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iraiufflB jm All The Crude Materials Havr Materially Advanced. President Morgan, of the Virginia Carolina Chemical Company Says the Selling Price is Lowe Than Cost of Materials Warrant [Uxioijrh News and Ot-- | Richmond. Y.i , lM . 1 Vk it To the Editor: My aMentMi ha--be called to a commnnicutiau > i the N'-v and Observer, published under the da of Wednevlav, Jan. iHst. ltKX). 'n t'?:V ence to tbe advance in the i. of i'o tilizon", wherein it. is r-t a ted trial t' farmers of Pitt county. Xoi ' i Oai oI" propose to ouianizea"d li;h< th'advan iu the price of fertilizers, and bv in?ii nation our company i-j ee: noted is ' causeof thin advaucn I desire to make a plain -rute-ivit facta and conditions ?< imw tb'aitiei the fertilizer made, and to m.iw to t dealers and consumers of ie:'iliz ".s ;h the advance in the price of if; i.uiao'ur fertilizers is not oniv j.i-t an.J h rrait but is absolutely necessarv. .1 I'm; t manufacturers of ferti'iz t-= cou'.-l s afford to [sell them a' the price nilii last jear uuless.they d'd at a ve heavy loss. Now topret down to f.^eta an 1 fi t i,-< wp will sco what has ivaliy caused t pnce of fer'ilizJr3 to he jidvucec 1 t! year over last: Acid Phosphate b -hvr on- if Iif- pri cipal ingredients,in all eompiiCi [Vr I d- sire here to sh >w ho.v much this ; tide costs to make in excess .>1" price for the s<n>e Ih'mtt last \e \.\ T a 'vance in pvrltes. from wtiicn -m p u ;j mail# is more than ?2 p?* i 0\Vr lhs'TVWft. " I ITT* I.. W .V. of Soda, which is a le-cessary ingredi in the manufacture of sulpha i aeil fully $8 per ton more th.ai l i t >e l'liosphate Rock h 13 adva -e ! i m mum of per ton at tie mines, in some grades of rock tin a-ivanmore than $ '! p r ton 'I hos> llnee tides constitute what is u*vc.ssa;> make Acid Phosphate. Put t'em gether in the proper proportion and a I of Arid will cost $2.07 per ton .noro tl it did last year. Baps are costing tii i1"' ; t o 'on in than t bey did la-' year, so t ,(t th;- ex material Roiut^ into a ton of Add P i plate is eostTag app;vx ; iat. ly 82 more than it did a year asr Every piece of facuuy .-unpl es machinery, coal, and evet thing ucj wiry to oiierate a factory is from '7 100 per cent, higher lino, ir was ? y ago. This will add ccriahdy : 10c to the cost of a ton o'l'.-ttili; making in the most enmaivative : reasonable fstiraate possible a ton oi percent. Acid Phosphate, bnrg-.^l i ready for shipment, co.->t the tnai - initv jeccs'ttH-K aicdfufif. i(j! irn'nY'i fertilizers: We will take what j* r'< monly known as standard erje!?o? < . plete fet til Irons. r?:ni;in{f. v -J\ percr of amonia. 8 jar cent. of avsilidip ni photic acid :u d 1 ptreent ? f potash 1 have ubo-e ?l?*nionst !, mil p: phute costj $2 07 more than bw< y. This is equivalent lo a l*tI e nio.-? 10c. per 10< pounds. Tn making the 8 ami 1 fertilizers. 1,200 p.> \ < j; of : phosphate would h n? cesvrv. so sii 1 additional cost for acid pinephal i wo be $ 1.20. If cotton seed meal wcp? us.il'for amonia, it would take : .pprnxin. tl 700 pounds. and cotton seed meal i<! worth .?'? per ton more thai- last \ which is rquivalent to .'10: per 100 and 700 pounds would < o-' S2 lo n> than it did last year. New .ahl'df: ixtm cost for the bags and y-u h $3 u0 tor toil mtae for <! - m.dm than we paid l'or these same nun last year. If tankage or hliv>l were ms h! f o source of arnotra, iin-t-ad o! cotton s meal, the advanced cost o.'tu* l ist y would ha *3.1'0 jaw ton. a? arnooi i fi tankage or hlood is now f" ? e per i liiohe-.tb&n \JA' - WVMI.M tx (J>I.OU. Sulphate of nmoui.i is the only otl source of urnonia commonly used ni i manufacture of fertiliz t.h. '1' we months ai?o this article w:i t sellii* iitioiit $4d <i0 jier ton. We pai l for this wetk $f>2.00 per ton. Now I ass'it tint iIit pi ice of ferl Jzers has not advanced nearly so iu*ch the price of raw materials going i> them. Let us see who is to Maui! any one for the advance in these era materials. Take IVrites: V,* oay f'r. Spain more than tl r e-fonrths of a'l ' use. Nitrate of S .da? We tnr, enli-'i from South Amnio i. IVt-isii Sains "We hoy entir<4y from fo rm my. S.? eunnot. he said that our company evipr or is in anv wi.