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Ta? SUMTER WAtCBKAK. Establlihod Aj.rU, 18?0. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at. be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's " THE TR?E SOCTSBOS, E.tabH8h?<i ion?, I=t* Consolidated Ans. 2, 1881.1 SUMTER, S. C., WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 12, 1891. New Series-Vol. XI. Ko. 2. \muw? rnbliaiied every W\ BT N. Gr. OSTEEN, SUMTER, S. C. I s I Two Dollars per annum-ia advance. 0*e Square, first itfse*tion....^....'t..f.$I (K) ?Yary subsequent insertion.- 50 Contracts for three -?|*|PAftr#?g?r w;ll \ be made at reduced ra A3171 Ali communications which subserve private in terests will be charged for as a^e&isepi?ajB. s Obituaries and tributes of re|p$?J*|| fHJ charged for. Sw ?. Listen t? plain facts about the Kabo corset. You cal? ?rfeak the bones-for one do, within a ye y?ur money back. Soft eye? lets-that's another thiner that can't be had with other cor ^et^^^^^^i|^ ^ I a few weeks' wear, you can liSrS BONE CUTT] FOR Poultry Fi This machine to cut Dry or Green Bones Meat,Gristle and all by hand power, without clog or diffi? culty, or MONEY REFUNDED. ine OKhanc Catalogue to F. W. Mann, Manufacture MILFORD. MASS. One of these machines is in use by M*. 8. Murray, wbo can testify as to its merits. Feb 18 x Mais Mi Wwilflfe .J THE MDJ&SIGNED forme<S[ wjk?rship and their facilities for business b NEW SH st the old stsod of J. M. Wro^ate, on Bejmb?icao Street near St?iLles, are JQOw better pr ev.jr ta do all classes of w 4xne?, such as the makin Wm their IP, ?od ?li kind?gfc W?o?%y? Iron .Work. ?o*iu:e irater. They make a specialty of h o r ses ho e mg ana guarantee ..t&e* best of work. 3i??ey; are both practical ?ecaaoics and oooerstaod what they are about. Tbankiog the puhlic for past favors and ?sk?og a eootiouanee of same they renato,. H Very Hespectfully, Wingate & Jones. April 29. * ? J Tv P S TESSY ?FF??S?'? KASHYILLE, TENN. n HEAL ESTATE AfiENCY. fl^Hie WVJXjN&W m ~nas" established a J/*Real Estate and Collection Agency in bu ra^^d4es^Bg p,roper ty. holders having Pr,>f*3j-^ JM< ?^ddS or rent to list same with iura. Tenaaj^ecwed and reots; collc'^d promptly. ^Isvreleralfces gi vee. ". ". ?'* H. COMMANDER. H?TEL, S. |. Ff - A HT HOUS? TS*. open for the reception of guests. S. L. WRIGHT k SON, HOLMAN & LEMASTER. jt??D BUILDERS, SUMTER, S. C. WILL MAKE BIDS ON ANY WORK in City or County, and will do all tvork with despatch and in best of work? manship. Calls by mail or otherwise responded to promptly. Can-be found at present at build rtfes oar rVest ?rf?> of Calhoun Strest. E. H. HOLMAN, Nov. 26-T . j G. V. LsM ASTER. CWT?R?DH?II, Wheelwright and Blacksmith f ? S?5ITJSR, S. C. 1AM^FS3FAS&D TO REPAIR AKD Rebuild, as well as to build outright, all kinds of Vehicles. HOR^SHOEING A SPECIALTY.: i 21 I ?.J * . ; -"A Also repair all parts of broken Machinery. K-?ep on band a stock of Check and Globe Valves and Fittings. Also keep Pumps on hard nod put them down. I handle the ?IM ITH'S SONS IMPROVED GIN, whifch #bs ffrowW'aay ow the -market, sad j gives entire satisfaction. Aug? 3* . i ADVICE TO WOMEF * If you would prosaist yourself ##<J? Sinful, Hr^<^?nfy, Suppressed or Irregular Men? struation you must use il BR ADFI ELD'S *\ REGULATOR CARTKRSVTLLE, April 26,1888. Tiat two members of my (ter having suffered for truar f?e?rBlarlty, airjf: treated without benefit by physicians, were at length completely euredby one bottle of Bradfield^ Female Reculator. Its effect ls J. W. SnULtms. Book to " WOMAN** malled FREE, -which contains Die information on all female diseases. TOI* bb:. ATLANTA, QA. jrQjH 8ALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS* For Infants and Children. Pastoria promotes Digestion, and overcomes rFlatulency, Constipation, Sour Stomach, Biarricea, and Feverishn??t ^T|Ri3^h? cMl(?is Tendered 'healthy and its J j^j^2Utfci&?< ^aatoaria contains iib 1 ?M&tl$M?fe or; otSec narcotic property. u Caatoria Is so well adapted to children that 1 recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me,11 ? H. A. ARCHSR, M. D., * 111 South Oxford-St, Brooklyn, Y.T "I use Castoria in my practice, and find it specially adapted to affections of children.*' f i ; ? - 'A?s. EOBRETSOS, 3T. D., ? : : - 5 V I 1057 Sd Ave., Kew;Yorfcr [J ii- * - . v 5 *1 . J^Jrom persoml knowledge and observation I can say mat Castoria is an excellent medicine for children, acting as a laxative and relieving the pent up bowels and general system very ranch,. Many mothers have told me of its ex ?eBe?j effect upon their children." -.??.?