Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DEVELOPMENT OF AMERICAN SHIPPING The Mill Men Recommend Na tionalLegislation. FAVOR NICARAGUA CANAL Resolutions Passed Also Calling Upon Government to Construct This Water Way- Congress Is Asked to Aid In De ' veloping Trade With China. CHARLOTTE, N. C., May 12. - The Southern Cotton Spinners* convention met at noon and heard an address by D. A. Tompkins, which was the ehief fea? ture of the day. The following resolutions, introduced by Mr. Tompkins, were unanimously adopted: "Resolved, That the Southern Cotton Spinners' association recommend to con? gress the enacting of legislation carry? ing such compensations as will stimulate the development of American shipping interest under the American flag to an extent necessary to handle American commerce on the high seas in time of peace, and which will provide afc the same time such transports and auxiliary service as may be needed in time of war; whereas, it appears that one of the prin? cipal difficulties lying in the construc? tion of the Nicaraguan canal seems to be doubt as to whether the canal should be fortified, it becomes desirable for those business interests for the service of which the canal is proposed, to formu? late some expression on this subject for the information of our legislators. Therefore be it "Resolved ' 1. That this association hereby expresses itself in favor of the con? struction of a canal under the provisions of the Etay-Pauncefort treaties and sub? ject to such other treaties as may be de? sirable to secure the neutrality of the canal in time of war and to free it as a commercial facility from all necessities of war, but that our government shall be sole owner and reserve the right to fortify the canal in the event of any vi? olation of those neutralizing treaties. "2. We approve the action of the house of representatives in the passage of the Nicaraguan canal bill and recommend speedy action on the part of the senate. "3. Resolved,' That in view of the growing material interest which the south has in the extension of trade with China . and Japan, where the sale of American manufactured and raw cotton has grown in ten years from $2,000,000 to $22,000,000, the Southern Cotton Spin? ners' association earnestly recommend the passage afc this session of the bill be? fore congress providing for the appoint? ment of a commission to investigate and report upon the commercial, industrial and economic conditions of China, Japan and other eastern Asiatic countries for the purpose of the further developments of American trade in those lands." The association spent the afternoon at Lincolnton, where the members in? spected a new mill recently established there to spin fine yarns, returning in time for the banquet, which was given the association by the Manufacturers' club. _ CASAVA GROWERS PROTEST. Florida Starch Manufacturers Demand Protection Against Competition. WASHINGTON, May 12.-Another ap? peal from *he south for protection from unequal foreign competion has reached the ways and means committee. It comes from the growers of casa va and nianulacturers of starch. The United States court in California has recently held that tapioca flour and casa va starch and manioca starch, all of i which are made of casa va root, are not subject to duty under the Dingley law; that there have lately been erected in Florida factories for the manufacture of this kind of starch and plantations started for the production and culture of casa va root, representing large invest? ments of capital; that these enterprises, which were started under protection, must be abaudoned if it is withdrawn. The seuators and members of congress will be asked to introduce a bill to pro? vide for this product and make them du? tiable, the same as starch made from po? tatoes:. _ JAPo TO^USH SALE ;OF TE?. Energetic 31 eas?res Adopted to Intro? duce Product tu America. TA<*OMA, May 10.-The steamer City of Daly Novostok from Yokohama brings the following Oriental advices: The Tea Dealers* union of Japan has taken energetic measures to push the sale of Japanese tea throughout- rhe United Stares, lr proposes to post ad? vertisements regarding Japanese teas in public places and to dispatch commis? sioners to make inspections of teas im? ported ar rhe chief ports of th? United States and Canada. Au annual subsidy irom the government has been obtained by rhe ass;?ciarion. The union will en? deavor to have the United States abolish the duty on teas and have theins|)eetHm tram?erred from American to Japanese port.-. HAVANA POSTAL FRAUDS. I Man Coalesces ???<" Several Arrests j Will lie Made. HAVANA. May li.-The {x><ral frauds have now reached n point where within the ne:;r few hours arrests will probably be made and it is believed a considerable sum will be recovered at the same time. One of the culprits has made a confes? sion, conditional upon being accepted as state's evidence. The exact dates have been obtained by the authorities. The authorities refuse to give the name of the man who has confessed._ _ Marine Fishery Interests. WASHINGTON, May ll.