The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, November 22, 1900, Image 3
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PINE LUMBER TRUST
A Cig Combination That Will Control
The Market.
FOURTEEN COMPANIES ABSORBED.
The Value of Plants Brought Into the
Deal is Estimated at $25,000,000-*
tclmont Heads the Scheme.
Baltimore, Special.?A mammotn
consolidation of lumber companies
will probably be announced within a
week or ten days. Fourteen companies,
at the least, are to be included
in me comDinauon, n me pians cio
Bet miscarry, and several others, mailing,
perhaps, a total of 20, are expected
to be added. A list of the corporations
now interested in the negotiations
and including the largest of
thom, is ae follows: Atlantic Coast
Lumber Company, of Georgetown, S.
C.; Branning Lumber Company, of
Edenton, N. C.; Camp Lumber Company,
of Franklin, Va.; Cape Fear
Lumber Company, of "Wilmington, N.
C.; Gay Manufacturing Company, of
Suffolk, Va.; Greenleaf-Johnson Company.
of Norfolk, Va.; E. E. Jackson
and Co., of Washington, D. C.; Roanoke
Railroad and Lumber Company,
of Norfolk; Roper Lumber Company,
of Norfolk; Suffolk Saw Mill Company,
of Baltimore; Tunis Lumber
Company, of Baltimore; W. W. Tunis
Brothers Lumber Co., of Norfolk; Virginia
Saw Mill Company, of Norfolk.
It is said the deal is the result of a
mewting held In this city prior to the
election. Among those who participated
in this conference were August
Boixnont, of the New York banking ,
v firm, and representatives of neariy ail
the companies named above. After the
conference the party proceeded to Norfolk,
and inspected the plants of some
of the lumber compan.es. Conferences
have since been held in New York and 1
the negotiations, it is said, have practically
reached a practical termination.
It is understood that all the
capital to secure the consolidation will
be forthcoming and that the Belmonts
will finance the deal, the total value
of tfcfl various olants beinir about $25.
000.000.
Mr. Auerbach is to attend to the
legal side of the proposition. The
combination is to control the market
lor Carolina pine, which is said to
have been much demoralized by competition
between i~e numerous concerns
in the trade. This class ot
lumber figures extensively as building
ljaterial, being used In every way
MMat lumber is necessary in the ereo^Jfion
of all classes of structures. According
to a prominent lumber man,
it Is not proposed to advance prices,
but to make money by economizing in
the operating expenses, and also not
to increase the export of lumber.
Gossip about the deal was frequent in
trade clfcles * to-day. Ex-Senator
Tunis Lumber Company, which has
Its mills at Norfolk, returned from
New York, but declined to discuss details
of the combine. He admitted,
however, that negotiations are in progress.
oovernor Smith of this State,
is heavily interested in the Surry
Lumber Company. He is also Interested
la the Surry, Sussex and Southampton
Railrcad, which penetrates
the timber lands cf the former company.
It is a narrow gauge line. 28
miles in length, and woutd doubtless
be included in the deal.
Engineer Killed.
Franklin, Pa., Special.?The Lake
Shore passenger train, which left this
city for the West at 7 o'clock Friday
evening collided with a Pennsylvania
freight on the Lake Shore, between
Polk and Raymilton, 12 miles west of
Franklin. The engineer of the freight
waa killed; the engineer and fireman
and Frank Paden. of the passenger
train, were badly injured. Baggagemaster
Tom Sutton, of Oil City, auj
throe passengers are missing.
DISPENSARY REPORT.
Result of the Legislative Committee's
Labors.
The following is tho official report of
the legislative examining committee :s
to the condition and operations of the
State dispensary for the quarter ending
August 31st, fl'.ed with the Governor
last week:
To Hi9 Excellency, Miles B. McSweenoy,
Governor, Columbia, S. C.:
Dear Sir: The undersigned joint
committee appointed by the General
Assembly to evamino the books and
financial transactions of the State dispensary,
beg to submit herewith our
report for the quarter ending Auguit
SI. 1900.
The stock on hand was taken on
August 31st and September 1st by W.
H. Sharps, representing the committee,
and J. C. Moody, representing the
State board of directors.
All stock and supplies were actually
exhibited, counted and valued.
The system of bookkeeping is excellent
and the bookkeepers very particular.
painstaking and correct.
