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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
COyTOS'S RAPID RECOVERY.
Many Reasons That it is BelnG belo
Back by the Planters.

r. G. Dun & Co. S weekly review Of trade
for last week says: Failures in October thus
far rcportcG; show liabilities Of S11 .120, ,49S
against IS 2OG, S92 last year and SIS. 1914
in 1893. Failures for :hc week have bee1
27S in the United States against 249 last year
and So in Canada against 50 last year.
The rapid recovery in cotton and the rise
in sterling exchange to the point at Whlch
the last exports Of gold were made have not
increased confidence. Whether cotton is
kept back by present planters. is many
reason, or ly spectators. makes no practical
difference if merchandise imports Qor the
past four weeks ut New ,rk 81 per cent, OF
SO, zoo. 900 larger than last year, so far ex-
cced merchandise exports (for the past four
weeks at New York 1912 per cent. or $4,000,
900 larger than last YEAR,, as to cause ship
mcntS of gold.
Cotton has risen to Q cents again. Specu-
lation turns for the moment on the disposl-
ton Of holders to keep back their cotton,
which may compel higher prices. some say,
however large the ultimate supply may be.
Receipts are at present very small compared
with last wears. and it is stated that banks
here have more money loaned on cotton, to
enable holders to keep it without marketing,
than eyer before. Exports and takinSS or
spiGners are small. and stocks abroad and
here are 50 large that consumers may he bet
ter able to wait than borrow from banks.
Tic tendency to realize on a moderate ad-
vance was shown on Thursday, though spot
prices remain strong.
The jargcr demand for manufactured pro-
ducts has held prices Of cotton goods and
even advance! some prints, in spite OF last
wcrE'S decline in cotton
At the South general trade among jobhvrs al
most points is only fair and in some sections
mercantile collections are slower, with far
mers holding their crops. Business ut New
Orleans at the clos" Of tho month is smaller
in VOLUME. rs is usual. Galveston reports
very little Texas cotton remaining in pro-
,luccrs' hands and receipts falling of Sharp
". Bat general trade has improved some
what ut Memphis. Atlantl and augusta. and
TO greater extent ut Birmingham, where
the output Of coal and iron is much larger
than heretofore and the number Of employees
at work corrcspondinSly increased with the
prospects more favorable than for months
past. st. Louis iohbers believe next springs
business at the South will be the heaviest for
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

In tensile strength mahogany IS next
iolancewooi, sustaining 81, GGopouuds
per square inch.
Some Danish naturaiists in Green
land have brought up Holsters from
depth OF 1900 fatnons.
What aryon is IS still puzzle tc
scientists, Is all attempts to discover
its chemical nature have SO Gar faxed.
1t is said that the largest crane IN
the worll is in the krupo iron works,
Essen, Germany. 1t lifts and turns
weic mt OF 15l tore.
The French makers al horse!ess c&r'
riages claim to be ah:c 70 prope( them
at cost for fuel OF 1 !: cents a m'ie,
where the cost OF oats FOR horses IS
about four cents 4 mlie.
A naphtha spring has been opened
ct Grosni, in the Terc& province, in
the Caucasus, Russia, which IS throw
ing Jets to great height and discharg-
ing large amount Of the full daily.
Cation declares that the patterns on
the finger tips are not only nnchanse-
able through life, but that thc chance
OF the tincer prints 0; two persons be-
ing alike is less than one in slxty-four
billions.
Dr.. G. Schwalbc, o. Strasburs. Ger
many. is making tour of tue world to
make p scientific collection OF the
measurements Of the hea:!s of various
races and tribes, besides an assortment
of skulls and hair.
A COMMITTEES of the British Dental
Association has examined tue teeth OF
11,422 school children. One thing
shown is that the teeth Of children of
the rich arc more prone to decay than
those Of children Of the poor.
I'io.et, the great Swiss chemist, has
found that combination OF sulphur
Gus and carbonic acid gases possesses
remarkable power us & dl5inEcctant.
1t not only kills disease germs, but 1t
also difuses itself in such a wonder
fully penetrating way that it acts more
rapidly than other fumes.
The importation OF steel wire gauze
with prepared wood pulp has rendered
it possible to employ paper for build
ing purposes. The rigidity OF the wire
counteracts the buckIing tendency OF
the paper. The material is water
proofcd and readily fastened with steel
bands. It is sail to be an effective
non-condpctor, successfully resisting
heat, cold and wet, and to lend itself
we'll to artistic treatment.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Newsy Southern Notes.

