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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14
THE BAGGING MONOPOLY.
Tho Farmers Have Another Chance to
Fight the Trust.
Savannah Daily News:

Savannah Daily News:
Notwithstanding the prospects Of
low prices for cotton during the COM
ing season, the manufacturers of bag
ging, 1T seems, are reaping harvest
in the sale OF that necessary article in
which the cotton Is encased. Bagging
for upland cotton has steadily advanced
recently, and Is now over "a cents high
er than at the same time last year.
AT the beginning of the season there
was worry small stock on hand because
the manufacturers had delayed opera
tions awaiting the action of Congress
in regard to tho tariff. They seemed
afraid to manufacture large quantity
for fear the duty would be taken off
foreign bagging. When the demand
came on, and the tariff was still un-
settled they went to work and are now
receiving the benefit by having q
monopoly in the trade. There are
now but two m lis in operation in this
country, and they have the trade well
in hand.
The factors who supply farmers with
bagging had only small stock on
and when thcy began to inquire into
the market they found that prices
were materially advanced. The ad-
vance continued steadily, and has
reached IL price where tho manufac-
turers have the business where they
want it.
There has been an unusually early
demand for bagging this season, par
ticularly in Texas, where the crop is
fast maturing, and large shipments
have been made throughout the South.
The cut rates in freight have also
figured largely in the early movement,
as they have enabled merchants and
planters, at various points, to order
direct from the mills. AS the low
freight rates were taken off Aug. |, the
demand will probably drop off some
what, but as the manufacturers hold
the situation in their own hands the
presumption is that they will maintain
the advanced prices and compel the
planter to put low priced cotton in high
priced bappinp
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14
A TERRIBLE ETRAGEDy-Thov vill;oo,

A TERRIBLE TRAGEDY-The village
of Charlton, Iowa, was the scene Of a
horrible tragedy one day last week.
W.. ID. Jenkins, connected with the
railroad at that place, entered the
home of his bctrothed, Miss Julia Muir
ply, and after bitter quarrel, drew a
revolvcd and shot her. He then turned
on her sister, Mrs. Josie Towns, and
fired bullet into her, killing her al
most Instantly. Mrs. Murphy, mother
OF the girls, rushed into the room only
to meet with a bullet from the revolver
held by the apparently insane man
Her injury is such that the physicians
nave little hope of her life. Jenkins
then turned the weapon on himself and
hred pul ct into bis brain. He died
an hour later. Jenkins had been drink
ing for several days and it is believed
the murder and suicide was the ont
come OF a quarrel between himself and
Miss Murphy over his Intoxicated CON
dition. The women were highly re-
spected and In good circumstances.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14

TALBERT DESCRIBES THE SITUA-
TION.-Thc Washington News saws
that Representative Talbcrt, OF South
Carolina, became a little angry at Il
recent night session OF the House He
wanted to know where the members
were who should he present to furnish
a quorum. I" / say" he cried, "thcy
will have to give up their claw ham
NOR coats, their cuchrc parties and en-
tcrtainmcnts and come here. We arc
in tremendous condition in this
House, which reminds me of what once
| heard of Il preacher. He said: Now,
little while, and | want all those who
are not good Christians to get ont and
| will pause foI them to get out Not
single n.an stirred. Well he said,
want to preach to all sinners; ana
all those who are good Christians and
not sinners will please get up and go
ou:.' Not single soul stirred Well
he said, | want to preach TO all those
who are lukewarm: all those who arc
good Christians and sinners will get
get out Not Il soul stirred. The
preacher was nonplusscd. Then hA
got up and said: You arc in Il hell
of a fix. So it is with number of us.
Dozens of members are at home max
ing more promises. Republicans,
Democrats and Populists arc doing the
same thing. Here we are without Il
quorum on account Of our members at
homo fencing. And | think the pcO-
pie and our constituencies are like
that preacher found his congregation
They are in Il he III Of fix So, Mr..
Chairman, think we out to have a
call OF the House and send out at once
to the saloons all over the city and to
tho euchre parties and bring the sold
ier lovers here and let us pension
the soldiers or stop this hypocritical
can't"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14