We found the dispensary director
coming up to the full measure of his
duty, having worked the institution up
to a high business standard.
The board of directors are very harmonious
by doing their work In a fine
business way.
We append hereunto statements of
assets and liabilities, cash statement,
receipts and disbursements, all of
which i3 respectfully submitted.
1 J. T. HAY.
fcpn^tnr.
W. H. SHARPB,
Member of House of Representatives.
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
The first of these statements is as
follows:
AS3ETS. i
Cash in State treasury Aug31.
1900 ^142,503.53
Teams and wagons (invt'y). 64.00
Supplies (inventory) 31,994.10
Machinery and office fixtures
(inventory) 2,795 64
Contraband (inventory) .. 585.S3
Real estate 36,635.08
Suspended accounts 5,987.63
Merchandise In hands of dispensers
210,144.47
Merchandise (inventory Aug
31st) 190.9S6.43
Personal accounts due State
for empty barrels, alcohol
beer, etc 5,132.42
Total assets $626,829.19
LIABILITIES.
School fund $320,556.86
Personal accounts due by
State for supplies, whiskies,
winea, beer, alcohol,
etc 106,272.33
Total liabilities $626,829.13
The statement of the profit and I06S
account is as follows:
PROFITS.
Gross profits on merchandise
sold during quarter. $87,272.53
Contraband seizures 750.63
State's one-half share of
profits on beer sold by the
Germania Brewing Co.,
during quarter 2,862.40
Total $90,925.62
I.CSSES.
Supplies?Bottles, corks, labels,
wire, tin foil, lead
seals, boxes, rails, sealing
- f?e> rvorv at
wax, etc., tor quarter .... to.vov.to
Insurance premiums 666.30
Breakage and leakage .... 84.91
Labor (pay rolls) 3,754.29
Expense Account?Salaries,
expenses of inspectors per
diem and mile?ge of members
of state board of directors
and legislative examining
committee, office
supplies, lights, telegrams,
postage, stock fedd. ice,
printing, revenue stamps,
telephone rent, etc 6.218.12
Constabulary 10,278.58
Freight and express charges 15,425.20
Revenue licenses 125.00
Worthless beer at Lancaster
dispensary destroyed by
county board of control
June 1, 1900 8.10
Worthless porter, beer and
wine at Y?finnsboro dispensary,
condemned by county
board of control 17.23
Lo-'S by robbery at G. McC.
Honour's dispensary, Charleston,
S. C 3.57
Loss by robbery at Kershaw
dispensary Feb. 24, 1900,
per report of Inspector
Boykin 76.57
Total expenses $65,647.2C
Met profit on sales for the
quarter, passed to the
credit of the school fund. $25,278.26
Total $99,925.G2
n? ?*?=>? lifafAmpnt fnr the auarter
ending August 31st. is as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance in State treasury
May 31. 1900 $115,871.61
June receipts ..$116,489.40
Julv receipts .. 125.753.55
Aug .. .... .. 134,530.60?$376,773.53
Grand total $192,645.16
DISBURSEMENTS.
June disb'sm'ts $114,319.12
July disb'sra'ta 119,072.54
Aug. disb'sra't3 115,749.97?$330,141.63
Balance in State treasury
Aug. 31, 1900 142.503.33
Grand total $492,645.16
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Assigned to Stations.
Washington, D. ., Special.?Th?
troops which will return from Porto
Rico as a recrlt of the abandonment
of the island as a miljtary department
have been assigned to the stations in
this country as follows: Two companies
of the Eleventh Infantry will
go to the Washington barracks, while
the other two companies of the same
regiment will be sent to Fort McPher
son, Ga. Two troops of the Fifth Infantry
will be assigned to Jefferson
barracks, Mo., and two other troops
of the same regiment will ge to Fort
Bthn Allen, Vermont.
Col. Mattox Killed.
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\ liberton, Ga., Special?At Heard>mont,
12 miles below Elberton, Saturday
afternoon, Hon. W. F. Mattox
was shot and killed by his son-in-law,
J. B. Jones, Jr. No particulars have
been obtained except t-nt luey were
shooting at each other. Colonel Mattox
was about 67 years of age and has
long been one of the most prominent
men in his section of the State.
THE NEGOTIATIONS
Regarding China are Advancing
Satisfactorily.
AMERICAN PRESTIGE ADVANCED.
Humane and Moderate Policy Adopt
ed is flaking Friends for the American
Position.
