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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-09-19
ALBERT & Wesley,
49, under The Sun?

=.,aa New under The SUM- 80 some
"0tS Tnss may be true but there e r ~ssh We
ln nav articles IN common use =
know but little. 49,
what did Is know that n, the n gs q !.
plu - thought from the East lall IN hot
trees anu '.n - article Of diet, especAaAi'
4,or Gail for it at our ''9
'ap wsn We can furnish you n the I'i where 1t is
WEN =. i,,,norted right from Brazli' a;aenous to
nav - from the root OF P'"A'
-,om Japan and China e4o,o is
Tea FRO" s,n, Arabia; in fact our Store ORE. = Of
museum represented and the v n;na these
the eoa ,l,aen employed in order " &c Come in
OF workl's., "a injuries to your doors !. General
comforts anu We have full stock o. oI hoots.
and see us: y" nen,s and boys clothing '00'0'
llaos notions, ETC., etc., e1c'
-. . Word in Regard TO =. f'o '".,tet, a
JUST waonso,ket four best in p the M'i ssno
Woo @s9ars strai ght, and patent .,.des al
grades ), h hherdeen -four. Flour all si'''
all prices. ---
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
The Clemson COIIepc

GREENvLLE, S. c., May 22.-At a
meeting of the Clemson College trus-
tees, held ut Pendloton on Tuesday
and Wednesday, q large amount of
detail work i'll connection with tho
beginning Of operations on the Col
lcgc buildings at Fort Hill was dis
posed of. The contract for three
million bricks was given to Poole g.
Co., of Nowbcrry, and a contract for
saving the lumber, to be secured on
the place, was let to Griffin & Co., of
Pickcns. Bruce & Morgan, of At
lanta, wcro chosen architects for the
College buildings. Arrangements
wcro made for working n force Of
twenty cOnvicts just received from
the Pcnitcntiary. The first work will
be done on the experiment station
and laboratory buildings, the inton-
ton being to have the station ready
for operations by October.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05

ed corporations and monopohcs v,
iniquitous financial policieS--by um
todly combating all these govern
mental partialities and special privi-
leges, the success of this great move
mont by tho brotherhood Of farmers
will be doubly assured and that sue
cess will bring not only to the farm
ing Glasses, but to the toiling masses
OF tho people speedy and substantial
relief and inaugurate ah cra Of pros
pcrlty never known before i'll the his
tory Of this republic.
Fraternally yours,
j. Is. GORDON.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
A BAPTIST UNIVERSITY ASSURED.
The Monoy Necessary to Rccutc Mr.RocIsc-
fclicr's Gift now Taiscd

r. ar
!, Cnl'AGo, vi may y. .2''-|Gjmcagoo l" to
',TYr ti,, u Sr"RI llllllloh 4oilnr university.
HnouC one year ago J0hn ID. ltockc-
r'ii'i' Cl'o Hl'l1oilrd i1od on mASnnt", OF
I'm'; Iri go 10 slEc %1oVO'ooo toward y UNI
EHHiHi'S fHi:S PoJcc'Gc' oy IhG I>aptlStS OF
Ii!ic''Ho 10 tioVi'I"M ,Na m" inc lHItcr would
I iiIIo VIC 'ol"o,V"o necessary TO com
l'lcCc '!'S r elldoWihrnt OF l,oOo,ooo. re
,i'l'l''I m'I Ht} . "hc 2aS INC Gnt" by winch
G Glic IoIal sum must DO subscribed.
Ia. nlS meant that an average of over
9"'}'ooo must D" Hubscrlbcd during
I! oicll one one OF thG twelve months III
WHlEl ,I;li Inc work was TO be accom-
pu8hed.
Inc tash was h"rcnlcan one, par
1c4llHly as the people OF this city
@nd III iHct al! over the country, had
loHI lalGh IN any educational enter
prl@" which the BAptistS of Chicago
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
A NORTH CAROLINA LYNCHINC.
John Startling, Hard Citizen, Shot to
Death.

