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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-07-31
HOYT AND POPE.
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE IN DEFENCE.

DIR. snmpsou pope's Charge Against Its 40
tion.-Thr " $50 Summed Up as 1t Stands
and Prose H.cd to tho Public.
hefoll3Ming correspondence be-
tween Col. James A. Hoyt, chairman
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, and DR.. Sampson Pope,
of Newberry, S. c., explains itself:
GREENvILI.E, S. G, July 7, 1890.
DR.. Sampson Pope, Newberry, S. c.:
Dear Sir-In the proceedings of
the Democratic County Convention of
Newberry County, I find the follow
ing statement i'll the preamble and
resolutions introduced by you: "Said
Executive Committee did meet, and
by q vote of thirteen to one did re
fuse to give us a State primary"
AS this refers directly to the meet
ing of the State Executive Committee,
held May 9th, 1890, l respectfully
ask that you will furnish me with
your authority for making the state
ment. 1t is matter Of simple JUS
tice to the Executive Committee that
an unqualified statement, purporting
to give it's precise action at definite
time, shall rest upon good authority,
or else that that the statement be re-
traoted, if unsupported by such au-
thOrity. Let me assure you that no
such action was taken, and that your
information is entirely incorrect. The
Executive Committee has never vo-
ted upon the question of q State pri-
mary at all. hope you will recog-
nize the Importance and propricty of
correcting SO gross an error, which
does Il fragrant injustice to gentle
men occupying responsible posi-
ton in the Democratic party Of this
State. On other points we may diff
fcr widely, knt there Can be no diff
ference OF opinion as to the obvious
course on your part to rectify this
matter, which has obtained the sane
ton Of County Convention through
your instrumentality
Very truly yours.
JAMES A. HoYT,
Chairman State Democratic Exc
cutive Committee.
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Chairman State Executive Committee
NEwBERRY, S. c., July 16, 1890.


Dear Sir: Your letter of the 14th
to say: Mr.. Gonzales obtained infor
nation from some member of your
committee upon which he based his
letters of the 9th and 10th Of May to
the News and Courier. [ have been
unable to get copy Of that of the
10th, the ono Of the 9th being short
on accout of the lateness of the hour
Of adjournment Of your committee.
He stated, if l recollect correctly,
that the question of primary was
acted on, and further stated that the
committee stood 13 against Tillman
to for him. If | recOllect properly
~ths last statement was italicized and
in figures. Your committee met
again on the 25th Of June. Our con-
vontion met on the 28th Of June.
During all Of this time that elapsed
between May 9Th and June 25th no
correction Of AR. G.'s statement was
made by your committee, nor was
any action taken upon it at your
meeting of June 25th. You allowed
it to stand that 13 Of the II members
present were against Mr.. Tillman,
--lnd it was only after the publication
e our proceedings had on the 28th
OF June that we hear Of any denial
We had right to infer from that
statement that vote on calling a
convention For primary had been ia.
ken, and th&jj it stood 13 against and
for. You say thai no vote was ta
ken; you say no action vas taken on
the primary. Is it not possible, ther
that an outside agreement was had
On the question, and decided so as tC
avoid the question coming Up in the
meeting? If You will give me the
names of one OF moro Of the 13 who
favored a convention for primary
outside or inside of the meet
ing on the 9Th of May, I vii
cheerfully correct to that extent
You go so far in YOU: first letter t.
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Two Birda With One Gun.

SAvANNAu, Ga, July ia special
to the Morning News says: cat
Guyton to-day r. G. Norton, Jr., son
of q physician of this place, shot and
killed two brothers named Willie and
John Bird Yesterday young Norton
and Willie Bird traded mules. To
day Willie Bird, accompanied by his
brother John, went to Norton's place
to get him to trade back. Norton
refused, and John Bird, drawing his
pistol, told his brother to open the
stable door and recover his mule
At this point young Norton shot tho
Birds dead Norton fed"
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His Face Was Clean.

