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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-05-24
Making It Hot for the SherIffs.

COLUMBIA, May 22.-It is understood
that the South Carolina and Richmond ~
Danville roads will in few days file their
suits against the sheriffs for tying-up
their trains during the recent tax fight.
The Richmond g. Danville will make its
damages for $33, 900 and the South Caro-
lima road for $4,000. 1t is asserted that
these figures are based on the actual loss
es of the roads by the holding of their
trains. Mr., Crawford, the special lawyer
engaged IN these cases, will probably en-
ter the suits. He went to Charleston
this afternoon in company with Receiver
Oakman. They will 60 from Charleston
to Atlanta, where the fight for the remov-
al Of Receiver Conner is to be made. At
torney General Townsend has not yet re-
ceiyed any intimation about the damage
suits and thinks that the railroads had
better get through with their other cases
before they begin on new tack.
Sheriff Nance has not yet paid his fine
to the Court, and the Court will no doubt
in few days order an execution against
him or his official bond. Governor TILL
man does not expect to give the record
breaking sheriff any financial assistance
and he will have to help himself out of
the hole.-SpeciGI to NeUs and Courier.
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right and wisdom Of such principles as
conditions of their Democracy. Thus
will the material resources of the State be
brought out and developed through the
establishment of Industries giving en-
ployment to the surplus population and
i, market to the surplus products Of the
State. This can only be done under the
auspices of government which is based
upon sound and ust principles and
actuated by wise ard liberal policies,
policies which will insure to all classes
of citizens the fullest measure OF oppor-
tunity by opening up new and strength
ening old industrial enterprises, in the
development and extension Of which free
labor Shall be freed from the degrading
competition with telons, leaving such
labor to be utilized in the development
of conditions outside the limits Of taxa
ton.
The advisory committee, which was
almost complete at the meeting, wishes
to make the emphatic statement that it
has no organ, and that when it does have
one there will be no question about it, as
it will be under the entire control of the
committee. For the present circulars
will be used. The committee is surprised
and gratified with the reception given
the Wage Workers League.
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All Erpp

Those who have used DR.. Kings New
Discovery know its value and those who
have not, have now the opportunity tn try
it Free. Call on the advertised Druggist
and get Trial Bottle-Free. Send your
name and address to H E Bucklen & CO.,
Chicago,a get a sample box ofDr Kings
New Life Pills Free, as well as a copy OF
Guide to Health and Household Instructor
Free. ALI of which is guaranteed to do
you good and cost you nothing at Hill
Bros Drugstore.
See the Worlds Fair Tor Fifteen Cents.
Upon receipt of your address and fifteen
cents III postage stamps. we will mail you
prepaid Our "Souvenir Portfolio of the
Worlds Columbian Exposition " The reg
ular price is fifty ceats, but as We want you
to have one, we make the price nominal.
You will find it a work of art aud a thing
to be priced. H. contains full page views
Of the great buildings, with escriptious
Of same. and is executed in highest style
Of art. II not satisfied with it after you
get it we will refund Tho stamps and let
you keep the book. Address Ii r.. Buck.
len & Go. Chicago, ILL.,
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Both Ears Cut of.

Another dark case has come to light
in the annals of crime, and another chap.
ter is recorded in the black book oil
"Vengeance." A negress named Nc
Grath claimed that another dusky dam
sci had stolen her husbands affections,
and she swore dire revenge on her ene'
my. She planned to have both ears OF
her rival, and successfully carried her
threat into execution. She went to the
woman's house, threw her upon the
floor and ccomplished her purpose. The
affair occurred about eight miles south OF
Newberry.
The work seems to have been done de-
liberately and premeditatively, as the
wronged woman told the wronger that
she had come to cut her ears off smooth
ly, and when the amputation was COM
pleted it was shown that the ayenger
meant business--the ears were whacked
off right up against the victims head.
The woman who did the cutting first
raked the back of her knife against her
victims throat, rs she held her body on
the floor, to make her take her hands
from her ears, which she had covered for
protection. The cut woman was told by
the OUTER why it was done.
1t will thus be seen that the aven9inS
woman did not desire the death of her
victim, when the wrong act of the one
would be forgotten in the grave and the
crime of the other swallowed up in the
gallows. The woman bent on revenge
seems to have realized this. She wanted
her enemy tQ live and suffer, 30 she cool:
ly and thoughtfuliy and with presence OF
mind, under great 'provooation, hut new
ertheless wilfully, feloniously and with
malice aforethought, manned her for life
so that she might carry the ear-marks of
her guilt wherever she ent. She should
show to the world what the cost is to
ALLEVIATE husbands love-even Sin dark
est Africa"
The strangest part Of the case is that the
earless woman refuses to institute pro-
ceedings against her assailant, and has
left the scenes Of her former triumphs
and cong quests.-NeWber9y Herald.
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Widows, DON'T Wed!

