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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-04-19
LOCAL NEW ..
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
No Dispensary for Anderson.

An etf,rt is being made to establish q
Dispensarv IN Anderson. The writer sin.
cerely hopes that this effort will fail. This
liz the best and surest opportunity the peo-
pie Of this place have ever bad to give
Prohibition q fair chance under q very
stringent Prohibition law. The Prohibi.
'tionists should accept and improve the
opportunity. If we cannot enforce Pro.
hibition under the Dispensary law With
out a Dispensary the writer, for one, will
believe that total Prohibition is an impos-
sibility. Those who who are opposed to
the Dispensary law are cordially solicited
to aid US in our efforts to defeat Dispeu-
sary in our town.
It is argued by some that If We do mt
aid IN establishing Dispensary, the next
session of the Legislature will force it on
US or place it elsewhere in the County.
This would be an insult to every Prohibi-
tionists in Anderson County, aud would
be an open violation Of the pledge of our
Representatives. We have been given a
chance between Dispensary and renl
Prohibition, and if after we choose the
latter We have that CD oice taken away and
Dispensary forced on US against our
wills, it will show an utter disregard for
the rights of the people. We do not e1-
peCt suCu lIeAlmcub ~ tue uduuo VI ouA
Representatives.
Let us all stand firmly together for Pro.
hibition, and if the Dispensary is forced
on us we will not be responsible for the
results. We again earnestly and cordially
solicit all who will to help US. Remem
Der man must bave majority of the
"frephold voters" OF the city who can read
to sign bis application before be can be
appointed Dispenser. A Dispensary can
not be established without Dispenser.
PROHIBITIONIsT.
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An Antique Railroad Train.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE aueerest
railroad train that has been seen in many
a long year drew out of the Pennsylvania
depot, Jersey City, at 1915 this morning
amid the cheers Of curiosity seekers.
The train consisted of Engine No. OF
the Pennsylvania Railway and cars No.
8 and 5. Engine No. ! Of the Pennsyl-
vania road is also Engine No. l CT the
United States, being the first railway
locomotive used on this side Of the At
lantic. 1t has been among the curiosities
in the national museum at Washington
for several years, and was recently reft-
ted for this duty. 1t is called John
Bull" and started this morning to puff
it's way laboriously to the Worlds Fair,
where it will be an object of wonder to
millions.
The John Bull shows no sign of it's
great age except its antique construction.
It is painted and polished so that it shines
as fair as the latest born of modern loco
motives. The coaches look like stage
coaches. They are in gala attire, being
painted bright green, with the inscrip-
ton, "John Bull Train" The train is
manned by veteran railroaders.
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Our neighbor, Grsenville, seems to be
on the point Of losing the Gates Desk
Company, prosperous and growing
manufacturing establishment. The rea-
son seems to be that Greenville Is not
large enough to accommodate the rapid
growth of the establishment. The COM
many has received encouragement from
business men Of Augusta to remove the
establishment to that city. The Augusta
men told the proprietors of the company
chat they would subscribe $4,000 for
stock or place $500 Of bonds which the
company wishes to float in ordor to en-
large their plant, if representations con-
,earning the business were found to be
true, Augusta has sent a committee to
GreenSAle to investigate the status Of
the establiHhment. 1t seems that Green
willie could keep the concern if she would
mt up tho money as proposed by Au-
sansta. Spartanburg attempted to place
tie bonds but failed. Here Is chance
for Anderson to secure valuable addi-
ton to her manufacturing interests that
employs twenty or thirty skilled work.
men. There ought to be no trouble TO
place here Sl5,O 900 of bonds Of a concern
a substantial as the Gates Desk Com
many seems to be. The Board of Trade
saaight secure the enterprise for Anderson
bya prompt effort. IT our business men
wonld decide to secure it they would
make Augusta's chances mighty slim.
we hope the Board Of Trade will inves-
stigste the matter. There is only one
Question of expediency to determine:
Wilt pay? If the Board answers that
question in the affirmative, let it be here
after the Gates Desk Manufacturing Com
pany. Anderson, s. c.
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il is Thought that some persons were
Killed. y lew were fatally injured. The
loss of property, as estimated now, will
reach S2O0, 900 or more.
A report has reached here that the town
of Saline, in Washtenaw County, nine
miles south of here, was wiped out by
the cyclone last night. Saline is on the
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Rail-
road, and has q population OF 200 Or
1,4OO.
In the vicinity of Dunloe, twenty-five
houses and thirty barns were destroyed.
One woman was killed and number OF
people were badly hurt.
Among the houses wrecked at Royal
Oak was one belonging to Christian
Brick. Brick and his wife were caught
in the wreck, which took fire, and they
were burned to death.
At Clarksville one woman was killed.
ST. LOUIS, April 13.-The latest reports
from the cyclone in Missouri show that
eight persons were killed at Hawkins
Creek and thirty-one seriously injured,
of whom five will die; at Stanbury, three
dead and two fatally injured at Steelton,
seven dead at Page City, one dead and
five fatally injured; at Condsay, seven
killed and seven injured.
Great destruction of property and loss
of life is also reported from various points
in Louisiana, Tennessee, Arkansas and
Indian Territory.
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4o..,;,;; N feor,a Wasbineto, SAW the