Washington, D. C., Special.?The
State Department has not heard from
Minister Conger for four days past.
His last report upon the progress of
the negotiations now going on at
Pekin between ministers, taken in
connection with the Department's
ample instructions relative to this
subject, warrants the officials here ip
confirming the Pekin view that the
end of these consultations is in sightIt
cannat be conceded, however, that
disapproval is entertained of the attitude
of tne German military commander
in China, and though our government
has not protested against the
punitive expeditious, which it regards
as ingenuously calculated to
cause fresh outbreaks among the Chinese,
it fears the results.
There i3 no hesitation in energetically
denying the European implication
that the United states government is
moved in its Chinese course by sentimental
and unbusinesslike considerations.
On the contrary, it is pointed
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side of our government on tnis matter,
it is accompanied by the soundest
business considerations, for the animating
purpose of the State Department
now is to prevent the destruction
of Chinas? territorial integrity upon
pretexts; to maintain the open door
for which our government has alone
contended and to secure indemnities
for the past and guarantees for the
future. It is felt that these objects
can be secured without breaaing the
Implied truce entered into between the
ministers and Li Hung Chang and
Prince Ching.
A dispatch from Chinese sources
agrees in slating that American prestige
has been greatly advanced in
China by the mode-ate and human?
course adopted by the united States.
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Montgomery, Ala., Special.? At the
closing session of the meeting of the
United Daughters of the Confederacy,
officers were elected as follows: Mrs.
E. J. Weew, of Florida, president; Mrs
W. W. Reed, of New York, flr3t vicepresident;
Mrs. S. T. McCullogh, of
Virginia, second vice president; Mr..
John P. Hickman of Tennessee, recorJlng
secretary; Miss Mary F. Meares, o'
North Carolina, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. J. JefTerson Thomas, of
Georgia, treasurer, all re-elected. Tho
next annual meeting will be held at
Wilmington, N. C. At the morning
session reports of the officers were
heard. These showed the organization
to be in good condit:on. A heated discussion
took place on the question of
voting reprtsiuiiiiiiiuii auu uicucuuhi^
but as the issue was local, it was ruled
out of order.
Phi ippine Postal Service
Vv'ashlogton, D. C., Special.?Recent
developments in the postal service in
the Philippines are reported by Director
General of Posts Vaille, in communications
just received by the
Postoffice Department. Regarding the
censorship of the mails, .the direetc:
general says General MaeArthur is
lully in accord v.ith him in his contention
that postal censorship 6hall be
resoited to only in case cf absolute
necessity. He says there has been
and will be no friction between postal
and military authorities on V"s question.
Me recognizes, however, that
occasions may arise where censorship
la absolutely necessary, and has given
instruction that officers of the postal
service shall in every way ao&ist the
military.
The South's Surgeons.
Atlanta, Ga., Special?The Southern
Surgical and Gynecological association
which has been in session here for
three days, concluded its work Thursday.
The following officers were elected:
President, Dr. Manning Simons,
Charleston, S. C.; first vice president.
Dr. George H. Noble, Atlanta; sec on J
vice president, Dr. L. C. Bosher, Richmond,
Va.; secretary, Dr. W. D. Haggard,
Nashville, Tenn.; treasurer. Dr.
Floyd W. McRae, Atlanta. Ga.; general
council. Dr. George J. Englcmann, Boston;
Dr. George B. Johnson, Richmond,
Va.; Dr. L. McLane Tiffan;.,
Baltiore, and Dr. Louis S. McMurtre),
Louisville.
Threat to BL w Up a Town.
London, By Cable.?"The Vryheid
garrison is practically besieged,' says
the Pietermaxitzburg correspondence
of The Daily Telegraph, wiring Thursday,
"and the town is evacuated. A
position has been taken up on the hills
commanding it, and notices have been
posted in the vicinity warning the
iioers that, if they attempt to re-occupy
the town, k will be blown to
pieces."
GOVERNOR'S QUfcSTIONS
About Enforcement of the Dispensary
Law.
Columbia, Special.?Gov. McSwceney
is again endeavoring to L>el the pulse
of the people of the State in regard to
the dispensary law. He is doing this
by writing to mayors of cities and intendants
of towns, asking if they are
enforcing the law, etc. These officials,
with one exception so far, declare that
they are trying to carry out tie law
as they are sworn to do. Quite a
number of mayors have been heard
from, the most unique reply being that
of the chief executive of Yorkville.
