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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-01-10
In sonth Amnrina ther hnast of a

= In South Americe they boast Of a
beetle that averages foot in length,
and butterflies ii inches from "tip to
tip"
1t is estimated that on our globe,
which is inhabited by 800 000,0 900 human
beings, there are 33,033, 900 deaths every
year.
= The late Mrs. Oliver Ames, whose
will was probated at Taunton, Mass, a
Jew days ago, left 81 100000 to each OF her
live grand. children.
1t is computed that the death rate of
the world is 81 minute, and the birth
rate 10 a minute, and this seemingly
light percentage of gain is sufficient to
give a net increase of population each
year Of almost ,200, 900 souls.
Trees are felled by electricity in the
great forests OF Gslicia. For cutting
comparatively soft wood the tool is in the
form OF an auger, which is mounted on
carriage and ia moved to and fro and re-
volved at the same time by small elec-
trio motor.
- Mr.. Nathan Strauss, of New York,
whose benevolence to the poor is we'll
known, proposes to establish a bakery
to supply bread to the needy at cost. 1t
loaf Mr. Strauss expects to have
daily supply of $4,000 loaves inside of
week.
Elk President Harrison was still af
flicted, few years ago. with an annually
recurring attack of ivy poisoning. He
was inoculated with the poison in the
South during the war. Owing to these
attacks his fuce is swollen and he suffer-
ed from pains akin to those of neuralgia.
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Tile First FiascO.

MANNING, January THE first trial
in the county for violating the dispenssry
law was commenced last night at 6
o'clock and ended at 10 o'clock, The ver-
dict being not guilty. The party triod
was Jacob Plowden, colOred, who was
arrested upon affidavit made by Mr.. s..
A. Nettles, member Of the Legislature.
The witnesses were Fl. L. Tobias and T..
A. johnson. The State was represented
by John S. Wilson, solicitor, and the
defence by Messrs. Barron & Levi. The
State at one time seemed to have clear
case, but the attorneys for the defence
soon caused the witnesses for the State to
get mixed. The jury remained in the
room very short time before they
reached a verdict. Az soon an the YER
dict was rendered every negro in the
Court House began to yell. No attempt
to stop them was made by the trial
justice. Mr.. Nettles promises some more
fun in the near future and it is very
likely that more arrests will be made in
the forming. He is no doubt acting upon
the superior judgment "of that good
man" in Colum bia.
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Pulling Together.

The Manufacturers Record, of Balti-
more, has this strong and suggestive edi-
torial:
"The thousands of Southern people
who went to the Worlds Fair thought it
wonder, thought Chicago q great city,
and most of them may have thought the
Chicago people above the ordinary plane
of humanity. A few hundred studied
out the real cause of it all. The fact is
that in all the glitter and glare and splen-
dor and interest of such an exposition we
are lost in admiration of the outside, and
cannot coolly analyze tho forces that have
produced such marvellous conception OF
mans ingenuity.
"a Chicago correspondent of the Now
York Times has been making just such
heard OF Chicago in the last ten years, he
argnes that until the Worlds Fair it was
known to the people across the water as
one might regard "puff Of smoke in
cloudy sky"-to be Thought OF for the in
stant. But the European visitors to this
country in 1893 will never forget the
miniature city nor the people who crea-
ted it, while to Americans Chicago has be-
come q household word which will be
elbow did the Chicago people accom-
plish it all? By unanimi.y of action. BY
pulling together
'sThe projects which have resulted sue
cessfully in Chicago have been carried
out by pulling together. People haven't
time for much discussion out there. II
shrewd business man or capitalist has
plan which he thinks is good, his
friends rely good deal on his judg-
ment and what he has done in the past.
They help him, and the object is accom-
plished. When the gates were first
opened to the White City the idea of
having "Chicage Day" was scarcely
for the time content with the other re-
suits Of the exposition. Some one final
iy conceived it. Chicago thought it prac-
tical. Everyone who could go, went
first, because he wanted to see the fair
agsin second, because he felt he was
part of Chicago and he wanted to help
make it asuccess. On that day 716,SS1
people paid admissions to it. Just think
of it a moment.
"Every city and town in the South can
initiate Chicago. We don't mean on the
same scale nor anything approaching it,
but by following the same principle-hy
pulling together. II town of 1000 peo-
pie wants store or factory, which is the
best way to get it-let twenty or thirty
work for the enterprise which will bene-
fit all and the rest do nothing, or have
all work for tt? The question answers
itself.
"The Chicago fair is good thing to
think over, especially the reasons for its
success. Augusta people have thought
over it, and the exposition is one OF the
results. Atlanta people are thinking of
it, and 1895 will show the brilliant con-
ception of this thought.
''No, the Chicago people are no higher,
no brighter and have no more ability
Pull together and see if this is not
fri1o ~
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A Wonderful Deer.