The First National bank OF La
grange, Tex, capital $4,000 has TAIL
ed. The assets are stated at Sl34, O0O
and the liabilities at $4,000.
The Piedmont Cotton Mill company
has been crgalized in Atlanta with r.
i. Hardeman, State treasurer, presl-
dent, Capital S200:0OO.
Mr.. Thomas Day, an aged citizen,
of Winder, Ca, was run over and
killed by the northbound vestibule on
the Seaboard Airline Railroad Fri
day.
The Louisiana sugar people have
about decided to test oil questions
arising out Of Comptroller Bowler's
action in declining to pay the sugar
bounty appropriated by Congress IN
the United States Circuit Court OF
Louisiana.
At the Educational Congress in At
lanta Thursday paper by VIM. III.
Thornton, chairman of the faculty OF
the University Of Virginia on ''The
Material Development Of the South as
Related to the Progress of Scientific
and Technical Education was read.
A mass meeting of Richmond, Va,
citizens Was held II: lay eVeoing 70
take steps toward raising fund to re-
place the University buildings. Resoiu-
tions were adopted praying the Leg1s-
lature to rebuild the Univere'sV, and
subscription of 1880 was Used by
the meeting.
Fire in one c:e me most pcdlar resi-
dence distri>.s IS of Columbus, Ga.,
Thursday afternoon destroyed eleven
buildings, including several handsome
residences and the Girls High School
building. The loss is about s35, GOO;
insurance about half that amount.
November 9, will be known at the
great Cotton States and International
Exhibition at Atlanta as Confederate
Day. Delegations will be sent from
chapters of Daughters of the Conteder-
acv, from camps Of Veterans and Sons
OF Veterans all over the South and
from those Northern cities where
enough old ''Confeds" are resident to
compose a camp.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
HILLS OF ROME TREMBLE.
Many Magnificent Palaces and Public
Buildings Damaged. Bells Tolied
and Clocks stopped.


Tome was visited by violent shocks OF
earthquake at $40 o'clock Friday morning.
People we're aroused from their siumbers
and fed t. the open squares and tho great
est CONSERVATION prevailed. The convent 81
Santa Maria MaSgiore WIS Gre1ty damaged.
4 portion Of the outer wall va: orerthrown
ard part Of the ceiling has fallen. One CT
the inmates, a mCuk. was Injured. Inc
shocks were confined 10 the PROVINCE OF
Eome. They were felt very strongly 1T the
Castp!!i Ronlaui. but the damage done there
was not serious. The olticia! observatory rr-
port Of the disturbances says dat III" !irst
manifestations were slight treGH!ings which
lasted about five seconds. These became
more violent fora period Of eight seconds
and then became slightrr for nine seconds.
Two clocks j., the observatory stopped the
moment the trembling began, each inIlca-
ting the hour. 3:33. Thu drec;iou oi the
movements was from north 70 south ne
shocks created a great panic aHlIH: =: IL
mates Of the prison and Il .aut;nT was AZ
tempted by the prisoners. TroJi? were
quickly called to the assistahc" d to: Keep
ers and in short time the mutinr va: sap
pressed and order restored. The Pope vas
awakened by the sAoclss. H" "a' perfectly
calm, and after rlsln::. Hiitie hast" - inquire
the yeES from tie city.
Investigation diS:loses tie lat liza. the
damazs CLONE by the earts4Ha*? j: E.ltA
greater Than was at frs. supposed. E0ut
ra!aces ard he bark u Italy w"r' 50
shaken I'D that they are rendered I1=i:e for
occupancy. The Paiazzo Olescaly u. c2e G!
the finest palaces in Rome. aud ::"2 etke:
structures Of that character was i!so s::Il-
ously damaged. TIE building of the t::c.S-
trr 81 finance T2s also sli=a;!y damaged.
The ouakcs raog al tie bells il !ac ci:E
and doors were sla&eo acd windows
smashed everywhere.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
RAM IlATAHDIN REJECTED.
Failed to Come up to the Required
Speed of II Knots.