-e resp msihle for the a vance of th -sc in it"ri sis, as wo h :v . intnest whatever in any i>" these pro erties, either diroctlv or ij (I* ee'lv. Take phosphate r<a;k: We ?l ? r .ia small proportion of our wants of pit > phate rock, hut we mine, none f ,t s and wo buy from other mines more th; two-tlnrds of whil w r con win . i one will suppose that we w to an i >e . put up the pi ice of plmspl . to rock. As for cotton senl iu';h we Iimvo ; interest eitlier directly or in io.? e, .iy i any cotton seed oil mill, so < ute n res|M)iisihle for ilieudva u> in thisaiti. : lilood anil tankage are made by t he lar; packers in the West, and we have n interest and no control over the re pi i ducts in any way. Why. then, should the Vi.ein;. - * ? - '.II 1 lina Chemical Company be l?!?.1 f the advance in tho coat of cr nie mates i i and would it In business-like for us want an advance in crude materials > which we have to buy almost cut irc'tv: 1 of our needs and of wtveh wc prod o < alisolotely nothing, except a sin ill <|ua I if y of ph-Hpli ite roc's? It is our aim and purpo o r man ; lure feitilizers as cheaply ;? > possible to sell the.ii at as low a prici as wo < afford, t'ereby stimulating a l oo.* on niption of fertilizers ut.d l.ifir >r< n ; use for all crn|w. Let no see how the farmer is situated. He h netting 11?>? tear 1'rotn -J) to a | port for hi r ?t ? i in >re tIt m lu^t year, i hi 1 we n <} h i d tli.tt for i ?rcat (If.*! ' ?f .lie cotton s'ed III" cotton seed oil ' mi I* arc ir>v paying 2oc. |>> r bushel. \ie th?se advances wrong, and are the J m -aufaei <ii"rs w o are having to use this . product eondeoiainsr the parties who , induce thorn, simply (men use the deI 'oand is such that tin' price hnt increased ' so enormously over last yen i? At present " pji-'es the farmer can *? !! the cotton sctd y from one acie of land and bay at much r fen ili/,. i*s as lie usually puis over two to i Inee acr?-s, evu thouuli linuv is a small <?v cc i !it- jficf or" fVil'.'iz^is caused l>' (l- H.'IIU act il" s i IV it;g t > p iv Isi^j i ii'j !h> u.?t' i iN entering into i; 11. ( 1 -v.. j.! ? In po fe !' v fair ?uid , s c-i ''id ii> our s'nl meal and Li-Iii-vt* t, wi?*m? an luipo judi.ol fanner "looks into r 11 if situm ion he will ifiliziitii.lv in; ii not i charged as in null for tenihzer s us the oo>t of in itm i.tl-s under piYti.-nl cotidilions 'A'jii nnit. [t;. j Yours very ivspo t fully, i s. T. Mom .an. |l(, ! I' os. Yigiiiid-Carolina < ihtmical (,'o. i ;,r M'LAURIN TO BE NAMED 1 Carolina S"fnl?>r Jl iv <Ia Willi tilt N'tv Commission. , V Charleston, Feb. ii?a special from Washington savs: Senator Snliivan ol Mississippi had an important confer euce with President McKmley regard ' ing tho new commission which is to g< to tlio Philippines, lie argod the prosi . ' cent to appoint a southern man o prominence on the commission. Tin I ' piesidenr, it is said, assoutcd to thi suggest ton end indicated that ho wouli II arrange th? commission so that all sec tious of the country would be repro -: sA.itod. Son it or Sullivan presented tho nam ' . ol Senator McL.iur n of South Caroliu j. for tills honor. It Is aai?I that his L)et?i )lt | ocratio ii.l Republican Ir.ouds reachei ? s uu Hiir^uien 'or presenting bis nam "!<: !\l ultB lloa.se. It is uudorstooi til-it n. s'rous; effort vr-nt iro rnnnr uy it 'M ilueati.-ii senators of till parties to hav thv appointmcnt offered lmti. Tliosv c'.oso to him and who know c 1 V his dot aeti pro expansion viowa thin ' l' it oioj. bio that ho will ?oiiou*ly coi : " aider the a ceptanro To accept, h ' i would huvo to resign his seat in tl Jo- senate, with moro than tlirco years i lot' , sc. vo and a strong add ou thogood wi i,.i ot tho people of 11 is state. His frieat I deciaro tuat ho is so convinced that , 'our or 1)vo - cars tho country will I , ; tnaa iiioas n upholding what has bet don ho would not hesitato to iosig leaving hie political ambitious to ti to uro. . .. ; NEW APPROPRIATION B:L t,, | Important Mensur.