The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-26

From what has been said about the money
that was TO be paid into the state treasury
the Idea has gone out that the opinion OF
Judge >lmOntcn would net the state anOct
s2l0 HlJ. state treasurer Bates saws that IS
wrong. The money that is 10 ye paid oE the
railroads has o be divided bet veen the state,
county and hJOl funds lie roughly csN-
mated that the state proper ton viii pc
about g. 0JJ 20 s75 030. None OF the ROADS
have. Up 10 this time, paid the state the dis
pufed tax money.
The Secretary Of state has issued com
mission TO l.. c. HOugh. o. Floyd, a.. r. w.
Halle. Il. >. Blekham John W. Irun del, j. l..
Williams. J. w. Hammond and $. i. etratton
as CorpOratOrs Of the hersnaw Building ana
Loan ASSOCIATION, Of the town OF keTshaw.
The capital stock is $4,000 divided into 25J
shares at 800 each. The Union Cotton rams
Company flied notice with the Secretary OF
state that Il had increased its capital stock
10 Sl25 go. This company only began bJ 81
ness short time ago
The pension clerks are at work making o 1T
a revised list Of the confederate pensioners ~
the state, and expect to have the wort
finished IN the next few DAYS. All OF the
counties, excepting two have made their re-
ports. he revised lists made up this morn
ing show, in addition TO those already pub
hshed. the following. Greenyllle lt2. Hamp-
ton A., Horny 30. Lancaster 81. Laurens %
Lexington So OraugeourE - II is thought
that the list will show slight increase over
last year and in that event the pensions Will
be about 81 each.
A fatal encounter took place on Sunday
about O'Clock near stoke bridge. SIX miles
north Of Cypress, IN Darlington county, be-
tween William L. Best. Jr.. and Rufus
Nixon, two white men, which resulted in the
killing Of Nixon by Best. Report says that
Mr. Best shot Mr. Nixon twice with double
barrelled shotgun loaded with buckshot MI
Nixon lived until Monday morning, when
death relieved him OF his sunerings Both OF
these men are married and have families.
Mr. Nixon was about &c years old. Report
says that these men have had a grudge
against each other for some time.
Darlington, March 3O.-The well-known
cases Of f. W. WAGNER & Co. of Charleston.
against the Grange. at Darlington, dating
back to 1887, We're at last decided at Darling
ton Tuesday, Messrs Wagner & Co. winning
these last two cases. For years these cases
have excited a great deal OF interest, and are
familarly known as THE Orange cases
Several notes have been previously sued, and
two were tried together this week one
against the Stokes Bridge Grange, amount
Ing with interest to d2,lS0.56. The other
against the Cypress Grange for &l75U O6.
These amouts made "A total Of S3.g3O.62, and
the jury rendered verdict IN favor OF the
plaintiffs for the full amount. These cases,
apparently. would not down. and have en-
gagged the attention Of the court on several
previous occasions AS far as the lower court
is concerned, the last ones are now finally
disposed Of.
a special dated March o. from Spartan.
burg to the Charleston News and Courier,
says; ne political meeting TO day did not
decide any thing except that there were some
very earnest office seekers here. John Gary
Evans. W d. Evans, Ellerbe and Pope,
gubernatOrial candidates made their speeches.
One OF the reform leaders said this morning
that this was Ellerbe last chance. if he
broke down he would be ruled on the track.
de made speech that was much praised by
some Of the reformers He4s still in the race
and he says he will stay till the finish. The
congressional candidates also spoke. Con
gressmen Shell and McLaurin also made
short speeches, cleaning up some charges
that had been made against them. There
were 1884 persons present at the encampment
where the speaking took place and about one
fourth of them we're students and miners
who did not attend the meeting. They said
they took no stock in such speaking. You
may set 1t down that the meeting has settled
nothing"
The following figures showing the amount
OF the phosphate royalty received ty the state
treasurer during the interval since the terri
tory was visited by the August hurricane and
practically demOralZed win be found OF in
terest TO those interested in keeping track OF
the South Carolina phosphate business:
November, 1898 amount Of royalty received
December, no royalty received at all; Janu-
airy, 1894. from the Coosaw ana Beaufort com
panfes S3,2I3 81 was received in royalty; Fet-
ruary, the total amount Of royalty received
was Sl0OS.94, Of which the Coosaw Company
paid S756 10 and J. c. Nelson S252.s4; March,
up TO date, the only royalty paid has been by
the Coosaw and Beaufort companies, the
former has paid in S8,074.56 and the Beaufort
company 9l.Ss5.13. IL is thus seen that the
business has been almost at standstiu and
that the state treasury has not been deriving
much benefit from the territory. The work is
about 10 be resumed, however. and the out
look is much brighter for the future.