-> DR. G. C. OSGOOD, : vi Lowell, Haas. THK C ERTAUB COXPAJ?T, 77 Murray Street, N. Y. Are You Interested? R| II: ~~ ; i i Are ywu-'a?fferfog?w?th any of ? be following; symptoms: Loss of, or irregular appetite, i osa of fiesh, a. feeling of furness or weight in the stomach, Acidity, flatulence, a dull pain with a sensation. of heaviness; in the head, giddiness, constipation, d?rangement of kid? neys, heart trouble, nervousness, sleepless? ness, etc. Dr. Holt's Dyspeptic Elixir will enre you., f f | ? j ITJ *: W. A. Wright, the Comptroller General of Georgia, says, thrte bottles cared him after having tried almost everything else. - Judge R. F, Izlar, Macon,-Ga., says, Holt's Elixir accomplished; what ..all other remedies faSedjtoido, a peT(??? cure. J. E^ttutHn^Ft.jGaine^/ Ga., writes | "I have ??o?esi taney "'in recof&meodiQg if,as?i eared me of dyspepsia. For any further information inquire of yoor druggist. For sale by all druggists. *rH.??f?YT, ^ Successor to ' CI. HOYT & BRO. ?old and Silver Watches, FINE DIAMONDS. Clocks, Jewelry, Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, ko. REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. _Feb_ 1_ THE SDMt?DS NATIONAL 5*KK, OF SUMTER. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSI? TORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital ...... $75,000 00 Surplus Fund. 9,250 00 Transacte a General Banking Business. Careful attention given to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. R. M. WALLACE, Vice President. ^L. S. CARSON, Aug. 7 Cashier. SITER SUMTER, S C. CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY. Transacts a general Banking business. Also has A Savings Bank Department. Deposits of $1.00 and upwards received. Interest calculated at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable quarterly. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, A. WHITE, JR., President. Cashier. Aug 21. . E. ILYA DENTIST. Office OVER BROWNS & PURDY'S STORE. Eutrance on Main Street, Between Browns & Purdy and Duraot & Son. OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30; 2' to 5 o'clock. Sumter, S. C , April 29. G. W. DICE, D. D. S. Office over Bogin's New Store, BSTKANC3 OS MAIN STBKBT SUMTER, S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 1;30 ; 2:30 to 5. Sent 8_ Dr. T.~W. BOOKHART, DENTAL SURGEON. Office over Buhman k Bro.'s Shoe Store. ENTRANCE ON MAIN STREET. SUMTER, S. C Office Hours-9 to 1:30 ; 2>30 to 5. Aoril 17-0 Bradycrotine Only a Headache Cure -. s? -y- - s&& Bf?. H. GOMBLLY. "fGopyright, ISM, by American larcas Associa? tion.] CHAPTER V. *'&. . - i : . - ra^S? I jjg? 7^"^^^ Daniel Chipland told his story. Sad was the honest ol il farmer's awak mgff rom t^e del nsion in which he had ?encouraged himself. Pan after pao of sand and dirt were deftly twirled by the expert miner in the edge of the creek, and reduced dowu to their last grains ?without a^angle. speck appearing that : ?a&ked ever?a little hit yellow. Though i trial was m?de; in a score of places the opsult was?e%me everywhere. Then abey went back to the northern creek and tested the sand there to make sure that there was no mistake about that. The washing of the first pan yielded golden atoms that Mr. Chipland esti? mated at a full dollar's worth, i "Aeh? lieber nimmel!" wailed the old l'ma?,* st?kipg down upo rr" the bank. "These ?motions wll&eitBe death of me. From one surprise to another 1 fly so fast that my head sch vitus. One mo mdut I go up in the doods vith hope unt joy, the nest' 1 " been ' ia the nhtervelt vith disappointment nut despair. I did think I vould be vortb in ten years about seven million dollar?, unt now it <iviadles down to a poor little one hun? dred nnt;forty thousand." The Goldbug turned away to conceal a smile. Abstractedly amusing himself ?by panning out another lot of dirt, which turned out richer than any pre? ceding; he said: - "Of '--course you might gamble that those sharers took ever\-thing there was in sight. Of course they had been over all the ground, and knew they didn't want the south creek. Land without gold in it would be no good to them-any more than it would to me. But I know what Td do if I were iu your place?* * "What would you do, my friend?" "I nike together every dollar 1 oonld raise bjgsf hook-c^crexjk, oi any other way; go dowu to New York before those chaps dreamed of my coming and corral ever\- share of the stock of that company that I could get hold of the mitt-ute itwas put on the market, before people found ont what it was-worth and while it was cheap." ^"By^grScious! Goidbug, you got a greai^heaaT' ?', ? That- conversation between the old m^a and ?gs confidential ::i4vi.ser was st?ffurther elaborated 'when' they re? turned to the porch, and was overheard hy Jacob, who not being able to under? stand it by the light of his own unaided intelligence, sought out George' Stirling and wanted to know what he could make ont of it.. ? r . ? 