- It ported to tl | llonsi! by Crtim. ti'i j Columbia, S. C., Fob. 8?Tho anpt f-''J" : priation bill has bcoa reported tot 1 . hou.-.u by tho ways and means couitu j two through tho chairman. Mr. II ' , Crniu. The bili provides tor tho appi ~*vr "fin. -o.-irtw??- -? " i" Tho largest singlo itom is $-283,882. to moot the interest on tho pubtio del In tno same conuactioa is $20,0U0 f past in debt..en ess. , . iho state hospital for tho insane is V 'he nort largest appropriation. 1) (W running expenses, ij.OO.UU); buildii ,. j purposes, vVaiiaca proper ;a> i $4,t?J0; salary o" sup. rmteudei i " ! bOJ; board of regents, $',200. . f I * iinnnal appropriation of $10,0 TOT T)PIlSIOI*K m rtTiiiiimanRo.) \a:>U itii i'1 ' adei.ioaal lor c.crk hire and 1?170 1 i i stumpetc. F?>r tiio general election this ye tl. $10,00 i is recommended wish $2,000 a p.' u11lotii'.l lor advertising. Tnevo are , , uuuib-i of legislative committees \vm ,, puv is provided for in the tall, i A number oi miprovemauts on t srcfh use are couteuipla ed, a mo: tLcai $2,000 for rowiriug. 'i'no arnoa for to u.rs to roof is left blank. :i\ 1 __ !;l | TWO BIG FERTILIZER DEAL: K w l'lniit Kor ' li?viitaioii i?iul Out* !].i lie Enlarged. ,Jr ' Ciiaui.kston, Feb. B. ? Reports a fi current hero to the effect that two ft tilizt r doals nro about Jri Jvzn a ve - large i no. It is stated on good authority that tl tier Kiugsman larui, a property on Charic l? ton neck, has been bought by Artuo I . of Chicago and tyat a 1 erti\iz<?r plant cost $100,000 wiii bo erected there. A |, numr's roprosentativo hero declines i discuss the matter, i; It >3 also reported that tho o: Etiwan plant has bean bought by \V. , ',s IdcOortuaek, representing Charlesto ' capital, ami tivu it will - > i una enlarged at once. I MopIC of Cm fi<t Utll t < (?. | I2r>c;r fiui.d, S. C.t IVb. I'd ? Roinn aays t'.iat tbo now comity of Saluda wil ! take tbo caltJ when it comes to tb j number o! candid, t >? that wil bo ii J tbo ti i'i this ye;.r. Fo sheriff slio sa> ih ;io will bo -1 concl.dates in tbo (loin for ccrouer lb; for mato senator 11; io tho house of representatives 83 and al otncr o111038 in the sane proportion. Kiri-man nml ISrukcia hi ttru-hed. ' \ Ciiahi.otte, N. Fob. m - At 2;8t 1 o'clo. k tnia mottling westbound tlirouitl freight on the Weaern North Carolina road r\u into a heavy landslide nsai Black mountain. The ongino wis over fnri.H 1 Adam Jeffries, fireman, and . ' Forrt Niehols. l?r ikj'unn, wi-ro caogh. am ?r it uud era hod to death. I ^ , I A ll-i; 'I'miMi.clioiu NrwcyRitY, s. ( . l\;b. 0 ? A saio of l.Cii? bues of c ittoii 1).* iho Nov. b #ri y I W.tr. b.>u?:o con pany to O. McIJ. Ho tin < bxeahs the record fi?io i< r tl o iw i. h.iik''' transact i >n in the Htapln. Eiph cenis. v.ii paid n'u round ami bo sa.o amounted to upwards o. ido.O'j?. Siati* <'on\ en I ioii Ontfr- it. Com mdia.S. C , Vob. t) ? Aful. meeting 0> fbti stHf?? lv-i>o ran craoinu ccnimittca bora ordered a etato r jav. ulion to oioc? < plepntftt lomeoc V>. rch 2 ) President NjfcKinloy vrai hir-i yiy in di.r* .vl by lctoiUiii u, a i was ins autni > j isirauou. BOERS WATCHING BOLLER'S PLANS No Important News From the Seat of War. NO GAINS ON EITHER SIDE Light Skirmishing; uud R connolter' I n With No Important It-suits, Around Kustcnb rjt? w Men Won Wounded and Captured l?y London, Feb. 14.?The only war nowi of any k:u I this morning is an ofllcia dispatch Iroin General Buller atClneve lay nuiumncing a recounoissance a Springfield, resulting in no gam o ground on oither side. Captain Hamil j toil Russell, Lieutenant CJ. Chureiii! [ and ten men were wouuded and Lieu ' tenant Pilkingfcan aud six mou wer captured by tbo Boera. j Tbo dispatch contains detailed at * j counts oi what appears to be unimpoi I taut operations. They only tend t 1 throw light on tlio situation by provin I : viiat the Boors aro actively follow 111 , i General Buller's ovory move. Froi j Fioul Marshal Lord Roberts, at Modde I river, where ail eyei are turned, thor > I is no word. . j A dispatch from Mafekiug says ti f garrison there can hold out until Juw a j General Bulier's dispatch froi s Chievuley, dated Monday, Fob. 