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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-08-27

The State Alliance of Georgia was in
session last week. President Livingston
seems 70 be in bad standing with some
sofs the members. a member wished to
have certain charges alleged against him
investigated, but this was voted down
spromptly. The President, if he is an
honest man. should not only be will
ing, bnt should insist, on an investigation
sofsboth his official and private acts, where
they can in any way. bear upon his
character as an Allianceman, when the
breath of 9 suspicion reaches his ears.
Such IS course would create faith in his
Integrity in all: quarters In America no
smanSis too good to be inquired of by the
people Gov. Northern, who was elect.
sed to his position mainly by the Alliance,
attended some Of the meetings, but was
not received cordially. he is opposed to
Livingston, who is said to be unduly
CONTROLLED by railroad influence. The
Governor aysshe will fight Livingston
before the people, and Livingston will
haze to- make 9 hard fight to prevent a
defeat. Livingston vas re elected Presi-
sdant. There seems to be pretty bad
split IN the Georgia Alliance, and at the
head 8of. each faction there are popular
men and effective speakers. Why is
there so7g great lack of ;unanimity and
friendship among many members of the
Alliance? Is it men, or measures, or
both that give rise to SO much disagree
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Total ........2,1 ,1so,s2s es7,s54

From these figures it will be seen that
South Carolina is a close second to
Georgia in the number of spindles,
Georgia having the greatest number in
gthe South, and North Carolina is close
! on the heels of South Carolina.
In 1880 the total number of spindles
sin the South was 667 1854, and in 1891 she
shas;2,130,S23, or more than three times
as many as in 1880.
There is much room for increase yet,
however. Should che same increase
proportionately take place in the next
sdecade the hum of over 100000 spin
s,dles mill then be heard throughout the
South.
It needs no argument now to prove that
cotton factories can succsed in the South.
They usually succeed rapidly and sub
stantially. The mill at this place has
mot been running many months, but it is
& necessary now to run day and night to
meet the orders made upon it. To do this
two sets of hands are necessarily employed,
J; and it is not many minutes in "a hours
that the machinery is idle.
Every mill established here proves of
advantage to the cotton growers, as it Of
fers q home market for cotton. 1t dis
penses with good many middlemen in
! one way and another.
Rhe South is fast sharing with New
5 England the honor of being great man.
sufacturing, section.
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Made Rain by Detonation,

MIDLAND, TEXAS, August l9.-Gen.
Dyrenforth's party Of rain makers are
jubilant to. day. The first important ex.
periments have met with great success.
A rain fell for more than six hours yes
terday, and they declare that it Was un-
doubtedly caused by the explosion OF
oxyhydrogen balloons, rackarock powder
and dynamite. At 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon large balloon was sent up at
the G ranch, where the men of science
have their headquarters. The ranch is
about twenty-five miles from this town.
The balloon was sent up about one and
quarter miles and then exploded. 1t
made report like severe clap Of thun.
der. There were only few white
clouds floating in the blue sky at the
time, the sun was shining, and any old
farmer or mariner would have said that
it would not rain in week. The weather
instruments showed that the air was re-
markably dry, and the barometer pointed
at "fair."
Ten minutes after the balloon had dis
appeared in peal of thunder, kites were
set flying, and attached to their tails was
dynamite. This was exploded when the
kites were high in the air, and then
great quantity of powder. which was
scattered over the ground for about two
miles, was set off by electricity, this made
a noise like succession of batteries of
artillery. The smoke rose in the air for
about 200 feet and drifted towards the
experts headquarters. Before it reached
there, however, it vas driven to the earth
by torrent of rain.
The few heecy clouds had gathered to
gether, others had formed, the sky quick
II had become overcast, and storm had
been created by mans efforts. The ba-
rometer began falling ten minutes after
the balloon had exploded. The rain was
very heavy, and the centre of the storm
was over the @ ranch. According to re-
ports from the ranchmen and employees
along the line of the Texas and Pacific
Railroad the storm extended over an area
of not less than 1000 square miles. 1t is
hard to get definite reports, and it may
have reached further.
The noise of the explosion was heard
plainly at Midland, and even at ranches
1OfEy miles Irom Inc SCeue Oh LnS eAPel1-
ments. The people thought it WAS thun.
der. At about Z o'clock this evening
several more explosions we're heard here.
The experimenters were undoubtedly at
work again. The sky became overcast
inside Of half an hour and it began to
rain at 7.40 o'clock. It looks now as if it
would rain all night.
This region, as rule, is very dry, and
it is exceedingly unusual to have such
rain at this season of the year. The
rainmakers are sure that they have stolen
the secret of Jupiter Pluvius, and say
they can food this country at an hours
notice. Their greatest experiment, when
they will explode q tremendous lot Of
balloons, kites and dynamite will proba-
bly, not take place until Friday. The
ranchmen and town weather prophets
don't believe the storm was made by the
rain producers, but Gen. Dyrenforth says |
he will convince the most skeptical in a
day or two.
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AN ORDINANCE
To Prohibit the Keeping of a Baw-
dy House in the City of Ander-
son, South Carolina.

