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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
FOreeaste OF the Coming Political
Battle.

From remarks which we have seen In the
newspapers, we are led to believe that there
is desire on the part OF some Of our people
TO pitch the next political battle in this State
on the question OF the dispensary law.
While 1t is not for little country newspa-
per 10 speak for the whole Of the State. yet we
think that those who enter the political con-
test. opposing that law, will be utterly de-
feated. They will not have a corporal's guard
Of q following.
The vote last August on the subject Of pro-
hibition IS significant. Those who we're pro-
hibitionists then are, in all probability, pro-
hibitiopists still.
There are few prohioitionists who are salts
fed with the dispensary law. They regard It
as step in the right direction, but they want
more stringent liquor laws. While they
think that the dispensary law is but slight
recognition OF their wishes, yet, on the prin-
ciple that half loaf is better than no bread
at all, they will hold to the dispensary law,
and 1t might be remarked here that the tenn
perance people have never yielded one iota OF
any advantage which they have gained.
II the question is made on opening the bars
again. prohibitionists will stand solidly to-
gether.
Until this newspaper forgets the lessons OF
childhood. and until the principles and
practice OF life time are obliterated this edi.
tor will not enlist in work for any faction
which emblazons on its banners the prlnci.
pies OF open bars and free liquors.
The editor OF this newspaper made known
his political principles in the last campaign
and there never has been time when this
editor failed, with due and proper respect for
others, to pronounce his honest convictions,
and We announce now, unless our con victions
are changed, we intend TO preach temperance
until the last day Of our existence. We are
not foolish enough to believe that the dispen.
sary law ls prohibition, but we do believe 1t is
a vast improvement on the open bars.
We believe that the dispensary will not be
as fruitful in bringing recruits to the ranks o
the drunkard, as have been the bars, and
therefore, from the conscientiousuess that we
are doing good 10 our fellowman in removing
temptation from him and his sons, we will
advocate and support any and every law
which has Tor Its object the encouragement Of
the drink habit.
Those who count on overthrowing the pres
ent dministration on the liquor question
will be badly mistaken. AS far as we know
very few persons outside the keepers Of bars
are opposed to the law. Those who use II
ouors will have the satisfaction OF knowing
that they will get good liquor, and they viii
have no right to complain. The hosts of tenn
perance people ere not going back 10 the oars
Temperance people, whether Tillmanite OF
anti-Tillmanite, when the question is made
will stick to their principles. and they Will
never enlist under the banner OF liquor and
open bars.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

II majority OF our freehold voters refrain
from signing a petition for liquor, we will
have prohibition. The law now provides for
the punishment Of railroads and express com.
panies which carry jugs, and the Governor is
to employ constables to look after
the 'blind tigers" SO let US give prohibition
a trial. Itafter giving prohibition fair trial
the prohi6itonists are converted to the dis
pensary plan, they will fall back on that law
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
ASSISTANT CASHIER.
Valuable Acquisition to the National
Bank.

Capt. ]. b. Lyles, recently bookkeeper for
Heath & Co. and A. w. Smith, was elected as
sistant cashier of the National Bank and en-
tered on the duties OF the position few days
ago. The bank is fortunate In securing the
services of one so competent, and those who
have business with the bank will be glad TO
deal with so polite gentleman.
Captain Lyles entrance Into the bank is be-.
cause OF the large and Increasing business OF
that institution, which requires additional
help In the discharge OF the duties incident to
SO large business.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
The MOuutaineer.

Our old friend, Col. James A. Hoyt, Of the
Greenville Mountaineer. has bought new type
for the paper, VIII ich is now printed in uni-
form dress, with the "Enterprse" part OF the
name left off. The Mountaineer is a hand
some paper and ably edited.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
THE MEAT MARKET.
The Price Of Bacon Will Go Too
High for the Average LienOr.