Yesterday a novel question arose in
the Comptroller Generals office about
the right Of two widows of Confederate
soldiers to pensions. Their first hus-
bands were Killed during the war. After
the war they married again-the hus-
bands also being Confederate veterans.
The matter was referl ed to the Attor-
ney General who rendered the following
opinion:
eral.
DEAR SIR: In answer to the question
submitted by you to this Office as to
whether the widow of q soldier from this
State, who lost his life while in the SER
vice Of the State or Confederate States in
the war between the States, forfeits her
right to the pension provided by our
statute by marrying again, have the
honor to state to you that in my opinion
she does. She is entitled 10 the pension
only so long as she remains the widow OF
such deceased soldier. But you make q
further supposition as to her rights in
case the second husband dies, my answer
is thst this will not restore her to the
right to draw the pension. When she
marries q second time she ceases In the
eyes of the law to be the widow Of the
one who lost his life in the war and the
death of the second husband will not
restore her to her former condition.
Respectfully yonr obedient servant,
D. A. TOWNSEND,
Attorney General.
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y It seems now to be settled fact that
ex-speaker Crisp will be reelected
Speaker when Congress assemblies in
extra session in September, without op-
position. A few Gays ago Mr. Crisp
sdined with President Cleveland and it is
understood that the organization and the
Legislation of the next House were then
thoroughly considered. Having been
accorded practically unanimous re-
election Mr. Crisp will be free, as few OF
his predecessors have been, to mako up
the committees of the House without
considering particular obligations TO any
Eofits members. Whatever obligations he
snay haye felt to those who made him
Speaker two years ago have been dis
charged, 30 that they need not feel
.slighted IL they do not get as prominent
places als they have held during the past
two years. His purpose, it is UNDER
stood, is to make a general and complete
Reorganization of the committees and to
20 constitute the more important !ones as
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Joined to His Idol.

An appeal to the cotton planters Of the
South to "reduce the cotton acreage" this
year was made by the Cotton Dealers
Convention held in Memphis. A similar
appeal was made last year, and also the
year before but not one of these sue
cessive appeals has been needed by the
planters. From the cotton crop report
of the department ofagriculture for May
we get information about this years
planting.
The acreage planted up to the opening
of this month In eleven OF the Southern
States was well up to the average of pre-
vious years, and the acreage was in
creased in six OF the States, The plant
ers everywhere appear to be willing,
year after year, to take the risks of a sur
plus crop and q falling market. In the
appeal of the Memphis Convention they
were reminded Of the low prices that
prevailed during the greater part of last
year, and of the ever-increasing compe-
tition between the cotton planters of this
country aud thoge of other countries,
They were also urged to raiee their own
supplies of cereals, meats and hay in
stead of buying them in the Northwest.
But these cotton planters continue to
plant all they can, in the belief that they
understand their own interests, and in
the knowledge that 1t is not easy to mako
those changes which have been repeated
ly suggested by the dealers.-Na'O York
,SU31
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I Conspiracy charges which have been
loo commonly made Of late against COM
Ebinations of employers and unions Of
working men have been a bug:a-boo to
the labor movement for years, princi-
palIy because neither side seemed to
thonoughly UNDERSTAND just what con-
spiracy was or how charges affecting it
would lie. The question has even as
sumed ludicrous phase in recent con-
tsoversies, some disgruntled labor leaders
eontending that the Judges themselves
were open TO the charge Of conspiracy
because some Of their decisions had har-
'imonlzed. It is pity the law concerning
conspiracy in its bearings upon labor
troubles is not more uniformlylaid down
and more generally understood.
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Refused q Pardon.

