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The record-union., 1897-01-18
Sherman Denies the Statements.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator
Sherman said tonight with regard to
certain alleged interviews with him on
the Cuban question, that he had not
made any statement that could be con-
strued as an indication of the policy of
the incoming administration on that
matter. In so far as this appeared in
the press dispatches he had been erro-
neously quoted
The record-union., 1897-01-18
No Fear of a Plague.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-According to
Health Officer Doty there is little cause
for fear that the bubonic plague may
reach New York.
The record-union., 1897-01-18
PIatt a Winner.

ALBANY IN. ", Jan. 17-Hon.
Thomas. c. Platt will be formally elect
ed United States Senator at noon Tues
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A Shocking Tragedy.

EDGEFIELD, March 24.-A sad and un-
fortunate homicide occurred here at
o'clock this afternoon Solicitor Thur
mond shot and killed w. G. Harris,
drummer for the Murray Drug com pany
ofColumbia, sc. Mr.. Harris is nephew
of Collector of Internal Revenue Townes
and son of ". G. Harris, prominent citi-
zen of Edgetield county.
The trouble, it seems, arose out of the
fact that while Mr.. Thurmond was men,
ber of the State legislature he recon-
mended that Governor Evans appoint
gentleman named Glover as magistrate
instead of Harris, the old incumbent and
father Of the deceased Since Mr.. Thur
mond has been solicitor he has had moth
ing whatever to do with recommending
applicants for positions of magistrate, but
under Governor Ellerbe's administration
Mr.. Harris. senior, was again an appli-
cant, but GLOVER, who was appointed by
Governor Evans, was reappointed by Ell
lerbe. Mr.. W. G.. Harris, deceased, seemed
to think that Solicitor Thurmond was. in
strumental in having it done and about
it he accosted Solicitor Thurmond this af-
ternoon at about o'clock in the drug
store Of w. E. Lynch.
Mr.. Harris, it is said, had been drinking
to avoid difficulty, left tho Lynch store
gagged at work when Mr.. Harris passed
with Capt. DuBose, the proprietor. O2
reaching the doorway to Thurmond's office
Harris stopped. Capt. DuBose walked on
few steps. The subject of former dis
cussion was again brought up by Harris,
the latter finally saying to Thurmond that
he (Thurmond) had acted like a"G-d
id dog and scoundrel," and threw his
hand to his pocket as if to draw his pistol
and placed his foot on Thurmond's door,
step. Thereupon Thurmond fired from
where he was sitting. Harris staggered
backwards and fell upon the sidewalk.
He got up and walked few PAGES, when
he fell dead. The ball entered from the
front just below the shirt stud and pass
ed into the cavity of the heart.
Great regret is felt here over the occur
renee. Solicitor Thurmond was never
known to have had any trouble before
and is regarded by every ybody as peace
full and law abiding citizen. He surren-
dered himself and is now in Jail. He is
completely overcome b5 his misfortune.
He has retained Messrs. Croft & Tillman
and N. G. Evans to defend him.
EDGEy1ELD, March 25.-At the coroner S
inquest to day, Capt. D. S. DuBose, the
only eyewitness to the killing, testified
that when Will Harris, who was on the
street, denounced Thurmond as dirty
scoundrel, Thurmond, from his office
door, shot Harris, who never spoke, but
died in five minutes.
The Jury Of inquest found that Will
Harris came to his death by gunshot
wound at the hands of j. William Thur
mond.
Capt. DuBose, who was only few feet
from Harris, testified that Harris was not
armed.-C0Lum6ia State.
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Mckinley and Tillman.

WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Till
man was among the callers at the White
House to-day. 1t was his first visit to the
Executive mansion since he ltered the
Senate, and he attracted more attention
than the average Congressman. He said
he simply called to pay his respects. He
was Oh hand few minutes before 10
o'clock. Arthur Simmons, the colored
doorkeeper to the entrance to the Presi.
dents room, did not know who he was
when he took seat in the lobby. Sim
mons found out in a few minutes and
almost collapsed. His surprise showed
in his good natured black face. AS soon
as it was 10 o'clock Simmons FASTENED to
invite the South Carolina pitchfork man
to enter. President Mckinley had ascer-
tanned that the Senator was waiting, and
promptly sent word to have him admitted.
The South Carolina Senator was one of the
first men to talk with the President and
they had chat of ten minutes, apparent
ly of great interest to each other. The
President inquired how the Senator liked
his work, and whether things were quiet
enough for him; also desiring to know if
the prongs of the pitchfork were sharpen
ed. Then the President mentioned the
extra session Of Congress, and expressed
the belief that the passage of tariff bill
would do much to brighten things up in
the country. "Well, we will see what it
will do,' said Tillman, 81 know that the
patient is very sick; we will try your
physic and if that doesn't cure him thon
we will have to try ours, which, | think,
is the only thing which will cure him"
1t is needless to say that Tillman's
remedy is free silver, and the President
fully understood him.
The two men parted with mutual pleas
ant words. 1t is we'll known fact that
Senator Tillman hated Ex-President
Cleveland so tiercely that he never spoke
to him during his last term, and never
endorsed an applicant who wanted Office
under Cleveland. He is full of praise,
however, of the Democracy of President
McKinlev.-NcWS and Courier.
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The Coffee Pen.

When one Of the daily papers of New
York city gives its attention and space to
an agricultural matter it is safe to assume
that the subject is of exceptional interest
and Importance.
The Evening Telegram, of Inat city,
which is the afternoon edition of the
Herald, notes the discovery of pea in
Idaho by the agricultural college of that
State, which is said, and seems to be, of
exceptional value and promise. We con-
dense its statements on the subject as con-
cisely as we can for the information of our
experimental agriculturists
The learned faculty Of farmers of the
Idaho College, says the Telegram, has
been experimenting for years with the
"Idaho coffee bean" or pea, and the results
are of the most satisfactory character. If
it can be cultivated by the ordinary farmer
the time is at hand when his supply of
coffee will be kept on the farm and fed
alike to man and BEAST" and when the
connoisseur twill inquire for the best
Rocky Mountain coffee as he now calls
for his Java or Mocha" The same au-
thority explains:
''The plant is a native of Idaho, where
it grows wild, its frui. being used by
many as substitute for coffee. hence the
name coffee pea. Those who have fed it
to stock say that its fattening properties
have no equal, for, by actual tests, it is
found to take one half less than corn to
fatten an animal. AS food for milch COWS
the tests have proved satisfactory, the
COWS giving One-third more milk than
when fed on bran, and butter made from
the milk in winter is as yellow as that
made in June. The ration is made by
soaking the peas until they become soft,
by cooking them or by grinding and feed
ing the meal. AS substitute for coffee
it is rich and nutritious, having richer
and better flavor than ordinary coffee. It
can be used freely by invalids and chill
dren with known beneficial effects. It is
nourshing, but has none of the stimula-
ting qualities of the coffee of commerce.
NJ y old coffee drinkers prefer it to Rio
or Java, and many cannot tell the differ
ence. 1t is parched and ground like
other coffee, third less being used. Set
tied with an egg with cream and sugar, it
makes delicious drink"
This is certainly an attractive statement
of the merits of the new plant. A pea, or
| bean, that will serve at once to fatten beef
cattle and feed mich COWS more economi-
| cally than corn, and to displace Java and
Mocha coffee o their owners table, needs
no other recommendations to enlist the
interest of tbs average farmer. 1t is a
pea, or bean, among a thousand, and
most farmers will lose no time we suppose
in obtaining supply of the seed for their
own benefit. The Telegram adds that
some seed can probably be obtained from
Mr.. Charles E. Pennock, of Bellevue.
Larimse County, Idaho, or Mr.. John G..
Lindemeier, of the same place, and pro-
gressive farmers in South Carolina who
may desire to experiment with the plant
can regulate their conduct by this infor-
! mation.=MeUS md Courier
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The Second City in the World.