The mayor of Columbia has not replied.
The governor's clrctV to ne municipal
executives reads as follows:
Columbia, Nov. 1, 1&00.
Dear Sir: Scon after I came into
office I addressed a communication to
th?< mayors and intendants of the
vano.'s cities and towns in this State,
asking their co-operation in the enforcement
of the dispensary law. The
response which I received were very
encouraging and I am sure that this
request for the co-operation of the
municipal authorities resulted in good
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a.uu el utrtun tuv> im.t.
My purpose now is not only to renew
my request for the hearty co-operaticn
of the municipal authorities in
the enforcement of this law but also
to receh-e any suggestions that any of
these officers may feel inclined to
make. Inasmuch as tne people of the
State ha\e shown in several elections
by a very decided majority that they
are in fa?'or of the dispensary system
it seems to me that the best thing for
all good citizens to do is to go earnestly
to work to amend and improve
the law and as far as possible perfect
the system. This should be the duty
not only of those who are in favor of
the system, but also of those who
have opposed it.
I have endeavored to enforce the
law without friction and without
bloodshed and I feel gratified at the
result. I feel satisfied, that the only
way to secure a strict enforcement of
the law is to have a healthy public
sentiment in favor of its enforcement. I
This can be accomplished much bet-1
o'l low nff{/>/vrc in thP I
LCI W UCU an l UK? tun V1I..VV.O
State, including the municipal authorities,
co-operate with the special
constables in its enforcement. I desire
to certain information in regard to
the enforcement of the law in your
town and in order to get it I will appreciate
it if you would answer the
questions which I enclose herewith. I
am fully convinced that much of the
prejudice which has heretofore exited
against the dispensary law does not
now exist and a great many of those
who at one time bitterly opposed it
havp minp to realize that it is the
b< st solution of the liquor question
that has yet been devised. The principal
thing now is to have it properly
enforced and with a healthy public
sentftnent in its favor and a realiza
tion on the part of the municipal authorities
that it is part of their duty
to assist and co-opcrate in its enforcement
violations of the law will
grow less and less. It is my desire t
see that illicit sales of whiskey are put
down and also that those in charge of
the dispensary do not violate the law
either.
If special constables are not needed
in your town to assist the police I will
withdraw them and on the contrary
if they are need I will be glad to have
you indicate it and I will see that they
are sent. I believe as a rule you can
enforce the law better with your own
police than it can be done by a special
constable.
I would like to have an early response
from you to the questions
which I have asked and also any suggestions
which you may think advisable
for the improvement and enforcement
of the law and I will be
rind to have you give your" views
fully. Yours truly,
M. II. McS*. EENEY,
Governor.
The questions submitted to iue municipal
executives were as follows:
1. Is the dispensary law strictly en
iorcea in your town;
2. Have you given instructions to
yOur police to enforce the law?
3. Do you need a special State constable
to assist the municipal authorities
in its enforcement?
4. Is the sentiment of your town in
favor of the ^spensary law and its
strict enforcement?
5. Are you and your city council in
fa\or of the strict enforcement of the
:aw?
6. Is the law being violated in your
town at present and to what extent?
7. Have you any suggestions to make
as to a better enforcement of it or any
change in the law itself?
Report o?^ eizures.
The reports of seizures made by the
State constabulary for the week end.ng
November 10 show that in that
:ime 1S7 7-8 gallons of booze. 10 kegs
vl 82 1-6 tiozen bottles of beer were
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.^ed. Two convictions were secured,
foe salary cf these 44 constables for
he w<?k,is about $600, while at an
average vf* $2.50 a gallon for the liquar,
a dollar & dozen and $2.50 a keg for
he beer th? revenue from the seizures
.vould be ih the neighborhood of that
-cn far this week at least I
he constabulary was self sustaining,
ithough one or two squads did all the
vork, had all the luck, or whatever It
alight bo which brings results.
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TROUBLE WITH DARKIES
A Gentleman at Florence Has a Fight
at the Depot.
Florence, Special.?There
have teen serious trouble at
lantic Coast Line passenger cT'fot
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ouuuay uigui uviwecu oiitj fm.co wu-v
for the efforts of a policeman, the effective
work of Mr. J. G. Epperson'*
walking stick and finally the accident
tai discharge of a pistol which diepersed
the crowd of negroes who seam
to have been to blame for the threatened
riot.