12, say i "The commanding otlicer at Snrini field reports ihis moruing that a squa< ion of the Fifth Dragoons, moving i I the onto st liuo covering tbo right llati o \ of tlio camp, mot a party of Boors nei a 1 Fastenburg. The B ers reaching ii i- I crcac of t\ lull firm, opened a he.j>rr d ! on the squadron, waich rot iron. 1 o 1 nit out supports and the Bocri . r d ' tired." ?? r- | rno mspatiili then ?etvcs the casualti o sustained, as already cabled. i Continuing the Chieveioy dispati if j say*: k I "Dunaonald with 700 mounted me i. ,a 1 oid battery and the First 11 > in i Woish fu tilers, Feb 12 recoilitoaer the high ground wnieh the eueinv li to been in the habit of visiting. The e il eniv totired with tiio ioss ot two aft Is I slight resistance. Whoa the force i n ! tired after the roconuaisauca the? net : .....i n .. i,.?n . n JO ll'lUi.H uliVi ?v: ?/ . U p Ik * I**-? *? u wounding. Bight, G l.'burohill of t a. South Atrican Ltghthcrse. Several m jq are m.ssiug." BACK ON HIS OLD GROUN L lioli. vod Tiwit IJu'.l. r II.is Withdrew ill' Ills !' Hl'C'l to Cll H'VC! I?'V. NewYouk, Feb. 14?The dispatcl Q* announcing the British "retirement" L? lleusberg uro not satisfactory. "L losses are not yet known," said t ^ Daily Mail's correspondent. Thero v fmUt...- ?'C- J - ?J - ?inl?? I i'hta news is ti:o more d3pressiug 51 Loudon because only a few days ape j;. was believed Genera; French wasabi or to take Goldberg. If tiio Boers i j ablo to defeat General Clement* in to ! decisive engagement they may throai or I I' rd Roberts' base of s upplies at Doi up ! Junction. Tins unexpected show ry strength by toe llocrs ai Culesberg 1 ir, amazed those who were predicting easy inarch for Lord Roberts thron 100 tbo Free State. 00 The experts who saw in General B or It's capture and abandonment of V Krauts: a lino piecei of strategy say ti ar General Clement's retreat to Reusbt L:i- ta p n*t of the same po ice. to engc a large forces of Boers wuilo Lord R tee errs deino>i?hss Cronjo. It is behoved that General Bu.Ior 1 ho witbdiawn bis whole forco from 1J rig Rioter's Drift and Springfield tot)uie at Jev and is exactly wiiero he began t months ago. , The Loudon Loader's wnr nn?rt an c i Sonili African military opinion c;i *" I for 50.0UO or '11.,000 inoro men as fooii to possible and this ou the ground of m ciiuluess and uitunato economy. This would bring our strength tbe ro op to nearly -250,0)0, aud this tocca -f- put uow11 tvp? ry to exceed 45'.>,00O, men, women a children. Nothing but this fact was needed demonstrate the fntiiity of tue mtu 's" tcnal schemo of nrmy reorganizati laid before parliament on Monday. ' "'lho preciso nature of Lord liober movements on Modeler river and (. 10 an go river tiro wrapped in mystcr 1 Certain it 19 that the conntry Goner | Froncii matieuvrod cut of in norrhu Cap*: Colony has been recsccupied by tl looo'-'s. u "General Buller i9 keoping his ov oecr^ts, but we may look for anoth ) m >vo > n his i art in a day or two, pro abiv to the ens: of Colenso " ir j The oxp r. of The Morning Post cor .pare; the sitaatiou to the America I war at lho time when tho army of tl " Pi.'< ni.ic held a i tho confederate forct ii 1 m Virginia. vrliho tho western artnii * | iiirvid down the Mississippi an.I throm; i too heart c f the Confederacy to AMain i* | jd i tvi-.atinah and thunea north in Gei 1 ' en.l Leo's rear. Hypnotist nt , 0::ronr>. Ga., Fob. 14 ?Though I r.i ay not Kuowu Emory nnmbei 1 rt.ong it.s students ouu of the boat livj k ! i otista in l?>ci\l circles, Mr. Walter (. r I fcl tppey of Plains, Ga When Pro; j ikn Dowtiiaii kindiy <;nvo llio p-yclio ' op*.* hour to Mr. Slup; oy to d.aplay hi ia ell', tho perioruiuuca proved ver in eic tting, Mr. Slat poy keeping eral ? tho etudents under his complon control throughout iho hour. Sa!v.?t i.