To Mr.. ]. w. Trowbridge, OF Anderson, who
was In town last Monday. we are indebted for
cago market on the first OF January for the
years named. Mr.. Trowbridge Is In the com
mission business and Is selling great quanti-
ties Of groceries to merchants In Anderson
and other towns.
When IL is remembered that Chicago is one
Of the chief provision markets of this soun-
at fair price Is gloomy Indeed. II will be
noticed that the supply of bacon this year Is
but little over one-third of the supply for
January, 1902, and that the supply of lard Is
less than one-fourth OF the last years supply.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
BOARD Or ASSESSORS,
TO CANVASS THE RETURNS or
PERSONAL PROPERTY. OF
ABBEVILLE COUNTY. 1 !,
Who They Are and What is E1-
pteoted Of Them. t

The returns OF the various Townships Will
be forwarded to the Township Boards on the
9Th day OF March. The Township Boards will
hold their meetings between the Lat and .5th.
day Of March. On Monday the 18th day OF
March, the County Board, consisting OF the
chairmen OF the various Township Boards
will meet at Abbeyille Court House.
It is clearly the duty Of the Township
Boards OF Equalization TO canvass carefully
each and every Return OF Personal Prcperty
made a, their respective ToWnships, In order
that individual Returns Of Personal Property
may be equalized as near as possible, and In
every instance where material change In
the Return of any, individual is made, notice
to the taxpayer must be given In order that
he may haze the opportunity TO appeal before
the County Board which meets the 18Th day OF
March, 1888. Postal cards will ba fnrnished
by this once for The purpose Of SO notifying
where material changes are made.
The following freeholders are hereby APP
pointed Boards.ot the various Townships: Z;
NinelyISix-L D. Watson, ]. w. Fouche, J.
A. Calhoun. 4,
Greenvood-C. A. c. Waller, w. n. Mays
w. w. Klugh. ,,.f y -
CCkebOury-1s Js 6iii5s Vi. d. Ishoys ~. -. 4
Dunn.
Donalds-E. L. waldrop, WI. Donnald. B.
]. Martin. IA
Due west-J. E Todd, M. B. Cllnkscales, ].
r. @. Dunn. ~" /. ~,
Long Cane--A. F. Calvert, WA. Stevenson,
N. p. McIlwain.
smithville-N. Anderson, Jr., J. L. White,
w. W. Purdy. 80
White HaIl-A. J.. Pounds, DIV. jay. ILL
Ward, Sr.
Indian Hill. L. Russell, J.F. widemau.
R. w. Crawford. = Is,
Cedar .springs-A. K Watson, John Lyon.
R,;n. Hunter,
Abbevilie-James Mcmillan, Jones F. MIL
Ter, P. A. Cheatham,
Diamond Hills. B. Knox, A. F. carwlle. J.
G. Tribble.
Lowndesviile-1. d. Mccalla, L. W. Maui
din. DR.. J. w. Speer.
Magnolla-B. A. Boyd. j. 8. Norwood, @. g.
McAllsterI 80 f.s >
calhouns Mills-w. L. Miller. ]. c. Kenne-t
dy, ]. n. Morrah. 2[-ss 500
Bordeaux-O. A. Tray lor, ]. B. Holloway. 7.
]. Price. .,,s .ls. =
The various Boards will meet and organize
by electing chairman and notify this Office.
W. W. BRADLEY.
Auditor A. G.
Jan. II, 1888: II z'@''>, ''"si 80
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
One Cd Acre,

more or less, bounded by lands of Enoch Mel
son. Catharine Alston, and the public roads,"
in two equal annual installments, with inter-
est from day OF sale, to be secured by bond OF
purchaser and mortgage of the premises, with
leave to pay all cash. Purchaser to pay for
papers.
J.C. KLUGH, Master.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
Year, Pork. Lard Meats.

The stock OF Shot Ribs In Chicago on Jan
uary /, 1893, was 1874 100 pounds against 55.-
900, 900 pounds January l, 1892. The stocks In
the West will show much larger reduction,
as there was no hogs killed at great many
country packing points this year that was
running full blast last year.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
Sherif's Sale.

Adolph Meyer s Co. and Others against J.W
Furqueron-Execution. .,
BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION TO ME-
directed, In the above stated case. will sell
TO the highest bidder, ut public auction, with
In the legal hoars OF sale, at AbbeVille Court
House, on MONDAY. the 9Th day OF FEBRU-
AIRY, A. d. 1893. all the right. title and inter-
est OF ]. W. Furqueron In the following de-
scribed property. To wit:
Four Hundred and Twenty Acres
of land, more or less, bounded by lands OF
N. Mckinney, Smiley Harmon, 5. A. McIn-
tosh, Homestead Of ]. w. Furqueron and 9TH
ers Levied on and 10 be sold as the property
of ]. w. Furqueron to satisfy the Aforesaid
execution and costs. TERMS-Cash.
F. W. R NANCE.
Sheriff Abbeville County.
Dec. q, 1892, If
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