A rather prccocious infant had it's
christening unfortunately deferred
until it was able to talk, and at the
font was lifted III it's fathers arms
for the ceremony. After the minis
ter had dipped his fingers in the wa
ter, and made the sign Of the cross
on her forehead, the unawed child
leaned down, and catching up the
long sleeve of his white gown, wiped
the water away, calmyl remarking;
"Baby' face tlean. Don't want was
sin; dot it wassed fore us tummed
OUT
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Corpulency Cured Dy Fasting.

PoUonKEEpsIE, July 24.-Dr. Chas
x. Barlow, one of the leading den
lists of this city, has taken no food Of
any kind except a glass Of milk or q
cup of coffee each day for forty-fivc
days. When he began fasting he
weighed 245 pounds and measured
40 inches around the body. He now
weighs POI pounds and measures 35
inches around the body. When the
forty-fvc days were up he was
ready to eat something substantial,
but his appetite failed him and has
not yet returned. His board bill for
fifty-three days has been less than
80. He says he feels good and has
worked hard every day during his
fast. His entire food today consisted
Of a glass of milk and plate of ice
cream. He is about forty years of
age. His eyes are bright and his
movements splightly
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our order shows that it looked to the
education of the agricultural class
that they might be prepared to
grapple with organized and ontrench-
cd monopoly. [ respectfully recon-
mend careful study Of this entire
first declaration Of purpose to the
brotherhood in South Carolina.
The education Of the agricultural
class is the most important work of
the Alliance, not only III South Caro-
lima, but III every State Of this great
nation. l recommend that you con
slider carefully the best methods for
The accomplishment Of tins great cd
ucational work.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS monopoly,
with it mighty influence and power
must be met and dvfeated This
IS a task worthy Sf the supromest
efforts c. the toiling masses of the
people OF the United States. It is no
escape if we would pcrpetu0te free
institutions and enlightened Christian
government. The toiling masses of
the people of this great nation arc
glrdng themselves for the accom-
plishmcnt Of this task The agricul-
tural States Of this Union arc uniting
for the accomplishment OF this grand
task. The great Northwest and the
Cotton States will stand together in
the coming battle with the powers of
monopol ~. The assaults OF the first
Sbirml6h Will be recorded in the clec
ton results OF the National elections
for 1890. But the Monopoly
is 100 firmly established for to be
defeated i'll q skirmish. 1t will re
QNirc the great battle of 1892 to dc
eide whether the people OF whether
monopoly shall rule this great nation
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Killed by q Grow Bar.

UNION, S. c., July 18.-A Mr.. Cox,
superintendent Of Mossrs. Jones q
Cos. works on the Georgia, Carolina
& Northern railroad, was killed We'd
nesday evening, near Fish Dam in
this county. He was sitting down
while some negroes were at work
building an arch and while some very
heavy rocks were being moveda crow
bar slipped and struck him on the
head. He died almost instantly
He is said to have been very wealthy
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Chairman State Democratic Exc
cutivo Committee.

NEwBEKRY, S. c., July Sth, 1890.
Dear Sir-The resolution referred
to the refusal of the committee in
May Ca day OF two after the Ridge
way SPECIFY to call convention
looking to the question of a primary
being submitted to it. My recollec-
ton when 1 drew it, was, and is now,
that n. G. G. in his letter published
the next morning in tho News and
Courier, stated the Executive Com
mitteo stood 13 to l, and stated, ]
think, "that it was no secret If you
have tho paper you can, by oxamin-
ing it, see whether or not l was
wrong. l have not q copy of it.
Very respectfully,
SAMPSON P0PE.
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CREENyILLE, 5. c.. July IA, 1890.

CREENyILLE, S. c., July IA, 1890.
Dr.. Sampson Pope, Newberry, S. G.
Donr Sir Your favor Of the 8th
inst, has been received, and answer
delayed by my absence from home.
As I have already assured you that
The State Executive Committee did
not vote upon the question Of q pri-
mary at the meeting held May 8th
the reply you make is quite unsatis-
factory You Lave based an attack
upon the Executive Committee on IN
formation that is totally incorrect,
and your statement III reference to
what N. G.. G. said the next morning
in the News and Courier is equally
vide of the marx. He referredto the
Executive Committee as bomg 13
against and one for Tillman, but this
is very different from refusing "to
give us State primary as you allegc
was done. I will be very glad to
know whether you propose to make
the correction, and in case you de
cline to do so, I will print this CORE
spondence in Justice to the Executive
Committee.
Yours respectfully,
JAMES A. HOYT,
Chairman State Executive Committee
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Alliance EXCHANGE.