3 Jr? JE ff At first it simply seemed to the un? happy lover to. substantiate his view of Mr. Kropfs unbalanced condition of mind, but upon taHriug it over with Lieschen (with whom.he of course man? aged to have interviews despite the old man's prohibition), he saw something more in it. - She had learned from her mother all about the prospective sale of the property to the New Yorkers, and what Frau Anna had divined they were going to do with it. It now looker! as if he contemplated investigating in then mineral water and hotel scheme-which again seemed to be a-working around toward the lunacy hypothesis. Ge??go. who was a young fellow pos? sessing a good deal of plain, practical sense, made up his mind that it would b? well for him to take a run dowu to New York and learn, if be could, "who those chaps were and just what they were np to." Ail the clew lie had to j them was the card they had given to ? Mr. Krojvtf, and which he had left upon the parlor mantel, where Lieschen found it. But that, he felt assured, would be quite enough. It represented them as "brokers," and, as he had a cousin in Wall street, he would soon learn if that was their business, and all about them. That he should have interested himself in his neighlior*s affairs to such au ex? tent, and with such unforeseen and im? portant resuite as accrued, was Kimply another illustration of the proverbial tendency of tall oaks .to grow from little But for the baleful gleam re? fracted from tho gold?n bubble of Herr KropfFs fancy athwart the course of his true love he would have been, and con? tinued to be, as blissfully unconscious of everything but his love as lovers cus? tomarily are. He was away in New York two days, aud on the evening of his return home made baste to solicit an interview with his intended father-in-law. Herr Kropff received him, but unwillingly and with a degree of formality that indicated his hostile fueling. The old man had been down to Dover nearly all that day on mysterious business; was very tired; had already announced that he proposed re? tiring early. ?us he was going to New York by the first train in the morning, and was so preoccupied with his affairs that he almost maddened his wife by his seeming deafness when she spoke, and certain dumbness when she wanted him to speak. Ile consented to see George in the parlor, nevertheless. "But it viii not do any good, Mr. Stir? ling," he said, as the young man entered. "1 said that business vith Lieschen is broked off, unt it is broked off, uut it viii do no good to talk abont it." "All right," assented George cheerily. "Let that go-for the present anyway. It is not what I wanted to see you about I've been down to New York looking up those chaps, Cute and Sharp." /.Zo!" ..And 1 think they aro a pair of swin? dlers. " "Zo!" "They've got a niuo by twelve office on the eighth floor of a building, with their names on a tin?sign; bat they're not real brokers, and except when they make a raise by skinning somebody 1 doubt if they could raise money to pay the incorporation fees for getting up a new company, to saj- nothing of working capital." "Donnerwetter! Hi, Goldbny. come here." The honest miner appeared from the porch where he had been smoking his pipe, and at Mr. Kropffs request George repeated the discoveries he had made. Mr. Chipland was manifestly surprised and somewhat disconcerted. "Ain't you just a "leetle ont?" he queried doubtfully. "It appears to me like Td heard they were mighty rich men. And you know you can't assay a man's business from hi9 office show no more'n you can a rock from lookin' at it." "That may be true as a general propo? sition," agreed George, "but Tve talked to reliable men who have had Cute and Sharp, as you say, 'assayed' for years past There ^certainly- enough to jus? tify suspicion,'and in view of what we now ,know I would, as a friend, a.* vise Hr. Kropff to be very careful what deal? ings he has with them." "Potstansendr exclaimed the old man excitedly. ''Just today 1 go draw all my money fromthfr bank ont, unt bor? row some more on my notes, tnt tomor? row I vould go down by New York with six thousand dollars to buy all vat I gould get of that shtock." "Don't you do anything of the sort, sir," urged George. "Stay where you are." "But 1 shall only have the two thou? sand shares they will give me for my farm!" "Oho! They were going > pay you in stock", eh?" "Yes. They let me in on the ground vloor, they say." "And you would soon find yourself in the cellar. Don't you take stock. You don't want ten thousand dollars' worth of pipe lighters all at once. Demand the money and youll see that they will very quickly drop off." "By chimini! That is vat I viii do." The honest miner had little to say, but watched the old man narrowly, and when he saw that his mind was evident? ly made up quietly left the room. George, when he took his leave, found him down by the gate smoking. "Say," esdai med Mr. Chipland, as the young farmer approached him, "what would it be worth to yon just to? know the real ins and outs of this funny little game?" "One hundred dollars," answered George, after a few moments' considera? tion. :- "Well, I don't know why I shouldn't gather in a stray century for myself so long as the deal box is busted and the layout tore in two. Pungle and I'll ? split." His tone and gesture were better un? derstood than his words. George hap? pened to have in his pocket the sum t named, and, producing it, demanded: "What do you