MICHIGAN CITY, IND, May 15.-Robert
Robinson, better known as "Old Bob," q
life convict in the Northern Prison, died
Friday night at the age of 80. Robinson
was notorious throughout all the north
ern part of Indiana among the thousands
of excursionists who annually visit the
prison as perhaps the first one on record
who positively refused pardon, and
regarded the prison as an acceptable
home.
Robinson was sent to the prison at
Jeffersonville, Ind, in 1857, from Wayne
County to serve life sentence for MUIR
der. After serving two years there he
was transferred with others to this city
to assist in building the Northern Prison:
After this labor was finished he worked
on contracts until he grew old and then,
during the wardenship of the late Charles
Mayne in the seventies, he became a
"trusty" and farm hand. AS he advanc-
ed in age his oddities grew upon him.
Early in his prison career he formed q
strong attachment for dumb animals and
made pets of dogs, rabbits, squirrels and
foxes. He also developed into a great
hunter and trapper, and would frequently
during the Mayne regime Bob got lost
muilo huu1ib6 III VI tol S'ooaSJt "ooO oA
the city, and actually hired a man to
bring him-bac to prison.
In 1877 Governor Williams offered
Robinson pardon, but the prisoner re-
jected it. Another time, when James
Murdoch, of Lafayette, was warden eight
or ten years ago, Bob's conduct was par
ticularly disagreeable, and the warden
threatened 10 have him pardoned upon
the occasion of certain visit OF the
Governor to the prison. When the Gov
ernor arrived Old Bob became so indig-
nant that he called his dog and went to
the woods until the executive had depart
ed.
Bob never missed circus that came to
town. On such occasions he enshrouded
himself in long, heavy ulster to conceal
his stripes, and notwithstanding the
high temperature. the man extracted his
full measure Of enjoyment from the show.
It was only when be was particularly
pleased that he would speak in other
than monosyllables. but when any one
talked circus or dog to him he would be
affability itself.
The dead prisoner had outlived all bis
known relatives, and the funeral will be
held at an undertaking room in this City.
The service will be public, and will be
conducted by the prison chaplain. The
prisoner left about $50, which he secured
bartering with excursionists, and War
den French will apply the amount to the
erection of small monument to mark
the old mans grave in the prison ceme-
terv.
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than a half million dollars for /! 70 l,s

than halt mllIlon uo!iars ioi l. as
year. ~ :.,, ao,ox
mination about the enforcement OF Lhs
law. He said that he had just oroeleu
fifty badges for special constables ana de,
tectiyes. and he was going to have good
corns of constables and detectives to
make arrests, seize whiskeys and see that
the law was properly enforced as We'll
They will perhaps keep an eye on IN:
COT nty dispensers, and no doubt also give
ar eve to clubs, which he says under
Sections 81 and % prevent the dispensln2
or keeping of liquor in a club for use D.y
its mem bers.
When asked about the beer business be
said:
"Our idea is to have samples OF all lead
ing breweries analyzed. Everybo VII
be given fair chance, and when selec'
tions are made and beer offered on the
market the labels will be identical, ex,
cent as to the numbers-that is, No.
will represent the beer Of a certain brew
err, and No. 2 of another brewery. Ihf
labels will set forth that it is bottled ex'
clusiyely for the South Carolina State
diapensary. Beers that have been otter.
ed us show a variation of as much as LOT
a cask of bottles (ten dozen pints.) OuI
idea in putting on numbers is to do away
with the difference which long establish
ed reputation has had on many imagina.
tions. We propose to let beer, after II
haa stood the chemical test, stand the test
of the stomach and do away with an I'M
aginary superiority. We won't force oui
people to drink slops because they are
made at home or arc cheap. We VIII
not buy high-priced beer because 1t has
q reputation that is not better than 8
home product. ALI the beer must STAND
on its own merits in the market, and WILL
be sold at the uniform price of fifteen
cents per bottle. We will encourage II
in every way possible, and hope the
LEGISLATURE win allow US to put 1t on
draught where it can be obtained cheap
Ice will be used and beer will be sold IN
g palatable shape. The State board OF
control will receive proposals from diner
ent ice companies that choose to compete
for the contract to provide ice for the
summer for the country dispensers.
"Is is the duty of the county board ol
control to inform themselves as soon as
possible as to the kinds and qualities Of
the liquors, wines, etc., required to mee'
the demand in their respective Counties:
and give the information to the State
commissioner at as early date as practi
cable. Regular official orders for liquors
must come through the county dispenser
in the form Of a permit to buys provided
for in Section 10."-Special to Ne'cs ana
Courier.
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Wide Open on Sundays.