DE IT ORDAINED, By the Mayor and
ID Aldermen of the City Of Anderson,
8. c., in Council assembled, and by au-
thority of the same, as follows. to wit:
SECTION 1. That from and after the date
hereof, any person who shall keep q Bawdy
House, or House of Ill Fame, within the
City Of Anderson. S. c., shall be guilty of
q misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined in q sum of not less than Fifty
Dollars, nor more than One Hundred Dol
lars, or be imprisoned for term of not
less than twenty days, nor more than thirty
days, in the discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 2. That hereafter any person, other
than the proprietor, who is resident or
occupant of any Bawdy House In the City
of Anderson, s. c., shall be deemed and
considered an alder and abetter in the keep.
ing thereof, and upon conviction shall be
fined in the sum of not less than Fifty
Dollars, nor more than One Hundred Dol
lars, or be imprisoned for term of not
less than twenty days, nor more than thir-
ty days, in the discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 3. That hereafter any person who
shall let a house in the City of Anderson,
S. c., to be usedsas Bawdy House, or
House of Ill-Fame, shall be deemed guilty
of misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined in sum of not less than
Twenty Five Dollars, nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned for q
term Of not less than ten days, nor more
than thirty days, in the discretion of the
Mayor.
SEC. q. That hereafter any prostitute, or
woman whose general reputation for chas-
tity is bad, found on the streets or in any
public or private place in the City of An
derson, S. G., soliciting men, drinking in
toxicating liquors with men, or otherwise
conducting herself in an improper and in
decent manner, shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined in sum of not less than Five
Dollars, nor more than Twenty-Five Dol
lars, or be imprisoned for term of
not less than ten days, nor more than
thirty days, in the discretion of the Mayor.
Sec. 5. That all Ordinances, or parts Of
Ordinances, inconsistent with the provis-
ions Of this Ordinance, be and they are
hereby repealed.
Done and ratified in Council, and Seal
~ of tue Corporation of the City of
sr Anderson, S. c., affixed thereto,
s1AD this the 25th day of August, 1901.
G. f. TOLLY, Mayor,
T,7o DpINryI, ruI
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The Cold wave.

BURLINGTON, Ia, August 24.-The
most phenomenal cold wave for years is
prevailing over southwest Iowa at pres
ent. 1t came unexpectedly, and was 80
sharp that late garden truck had q mar
row escape. The mercury fell from nine.
ty degrees in the shade to thirty-hye in
less than twenty. four hours, and nothing
but cloudy weather and heavy winds pre-
vented killing frost. Corn in this section
is so far advanced that the cold will have
little effect on it. Crops in southwest
Iowa and adjoining portions Of Illinois
and Missouri are unusually large, and
there is nothing but long continued rains
and an early freeze that can iDJure them.
Farmers are not apprehensive OF either.
The mercury is now about forty degrees
above zero.
MINIATURES, WIS, August 24,-The
frost last night did great damage TO the
tobacco and cranberries. Hecedah re-
ports that half of the cranberry crop in
that district is destroyed, involving great
loss.
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A New Move by Alliancemen.