"ohn Starling, Hard ICitiZCn, Shot to
RALElGH, N. G., May 27.-John
Startling, living near Selma in John.
Ston county, WAS surrounded by II
party Of masked mon while on the
way home last Saturday night, tied
to Il tree and shot to death. Twenty
bullets were put into his body. He
had made some threats against a
pcaccablo citizen and was returning
home from magistrates trial.
His wife was III the wagon with
him. The mob thrcWa rope over his
head, dragged him out and carried
him far enough in tho woods to
prevent hcr,from bcing an eyewitness
to his fate
Some timo ago an old lady named
Conia Brown and her grandson were
foully murdered in Johnston county.
Mrs. Brown was Starling'S mother
m-laW, and there was we'll founded
suspicion that Starting murdered
her that he might get possession of
her property through his wife. He
was tried on tho charge of murder,
but he had SO tcIrOrizcd the commu-
nifty it was impossible to got any ono
to testify against him, and he was ac-
quilted.
Later tho houses of two persons
WHO made themselves conspicuous in
tho trial against him whore burned.
The people of this community
thought this Starling's work of ven
goancc, hence the 1ynching
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
BOOTHS SHOT RECALLEr
Curious and New Story from n Momtrca
Man.

A Curious and New Story from II Montreal
Man.
y" A dispatch from Detroit to the
NowYork Times says: can echo Of the
shot fired by j. Wilkes Booth in
Ford's Theatre, Washington, about
twenty-five years ago last Monday
by which Abraham IincOn received
his mortal wound, was heard Thurs
day i'll Detroit. Thomas Casey u
typical Irishmon OF sixty years o.
more stood III front OF the opera
house intcntly studying the show bill
that bore the numo OF Edwin Booth,
who is playing an engagement here.
He asked q man standing near him
il Edwin Booth was any relation to
j. Wilkes Booth. Being assured
that lie was, Mr.. Casey repaired to
the hotel to tell Mr.. Booth the follow
ing remarkable story, now rcpcatcl
for the first time:
"ln June, 1865, while Mr.. Casey
was an auCtioncr i'll Qucbcca schoon-
CT called the Emma loaded at Mon
trcal loaded with oil for Nassau. In
the cargo were seven large trunks
marked j. w. B., Nassau; to be called
1Or.' The schooner passed Quebec,
but short distance below that city Il
storm struck her and she Was wrecked.
The crew and officers were seen, but
the dcrcllct Wa3 picked up by some
Quebec sailor, who claimCd SALVAGE.
The goods recovered wore put into
the Admiralty Court to be sold, and
Thomas Casey was the auctiOnccr to
whom tho sale was intrustcd. He
opened the SUVcn trukS and found
them filled with rich velvet salts.
jcWelcd daggcrS, nrmors, helmets,
plumcs and various other theatrical
accessories. Old letters bearing the
address y. Wilkes Booth and hun
drcds Of tickets with initials j. ".
b. were also found.
"Tho goods were much domagcl
by water. For some Of them there
was no call, and Mr.. Casey kept
thcm. The sailors realized $500, and
$500 was deposited TO tho credit of
y. Wilkes Booth or his heirs. Mr..
Casey had never heard Of j. Wilkes
Booth. Away down in Quebec he
took but little interest III the affairs
that were thon interesting the Amer
lean mind, and he made no effort to
find the owner, who, he thcm Suppos-
ed, was drowned on the Emma, nor
had ne any interest III inquiIing for
Booths rclativcS In the lapse
Of time the attain escaped his mono
ry, and he did not think of it again
until today.
Casey,s cndcaYor to sec Edwin
Booth was futile. lie was not in his
room and no reply was deigncd to II
note in which the writer intimutcd
that he might be able to impart some
information ofintcrcHt ab0utJ. Wilkes
Booth. A subsequent interview
with Mr.. Arthur Chase, Mr.. Booth $
manager, was equally fruitlcss, Mr..
Chase informing Casey thatthc great
tragcdian would tolcratcno illusions
to, on conversations about his broth
cr from any source whatever. The
fact That the trunks wore consigned
to Nassau, leads to the belief that J.
Wilkes Booth evidently hoped to cs-
cape to the Bahama Islands and
there resume his profession, bcicv-
ing, no doubt, tnat his ollcnsc would
be considered Il political one and that
he would be safe in IL foreign coun-
try Casey is resident Of Montreal
who happens to be visiting This
citV
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
MIR. i4lEtlns's Nincty-isoom House.