CHICAGO, May l9.-The directors of
the Worlds Columbian Exposition de.
cided to-day to abrogate their contracts
with Congress, by which they bound
themselves to close the Fair on Sunday
in consideration of an appropriation OF
S2.500,000. The money will be returned
to the government, and hereafter the
fair will be open Sundays.
Tile course was decided upon at spe-
cial meeting of the directors this after-
noon. Most of the directors were dissat-
isied with the plan adopted st their last
meeting, by which it was proposed to
open the grounds Sundays, while closing
all tho buildings containing exhibits.
To.day's action was practically unani-.
nous, but 2 directors out Of 81 voted
against the proposition.
BY tho terms OF the resolution,
adopted to-day, the machinery will be
closed down on Sundays, but in every
other respect the Fair will be open III all
departments, the same on the secular
days.
But 81, ,929, l2O Of the appropriation or
iginally made by Congress has been
turned over to the Exposition company,
and this amount is To be returned to the
National Treasury after the debts Of the
Exposition have been paid. A rule en-
bodying these points will be submitted
to the national commission for approval.
What action this body will take is prob
lematical, as mere working quorum OF
members is at present in the city. In
any event, it Is the evident purpose OF
the local directors to open the Fair Sun
days, even at the expense of rupture
with the national body.
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Fanclers' Association Organized.