-Through the efforts of Representative Small the house has passed the senate bill appropriating $12,500 to authorise the establishment at some point in North Carolina of a station for theinvestigation of probl?me connected with tho marine fishery inter? ests of the middle and South Atlantic coast. _ Spanish Ministerial Crisis. MADRID, May ll.-Thc newspapers here are discussing the existence of a ministerial crisis. WELCOMED TO NASHVILLE. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey Warmly Greeted In Tennessee Capital. NASHVILLE, May ll.-Admiral and Mrs. Dewey were entertained in a most hospitable manner by thc citizens of .his city today. Tho weather was de? lightful, and thousands of visitors were llore. Mrs. Dewey was entersaiuod as breakfast by Mrs. MoMiliin, Wile 0? Governor McMillin, and the members >i the committee in charge of rho flower parade given during the afternoon. Ad? miral Dewey visited various points of interest in and about the city, arriving at noon at the state capitol. Tue ad? miral was greeted with cheers all along the route. The flower parade, which was ono of the handsomest ever given in the south, was viewed by many thousands of the people as it proceeded through the prin? cipal streets of the city. After the pre? cession had completed the line of march j in the city it continued on to Centennial park, where the review took place. Day fireworks and a concert were among the features of the program at the park. A reception to Admiral and Mrs. Dewey, given by those who took part in the flower parade, was much enjoyed by the distinguished visitors. There was a fairy land illumination at Centennial park tonight, followed by a concert anu fireworks. Coronation exercises were held at the theater Vendome and was followed by a carnival ball at the same place. _ VERY UNIQUE "BLIND TIGER." What Dispensary Constables Found In Charleston Grocery Store. CHARLESTON, May ll. - The most *anique plan yet devised by a "blind tiger" proprietor has just been revealed here. The constables had made an ex? haustive search of a grocery store and were upon the point of retiriug when one of them noticed several strips of breakfast bacon hanging upon the wall. They appeared to have been frequently handled. An investigation revealed the fact that they were filled with straw and suspended from the wall by rubber tub? ing. One of the men went to the gar? ret and there, sitting on the joists, were three 5-gallon kegs of whisky, connected with three of the tubes leading through the ceiling. . Each tube had a wire run- | ning through it to support the bogus ba? con and the liquid was kept in by small pinch cocks on the ends of the tubes. While the constables got only about 12 gallons of liquor, they were satisfied for having baoken up such a slick game. TEXTILE WORKERS ADJOURN Resolutions Are Passed Demanding a 10-Hour Day. AUGUSTA, Ga., May ll.- The Na? tional Union of Textile Workers passed resolutions directing the secrc' ry-treas? urer of their organization to request the manufacturers of textile fabrics to adopt a working day of not to exceed ten hours and instructing all branches of the union to immediately begin to agi? tate and organize for the accomplish? ment of this object. The resolutions also instructed the various branches of the union to set aside as large a sum as it is possible to procure for the enforce? ment of the request and urged them to see to it that a bill is "drafted and in? troduced in the legislatures of their re? spective states prohibiting the employ? ment of women and children over ten hours a day iu^the factories of the sev? eral states." The convention has adjourned with? out naming the time and place for the next convention. SCHUMPERT TO ENTER RACE Will Probably Be Anti-Dispensary Candidate For Governor. NEWBERRY, S. C., May ll.-It is be? ing rumored in political circles that the Hon. O. L. Schumpert of this city will be a candidate for governor in opposi? tion to Governor McSweeney and the prohibition candidate, probably Colonel Janies A. Hoyt of Greenville. This will make a most interesting campaign, as Governor McSweeney is an advocate of the dispensary system, while Schumpert is opposed to it, favoring the high li? cense system. All three men have a strong personal following, and should Schumpert enter the list and Colonel Hoyt accept the prohibition nomination the campaign will be the most interest? ing for years. Union Shipping Company. SAVANNAH, May ll.-A petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court in which J. F. Minis, J. U. Harris, A. L. Poad. W. J. Flood and C. A. Shoarsou desire to be incorporated under the name of the Union Shipping company. The object of the corpora? tion is to do a general ship brokerage business. The capital stock will be ) ?150,000, divided into shares of $100 each. Negro Murderer Arrested, i BROOKSVILLE, Fla., May H.-Consid? erable excitement prevails here. Sheriff White has arrived with tho negro who killed R. J. Routh recently. The negro ! implicates both Henderson and Pitt? man, who are now in jail. The negro j was captured at Cochran, Ga. News I has also roached here that a white man has bceu killed at Weeks' turpentine still, 14 miles from this place. Norton Acquitted. SAVANNAH, May H.