TOPEKA, KAN, August 2l-About one
hundred we'll known Alliancemen and
ex Republicans met this afternoon and
took steps to bring before the ex. Union
soldiers in the Alliance the position
which the democrats in the South have
assumed towards new party.
1t was a novel gathering, controlled BY
s. B. Bradford, ex-Attorney General, who
for the past six weeks has been sending
marked copies of Southern Democratic
papers to the men in a new party.
These papers criticised the existing
pension laws and complimented the new
party in the South on it's adherence to
Democratic principles.
Gen. Bradford kept all knowledge OF
the meeting even from the Republican
leaders, and made the gathering as far
as possible an Alliance conference. The
men who were assembled signed an ad-
dress in which they called upon all the
ex-Repubicans in the Alliance to con-
slider we'll the situation in the South.
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John II. Williamson, one of the lead
ing negro politicians Of Raleigh, North
Carolina, ex.member Of the legislature
and editor of the Raleigh Banner, propo.
:.ses5 to run for Congress next year on 8
unique platform. It contains one plank,
iSas follows: That Congress provide for the
payment, at the rate of $500 per, head, of
the 1000, 600 slaves set free by the late
swar-S200 of.this amount to be paid to
sthe owner ofseach slave or his heirs, and
s$100tto each freedman, or his heirs. It
will take s1,2O00O0, 900 to do this, and
Williamson proposes to supply the funds
sby issuing the fund at 2 per cent. fifty
year bonds to that amount.
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Sub. Treasury in Mississippi.

s JACKSON, Miss, Aug. 17-George and
Waltball now have ninety-three legisla-
tive votes, which is three more than they
need to secure their election.
;Barksdsle, the sub.treasury candidate,
only has thirty votes. This leaves fifty
five votes unaccounted for. Il is hardly
possible now for Barksdsle to have more
than fifty. five votes on joint ballot, while
1T looks like George and Walthall will
I have over 120.
The sub b-tressury plan has unquestion-
ably received its death blow in Missis.
sippi. Barksdale on any sound platform
would have made a much stronger race.
!. He had much personal popularity and
heretofore has never run for any Office
without making a respectable showing.
Counties that have always voted for him
9before sepudiated him this time.
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CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 22.-James
Wells and his son sought shelter in a
barn during a thunder storm Friday at
ternoon. They had been there but q
short time before lightning struck the
barn and both were killed.
ATLANTA, August 2O.-The night
express train from Macon tonight was
held up at Collins Station by three mask.
ed men and the express safe robbed.
The highwaymen were heavily armed
and secured several packages, making
probably $4,000. There is no clue to
the robbers, but officers are in pursuit.
BLAcKsrocK, August 20.-Sim Rice,
colored we'll digger, was instantly kill
ed yesterday evening while digging Q
we'll for James Jones. he had worked
in the well all day, and was about to
quit and let another take his place, who
was to work all night. As they were
drawing up tub of mud and water, the
tub fell back distance of some thirty
FIVE feet, striking him ip the head, and
killing him instantly.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Aug. ia
special from Alfalfa, Ala, says three
children of Steven Armstead, a promi-
nent citizen of that place, were drowned
late yesterday afternoon. A boy aged
ten, and the two girls, aged thirteen and
fifteen, went to Big Mills creek, a short
distance away. The little boy went in
bathing, and after disporting for awhile
in the water, he got beyond his depth
and was drowned. His sisters, who we're
playing on the creek bank, short dis
tance away, heard the cries of their broth.
er, and ran to his assistance. He WAS
struggling when they reached the waters
edge. Forgetful of personal danger,
the little girls plunged into the water to
save their brother, and getting beyond
their depths, they too we're drowned;
making three lives. The absence of the
children from home was noticed. A
search was instituted, and the boys
clothes was found upon the bank. The
bodies of the two little girls were fshed
out last night but the body of the boy
was not found until this morning.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Aug. 2l.-A re-
markable balloon ascension was made
Yesterday afternoon at Carolina Beach, q
summer resort fifteen miles below Will
mington. Charles Williams, negro
helper to the ;erouaut, became entangled
in the guys to the balloon just as it was
ready for the ascent. While struggling
to release himself, the balloon suddenly
shot upwards, leaving the eropaut on
the ground and carrying the terrified
negro to hight of 5000 feet. The bal
loon fell a mile away, and it was sup
posed that Williams had been killed, but
Just before reaching the ground he sue
ceeded in disentangling himself from the
ropes and escaped unhurt.
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More About tile Cotton Acreage.