The Piedmont Poultry and Pet Stock
Association was formed last week by the
election of the following officers 8. T.
Lea, Of Cokesbury, president W. III.
Norwood, of Greenville, first vice presi-
dent; L. G. Boland, of Prosperity,
second vice president; A. s. Briggs, OF
Summerton, third vice president; r. 7:
Hellams, Of Greenville, secretary and
treasurer; w. A. Yates, assistant secre-
tary and treasurer. The executive COM
mittes ia composed of Messrs. 81. ]. Eel
ton, R. L. r. Bentz, A. w. Anderson,
Greenville T. A. Irwin, Spartanburg ;
E. G. Connor, Cokesbury; J. 81. Mounce,
PendNeton; DR.. w. C. Irby, Laurens
John L. Jolly, Denver, and Silas j. Mo
Caughrin, Newberry.
Much interest was manifested by those
present all OF whom joined the organiza-
ton, and besides paying the mem mbership
fee made pledges, payable in October, OF
various amounts for the purposes OF the
Association. The annual membership
fee was fixed at one dollar and all fan
ciers desiring to enter the organization
are requested to give their names and
fee to- the secretary and to say how far
they can otherwise aid the work.
The Association expects to hold poul-
try show in Greenville some time next
January,-GreenpiIe AopntGineer.
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Judge Simonton's decision in the case
OF Il. A. Nj. Smith vs. Joseph Bivens,
which was filed in Charleston last Satur-
day, declares tho act of 1891, which ex-
empts certain portions Of Colleton County
from the operations Of the stock law, un-
constitutional. The case is a peculiar
one. The plaintiff owns about thirty-two
thousar 4 acres of land in Colleton Coun-
ty, which is only suitable for grazing
purposes. When he purchased it the
law required all persons to fence their
stock and the plaintiff, therefore, received
a per capita from the defendant and
others for the pasture of their stock upon
his lands. In 1891 notice was given that
this royalty was to be increased and the
plaintiff charges that thereupon Bivens
aud otl ,rs got the Legislature to pass the
act in question, and after its passage con-
tiaued to allow their cattle to Craze on
plaintiffs land and refused to pay any
royalty. The plaintiff asks for an irjunc-
ton against them. Judge Simonton
grants the injunction, without damages,
and his opinion declares the act uncon-
stitutional.
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A few days ago in New York the Rev.
Dr.J. 8. Baldwin, for twenty-five years
q methodist missionary in China, and for
nearly quarter ofa century secretary Of
the missionary board Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which has large
moneyed interest in China, said that they
had positive information, from dignitaries
:of the Chinese government and from his
own Chinese missionaries, that If the
Chinese exclusion act is carried into
effect and the Chinese are shipped from
this country to China, !deported because
they are amply here without taking out
certificates, that Americans in China will
Sho likewise deported from that country
TO the United States. The enforcement
Of the exclusion law will therefore put
an end to missionary work in China.
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AT the Oakwood Memorial celebra-
ton in Richmond the other day Gen.
Fitz Lee said that monument should be
erected to ''the noble women who watch
ed by the bedside Of the sick and dying
Confederate soldiers"
- III health has obliged Philip D. Ar
mour, the rich Chicago pork packer. to
restrict his diet to bread and milk. This
would be a sad affliction to most mil
lionaires, but Mr.. Armour probably
doesn't mind it, for he preserves many
of the simple habits Of his farm 10y days.
He has never cultivated his paiate to an
appreciation of ortolans and trntfies, and
he likes baked apple for breakfast as
much as Jay Gould or Henry Ward
Beecher used to.
= Miss Jennie Young, the American
girl who built railroad to the extensive
salt deposits she owns in Chihuahua, has
received from the Mexican Government
q valuable concession in the form of a
privilege for the establishment of colo
nies in the States of Chihuahua, and
Coahulla. Miss Young has gone to Eng
land to make arrangements for bringing
over several thousand English families
to settle upon the lands she has secured
from the Government.
The well-known missionary, ]. S.
Baldwin, conceded authority on all
Chinese matters, says that If the provis
ions of the Exclusion Act be enforced
the Chinese Government will retaliate
by deporting Americans from that coun-
try. Such course would work great
hardship to the many American mer-
chants and business men residing in the
Celestial Empire and would destroy at
one blow the fabric, at best insubstan-
tial, which the Christian missionaries
have been rearing for 30 many years.
= Delaware keeps up the good old ira
ditions. On Saturday last seven white
men and one negro were whipped by
Sheriff Gould at Newcastle. The victims
were: John Fitzgerald, of Troy, N. Y,
for the larceny of teapot, five lashes !;
David Lynch and John Dunn, for burg
larry, stood one hour in the pillory. and
received each twenty lashes; Alexander
Scribner and William Ell. Willis, for lar
ceny, each fifteen lashes and one year in
prison William Scanlon, larceny of
iron, five lashes, and William Hamil-
ton. colored, who stole sheep, twenty
lashes.
The canning industry is making
rapid strides in Georgia, which the At
lanta Constitution attributes to the ex-
ceptional opportunities which the State
offers in the shape of cheap raw material.
The Constitution mentions twenty facto-
ries in various parts of the State already
in successful operation, whilst factories
are contemplated at more than twenty
cities and towns. "'It is believed" says
the Constitution, "that in the course of
few years Georgia will produce annually
about 100000 cans Of peaches. There
is money in the business, and with such
an industry in full blast several valuable
crops will be saved and marketed at good
prices instead of being allowed to rot on
the ground, as is the case now in many
localities.''
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k The Columbia correspondent OF the
sslNews ard Courier says it is understood
that the South Carolina and Richmond
and Danville Railroads will in few days
file their suits against the Sheriffs for
tying up their trains during the recent
TAX fight. The Richmond and Danville
will make its damages for ss3,OOO, and
tthe South Carolina Road for $4,000. 1t
fis asserted that these figures are based
Ton the actual losses of the roads by the
holding Of their trains Mr.. Crawford,
Ifhe Especial lawyer engaged in these cases,
win probably enter the suits. We agree
with Attorney General Townsend when
lhe says the railroads had better get
Shrough with their other cases before
they begtn On new tack.