The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, April 23, 1897, Image 6
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Issued by Comptroller-General Norton
to County Treasurers.
THE ANNUAL SETTLEMENTS.
Instructions CJIvcn us to How to Prepare
for Them?KAort to Avoid Apparent
Shortujces. '
*? -J.'- 1 Ul.
Jk.U TiOW UI I*JL1V oovmni OUVI in^vn navu
aocompspy ing tangles that have occurred
ry county tr. asurffs* offices in
this State, the Comptroller-General has
prepared a special circular which is to
be sent to the auditors of the several
oounties, the object of which is to prevent
as Jtar as i>ossible any complications
of this character in the future.
Below is-given-a copy of the circular,
which Will be instructive to those other
than county officials:
Dka.r:$ik : Tho time for the "annual
settlement" for taxes for tho liscal year
181)0, including November and December,
18.fcJ, is now at hund, aud it is necessary
upd of paramount iui|H)rtanco to
the tax department that these matters
be at to lift od to at tho earliest possible
day. It should bo borne in mind that
these ' 'fthuutd. settlements" are between
tho auditors and the treasurers and not
betweeU the troosm ers aud the comptroller
general, as is often underst od
and alleged. The lc.w mnkes the comptroller
yuneral or some one representing
hint, foremen ofgruud juries, county
suiiervisors and county superintend%v?i
tnocoou (lioao nil.
CUIO VJl qmhuhhuu * ivuvuuvu w MU
nunl settlements between auditors aud
treiiBurftrH.
Many, of the auditors and treasurers
and oihrr oflleers connected with these
settlements ure new und to some extent
inexperienced, aud I may therefore be
pardoti^l for suggestions in detail aud
instructions .simple and commonplace
in their character, under the law providing
for and governing those annual
settlement of our taxes. State, county
and school, ? hurgt d, to looted and disbursed
by the treasurer of each ccuuty
iu the State, including all other matters
of tiues, dispensary profits and funds
coming into the hands of county treasurers.
It must he remembered, too, that auditors
and not treasurers, prepare the
sheets for annual settlements, it is uot
the duty, however, of the aditor to prepare
or balance the treasurer's record
hook, State, county or school, nor that
of the supervisor or superintendent of
education. These record books aro
kept by each of these officers themselves
independent each of the other.
If these record hooks have been
properly kept, they will balance to a
cent; that is, the treasurer and couuty
supervisor for all county taxes and the
treasurer and county superintendent of
education for all school and poll taxes,
aa well as the treasurer and comptroller
general for all Stato taxes.
It was the duty of the auditor,and we
A II.. l ~ 1
umiiruuy su|>|ium; hu nan ou uuuv, iw
furnish treasurer, county supervisor
ami county superintendent of education
with one copy euch of the "Abstract of
tho Duplicate," "Additional Abstruct
of Duplicate," and tho "Abstract of the
1 ft.Per Dent. Penalty Hook."
From these abstracts (n copy for
each oftioer and every liscul year should
be on tile in euoh county office) the
treasurer, supervisor aud county
superintendent of education make up
the oluirges tor their respective offices
Jor county and school tuxes, and in addition
to these proper rec rds, as public
servants, 'they should demand this in
order to keep themselves informed as to
the exact condition of the tuxes charged,
collected and disbursed in their respective
counties.
'1 ho.treasiirer'.s- "Monthly Report" to
county supervisor and county superintendent
of education ought to furnish
data to each of these otlieers for all of
the revenue derived from other sources
iu tho county, such as the dispensary
fund, tines and licenses, cowmutatiou
tax, etc.
Where these officers have doubts as
to the exact facts, comparisons can be
made with the records in the otfice of
the clerk of court as to the lines ort ic
books of magistrates or the report*) of
county dispensers, and from tliese
sources sec that each and every charge
for each s e.uric purpose is properly aud
correctly made
The accounts kept in the respective
otliees of the auditor, treasurer, eouuty
supervisor aud county superintendent
of education should be independent and
not copies one of the otlier, as we sometimes
find the case.
'There can bo no irregularities in the
offices of the uuiiitor mm treasurer 01
these annual settlements, without also
involving the offices of county supervisor
ami county superintendent ol' education
in the way of criminal neglige
nee or carelessness. These two
county offices ere parts each of the
whole inachinerv of our tax system.
Negligence, inefficient accounting or
management in the one utleets the
v hole system in the county.