-Iii the case of R. G. Norton, Jr., at Clyde, Bryan county, for thc murd* r of the Bird brothers in lgham county several years ago, the ^jry brought in a verdict of not guilty, being out five minutes. This case at? tracted a great deal of attention at one time. It was tried twice in Effingham county, where mistrials resulted. A change of venue was granted. Died at the Age of 107. ATHENS, C?a., May 10.-Johanna Wil? hams, a negro, died here Monday night at the age of 107 years. She was born in Oglethorpe county March 17, 1793. She belonged first to Major Beasley and later on became che property of tke late , Colonel David C. Barrow. i Twenty-Two Perisn. MELBOURNE, May 10. - Tho British ; ship Sierra Nevada, Captain Scott, from i Liverpool Jan. 16 for this port, was to? tally wrecked outside the Heads. Five j of her crew were saved, but it is be? lieved that 22 others, including the cap? tain, perished. ILLINOIS REPUBLICANS MEET ! They Indorse President .McKinley and Elect Delegates. PEORIA, Ills.. May 10. - Chairman Dawes called thc Republican state con? vention to order at 10 o'clock this morn? ing; The committee on credentials an? nounced that it had reached au agree? ment and reported in favor of seating a majority of the contesting Onllom de-le? gates. The report was adopted without opposition. The report of the committee on reso? lutions was then called for and the reso? lutions reaffirming the principles of the platform adopted by the Republican na? tional convention in 1S96, and points with pride to the fact that "every pledge contained in that platform has been faithfully kept;" recounts the renewed industrial prosperity of the country; congratulates the people of the country on the enactment into law of the cur? rency bill, which provides the gold standard as the monetary unit of value. The platform indorses the administra? tions of President McKinley and Gov? ernor Tanner and instructs the dele? gates at large to the Republican national convention to vote for the renomination of President McKinley. After the platform had been adopted Miles Kehoe of Chicago presented an amendment of sympathy for the repub? lics of South Africa, which was not adopted. COLLISION NEAR SAVANNAH. Southern and Plant S3'stem Trains Crash at Hardeville. SAVANNAH, May 10.-At 1:20 o'clock this morning at Hardeville, about 30 miles from Savannah, southbound train No. 23 of the Plant system and north? bound train No. 36 of the Southern rail? way collided. John Jackson, negro fire? man of the Southern, was killed and five or six persons were injured. No passengers were hurt. J. S. Browning, flagman on the Plant system, had his head mashed. A. C. Stanley, mail clerk on the Southern, was injured on the head. C. O. Linford of Jacksonville was slightly injured and Mail Clerks Kear? ney, Waterman and Plane were hurt. Some of those hurt were carried to Charleston and others to Waycross and placed in the Plant system hospital. The Plant system train was pulling into a siding when the collision occurred. SPLIT IN POPULIST RANKS. Delegates Refuse to Make Nomination For Vice President. Sioux FALLS, S. D., May 10. - The Nebraska delegation has decided to cast its vote against the nomination by the Populist convention of any one for the vice presidency and to support rhe prop? osition for a committee on conference with instructions to the committee to accept the best men offered for the place by the Democratic convention at Kansas City. Other delegations taking this po? sition are those of Colorado, Iowa, Indi? ana, Wisconsin, Idaho, New Xork and West Virginia, THE CANNON IS DEDICATED. Ceremonies Were Interesting Features of Chattanooga Spring Festival. CHATTANOOGA, May 10. - This was celebrated as Kentucky day in the Chat? tanooga spring festival, a train load of Kentuckians arriving as a special com? pliment to the Lexington cadets, who are in camp here. The feature of the day was the formal dedication of the Spanish cannon which was obtained from the government by the city. Addresses were delivered by Colonel R. B. Cooke of the Spanish American war veterans, General H. V. Boynton and General Henrv M. Duf? field. The cannon was unveiled by Miss Tommie McConnell, daughter *of the chancellor of this division. Tomorrow will be confederate veterans day of the festival. Friday will be Alabama and Georgia day and Saturday labor day. KENTUCKY AND KEARSARGE. These Battleships, With Several Oth? ers, Are Nearing Completion. WASHINGTON, May 10. - Favorable progress in the construction of naval vessels is shown in a statement just pre? pare' % dmiral Hichborn, chief of the bm u ox construction and repair. The ba, .eships Kearsarge and Kentucky at Newport News, the protected cruiser Al? bany at Armstrongs, England, and the torpedo boat Goldsborough, building by Alff & Zewicker, are practically com? pleted, less than 1 per cent of work re? maining to be done. Other vessels nearing completion are the battleship Alabama at Philadelphia, 95 per cent; battleship Wisconsin at San Fraucisco, 95 per cent; torpedo boat de? stroyer Lawrence and MacDonough at Fore River, Mass., 90 per cent. AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. Only Japanese Can Own Property In Japan Settlements. WASHINGTON, May 10.