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The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20
property. The whites are given some
advantage but that was to be expected.

The Concord Monitor takes the ground
that the Hawaiian question is party
question and proves it in this fashion:
The st. Louis platform declared that
the United States should control the
Hawaiian islands, and that they should
not pass into the hands of any other
nation. 1t SO happens that the present
condition of affairs is that, il we do not
take the islands some other power VIII.
The only way, therefore, to carry out inc
St. Louis platform and to insure Ameil
can control in Hawaii is to annex Enc
islands.
The trouble with this syllogism Is fna'
the second premise is not true 1here Ia
not the slightest ground for asseF 'inE
that IL we do not annex the Islands some
other nation Will There is no more
reason for believing that any naoion mas
deaiens upon these islands than sfor the
last 60 wears. during which they have been
practically under our control without an
nexation.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20
BuckIen's Arnica salve.

The BEST sALVE in the world for
R Rneam DI Tssss soSss r' letoT ''F 5hap ss
Hands, Chilblsins Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun ded
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by II. p
s. Goold, 677 Congress ST., under Con-
gress Square Hotel
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20
THE PRESS.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 90.

Mr.. Bryan remarks that what he needs
most just now is rest There Is no doubt
of this, and the people need it quite as
much as he does
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20

Senator Morgan processes to think that
if we do not annex Hawaii1we shall have
war within ten weeks. AS war is what
MIR. Morgan has been wanting apparently
for some years. it would seem as If he
would be opposing annexation, If he be-
hcged his prediction.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20

The Cuban question in its present
phase belongs to the executive branch of
the government to deal with. and the
House does we'll to leave tito it.
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20
A Brooklyn woman, whose husband is CO.

A Brooklyn woman, whose husband is con-
nected with one of the Trust Companies Of that city,
was sufferer from dyspepsia, and induced to try
Ripans Tabules. She says that the effect on her
was immediate. They helped her right away, and
she was surprised to note what appetite she had,
and became curious to learn what the Tabules could
be made of to produce such result and SO quickly.
She laughingly said that her husband threatened to
bring suit for damages-because since she began
taking the Tabules his grocery bill had increased
three dollars week
The Portland daily press., 1898-01-20
FINANCIAL.
CITY Of Berlin, \. H.
q PER CENT
Refunding Bonds duo 1917.
Principal and Interest payable in
Boston, Mass.
Assessed Valuation, sa,224,OO0
Net Debt, 10000


The City of Berlin is situated in Coos County,
New Hampshire, on the Androscoggin River,
which furnishes at this point one OF the hnesT
water powers in New England
The Boston & Maine and Grand Trunk Rail
roads give ample facilities.
The large Plants of the Berlin Mills Co, the
Burgess sulphite Fibre Company and the Glen
Co. are located at Berlin.
In 1880 Berlin had a population OF HOO, IN
1890 the population was 1929 In 1895 1881 ana IS
now estimated to be over 5000.
In 1895 the Berlin Mills Company employed
b75 men. the Glen Co. 400, the Burgess Sulphlte
Fibre Company 1875 and other smaller concerns
40 more. g..
since then the Burgess Sulphite Fibre Com
pany have doubled the size OF their plant, me
Glen Co. have rebuilt and very m4cn enlarged
their three mills and shoe factory has been
built which now employs $50 operatives:
In addition to the water power required pdn by
n1,ver Is vet unemployed and its development
Viii result in steady growth in population in
the future.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
THE COMMISSION MEETS.
The Initial Meeting Held in the
White House.
BRIDGEPORT MYSTERY SOLVED.
Sailed Under Sealed 0rderS-Light That
Burns Under Water-Supreme Grand
Lodge |. O. 0. F.

The commission to investigate the
conduct of tie War Department during
the recent conflict with Spain held Its
initial meeting in the White House
Saturday. There were eight members
present and it was announced that the
services Of the ninth man were counted
upon, though his name had not been
made public. The eight who were
present were: Major General Granville
II. Dodge, of Iowa; Col. J. A. Sexton.
of Illinois; Captain E. P. Howell, OF
Georgia; Major General j. NJ. Wilson,
chief of engineers of the army; Hon.
Chas. DENLY, of Indiana, late minister
to China; Ex-Governor Woodbury., OF
Vermont, Ex-Governor James A. Besv-
rr, of Pennsylvania. and Major Gen
eral McCook, of the army, retired.
The commission spent an hour and a
half with the president and then pro-
ceeded to the room assigned 1t at the
War Department for the purpose OF
organizing and beginning work.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
COTTON GROWERS CONVENTION.
Largely Attended by Delegates from
Nearly Every County.