I poii amiitote. however, vest the
greater res| oitsiodity. I lie duties, responsibilities
and we-?-: of auditors arc
the most imporfuat ill the eoiuitv and
can help or hinder the county more seriously
than any other office i:i the
county. I hes?-facte ure too often iin?ler-est
iicatcd and nut understood,
i poll tlie iliie'ligermo, /.oil, efficiency
and pains'aktiig rare rests the accuracy
of these "manual settlements. "
('ouuty * il per visors arc rcpiirod arid
usually do certify iu writing at ea? h < {
these "aimt.iil settleuiewta" that tliov
have cxaniin d each and every voucher
presented by the treasurer f?r fstate,
county ami school taxes, ns allowed by
lilts Mtlvuioi U> III'UIIHW ? " ? r-'-l"
credit/. 1 liO-?t? eertilieutr* nets iitrout;
ami lull a.iui .s.i(tnl<t ins hi^iic<I only after
thotou^'li t \a niiatioil of eiusii of the
vouehots ami tlie t'uets eoniieetial v itli
tlit'te i tenia e uteriu,v into the bettlemer.it.
Auditors should notify tins t.'onip
troller i. t netvl ami other oilier"* that
ant rtynJi for ' 'a'janvl .--el dements: until
arl'iaily r a>1y, as i/ften intteh sht
uhie tnue > lo-t in the pre| .nation of
sheets si! . r she > *o:n(.t;\die:- ii lus'iil
ur: ives 1 .< v. t it s lie . . ndem-nt
Hettlonieut : t aro ;. t ccn iy ttnlil I
eves v I ti in i- ; ?-<:.n iih-te i 'i t{.- V. tiul
iteiiitt or von and Hlieetr vsiritieil
litol ni olt i i .i lt>' p: ..of'. nit in oil |
thesy i |io;si l tic Viritt .-:: except.
those which are absolutely necessary,
I w Hhould be made up according to the
forms as printed.
Auditors can allow treasurers 110
credit except such as the treasurer cau
present in tangible forui aud which cau
be cancel led and tiled in the office of
the auditor. Alter these settlements
these vouchers are left in the care aud
custody of the auditors and not the
treasurers. The auditor is then charged
with the safe keeping of oaucehed
vouchers. This does not apply under
the present law to "nulla bona" executions.
ihe act of IbUii requires all
"nulla bona" executions to be filed 111
the treasurer's ollice and auditors cannot
safely, therefore cancel vouchers
that they ace not allowed to file 1:1 their
offices. Auditors should examine aud
verify these "uullaboua"executious aud
for their own protection take tuc treasurer's.
receipt for chute county uud
school taxes as represented, hy these
"nulla bona" executions. Pliis receipt
can then be tiled with the autlitor's other
vouchers and so state the fact with the
"nulla bpn*"; item ou thesettlewent
sheet.
sections :|(5:> and :N>4, revised statutes,
tix the kind ami character di vouchers
which umliuns shuil abow treasurers
in settlement for all taxes charged
and also counter vouchers by uupervisor
und superintendent ,-of education.
These vouchers oonsist, : primarily:
For all State taxes, the ot^te-treusurer's
receipt; for alt county tuxes, "county
supervisor's warrant?" paid; for all
school and i>oll taxes, . "county
superintendent of education's wart ants"
paid This outer also includes school
taxes paid on warrants of the trustees
uuder special provisions of the law; aad
secondarily,' 'treasurer'scommissions,"
"deductions ami abatements by comptroller-genet
ul," and the fotfr items ar
allowed 111 section .Jtl'i which reads us
follows:
"i*rovided,however, that only the fol
lowing'causes shall be ussigpod by tlie
treasured on sitid delinquent list foi
ni t collecting uny tux, penalty or assess
ment, to-wit: j.
"L. hlieriff's return to e&cution is
sued, that 110 Kfl'tlicieiit iimni?rtv of tlu
party charged therewith could bo fount
out of which to muke the sufiie.
4,;J. That property was found, bui
for want of bidders, was sold and 00:1
veyed to the sinking fund couiimssioi
by the sheriff, pursuant to law,
" >. J-.xecution issued and in tin
hands of the sheriff.
"4. I hat such taxes, assessment:
and penalties were enjoined by a eoui
potent court."
w e wish to impress upon the auditor:
the fact that 110 execution is "nulh
bona" except upun the certificate of tin
sheriff, as above, ou the printed form,
stating directiy that no property can t ?
found out of which taxes can be inane,
i he pencil mark "nulla bona, 110 good,'
sometimes found on these executions
are not profier credits for the treasurer,
where the treasurer presents them ti
the auditor as a credit, auditors shouh
not allow them uutd the sheriff slial
have made tue proper certificate as re
quired by the printed form 011 the bad
of the executions The careful at ten
tion of all the officers to these detail:
and records connected therewith wil
save in the future many difficulties ans
ing now in some counties of the Stub
from the irregular accounting in thos?
offices. We shall expect in pur annua
visitation to these counties to cxumim
each and every book in the Auditor's
treasurer's, county supervisor's am
county superintendent: of education's
offices in connection with these matters
of taxes, and also the delinquent books
that are or should be in the treasurer's
and in the sheriffs offices by havint
them in auditor's office at settlement.