propose to tell me for this?" "Everything. I was in it myself." "Will you tell it to the old man?" "If you think it necessary," answered the man reluctantly. "Come along, then," and promptly he retraced his steps, with the honest rainer in tow, to the house, where their appear? ance interrupted Frau Kropir in a bitter denunciation of her husband's folly in ever thinking of selling the farm. The money was paid over and Daniel Chip land told his story. "Cute and Sharp put up the job," he said, "and took me in to get the old man wild about gold on his farm, after taking an option on "it, and either get a good cash stake out of him for giving up the option or load him up with all he could carry of shares in a bogus company. Wo were to share and share alike." "But, gome here, Goldbng. There is gold in the sand?" cried the old man . in an appealing tone that was almost a waiL "Not enough to hurt your eye in a million tons of it. There's only black iron sand-nothing else." "But 1 did see you wash it out!" "So you thought. I had a qui ll ful of dust in my month and was chawin' to? bacco. Every time I wanted to find gold I just spit a little into the pan." Mr. Kropff fell back in his chair with a groan, too much overcome for anger. "Ach, lieber himmel!" he moaned. .Shall a man not believe his own eye sightr "There's nothing so likely to deceive him," answered the GoKlbug philosoph kai?y with a grin. "My friend, I suspect that in a pooty little vile I shall feel like ehanging the expression on that schmiiing fade of yours if 1-see it about me." "Don't trouble yourself. By the time you make up your mind to action I shall be on my way back to the boundless west, 'God's own country,' where I'm at home." And he probably was as good as his word, for he suddenly disappeared, and no more was seen by "Herr Kropff. "George, I vas an old fool. You unt Lieschen viii go right along like you vas and marry ven you please." "Oh, father!" exclaimed the girl, hap? pily, "I knew you would not break your daughter's heart" "Did you, my child? Veil then you did knew me better than I did know my? self. I vas not avare that a vildt dream of riches vould make me a fool unt a bad father to my leedle girl; but 1 know it now, unt for the first time I gorapre hend what a leffel head that old zhentle man in the Bible did have ven he pray, 'give me neither poverty nor riches.' Gontentinent my child, is better than gold-especially ven the gold is unpro? curable." ^Father," inquired Jacob, entering at this juncture, "what are a.11 those red figures on the toolroom door? I just found them." "Let that be thc mystery of your life, mein sohn; unt remember that if ever you again to me visper of them figure? I viii break j-our back vi th a .dub." THE EXT). Cheap Sugar. A bitter fight was begun Aug. 4th by the sugar trust against Claus Spreckles, who has been known inside of the sugar refineries! on the coast for many years. About ten days ago the president of the sugar trust was called away by the ultimately fatal illness of his father, Ii. C. H ay em eyer. While he was awav the sugar trust main fained its price for granulated sugar, but Claus Spreckels, who had been keeping his rates up to those charged by the trust at once announced a reduc? tion of 1-1(5 per pound. He cut seriously into the trade of the sugar trust, but no actiou to meet the cut was tak^n, as it was believed that as soon as Spreckte's supply was exhaust? ed he would retire from the market. Ile kept on filling orders, however, aud practically supplied all the demand. Yesterday President Havemeyor re I turned and at. once ordered the sugar trust price f?r *ugar reduced ?, or 1-16 below tlie price cut by Spreckles A letter today made another reduction bringing his price 1 -1 (3 below the price asked by the trust. Thc reductions made hiing the price for granulated sugar down to 4 cents per poand in Philadelphia, on which 2 per cent, off is allowed, making the net price 3 92 100. The lowest previous price was 41 16 in August and the lowest before the formation of the trust was 4| in 1889. A curious point is that both parties are urgent buyers and the trust bought raw sugar today at 3 5-1G cents Thia brings refining dowu to a very low profit. In lower Wall street great interest is evinced whether the trust will make another cut to morrow State Governments Sub Treasuries ROSE MOUNT, GLENN SPRING?, S, C , ?July 3.-The advocates of the sub treasury scheme have never chimed that the hill prepared by the legislative committee and introduced in the house of representatives by the Hon. Mr. Pickier is perfect. All they demand ?9 the principles iu the bill shall be retained. Having demonstrated io a former article that every principle contaiued in the bill is in foll accord with the constitution of the United States I will now proceed to show how the scheme can be put in full operation without tho erection of ware house or the appointment of agents by the feo eral government and leave the States with all their rights and dignity unim? paired. I will speak alone of Sooth Carolina, and what I say of her will apply to each of the other states. The National Farmers' Alliance and Industrial Uuion demand a per capita circulation of ?50. How is this money to be had and how are Lhe people to get it into their hands? The supreme court of the United States bas declared that the government of the United States, being a sovereign power, can de? clare anything mooey aod from it there is oo appeal. Whatever the geoeral government declares a legal tender in payment of debts is money. South Carolina has in rouod number 1,000. 