GOLD MINING IN OCONEE Tho
Walhalla Mining Company was recent
ly chartered by the Secretary of the
State of Indiana. The company will
have its homo Office at Indianapolis,
Indiana, with q branch office in Wal
halla, S. c., the mines being located on
Barbecue Branch, about milo from
Salem, in Oconee County. Capital
stock $4,000, with privilege of 81 .0OO.-
600. Directors J. y. Barker. c.. b.
Feibleman, Carl Willauer, Haymen
Cohen, and S. S. Gorby. Mr.. Carl
Willauer, Of Walhalla, is general man
ager, and will have charge of opera
tions at the mines. He has been os-
saying there for several months, and
has opened up very valuable gold
mine. The mill will be in operation
as soon as the machinery can DO ship
ped from Chicago. MIR. Willauer
thinks he will have the mills running
in about II month. Twenty hands will
be engaged at the beginning, and the
force will be increased later as re-
Qui"cd. Tho company own three other
gold mines in Oconce County which
viii be worked in regular order. As
soon as one mine is opened and work
ing well, another will be opened and.
thus 1t will not be very long until this
company will have four mines in Oc-
once County, and all OF them being
worked fes.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14
THE LARGEST ON RECORD.
The Crop that Will be Raised in nSouth
Carolina This Year.

Columbia Register, 9th inst.
With favorable weather for the next
thirty days the prediction that this
raised in South Carolina will be con-
lirmed. This is the consensus of opin-
ion in agricultural circles. The next
thirty days will tell the tale. Should
there be sunshiny weather throughout
that period the condition of the crops
will be increased to high degree and
the yield will be immense. All dan
ger of drought has passed, but rain has
been too abundant. There is little or
no danger of freshcts, however, now,
Notwithstanding the unusual amount
OF rainfall. What the crops now need
is dry sunshiny weather.
This year will also see the diversity
of crops greater than ever before. The
largest crop of corn ever grown in
Richland County is an assured fact,
and the corn cribs will be filled to
overlooking. Potatoes, peas and pea
nuts are abundant. Cotton on account
of too much rain is not doing SO well,
but with dry weather the yield will be
full.
There may not be great deal of
money in circulation among farmers
generally next fall. but one thing is
certain, they are going to have more
than enough farm products to carry
them along; money or no money.
Crops generally all over the South
will be larger than ever before. Ten
million bales Of cotton will be some
where in the ncighborliood of the size
of that crop. The New Orleans Cotton
Exchange estimates the crop at nine
million. but the opinion generally is
that 1T will be nearer ten million.
The great feature in this State is
the diversity Of the crops. Everything
of value has been planted in abundance
and the beneficial results will be appar-
rent next fall.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14

Governor Northern has received an
invitation to address big meeting of
farmers at Salem, Nebraska, on August
14th, and will probably accept it in tho
interest of immigration to Georgia.
The Governor, whose plans are being
perfected to devote himself entirely to
bringing good settlers to Georgia after
his term of Office expires, believes that
now Is the time to strike in the West.
Hon. G. Brunby Jordan, the new rail-
road commissioner, has recently re-
region, and adds i'm strong terms his
experience, to the views held by the
Governor, that with n little effort q
large and desirable class OF immigra-
tion could be attracted from the West
TO the South,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14

The price OF corn in Russia has
shrunk so low, in consequence of the
splendid prospect of the harvest, that
many farmers are sending their cattle
into the fields, as the cost of harvest
ing would exceed the price of the corn.
In the Caucasus barley and wheat are
cut green and given to the cattle, For.
ty-ave pounds OF corn are worth 1-2
cents.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1894-08-14

MONTGOMERY, ALA, Aug. 8-Kolb's
claim that he has been defrauded out
of his election, is considered in tho
light of undisputed facts, SO absolutely
baseless, as to be ridiculous.
His majority in counties carried by
him amounts in the aggregate to A.
600. Oates majority in the counties
carried by him, leaving out Barbour,
Bullock, Dallas, Hale, Lowndes, Mar
engo, Madison, Montgomery and Will
cox, the only counties which Kolb chal-
lenges, amounts in the aggregate to
l2,0O0, leaving Kolb only 1000 ahead.
The white vote In the nine connties
left out of the above calculation accord
ing to the census of 1890, amounts in the
aggregate to 10000,
1t Is q well-known fact too we'll
known to be disputed, that not more
than oue-tenth of those white voters
were supporters of Kolb. 1t is equally
as well-knOwn that the number of ne
grocs that have for many years, ever
since they were given the suffrage,
voted the Democratic ticket in those
counties at least equals the whites who
are supporters of Kolb.
This shows conclusively that not TAX
ing into consideration the increase in
the white vote since the census of 1890
and allowing nothing for the large
number OF negroes in those counties
who though Republicans, it is we'll
known as between Kolb and the Dem
ocrats, vote every time with the latter.
Even had all the Republican negroes
remainedlaway from the polls, Oates
majoritN IN those nine counties could
not have been less than lb0(0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12

