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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
TWO TICKETS IN UNION.
The Difference Seems to Turn on Sub
mitting the Constitution toa Pop
G!ar Vote.

llS ~ ~
&!ar Vote.
Pursuant to the call Of the circular
signed by Mr.. i. J. Browninga meet
inc was held in the Court House at
Union on Tuesday morning. The
meeting was called to order by M. L.
J. Browning, who stated the object
ofthe meeting to be to put up reDrcsen-
sative men as delegates TO the Const'-
tItional Convention. The enrolment
Of delegates showed that oil the town
ships except two had sent representa-
tives to the meeting, these Two bclnG
Goshen Hill and Saptuc.
A resolution was adopted, offer some
discussion, to the effect that this meet
ing nominate full ticket of delegates
for the Constitutional Convention.
Some contended that only Two candi-
dates should be put OCT. 4 resolution q
was then introduced ar.i adopted re-
During the candidates to request the
convention to submit it's action back to
the people for ratification.
On motion committee on nomlna-
tions was appointed, one from each
township, to suggest names OF candI-
dates to be elected delegates 10 the
Convention. While the committee
was out permanent county oTSsaniza-
ton was effected by the election of Mr..
L. J. Browning as county chairman
and one committeeman from each
township. After some delay the nom
mating committee returned and hand
ed in the following names as delegates:
Judge W. H. Wallace, I. NJ. Little
John, C. H. Peake, ". T. Jeter. Inc
action of the committee was ratified
by the Convention. The executive
committee was ordered to prepare and
issue an address to the people OF the
country.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
ARGUING THE EL1QUoR QUESTION.
Tillman and Dickie Hold High Debate
at Prohibition Park, New York.


Senator Tillman and Prof. Samuel
Dickie, Of Michigan, chairman of the
national Committee of the Prohibition
party, Thursday debated the liquor
question at Prohibition Park, Staten
Island, y. Y. The subject in full:
els State Control of the Liquor Traf-
fc the Best Means OF Promoting Tenn
perance Reform" Senator Tillman
spoke for the affirmative and was fol-
lowed by Prof. Dickie. The Senator
spoke again and the Professor closed
the debate. Each spoke forty minutes
in ali. The discussion took place in
the auditorium of the Park before
about 600 people.
When Senator Tillman began the
debate he explained his well-known
dispensary scheme, npon which the
voters of his State have split into Till
NANTES and anti-Tillmanites.
He then continued:
s'Therc are three liquor regulating
systems: the high license, the prohibi-
ton and the dispensary system, the
last named being modification of the
Norwegian system. High license is a
monopoly and brejds open saloons and
, every sort of seductive influences, re-
sulting in evil.
"What does prohibition breed ?"
shouted the Senator. "Hypocrites,
perjurers and 'booth-leggers.' Why,
prohibition was given up as dismal
failure in Iowa, and now they have q
system of local option. What do We
do? We propose to treat human be-
ings not as angels, but as we find them
to be. The love of liquor is born in
every human appetite. Even our
friend, Mr.. Roosevelt, can't close all
the saloons in your city here. Our
system reduces the evil to a minimum.
We say to the people, if there must
be liquor drinking let the profit go to
the State, and if you want, it come up
like men as for any other commodity.
Don't sneak. The other systems don't
keep them from getting liquor.''
Prof. Dickie then said that the dis
pensary system had been tried abroad
and proved failure; that if prohibi-
ton bred high perils and shoot
1eggers'' the dispensary system has
begotten riot and bloodshed in South
Carolina. He said he opposed the dis
pensary system because the Bible for
bids man putting the bottle to his
neighbor's lips, and that the State had
no right to do what man was forbidden
to do. There are two great systems
open to mankind, he said-total ab
stinence or drunkenness. If the busi-
ness is bad when the State is silent
partner, as under the license system,
-aoa-re -',r,v--t1enhly- damned it
when the State was the sole owner?
Senator Tiliman and Ex-Governor
St. John, of Kansas, had debate, in
which the former said that his dispen-
sary law would stand in spite of Judge
Golf. He also said that he is deter
mined to stop the flood of ignorant
negro votes that are quoted at dollar
a dozen at local elections in South
Carolina.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
THE RAILROAD COMMISSION
Makes Several Important Changes In
Freight Rates.