000 of people. Fifty dollars per capita io circulatioo will put $50,000,000 ioto the hands of the people. Let the general government print ?50,000,000 of legal tender notes receivable for all debts, beth public and private, and advance them to the State of South Carolina, taking her obligation for them, charging the State only the cost of printing the notes, which will be a small fraction of 1 per ce?t. Let this mooey pass ioto the State treasury. Let one-half of it be loaned to the peo? ple OD real estate property restricted and secured at 2 per cent, per annum for ten years, the interest and one-tenth of the principal to be paid back to the government at the end of each year; the other half to be advanced on any of the five staple products, cotton, wheat, corn, oats or tobacco for oue year on terms absolutely safe. This will give the country currency both inflexible and elastic and will meet all the demands of business. As the pop? ulation increases let the amount of money in circulation correspondingly increase so as to make it stable. These notes based on the credit of the na:ion will be good anywhere in our borders. The government of the United States will be absolutely safe as the property of the whole State will be security for them. The States can suffer no detri? ment as the property of each individual will be responsible for what he or eho borrows. One real estate DO ODe perron should be allowed to borrow over $3, 000 or lees thao ?100. Fifty millioD dollars loaned out to the people by the State at 2 per eeot, will yield a revenue of $1,000,000 which will meet all the expenses of the State government and relieve the people from taxation. This can be operated by the State treasurer and the county treasurers. Make it mandatory on the couoty treasurers to report at the end of eaoh day to the State treasurer with penalties so heavy and certain as to j pfevont any failure to do FO and the i State treasurer to publish at the end of each month the exact condition so all the people cao know what is being done. Each State will be responsible only for the mooey she receives aod loans to her people, and can keep a close watch over it. We will have one distinctive American money which will be good everywhere in our borders and j will not be affected by the financial i disasters that befall * other nations. There will be DO Deed for government ware houses or agents. The people of I each State will manage their own affairs without any interference from outside. If this plan is adopted the rights and dignity of the States will remaiu unimpaired and the people will save vast sums they now pay to banks and corporations in interest, for money, and what they pay will go into the State treasury and save taxation. The present financial system ia based cn the bonds of the government. The last of these bonds aie due in 1007. With their payment the last of the national banks will disappear and with them the present financial system. Wc can not begio too soon to inaugurate a new ! system, one that will benefit the whole people. Associate Justice Gray in delivering the decree of the supreme court of the United States in a case involving thc validity of thc legal tender act said: "Thc court says in concluion congress as the legislative of a sovereign nation, I hoing expressly empowered by thc i constitution to levy and collect taxes to ! p:iy debts and provide for thc com tuon j defense and general welfare of the j United States and to coin money and ! regulate the value thereof and of for ' eign coin, and being clearly authorized j to coin as incidental to the exercise of i those great powers, to emit bills of I credit, to charter national banks and to j provide a national currency for the ; whole people in the form of oio, treas ! ury notes and national bank bills aud ! thc power to make notes of the gov? ernment a legal' tender in payment, of ! private debts, bem^ouc of the powers i belonging to sovereignty in other civi i liz-d nations and noi expressly with I held from congress by the constitution, j we are irrcsitibly impelled to the i conclusion that improssing upon treas? ury notes of thc United States thc (juality of being legal tender io payment uf private debts is a means conducive and plainly adapted to execution of the undoubted power of congress consistent with the the letter and spirit of thc constitution ; therefore withiu the meaning of that instrument necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers vested by this constitution of thegovernment of the Uuited States.'' The above extract from the decision of the court shows clearly that it is thc duty of thc general government to provide a national currency for the whole people. The condition of the country de? mands that it be done without delay if the financial disaster that is now im? pending is to be averted. The plan suggested is simple and the writer believes eminently practical and will meet every demand. Respectfully, ?