CAMDEN, Aug. GA mass meeting of
the farmers and others interested was
held at the court house to day, to discuss
the acreage of cotton and the advisable
ty of decreasing the same. Hon. W. K.
Thompson presided, and the meeting
was largely attended by representative
farmers from all parts of the county.
There was a great deal of earnest and
enthusiastic discussion, and all seemed
imbued with the idea that now was the
time for unanimous action looking 10
decreasing the production of the cotton
crop. The following resolutions and mo-
tions were adopted
By L. W. Boykin: That We restrict
the acreage of cotton 10 ten acres to the
plow for 1892, provided others cooperate
with US. Mr.. Boykiu stated that we
must start the matter, and, no doubt,
other counties and States would unite
with us.
By W. F. Reid: That each member
of this meeting endeavor to induce all
other cotton planters to plant the same
acreage of cotton per plow as has been
decided upon by this meeting.
By J. F. West: That each Alliance
member present bring these resolutions
before their respective sub-alliances.
By W. D. Brokin: That we meet
again on Saturday, September 5, at IL
M, all cotton producers being invited to
attend.
By George Dixon: That at the next
meeting a delegate from Kershaw be
elected to attend the coming Cotton
Growers Convention at Atlanta.
By L. W. Boykin: That all counties
in the State be invited, through the
press, to cooperate with US id this mat
ter of decreasing the cotton acreage per
plow, and in sending delegates to the
Atlanta convention.
As stated above, the meeting was not
an Alliance meeting, though, composed
mainly of Alliance members.
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What has the Board of County Com
smissieners done in regard to the recon-
smendatlon of our Grand Jury that the
County needs new Court House When
eighteen citizens of the County time and
Sagain- for any number of Grand Juries
have made the same recommendation
urge this matter upon the notice of the
proper officials it surely means that the
people of the County wsnt new Court
House, and they want it because they
need it. The County owes no man q
cent that it hasn't the money TO pay, and
sthe erection of q convenient and more
commodious Court House would impose
g burden on no taxpayer. Judge With
serspoons said, in commenting on this re-.
comma mendation, IT am surprised that the
people of Anderson County should toler.
satesa Court House so inadequate for the
purpose for which it mas built, snd which
fails 50 much of being in keeping with
sthe reputation of the character, dignity
and progress which your people bear in
every part Of the State"
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If everything were equalized on th

IF everything we're equalized on The
lst day of January, by the first of July
everything would be about as it is now.
Some would be riding in buggies, some
on horseback; some would be sitting in
the fence corner looking at the procession
and over and above all would be heard
the voice of the leather-lunged reformer
who makes an honorable livelihood by
the pcrspiration of his jaw rather than
the sweat of his brow, by crying the in
Justice of the division of the products o1
labor, and clamoring for another division.
II !. InuUs.
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AN ORDINANCE
To Prohibit the Obstruction of any
of the Public Streets of the City
of Anderson, S. C..

DE IT ORDAINED, By the Mayor and
I'D Aldermen of the City of Anderson,
South Carolina, in Council assembled, and
by authority of the same
That hereafter any person who shall oh
struct any Of the Public Streets Of the City
of Anderson, S. c., without the permission
of the Mayor first had and obtained, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and upon con-
viction shall be fined in sum of not less
than Five Dollars, nor more than One
Hundred Dollars, or be imprisoned for a
term of not less than FIVE days, ror more
than thirty days, in the discretion of the
Mayor.
Done and ratified in Council and the Seal
- Of the Corporation Of tt the :, city
ahas:ss21 hs 5 Day s. e. e. Aasas agsa S1s5 1897
~
G. F. ToLLY, Mayor.
Attest
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rHE soUTH rs BUILDING UP.