W hen any discrepancies or irregulari
ties in preparing these record.4* an
found, such facts will be promptly re
ported as required Vy law to the court:
of general sessions of the respectivi
A. . 1 * 1
t'UUUllCH WlltTt! Kill Illl.
Auditors will bear in mind this fae
that the treasurers's commissions an
paid for lS'.Mi from tlm col lections foi
State and county, the school fund hear
iii^C no part thereof.
All the items entering into the settle
mcnt of l* i-l-'n , such as "'executions si
hands of sheriff," stayed by action o
United states Courts, cash, etc.. o
course are brought forward as. prope
charges u_ruuist treasurers for ls:> >-"'.nt
ttespectfully,
.1 OIKS XoISToN*.
Comptrollor-deneral South Curoquu.
Tlio Watermelon Kate.
It wili be remembered that last Mat
the South Carolina railroad coiumissioi
asked the Uuitod states lnter-Stat*
railroad commission to take hold of tin
watermelon rate, aud see what could hi
done with that question. The Inter
State commission sen*, a member heri
to take the evidence in the case, am
after that argument was heard ii
Washington, t or eleven months tin
issue has been tied up, so far us tin
Federal commission is con erued, i In
South Carolina comuiisssion wants >
decision in the case one way or tin
other, and has written to the Fedcra
commissioners to inquire what has beet
the conclusion in the issue, and tot hit
j received a letter from the secretary o
the commission, stutm,c that "the ram
has not yet been settled by theeoniinis
' Si.,11." I ho only tiiiuir, it appears
hilt tllO OOIUpllNtiioll llU.'l to Settle 1
whether oi* ndt tlw'rates are just an.
reasonable It has no jmwer to lik n.-v
rates, as the Eolith Carolina com mis
bi:ni has.
.Ind^e 'l'liomas II. Cooke l)ead.
.1 .nl^e Thompsou II. ('ooke .lie.
We.lries.lay morning. He ha I Ion:
nil fibre from kidney troubles ami In
.lcath Was not unexpeetel. .In.lu'
Cooke was horn in r airfield eounty oi
.July l,, I s.?i. ile was u son of Ih
JUoV. .T r?Ii ii ,1. Cooke, a proiuiuon
Methodist minister, lie ^raduute.l a
the Citadel lea.lemy in l.So'J. read lav
in (frans?d)ur^ w ith Col. Thomas J
(Hover aivi practiced in tliat eounty
In January, llie was elected .lud^i
of the -<111 eii'etlit hy the Kepllhlicail:
ami served five years. In September
1 x7??, by the Uepublican eonvontioi
was in .session, he served not iee that i
the party nominated Cardozn au.
HJIioit lie would Ii:;11 tin- nominations
They were nominated ami lie tun.net
tiie tat v illi uampton and was ai
import - Tit factor in the ellbrt to redeuii
t J,e tide I >. >ni ad tea I rule < >.\i 11 t (
il ' e .; 11 I.I l ll V } II t l:< < : I : >n s of .i'|l. I
iie /" -i tied hi I :ind l.e om t n?
practice of htvv in i.-.tivioe. !:?
lease. two ii.-. iimi two .laH'-'ht- r-, Jil
r ^ iju n? 1/1;; uu-.i m'iiic yr:ir? n : >.
>wsiniR
About Columbia's Spring Floral
Show.
STATE TEACHERS' ASSOCIATION.
Wuterinelon Kute Kot Yet Settled?
Judge Thomas A. Cook I><vud?South
Carolina Presbytery.
All the arrangements for the coming
second annual Floral, Horse and Bieycle
Show to take place on the 28th and
20th insts., are being rapidly concluded.
The show promises to be the best
spring carnival Columbia has had fot
years and many from neighboring citier
and towns will doubtless avail them
selves ef the cheap railroad rates ofl'or
ed. The show is to be given undei
the auspices of the Wade HapiptoE
.CJn?pi$r. U. D. C., and . Camp Hampton,
ij.C., V. . =
'The judges for the horse show will b<
*f Vtl 'T Vt \ u u Tai'lnr _T ( 1 PmI nivf n/\ik
W. A. Clark, Geo. Ij. Baker and J. G.
Graham. ^ v
The judges for the floral show will b?