>11 Army Ann: vmury. New York, Fob. 14 ?Tuo Salvatiri Arni> celebrated its t\veatio:h annivet stiry of its establishment in the Unite* State* i>v a largely attended meeting it Cmiegu; hali last niglu. Williim, tin oulv son of Commander and Oousu Bocf'.i Tucker, was publicly dodioatot ; to God and the urmy. W.if limit* I a N u Ysil:, \Vi:irr*t;?M? N. Y., Fob. 14?Tin j water in Like Champlain is a too i nl ovo the hi.;h"8C nuirk ever recorded I 'L'.i nto nuin rous wns'ioutd on tat I LaidVute and Hudson road. WE MUST DESTROY OR BE DESTROYED Says New York Speaker at Antifciusfc Conference. ! STANDARD OIL OCTOPUS > Tlio Giant Kvll ? f Atu rio -?"Arp Wo i to l.o C.'nvri'tt Ar. nr.i! 1 :i t!ii> Vint ? I?u< k I of !? Ci w iriiiy Coin b. nut ion of > -? V I U < 9 ClIlCACi'-, il ?i\\i fU Buosiuu %\s 1 any of Juo antitrust conierouco, called by tho American A;iti:rcat league, Mr. t Edward T. .kuuiugs of i\ow York spoke f iu part a> follows: t h c C p'tulUt S;i 'i.lcs, Mr Samuel H Gte 'y. a member of '* too the Chicago board of trn h\ took as 0 ins topic the que.ticii Fanners of Auiot'ica. Aro You Slaves or Free Men? For Whom Aro You Ho said l.i part: r' "it i> not my purr so to discuss, ado nut or deny urn ligat of justice of pri{? vr.te i lull vide.:; <s or corpora tious to comrf *?iuo isiUe to lugun/, an 1 n tbt inter it ;st of i ubiic poi'cv c miuct their busier ucss for ?:?.ro p.-niit bv Mich com bin a 0 lion; but to declare that when public officials or corpoiaf ions, licensed by the '0 people lor a cv.-r.u:u sj.roilio purpose, 0- I vioiato tile t-w red purposes and bj m j winch ioiutiou cadav the labor oflt s: | continent, it is tin?o iiiunkind assume: !? Ciodgiveu right to liberty and equity it 1- ' couimerciai and social tue uud iusisi to open an enforcement of uirh measure: i-t as shad clioct r.ibi u> crsa^os. ir : "The Chicago pub . warehouse com 10 i-hiuaticu is m-a.: up f English, Nev r9 York ubu Chicago cap"il, and is sup lo ported by tho western rai'.:\i ids outer 0* ; iiig Chicago, and will in a measure il ? ( lustra to t ho operation c." :s. oa | '"Vho^ ..i this a'-mucj are: I "1. lo act as agents o?' rui.road in cb ; terests to draw gram to Chicago, thn preventing its div.ruc: .c an. i.nerme 1 '< .iia inn r,.?ti t > ul h-T 1 III a I wuich might ia*. >1 cr' m:o Is: i ireigh od . for tiro longest p*.i..?. lo bav.i ua tb *a original b.iu'i. u? i "J. To mix, manipulate, sort an or I manufacture unrol l quantities of iuii ro- . rior grades of g.niu into t io;:c improve 11 y ' grades which will apply ou c-mtrat re, , umier tbo rules o* tno board of trad bo cud mo.I tb.Mii for vruro delivorv. Tb: eu : pr.iiu is manufactured as to barely pas , inspection into stub improved graio tbo object bwinp to make tbt'in a- unii D. : fiiraoto as pass b o to tLi? purchaser, i i order to force its coutiunuuco 111 tbo e V l jevators, to accomulato storage charge I r >fh<'.r 'ban to seoir 6biptuetit and coi ?0S ! buiiipticil. 1 io bock the natural flow of cor tt ; mcrce and hoard millions of bushels i *ur I market cer .ors to depioss prices; for b the ing carriers of pram for storage pen ras ' lf,P> l^o f-mn ot futuro delivery f tlla ! wuicb tbo products uro sold, it is e\ to ^ T -*i?? lower thoy can pet tl j interest and other cb irgos ucoessary ' I bold them, cins?quoutJy tbo larger tl ja* 1 pro tits It might hi stated also th are j the storags charges always remain tl ' a i 6amo, not depreciating in proportion ten j ftuv tieciiue in the va.ne o: the produc liy, | The utideil irtg primary caa.-o 01 depression in prices is a public oflici la"' acting as a private grain dealer in [ public warehou-o with tbo pernnssit '^u and co operation of railroad compauic qI, O.g.lll T. "I Mll'.irl III.' li III Py. aal "Many of tha caa-os oi 'iiarii time rat : in rocout years an-o trom tlus a;l;anc rg | ami to sever it and demand a chan! igo j that will rectity tbo evi.s will neces: ob- tato a public sentim nt ns strongly o j pamzed, influential and dotorininod i rac ] tbo combination. .