y
CHICAGO Nov. 12.-The grain markets
were firm and active here today The
advance abroad and light northwestern
receipts 1878 cars against Al last year.
stimulated the wheat market, and there
was good general buying, the only sell
ing being against calls. The decrease in
Liverpool stocks Of CAT, 900 bushels also
had bullish effect The market opened
strong, May starting &c up at 595sc c, and
frmed up TO 6O15c.
Corn was firm sympathy with wheat
and Oh the increase on passage of 1874
O00 bushels, Liverpool Was also &c
higher. The government report makes
the yield 5000, 900 bushels more than
last months estimate. May opened a
shade higher at soc, declined 18c and
then advanced to SOLO.
Oats were firm IN sympathy with other
grains. May started 1sc higher At 391sc
and advanced TO 81 &c
Under the influence Of light offerings
and heavy general buying. provisions
were strong January pork started Z &c
up at $12271z and advanced steadily to
$12 90. January lard opened Z 15c higher
at $7221S and advanced to $3.50.
Estimates for Tuesday: Wheat 50
cars; corn 235 cars. oats $50 cars. hogs
80, 900 head.
WHEAr-November. 541zc; Deem
Der, 5514c; May. 603sc; July 605sc
CoRN-N ovemb 5O5s 15O31c; De-
cember, soc; January, asa; May. sos
November $3.50; December
zoe; 'Iay 321sc-
PoRK-N OVEN Der, $12 6215; January
$126S1z; nay $500.
LARD ~ November $3.50; January,
81. 30; May, $L521s.
tIBs-No november, %6.4216; January,
Sc 20; May, So 6J
Cash-Wh heat 545ac; corn 5O5s q 5o34c;
oats 2S5sc; PORK S12-6275; lard $3.50;
lsARLEr- Choice, 5e1z; medium, sac;
common 5IG152c.
RYE Cash, 4sc; December, 4s1zc;
May. 81 &C.
FLAX SEED-Cesh, SL4715@147; De
cember $1.451s bid
TIMOTHY Lash and November, $3.50.
BUTTER Firm; creamery 14@2415c;
dairies 12H21c.
IGGs-Flrm n a 22c.
hoGs-Receipts today $1,000; official
receipts Saturday y, 545 head; shipments
9,345. Left over about 2.5JO Quality
quite fair, active aud firm under !. good
from both packers and shippers and
pigs firm to 541Uc higher. Sales ranged
at S4l5446 for light, S420@44O for
rough packing; $4-2 9479 Tor mixed,
$4459149O for heavy packing and ship
ping lots, and $2.5O61420 for pigs.
CATTLE Recei pts. n, QUO. Good grades
in demand and hrm; common lOts weak.
SHEEP Receipts, 2l,UOO- Supply in
excess of demand. Prices weak to
5I1Oc lower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
COL. HOLIDAY SUED
As "A Director Of the state Fair Associa-
ton BY Hail 3 O7DOnaId-