Mesdatues Ehlrich, W: C. Wkiglit/Johi
I A. Willis, and A. M. Meetz and Misi
1 Carrie Berry.
| 'i'he committee in charge of the horsi
and floral show, consisting of Messrs
C. B. Simmons, W. C. 1 islier aiuj 1
11. Meighan, request that all commnni
cations be ad?lressod to Mr. W. M
Gibbes, Jr., secretary. iarties shoub
make entries by the numbers of thi
several classes. A horse can be entere<
in as many classes as a party desire
upon the payment of each entry
ntries should be made to Mr. Gibbe
at the Central bunk, who will furnisl
5 the tags. The badges will bo as fol
' lows: Executive committee, -yellow
judges floral show, white; judge horsi
t slrow, blue; marshals, red.
f < >n W ednesday the horse show wil
' take place, the entries being as follows
two prizes being offered in each class
J ( lass No. 1?1"'or best pair of dould
harness horses.
4 Class No. 2?For besl single liarnes
* horse driven by a gentleman
Class No 2 For be?t single harues
4 horse driven by a lady.
1 ( lass No. 4.---For best pony 14 luind
3 or under driven by buy or girl under i
years of age.
1 Class No. .1?For best saddie horsi
t ridden by a gentleman.
Class No. i! For best saddle liorsi
? ridden by a lady.
> Class No. ? For best goat and ear
' driven by a girl or boy.
I'AItT SECOND?FLOKAL EXHIBIT.
Class No.8*-For best decorated doubh
j team.
Class No. 1)?For best decorated sin
s gle team.
1 Class No. 10 For best decorated pon;
. and buggy or cart.
. ( lass No. 11 For best decorated sad
die horse ridden by gentleman or lady
I The floral bicycle show will take plae
3 on Thursday, the committee in charge
consisting of W. II. Gibhes, Jr . 1*. i!
'l Lachicotte, 1'. L. Melton, J. K. llioh
* ards, M. A. Malouc, t$. M. Maelie am
* S. B. McMaster.
i .
State Teachers to Meet.
r
The following circular letter abou
- the coming annual meeting of the Stab
5 Teachers' Association to be held oi
H 1'uriH Mountain has been sent out datei
> from Greenville:
Dear Sir: The executive committee o
* the State Teachers' Association has de
cided to hold the next meeting on i mi
Mountain at Hotel Altamont, beginnii.J
dune HO and ending July f>. t he coin
' mittee is anxious to secure a full at
\ tendance. An excellent programme o
a very helpful practical nature ha
1 been partially arranged and sent out
r it has been arranged with specin
reference to the needs of the teacher
in tiieir school rooms and deals direct
Iv with the work which is or hus to Is
taught hy them dully.
1 he place selected offers many attrac
tions ? health freedom, informality
beautiful scenery, low rates, comfort
convenience, inspiration. Low rnilroai
* rates will he secureil to the mountain
T.> cents for round trip, baggage indud
ed; board. $ "? for five rhi3's, .Si.AO ne
3 day for those who come later thai
'1 hursday, the 1st of July, or leave ho
. fore Monday, the Ath. Everything
possible will bo done to give the teach
ers a good time and a profitable meet
3 iug. 1'lcaso do all you can to advertis
the meeting through your county pa
pers; rend the letter to your teacher
' when they assemble for the examuia
tions on the It.th; keep it before then
1 until the time of mectinir. Make von
' plans to come yourself and let's have
^ great meeting. 1 nil information wi!
' lie sent out soon. \N ill you kindly wm
a list of your teachers so that circular
may lie sent them to W. K. Johnstom
proprietor Altansont Hotel, or ri. !.
? Hughes, superiiitendeut, (.Jroeuvilh
S.
South Carolina Presbytery.
The South Carolina Presbytery cor
vened at Anderson on Tuesday e emiiy
1 The retiring Moderator, the Kev. 1>. 1
i Keid. of Pendleton, preached the open
* inir sermon. At tho conclusion of tli
e ^
, sermon the l'reshy tery was organize
,, hv tlu' ele"tioii of the 'ollowing ojlieer.j
Tho llov. H P. Nail, I'. 1>., of (ireen
? wood, Moderator; the Kev. (}. (
v- Mays of Walhulhi, clerk: Klder \V. A
Templeton, of Abbeville, assistau
clerk.
0 .T
* Several cities in the State having |>c
titioncd for a reduction of tclephoi:
f rates, the various telephone companic
j have been summoned to appear hefor
tin1 (Commissioner on the tilth and sho\
1 cause who a reduction should not b
, made.
?