The Cotton Growers Convention
which nett the court house, Columbia,
was largely attended by delegates from
nearly every county in the State. Far
mers, merchants and bankers met to-
gether in the endeavor to devise some
scheme by which the low price of cot
ton might be remedied. The meeting
was full of enthusiasm, and plans were
put on foot to relieve the present con-
dition of the cotton planter.
Col. Youmans offered the following
resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that the acreage of this year
be reduced so per cent. throughout the
cotton belt the ensuing year.
Col. J. d. NJ. Shaw, Maj. s. G. May
field and Mr.. ". d. Evans spoke against
the resolution and suggested that the
best thing to do was for the farmers to
make living at home and then look
into reduction OF acreage.
On vote the resolution was lost, n OF
because the convention was not in ia
vor of a reduction, but for the reason
that it did not wish TO appear to be TAX
ing independent action.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Featherst0ne in Defeat.

Mr.. Featherstone in a letter in the
Charleston News and Courier thanks
his friends all over the State for the
kindness and support given him dur
ing the recent primaries, and urges the
advocates of temperance not to be dis
couraged at their defeat. In speaking
of the new administration he said: Let
me urge my friends to be true and
loyal to the incoming administration.
By your earnest cooperation and sup
port it can be made better. 1t is your
duty as good citizens to stand by
the law, 80 long as it remains the
law, no matter how bad it may be.
We have had enough strife and bitter
ness in South Carolina. We must get
together and bolster up our officers and
assist them in the discharge of their
duties. It is not the part of good citi-
zenship to abuse and vilify those in
power. On the contrary. the good
citizen, even though he belong to the
minority, will, after he has made his
fight, rally to the support of those by
whom he has been beaten, and assist
them in the execution of the laws. ]
therefore urge my friends to throw
aside their disappointments and preju.
dices, and act as true Carolinians ought
to act. y
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The Work Will Continue.

The divisions of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad west of the Ohio River
are to receive the same sort OF improve
ments that have been made on the lines
east of the Ohio. Not only are the
grades to be reduced wherever it is
practicable, but very much heavier mo-
tive power is to be introduced. In or
der to carry the additional weight the
bridges on all the divisions are being
replaced with heavier structures and
the track relaid with heavier steel rail.
1t has been demonstrated by actual ex
pertinent that these changes will result
in an increase in train loading in some
places of more than so per cent,
the average being about 42 per cent.
1t is the hope of the Receivers that
within the next two years the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad will be an lS-foot
grade road from Chicago to Baltimore,
with the exception of that portion of 1t
which passes over the mountains where
helping engines will have to be used.
A great many of the estimates for the
different portions of the work have been
made and those who have seen the
plans state that the work can be done
at surprisingly low cost considering
the return. 1t is understood that the
policy of rehabilitation adopted by the
Receivers two years ago will be con-
tinued by the new company after the
reorganization.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Clerk Bullock Wins His Case.

The supreme court has handed down
it's decision in the case of Mr.. W. l..
Bullock, formerly clerk of the court for
Abbeville county, who was removed
from Office last winter by Coy. Ellerbe,
and Mr.. James Mcmillan appointed to
fill cat tto rest Of the term for which
Mr.. Bullock had been appointed. The
incident which caused the removal OF
Clerk Bullock was that of his signing
the name of another official to warrants
issued to witnesses without the author
ity of that official. Upon this charge
OF forgery was preferred, and he was
tried before Judge klugh. The charge
was not sustained by Judge Klugh, and
The case went to the supreme court on
appeal. The result is that Judge Klugh
is sustained by the opinions of the su-
preme judges, and the victory is Mr..
Buliock's.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Sailed Under Sealed Orders.

WEI-HAI-WEI, China, by Cable. -
The British battleship Centurion, the
flagship of Vice Admiral Sir Edward
H. Seymour, the commander of the
British fleet in Chinese waters, sailed
suddenly Saturday under sealed orders,
accompanied from Che Foo by the
battleship Victorious, tirst-class cruiser
Narcissus, the second-class cruiser
Hermione, the torpedo boat destroyer
Fame. the torpedo boat destroyer Hart
and the dispatch boat Alacrity. 1t Is
supposed that the destination is Ia ku,
at the entrance of the river leading to
Tien Tsin, the port of Pekin, for the
purpose of making a naval demonstra-
tion there.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Starvation on Hilton Head.

Distressing accounts come from re-
liable sources of the obstruction of prop
erty and crops upon Hilton Head by the
late hurricane, which seems to have
concentrated its greatest fury upon that
island. and swept everything before it
on Tuesday night, the Both of August.
There is said to be hardly home left
undamaged, and the majority RACED to
the ground. Crops are almost entirely
ruined by the overflow Of water. The
people, the majority of whom are negro
farmers, have nothing to fall back up
on and are now dependent upon the
charity OF others for the bare necessi-
ties of life. There were nine deaths
from drowning or falling debris and the
destitution among the colored people
is said to be deplorable.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
CHARLEST0NIS LARGE TRADE
The Total Trade During the Year
Amounted to Over
SEVENTY-SIX MILLION DOLLARS
A Line of Steamers Have Been Operated
During the Year Giving Charleston Direct
Freight Connections With European Ports.
Building Up Big Business.