The State Railroad Commission held
an important meeting Wednesday, dis
posing of several matters of interest.l
The most important matter was the
decision of the board that it would
make the long talked of changes in
the fertilizer and cotton freight ratesa at
the meeting of the board in Soptem-
Der, and the notification to all railroad
men interested therein that there
would be no further delay. The indi-
cations are that the board Will make
wholesale reduction in these rates.
The whole matter was argued before
the board pro and con early In the
spring.
Manager Smith, of the Charleston
Freight Bureau, appeared before the
board ir the matter Of freight rates
charged on cotton shipped from ths
line OF the Port Royal and Augusta
Road to the port of Charleston, claim
ing that the road Disseminated IN
favor of Savannah against Charleston
in allowing o cheaper rate to the
former port than to Charleston from
the same points. The road some time
AGO stated that it had to do this be-
cause of the "river rate" competition.
The commission. after considering the
matter, decided that Charleston must
be allowed the same rate as was al
lowed to Savannah.
The rate on coal oil which has here
tofore been "Class AZ was reduced to
tho ''fourth class"
The freight rate on cattle in less
than car lots was also materially
changed. Heretofore, if only one
animal was billed, that animal was
billed Mt 1000 pounds, and, if two,
then they were billed at $500 pounds.
This was changed SO that when one
animal is shipped it is billed at 1000
pounds, and if there be more than one:
Then each one is billed at ] 200 pounds.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
Fourteen Jurors.

At the last session Of the Legislature Of
California a law was passed authorizing the
drawing Of panel of fourteen jurors. All
OF them will sit during trial. Two will act
as alternates and will not join In making up.
{. verdict unless mistrial is likely to occur
by the illness of some juror on the regular
pane! of twelve California is the first
American State to adopt the innovation, and;
it will be tried for the first time in the trial
OF Theodore Durant. charged with the com
mission Of the church belfry murder. While
this is a novel procedure in this country it
has been practiced for some time in switser-
land. The California statute is probably an
adaptation of the Swiss practice. The IL
ness OF a juror often makes second trial o.
a case necessary The California idea ap-
parently eliminates to some extent one
cause Of vexatious delay in reaching justice
in the Courts. The legal procedure reform
ers will watch the California experiment With
much interest.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
COTrON,S CONDITION DECLINES.
1t is Lower Than July and Lower tEan
any Previous August.

The August report OF the statistician Of
the Department OF Agriculture shows re-
Iduction of the condition Of cotton during the
month Of July from 1913 to T.9, or "A
points. This is the lowest average toi
August ever reported. being half point
lower than the average for August. 1888.
The reason for the low condition Seners,lly
given by correspondents is excessive moist
ure. though in South Carolina drought seems
to be the principal cause Of injury. There's
much complaint of grass and not a little OF
rust, blight-worms and insects, enemies OF
the plant. The State averages OF condition
are: Virginia 81, North Carolina "A, South
Carolina 81, Georgia SO, Florida %. Alabama
81. Mississippi 81. Louisiana IL, Texas Il,
Arkansas so. Tennessee SO.
GENERAL CROP CONT 1TIoNs.
The report OF the statistician of the De-
partment of Agriculture on the 10th OF the
month relates to conditions as they stood on
the 1st OF the month. Thus understood the
returns show an improvement in the condl-
ton of corn about three points during the
month Of July. or from 99.3 to 1925. The
averages for some of the large and principal
States are: Ohio SO, Kentucky 113, Indiana
100, Illinois LOG, Iowa 107. Missouri lis. Kan
SdS ~, NcDrdSkd 10, VII SluId 1oL, Notth S'i-
olina 9S. Georgia 1OS. Alabama 80. Mississip-
pi SO, New York SO, Pennsylvania 80, Texas
113.
The condition of spring wheat has fallen
since last report 6.3 points: being 95.9
against 1922 for the month Of July. The
conditions by States is as follows: Michigan
SO. Illinois. So. Wisconsin 81. Minnesota
102, Iowa III, Kansas 60, Nebraska IS, South
Dakota 81, North Dakota 104. Washington
IS, Oregon 81, California rs.
The condition of oats has advanced 1.3
points since last report, being s4.5 against
S3.2 July 1.
Spring rye condition is 81 against sin
July last, while barley has fallen to 87.2 from
9l.9 in July. Tobacco to s2.7 against $50 at
that date and 74.9 in August, 1894. Rye is
81, last year 81. Apples 71.2 against 24.4O
lass year. Peaches S3.3 against 22.3 last year.
Buckwheat has an average Of 96.5 per cent.
OF last year and condition $50. Area under
hay 9l.5 per cent. Condition Of timothy
69.9 against 75.6 last year. Product OF cio-
yer 66.7 against 72.1 and quality OF clover
S7.3 against 902 year ago. Irish potatoes
condition ST.. a fall Of nearly points from
91.5jn July.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
NEW TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
Cotton Mills Chartered in the State
This Year.