Gen. Hampton is in the city, having
Just returned from Christmas deer hu mt
in the low country.
General Hampton relates the following
Incident, which occurred on the hunt /:
He and friend were Oh stand togeth-
er and could plainly hear the deep
mouthed pack as it drove the deer in
their direction. Nearer and nearer it
came until tine buck bounded into view
and into shooting distance. The general
fred and it fell. Both hunters saw that
the animal was badly wounded and to
prevent its escape cut its throat from ear
to ear. At an unexpected moment the
deer struggled to its feet and into the
cane brake but not before its hind leg
was broken by another shot.
The dogs were quickly called and put
on it's trail. They ran the deer to the
Savannah river, not far distant. 1t cross
ed, but could not get up the high bank
on the other side, and when the hunters
came up it was standing in the water at
bay, and fighting the dogs with despera-
ton. No boats were available and the
dc or was left alone with load of buck
shot in its side, one leg broken and its
throat cut from ear to ear, but still alive
and tighting.-Columbia Journal, Jan. s..
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Suicide OF q Florida Physician.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, January S.-Dr.
George Center, a prominent physician Of
this county, committed suicide at s
o'clock this morning at his home on
Cedar Creek, six miles from the city.
DR.. Center had been practicing physi-
clan in this county for several years.
His Office was in the city up to few
months ago. Business became 80 dull
that he determined to move out to the
country place of his wife and raise tobac-
co. His crops were not SUCCESS, and he
became involved in debt and discouraged.
The worry drove him to suicide. After
eating break fast the doctor walked out on
the front porch of his residence, and a
few minutes after reaching there blew
out his brains.
The DOCTORS first wife died and he
married within thres months, Mrs.
King, who, at the time of her marriage
10 Dr.. Center, had been out Of the Geor-
gia Lunatic Asylum only few months.
Soon after her release from the asylum
the unfortunate woman gave long story
to the press, relative to the unjustness of
her incarceration and the horrible way
she was treated there. The story was
reproduced in the Georgia papers and
resulted in an investigation by Governor
In Uu0 IOouIu VA WhtSu AHNCociF3o-
ton was substantially denial that Mrs.
King had been treated badly.
Mrs. Center is very eccentric in manner
and speech, and her story of the suicide
and the events imm ediately preceding it
would be laughable but for the tragedy
involved. She says that the doctor arose
in cheerful mood and aided her to make
her toilet.
The following letter was left by the
doctor for his wife:
"January 8, 1s94.-My own Lula: This
farm life in Florida is too much of a drag
for me, hence leave you to get better
man for yourself. You are the best,
purest and most noble woman ever
knew. and T am doing you favor in
going to the unknown, so that you will
be free to enjoy life as you should. Do
not shed a tear over me, for am unwor-
thy of your future attention. Do not ex-
pect to revive me by getting medical
help, for I will take enough opium to
allay all pain and Georges pistol will do
the final work.
"Adieu my best and only friend.
"GEoRGE f. CENTER"
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It is the belief Of the governments OF
England, France and Germany, to say
nothing of others, that the people OF
wealth-that is, those having large in
comes-should contribute more to tho
support of the government than those
possessed of small incomes, and on this
account an income tax has been imposed
and collected. There is no good reason
why greater consideration should be
given to wealthy citizens in republic,
such as that of the United States Of
America, than is accorded to them under
such an autocratic form Of government as
that OF Germany, or such an aristocratio
form Of government as that Of Great
Britain. This much can be said in de-
fense OF the action Of those Of the ways
and means committee who have voted in
favor of this tax, and in addition it can
be said that the government stands great
" in need of the money.
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An Enraged Bull.