As "A Director of the state Fair AssocIa-
ton by Hall & o Donald
The Hall - O'Donald Lithographing
company brought suit today to recover
S93471 from Col. c. *. Holiday, as one
Of the directors Of the Kansas State Fair
association. The firm claims that amount
due for Autographed posters furnished
IT'D 1892 and 1898 They brought suit
against the State Fair association as a
corporation and got judgment for the
amount asked, last week. But Sheriff
Burdge Saturday returned the writ, re-
porting that he could lind no property
or other effects in the possession of the
fair association to satisfy the levy.
Col Holiday IS one Of the stock hold
ers of the fair association to the STATED"
amount of 500. Under the double liza
bility clause Of the Kansas statutes, he.
with other stockholders, is liable for the
debts Of the ASSOCIATION to twice that
amount His 81 900 liability in the fair
therefore is just large enough to pay
Hall & O'Dooald's claim at per cent
interest
There is an interesting legal point in
volved There are thousands of "dum-
my stockholders all over Kansas CON
nected with various corporations. and if
they are to be drawn into the financial
misfOrtunes of these companies, with
which they usually have nothing to do
but lend their names, they will be inter
ested in getting OUT As rapidly as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
DEPEW HAS An IDEA.
Let the Liquor Licenses in
New York
BE Made Higher to Increase
Municipal Revenues.
ITS POLITICAL EFFECT
It Would Guarantee the Ger
mans Their Beer,
And Would Remove the Whisky
Question from Politics.

NEwYoRK, Nov. 12.-The excise laws
have begun to receive some attention
from Republicans who discuss the prob
lens which confront their victorious
party. One Of the first utterances in any
sense public on this matter since the
Republican victory of last Tuesday was
that Of Chauncey NJ. Depew. In letter
to a morning paper Dir. Depew said the
excise law should be SO amended as to
remove the liquor question from politics.
If this is done We snail win the German
vote and return New York permanently
to the Republican column Let US make
haste slowly"
Dir. Depew was asked what sugges-
tions he would make to changes IN
the excise law Of this state.
4'W hen l wrote that letter saying the
excise law should be amended to
remove the liquor question from politics.
j had in my mind the situation IN OHIO,
said Dir. Depew. The law in that
state, as / have been told by Senator
Sherman and other public men, has re-
suited in taking the question wholly out
of politics. They have an excise system
which is such a satisfactory solution OF
the question that no mem Der of the leg
islature dare hint at change. To DIP 20
would he like signing his own political
death warrant
.sOne essential feature is this: The
license fees are turned over to the vari-
GUS municipalities aud go into the gen
eral fund Of the municipality. The re-
suit is the taxes, which must be raised
By the ordinary methods, to meet the
municipal expenses, are greatly reduced.
The trouble in this state now IS the fees
are 50 small that the aggre gate IN many
places does not amount to much if turned
into the common treasury, and thus made
Of benefit to the taxpayer.
by making the license high enough
and by putting the proceeds in the
treasury OF each town or city. condition
satisfactory to each municipality would
he reached. Once let this law be passed
and il would b an object for each city
and town to let il remain undisturbed.
The question would be settled each
municipality would be satisfied, and the
German would know there
was to be no Legislation to interfere with
their beer. This question would be out
of politics and be would naturally follow
his disposition a. regards other questions
and 60 with the Republicans
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12

but he will doubtless turn up all right
in a short time, safe and sound and
none the worse for the advertising he
has received. In China Lenz narrowly
escaped death at the hands of supersti-
tious natives on several occasf 0ns- At
N1ioweichow, near the hostile province
of Human, LEM was attacked by a
crowd of farmers, who struck at him
with noes and carrying poles. A blow
aimed for the plucky riders head missed
that part Of his anatomy, but carried
away part of his ear. Better disposed
citizens then interfered, and Lenz es-
capped death
Lenz was the champion Of the ALLIE
ghany cyclers Of Pittsburg and had
ridden from Pittsburg to New York
and taken other long trips awheel before
he started on his globe girdling tour.
He carried a camera on his back and
rode q safety wheel weighing 81 pounds.
If ne turns up all right, he viii have
ridden about 20, 600 miles on his wheel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
DIR. HOLMES' FUNERAL.
1t Takes Place at 2 p. NJ. Today From tn .
First Presbyterian Church

1t Takes Place at 2 p. NJ. Today From the
First Presby terisan Church.
The funeral OF DR.. d. Holmes, who
died suddenly of rheumatism Of the
heart on the street Friday evening, was
held at p. ID. today from the First
Presbyterian church. The services were
conducted by Rev. s 3 Anderson.
Mrs. Holmes arrived from Wilson
county Saturday evening. she is COM
plelely Frustrated by the sudden and IN
expected death OF DR.. Holmes
The friends Of the family sent many
floral trl butes and the altar and chancel
were beautifully decorated. Mrs. " alton
Of Peabody, d sister Of DR.. Holmes. and
Mr.. Albert Waggoner of st. Joseph were
here 10 attend the funeral.
The pail bearers were Messrs. III. H.
Mills, M l. Lee, b. N. Payne, J. W.
Hardt, A. h Rodgers and X b. Gem
NELL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
NO HOPE FOR SILVER.
Lafe Pence Says Nothing Can Be Elk pected
From the Congress lust Elected