Mr.. Ei!1in9's Nincty-Noom House.
The nincty-roOm house that Stcph
eli Is. ElllinS is building near the
town Of EllvinS, Randolph county.
W. W., will be finished the first of
June. 1t is one Of the finest Country
residences III the South, and isat the
top of q high hill--nbOuttcn minutes
walk from the railroad station. In
front is IN extensive lawn. Around
the building is wall three feet high
CT than the first floor. At distance
the house, with its towers, docs not
look unlike Il European castle. 1t is
an extensive three story structure,
with shin&lCd sides and slate roof.
On the first floor is q large hall, that
will be lighted with Six ornamental
torches, which will cost about $500
apiece The parlor, diningroom,
and library all about same size, are
on the same floor and will be fitted
up luXuriously. The children 'sroom
is also on the samo floor, but it is
smaller than the other three. All
the rooms are finished in hard wood
The fre-places are massive The
walls Of some of the rooms are adOln-
ed with handsomepaintings. On the
second floor are the sleeping apart
ments and about half dozen bath
rooms The bHthtubs aro of solid
porcelain. The Kitchen extension is
two story building. The first floor
contains the kitchen proper and
servants dining-room, and the floor
above their sleeping and bath rooms.
Ex-senator Fl. G. Davis is preparing
to build house sevcnty-ive yards
from that Of Mr.. Elkins. The town OF
Ellins is the terminus Of the West
Virginia Central Railway.
The Grand Army of tho R2pub,
lie has bought the land whore tho
Andersonvillo prison stood, and vii,
turn it into II pleasure park.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
FIGURES FOR FARMERS.
THE EXPENDITURES IN THE DEPART
MINT OF AGRICULTURE.
a Mombcr of tho Board Collects Some I'm .

W. ~ VI NSNISOI OHE'
n mombcr OF tho Board Collects Some I'm
portant Data from tho Public Records.
70 the Editor of The News and
Courier: There may be some earnest
seekers after the truth, to whom the
figures relating to the expenditure of
it's funds by tho department of agri
culture, as given by Capt. T4iIJtan,
III his speech at Anderson Court
House, may need explanation. Ac-
| cordmg to your report in The News
and Courier, he said:
The board Of agriculture had spent
$325,OOO since 1880, and this year
they will receive $4,000 from the
privilege tax on fertilizers.
a Voice: "What do they spend it
for, beer OF chumpagne?'
Capt Iillman: "Well. you will
have to ask Col Butlor.'
The privilege tax was special Tux
on the farmers and ought to be used
Tor their benefit, etc.
This means to ochargc cxtravagancc
corruption nnd misrepresentation of
this fund.
a report, itcmizcd, with vouchers.
IS mado annually to the Legislature,
There is, therefore, no excuse for
Capt. Tiliman to plead ignorance and
say II don't know" Aspirants for
public favor should not make charges
they cannot prove, nor plead ignor-
ancc. To say the least, it has tho
look Of insincelity, for where the fig
urcS were obtained there follows the
full information Of expenditures.
10 understand this seemingly
large expenditure one must know with
what the department of agriculture
IS charged.
1t payA the salaries of the commits
sioncr of agriculture, chemists and
clerks; it prints privilege tax tugs,
monthly reports and other matter; it
draws Samples OF guanos, buys chcmi-
Gals anC fixtures, and analyses the
fertilizers, issuing bulletins of re-
colptS: it has charge Of the weather
service, State exhibits, as at New
Orlcnns, Augusta and at Spartan
burg, of the veterinary department.,
farmers institutes, experimental sta
tlonS, the fish commission, the collcc
ton OF the phosphate royalty, and of
agricultural affairs generally. 1t also
has charge Of immigration, and DAYS
the State Agricultural and NIcchani
cal Society $4,000 per year by lcgis-
latlvC enactment.
Now, to do al this requires q GOOD
large sum; how much will be best
seen by reference to the commission
er'S report for 1889, the last one. by
way of illustration, the collections
and disbursements being as follows,
viz: -. -
Collections.
Privilege tax Oh CONNER
clal fertilizer. .......S 1892, ,08S .O5
Reed from j. AL. NIcBrydc,
proceeds sale of farm
products, Spartanburg
Station: ........ 581~ ~G9
Balance i'll State treasury,
department. funds. 1866 IT
Balance i'll State treasury,
Station funds ... 313 Sc
hcc q from A. I. Smythc,
the amount di8bmScd by
the department Of agri-
culture i'll phosphate liti
cation, being part OF dam
=, age" rccovcrcl. ....... 12.162 90
Reed from A. Y. Snyth2,
damages recovered in
phosphate litigation, bal
nncc after dcducting
amount paid out by the
department of ngricul-
turc ................. 31,308 70
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05