The plan adopted at your last meet
ing for the establishment Of "an Al
lance Exchange has been carried
into active and successful operation.
This report, submitted to this body
a8 information,w will sufficiently explain
it's operations. It's continued success
is directly dependent on the patron
age OF the Alliance brotherhood of
the State. When the business world
comes to understand that it has
"comc to stay that the Alliance peo-
pie Of the State will support it to the
extent Of their abilitp, it will surely
prove a grand success and benefit the
Alliance membership beyond THEN
most sanguinc expectations.
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The Governor has offered a re-
ward of one hundred dollars for the
apprehension and conviction of per
sons who attempted to assassinate
the town marshal of Jacksonboro,
Colleton county, juno 9th.
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The President = Address.

Brethren Of the State Alliance In
turning over to you the high trust
which [ have endcaVored to execute
for you during the two years since
ycur organization, [ congratulate you
on the growth Of the order within tho
State, on the good your organization
has already accomplished and on the
open prospect for future accomplish
ment. The report Of your State OF
ganizer shows that the organization
has now been planted in every county
i'll the State. Your secretary reports
that we now have 1,052 sub Alliances
i'll the State, an increase of 298 since
your last meeting, and an increase Of
1880 members during the ycar now
closing.
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Attacked by White Ronghs.

GREENvILLE, S. c., July 24.--Jess
Mackey, colored, was seriously cut
and beaton on Sunday night last by
three young white men, whose names
nre George Rotters", Walter Beard
and John Smith. Mackey claims
that he was near the Columbia and
Greenvillo railroad in the West End,
when he was attacked by the men
mentioned above, and if he had not
run away would have been seriously
hurt. AS it is ne has q knife wound
in the back which is considered dan
gorous. The young men are under
arrest to await the result of the
wound.
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A Meteor Dropped into His Wagon.

Versailles Ky.) correspondence
ST. Louis Globe-Democrut John
Whitaker, Of near Oregon Bend this
county, was driving homo last night,
when a meteor flashed across the
heavens, and the next instant a huge
stone, measuring about eight feet in
diameter, came through the air, and
with terrific force crashed into the
bed of the wagon directly behind
him, grazing the seat he occupied as
it fell. The horses were wild with
fright, but the heavy stone pinned
the wagon to the earth, and as they
could not break the heavy chain
traces they were unable to run off.
Mr.. Whitaker says he heard tho
meteor whizzing through the air, but
had no idea what it was until he was
jolted out Of his seat by the crash.
A number of sightseers visited the
spot today and inspected the won
derful rock
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Chm'n State Dem. FIX. Com

While trying to stop n fight at
Baker6villo, N. O., on Friday, Stokes
Burlinson, q prominent citizen, was
stabbed to death by Mitchell Green,
O notorious rough. Green is in jail
and may be lynched.
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YOUR ORGANS.

The Cotton Plant, your State or
gan, Is worthy Of and should receive
the support OF the brotherhood
throughout thc State. 1t should
make its weekly visits to every ALI
ance homo in the State. The fact
that most ofthe State prcssis opposed
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BENEFITS OF TUE ORDER.

The improved business methods in
troduccd by the order have saved
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars to
the farmers Of the State, but import
ant as is this money saving to the
farmers of the State, the gain in in
formation and manhood is vastly moro
important The Alliance has not only
demonstrated the practical benefits
of unity, but that it has stimulated
and has given direction to individual
efforts, is the testimony Of observers,
both in and out Of the ORDER. Tho
farmers Of the State are moro cheer
full and hopeful than they have been
for many years, and it will not be de.
MED by those who have observed and
studied the farmers condition, that
it is mainly due to the bcnchcicnt
teachings and operations Of your no
bile organization.
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POLITICAL. DANGlg3.