Since January l the Secretary OF
State has issued charters to twenty
four new cotton mills, named and 10.
Gated as follows.
Richland Mills, Columbia, Capita!
S150,O0O. W. B. S. Whaley, president.
Steam power.
F. ". Poe Mfg. Co., Greenrille,
S25O,00O. F. W. Poe, president.
Water and steam power.
Laurcns Cotton Mill, Laurens, $780,
BOO. W. E. Lucas, president. Steam.
Economy Cotton Mill, Greenville.
$4,000. G. a. Norwood, president.
Water power.
Eagle Mills, Rock Hill, $4,000. P.
G. Poag, president. Steam.
Norris Cotton Mills, Central. $780,.
900, D. X. Norris, president. Steam.
Collcton Cotton Mills, Walterboro.
100000. C. A. Savage, president.
Steam.
Cheraw Knitting Mill, Cheraw, s1O,-
0G0. II. W. Finlayson, president.
Steam.
Collier Cotton Mills, Hickory Grove.
100000. J. n. McDill, president.
Steam power.
Saxe-Gotha Mills, Irene. S5O,OOO.
W. P. Roof, president. Water power.
Mills Mfg. Co., Greenville. 500, 900.
O. P. Mills, president. Steam.
Edgefeld Cotton Mills, Edgefeld.
S1O0, 900. D. A. Tompkins, president.
Steam.
American Spinning Co., Greenville.
S125,0OO. O. H. Sampson. Water
and steam.
Abbeville Cotton Mills, Abbcville.
s65,O0O. G. A. Visanska, president,
Steam.
Lancaster Cotton Mills, Lancaster.
S15O,O00 Leroy Springs, Steam.
Calhoun Mills, Pickens. S50,OOO.
h. A. Strobe, president.
Hampton Cotton Mills, Hampton.
$4,000.
CRANKY Cotton Mills, Columbia.
S150,0OO. ". B. S. Whaley, presi.
dent. Steam.
Prosperity Cotton Mills, Prosperity.
$4,000. D. H. Wheeler, president.
Arcade Cotton Mills, Rock Hill.
100000. R. T. Fewell. Steam.
Manchester Cotton Mills, Rock Hill.
100000. W. L. Roddey. Steam.
Marlboro Mfg. Co., Alice. $40, 1000.
A. F. Manship, president. Steam.
Sumter Mfg. Co., Sumter. $780,.
900. W. NJ. Graham, president.
Steam.
Carolina Mills, Columbia. S100, 900.
E. W. Robertson. Steam.
All of these mills will not be built,
probably. About half of them have
been begun, few are now nn1su0u
and the remainder are ins process OF
organ1zat1on. But this does not rep
resent by any means, nil that has
been done, or is being done in South
Carolina in the way of cotton manufac-
turing this year. No account is taken
of the new spindles added to mills all
ready in operation than The new mills
will contain. The Pelzer Cotton mill
is adding to its equipment IS, 900 addi-
tional spindles; the Gafney mill, 40
600; the Glendale MILL; 10000; the
Newberry mill, 10000; the Columbia
mill, 10000; the Union mill, 10000
and others are making Ike additions.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
DEATH OF COLONEL EBAUGH.
A Prominent Citizen of Charleston
p.cccS AWAY I'm Ealti,nore

A Prominent Citizen of Charleston
Passes Away in Baltimore.
News has been received of the death,
of Col. D. G. Ebaugh in Baltimore
Friday morning.
Colonel Ebaugh did more than any
other one man to develop the phos-
phate industry in this State. He built
nearly all the phosphate mills in the
State, and also mills in Maryland and
Virginia.
He came to South Carolina in 1854.
During the war he aided the govern
ment by making nitrate of soda, and
also built the famous torpedo boat Lit
tie David. He also built blockade
steamer for the government.
He took an active part in city poll
tics in Charleston and was alderman
during the Courtenay administration.
He was married twice. The remains
were taken to Charleston and buried
in Magnolia cemetery on Sunday
morning.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
PardOnS Granted.

The Governor has commuted the
sentence of Henry Jones, of Abbeville
county, convicted of arson at the June
(1S95l term of court and sentenced to
ten years in the penitentiary, to two
years Imprisonment in ihc same insh-
tuition.
The Governor also granteda paruou
to Baxter Mitchell, convicted of lar
ceny in Spartanburg comfy before
Trial Justice Nash. Mitchell was SEN
fenced to twenty-five days service, on
the 18th of July, 1895.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
ORDERED TO BE SOLD.
The Port Royal and Western to Go to
the Block.