We have before Us copy of the Great,
er New York charter. It covers 16S large
printed pages and would fill more than
200 columns in the Journal.
The charter has passed the Legislature,
and has been referred to the mayors of
the cities to be consolidated. If they ap-
prove it the Governors signature will be
all that is necessary to make it effective.
Should any one of the mayors disagree to
the charter it will be sent back to the Leg
islature. 1t is practically certain, how
ever, that the charter will 60 through as it
stands.
1t will consolidate Kings, Richmond
and part Of Queens county with the pres
ent city of New York and make city
with an area of 800 square miles, (three
times as big as PHILADELPHIA with a pop
ulstion of more than 100000. The as
more than 50 600,OOO,0OO and the public in.
debtedness Sl7O,OOO,O0O. The city will
have 100000 dwellings. $1,000 business
houses, $500 acres of park, 1,100 churches,
] ,l25 hotels and $50 public schools.
The mayor of the consolidated city will
have just about such power as the mayor
of New York aow has.
The council upper house, consists CT
thirty six members, and the board of al
dermen (ower house) of one member from
each assembly district, or about 104 men,
bers. Besides the general government
there are boroughs- Manhattan, the
Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond,
with local boards Of their own having
charge of local Improvements. The du-
ties Of each department of the government
are minutely described in the charter, but
all are subject to- the mayor who is the re.
sponsible head of the city, elected for a
term of four years.
Greater New York will be larger than
Paris and second in population only to
London. We have never been able to see
what is to be gained by this consolidation.
The danger of corruption will be increas-
ed and the problem of municipal govern
ment made more difficult. We have al
ready too many big cities. The drift of
population from the rural districts and
small towns to cities is one of the misfor-
tunes and dangers of the country.
If, as has been said, "a great city Is a
great crime" what an enormity Greater
New York will be!-Atlunto Journal.
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From Texas.
AUSTIN, March II, 1897.

EDITORS 1NTELLIGENCER:
MRS. Martha +. Harper invites you to
witness the marriage of her daughter,
Hollie Ann, to Rev. Ernest Gate Town.
send, Tuesday evening, March IL, 1897, at
8 a. m, First Baptist Church, Dallas,
Texas"
The above invitation was received by
me this last week. Miss IIollie's parents
are natives of Anderson County, S. g.
Her father, Newton Harper, and family
lived in the Lebanon neighborhood and
have many relatives there. have known
Miss Hollie all her lie; her older sisters
were pupils in school taught by Mr.. w.
B. Long and myself. during the winter of
1SG3-69, twelve miles north Of Dalla-.
The family have always been valued and
loved friends. Miss Hollie has been edit
ing the Missionary columns in the IecdS
Baptist Standard for some years. She is
one of six Bible women" in Texas, IN
six of our largest cities. who have done
much for Christ as Missionaries; loved
and more generally known than any
others. Our young sister, intelligent,
devoted and Jealous, is honored and loved,
and Mr.. Townsend has won rare and
precious jewel. We know many in An.
derson-with thousands elsewhere-will
join me in congratulations, and pray
Gods blessings for useful life together to
be granted to them and great reward in
the life to come. The following is a copy
Of q letter which was recently received by
me from Cors;cana, Texas:
learn from an article from you in Texas
Baptist and Herald, Of Dallas, of Feb.
llth, that you are from Anderson, s. G
! am native of Anderson went to hear
old B-o. Amaziah Rice preach from little
boy. I was baptized by him September
81, 1857 Think he was grand, good
cousin of mine, Miss Lizzie Emerson, /
knew q good many of the Rices Ibzln j.,
and others. now forgotten. l would be
pleased to hear from you about the old
home people. Yours in hope-A. E. Nc
Clellan." This letter will, no doubt, be
of interest also to many readers of the IN.
TELLIGENCER. South Carolnians and
VIrginians are noted for their inter-
est and love for each other aud their native
States, and tell all who note it, we have
good reasons for being 30.
lam in Austin to aid Bro. W. D Boyer
ly in a meeting in Hyde Park Baptist
Church. of which be is pastor
Left Tyler yesterday, my home and post
office. Been as favorable weather for six
months as all could desire save the freezes
the last Of November and January. Have
had very little cold weather. Rain at
times aud more beneficial to State at large
than known for years. Farmers are busy
and have their farms in beautiful condi'
| ton busy planting corn much of 1t up.
Early vegetables in use. The earth, forest
and all nature robad in brightest green,
with bud and blcssom-showing Spring
| is here. EDWIN G. RICE.
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Condensed Testimony.