The total trade of Charleston during
the year amounted to SIC, 304, 785, as
compared with S15, 254, 5S1 during the
wear 1S9G-97. This indicates an increase
in the total value of our trade slightly
more than 81, 600, 600, but it does not
account for the increased volume of
business done at this port. For ex-
ample, the total receipts of cotton at
this port during the past year were
nearly 70, 900 bales in excess of the re-
ceipts OF the previous year, and yet the
value of the cotton trade OF Charleston
was more than 81, 900, coo less than the
value of the cotton trade of 1869.
Had the prices of the previous year
prevailed the value of our cotton trade
during the last year would have been
more than so, 900, 600 in excess of the
value of 1861.
The figures show that there was de.
crease of about 81, 900 in the value OF
our rice business, of about S26, 900 in
the value of our turpentine business; of
about $50, 900 IN the value of the rosin
trade, of about $166. 1886 "a in the value
of the liquor trade at the dispen-
saries and of about $40, 900 in the
value of the lumber and crosstie
business. On the other hand, there
was an increase of S75l, 72S in the
value of the fertilizer business OF
the city; an increase of $3.50, 1924
in the value of the cotton goods trade;
an increase of SSS, 81. in the value of
the fruit, vegetable and produce bust.
ness; an increase of $3.50, 500 In the
value of the wholesale and retail trade;
an increase of 81, 154, $50 in the value OF
the manufactured products of the city.
While the value of fruit, vegetable and
produce business was SSS, 617 in excess
of the business of 1S96-97, the increase
was 81, 513, 172 in excess OF the trade o1
1S95-96. In the wholesale and retail
trade there was decrease in the value
of the grain and hay business of 5000,
900; in hardware of Sl35, 600 and in
saddlery of S15, 600. On the other hand,
there was an increase of $3.50, 900 in the
dry goods trade; an increase of $l5, 00O
in boots and shoes; of $40, 900 in tobac-
co; of S1S, 900 in drugs and medicines;
of $40, 600 in crockery; of $50, 600 in
paints and oils; of $25, 900 in furniture;
of $50, 600 in doors, sash and blinds; OF
S75, 900 in clothing; of S2, 500 in ice; oi
S35, 900 in iewelry, and of S1S5, 900 in
fish and oysters. The showing is moi
as good as it ought to be, but it is fal
from Observation-Disclosures News
and Courier.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
SOUTH CAROLINA CROP bULLeTIoN.
Conditions Favorable for Farm Work and
Maturing Crops.

Conditions Favorable for Farm Work and
Maturing Crops. 81
The almost entire absence of rain,
and generally clear weather during the
past week, were conditions favorable
for farm work and maturing crops.
Some corn was housed, large quantities
of fodder, pea-vine and other hay were
saved in well-cured condition. Picking
cotton made favorable progress and cot
ton opens freely, nearly half the bolls
being open. The plant is about dead
over the eastern counties. where little
or no top crop will be made, while over
the western counties slightly better
conditions prevail, and cotton is still
fruiting to limited extent. In places
full crop is probable, but generally
the recent wet weather materially re-
duced the prospective yield. First pick
ing Is inferior. Rotting and shedding
have ceased. Sea Island cotton slight
ly improved, but no top crop making.
Rice harvest we'll under way, both in
the coast districts and upland rice.
Sorghum and sugar cane, peas and pea
nuts are doing we'll. Sweet potatoes
not yielding we'll in places, but the
average yield is good. Large auanti-
ties OF truck being planted, but the
ground is packed too hard by the re-
cent rains fd small seed to come up
readily. Fall gardens generally poor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The Republicans Meet in Council.

The Republican State executive COM
mittee held a meeting in Columbia in
the grand jury room at the United
States district court house. The COM
mittee was looking into the prospects
for "Black and Tan" and Lilly
White" rule in the future, awd trying
to decide what to do for tho future well
fare of the party. Among tho most
prominent of the members were Gen.
Robert Smalls, of Beaufort, collector OF
the port at that point, Tolbe:,, of Alb
beville, E. H. Deas, Of Darlington, and
Cochran, of Anderson. Besides these
leading counselors there were a number
of aids, who helped to swell tho mum
Der. The decision to put candidates IN
the field for congressional honors will
necessitate district conventions, the
dates of which will be fixed later.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
South Carolina Phosphate Mines.