cram infantry leading, and the vetcr-
an cavalry and volunteer infantry
bringing up tho rear The infantry
organizations were mu8scd us usrapidly
as possible III front of the grand
stand, the mounted veterans on the
lett OF tho monument. The artillery
too k position i'll line west of the in
tantry, and facing the statue. The
volunteer cavalry formed facing the
grand stand.
The arrangement of the mass of
people occupied full half nn hour.
CALLED TO ORDER
When the organization was com
plctc, and something like quiet could
DC had, Gov. Mckinney as Prcsi-
dent Of the Monument Association
arose and called the nssemblago to
order. After Il brief invocation by Rev.
Chas. Mmncgcrodc, Of tho Episcopal
church, Gov. Mckinney introduced
Cen Early as chairman of the meet
luG. lie was greeted with prolonged
applause and cheering. Taking The
gEYcl from Gov. McKimcys hand,
Gen. Early announced in Il few well
chosen words the orator OF the occa
sion, Col. Archer Anderson.
Every point III Col. Anderson ad-
Dlqusc, on1 %ryn,,5i t;,nns wv ',,.ni "5' "I'
lig1d 10 suaprrI j,;e 1,.n,n,,I,n v.hno
tho crowd chrrrni ,g,;,, n|I ,'.., I'r, :,
Al tnc r0nclny;nn ~ I;,. ,I1,.",.'' s.','''I :,
wave Of o,r,ln,uc .wnn, r,,,, ~ ,n,. 80; I,n q
crowd and rinnIrJ ort ,.,o;n owl WI
again, until hanIs wnrn tir"I "mI
throats were i,o,rsn ''''>'
nm. ,.,. ,,,,,,,, ,.,.,.,.,,u,
W., '.'' y ~ w ' il''hn'
Ivy, Nhrh III a measure S'I%ncG had
pcoH |'',' rr"'or""' N5'h' Jo""nh f.. John-
H'o!i a!""% 'fGh ms scat brlnnd the
orator > Hi4Nl, ana, leaving the plat
1Orm, walked toward the monument.
On the other side walkrN Il Yetcrnn
N"AiSu'faln from jhr Su'GcrS
ifO4l"; n!S zoe e.: MARION v W'"' and >. );
~ I,.;tI' 4I''o, ii@ Progress W." &. 'Gtcd
~ Git'f uNi''I!'l,''''' 'il''iINH i''tchih
!ii' I'oT o. we ~ 'l''iA'hl' Il" LOOK
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
At THE MONUMENT.

An enormous crowd was in waiting
there. A large stand erected ;rl front
Of the monument had been reserved
for the distinguished guests, the Or
ator Of tho day and ladies. IT was
we'll filled when the procession arriy-
cd, md the Grand Marshal. dis
mounting, offered his arm to Gen.
Johnston, to escort him to the seat
reserved for him. When Gov Nc
Kinney, Col. Anderson, and the 9th.
or distinguished guests and officers of
the occasion had taken position ON
the front of tho stand, thoproccssion
passed IN review bcf0ro them, the vet
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05

Total disbursements. SCI .924 13
Cash i'll State Treasury
October 81, 1899 ....... 23.3Ot %
Grand total. .........S SS5.l29 II
TIE COMMISSIONER REPORT.
In the commissioners report fol-
low ten pages of disbursements in
detail, with number OF voucher and
amount, covering ;hc above cXpendi
lures.
L call especial attention. to receipts
from litigation, since the attempt has
been made to throw discrcIit uDOn
the board because nobody WAS ever
prosecuted. Ever since | have been
connected with the board it has been
III constant litigation, and besides the
above large sum which has been
turned over to the State Treasurer,
only last year another important uucs-
ton was settled, which will be worth
thousands, if not hundreds Of thous-
nnds, to the State. The point in this
case was, whether the State owned
to high OF low water mark in the tidal
SWamps, some parties claiming the
rig ht to minc to high water mark.
AS regards the pay of chemists and
clerks, about which the dCpa1 tmcnt
has been criticised, (and it does seem
that the salaries are very largo oncs,)
L have this to say, that the late
chemist, DRIP. +. Chaz;,l, demanded
higher wages, which the board do
cllncd to grant, and that therefore he
resigned and accepted another posi-
ton which paied him better.
And SO, too, with Mr. L. A. Ran
som, who hud been connected with
the department for years us it's
efficient clerk. ... ..,'.. ~
The pay Of the ten mombers of the
board of agriculture is So per day
and 10 cents mileage They can only
charge for fifteen days service each.
do not suppose that any member of
the board has ever been paid for that
number Of days. The usual custom
has been to put i'll a less number Of
days than is actually served. Two
days has been the average, but some
times three were actually served in
going andeOming. Ir.Tillman and his
croakcrs may do it more efficiently.
and economically, but I have great
doubts about it. Having shown all
that was proposed, that IS, how the
department expended its funds, [
remain, yours truly, T. j. MooRE.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
OUTLINES OF T!E STAT('r.
Az NIGHT