Chas B. Hood, Broker and Manufaclu-
rers' Agent, Columbia, Ohio, certities that
DR.. Kings New Discovery has no equal as
a Cough remedy. J. D. Brown. Prop. of
St. James Hotel, TT. Wayne, Ind, testifies
that he was cured of Cough Of two years
standing, caused by La Grippe, by DR..
Kings Now Discovery. B. L. Merrill.
Baldwinsville, Mass says that he has used
and recommended it and mover knew it to
fail and would rather have it than any doc.
tor, because it always cures. Mrs. Hem
ming, 222 E. 25th ST., Chicago, always
keeps it at hand and has no fear OF Group,
because it instantly relieves. Free Trial
Bottles at Hill-Orr Drug Co.
Did You Ever.
Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for your
troubles? If not, get bottle now and get
relief. This medicine has been found to
be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure
of all Female Complaints, exerting won-
derful direct influence in giving strength
and tone to the organs. Ifyou have Loss
ofAppetite, Constipation, Headache, Faint.
ing Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, Ex-
citable, Melancholy or troubled with
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the medi-
cine you need. Health and Strength are
guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only
fifty cents at Hill-Orr Drug Co.
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ClemsOn's IucOme.

The farmers are buying more fertilizers
than usual this year, they say, and the
truth Of this statement seems to be fully
corroborated by the books of the State
Treasurer, which show the amount of the
privilege tax already received from this
source to be several thousand dollars in
excess of the total amount received the
whole of last year. From the first of
January, when the fiscal year begins, up
to date S53, .6S has been paid in on this
privilege tax. The receipts are falling off
now, the State Treasurer stated yesterday.
During the morning he had received
about 5000, which was not counted in the
above amount. From the first of No
vember, 1895, to the first of January, this
year, his books showed that $42, ,725 81 had
been collected from the tag tax. Already
10,429.3I more has been collected than
last year, and the end is not yet. or the
tax last year S3, 900 was received from the
first of Noyem ber to the first of January,
making the mount collected this year ex-
ceed that collected for the same period
last year over $I3, ,429 81, and the fertilizer
season is not over.
This fund goes to Clemson College, and
mill mako its appropriation larger than
ever before. Clemson will have an easy
time of it this year, and Mr.. DeLoach's
bill to put the tax into the general fund,
giving Clemson annual appropriations
just as all other colleges are given, has
been helped Observation-Disclosures
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: Few people remember that Lafayett

= Few people remember that Lafayette
received for his services in America sum
of money which, whether adequate or not,
was of very considerable proportions. A
reminder Of this fact has Just been discov-
cred in the treasury department at Wash
ington, it being the warrant issued in 1926
by William A. Crawford, the Secretary of
the Treasury, authorizing Thomas Tudor
Tucker, the Treasurer, ito pay to Gen.
Lafay cite, or order, 100000, being the
amount allowed him in consideration OF
his services and sacrifices in the war of
the Revolution, pursuant to an Act Of
Congress concerning him, approved 2Sth
of Decem ber, 1921, agreeably to certifi-
cate of the controller of the treasury,
dated January s., 1926, recorded by the
Office" The document is badly torn and
much faded, but it is still legible, and on
its back is endorsed: Received payment,
January II, 1925. Lafayette"
= The indications are that Mrs. Nc
Kinley, like Mrs. Cleveland, is to set
fashion in hair-dressing. Mrs. Mckinley
cropped, curled and held at either side of
the parting by tiny combs. Since the
inauguration many women have been
seen in Washington with hair dressed
Just that way, and hair-dresser there
SAYS that it is distinctly the mode. 1t is
decidedly unbecoming to the average
woman.
"A physician says the gum-ohewing
habit produces wrinkles and deforms the
face.
- In fertilizing fruit trees it should be
remembered that the roots extend as far
us the branches that shade them,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-03-31

The tariff monstrosity known as the
Dipgley bill is, in many respects, worse
than the Mckinley bill, but it is going TO
be crammed down the throats of the
Democrats of the House with less than
two weeks debate. There are also quite
q number of Republicans in the House
who are opposed to this bill, and few of
them have threatened privately to vote
against it, but there will not be enough of
them to affect the result. The Demo-
cratic opinion of the bill was voiced when
Representative Berry, of Kentucky, said:
at is an excessively high protective tar
if measure. 1t will, if passed, inevitably
raise the price of the necessaries Of life,
such as sugar, and thewoolen goods worn
by all classes. I don't see how it can fail
to add to the burdens of the people in
stead Of Tightening them. Il will cut off
our foreign markets by raising the cost
of production, and thus curtail the man
ufacturer's sales. AS a consequence, the
mills will need only to run six months,
instead Of all the year, as they ought to
dnD
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The New Labor Law Again.