\a I r olkAlll/l ?1 r>f V?n . ? ?1. .1 A 1. ouuum nut. uo uvrnuuill'd til ve- 1 puolio warehou-es are tervants of ti wo people, licensed by the state created 1 the virtno of tho necessities of cot ys: uierco, who, wliiie naihorizwd by law dig act as custodians only, usurp ihmr d iis ties, form a monopoly and year by yei cr. kill the iutcre3ta of producors who cr ate them iro 'There is necessarily involved in th to problem a moral as well as a com me >->> ?V-? , * " "" >, nrvf. ho. t hell J U lot Xnl ol ourselves, wo may at ieascco! uj eider our children. "The autocracy of tho American rai to wav furnishes an issue as (treat as an ig. for which onr torofathers considered ,<u necessary to fi^ht, but lot us hope tht the wisdom of modern high ideals wi t9> solve this problem on the linos ot a tru )r. Christian civilization." y. "The trust system as a system bid ui fair to destroy this democracy. It ha r,i (jot to a point that we must destroy th ho trusts or tho trusts will destroy us 1 is titling that a conterence of this kin ,.u should be{,'lu on tlio anniversary of Lit or coin's birtnday. Tnis is a free meetiu b- of a free peopio, and Abraham Lincol ulwavs stood for the people. If Abra u. ham Lincoln possessed one trait whicl u, shone like a Mar above all others tha lu trait was honesty. If the trust systoti }ri j against which tlie people are arrayei ns ! possesses ono stum burner than au ..j ocier 011 its record, that stain is difihon ta esty. j. Lot any otio familiar with Lincolt and his life try to imagine Abr&han Lincoln tho president of tho 8tandar< O.i tru t, and tho _ l/l lull j thrust will 1-e almost self evident, li j tho nature of things Abraham Lincoh rs , could not and would not have been r n. I c< n'edtrato in auy of tho crimes ot tin ! binnuiwu Oil trust." x'm Tne speaker thou gavoa short sketch ^ of the Standard Oil trust, wnich, he j8 said, was "confessedly the parent o, y the trust's sum AH other trusts arc r. patterned titer it. While Standard Oil fl flourishes thoy all flourish. Could Standard Oh he destro>ed. they will all bj destroyed. As Standard Oil exceeds all other trusts in its wealth and power so the president of Staudaru excels all 1 otin r ] residents in wealth und power. "The capital of the Stand ird Oil is J $07,000,000, quoted at over 4.10, making u Its market va ne over $400,000,000. Its ,, ' o.oar profits tiro about $40,000,000 per I year, mostly going to rt trustees. Many l of the trustees are oxtremely charitable ; and philanthropic. They have endowed | universities with millions of dollars, built churches; are prominent in tewiterance work; good ohurch members. _ ' In fact, with the time at my disposal, X 1 r viM not enumerate half of their good . 1 deeds. j | "is this Democracy, the people who 1 fought and conquered under Washing* ^Sii? Aro we to be carried around in Q|t3l i pockot of a cowardly combiuatiofl^ jjow York City? b,? why aro these things so? ' '^?Sinawor is simply, wo have a jjy J kmt;. FVty years ago ootton was king. Cotton nv\ dethroned. Todiy oil is king. Tiio\reS;dent of the Standard oil is king of \merioa, not in name, but 'o rn in fact. Ho hoV^o title, but his power tralu Is absolute and uh^uostloued." ^ Vl LABOR FIGHT"\$ IMMINENT mot. cittl Conflict liutWfcn Granite Mmiufacfurore and Cutters' Union. me. Boston, Fob. 14. ? An extensive labor <t I fight- is impending, growing out of the refusal of tko granite manufacturers to dooniuds of tko National J.u, Granite Cutters' uuion. At a meeting of the Now Eugland G Grauito Manufacturers' association, the bill ecalo of wages and hours of labor presented by the National Grauito Cutters' union was takou under consideration. ]' Resolutions wero proposed to the effect that tho manufacturers cannot accede to tho demands of eight hours labor as pi* a clay's work and at least $3 uO a day as ?ll wages. ft' It is uuuerstood the manufacturers wouid be wiiiiug to graut the b-hour Hav if wncrAB remain at tlioir prosotlt rate aud that all of the manufacturers will be governed by the action of tne 1 New England association. ' As iho schedule calls for a minimum rn of $3.00 a day and a3 the constitution I'm cf tho Granite Cutters' union requires 'J ! all of its monibars to comand this rate 1 of pay on and after March 1, it is ox* u. <r pected that tho men will strike. ' Soil ill Carolina Legislature. I Coi.CMDlA, S. C,, Feb. 11?Matters C of general stato interest were disposed . j>( i of in both branches of tbo legislature bi today. Representative Cosgrove of -^i) Charleston withdrew his bill to exempt .r< ' cities of over 100,000 inhabitants from l * , tho operation of the dispensary law. lie stated that as nu almost now dispen * , sary measuro had boeu passed at this I session he thought it right to givo tho ' same a trial and see if it would reduce ' tho deficit of $50,000 in Charleston _ * : county oiu??d by ihoiawa of the licsnse measure. Charleston's municipal levy ? i this joar is 29)? mills. e ling.