Spanish captains refusing
to sail unprotected, and other intend
imitating them. The authorities
lave returned to the captains their revolvers.
of which they were recently
leprived. Col. Padiila, the rebel goverlor
cf Nueva Eclia. was captured durng
the recent fighting at Neuva Ec;ja i
ind is now in jail nere.
Engagement Announced.
Atlanta. Ga.. Special.--The an
louncement is made from Savannah of
he engagement of AIlss Annie "omer,
)f that ci:y, and Hon. Clark 11 owe]i,
fr.. editor of the Atlanta Constitution,
he marriage to take plate at the home
>f the bride's mother, in Savannah,
rhureday, July 12. Af'er the marriage
dr. Howell and his bride will leave for
>few York, whence they *.il sail for
Europe for a short trip. Miss Comer
s the eldest daughter of the bte H. Id.
fomer, formerly piesident of (he Ceural
of Georgia Railway, and one of the
wealthiest men in the State.
Unknown Vessel Rescued.
Cape Henry, Va., Special.?W. L.
loll. Weather Burea: o'Jkial at Curriuek
Inlet. N. C.. report; that the unknown
schooner which has been an hored
during the storm off Whales
lead, IN. u.. was taiv-?n iruir. no; uau;erous
position 'jy the wretkirg steam- i
t Ooley, at 4:15 o. n. Saturday. I he 'c
loley, with ihe vessel in tow, is now f
teaming northward and will pass in \
he Capes about midnight. J
Vaal River Cr issed.
London, By Cable.?The War Office
las received the following dispatch
rem Lord Roberts: J
"Wolvcchcek, Orange Free State, (
lay 20.?An advanced portion of this ]
orce crossed the Vaal river on the ?
lueen's birthday, near Paris. WoniP
ons' column is at Bos luank. Or." 1
couts are now a: Viljccns D:ift. on the *
ront north of Wo!v hoe'e. f.V local ^
lines are uninjured and work is get- 1
irg on as usual. There is no enemy (
his side of the river, lJuir.er reached T
Tyburg May 24.'* 1
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TKEDAEDHEIEf.ATEC
JilLDUUi l/LLLUii 1LJ
Call Upon the President and Ask for
Intervention.
HE CONFIRMS SEC. HAY'S ANSWER C,
The Envoys Will Address Public Meetings
and Undertake to Arouse Popular
Feeling for Their Cause.
Washington, D. C.?Special.?
Messrs. Wessels, Fisoher anil Wolmarans,
the Boers' envoys, who are now
in this country, visited the White
House at 10 o'clock according to previous
arrangemnt, to pay their reenoota
t r\ tV>o nr/vtrlonf Vrv Affioiol
IU lUO |;1CC1UCUU UUKim
status was given the visitors and they
presented no credentials.
The envoys were received in the
Blue parlor, no one being present but
themselves, the president and Secretary
Cortelyou. The conversation
touched upon a varienty o? subjects.
The Boers talked about Washington:
tcld hew they admired the city, and
the president escorted them to the
perch at the rear of the executive mansion,
where a splendid view is obtainable
of the Washington mcument and
the Potomac river. President Kruger's
name finally was mentioned and the
visitors then stated their purpose in
coming to this country. They said
they understood that what Secretary
Hay told them yesterday was final and
that the position of the Uuied States
was that this country could not interfere
in the political struggle in South
Africa. The president confirmed this
view. He said the action he took some
time ago (when at the request of the
government of the Transvaal that this
government should intervene, he offered
his good office to England to
bring about peace) he did with great
pleasure In the hope that it might possibly
bring the conflict to an end. This
offer had been declined by Great
Britain, an3, he said, there was nothing
further that the United States could
do in the premises.
The state department does not ex
pect to have any communication witn
the Beer delegation. Such interchange ~
as occurred was purely unofficial, it is
stated. If the Boer delegates had any
credentials giving them an official
status they failed to present them, cr
even to mention them. Having had
reason to ;icipate the declination of
the United States government to intervene
in behalf of their republics,
and having thus failed in the primary
object of their mission to the United
States, it is surmised that the delegates
refrain from endeavoring to establish
a diplomatic character in order to re-^^B
duce the liability of interruption in th^H
propaganda they are about to conduct tW.
in the country at large. Although the
United States government has. beyond
doubt, the power to stop this prcpa?
ganda at any point and dismiss the
delegates from the United States, yet
it can be stated there is no likelihood
of any such action being taken so long
as the agitation is conducted by private
individuals. But it is said at the state
department the precedent established
in the case of Genet, the agent sent to
this countrv bv French revolutionists.
would require the government to preemptorily
stop the prosecution by fully
accredited diplomatic agents cf a belligerent
nation, of efforts to aid their
:au3e within the United States through
public demonstrations.
It is evident that the delegates made
a deep impression upon our officials,
and it is said that it was only the plain
demands of neutrality as laid down in ,
Secretary Hay's response to the lioert
representations, that prevented the re.
turn of an answer that would have
been muc-h more satisfactory to them.
The delegates were disappointed at the
response made by Secretary Hay, indicating
that up "to the last moment
they had cheerished a hope that the
United States government would be favorably
moved. Now. however, that
the answer is returned, it is expected
that the delegates will go at once about
the second branch cf their business and
begin a series of mass meetings and
public demonstrations in the principal
cities of the United States with a view
:o effecting public sentiment and pertiaps
indirectly influencing the terms of
aeace which will conclude the present
a*ar. It is gathered that the Boers are
eady at the last extremity to sacraflce
everything for which they have heretofore
contended; to let in the Uitanders
to equal privileges with native
3oers in the Transvaal and Free State;
o abandon the much-talked-of dynanite
monopoly, and in fact to make
my concession, if the victorious Britsh
will but allow theni independence,
ind they hope that the American peo)le
will bring so much iftbral pressure
o bear upon the Kngllflh that this obect
can be attained.
To Pay for the Hor e.
Charleston, S. C., Special?A North
Carolinian stole a horse five week;*
jgo from Edward Dean, cf Spartaiu^
t>urg, S. C. Dean went to Marshall, ttfe T
;ounty seat of Madison county, found
lis horse and identified the thief. He
secured a requisition frcrn Gcverncr
UcSweeney which Governor Russell
vouid not honor. But the daughter of
:he man who stole the horse wroto
Dean that she had raised $S0 and
vouid turn the horse and the money
>ver to the sheriff at Asheville if he
vouid drop the matter, and these terms
vere accepted.
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