Mr.. EDITOR Tho TACT that my friend,
Mr.. J. NJ. SuI;, 80, was the author of the
new labor IAN had escaped my memory.
Mr.. Sullivan certainly deserves the thanks
of all persons interested in farming in
South Carolina, in bringing to the atten-
ton of the people in general, and that of
the Legislature in particular, to the great
necessitv of g. better labor law. And if he
can in the future make the new law moro
efficient, he will merit double share Of
the gratitude of our people
He had, as he says, one chief orr ject in
view in formulating the bill, and this no
doubt led him to the oversight of Other
important points. Some years ago l asked
Jas. l. Orr, Esq, then, think, a member
of the Legislature, why that body did not
give us better labor law, and his reply
was, 1--WE have good enough law If the
people would enforce it," Well, the very
reason it was not enforced, was that the
employer invariably got the worst of the
bargain He got nothing put back in his
pocket for bis outlay and lost the services
of the laborer besides. Employers found
it much more profitable in cases of viola
tions of contract to make the best terms
possible with the laborer aud let him 60.
A case of the kind came under the writer's
observation only few days ago, aud since
he wrote his first article A certain far
mer had hired wage hand, to whom he
had made advances. After bringing the
hand through the wet winter, and about
the time the weather began to admit of
work, the hand showed signs Of desire
and intention OF stepping down and out"
The employer, seeing that such would
likely be the result sooner or later, to pro-
tect himself against loss, made the best
terms possible and let him 60 and that,
too, at considerable loss at last. AS the
new labor law now stands, do not be.
lieve there IL one man out OF hundred
who would think Of trying to enforce it. if
there was any chance OF reasonable terms
without it. AS MI Sullivan has been
chosen as one among many others to stand
upon the walls of State and keep close
watch out for her welfare, We commit the
problem of more efficient, just and prac.
ticable labor law into his hand, with the
hope that his Efforts may lie crowned with
abundant success. JUSTICE.
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Murdered For a Tree.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, March ga
special to the Advertiser from Selma,
Ala, says: This evening William Cherry
and William Jones, farmers working
abutting lands, fell out over the owner
ship of q single tree. Cherry rode mile
to his home and returned with his pistol.
He shot Jones in the neck and abdomen,
inficting a mortal wound. Cherry has
fled and posse is after him.
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j 2 great city newspaper runs depart
ment headed "Woman's Realm" A late
number contained on the Woman's Realm
pago news dispatch with the fearfully
realistic headline, "Horsewhipped by Six
Women! Ifthis is going to be part of
woman's realm, then heaven have mercy
an no
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Whole Family Drowned.

JACKSONVILLE, FLA, March ga
special to the Times s-Union from Pensa-
cola, Fla, says that the family of John
Constantine, consisting of himself, wife
and three children, and Mrs. Stephen and
daughter and sailor were drowned there
to-day by the swamping of their boat in
the outer channel. The vessel sank and
only one man, John Moates. escaped. lie
foated to shore on the hatchWay.
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According to the report of the Adjutant-
General therea ale more than 10, 600, 900 men
ayailable for military duty in the United
States. This is matter worthy of the at
tentiou of foreign nations which think
that they can monkey with your Uncle
Sam
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Congressman McLaurin, Of South Car
ollna, made speech in Congress the 9TH
or day on the tariff question and advoca-
ted putting duty on imported cotton.
His speech pleased some of the Republi-
cans and displeased alarge number of the
Democrats. 1t is reported that Congress-
man Wilson, of Spartanburg, will reply
to Mr.. McLauriu. The South needs no
protection on her cotton.
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It is an old adage and it is as true as it

It is an old adage and it is as true as it
is old that "aompstition is the life Of
trade" and whatever tends to restrict
com petition must tend to restrict trade.
The majority of the committee seem to
think it All easy matter for us to build a
tariff wall about our borders and thus
prevent the foreigners from trading with
US, but they forget that the same wall
which shuts out the foreigner from trad
ing with US must at the same time pre-
vent US from trading with the foreigner.
Minority tariff report submitted to
House by Mr.. Bailey.