tntormililon from Washington says the
President has had the tariff under se-
rious advisement for some days, and 1t is
known, but not generally, that he has had
recent and frequent conferences with Car
Isle, Springer, Wilson, ofWest Virginia,
Mcmillan and David A. Wells. The
present tariff assessments yield the gov
ernment nearly or quite 5000, 100000 per
ennum, on an average advalorem charge
of about 60 per cent. The president IL
anxious to reduce this average to about
80 or IS per cent, which would run the
revenue down to aboutI $12O, 900, 900. To
meet the resultant deficit in the event the
lists are sheared this way, two plans are
being considered. One is to levy an i'm
port tax on sugar and coffee, and the 9TH
or to collect an income tax. The execu-
tive is not unmindful that by fixing tax
on sugar and coffee he may offend the
public sentiment, and so it is hinted that
the proposition to collect an income tax
is regarded with strong favor.
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From Alabama.

CANE CREEK, Ala, April 18th, 1893,
EDITORS INTELL1aENcER; If you will
give little space in your paper, / will
write you some local items from this part
OF our "Sunny South" which may be Of
interest to some Of my old South Carolina
friends.
Farmers, as general thing, are behind
with their work, caused by the great
amount of rain which we had in the early
Spring, but we are having good weather
now, and if it continues ne will soon
catch up with our work.
There are great deal more fertilizers
being used in this country this year than
last, which indicates that we will get
from to cents for our cotton next fall.
There have been several deaths in this
County during the Winter and early
Spring, principally among very old peo-
plo. Some Of them were over so years
old at the time they died.
The health OF our country ir yery good
at this time, and the Doctors are not get
ting much practice. Times are hard and
dull, caused by the scarcity of money,
but we are living ip hopes Of better times
in the near future. we believe that the
Democrats, having full control Of our
government, will mend matters a great
Deal in 9 year or two.
Brother tNeedle" wants mo to send
him the name Of some person in Beat 5
to act as agent fer him in disposing Of his
Alliance liver pills, II it was in my
power TO accommodate him ! would
cheerfully do so, because know that he
is q first class Allianceman, but cannot
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Flashes from Shiloh.