The official speed CT the Ammen ram
Katahdin is 1913 knots as reported to Sec
retary Herhcrt at Washington by tho trial
board and the vesse! stands rejected under
her contract. bearing the distinction OF being
the first vessel of the new navy falling to
reach contract requirements. Unless special
provision is made by the next session OF
congress. the Bath iron works OF Maine,
which built the hull and machinery. must
rely on selling her to some foreign govern
ment to recoup their expenditures. La
that case complication would arise. as
s400.OO0 worth of armor belonging to the
United States is fastened iu place on the
veyse. and is vaIueless for other purposes:
Naval officers adhere to the l'eEief that
under Favorable conditions in the smooth
water fer which the katahdir was designed.
she could easily MAKE the required II knots
Her contractors. however, prefer rot TO run
the risk of forcing her higher than they CD
or Thursday ami prefer 70 leave the whole
matter tc President Cleveland. relying On
bis fairness TO suggest a just settlement.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
THf. FIGHT DECLARED OFF.
Tie Pugilists will Leave Arkansas If
they are not PrOSecu ted.

At Little Rock. Ark. the criminal caso
against Eitzsinmons and Julian. Brady and
Corbett. WAS dismissed on Saturday on con-
dition that the men leave the State as soon
as they can conveniently do so. The re-
straining order preventing the men from
fighting in the State Of Arkansas remains in
force. and all chance OF bringing of the fight
il that State is over. even if Fitzslmnons
would be willing to fight in that State: and
lie stated Unmistakahlv that he would do
nothing Of the kind. The agreement betwesn
the fighters and their managers on the one
side and the Governor on the other was
reached Friday. Governor Clarke said he
was willing to abandon proceedings If the
men would take themselves out Of the State
of Arkansas and this the fighters agreed to
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
A Whale Far AbjYe 'IidcEl:er.

Captain J. Il. D. Gray, OF Astoria.
has the petriied verte5rae Of q whale,
which was found thirty feet under
ground on one Of tie hills bac,, O; AS
tcria. at an elevation OF 1S5 feet above
the sea level. There wa2 also 2 large
deposi5 of clam si.ejIs around the
whales bone, bu! The resi- OF the bones
Of the whale were not visible. Tne
fact that whale was stranded ls3
feet above the present water i@7el IN
Astor1a shows co2c;u:ively tha! ta:rc
has been g food at Astoria n days
gone By, to which the food in Port.
land year ago last June w@s DoS {:
marker. Portland went through - u
food, and is still here, hut i. IS plain
that the Astoria which existed when
that whale was stranded vas annihi'
lated. d.-Portlan9 OregonIau.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
LATEST NEWS
IN BRIEF.~
GLEAN1NGS FROM MANY POINTS.
Important Happenings, Both Home
and Foreign, Briefly Told.
,Jan,;ary Cotton Will &c to 1Oc.

Mr.. Hector D. Lane, President OF
the Southern Cotton Growers Assocla-
ton, was in Montgomery on Monday,
after having taken look over the cot
ton situation, to ascertain whether
there was any reason for the recent fall
in prices. He says he believes the de-
preston in the price is only tempor-
ary, and that January cotton will go to
10 cents. He says he estimates the
total crop no= to be $4,000, 900 bales:
He does not believe more than 500, 600
bales of it will come from Texas. he
SAYS this has been the finest season for
gathering cotton he has ever known.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Statement.

New Orleans cotton exchange statement LOT
two months to October 31st. inclusive, is az
follows Port receipts. 1,5S5,445 bales.
against 2152. .2+3 last year. 1:G78.7s year be-
fore last and 1.525.754 for the same tin!" IN
1892: overland to mills and Caua(i1 lSS.324.
against 252.492. l10G11 and ~ .433: Interior
stocks in excess .ri September lst. 3l9.593.
a3ainst 24l 929. 217.271 and lS4 III: Southern
n.iil takincs. exclusive Of consumption aAc
Southern outports It's. 7S5. a;:Iins; 164.37s.
1885 and 40. .775: crop ic sigh ~ the cl@S::
u Octobr-.2 20 ~. against '!l.523. p
15261S and 1o3a.0 :c-i? h:'':: = ia:" >:;Ht
for the month Q! OctoD"r 1.7};.501. aga!::st
2.14o.996. 1,647,;6e aaI l.4j2.1123: wce!::E
movement from JctoI=r 2iE': - November
lst. Inclusive Of crop brought irto sight :o7
the seven days. 3s7,o ,o5!. against 5S6.S06. 4t:,-
4S5 and 395, ,643.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Thu Expositiou.