}LUS#N S. KEITT. - mic - - Decision of Chief Justice Fulier. "State of Sooth Carolina ex rel Till? man et al., vs. the Coosaw xMining Company. "Two motions have been argued : "1. To remaud. "2 To contious the order granting a preliminary injunction and appointing a receiver. "My conclusions are : "(1) That upon the face of this record the motion to remand ought not to be entertained. The question of jurisdic? tion was adjudicated by this court on the 21st of April, 1891, aod can not be re-examined at this stage of - the proceedings. But if the question were open, the result would be the same, as I concur in the spiuion of the district, judge, fiiled herein Arpil 21, 1891. 45 Fed. Hop. 804. The motion to remand is therefore overruled. "(2.) As to the motion to continue, &c, the contention of the defendant is that it has by contract with the State in virtue of the act of ?1876, the exclusive right to mine all the phosphate rock within a defined part of the Coosaw river, for ali time, at a royalty of one dollar per ton. The defendant carried on its miniug operations prior to 1876, in the particular locality, under an act of 1870, which gave the right to mine for the full term of twenty-one years at ODe dollar per ton. The act of 1876 made this right exclusive, and it is argued, perpetual because, it was provided that defendant (as well as other companies) should have the right "so loug and no longer" than it should make the returns and pay the royalty prescribed. The royalty thus referred to was fixd by the act of 1870. It was decided in State vs. Pacific Guano Company, 22 S. C., 50, that the rule of constriction applicable to the right to mine in the beds of navigable streams containing phosphate deposit? is the ordinary one in the instance of grants of public rights, namely, that the grant is to be construed strictly in favor of the State and against the grantee. 1 corcur in that view, and applpiug the rule here, it forbids the conclusion that the legislature intended an indefinite grant by the terms used The act of 1876 must necessarily be read in connection with that of 1870, and this being done, it seems clear that the duration of the exclusive right, as claimed, was not thereby enlarged. This conclusion is strengthened by an examination of the many acts in rela? tion to phosphate mining referred to on the hearing of this motion, which show the policy of the State to have been to limit the duration of thc right to mine, a policy which it can not be properly held the State intended to depart from by the act of 1876. It follows that the claim of-the defendant to the exclusive right to mine within the mentioned territory indefinitely at one dollar per ton can not be sus tianed. "(.'>) This being so, and in view of the provisions of the act of 1890, on injunction ought to go against the defendant, restraining it as prayed, until it shall take out a license ender the latter act and otherwise comply therewith. And such an order may be substituted for the order made by thc State court, wlfch should be vacated as far as is inconsistent with the order as entered. "(4) Pending the filing of the foregoing memorandum and the entry of the order therein agreed to, the parties having agreed to submit the case cn the hearing already had, as on the merits, and their stipulation in that behalf haviug been duly considered, a final judgment and decree may be enter? ed in accordance with thc result above iudieated. MELVILLE W. FULLER, '.Chief Justice." August 3rd, 1801 "Simonton, J , concutring. "The acts of 1876 must bc construed in pari matar?a. Under the first act the State gave the grantees for twenty one years the right to mine in its navigable streams. This grant was upon the con dition that the grantees should pay annually one dollar a ton on each ton dug and mined and that they should make a return of their operation annually or oftener if re? quired. This was not au exclusive right. (Bradley vs. the Phosphate Co., 1 Hughes.) It was upon condition, tnat is to say, it exised so long aud no long nr than the conditions were fulfilled. The act of 1870 proposed modification of this contract in four particulars : "1. The time for making the returns was definitely fixed at the end of each mouth. This was au advantage to both the parties. "2. The royalty was made payable on each ton dug, mined and shipped, not on the rock minc. This was in favor of thc grantees. "3 The royalty was made payable quarterly, not