At Charleston a decision and order
of sale has been handed down in the
United States Circuit Court in the case
of Charles Phinizy and Alfred Baker
against the Augusta and Knoxville
Railroad Company and the Port Royal
and Western Carolina Railroad Com
panv and Central Trust Company ct
al, which was heard several months
ago on motion for foreclosure and
sale of the Port Royal and Western
Carolina Railroad Company.
Judge Simonton appoints Maj.
Theo G. Barker special master to make
the sale and ordered that the road be
sold at Greenwood. S. c., on October
18th.
The Port Royal and Western Caro-
lima road system consists of the follow:
ing roads: The Augusta and Knox
vile, extending from Augusta to
Greenwood; Port Royal and Western
Carolina, from Greenwood to Spar
tanburg: the Greenville and Laurens,
from Greenville to Laaurens, and the
Savannah Valley, from Mccormack to
Anderson.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
The New Plan.

The State liquar commissioner says
that it is yet little too early to tell
what improvement in the amount of
sales there has been in the dispense
ries, owing to the reduction of prices,
as he has yet received no reports, but,
Judging from the large increase in or
ders from the county dispensers and
the fact that the State dispensary has
shipped much more liquor than ever
before, he would say that the reduc-
tion has greatly increased the business.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15

AS the excursion train returning
from Atlanta to Charlotte reached
Chester, S. c., Mr.. NJ. R. Cochrane
and Mr.. Harry Timmons, who had
charge of the refreshment stand, who
are charged with selling beer, were ar
rested by constable named Newbold.
Mr.. Cochrane was put under S4OO
bond, two cases against him. Mr..
Timmons was put under 500 bond.
Both gave bail and returned home.
A charter has been issued to the
Laurens Cotton Mill. The mill is
under construction.
4 commits sion for charter has been
issued to the Columbia Telephone
Company of South Carolina. The cap
ital stock of the company is to be
5000 and the right to increase it to
$50, 200 is given. The company is to
operate telephone line in Columbia
and as soon as it can be arranged to
extend the lines.
Cholera has broken out among the
hogs in the upper part of Marlboro
county. At least 500 hogs have died
in the Peeues 2eighborhood recently.
Major r. NJ. Pegues lost nearly 100
head, many Of them fine large oDes.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
A 16 to 1 Snake.

From valdosta. Ga. comes the following
snake story: The strange looking serpent
that was seen by a party OF deer hunters
overin the fork OF Brler Creek and Savaa-
nah River last winter has been seen again.
On account Of the description given OF 1t at
first it is known as the silver serpent. Its
scales were white. and glistened in the sun
like shining silver. 1t is said to be anywhere
from fifteen to twentv-feet long. and is gen.
orally seen in trees. The two fishermen who
last saw it say that its body has grown dar-
ker. but they declare that its head was 50
dazzling as to hurt the eye. Its neck was
arched over the limb Of tree, and as the
ravs of the morning sun fell upon it. they
counted sixteen shining silver scales upon
its head. and TO make it stranger and mo-c
gorgeous still right in the centre of thas"
thev saw single scale OF Z yellow cyst tha.
shonc and Slittered like FURNISHED sold"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
A Libel Suit.

Governor Woodbury., of Vermont, has
brought S50,000 libel suit against The Rut-
land Herald for articles recently published
calling him a runSelcr and owner Of build
ing in which liquor is sold contrary to law.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
Death of Barnwell's Mayor.

Mr.. ". r. Christie, intendapt of
Barwell, died of consumption last
week. He was popular and had been
elected intendant a number of terms
during his residence in Barnwel!.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15
IRREGULARITIES DISCOVERED.
The Accounts of Officials Of Edge
field County.

field County.
The committee appointed by the
grand jury of Edgefeld county to e8-
anime the books of the various county
officers show irregularities that are
not very creditable to the officers.
Ae-conmittee reported that two fines
had been collected by the clerk of the
court but not turned over to the county
treasurer until the committee called
the attention of the clerk to the same;
that q fine Of SO collected by Trial
Justice Seigler had not been paid to
the treasurer until the justice was
brought before the committee aad
questioned; that the books of the
county commissioners were in very
bad shape, pay certificates being issued
for one district and changed to another,
aud that pay certificates aggregating.
$3.50 were proven to be forgeries; that
a note for $3.50 had been given an in
surauce agent for policies on the court
house and jail, but that only one policy;
on which ahe premium was $3.50, was
to be seen-the other was said to be
in Columbias that there was of rec ord
loan made by the county for 81, 800:
but the county supervisor could not
tell from whom it was borrowed nor
the rate of interest. The clerk OF the
board stated that the loan had been
made by the Carolina National bank in
Columbia, but inquiry at that instltu-
ton elected the information that no
such loan had ever been made. The
clerk afterwards stated that the loan
had been made by B. 3. Evans; that
there was no legal provisions for the
employment of clerk of the board
of county commissioners, but that one
had been employed, and the clerk had
paid himself out Of the county funds
5000 for services from January to
August, and an affidavit from the
county supervisor was exhibited in
which was stated that be had never
knowingly approved any bill for
clerk hire, and 5000 was more than be
would have been willing to pay for
such service for the entire year.
The report suggests that hereafter
the supervisor be required tc pay for
the clerk out of his own salary if a
clerk be employed
The report Of the committee closes
with the statement that it finds in the
hands of the treasurer receipts given
by n. G. Evans as attorney for two
railroads for orcr-payment of taxes,
but that there has been no provision
for such refunding, and that no re-
funding has been done to private citi-
Zens, s.nd it is recommended that the
auditor refuse to take the said receipts
from the treasurer in his settlement.
The report of the committee has
created something of q sensation, and
the action OF the grand jury npon it
is awaited with considerable interests.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15