Fares to the Exposition from Allan
ta havc been cut to five cents.
Extensive preparations are being
n. ade by the commissioner of th> col
ored department looking to the great
est possible attendance upon the negro
CONGRESSES which will be held at the
Atlanta Exposition from November II
to %.
Cuban Day at the Atlanta Exposi-
ton has been postponed until Deeem-
Der 18th to accommodate some of the
sneakers from distant States.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Drought IN the South Broken.

The great drought has been broken
in the South by copious rains in Texas,
and Wednesday evening the rain area
extended as far North as Memphis,
Tenn, and as far East as Pensacola,
Fla. The rain area advanced north
east over the Atlantic States and broke
the drought in North Carolina Thurs
day and Friday.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Sroke the Record.

That the fast sttrans-co2:;ne1tal tra train Of ths
Sunset Route. Southern Pacific. is without
rival is established b. the initial trip Of the
season. Sunset limited left Nv; Orleans.
Thursday moruin:. OF 81 with full com
plcment of passengers arriving ar Los
An"rinS. Saturday rvcl!n::. on IT,, '!ot. ira
ve.sing the distance in Two days. nine hours
and IS minutes San Fr.nriS;o was reached
on time in three days. two hours and 45
minutes. the fastest time ever made in the
history Of railroads over az eqna! distance
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
GOMEZ'S PROCLANATION
Congratulating the Cuhans Upon the
Formation of a Government.


At New York. Senor Tomas Estrada Palma,
plenipotcntiary delegate Of the Cuban refo-
ltioNary party, announced OF Saturday thaE
he hal just received the proclamation OF
General MaXimo Gomez. which c0nfutes the
statement that he ((iomezl intends to With
draw from the field The proclamation Is rs
follows
TO lhr officers and SuI,llcrS Of tn" Army
nf Liberty: w. have inst achieved great
work. Il monster work. tI,r installation III the
governments which has thrown from ny
shoulders auI rrns''irnrr the burden ol the
rrcat responsibility Of being the chief cN'"u-
iivc pf The army o! liberty.
Il consider this BEAUTIFUL work OF the rom
Stitution OF Sach magnitude and tr;tnS;cn-
lcnrv that sac in il an assurance Of the life
and llnai establishment Gi the Cuban repub-
lie always noHr::'h";i the hope that from
:hc soil whare tn, remains OF Agrcnontc lie
would come forth Il new Legion OF enthusl-
astc ;.atriDts to pu: M end u tic enterprise
started in 1865. carrying i to Il StlccrSslul
iSSlIr.
NV hopes arr brin:: r'a':H,l. or those
patriots who are her. AROUND III" SOME are
lishtin: III" S;,alarhs. the others a.r tormG-
Iating the Hws which will guide the h"stlnlcS
Of tie infant republic. Soldiers, swef: h[
my sword and by my honor to DC faithful
guardian Of the constitution Of the republic,
its government and Your c"!ntrrS interest.
''MAXlMO GOMEZ.
''Cum. in Chief Of tue Crian Army.
Ljcutenants C;2s:lr 4. SIla- anil Alfred a.
Sanchez. who came 20 New York rs enlssar-
los from General Maximo Gomez with :l0o.-
600 for the Cnlsan jUn:a. sai1 that they LETT
C3rrer,I (;1n,p. on q .:,,!rr 1It1 at the pial-
iatiGn nf Cavito They were escorted by
Colonel Rodriguez anl go men to Ii
Principal plantation. wis"r" they had a fight
with The Spaniar;l$. lasting thru" hours.
when the Spanish troops w"r2 routed. Il"
rmiSsa-ie: then prorrrl!ed to de coast with
ont escort a:l;i escaped in sponge divers
hoat. WEIrn they rca:hcI the Bahama
Islands thy mi al Eng!i-haan Ill Il smack
hoat who took them IL Nassau. and there
they embarked on hoHrl the steamship
antillar for Now York.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
at,aota's SHOW. is Prosperiug.

The treasurer O.: the Cotton States anu
International Exposition has deposited with
TIE trustees for 1.o boadho!ders Is per cent
Of the fece O. tie boods and the trust
tees have given the TWO weeks cotice re-
ouirel before payment can be made. The
first 25 per cent will he paid November II;
Bv the middle Of November it is expected
that another 25 per cent instainent will hei
in hand. The prospect is that receipts WIZ
bc even larger for there has been 80 peS
cen. increase for the past two weeks, aslfSs
from the Increase due TO special days.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
OUR TAXABLE
PROPERTY.
TIIE FIGURES AS COMPARED
With Those Of Last Year. Taxes
Levied. The Number Of Polls
i'm the State.