Tonight the city is celebrating the
unveiling Of the Lee monument with
banqucts, receptions and pyrotechnic
displays. At the Governors Man
sion a reception is being given to dis
tinguishcd guests from other States.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
TIIE PROCESSION MOVIES.

1t was nearly 1:30 when the word
was brought General Lee that tho
parade was ready to move. Turning
to marshals, he gave the command to
move, and the head of the procession
moved down Broad street.
AS the veteran cavalry passed, the
volunteer troops, infantry, artillery
and cavalry, fell into line behind
them, followed by the Farmers Ali
nnco. The State stroops wore nr-
ranged
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
IN TIE ORDER OF TIE SECESSION

of the Southern States, South Caro-
lima being in tho lead, and Virginia
bringing up the rear. Each of the
State continGcnts carried distinc-
tive banner, but Of far more interest
to .hc throng which filled the streets
and looked down from the windows
and house tops, were tie uttered
and smoke bcgrimmcd flags carried
by the Veterans. Waving handkcr-
chiefs and ringing cheers from thou
sands of thrOatS greeted them rs
they passed
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05
IMPEDED BY THE CROWDS.

The passage of the professional
column through the principal streets
OF the city was u continued ovation.
Its progress WAS much impcdcd by
the crowd that filled the streets, ami,
it was yearly Two O'clock when the
monument was reached.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05

The Grand Army of tho R2pub-
lie has bought the land whore tho
Andersonvillo prison stood, and will
turn it into n pleasure park.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-06-05

Sta's I'D Bars and Stars nnd Stripes Over
'ho Strcots -Rlchmond's Seven Hills
"ha'Scn by tho Tramp OF Thousands
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-10-03
THE tariff b.m has been repol

THE tariff bIIi has been reported
from conference and while in some res
poets it is better than it WAS as passed
by the Senate it is on the whole, the
most atrocious piece of tariff legisla-
tion even conceived by the Republican
party, and that is saying great deal.
1t was only by the Use of the party
whip that an agreement was reached
in conferences, and about one fourth of
the Republicans privately curse the bill
which they say robs their constituents,
but when a vote is taken every one of
these men will be found smilingly vot-
ing for the bill as reported from the
There has been consider
a BILE talk about the Democrats in the
Senate taking advantage of the rules
of that body to debate the report on
the tariff bill until the first week in
November in order to prevent the call
ing uf An extra session for the purpose
of passing the Force bill, but no such
has yet been agreed upon,
although in certain contingencies it
as<y be done. Anything wosfsd be ex-
cnsable and allowable to beat ths
Force bill
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There never was a convention held
in this county that was more thorough
ly representative of the whole people
the court house last Saturday. The
convention was composed of fifty-five
delegates, forty-eight of whom were
farmers, and of the remaining seven,
three were laboring men, leaving four
to represent the commercial and prof
essional interests--Merc,sry.
With his customary disregard of the
truth the editor of the Mercury prints
the above in his last issue.
On a careful diagnosis" OF the list
of delegates as published i'll the Mercury
it sizes up as follows:
Three laboring men, fifteen profess
sional commercial men and
the balance farmers. We are will
ling, however, to concede one out OF
the fifteen, who rightfully is en-
titled to the title of farmer.
According to Mr.. Hebron, Mrs. Heb
ron has truck patch'' somewhere
on Coon creek; it has been tho delight
of Mr.. Hebron all summer to portray
the fine condition in which she has
kept it and the amount of produce rails
ed, estimating, taking the ''truck
patch'' as Il basis, how cheap family
can subsist in Kansas and in the same
ratio that Edwards county could keep
the nation supplied in ''sass" for all
time. II is Gust emery to say Mis-. DIR.
Brown. or Mrs Judge Smith, on the
same authority we are inclined to the
opinion that MFR. Hebron is fairly en-
titled to the distinction of Mr.. Farmer
Hebron.