The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-02-27
COLUMBIA LETTER.
A BATCH OF INTERESTING ITEMS
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Cold Snap and lis Effects What

Less Interest TO the People of soutl
Carolina.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 23.-Special: The
capital city has about recovered from
the freeze-which, by the way. wa:
unprecedented. There has been snow
before--sleet before-sutf'ering before
but not Of the extent or the kind ex.
perienced last week and the early por
ton of this. The weather is wintry
still. but the sun shines, and the
streets are not fit for folks to walk il
without rubbers There was gooc
deal of suffering. The weather put
ting an end to business, many people
were thrown out of employment fol
the time-and these of the class who
live by their daily labor. Charitable
people and benevolent organizations
came to the rescue, however, anc
much has already been done for the re
lief of the sufferers. Business has
commenced again, and soon we shall
in the enjoyment of the beautiful
spring for which Columbia is proven
bal, will be so well upon us that we
shall have quite forgotten the freeze.
ABOUT POLITICS.
Considering that this is an "oti
year." and that even the fight over the
Constitutional Convention ought not
to commence for some months yet, we
are having a good deal of politics on
hand.
The meeting of the convention call
ed by the forty has been postponed.
But there was, first, the conference,
between Representative Conservatives
and Reformers, and then the issuance
of the address of the Democratic State
Executive Committee. The confer.
ence was held with closed doors, and
all the participants have been dogged
ly reticent about the proceedings. II
is stated land the statement appears tc
have commanded general credence)
that the conclusion reached was about
thus: The two factions, in each coun'
ty, are to have equal representation in
the Convention. In the counties en-.
titled to an uneven number of dele.
gates, the odd delegate is to be as
signed to that faction which carried
the county in 1892. Such is the news
paper account of the action of the
conference. Until there shall be some
authoritative statement of the matter,
people may amuse themselves with
conjectures on the possible effects Of
the alleged plan of settlement, on the
party and on the Republican eneGly.
THE NORMAL COLLEGE.
Much interest has centered in the
choice of President Of the State Nor.
NAL and Industrial College at Rock
Hill. 1t was said that there were
several applicants, but the board ct
trustees seemed to have made up then
minds in advance of the meeting.
Prof. D. B. Johnson, superintendent
of the city schools of Columbia, and ot
the Winthrop Training School, was
unanimously elected to the position
Prof. Johnson is admirably equipped
for the position. A frst-honor grad
nate of the University of Tennessee
he has been actively engaged in schoo.
work for the past eighteen years. He
organized the system of common
schools in this city, and his good work
is shown in their great efficiency and
popularity. He originated the Win
throp Training School here. The
trustees of the Woman's College, al
their meeting, handled only routine
business of no public interest. The
election of professors is to take place
on the 18th of May.
THE VOLUNTEERS ENLIST.
The Richland Volunteer Rife Com
pany, commanded by Capt. Joseph 4
Aston, at their meeting lastnight, de
cided, after very full consideration
of the subject, to enlist in the State
militia under the Act passed at the re
cent session of the Legislature. The
action of the men is said to have been
unanimous. The Volunteer Rifle
Company is one of the Oldest military
organizations in the country. Its rec
ord is throughout a most honorable
one.
THE NEW FACTORY.
Ground has been broken for the
Richland Mill. A large force OF
hands has already been put at work
by Col. Coleman, the contractor, and
no time will be lost in pushing the
mill to It's completion Mr.. R. S.
Pringle has been placed in charge OF
the company's property as genera
superintendent. He expects to rush
things through, and within seventy
five good working days, fair weather
prevailing, he hopes to have the big
mill building closed in.
THE STATES WATERPOwER.
The Supreme Court has just decided
a case OF some interest to the State al
large. When the Columbia canal was
ceded to the city, the State reserved
500 horse power, for the use of the
penitentiary. When the Electric Light
Company started business the water,
power was procured under contract
with the penitentiary authorities;
Afterwards the owners of the canal
(who purchased it from the City OF
olumbia) brought suit against the
Electric Light Company, to restrain
them from using the waterpower-
this on the ground that such use was
confined, by the terms of the law, to
the penitentiary, and could not be
leased or transferred to other parties.
Judge Hudson decided for the Electric
Light Company, and the Supreme
Court sustains his judgment
A NEW ORDER.
There was meeting last evening
for the purpose of organizing a local
council Of the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics order which
mas been established in this country
since 1853. Among other things IN
the declaration Of principles of this
order appears the following paragraph,
which is self-explanatory. 1t should
be stated, too, that it costs nothing to
join the order: In the strictest sense
we are national political organiza-
ton, but we oppose with unanimlty
the slightest taint of partisanship.
Our Country is our motto, and We
keep this motto steadily before us:
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