Alls along the line the South is moving
steadily and solidly forward. Evidence
gof this wonderful progress, as far as cot
- manufacturing is concerned, is set
) ,arth strikiugly in the set of figures given
below, comparing the number of spindles
sin her territory at the present to the
number in 1880:
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The brilliant editor of the Louisville
j Courier Journal, DR.. Henry Waterson, is
reported to have said. 81 sm not as big
"a fool as look to be-" He should have
this explanatory sentence placed under
every wood cut of his physiognomy that
appears in the ordinary newspaper.
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HOME SCHOOL.

Miss Lenora G. Hubbard, Principal.
NINTH scholastic year begins MON
IN DAY, SEPT. 7th.
Boys under fourteen years of age will be
received. Send for catalogue.
Aug 90, 1891
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WARNING.

A LII persons are hereby warned not to
II hire, harbor, or otherwise employ,
Frank Crumpton. He is under age, and
has left me without cause. Any person or
persons disregarding this notice will be
prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
JOHN CRUMPTON.
Aug 81, 1891 S IL
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Texas promises to produce more
than 100000 bales of cotton this year.

than 100000 bales of cotton this year.
= A competent authority in Boston de-
clares that no woman fit to live ever died
from tight lacing.
- There is movement in New York
looking to the keeping open of the church.
es in the city every day in the week.
= There are people who will never en-
Joy heaven unless they secure seat
which commands view ofthe tornlented
ones in the other place.
- Memphis is flooded with counterfeit
silver dollars. They fool the merchants
and occasionally the banks. It is be-
lieved that woman is circulating the
money.
- By the death of Mrs. Polk, Mrs.
Grant and Mrs. Garfield become the only
surviving widows Of Presidents. Mrs.
Tyler, the second wife of President Tyler,
died iu Richmond in July, 1889.
= The demand for Percheron horses
for export is so great that the purity of
the breed is seriously threatened, and a
stud book has been started in France by
which the pedigree may be preserved and
the race kept up to the standard.
The Twentieth century begins on
Jan. 1, 1901 the First century did not
end with the year 50, but with the year
100; the Second century therefore began
with the year 10l, and the Twentieth
century begins with the year 1901.
= The period of q generation has been
heightened it used to be thirty years and
later increased to thirty-four /; now q
scientist says the average term of human
life has increased in the last fifty years
from thirty-four 10 forty-two years.
= Within the last forty years at least
100000 Germans have immigrated to
the United States, an average of about
1900 per year. The largest number
came from the provinces of Eastern
Prussia.
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Atteut tii0ll !!

AS we have to be opened and ready
for business in Augusta, Ga, by the LIST
of next month, L will offer my entire
stock from now until the 10Th at from
twenty-five to forty per cent off New
York Cost, as | want to carry all the
money 1 can get with nae.
And now that money is very scarce
in the Northern markets, there are lots
of goods that can buy with cash in
hand for fifty cents on the dollar, so If
you want to buy any Winter, Spring
or Summer Goods, you can buy them
for the next few days at about half
what you pay for them by the lst of
October.
have now to thank my customers for
their patronage, and to bid those that l
cannot see an affectionate goodbye, and
i'm conclusion will be glad to see them in
person or hear from them at 921 Broad
Street, Augusta, Georgia, the old stand
of V. Richards & Bro, next door to the
Planters Hotel.
Respectfully,
D. G.. FLYNN.
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A Desirable Home for Sale
CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
y ANDERSON COUNTY.

CTATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
y ANDERSON COUNTY.
By W. Z. Coz, Judge of Probate.
WHEREAS, A, B. Shirley has ap-
piled to me to grant him Letters of Admin
istration on the Estate and effects of
James L. Williams, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon-
ish all kindred and creditors of the said
James l.. Williams, decd, to be and appear
before me in Court of Probate, to be held
at Anderson Court House, on the 18th
day of September, 1891, after publication
hereof to shew cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted. Given under my hand, this
Oath day of August, 1891.
W. f. cox, Judge Probate.
Aug p, 1891 8 2