annually, til is provision to go into effect immediately aud the royalty for tho two quarters of the current year to be paid at once. This was in favor of the State. "4. Thc right to minc thereto, it not delusive, was made exclusive up>;n the acceptance of the Sfate's proposals. ' Thc {original contract was un? changed in every other respec*. lhe royalty remained the same-one dollar per ton. The grant, was wholly ou condition-that is,' long as and no longer than' the conditions were fulfilled. The duration of the grunt, during which these conditions were of force, was unchanged, twenty-one years from 187' "This is a reasonable construction o' j a doubtful act, by which the doubt is ? resolved in favor of the sovereign ! grantor. It is a familiar mle of j construction that when a statute ope j rates as a grant of public property to . an individual or the relinquishment ot j ! a public interest, and there is a doubt 1 I as to the meaning of its terms or as to j ' ifs general purpose, that construction j will be adopted which such support, the ^ claim of the government rather than j that of the individual. 'Nothing can be enforced against the State. (Field, j J . vs. Slided Grand Juror, Iii,' U. ! S , 4Z7 ") Clemson College Faculty. The work of selecting the faculty of j Clemson College has been completed, ' and now thc new professors can begin their preparations for the opening of the institution next February. The elections look as if the trustees intend to push forward to the opening of the in stitution at once. Nearly all the men, too, are native South Carolinians. Professor of English-C. M Fur man, of Greenville, a son of Dr. James Forman. Assistant profesor of English-T. P. Harrison, of Anderson, a recent grad? uate of the Johns Hopkins University Professor of physics-Professor C W. Welch formerly of Newberry, but now holding a chair in one of the col? leges in Texas, it is said. Professor of history-Professor W. S. Morrison, at present superintendent of the Greenville graded schools. Professor of agriculture and horticul? ture-Professor J. S. Newman, of the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical Coliiege. Assistant' professor horticulture-J C. DuPre. Professor of mechanics-Officer A. V. Zane, of the United States navy, of Maryland. Iustuctor iu drawing-Williams Welch, of Newberry. Mr. Welch once resided in Columbia, and made quite a reputation as an artist of much talent. Profe-sor of mathematics-President Strode. Associate professor of mathematics Prof J G. Clinkscales, of Columbia The new professor is at preseot the professor of mathematics in Columbia Female College. Assistant professor of mathematics T. P. Perrin, of Abbeville. Associate professor of chemistry-A. M. Braekett, of Charleston, at present a professor io a college in Missouri. Assistant professor of agriculture W. C. Welburn, of the Mississippi Agricultural College. The board failed to fill two chairs, the elections being postponed to the next meeting of the trustees. The two are the chair of bilogy and botony and the chair of geology and minerology. In view of the fact that the man cho? sen for the chair of agriculture was also a first-class horticulturalist the original plans of the board were changad so as to abolish the chair of horticulture, with botony, and put the former with agriculture, botony going with biology A Nice Dish Preparing for the South. Will the South agree to play into the hands of its enimies at this juncture of affairs? Will the Southern white men who fought for independence, and their sons, agree to split up now to help bind hand and foot the fair, prosperous, peaceful South ? It will be a great crime against civilization. It will be a stupendous act of folly and madness. Why do we ask this now ? We invite our readers to read what follows. Seuator Peffer, of Kansas, bas just written a letter in which he makes a revalation that is really not new, but j valuable, coming from this Alliance Senator. He writes of the hearty reception of himself iu the South and then says : "The politicians are the only persons who do not welcome us cheerfully. Rr.- J publicans arc glad to have us hero be? cause 'hv.v know icc are hthing gains continually from thar undent enemy but Democrats whe fight for the party regard us as IZepublicwn er>ii:*aric$ 11 That is well worth studyiug. But this is not the ooiy feast pre? pared by Northern Senators for the Soo-h. What follows is startling enough to make Southern men of refiec c pion consider. Ex Senator Spooner is on the war path. He is for Harrison, thinks him the man, and believes he will b- *jomi aated next year. Bat this is not thc serious part, lt is this : he is for the Force bill a9 the campaign issue in 1892. This issue end the high tariff for mo? nopoly should constitute the two maiu planks. He says : "The defection of a few members of the Republican party when the F?d?rai ejections bill came up iu the Seuate, after it passed the House, did not set? tle thot question, and I am confident rhat thc peeple will ?;.