-United States Consul General Horace N. Allen of Seol has been seeking to obtain an iterpreta tion of the treaty regarding thc right of non-Japanese to own land in the exclu? sive Japan settlements in Corea. The question involved is one of great inter? est to Americans, as the land so situated is very valuable for business purposes. Upon the inquiry Mr. Allen has found that the holding of property in the Ja? panese settlements is confined to Japan? ese alone and that though an American or other foreigner could take a mortgage on such property in the event of enforc? ing the payment of debt the property would be sold at auction and only a Japanese could buy it. Young Lady Shoots an Admirer. YORKVIMME, S. C., May 10.-Frank Jones called on Miss Blanche Wilkins, one of the belles of York ville, Monday night, to whom he had been devoted. She playfully pointed an "unloaded" rifle of small caliber at him and sent a bullet through his jaw. Wolcott Will Serve. DENVER, May 10.-United States Sen? ator Edward O. Wolcott has consented j to serve as temporary chairman of the I state Republican convention which j meets here. NEW INDUSTRIES PROJtC l c. Cotton .Milis and Other Manufacturing Enterprises haunched. BALTIMORE, May 12.-Among oth<. industrial undertakings noted this we -,k by The Manufacturers* Ivjcord are thu following: A $15,000 cannery, S 1,000 wheelbar? row factory and ?40,0J0 brickworks in Alabama; $100,000 ci^ar factory au.i $50,OJO ice factory in Florida; ?30,00J heading factory and ?100,000 fertilizer factory in Georgia; ?10,000 ice factory and 150-barrei flour mill in Kentucky; ?25,000 cottonseed oil mill and $50,000 rice mill in Louisiana; ?30,000 creamery and 100-ton ice plant in Maryland; ?375, 00U waterworks, electric light plant and sewer system for municipality in Missis? sippi; $50,000 telenhone company and 30 barrel flour mill in South Carolina; ?10, 000 saw mill in Tennessee; 15-ton ice plant and ?5,000 cotton gin in Texas; ?100,000 coal mining company, ?100,000 coal and coke company, ?60,000 natural gas company, ?50,000 lumber company and ?100,001) lumber company in West Virginia. TRAGEDY AT STOCKBRIDGE. Three Negroes Attack Farmer and One of Them Is Killed. STOCKBRIDGE, Ga., May 12.-Thomas J. Hambrick, a farmer living northeast of this place, shot one of his farm hands, James Burton, a negro, through the ab? domen, Burton dying a few hours later. Hambrick became involved in a diffi? culty with the negro and Burton and his two brothers attacked Hambrick. While James Burton was holding Ham brick from behind and beating him over the head with a rock, he pulled his pis? tol and fired behind, thc bullet strikmg Burton. After Hambrick had shot James Burton, the brothers of the wounded man jerked the pistol from Hambrick's hand and shot at, but missed him. Mr. Hamb rick was seriously bruised. Ice Trust In Chattanooga. CHATTANOOGA, May 12.-The ice trust has made its appearance in this city and a loud howl is already being raised. The manufacturers have established arbi? trary rates and rules for the retailers of ice and have notified the latter that if they sell ice to the consumer at less than a certain figure the wholesale price will be advanced to such dealer. Rates have been increased from 10 to 50 per cent and a movement has begun for the or? ganization of a co-operative company to make ice the coming summer. Charged With Grand Larceny. MARION, Ind., May 12.-Charles E. Webster, chief clerk of the "National Military home, has been arrested by a United States marshal on the charge of embezzlement and grand larceny, grow? ing out of the mysterious disappearance of ?1,700 from ?225,000 of pension money sent to the home for disbursement and placed in the safe to which only Web? ster and the treasurer had access. Fire In Macon News Building. MACON, "May 12.-The building occu? pied by The News caught fire last after? noon just before the paper went to press The two upper floors were used as sam? ple rooms for the Bibb Manufacturing company, and the cotten samples ig? nited from a spark from a defective flue running from the stereotyping room. The damage is slight. The News only got a good drenching. FLORIDA'S BIG ORANGE CROP Estimated That 1,000,000 Boxes Will Be Harvested Next Year. TAMPA, Fla., May ll.