A new line OF cigars Just received at the
New Drug Store. Harrison & Game.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
Lumber and Shingles

rI,o SUPPLY EVERY DEMAND. THEY
i will be sold low. Enquire OF me Ior
prices. .. u ihohSoN' =
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

Go to Smith Sons for -four, m oil asses, oats.
corn, bacon, &c.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

~ tASe 80 49,
Robert Adams,
George Adams,
Albert Adams,
Ben Brown,
w. o. Bradley,
e. +. Bruce,
JauIes Bryan,
Bay Brown,
james Buchanan,
w. T. Branch,
W. &. Benet,
Thos. Boozer,
]. NJ. Brooks,
B. s. Barn well,
George Barr,
]. y. Cothran,
). G Cason,
Wexford Carter,
#. p. Cothran,
Dennis Carter,
w. ]. Cobb.
W. 6. Chapman,
w. V. Clinkscales,
+. B. ColhOun,
D. A. Donaldson,
NJ. p. DeBruhl,
J. H. DuPre,
w. C. DuPre,
u. A. Douglass,
Alfred Ellison,
j. G. Edwards,
Israel Fair,
Robert Farrow, Jr.,
Nahaman Fair,
Ed. Gilliard,
George Carson,
E. G. Graydon,
f. b. Gary,
Horace Griffin,
h. B. Gary,
J. G. Grant,
Robert Guy,
j. X. Glenn,
Richard Grant
A. NJ. Hill,
Dennis Harris,
C. =. Ham mond,
DR.. l.. T. Hill,
r. E. Hill,
Richard Hill,
II. 81. Hill,
r. R. Hemphill,
Z. V. Ham mond,
J. A. Harris.
ArInlstead Hardy,
+, Henry,
Enoch Hodges
X. NJ. Hill,
Cicero Hughes,
Prince Hamilton,
I & HafnmOnd
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

George Harris, Z
CLANCY Jones',
Thomas Johes, ST.,
j. e. Klugh,
Iverson Logan,
J. Fuller Lyon,
George Lomax,
w. A. Lee,
j. Nj. Lawson.
Jones F. Miller.
Richard Mcdonald,
Thos. j. Mckinney, .
George Marshall,
W. 9. MCGOWAN, :,
Samuel MCGOWAN,
II. P. McIlwaine,
Willis Marshall,
J l.. Mcmillan,
w. II. Parker.
A. ]. Penney,
VIM. n Penney,
VIM. Pope,
L. w. Perrin,
,JOhn Patton.
T. p. Quarles,
VIM. RutIedge.
Johnson Rtehey,
Larkfn Raddip,
Allen Robertson,
Sampson Rapley,
Louis Rapley,
Ed ward Roche,
George Richey,
w. Joel smith,
D. b. smith, .,
J. Alien Smith.
q. w. Syfan, Sr.,
G. W. Syfan, Jr.,
q. @. Sprott,
Z. Z. Seal,
]. W. Sign,
p b. Speed.
A. W. Smith,
j. Fl. Titus,
Henry Thomas,
James Taggart,
T. P. Thomson,
s. q. Thomson,
G. A. Visaus "a, -,
Ben Valentine,
L. W. White, ,
George White,
Marion Wilson,;
G. 8. White,
Quilla Wardlaw,
Robert Watt,
!. p. White,
Z. L. Wilson,
J. NJ. Wilkinson,
]. W. Wilson.
Charles Williams,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25
ll2 FREEHOLD VOTERS.
DO THEY WANT A DIsPENsARY AT
AB3EvILLE
The Names Of the Freehold Voters In
the Town Of Abbeville, to Whom
the Question of LegRlizing the
Sale Of LIQUOR Will be Referred.