' I'. K. fIcL'''. director of the pnnltr,
i >livi urn ?t tin* Fxpcriment Station
! nloi^li. narrow l_ esorpml f'eatli Tliurs
. ' i!i'.\ ;nornij:<r l>y i??o l/'trnii.^ of hi
i j lion i'. Ho v a.< almost snflbeateil who!
; laKt'ii l'r< rn tl," Inirninj? house.
i TUB r.DdkHKtti ThAOE^V
Thurmond Trtlar Under Oath Why He
I { . KIHed Harris.
| There is no case that is attracting
more attention just now than that, oi
the killing of Mr... Will Harris ..py Solicitor
Thurmondj?( l&lgefield. .- Below
is the full evidenoO'liis to tnfe killing.-.bj
Solicitor Thurmond:
Personally came beforo mo, J. Win.
Thurmond, who, .. bqing first dulj
sworn, says that late in tue afternoox
of the 24ih inst: he left his office foi
the purpose of going to ther office if Mr.
i Padgett, with the,view pf spending -th<
rest of the evening at' target shooting
as he and Mr. Padgett had often don<
before.
That on the way to the office of Mr,
Padgett he met Mr. .Will*8 Harris
' shook hands with hitaj cordially, ex
1 changed) pleasant wcurds -with him ant
passed on his wav.. not harimf tin
(faintest or most remote suspicion tha
any trouble would arise. Reaving Mr
Harris he went on to the office of Mr
K Padgett; finding Mr. Padgett too mucl
engaged to go out, depohont went t*
the iK>stofficu to see if 1)9 had auy mail
'1 hereupon deponent (eft the 'post
office with the Tiew'df returning to hi
i office.
In jroing^ hack to hiq office be stpppe*
at the stote <jf jhffi I'.yiicbt oud.wpl?e<
in,withputfcqewh)?thAfc.:Mr. Hatris \v?
5 in the store, if itio^ed lie- waO <?il - th
, store, to "the deponent do'eri hot rfecftl
whether .Mr. Harris was then in th
store or came in afterwards, but if de
poncnt hat'known that Mr. isiarris wa
3 then in the -store ho would' not hav
? .hesitated to stop, for' thou or thereto
* fore nothing had occurred to excite hi
apprehension that anything uupleasau
I would Arise* - ; v - : >
When Mr. Harris came into the stor
^ - if 'ho was not then in the store?li
- addressed deponent and said, "You be
long to the Tiiliuuuite party."
1 1 'eponent cannot- recall all tnat> wa
t- said, but Mr. Harris said further, "Yo
i ^ot on your belly und crawled lik
s H ? dog for office, und pledged your
self to support Tillman and liis part
- under all circumstances, and, you
i he will kick you out when you fail to d
it. uepoueui repuott quietly, "mat
; talse." Thereupon Mr. Hurris iftiickl
i jerked ??nt a lar^e' knife antt <tpeobd ii
i eminent stepped" back. ' Mr: Hdrri
1 walked to where another drummer sa
, and said, "1 have a <rood knife am
a t'olt's pistol in my pocket," anil cam
i' I tack towards tho frout door and out o
the pavement, where lie had a shot
s talk with another drummer. Mr. tlai
l is came hack into the store to a barrel
by, which deponent was*standing, an
flourished his knife in the face of dt
I onoi.t. , .
w itU the view of ending the tafk, i'
order that no difficulty or unpleasant
e uess miyht arise, deponent walked on
of the store and went direct to his ol
e tice.
In less tliau five minutes after depc
t nent reached his office Mr. Harris an
( apt. I >uHose came down the sidewal
which pnsses deponent's door, and Hai
l is said to the deponent: "You evade
' the question up yonder." Depouec
asked, "What question ?" He answei
ed, "i'he question about the Ti
manite party, and you, you ra
* away from there, so tliat 1 did not te
you." Deponent said: "Will, what:
the matter with you V" He said, "Yo
acted t . - ? scoundrel and wtiukiu
0 do# to my father.,'
' ^imuUaueous with theHO words, wit
his knife in his liond, he sprat)*; as if 1
. rush into the door and assault depi
aent, and deponent kuocked hii
l.o.iL-.l'ar.U ?l.A .1I ~1
1'uvntt uixio it win ill.*; MVU1 ? I IlllilCU
ately, and quick as thought, Mr. Ha
ris threw his right haud under h
coat and to his hip pocket, with tt
i purpose, as deponent did not doubt, <
u drawing his pistol and instahtlv depi
, ncnt iired. Mr. Harris threw his.ban
to his breast. There being up pistol i
1 his hand deponent tired no more.
Mr. Harris' movement of his rigl
f hand to lib hip pocket was distinct an
unmistakeahle, and dci?>nent did u<
doubt that he would draw ami tire ii
stantly, hence deponent fired us quid
i ly as possible.