Our export trade in phosphates is
worth S., 900, 900 year, the shipments
to Germany amounting in value to
SO, 900, 600 and the shipments to Great
Britain to 81, 200, 600. Canada, Japan,
Australia and the West Indies are good
customers. The State of South Caro-
lima has lost heavily during the past
year on account of the decreased out
put of the river mining and the reduc-
ton in phosphate royalty. In 1890 the
State received from its phosphate roy
atty S237, 1000. In 1891, Sl70, 600. In
1892, 1892, 900. In 1898, S2j7, 900. The
aggregate income of the State from this
source has amounted to So, 600, 600.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Supreme Grand Lodge |. O. O. F.

At the closing session of the SUpreme
Grand Lodge /. 0. o. F. at Boston ii
was voted not to publish the decisions
of the grand sire hereafter between the
sessions of the grand lodges. The flor
al work of Rebeccs lodges was not
adopted. 1t was voted that the patri-
arch militants be denied the right to
parade unless they are in good stand
ing. 1t was voted not to grant licenses
in the future to any accident or insur-
ance companies to do business in the
name of the order. An order was pass
ed whereby in the future visiting GER
tifcates will carry with them on their
face an order for the term pass word.
Short addresses were made by Past
Grand Sire Busbee, of North Carolina.
and others, and the session was declar-
ed ended.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
FuRMAN TO TIE DAUGHTERS.
He Calls for Formation of More Chapters IN
the State.

Ine SIdte.
Last spring was informed that thera
were only eight che >ers of the
"Daughters of the evolution" In
South Carolina, and two of them were
in one county, which left ON seven
counties with such organizations. III
anv new chapters have been organized
since spring. | have not seen any men
tion made of them in the newspapers.
Only eight chapters in South
Carolina aud yet On her soil
was fought probably more bat.
ties and skirmishes than occurred
in any other state She can point to
three Of the greatest partisan leaders OF
American Revolutionary hlstory-Ma-
riop, Sumter and Pickens and besides
these there were number OF other
leaders, who though not so consplcu-
Gus, were equally brave and whose
names sparkle like bright stars IN the
constellation Of American patriotism
during tho Revolutionary struggle.
But, am speaking OF the men. Let
me turn to the gertl6 Sex. If my read
ers will take up Mrs. Elizabeth +. FL.
let's "WoIcem Of the American Revolu'
ton, he Ti!l lind that South Caro-
lima furn shed more Revolutionary
heroines than any other state. And
yet-and yet-South Carolina, with all
this glorious history, has not much
more than half dozea chapters OF the
Daughters of the Revolution. Are our
people less patriotic than they are in
the north? Are our people less proud
than they are in the north? 1t certain
ly seems SO.
What is the -onedy for this condl-
ton OF affairs? | ask this in all seri-
BUSINESS for I deeply love my State. l
am truly proud of this grand history
and | have st7iven with tongue and
pen to awaken an interest IN that his
tory. | think | can suggest two RENE
dies. One is for our teachers to strive
to impress on the pupils that South
Carolina is not onl ly great state but
to teach South Carolina history as II
ought to be taught. Another remedy
is for some patriotic lady in every town
to strive to awaken interest in patriotic
organizations such as "Daughters OF
the Revolution. and Daughters OF the
Confederacy.
Out in the country where the popula-
tion is scattered it would be difficult tc
keep up such organizations, butif such
organizations could be started and
properly maintained in our different
towns, L believe that many ladies IN
the country would join, even if they
were unable to attend regularly.
South Carolina has an earnest State
regent of the d. A. r. in the person OF
Mrs. Clark Waring, of Columbia, and
would feel proud to see ladies OF all oul
county seats and other towns rallyiug
to her support and building up chap
ters of the Daughters of the Revolu-
ton" that would be creditable to South
Carolina-to her patriotic Revolution
ary women of the past-to her intelli'
gent and cultured womanhood Of the
present MCDONALD FUEMAN,
Ramsey, Privateer Township, Sept. 10.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Cotton Mills in the State.

The capital invested in cotton mills
in South Carolina now amounts to
S1S, GA, 900, the number of spindles in
these mills is 1900. 800 and the number
of looms is 80, SOP. Five new mills have
been added to the list of last year, and
the prospects is that many more will he
built in the year 1899 That investors
have confidence in the success Of cotton
manufacturing in this State is shown
by the fact that more than 5000, 600 ad-
dltional capital has been invested in
this business since the fall of 1897.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Light That Burns in Water.

A new and highly important inven-
ton was tested at the German naval
manoeuvres, ending recently it was
in the shape of a Greek Phoenician
fire, invented by Berlin engineer. 1t
ignites on contact with the air or
water, and cannot be quenched by
either water or earth. 1t burns with q
brilliant fame exceeding big search
lights, and it can be sunk under water
or under ground, and when brought to
the surface instantly burst into flames
at any desired point 1t was tested dur
ing the night evolutions off the island
of Heligoland and off Kiel, and proved
most efficient in detecting the presence
of the enemy.