=
Vhc charge Of OUr OpOncuts that
we have abandoned agriculture and
gone into politics is sufficiently an
swered by the statistical fact Of in
creased area Qn,i superior condition
Of the growing crops. Whence this
fear OF the farmer i'll politics! But
We must cvoTrcmcmbcrt that our poll
tics are to be "StI ictly non pnrtisan. -
Any departure from the rulc will be
to the extent of the departure
fatal to the success of the reforms
sought. The Alliance is in no sense
Il political party, nor does it look to
She destruction Of either Of the great
political parties, but it is "strictly
non partisan organization for the de
fence and protection 0f The ''agricul-
tuTaj classes against lcGalizcd spolia-
ton, and will wait for no change Of
administration to present its de
mAnds.
The national demands foJ mulated
by the Supreme Council at St. Louis
have been considered and passed
upon by thc Sub and County Alliances.
/ recommend that these demands
with the action taken thereon by Sub
and County Alliances be referred to
a special committee on Legislative de-
mands and that all matters in refer
cncC to legislation, State or national,
be referred to this committee. The
great consolidation effected at st.
Louis since your last meeting, and
the unprecedented growth Of the Ma
tiOnal Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union inspires the hope that the
demands Of that grand organization,
Will-at no distant duy-rcccivc re
spCctful consideration by the Congress
Of the United States
TIE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL
COLLEGE.
| congratulate tNc farming end in
| tustial cluSsCj OF thr State on tho
Guct. that since your last meeting, the
State has made provision for the cs-
| tabliShment Of an Agriculi liul'al and
| Mechanical College at Sort I'LL, and
| that the work Of construction Is now
progressing.
The report of your Executive Com
mijtcc shows good and safe financial
management. Whcy have enabled
your State organizer, State lecturer
and State president to meet, to the
extent of their ability to do 50, all de
mands made for their services. [ re
commend that the committees con
tinuC the same equitable and wise ~
| Tangamemt III reference to the work
of the State lecturer, and that he be
required to give his whole time to tho
work ndor their direction should it
be demanded. And IsuggcSt further,
now that the work Of organization is
so nearly completed, that the com
mittcc impose the work of State or
| ganizcr on the State lecturer
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The State Farmers Institute
will be held at Ridge Spring, 28tl.
and 29th inst.
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me as to say, "the Executive Com
mittee has never voted upon the
question of q primary at all, and
that, too, after they had called con-
vention for that purpose to meet on
August 18th. T am not O member of
your committee, and do not of course
know how you decide matters COM
ing before you, but [ do know you
decided to call and did call conven-
tion by some means known to your
selves to meet on August 18th to take
into consideration primary. These
are not days for quibbling or hair
splitting. [ am willing that the pub-
lie shall decide whether or not [ have
misropresented your committee, You
are ut liberty to publish this CORES
pondence from beginning to end and
The letter of Mr.. Gonzales, published
in the News and Courier Of May 10th
with it, but it must be all published.
Very respectfully,
SAMPSON Pope.
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GUIDED BY NOBLE PURPOSES.

IN looking to and arranging for
future operations, we must be guided
by the same declaration Of noble pW-
poses that has enabled rs TO start SO
we'll They arc founded on buth and
equity. Let us study them and bo
gdidcd by them. The safety and
"ucccss of our organization is dcpcnd-
9nt on our fidelity and devotion to
these noble purposes.
ECONOMICAL EDUCATION.
The first declaration of purpose by
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

gold, silver and copper ores and the man
facture of steel and iron, We must not
forget that this is II favored spot for the
establishment Of many manufacturing in
dustries. Our superiority over other
towns in this part OF the west a> regards
cheap coal, extensive water powe. and
agricultural resources, establish this fact
beyond question. The advantages afford
ed by nature for the employment of lar. e
forces of laboring men are greater at this
place than any other | know of in the
west, and it is my firm belief that this
will he fully demonstrated 10 everyone
before the close Of the present decade
Those who live to see Great Falls in 1900
will doubtless see the Missouri river, from
Black Eagle falls to Rainbow falls
l.I<ED WITH THE MOST EXTENSIVE WORKS
for treating the raw material Of this rich
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