Deponent did not doubt that ho wi
in imminent peril of his life and tin
1' the promptest -.action on his pa
s was a necessity in order to save hisow
life.
1 Deponent solemnly assures the Hon
s that lie tired under unquestioning cor
- viction that instant action was necossi
c ry for his protection.
'(signed) J. \Vm. Thiumonh.
March er!, ISitT.
, The trial will not come off for sow
time, as there is no session of tl
1 Court iu Edgefield at an edrly date.
\ TliACHKRS' EXAMINATIONS.
r Circulars About Tbem Sent to tl
County Superintendents,
tttato Superintendent of F.ducatii
t)
Mayticld has sent to the several coun
s superintendents of education the fi
lowing important circular letter iu 1
L1 gard to the examination to be liehl <
tlie 23d inst.
1 "1 enclose herewith a copy of nil
ii adopted by the Mute board relating
s county er.amiuutioiis and teachers* ec
tideates. As the hoard did not si
when these rules should go into elh
and a- that hoard will meet again ?
the 7th of May, in all eases whero tl
applicants pass satisfactory exainin
tion < and are not mvied by the rules
all, grunt them cntiiic.des; but win
the parties are an ted by the rales I
all such cases stand ovor until after tl
, meeting of the State hourd. Admit *
applicants to this exauiination regar
1 loss of ago, but hold the papers of tho
e under age, and of those not making tl
,[ required average or a first or seeoi
grade certificate, object to tho Sta
beard. first grule certificates may I
renewed, but hold the others unl
alter the meeting of the .State board
l'lonters' Tobacco warehouse. Mnmi
A Oliver's tobacco factory and tv
? t>lacksmitli shops m Mount Air;
were deseroyed by tiro Wednesday
s I'he damntre is placed at 815,000, w it
37,500 insurance.
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Maj. >.*. It. Windsor, an old nr
highly respected citi/en, died at ii
v home in Salisbury ' hnrsdny. lie \vi
a devoted Mason and ibiptist.
llio Senate on Thursday cuntirnn
>: th nomination of W. W. Kollius, to 1
, utinastcr at Abbeville.
ipb mm.
! President McKinley Sends a Wes,
, ,' .sage to Congress Urging .
r A! APPRaPmATiGN:: FOR A
i ; ' ; ' "
r RoprmcnttitiDU *..? liiltpd StHiW.
. 'I'l ' ' l" -11 f' /
nAcrniiiii 4 IUUJIS .u?c simi ^qouiu ue
t /. , r
i " '
. The Presideut has seat five following
, . message to Congress, urging it .to make
" irritable provision for adequate--repr?*
0 aentation of the Vuited States at the
t Paris Exposition:
To the Senate and House of Representatives:
I trahftolt herewith for the
j consideration of the respective honsef
of the Congress,, a report of tlje Secrei
- tary of State, representing the appro8
pristeness of early action'iu order that
? -the government of the United States
| may beenubled to accept the iuvitatioii
* ef the Preach Republic, to participate
8 in the Universal imposition to bo held
8 in 1'uris in 1WU0. The recommendations
of this rei>ort have my most cordial apG
prov?L,. W*d. X urgaiipou the Congress
such timely provision for this great
8 international enterprise as will ilttiugly
e respond to the testified wisli and expeotatiops
of our inventors and producers,
8 that they may have adequate opportuinity
again, as iu the past, to fortify the
important postious they liuve won ill
? the world's competitive Held of discov?
Q ery and industry. Not* are the tradir
tional friendships of the United States
and Frauce and tlio mutual ad van
^ ta^es to accrue from their eularg
u ed. -commercial i intercourse, leas imff
portuut factors .than tho individual
interests to ba fostered by renewed
y participation in this, exposition, esl?
pecially when, it is" reincmnerqd that
? , the present project will bo complete
H and on a scjde of magnificence tspial to
y thc'Coluinbian Exposition in our own
' country.
(Signed) ' wWm. McKtnlry. "
l5 Secretary. Bberntaii, .among other
ll things iu his report, urges that if tho
? United States is to bo fittingly reprou
resented, steps should. l?e taken to iuI
.Buro such representation by making the
necessary appropriation, and recoin j
mends uu appropriation of &i.>0,000.
FKLL IN A FAINT.
n When He Knew His tiiguntlc Insurance
I'laus Were Discovered.