<l its solution duiing the next campaign " White men of North Carolina what ? do }0U think of that proposiri.-n ': Are you ready for the throtiiug of your liberty, of the seizing of the ballot in your borders ? Ttl is fellow Spooner is a man of influenes and stands not ahme.. Ile voices no doubt tho predominating \ sentiment among the Harrison beruh-? men. He no doubl undersiand? and j represents the views ami plans ot Harrison himself. Force laws for the South. That is the scheme of revenge and the plan to secure control of thc j election? iu thc South Spooner was a most ardent advocate of the Force bil! in tho Renato, tv? was Harrison very strong fe? if. Spcner owns mining property rn North I Carolina a id yet he wishes, to ?.er?cente j and hound our people - Wilmington] Messenger. Ocean Record Lowered. Thc White Star steamer Maiestic j arrived in New Ve k, Aug i) from Liverpool, making thc passage in five j days, eighteen hours, eight minutes ; thc best time on record. --Mao- ? . - W. J. Talbert eau always be depend- ; cd upon to make a fool of himself, by writing to the papers, just at the time j li nt you want him to do it -Citrate licjyortcr. snooting in unesier. E. Brooks Bligh, Bob Jaggers- and] Jhief of Police Marshall engaged rn a ?ow in Chester on August 4;h. Sligb md Jaggers wet at the corner of Wall md Main Streets, and Jaggers drew iis revolver and shot. 8)igh returned he shot Then Jaggers ?red again, he ball taking effect in Sligh's fae J. The fourth shot was fired by Jaggers, lilting Sligh in the n?:k. Just at th? joint Chief Marshall, thinking tba* Taggers was firing at him, began shoot? ?t Jaggers and fired five times, but did ict hit him Sligh had cowhided Jaggers about iftcen minutes before the shooting com nenced threatening to kill him if he re 'isted. Jaggers was thea unarmed, )ut as soon as he could get his pisto) jame out on the street and commenced irin^ at Sligh. Mr. Sligh is the resident correspon? dent of The News and Courier at Ches? ter. A telegram from Chester last aight states that his injures are j-light, that he was oa?y shot c-ace, and tba* all was (j'iite there. Sligh [a the man who came ont, so publicly, a short time ago announ? cing that he had joined the Kepubicao party. The difficulty was caused by editorials in Public Opinion, of which Jaggers is editor, criticising Sligb** Republicanism. - - -?.?- a- ' A Tragic Death. Our town was shocked last Monday afternoon to hear of the tragic death of Allen Wardlaw Parker one of our mo*% talented and popular young nasa. He got his mail from the pest oface and reached home abont seven o'clock. He delivered some mail to the family, chat? ted pleasantly a few moments with hid mother and went to his room upstairs. In a few minutes a pistol shot wa? heard and when his room was reaehed he was found lying on his back on hi? bed with a bullet ia his brain. The -hot penetrated his right temple and death must have been instar taueoas. The deceased was the third SOB cf Koo. W. H. Pat ker and was about twenty-four years of age. ile graduat? ed with distinction at the University of South Carolina, spent several terms at Johns Hopkins university and recently completed hi? studies at the onifersity of Leipsic in Germany His intelectual gifts were of the highest oader, he b?d popular manners and brightest pros? pects. He was buried in the Episcopal ceme? tery Tuesday afternoon Rev. M. Dar? gan and Rev. Lowrie Wilson, D. D., officiating in the absence of Rev. W. M F?anckle, rector of Trinity.-Abbe* ville Medium Stung by a Tarantula. Sedalia, Mo., Aug 7 -Yesterday while Samuel G. Williams, manager of the Union News Company, was on packing a box of pears, which be bad received from Southern Texas, a taran? tula leaped from the box and fastened upon his right band. He threw i% from him and it was killed. In half an hour from the time he was bitten Williams began to get {wild and bis pain was so great that it took three men to hold him. Three doctors are in attendance, but no hope is entertained of saving his life. Presbyterian Church at Barn? well Shattered by a Thun? derbolt Oo Aug. 4, during a thunderstorm lightning struck the Presbyterian church, tearing it almost to piece?. The steeple was knocked "all to fiiuders,'' and the whole body of the church badly shattered. Three colored men were sitting on tlic porch at the time and one of them, Lewis Phoenix hy name, is laying in a very critical condition. The other two, whose names have not been learned, took to their heels and have not been heard of since Twocow8, which were g ras? ing ia the church yard, were killed. It was miraculous that any of the men escaped, for, from the appearance of the church, it must have been a powerful charge which struck it. - M1IW1- .? -- - ta Grippe Again. During thc epidemic of La (tripp? last fearon Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs :?nd Coids, pr veil lo be tbe best rem.dy. 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