the Town of Abbeville, to whom
the Question of Legalizing the
Sale Of Liquor Will be Referred.
Below we give the names OF the freehold
voters of tie town Of Abbeville, as taken
from the Treasurer's books-seventy-one OF
whom are white, and fifty.two are colored,
making total OF l23.
OF the names of white persons therein in.
cluded, IL Is believed that ut least dozen or
SO will be subject 10 challenge, from the TACT
that some Of them have sold their land. and
others may not hold the legal titles 10 any
real estate, although they are paying taxes on
land the legal title TO which may be held by
their wives.
Only freehold voters are authorized to sign
the petition. Nonresident owners OF land
have no voice In the matter.
The law provides that
"a majority Of the freehold voters of the In
corporated town or city In which the permit
sign said petition by his own true name and
signature, and state that each before signing
has read said petition and understands the
contents and meaning thereof, and % is well ana
The law plainly intended to deny to Hitter
ate persons the right to have voice In the
matter. II a man can neither read nor write,
how Is he to read the petition and sign IL with
his own true name?
AS some persons may get themselves into
trouble by signing papers which they have
not read, anu consequently cannot under
stand the contents and meaning thereof" IT.
their guard, lest they get into trouble.
And no white man, who does not hold the
legal titles 10 land should sign petition for II
dispensary, and no applicant Tor the position
should allow any one To sign his petition un-
less legally qualified 10 do so.
The probability is, that the list will be care
fully scrutinized, and the names Of those who
sign 1t contrary to law will be erased.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-01-25

New millinery received this week at Had:
dona
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES,

The BARRIERS of Guthrie have organized
BARRIERS union.
Chickasha is 10 have national bank
with sol, capital.
John N. Dill has been appointed com
missioner OF Washita county.
So many people get off the train at
Okarche that the Rock Island sets out
car at that place.
NARROW is facilitating under the sobri-
quet OF the Chickomanche Beauty. That
has a Magnetic sound.
Logan county farmers seem to have
great faith in the potato. The Guthrie
News says many acres have been planted.
Purcell has good volunteer fire de-
partment and a full outfit Of hose and
other apparatus. That ought to insure
low rates on ire risks.
The towns along the Rock Island road
are either having prosperous growth or
their newspapers are doing q vast amount
Of boom writing; possibly both.
Logan post, g. A. R., has completed a
hail of their own at Council Grove, the
first building owned by the order in the
territory They had 4 formal opening or
Tuesday.
J. f Grigsby Of Norman claims to have
received letter from Senator Coke OF
Texas, which says that the Offices of the
territory Will be changed and that the
home rule plank OF the party wills be Car
gied out Il wasn't in New Mexico.
The announcement from Washiagtou
hat the president has set apart today
Oklahoma day has screwed the expect
aucy Of tae anxious crowd up TO the ut
most tension The music will begin ~
soon as the appointments are announced
The following excerpts are from the bnl-
.etin issued from the Oklahoma expert
nent station;
Tie farmer should az once look ever his
rses, gather and burn tse tag worms
aui the cluuips Of leaves found cliu-l.-
0 the limbs that a&rbor the Rascal leai
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
RE SOLUTIONS S,
Adopted by the Republican Convention
OF the City Of Lyons, Kan,
q pril /, 1898.

We renew our allegiance to the Re-
publican party and express our mistaken
confidence in its principles.
We point with pride to the administra-
ton of Benjamin Harrison, believing
that for purity, for stalwart American
ism, for excellence in administrative de-
tail, it is not excelled by any.
We heartily commend the action of
the Republican representatives in the
late legislature in Kansas, believing that
they stood for and labored for law and
order and the integrity and perpetuity
OF our institutions as against lawlessness,
assumption of power and an organized
effort TO overturn methods hitherto
recognized by all representative bodies
as right ana proper.
We regard with apprehension the u
terance of Governor Lewelling in his IN
augural address, and believe that he
does not reflect the honest sentiment of
great majority of the citizens of Kan
sas, and we severely condemn his action
in calling out the militia of Kansas to
sustain an unlawful organization of Il
rump house not only for unnecessary ex-
pense attending the same, but chiefly
because it evidenced an intention to tos-
ter iawleSo and revolutionary methods
even by a resort 10 military force.
We felicitate ourselves, the state and
the nation upon the fruitless results OF
the bloodles5 war, aud we are firmly of
the opinion that retirement of the
PoDulist party is the only safe and sure
for the recurrence of such dis
graceful scenes, AMI to this duty we
stand pledged. THoS. HARLEY,
Chairman
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
FREIGHT RATES IN KANSAS.