Jj At Pittsburg, Pa., O. Uinwood
"Woods, of 0. T. Woods & Co., bauk -
ers, bus "been arrested, charged with
d attempt at insurance swindling. When
Y Woods, was confronted by the arresting
,1 officer he fell in a dead faint. His
it mode of procedure was to insert adp
vortisemeuts in the local jmpers
I- for old men to act as collectors. He
n would ask the applicaut for bond, but
II kindly waived the bond if the applicaut
is would sign an application for insurance
u on his life. This was generally secured
g and then Woods would get some irresponsible
man to sign a proiuisory
li note to the C. T. Woods Ilankiug Corn;o
pauy, filled with amounts ranging from
j- i mj s>i.?,uou, ho xiiiu consiuerauon |
in i for the- insurance policy ill ilenth could
i- be claimed to be the debt established
r- by the note.
is In Wood's desk were found sixty10
five policies with himself as beneficiary,
>f aggregating $2o0.t)00. Chief Harper,
i- chief of the revision department of the
>d Mutual Reserve Fund Fife Insurance
n Association, of New York, charged
Woods with procuring policies with init
, tent to defraud.
It LIMITKf) T(M).\K WIFK.
The A. M. rh Church Shakes Up the
Ministers for Their Several Sins,
is The Virginia conference ol the Afrid
cun M. E. church, which has been in
session at Wvtheville for some days,
and those ministers who have not conit
ducted themselves properly are trembliug.
Resolutions were passed con
!i~ denining ministers for getting divorce*
from their wives. Bishop Handy do
dared that no man in the connection in
the district wou d receive an appoint
iiiclib ? no iiun iuiii c man one who. 11ley
lw also condemned the use of whiskey unii
*e eral men .vho were fouml guilty of
using intoxicating drink were left without
appointment. Rev. .las Minter
was expelled from the connection for
having two wives. The ruling bishop,
. Handy, regards this as a progressive
1 step for the elevation of the negro race.
31) Reports Mot Kiicournglng.
ty The river continues to rise slowly at
>1- Vieksburg, Miss., ami at all points
e- south, and the situation along the
m Louisiana system of levees is acute.
Several thousand men are working and
0H watching night arid day to hold the
embankments intaot. Reports from the
overflowed Mississippi delta are not
' encouraging. Many cabins are sub(.t
merged to their very roofs, while several
)U have been carried away by the swift
llfi current. At (Iroenvillo the river stands
stationary,
at I?~~ -
tiiiniiDii inns < oiiiiriuod.
t?t 'I'lio United States Senate lias eon
iie firmed the following nominations: All"
freil F.. I'.uek of Georgia, to lie minis*'
terto Japan; dames Itoyle of Ohio, to
se bo eonsui to Liverpool: Ktliair Anirier
,lli rf Georgia, to lie United States uttor'
11 e.V for the northern distort of Georgia;
,e Mnrioii F.rwen, of Georgia, to be attorney
for the United Stutes for the South,,
erii district of Georgia; Alexander J.
Cook of Mississippi, to be Unitedites
marshal for the northern district of
Mississippi.
,t) Hect Sugar Factories.
v Seven beet sugar factories are now
r shown to be in operation in this conn?h
try, and four others aro building or
contemp'ated. Tlio rate of increase in
sugar consumption for twenty-three
u: years has heen 'JTs per cent, in the
, United States; 112 in France; 1V.? 111
Germany; H)7 in Austria, ami til) in
Kugluud.
Streets Flooded.
I 'i wo hundred families were driven
I from their houses at (irand Forks, N. 1
J)., owing to the streets becoming
tlouitcd.
WEEKLY CROr-BULLKTIN
* t*?;?*By
ObscrYfr Bauer?Of Interest to
the ^rmiofc .Clasteg.
Below can be found extracts from the
second weekly weather and crop bulletin
by .state Observer iiauef, issued
April 13th:
But little jh egress cpuld be made in
farm work coring:Vtho'.week on account
of the continued. Vet condition of the
ground. Over the western group of
counties, eh<t/.including one-third or
more of the'.entire w;e& of .the State,
only from one %.t?> two dayV plowing
could be done after tliq ground bpcumn
tit and before the work was'interrupted
by raiu. Ove^ this portion of the .-date
farm work is very - much delayed and
the season fully two Weeks or more
later than, usual. : - In . the oentrul
comities and- the extreme
northeastern counties the farmers
are about irp with their work-and planting
is progressing rapidly towards completion,
especially corn pluutjng iu
.norryr Marion and .WarlboTO. v oru
planting is general over the entiro eastern
and central portions of the rotate
as far Westward as i au field, iachlaud,
Lexington and Aiken counties, to the
west and uortli of these counties very
little corn has been plauted and lands
are yet-unlit for preparation, .icarcely
any bottom lands have been planted,
karly planted corn is coming Ui> - very
satisfactorily, but in some Ipcalitlqs replanting
will be necessary. Vut and
bud worms have done considerable, injury
to corn, in the western counties
corn pluuting is from lo to tlo days
late.
l otton planting is fairly begun. atid
will this week become general over the
eastern half of the .^tnle s yet! the
area planted is quite limited. '1 ho early
planted is comiug up to good stands. In
ill??>ve 8;; per ton, then and in every
such case there shall he paid to.the
State an additional royalty per ton to
one-half of such increased price' over
and uhove per ton. . ;?