The general public is always much
concerned in the annual valuation ot
all the property in the State for taxa
ton. for It is q matter Of no little IN
portancc to tue people. This year.
there has been falling of. The
comptroller general has at last re.
ceivel the figures from the several
county trcasurers and they show that
the total valuation for taxation of all
the property in the State for the fiscal
wear lust ended is SlG9, ,4l2,231,
against sl73, sos, $50 last year.
The following is the valuation by
countjeS
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Crime.

4 double execution under the lew
which provides that murde-ers shall
meet death By electricity was success
fully carried out at Clinton prison,
Danncmora, \. Y, Thursday when
George H. Smith and Charles \. Da-
Wis met death in the electric chair.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Fires.

The Lagonda Hotel at Springfield,
O., was burned Tuesday night, 1t
was five stories and very handsome
structure with stores on the street
fronts. The loss is 500, 900, partial
" insured.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Financial.

The Treasury deficit for October,
from figures officially announced
are approximately s5.300:00o The
receipts show s27.90O,0o0 and the ex.
pend;tures in round figures, s4.-
20o,02o
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07
Foreign.

The Belfast and Glasgow ship-build-
ers have conceded the demands of their
employees for an increase OF 5 per cent.
in their wages. The increase is to 60
into effect February LIST.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

Total .......... 1859 443.25l S1I5. .3GS. 2G9
On this property Il total State tax OF
1861, 54l.34 was levied last year, as
against S7G2, 3l3.00 this year.
There has been a slight lacrosse in
the number Of polls, as the following
tigurcs showing the number IL each
county indicntC:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

Over 500 acres 0: !aaI III toe
T.ited States are deyotets - the cri:l-
retion Of celery.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

The French Government Annually
appropriates s25, 900, 002 70: various
charities.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

STATE TAXES OF EACH COUNTY.
The following table gives il,c total
Stat" taxes assessed against each cotu-
tv ia the State:
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

,:;hn"3h there are h:tsel. sections
IN the suffrage plar. il is not expected
,uas there vii! d: very much noor2 CON
tea.:ou about It. s. least 50 fer as tie
secuul :eaG;cg = coo:"-aed. There
IS provision ic tie plan. That c2ch
o. tie 5wo political parties casting .Ee
::i3Aest number Of votes ct tie prccel-
irg election shall have representation
oa the board OF managers at each pre-
einct and on the board of county can
vassers in each county" Some of the
delegates have expressed their opinion
that they DO not want this, but the
committee will contend that it is not
recognition Of the colored manager
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-11-07

:. .l'-JI ~ ''--R--'
u no less than two articles have two
provisions been inserted insisting on
i:.c principles that Church ard State
shall be kept forever distinct. The
eist G: the matter is found in the fol-
1,-.inc.
The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1895-07-26

ssh, French and German builders Of
the first class are to be asked TO bid.
and the successful tenderer viii be
that firm giving the most in the least
time and for the shortest period of
monopoly. First, yard is to be built.
at Lisbon and the government ship
building plant closed. The new firm
will get the machinery and also tho
staff and operatives. Nothing is said
about foreign worlSInen, but, since the
government hopes TO educate the peo-
pie in shipbuilding, it expects native
labor to be employed, Machinery, ma.
terial and fuel viii be admitted to the
establishment free of duty.
The new plant win have o monopoly
of repairing work, not only in Portugal.
but also in her colonies, Azores, Cape
de Verde and Angola, no other new
establishments being permitted, all
though existing small works viii con-
tinue. The new vessels which it is
hoped to get for the annual payment Of
five hundred and fifty-fve thousand
dollars are all of rather unusual con-
struction. The cruisers are to be of
wood and copper sheathed, of forty-two
hundred tons displacement, twenty
three knots speed, with a protective
deck and a steaming radius of ten thou
sand miles at ten knots. The now
famous japanese cruiser Yoshino is re-
garded as pattern of the desired type.
Then there are to be ten torpedo boat
destroyers of the type of the speedy
Havocll which are to be able to make
twenty-eight knots, and steam four
thousand miles at ten knots; ten first
class torpedo boats of seventy tons and
Of the greatest speed possible; several
colonial gunboats of two hundred and
eighty-nine tons and river gunboats Of
forty tons. This seems a pretty good
navy for about eleven million two hun
dred thousand dollars, but perhaps
some of the companies will find that
the twenty-year use of well,located
shipyard with modern tools is an in.
ducement worth considering.