falls. This important and costly work
has already been commenced, under the
direction Of Engineer Tanning, and will
be carried forward to completion as fast
as four or five hundred men can execute
it. When completed, it will be one Of
the best works Of the kind on the CONT
nent and will afford ample power fir all
the varied manufacturing industries that
may be attracted here.
RAPID PROGRESS.
The river. at the head Of the rapids. is
spanned by two bridges, and another
bridge is about to he built across sun
river near its mouth. The city has the
Holly system of water works, huit the
present year at cost Of nearly 100000
and two electric light plants, while a
Boston company, the present year, will
connect the west end Of III. town with
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

twenty-five years ago. The creation of
the cities of Denver, Kansas City, st.
Paul aud Minneapolis in SO short time,
tells us what
MAY BE EXPECTED OF GREAT FALLS,
which is not inferior to any of these cities
In natural resources for the concentration
of population and capital. Montana, by
common consent, ranks first Of all the
states in the production of precious met
ais and Of copper. Her coal and iron
zelda cover thousands of square miles and
are almost inexhaustlble. Her grazing
lands already yield an unfailinS revenus
Of many millions annually from the sale
OF horses, cattle, sheep and wool, while
her rich farming lands cover On area q
1lce thap dxty lhl6n sQeese -
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

ly endowed state. They will also see
here Il city made beautiful by industri-
Gus, intelligent men and containing with
in its limits a hundred thousand people
II this growth, seems too rapid to the read
ers OF this article, would remind them
that we are living in a wonderful period
for the growth and development of great
natural centres like this. The popula-
tion of the United States is now fully
siNty=tive millions, railway lines are being
built from all points in Montana, and all
of them will surely be extended to Great
Falls. because it will be pre- eminently !,
freight producing town. Cities are built
much faster now than they were some
years ago: and when investors are salts
tied II town possesses superior resources
and advantages for growth, they seize
upon them. and populons towns are crea.
ted with arapidity unknown to the world
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

of pump house, :j2x36 feet: boiler house,
3ON32: coal shed, 1SxaO; and five room
cottage for the engineer. The buildings
are all made of brick and stone and have
good, high ceilings and are Of neat design
as will be seen by tt e cut. There are two Is
horse power steel tubular boilers and two
Gordon compound duplex pumps, each
with Il daily capacity Of one and one
fourth million gallons. There are seven
and one tenth miles of mains, ranging
from 6 to IL inches in diameter, and Il
fire hydrants.
Tie ordinary water pressure for do
mestic use is 55 pounds, and 100 pounds
for fire duty. The pumps will easily
furnish ten Ire inch fire streams at once
with the above pressure. There are 95
taps in the mains for private consumers.
Quite number Of extensions of the
mains are talked of early in the spring.
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

To crown the whole, Montana has a eli
mate unsurpassed by any other section of
the world in those qualities that make
man strong and energetic. As Great
Fails. so wonderfully endowed W til local
advantages, is situated in the centre Of
this great state, can anyone doubt that her
growth will be as rapid and substantial as
any of the western cities have men,
toned:
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11

Black Eagle falls, the Giant Spring and
Rainbow falls by an electric railway. de
irving its power from dymmos located at
Black Eagle falls, The population of
Great Falls, now about three Thousand, is
increasing with such rapdity that build
ings are not being erected fast enough to
supply the demand. 1t is safe to state
that. with the impulse of the great smelt-
ers under construction and the increased
railway communications now assured, the
population of Great Falls will reach ten
thousand during the present year.
FAVORABLE LOCATION. =.=
NOtown could lie more favnrablv 10.
Gated us regards coal supply aud the ore
producing sections of Montana. as it has
the advantage ot descending grades from
every direction. The chief engineer "f
the Montana Central remarked t.. me re
Great Falls tribune., 1890-01-11
GREAT FALLS WATER WORKS.

These works are located on the east
mile above the central part of the city
ard just above the mouth Of sun river.
They were built by the Great Falls water
company. Work was commenced about
April 25th, and the works were completed
August lst, 1850. The buildings consist