There was a large crowd of n eg rot*
loafing about the platform, a usual
Sunday evening occurrence. Mr. Epperson
was escorting a lady from on*
of the trains and his progress was
blocked by a lot of negroes who refused
to move. The largest of them
used language said to be vile, and Mr.
Epperson broke an umbrella over hie
head, the negro struck Mr. Epperson
twice in the head with a hickory ttick,
each blow bringing blood and leaving
a gasfo. Several negroes are said to
have surrounded, the whita man,
hrnndisbinc walVina? canes. One of
the canes Mr. Epperson, seized, and
made a path through the crowd by
cracking heads promiscuously until
the stick broke. Few white men were
near, and but one or tiro attempted to
aid Mr. Epperson. Mr. Phillips rushed
in but was knocked down and pulled
to one side by some negroes. Mr.
Phillips' pistol ,was accidentally die
charged and the negroes scattered.
Policeman Brunson did his utmost to
quell the disturbance.
The New Tug.
Beaufort, Special?The new steam
tug Abram Minus, of Savannah, Ga.,
was here Sunday night The vessel is
the most powerful tow boat on the
south Atlantic coast, and was only ver
recently completed ' by a prominent
shipbuilding concern in the north. As
the Minis proceeded up the narDor ner
powerful search light reveaied every
object for several miles around, and
the spectacle attracted very general
attention. When the tug was abreast
of the plant of the Virginia-Carolina
Chemical company, the steamer Pilot
Boy was Just passing the Coosaw
works, a mile further up the harbor,
on her way down to Land's End. The
search light wa3 turned on the Pilot
Boy and revealed her to people along
the shore as clearly as the light of tha
fun would have done, the steamer's
high, wh-ite hull and paddle boxes
standing out in bold relief against tha
background of nig'ht. The Savannah
Tow Boat company may well feel
proud of this new and fine acquisition
to their fleet The Minis is over 150
feet long, and Is equipped with tha
latest type of quadruple expansion engines,
and also with steam steering
gear. The vessel's hull, constructed
of steel, is a fine specimen of marina
architecture, combining the lines of a
steam yacht with far greater strength
than is ever found in vessels of that
type. The search light is an adjunct
seldom, if ever, seen on tugs outside
the government service in these
waters, and the display of the one on
board the nocturnal visitor attracted
perhaps greater attention to her than
would otherwise have manifeeteu it?
self.
Killing at Eastover.
Eastover, Special.?Mr. W. S. Hodge,
who lives about one and one-hail
miles from Eastover, was found dead
Mouday morning in the road about
half a mile from Ei stover. From evi1
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ueo.ce il oyin;ji? iuai ?u, x^uU?>^
Mr. Houston Joyner, who lived near
each other and are brothers-in-law,
had had some old feud existing between
them for some time, and they
met this morning and got into a
fight and Mr. Hodge in the fight was
killed by Mr. Joyner. The verdict of
the jury of inquest w'as "that Mr. W.
S. Hodge came to his death by a gunshot
wound and a blow inflicted at the
hands cf Mr. Houston Joyner." Mr.
Joyner after the killing of Mr. Hodge,
came to the station and boarded a
train as coolly and quiet as if nothing
had happened. He went to Colum
bia and surrendered to the sherirr. mr.
Jcyner is a very quiet and peaceable
man
Killed at Clifton.
Clifton, Special.?Immediately after
religious services at the Ball at Converse
(Clifton No. 3) Sunday night,
Thcs. GIbaon and Pasco Bradley became
engaged in a difficulty whic^ resulted
in Gibson shooting and instantly
killing Bradley. The former,
however, is dangerously cut and little
hope is entertained for his recovery.
Both are young men not over 21 years
of age and of respectable families.
Annual Inspection.
The railroad commissioners are now
arranging to .start out at once upon
their annual inspection tours or the
various railroads in the State. This
year the commisricners will divide up
the work one taking one road while
each of the others take two others. Inl
this way the work will be much facilitatcd.
Caredul inspections wijl be
made of all lines, particular a
being given to bridges and"' i
This year's report will show consiaSl^p^ J
able addition to the mileage of the^l
State. Secretary Duncan1 is already F
arranging much of the material for tha
forthcoming annual report.
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