-The favorable conditions which have attended the orange groves of South Florida during the past few months have caused the trees to "set'* their fruit, so that it is now possible to make reliable and close estimates of the crop for the coming sea? son of 1900-1901. W. R. Fuller of this city, the recog? nized authority on the crop of South Florida, has prepared a careful estimate of the product for the coming season which, just at this time, will be of special interest all over the country. Mr. Fuller's estimate will furnish an agreeable surprise to those who have not taken the trouble to note the wonderful redevelopment of the industry. He places the crop at 1,000,000 boxes. He shows, by his figures, that, with the benefit of the improved conditions and better prices, the enlarged demand and newly opened markets, the crop of the state will, by the season of 1901-1902, reach the grand total of the y^ar preceding the disastrotis freezer ARE CHARGED WITH MURDER Two Women and Three Jlen Indicted For Killing Tom Howard. MIDDLESBORO, Ky., May ll. - The grand jury has indicted Mrs. Amanda Howard Parker, Jennie Howard, John Raines and John Davis, charging them with the assassination of Mrs. Parker's first husband, Tom Howard. The killing was the most sensational in the history of Bell county. The recent deathbed confession of Howard's son was that the mother urged him and his sister to com? mit the deed. John Raines is in North Carolina, but the other accused parties are in custody. DIED AT AGE OF 122 YEARS. Lida Williams' Funeral Conducted by Her Youngest Son Aged 82. LOUISVILLE Ala., May H.-Lida Wil? liams, aged 122 years, probably the old? est person in the state, died here Tues? day. TL<* funeral was conducted by her youngest son, who is 82 years old. Lida Williams came here from Vir? ginia and has lived to see five genera? tions of her own. She was able to walk and in reasonably good health until just before her death. She claimed to have seen Washington on several occasions in Virginia. War on ^Sl?t Machines. Trs<TMBiA, Ala., May W.-The pas? tors of the several churches of this city have inaugurated a crusade against the slot machines in operation at the sa? le? ms here. Committees of women from the Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches are circulating a petition for signatures, praying council to enact an ordinance prohibiting the operation of the machines. _ The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which lia?; heea in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of and has been made under his per SO?lil1 supervision since its infancy. <4*>CSUW> Allow no one to deceive you in this. All Counterfeits, Imitations and** Just-as~good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Chiioren-Experience against Experiment? What is CAST0RIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep* The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS Bears the Signature of The Kind You Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STREET. HEW YORK CITY. ??HHHBIBnHHia A Big Difference Between the strong warranty you get on Champion Binders <& Mowers, And the contract you sign when you buy any other kind. A warranty is of no value except it is in exact form as issued by the company, and, if changed in any way, the con> pany is not bound by it, nor is it any protection to you. The Champion warranty is an evidence of the superiority of the machines, and is made strong and positive for your protection. The warranties given with other machines are carefully drawn for the protection of the manufacturer, and if you sign one, the chances are that you will have to settle for the ma? chine even if it is not satisfactory. These warranties are a good thing for the machine company, but a poor thing for you. All warranties state that machines are durable, well made, and of good materials, and give you one day's trial to deter mine all this. What can you tell about the durability of a machine by using it one day ? But how about its work in the field ? This you can tell at' least something about, but there isn't one word about it in the warranty, only some directions about what you are to do when the machine doesn't work well. Isn't this singular ? How. about wasting grain between the binder deck and the elevator? About lack of power when compressing the bun? dle ? How about the loss of power on the push bar Mower when cutting tough grass ? Just at the time you need the most power you have the least. In their advertising all makers claim to have a device for keeping the knife and pitman in line, but only the Champion has it, and others dare not put it in the warranty. You should insist on having these very important features included in the warranty. If you do, we may have on oppor? tunity of selling you a Champion, for other machines are not capable of fulfilling any such broad warranty. Champion Reapers and Binders. Champion Mowers, Thomas Rakes? For Sale by J? Rettenberg & Sons, Sole Agents for Sumter. A NEW DEPARTURE A Radical Change in Marketing Methods as Applied to Sewing Machines. An original plan under which you can obtain easier terms and Petter value in the purchase of the world famous *'White" Sewing Machine than .r t ever before offered. Write for our elegant H-T catalogue and detailed particulars. How we can save you money ia the purchase of a high-grade sewing machine and the easy terms ?7 payment we can offer, either direct from factory or through our regular authorized agents. This is an oppor? tunity you cannot afford to pass. You know the "White," you know its manufacturers. Therefore, a detailed description cf the machine and its construction is unnecessary. If you have an old machine to exchange we can offer most liberal terms. Write to-day. Address in full. ?rn SEWING MACHINE COMPANY, (Dep t A.) Cleveland, ONO.