There was large crowd present at the
Quarterly Meeting which convened at
this place last Saturday and Sunday.
Some of our farmers are done planting.
I think the cotton crop is increased in
stead of decreased. Will our people
never learn any sense? We don't want
any legislation for the country people
in fact, we don't need any.
I notice some of the correspondents OF
other papers are bewailing the hard lot
OF the factory operatives, and are crying
out against the management of them. 1
can tell the reason why great many
people went to the factory: It is because
these same farmers who are kicking up
such rumpus bought supplies and sold
them to their tenants at fifty and seventy
five per cent. Well, they say, they have
to make some profit. Now, have heard
of some of these same oppressed farm
ers going to the Bank and borrowing
money for their tenants, and when fall
came take all Of the crop to pay off that
debt which they claim is due them. We
will say, for instance, that tenant buys
supplies to the amount of fifty dollars.
Well, he owes that sum to the landowner
and his crop is worth seventy-hve dol
lars. When the settlement is made the
landowner takes all of the crop for the
tenants Indebtedness. Thus you see he
comes out twenty-five dollars ahead. If
we need any legislation 1t is to make the
farmer give justice to his tenants. If the
farmer who is so oppressed would stay at
home and manage his farm like the mill
men manage their business, and discon-
tinue loafing around these factories every
Saturday afternoon and talking politics,
they would be great deal better off
financially, politically and morally. 1t
takes elbow grease and good judgment to
you will do like do, stay at home and
work, you will be happier.
Our girls have organized debating
society. They say they can out debate
any set of boys in the country. BY the
way, believe them. Some OF them talk
80 fast it ould astonish the fastest poll
tician that ever lived.
Some of the girls have habit Of send
ing flowers to Piercetown. Wonder who
is beating::in these diggins?
COUNTRY CRACKER.
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Tine extra session Of the United States
Senate was Terminated on last Saturday,
the President having notified that body
that he had no further communications
stosend to 1t. The most important work
soEths extraordinary session was the con-
sfrmasion Of fnominations for Office made
by the President. With the exception of
u marshal for Delaware. the Senate has
mot refused to confirm the Presidents
nomination for any Office. The nomina-
stions have ranged from ambassadors
with salaries OF s17,5O0 to postmasters
with salaries Of one or two thousand dol
lara That is a manifestation by the
Senate of confidence in the Presidents
choice az officers that Is gratifying to him
and tho friends Of the administration.
The exception noted above was caused
by objection of one Of he Senators from
that State, and the nomination may yet
be confirmed.
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- The republicans have never elected a
PRESIDENT who had not seen military SER

- The republicans have never elected a
president who had not seen military SER
vice.
- The cotton picker invented by J. w.
Wallis, Of Memphis, Pickens county,
Ala, has been tried and worked success
fully.
"A road bill appropriating 100000
for the Improvement Of the highways OF
the State has passed it's second reading In
the Pennsylvania House of Representa-
tives.
At Shelby, n. G., Cicero Harris,
colored, was "fooling around horse and
the horse kicked him. Harris had an
open knife in his hand and the horses
heels struck the hand, driving the knife
blade into the negro's eyeball, destroying
the sight.
~ Mrs. Minnie n. Caldwell, widow of
the late DR.. William Beverly Caldwell,
Jr., has given the Southern Baptist The
illogical Seminary real estate in Louis
willie worth over 100000 to endow the
presidency ofthe seminary, in memory OF
her husband.
In regard to the decision ofa Vermont
Judge that when maiden discards her
lover she must return the engagement
ring he has given her, it is we'll to recall
the ruling or an English Court that an en-
gagement ring is not recoverable under
any circumstances.
Those who look to woman suffrage
as means for the publication Of politics
will receive decided shock upon exam
lining the candidacy of Mrs. Anna Potter
for the mayoralty of Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Potter received twenty-siX votes,
but her expenses amounted to more than
$4,000.
The late Elliot T. Shepard left prop
erty valued at 81, ,35O.OOO. He left 100000
to the New York Presbytery for evan
gelistic purposes, $4,000 to the Seventh
Presbyterian Church Of New York city
and 100000 to st. Paul's institute at Tar
sus, in Asia Minor. The rest of his es-
tate is left to his family. His will pro-
vides that the Fifth Avenue stage
line and the Mail and Express,
newspaper shall never be operated on
Sunday.
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Snow Storm in April.