Provided, '1 hat all phosphate ypek
du??, mined and uushipped, on hand on
the 1st day of April, 1 M:?7, shall first he
accounted for at the royalty fixed by
the act of the < teneval Assembly entitled
"An Act relating to the phosphate in
dustry of the State" approved 1 >000111ber
2?d, 1 JStKt.
Provided, further, That all companies
shall pay into the State treasury the
royalty upon all shipments prior to the
1st day of April, 1M!>7.
ISICYANTO Hp: ASKKI>.
Notable Speakers to lie Secured for
I lie 'I'll*/.,ih Knenmpiiicut.
The State says the annual encampments
of the Alliance at 1 ir/ah, in York
county, have lone been notable events,
attended by thousands of farmers from
ail about the upper portion of the-date.
Already the Tir/.ah Alliance has be^iin
to make the preparations for this year's
cncampinont, winch will l>e lield sometime
::i .July or August
I he committee on invitations, con?f
\i... i.-1.1 .11 1
i r>n?\tiif^ im jMijwrn r niur, liUUMI, JUKI
^ l.d wards, hus already extended invitations
to several prominent speakers.
Senator Tillman ami .lbley have been
invited; so liavo all the Congressmen
from tliis State The committee pro
poses to go on to Washington shortly
and extend a hearty invitatii n to Wm.
J. Bryan, the recent candidate for the
Presidency. They will make ever}' of
fort to aecnre V r. Bryan's attendance,
if he comes, the encampment , will
certainly i>o the greatest gathering
of Alliance foiees ever known iu this
State.
A commission has been issued by
the Secretary of State to the ? arolina
Tobacco W nichoiise i oinpaii.v of Par
linrioii tin* purpose of w lncli is to don I
in tobacco and other products. i h<
corporators are: C. W. Hewitt, \\ . I >.
('oggcdialI and S. i>. I'ainl. I he rapi
tal stock ?? ^-1,(MM)," divided into slmiea,
tlie par value of which arc
tbe western bait of the Mate, iti the
preparation of lutuis for planting cotton,
plowing, hauling of fertilizers' and listing
tbe same, scarcely anything Tias
been jossible, owing to the wet*.-.Hodden
condition of the soil. t is,reported
froui many localities that fields .will
not be as thoroughly prepared as usual.
Tobacco beds are doing well, With
plants plentiful and large enough to
transplant, which work lias been'dommenced
in Marion arid i lorence counties.
Melons nearly all planted and some
up in Barnwell.
There will he large acreage devoted
to sorghum cane, if tho seed caii'be secured,
seed being reported very scarce.
Some have already been planted' and
coming up.
liice planting is delayed,as the lands
cannot readily bo drained. Some fields
planted.
I a-tares growing well and afford ex
cellent grazing.
Cabbages, peas, asparagus, cucumbers
and strawberries boiug shipped
froui Charleston. *
Beaches very materially injured in
the northern and western counties during
March,but this week's reports -from
those counties would iudicuto that not
all were killed. In. the central, and
eastern counties poaches were not muteriallv
iniiireil. in i>lxr>an nM >'
Apples are in full bloom and are flafe,
as also are pears and grains.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMUjiiT.
The Action of the Commission as to
the Phosphate Itoyulty.
The following official promulgation
of the action of the fttate phosphate
commission in the mutter of the reduction
of the phosphate royalty has been
made: "?' :
"At a meeting of tlio phosphate commissioners
of ^outh Curolinu. held at
lleaufort, S. C., on the 1st day April,
the following resolution Mis
adopted:
"iiexolved, That on and after April
1st. Itr.iT, the royaltv to be paid to t|io
Mate of -outh I arolina by all persons,
corporations or companies mining
phosphate rock "or phosphate"'.deposits
from the beds of navigable
streams and waters of the t tate and
the marshes thereof, shall be, and the
mine is hereby, lixecl at. the. late
of cents per ton of dried rOck, so
long us the price of said phosphate
rock freight on board to said' miriArs,
at there several mines, shall be .-o: per
ton or under; but in case there shall
be uiiv inrrrs.so in sueli lirire river iiml