A4a1e Pence says Nothing Can lie Tx pectou
From the Congress lust Elected
DENVER, Col, Nov. 12.-Cong
Lafe Pence. defeated candidate for re-
election, said last night at a Populist
meeting that he would venture the
prophecy that no bill for free coinage of
silver at the ratio of Is to 1 would come
cut of a committee under Tom Reeds
leadership in the next congress.
"There is left one solitary chance in
this country for free coinage" he CON
tinued. There are yet three months left
and thank God, Bryan and Dick Bland
are not retired for that time. applause. }
In few days l go to fill out the term for
which you commissioned me by your I'M
bought votes. The plans we now have
under consideration may possibly bring
us some relief.
''Unless between now and the close of
this congress something can be done for
silver. l read no signs in the skies that
indicate silver will take a forward step
in this country"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
DROVE A TEAM OF DOGS.
Crippled Boy Gets Around by Means of a
Pair Of Dogs.

WICHITA, Nov. Considerable at
tention was attracted by crippled boy
who drove over the city today in a little
express wagon drawn by team of dogs.
Wherever he would stop crowd of Curl
GUS people would surround him and ply
him with all manner Of questions. Both
Of I be boys legs had been amputated at
the knee and the stubs were encased in
leather. His name is Ebert Coffnan and
he came overland with his father from
Manitou Springs, arriving in the city last
night. Ebert is "A years of age and a
very bright boy. Three years ago train
backed up him, causing him the loss
of both legs.
Father and son are bound for Aldrich,
Mo, where they will reside. The little
dog team makes good time over the
smooth pavement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
CLOSE GIRDLER LEM LOST
The PIucIzy WheeIzaan Was Last Heard
From In Persia

The PIucIzy WheeIzaan Was Last Heard
From In Persia
Frank G. Lenz, the young Pittsburg
bicyclist who left New York in June,
1892. on a tour around the world for an
American magazine, has not been heard
from for several months, and some fear
is felt that he has met with foul play or
succumbad to disease Instead of going
east, as did the pioneer globe t1otter,
Thomas Stevens, and his more success
full imitatOrs. Thomas @. Allen and
William l. SachtIeben, the ST. Louis
students, Lenz went westward on his
worlds tour and was last heard from at
Tabrees, not far from Teheran, the cap
ital of Persia He had then passed
through the dangerous portions of Chi
ma, where ignorant and hostile natives
are inclined to attack any foreign dew
il'' they sec, and there seems no good
reason why he would not be safe in Per-
STA He expected to reach Constantine
pie by the end of May. but no word has
been received from him since May 2.
1t is quite possible that he may have
Temporarily succumbed to disease in
some fever stricken region Of Persia,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-12
TwENTY-FIvE YEARs A eIsHoP.
Dr.. VhitaIker's Long and Useful Career in
the EpiscopaI Church.


The Right Rev OH William Whit
aker, D. D., bishop Of the Protestant
Episcopal church for the diocese of
Pennsylvania. completed his twenty
fifth year in the episcopacy recently, and
the occasion was seized upon by his
colaborers for commemorative services
and the laying Of the cornerstone Of the
new diocesan house. There were present
Bishop Potter of New York, Bishop
futile Of Missouri and many other dig
nitaries from other states IN addition
to the resident clergy and laity. There
We're services in Holy Trinity church.
an impressive historical address by
Bishop futile, and then came the lay
ing of the cornerstone by Bishop Whit
aker and addresses by others
The bishop was born in New Salem,
Mass, May 0, 1880, and was graduated
at AIiddlebury college, Vermont, in / $50
After teaching a few years he took theo-
logical course at the seminary in New
y ork and was ordained in 1868. He
proceeded at once to Nevada. and after
four years service was chosen missionary
bishop of that state. He was consecrat-
ed in New York IN October, 1869, and
returned at once to Nevada. After IL
years service in that state he was IN 1886