LOUISVILLE, KY, January 5.-A fine
Holstein bull broke away to day while
being led along the street and played
havoc before being captured. The bull
attacked Mrs. Anna Goldstein, sixty
years of age, and tossed her into the air
several times and trampled her be-
meath its feet. The woman was instantly
killed.
Leaving the woman the bull dashed up
Floyd street and at Green street tossed
Charles Green into the air bruising him
very badly. Half block further George
Watson crossed the BULLS path and met
with similar reception. He was Sc
verely hurt. Will Denham, a one-arm
man, at this point came up aud seized
the rope which was tied about the BULBS
horns. The enraged animal turned upon
him, but Denham lodged around tree
when he tied the rope. When the char
ging bull reached the end of the rope he
was hurled to the ground. A party Of
men were sent for and the angry animal
was taken away. Mansfield and Jefries,
who own the bull, will be sued by the
dead woman's husband, and also by the
men who were injured.
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= The directors of the Newberry cotton
millshave decided to increase the capital
stock from S25O,000 to 100000 and to
greatly enlarge the building.
Young men who were exploring an
immense cavern in Harding county,
Kentucky, q few days ago, found in one
room five human skeletons and In anoth-
or place decayed box containing two
diamond rings, three pistols and lot of
earrings and bracelets. With the skele-
lively, "R. G. A." and rs. j. Mex"
At Yorkville, S. c., a few daysago,
a huge joke was perpetrated. Five thou
sand people lined the sidewalks to see
Signor Gander leap from the top Of the
stand-pipe to the ground. At the ap-
pointed hour crier announced that
Signor Gander had broke his leg, and
that Pref Turkey would take his place,
whereupon turkey flew from the top Of
the stand.pipe to the ground.
State Constable Bladon who killed a
man in spartan,burg and was shot him.
self seems to have reputation at his
home in Edge6eld. The Chronicle says {:
"The man who would appoint bloody
Jack Bladon State constable-under
any circumstances whatsoever, even il
it were in the midst of the millennium
is very bad and very wicked man.
That man is Ben Tillman. Wild, brutal,
ferocious, unreasoning, irresponsible as
Jack Bladon is, he has, however, a kind
er heart than Ben Tillman.
- The Shiloh Battlefield Association
has secured options on 1000 acres Of land,
including that on which the battle Of
Shiloh was fought in 1862, the purpose
being to purchase this battlefield and con-
vert it into national park. Congress
will be asked to purchase the site. There
are buried there about 1000 Confederate
and large number of Federal soldiers.
The association will hold two days re-
union on the battlefield on the 9Th and 7th
of next April.
There are $3.50 negro schools now
in the South, where 2,250,000 negroes
have learned to read, and most Of them to
write. In the colored schools are 100000
pupils and 10000 negro teachers. There
are $50 schools for advanced education,
and colleges administered by negro
presidents and faculties, and Of these
presidents three were formerly slaves.
There ar 154 negro editors, $50 lawyers,
740 physicians, and there are now educa-
ting themselves in European universities
247 negroes from the South.
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Startling Pension Frauds.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Jan. Ga. w.
Bowen Moore, the most extensive PEN
sion agent in Western Now York, with
his son, Allen, and five clerks, were ar
rested this afternoon by United States Of
ficers on the charge of defrauding the
government, and eXtorting money from
pensioners. Col. Moore, since 1889, has
secured over 5000 claims, of which, it is
said, over $500 at least are fraudulent.
According to Special Examiner Avres,
the government estimates the amount lie
has traudulently obtained for pensioners
at about one million dollars. Already
the examiners have found where $l50,0U0
has been secured by fraud. 1t is also
said that others are implicated, among
them several we'll known local at
torneys, and that moro arrests will soon
be made.
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Illegal Juries.
Columbia State. January u.