Mrs. Henry Muckle7ane, of Bran.
don, Texas, gave birth to girl that
weighs only three-quarters Of pound.
Mother and father are of the average
size. The child is doing well
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1895-08-15

that variety of the plant which bears
leaf that will cure yellow by any known
process or after treatment. Autumn
signals is calumniation with the changed
leaf, and the alchemy of the air fixes
at least for brief period the variegated
ccloring of the weeds. These distinc-
tive variations also exist at maturity in
the leaf of the tobacco plant, and man,
continuing natures uncompleted work,
preserves these qualities and colors in
each variety to which each has been
adapted by soil and climate. The seed
that produced originally the yellow
and mahogany tobaccos of Virginia
was said to have been brought from
the Orinoco of South America. Soil
and climate, with possible chance hy-
bridations, have generally changed our
leaf from the parent type.
In this and adjacent counties are
areas of blackjack lands, some of them
with fertile soils, resting on o sub
stratum of rotten lime stone. With
the same correctives as applied for
cotton and corn it is possible these
lands will produce Southern variety
of the Burley tobacco of Kentucky.
Because it is safest, it will be best,
that the first essays in planting dark
tobacco should be purely tentative.
The markets of the world are loaded
down with mean tobacco, but good to-
bacco is high in price, and always in
demand. In the absence in our State
Of any department ofegriculture, every
tarmer individually must make his
own experiments, and I would advise
that he do this in a small way the first
year. until he hits Oh the right seed on
the right soil, and that at first his ef-
forts be directed to the purposes of
experiment rather than a profit. Under
the present United States revenue laws
he can sell the tobacco unstemmed IN
hands without paying the tax or taking
out license, and thus retail it in his
neighborhood at sufficient return to
pay in part, at least, the cost of pro-
duction and of the experiment.
Tobacco, like cotton, is a cash crop,
and if our lands and climate are suit
able, as I believe they are, for grow
ing dark tobacco, then with the
moderate yield of 1000 pounds of
cured leaf to the acre and an average
price of FIVE cents pound, It will pay
better than cotton even at ten cents
pound, and at least serve as sup
Elementary crop to the latter.
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T.. 8. DREYER, Of Z. 8. Dreyer & Co.,
Bankers.
CHAS. l.. HUTCHINSON, President
Corn Exchange Bank.
City Bank.
LEO FOX, Vice President Information.
nj Bank.
WASMANSDORF & HEINEMANN,
Bankers.
ADOLPH LOEB. Banker.
LAZARUS SILvERMAN. Banker.
d. b. LYMAN. President Chicago Title
and Trust Company.
G. II. WACKER, Of Wacker & Blrk,
Brewers.
JOSEPH THEURER. Pres. schoenhof.
en- Brewing Company.
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MOVE YOUR FACTORY
CHICAGO HEIGHTS.

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PETERSON BROS. 4 CO.. Grain and
Commission Merchants.
JOSEPH AUSTRIAN, Of Leopold 4
Austrian Transportation Company.
d. V. PURINGTON, Brick Manufact.
urcr.
II. GRCSENDORF. Lumber Dealer.
RUDOLPH l.. RHODE, Wholesale
Druggist.
JAS. Il. McELROY, Of Jas. Z. McIIlroy
4 Co., Real Estate.
ALBERT r. OTTO, Capitalist.
II. l.. SHEDDING, Capitalist.
THOMAS b. MARsTON, Attorney.
DOLESE & SHEPARD, Contractors.
NJ. II. KlI.GALLEN. Real Estate.
ALFRED KOHN. Wholesale Grocer.
A. J. ]. MILLER, Lumber Dealer.