- Iiisist Kuriiuci** -M (1 Youngstown, O., Feb, 14.?Tho larg- ^ est blast furnace in the world was 1 i 1 d j lighted last night when stack No. 1, at 'c I the Ohio plant of tho National Steel 0 ' company was put in operation. Tho 13 furnaco is lUG'.j test high, 15-foot era'j* cible aud 33-foot bosh. Tho capaoity of 3* tkir? furnace is 000 tons overy 34 hours. "" Two other iarnaces of similar <1;men " sions are under construction and will bo <?; competed in two or three months. The j, s* output of the.-o furnaces will be usod 1- Ly the National Steol company. Mu'.n Kor ilie Traiisvitul. y' Four Worth, Tex , Feb. 14.?A ship- * d- inent of 4U0 mules from lioro for tho or Dritish govern mailt, to ba used in tba l" liner war in Africa, has inst been *" j made, tnakiug n tot?il of 4,000 head ro io.OOOma^sTftreWftrW'f^^J^ilL I Africa from Texas siueo tho war comilt iiiuace 1 The British goVi-rnment has paid nearly $.'.00,000 for ihcso auiinals to Having 18 still going on under tho di:t; rectiou of Captain Smith, an expert vetotiuary rnrgeou. a C m'.c V.ilen 11it?? C ?it ?e8 Crim*. J" CiiAKl.nsTOX. W. Va . Fob. 14 ?C. R Stewart, grocer, died this morning , from tho effects o? a shot fired by his is ;8 son, TjiuU, aged 19 Tho son, who is in jail, Bays ho was protecting his mother from an assault made r.u hoi ir. last night by ins father. Stewart liau as received an oiTens v > comic valentine and had accused his wiio of having sent it. She detitcd too aciinaricn and he Je attempted to a-suuit her, when iho hoi; >y fired iwica and itiflined tae fatal (1. wouu !o. a f A d r e!i < f A 11.1> . in i Sen tcit, 11" u. Washington, Foh. 14?Tho honsa to \r e- day entered upon tho consideration ot p, tho executive, legislative and judicial 19 appropriation bill. B-jforo Mr. Ilemm- ? r* \aav of Indiana, who va< in cbargj of J. b,u. uu, ...vuar, .1? ? ? repcri -111. tilvl u" COIlt?lt?d election case of Aldricb verfus ll .bbm--. from the Fourth Alabama n< ** district. was submitted. Tbo majority j,> y reportel in fav r of tho contestant auii .J lt the minority in favor of tbo sitting . l.? iiiowbsrs. 'n 11 eie .>l?A?iicl)in'ilA Mills Closed. FlTCIIBL'rtO, Mass., Feb. Id ?Tbo n |sf flood >n Fitchburg and vicinity with hi 10 the heavy rain ou Monday and Tuesday It has decreased. Most of tho trains wcro d tillable to run today owiug to tba dani> age by wator. The Pnliiam Machinery T" H company lost from $10,01)0 to $15,000. u Two of the Park Hill giugham mills e and tbe macbiuery works of Ivor Johnh son company, and many othor plants, it a o still closed. ., ? th? ] <) yiiipWi Oilie r lectures. lit y StantokD Umvehsitv, Cal , Fob. 14. l>i Lienlenaui. Commander Calkins cf 151 , Oiympia fame lectured liore last night. i mo anbjoct beiug "Cromwell's Qnost of 1 Colonial Kmpire. " Although the Phil. |~ t iypmcs were montioqed hut once in the * ' i conrso of the iocttiro, Mr. Calkins made l it evident that hi? subject wai an analt | ogoo* c.i-o. The ofllojr is evidently uot ) in lavor of expansion, although he wa9 conservative in his remarks. "J? ) Itioiiiig In Martin q ip, Pout de Fkancf, Martinique, Feb. )(1.f J 14. ?A mob of riotors yesterday ut Ri* (j ierro Salleo re used to hear Senator ^ 1 Kmghr, who is favorably disposed to* f ward tiioir cause. At midnight the ^ ' | plantations of La Caoottn and Cham- O'c I , pigny were net lire to News has been I received hoie from Paris announcing P Q that tho garrisdn is to be reinforced and : that the French crnisor Sachet is en <* i her way here rr.it ivi'tt Siati'iiixnt Favorable. i i'|?