There was quite a rattling of the dry
bones about the State Capitol yesterday,
occasioned by the discovery of the fact
that all juries drawn in the State since
December Is by q jury commissioner, ac-
cording tc the custom of several years,
were illegally drawn, and their verdicts
consequently are void in law. Any that
may be drawn hereafter in accordance
with the law in force for several years will
be equally as illegal and their yerdicts
worthless.
! The matter was brought to light yester-
dav by Sheriff Daniel J. Bradbam, OF
Clarendon. He had heard that the Leg
islature had recently passed new law
governing the drawing of iuries, and
knowing something of its nature, be
came here to SEQ the governor about it.,
and the new law was looked up. 1t was
found that the act was approved on De-
cember 18, and it was one OF those acts
providing that its provisions became law
Immediately.
Fhe law is entitled, IAN act to amend
Chapter LXXXVII Of the General Stat
utes relating to juries and entitled 'Of
>Juries.'"
Section l. That chapter eighty-seven,
section 1884, of the General Statutes be
amended by striking out said section 2234
and inserting instead thereof the follow
ing: Section 2234. The county auditor,
the county treasurer, and the clerk Of the
court Of common pleas and general ses-
sions Of each county, shall constitute the
board of jury commissioners for their re-
spective counties.
Section 2. That section 2235 Of the said
chapter be repealed and the following
inserted instead thereof: Section 2235.
That said county auditor, county treasu-
rer, and clerk of the court OF common
pleas and general sessions, shall perform
the duties required of them az jury COM
missioners without compensation.
Section 8. That section 2255 of the said
chapter be repealed and the following be
inserted thereof: Section 2255. When
ever 1t shall be necessary to supply any
deficiency In the number of grand or
petit Jurors duly drawn, whether caused
by challenge or otherwise, 1t shall be the
duty of the jury commissioners under
The directions Of the court to draw from
the special department in the jury box
known as tho tales box, such number OF
tit and competent persons TO serve as
Jurors as the court shall deem nee essary
to fill such deficiency. That it shall be
the duty Of the clerk of court to keep
such jury box in his custody.
Section 4. The jury box shall be pro-
vided with. three locks, each different.
The key to one shall be kept by the clerk
of court, one by the auditor and one by
the treasurer, 80 that no two OF said
commissioners shall hold keys to the
same lock.
Section 5. This act shall go into ef
feet Immediately upon its approval by the
Governor.
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State Liquor In Hotels.

The State Board of Control under the
personal direction OF Governor Tillman
is rapidly arranging things under the
new omnibus law to suit themselves.
ALI along there has been great deal OF
conn plant from the hotel proprietors
about the matter OF allowing them to
serve liquors to their guests, many of
them complaining that the winter busi-
ness was being paralyzed by the fact that
their guests who are always accustomed
to getting liquors when they want them,
could not secure such luxuries, even
when they were willing to pay for them.
It will be remembered that when the
proprietors of the hotels at Aiken and
Charleston came here some time ago
Governor Tillman made an arrangement
whereby they would be>allowed to get
dispensary liquors. This was before the
new law was thought of, and when the
time came for passing the new law
provision was made for this ciassof trado.
Under that provision of the law Governor
Tillman and Comptroller General ELL
erbe, yesterday prepared the following
circular giving the new rules and regula-
tions OF the board applying to the hand
ling of liquors by the proprietors of the
various hotels in the State. Copies Of
these rules and regulations have heen
sent to all the propristors of hotels in the
State and they need no other explanation
than perusal:
Rules and regulations governing hotels
selling liquor, under Section 81 Of the
dispensary law:-
First. The manager Of the hotel after
giving the required bond, must receive a
written appointment as assistant to the
dispenser from whom said liquors are
obtained.
Second. He will use the request books
for orders from guests the same as though
purchased at the dispensary, and the sales
must conform In every respect to the
requirements OF the law, especially as to
crossing out the labels, and writing the
requests, using ink in all cases.
Third. No liquors shall be sold except
by the bottle.
Fourth. The prices on the wine card
must be those charged at the dispensary.
Fifth. He will obtain the liquors or
wine by the case from the dispenser and
report all sales, and pay over the amount
due each day, getting new request books
whenever needed and turning them over
to the dispenser as fast as filled.
Sixth. No liquor shall be sold to any
one but "bona fide" guests OF the hOtel,
whose narnes are on the register.
Seventh. Sales to minors or to men
already intoxicated are forbidden and 40
second sales shall be made to any guest
who becomes intoxicated.-Col. State.
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4.
The Greenville News calls attention to
one seatnre OF the dispensary profits bust
nesss that has escaped notice heretofore.
That paper says that many of the dispen
saris owed their establishment to the
fact that the petitioners placed their sig
nasuTes ION the theory that the cities
zyon Id receive part ofthe profits" and that
sfhesaew law now puts those profits at the
disT osal Of Governor Tillman's whims
and humors-that is, he can divert these
profits to the pay Of the cons.ables if he
q is net satisfied that the cities are "enforc-
ing the law.'' The News adds: eve
hop,s that the Greenville police will sue
csed in displeasing the boss so effectually
that he xill 1coDfiscate our share of his
whikey money!
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Boiler Explosion in Sumter.