New YORK, April l5.-Snow has been
falling fast in the middle section OF the
State since midnight. At Rochester the
snow is heavy and strong wind is
blowing. At o'clock about five inch
es had fallen and it WAS still showing
hard.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, April ia heavy
and binding snow storm has prevailed
northwestern Ohio since ear.
ly last evening. This morning the snow
has reached six inches and in still falling.
In this city street car service is impeded
to somo extent,
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Within thirty years the worlds
annual product of silver has increased
from $40,OOO,O00 to about $3.50, 100000.
Thirty years ago the United States pro-
duced less than $4,000, 900 and to-day over
S60,000,000 year. Under sufficient stim-
ulus Mexico could alone place more sill
yer bullion or the market every year
than the whole world did in 1860.
The San Francisco newspapers are
bespeaking serious attention for what
they effect to believe is another menace
to our oivilizatiOn-the immigration of
the Japanese-an we may expect to hear
the question of their exclusion agitated.
At present the Japanese, if they do not
violate the contract labor law, can enter
the country as freely as other immigrants.
For long time San Francisco potted the
Japs, made servants Of them, put them
into places of domestic trust, and elevated
them above the Chinese as superior
race. The reaction has now set in, and
the Jap has become an object of aversion
in some quarters. ASS matter Of fact,
there is i little difference between the
common lahorers Of China and Japan.
Both work on the Pacific coast for lower
OF late upderbidding even the Chinese.
Just now railroad contractors find 1t con-
venient to engage the Japanese, and in
consequence there have been ugly pro-
tests from the white laborers. 1t is stated
by the San Francisco Chronicle that "the
Japanese have completely oyer-ridden
tho Chinese in the Sandwich Islands,"
and it sounds the warning chat tho samo
thing is likoly to occur in the United
States unless measures are taken to re
strict their immigration"
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A Little More Road Law.

EDITORS INTELL1aENCER: intended
to have added another verse or two to
my road law, but did not want to occupy
too much space at one time, and that is in
regard to width of tire on vehicles, which
is one of the most important factors in
the way OF keeping good roads after they
have been made good that know of. In
order that you may better understand my
proposition, and to show that it is not an
untried experiment, I copy the following
from the New York World:
''In special bulletin on the making Of
roads, issued from the Ontario (Canada)
Department of Agriculture, the width OF
tires on vehicles, which has so much
to do with the destruction of roads, is
considered. The great defect is that for
heavy loads the tires are too narrow. It
has been proved by repeated and care
ful ex periments that wheels with tires
Q 1-2 inches wide cause double the wear
of wheels which have tires 1-2 inches
wide. The surface of the roadway is
not able to bear the heavy load put upon
it by narrow tires, the tire therefore
cuts through the surface and forms
deep ruts. In the care of gravel or
stone roads the good effect Of broad tires
would probably be even more noticeable
than on mud roads, especially IN the mat
ter Of keeping the road surface compact.
1.-THE width oftires on wheels should be
properly proportioned to the weights
they are. designed to carry. Wide tires
have tendency to roll the road and keep
it smooth at the same time; usually It
does not require the same amount of
force to haul vehicle with wide tir es as
1t does to haul one with narrow tires.
"Most of the European countries have
laws regulating the width of tires on We
hicles. In France the market wagons
have tires from to 10 inches in width,
usually from 4 to 6 inches. Not only
have they wide tires, but in most four
wheeled freight wagons the rear axle is
IA inches longer than the fore axle, so that
the rear wheels run on line about an
inch outside of the line of the fore wheels ;
instead Of being road destroyer they are
veritable road maker. The following
width Of tire is reco nmended in the bull
letin quoted:
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All Records Broken.

B1RDsBoRo, PA, April 15.-The first
public test of the Brown regimental wire
wound gun was made to-day, in the pres
ence of government experts, representa-
tives of foreign powers, and mum ber Of
invited guests from New York, Philadel-
phia and other cities. Three shots were
fired, and the gun successfully withstood
the pressure, which the experts declared
would blow any other gun in the world
10 atoms. The test to-day broke all re.
cords and marked decided step forward
in gun manufacture, placing the United
States in the van in gun making, as it
already is in armor-plate manufacture.
The tests to-day were in charge of
Lieut.. G.. N. Whistler, of the Fifth
Artillery, U. s. A., John Hamilton
Brown, the inventor assisted. The gun
has just been finished as sample for
the United States Government. It was
built at the Diamond Drill Works at
this place, under personal supervision Of
John Hamilton Brown, the inventor.
It is built on new system, which is the
winding of steel wire around segmen-
tai core Of steel. The core is made Of
twelve pieces of steel, 19 feet long, and
with cross section like the key of an
arch. The core is three inches in thick
ness at the breech and three-quarters of
an inch at the muzzle. This is wound
with thirty-three layers Of steel wire,
ven-onehundredths of an inch in
thickness. The gun is about fifteen
inches in diameter at the hreech and ten
inches at the muszle. The total length
of the wire used is thlrty=seven miles,
The gun is nineteen feet in length and
weighs three and one-third tons. Its
cost is less than that of a built-up gun,
and it requires less time to manufacture.
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Denver Items.