|t Columbia, S. C., Feb. 14 ?The re* onj, ociver for the Commercial and Farmers' *< J bunk of Rock Hill, which suspended ^ Feb. H, niaiio a statement today show- . ing the reserves were $ltt7,0U0nnd the ' liabilities, including capital stock, do porlts and bills pavabe and a surplus . . of $.',465. were the sauie amount, so \| not ouu dollar will be lost. |,||, tionto Kindied and Creditors. ile of South Carolina, ) Jointly of Union. ) ason M. G kick it, Esq., Probate Judge. Ii? reap. Ij. B. Jeter lias n ale suit i? to grant liim Letters of Adtniuis* m ou ilie estate and efT*cts of Jane fler. deccastd. ?rec are, theft-fore, to site and adish all and singular the kindred and Itdrs of the eaid Jui e II. Jeter, ded, that they be and appear before in lha Court of 1 robate, to be held nion C. II , South Carolina, on the I day of Ffb., next, aftoi publlpatiop of, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to v cause, if any they have, why tl e j^diuinislratiou should not l-o iven under my hand mid seal this day of Feb., Anno Domini, 1900. Jason M. Greek, Probate J udgo. ublislud on the 9th day of Feb. in The Union Times. 0-*2t. ation to Kindred and Creditors. it ate of South Ca.tollna, I County of Union. ) Jason M. Greer, Esce, Prodate Judge. A 1 etea", Sofia Jenkins has nr.ade suit me to giant her Letters of Admiuislion on the estate and i fleets of sxant Gtcgorv, deceased I'liese are, therefore, to citennladtrsli ail and singular the kindred and oibnof the Tresvunt. Giegorv, deiscd, that they lie and appear before '. in the Conrt of PrulwtH, to be lie d Union C. II., South Cato ina. on the rd day of Feb., next, after pul-1 cat on 'ieof, at 11 o'clock in the for* nOon. to >\v cause, if any they have, why the d Administration ihoud not he toted. liiven mder my hand and seal this " * ' ?* s--5 1 A. .A i (lay ot ieu., Anno mini, row. Jason M. Giiker, lhobate Judge, l'ubhslnd on the 9.h clay of Feb.. 1000, The Union Time*. ti-2t. Notice of Election. Dispenser and Cierk for Union disponry will be elected on the 2hli day of a ch. Appl.eitions must lie liled with e undersigned. on, or before Saturday, urch.'Jrd, 190U. F. M. WIIITI.OCK, 3t. Chairman Co 13d. Control. Notice cf Examination. Xoliie ishnvby given that 1he regu'ar Ciiirdini ion for cei t lloates of quail fleaon in the public schools of Union counr will Ik' lull at the Couit House on riday, Feb. 23rd, 19 JO, (otrunei eing at a. in Applicants should provide them>!ves with legal cap paper and pencil. For fin I her information, address, I). 11. Fant, Co. Snpt. Ed., 2l. Union, S. C. Notice to Taxpayers oi Union County. I will be at. the following placeH as esignated below to assess all person1 property: Union. Jun. 1st to Jan. 27th, 1900. West Springs, Jan. 29th, Gibbs, binder's Store, Jan. 30,.." Cross Keys, Jan. 31st, " Ht dalia, Feb. 1st ( icliftn Mill ?J..J **.! J.ockhurt Mil), Feb. 5th, " Adainbburg, Feb. Gih. ..." Ivelton, Feb. 7lh, .Innesville, Feb. 8th, " Union, Feb. 9th and 10th, " Carlisle, Feb. 12th " Santuc. Feb. 18th " Will be at Union to the 20th of Feb.hen the time expires for making retrns. All who fail to make their turns in the said time that Is fixed y law will be charg<d 50 percent. v malty. John G. Fark, f>0?2-20; Auditor. . NOTICE. All persons having business eonseted with the Water Works or lectric Lights will call at office of ie Commissioner in the Bank Buildg at the top of steps Bachelor street it ranee. We have placed Mr. L. G. Young charge and any business left with in win have prompt attention, l'hone Xo. 82. F. M. Fakr, Chairman. )r. C. "W. JS.T7STELXi, j Physician and Surgeon, Oflers his professional services to 9 people of Union. Office in Bank hiding. Leave calls at Uihon ug Co. store or ring up Phoae No. for nrompt service. 15 41. 10LIDY GOODS! ?#? We have moved into the s'oie forr!y occupied by tho Merchant*' &. i!.tors' National Bank under the w C utuiy llote', and are now pared to show the fnest selection Fancy (Joels in Sterling Silver velties, Solid Gold and Dated veliy, Wn'clics, Fine French cks, Cut Glass, etc. ME AND SEE OUR STOCK i are as welcome to look as to le. lietnembcr wo make a apei v of flitt ing Spectacles and handle y the beat quality Lenses. U1 goods bought from ug engraved > of charge. Tours for up to date g^od*, E. TINSLEY & CO.