The Iowa Homestead of recent date
contained an interesting article on freight
rates in Kansas, deduced from the re-
port of the committee on railways and
transportation, at the convention of re-
tail implement dealers which recently
met in Kansas City. From comparative
tables the committee showed the rates
on implements to 140 towns III Kansas,
and the rates for the same distance in
Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. A perusal
Of these rates shows that the implement
dealers in Kansas pay an average freight
rate of II percent higher than the dealers
in Missouri, 100 per cent higher than the
dealers in Illinois, and Sc per cent higher
than the dealers in Iowa. The justifica-
tions made for these rates is that Kansas
is a young state, furnishing compare
lively little business to the railroads.
To rebut this statement the committee
says:
Kansas raised in 1892 one-seventh of
the production of wheat of the United
States. Kansas raised more wheat in
Missouri combined Kansas raised more
wheat i'll 1892 than Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New York, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, West Vir-
ginia and Kentucky combined. Kansas
raised only q ,000, 900 bushels less corn
and 10000 more wheat than the
great state of Illinois did in the year
1892.
The committee figure that the excess
over Illinois amounts to $1,000 car loads
of 500 bushels each, which at S15 per
car to the Mississippi river amounts TO
81, 050, 900, and call attention TO the
further fact, apparent TO everyone, that
there is car shortage at nearly every
station, and that there has been almost
4 coal famine i'll Kansas during the past
six weeks because of the inability of the
railroads to furnish cars enough to do
the business.
TO correct these evils, by vesting the
board of state railway commissioners
with additional powers the Republicans
framed and passed bill modelled after
the Iowa law that is claimed to have
affected most beneficial results in that
state; in fact the Greenlee bill was al
most an exact copy of the Iowa law, but
for blind partisan reasons, wholly and
only, the Populistie senate rejected it,
and the consequence is that Kansas is
still under the ban of freight discrimina-
tons and must continue TO suffer, there
fore, for the next two years.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
WARD McALLIsrER ON ENJOYS.

From the y. Y. World.
Ward McAllister is a believer in en-
voys and extraordinary human beings
generally. He says that an American
minister is regarded in Europe as
nobleman, and glad his fellow country
men will hear il. 1t has long been re-
marked that some American ex-mlnisters
try to look as much as they Can like
foreign noblemen. This kind does not
succeed.
II any American minister actually
resident in Europe is looked upon as
noble because of his honorable character
and his distinguished talents, all his fell
low citizens, both those who remain at
home and those who go abroad, will
greatly rejoice.
Mr.. McAllister naturally thinks that
wealth is essential to an American min
lister. He must also be a good after-din-
ner speaker and wear fine clothes. Then
diplomacy, in McAllister's view, is lob
for the rich and witty.
This shows what Il poor old skeleton of
IFS former self is this international art.
For McAllisterian envoy ready tongue
Tor afte"-dinner trifies, a fat purse,
and nav suit of clothes would suffice,
In Talleyrand's and Metternich's dav,
and when Franklin and Adams and
Livingston went to Europe from this
young country, brains and training were
necessary. If McAllister is correct there
is no longer any need for men of affairs
IN our foreign service, and it had better
be abolished.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-04-06
FORWARD. ELL TOGETHER.

1t is useless to try to disguise the fact
that the result of Tuesdays municipal
election in this city and throughout the
state is most gratifying to Republicans
and all other good citizens who feel an
interest in the fair name and well-belng
of the state. But while it is gratifying in
the extreme it is not a surprise to those
who have watched closelythe moves upon
the political checkerboard, and who saw
and knew that the false plays made by
the novices at the very beginning of the
game could not but bring overwhelmn-
ing defeat in the end. 1t Is not expe
dent at this time to reviaw the game as
it has been played; everybody is familiar
with it. It is only necessary now, that
the state has been redeemed from the
curse that has been upon it for the past
two years, for all to unite, with a COM
mon purpose and hearty good will: to
regain what has been lost in
q material way and again put the city,
highway OF progress and prosperity
from which, IN al evil hour, 1t was d.
verted.
The change has come at the most
suspicious moment. Spring time is now
infusing fresh life and new vIgor into
ali inanimate nature, and the animate
creation feels the revivifying effects.
The country'S business and financial in
terests are decidedly on the up grade,
and if Kansas, now that she has freed
herself from the thralldom that for a
time seemed TO threaten her destruction,
Will but take on her former strength and
activity and work with the same spirit
of determination that has character
lied her heretofore, all will be well, and
her adverse experiences will soon be for
got in the whelm of prosperity and
happiness that Will be hers.