Earth is putting on the beautiful robe
of Spring, the birds and flowers are
awakening to new life and everything
looks lovely. Spring is the most beauti-
ful season of the whole year. All nature
seems alive and happy. The farmers
have been and are still rery busy. I once
thought farmers lived the most easy,
pleasant lives of all other class of people.
That they only had to work abont half
the time, but l find if one would have
anything they must work for it, and one
can always find something to do on the
farm the same as elsewhere.
Our old friend, Mr.. W. E. Eskew, has
been quite sick but is now able to be up.
He and bis wife are two Of the most
energetic old people ever met-always
doing something. He Is never satisfied
except when out at work.
We have attended couple of social
gatherings recently, one at the residence
Of Mr.. S. L. Eskew, where we spent few
hours very pleasantly. A few friends
met at the bone OF Miss Matte Eskew
Saturday night. There was music, both
instrumental and vocal. The evening
was highly enjoyed by all present.
Our charming friend, Miss Corrine
Long, and Mr.. ]. 81. Pruitt, Of Starr, are
visiting their cousin, Miss Matte Eskew.
Miss Corrine is great favorte in this
community, and always heartily well
coined to our midst She makes flying
visit occasionally. We would be pleased
if some of "our boys" would capture her
and bring her here to stay. 1t would be
pleasant addition to our society. /
I know there are several young men that
would be delighted if they could but mus
ter up sufficient courage to make the at
tempt.
Our charming and accomplished teach.
er, Miss Bailey, has charge of the school
at Denver now, and, Notwithstanding the
busy season. has good attendance.
One of Pickens' most charming young
ladies', Miss Myrtle Burriss is visiting in
this County. She spent short while
with Miss Matte Eskew, where we had
the pleasure of meeting her.
would not be surprised if our little
community were not startled from its ac-
customed quiet by the clamor of wedding
bells in the near future. Present indica-
tions are pointing that way.
JEssAMINE.
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Socialism In South Carolina.

The experiment tofestablishing State So
looms in South Carolina is socialistic or
nothing.
When State IN abolish private own
srship and private control in one line Of
business, and substitute government
ownership and control it can do it in any
other line Of business.
We laugh at the socialists who want
the government to take charge Of the
railways, telegraph lines, and man ufactu-
ring industries Of the country, but here iB
a precedent. The st. Louis Republic says
Of Fit:
"Those who think this impossible will
do well to study this South Carolina case.
Here is business in which hundreds OF
thousands were invested taken out OF
private hands by mere act of the legis-
lature. It was a lawful business and this
action was ontrageously unjust to tho
men who on the faith Of the State had in
vested money in it. But no one thinks
it strange that this business is wiped out,
and no court will decide that~the law
which gives the State of South Carolina
q monopoly Of the business of selling IL
quor inside its boundaries is unconstitu-
tional or void. The saloon property rights
Of South Carolina have gone whore "ves-
CeQ rl&nCS IN slaves WeQt CoiOr0 anu
where great many other vested rights
will go also if the millionaires of Amer
lea do not learn to show greater respect
for individual rights. In upholding
which, and in no other way, can sue
cessful stand be made against the social
ism Of the oppressed, which is
the answer their radicalism makes to
the radicalism OF the commune Of cepi=
tal."
It is time to heed the danger signals to
be seen in every quarter. The democrat,
ic party must carry out Its policy Of tariff
and financial reform without delay. An
oppressive financial system, robber tar
iff, and the governmental favoritism un-
der which few privileged Glasses have
been enriched at the expense the mass
es are responsible for tho spread Of So
cialistic ideas. We must lose no time in
redeeming the pledges Of the democratic
platform, or socialism widespread
and rampant, will give the government
trouble,
The South Carolina experiment is q
menace to good government. 1t is social
ism, pure and simpls.-Atlanta Conststw-
ton.