SUMTER, January G.-Information was
received in Sumter this morning about
IL o. clock that the boiler used in the lum-
ber mill Of J. E. Law, at Elliotts, had
exploded with terrible effects. Your
correspondent proceeded to the scene Of
the disaster, and there found one man
dead, two men seriously wounded and
the mill badly torn up. The brains Of
the dead man were despatched over the
timber thereabout. 1t appears that Mr..
Law, the owner of the mill, was standing
with his hand upon tho throttle giving
some directions when, from some cause
which will never be learned, there was
terrible explosion, and Mr.. Law was
hurled thirty feet distant, his body going
through the top of the she'd aud leaving
his brains upon the boards.
The killed and wounded are: John f.
Law, killed; J. J. Luckey, seriously
wounded; Henry Monehan, very badly
wounded; j. c. Bullock, badly burned.
Coroner Commander was soon upon
the scene and viewed the body Of the de-
ceased, after which it was removed to his
residence.
Thepbody of Mr.. Law was badly man.
gled, both legs and arms being broken.
His head had been blown off aud there
was hole through his body. No cause
has been assigned for the accident.
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In all the labor and provision for re-
lieving the needy there should be pref
ty close adherence to the principle: III
man will not labor neither shall ne
eat" There is no hardship in that rule
for all the able-bodied. It is said that
Notwithstanding all the alleged want in
Chicago men cannot be had to work on
the drainage canal at Is cents and hour.
1t is said, too, that there is plenty OF
work in other great cities, and the coun-
try about for men who will work, but
that since free lodging and free soup es-
adjustments have been started men can
not be hired. There ought to be some
way of testing the disposition OF every
applicant for charitable aid. 1t is not
right that the willingly industrious
should be taxed to support the incorrig-
ibly law.
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A Fearful Descent.

SAN ANToHIA, TEXAS, Jan. Miss
Stella Robbins, the widely known wo.
man aeronaut, met with probably fatal
accident here to-day. She has been
giving Sunday afternoon ascensions here
for the past few weeks and this afternoon
started on her usual voyage irom San
Pedro Park. The balloon arose to q
height of about two thousand feet, whom
Miss Robbins let herself drop With the
parachute. The parachute opened bu:
the wind carried it downward with great
rapidity and it struck largo tree with
it's burden with terrific force. Miss Rob-
bins right leg was broken and she re-
ceived internal injuries, which will prob
ebly result fatally.
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So na.or Voorhees,, the Chairman Of the
Senate Finance Committee, looks for
long session of Congress. He says that
the last Congress did not adjourn its first
stssion until August 5, and that. too, at
( TIME when general revision Of the
starif was not an issue. While he is Of
the ;,pinion that the House tariff bill
will pass the Senate within month, or
<sfx u eeks at the outside, after it gets into
Airiso the Senate, he believes that date
|Sfiflly as late, if not later than August 5,
iil ,,oe reached before Congress adjourns.
aers are other Senators, members Of
he Z nance Committee, who think this
hg Tess will be in session until late in
Isepte mber, If, indeed, it does not run
1 Into October, as did the Fifty.first Con-
ggress