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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
NAY EXTEND THE TN,
The Taxpayers Are Pressing on the
Legislature.
MANY OF THE MEMBERS
Said to be Already Pledged to Vote to
Give Taxpayers Moro Time--Far
Behind.

+ The probabilities are that such pres
snre will be brought to bear on the
Legislature that the question OF e1-
tending the time for the payment OF
the tq1hs will be aboat one OF the first
impo 1t steps taken by that body. A
member Of the Legislature, who was IN
Columbia few days ago, in an inter-
view with Register representative,
said that such step would be abso-
lutely necessary to save the property
Of many farmer. He said that already
there was concerted movement look
ing to having such resolution adopted,
and that most of the members had
already agreed to vote for it. AS show
showing the necessity Of such action he
stated that in Greenville county he had
learned that hardly more than half the
taxes had been paid and it was even
worse in other counties. The Legisia-
.ture, generally, does not take kindly
to extension Of tims, but it looks as II
it pili hare to do something this year.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
The Privilege Tax.

All the indications roint to the fact
that the farmers will not use as much
fertilizers this year as last. This may
mean q serious decrease in the revenue
of Clemson college, W hich last year
amounted to $50, 600, and may also mean
that the farmers are not going to plant
as much cotton as last year. Figures
from the treasurer's office are instruc-
tive. From December 10, 1896, to JAN
count of the privilege tax was "a, 852. 80.
From December 10, 1897, to January s,
1893, the amount was S2. 267. This is q
fall off of more than half, and gentle
man who is familiar with such things
says that he does not believe that the
future will show any increase. Five
cent cotton will keep dowl. the sales
more than anything else. The Reg
lister. T.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20

entitled IAN ACT fOr dlgnWay5.
1877 an Act was passed directing road
to be built to Orangeburg from .the
head of the path that leads from Dor
chester to Capt. Izard's COW pen. In
1742 an Act was passed providing for q
ferry across Santee River, and road
made in connection with it to facill-
tate the passage of travellers from
Charleston to Williamsburg and others,
the northwestern parts OF this province. )"
From 1853 to 1885 the following roads
were provided for: From Eutaw
Springs through Manchester. Camden
and Lancaster G. H.; from Fort Mott
to Fishing Creek; from Society Hill to
Bennettsville, Marion, Conwayboro
and Georgetown, and from the same
point to Darlington, Kingstree and
Fort Mott; from Orangeburg to Ninety
Six, Abbeville and Pendleton; from
Augusta to Edgefeld, Ninety-Six and
Fish Dam, and from Fridays Ferry,
on Congaree River, to Augusta.
"In 1883 general road law was
passed, requiring twelve days work, or
a commutation tax Of 80 per diem, and
in 1889 the funds derived from tavern
licenses were appropriated to road I'M
proyement.
''These early roads were, as general
thing, located with remarkable skill,
and we'll built, as the present condition
Of many Of them will prove. Drayton's
View OF South Carolina, ;. published
in 1902, says: The roads in the State
are we'll adapted to travelling and trans
portation, even to the mountains, and
hence the wagons find no difficulty in
coming from the upper counties, bring
ing with them the commodities OF that
distant region. Gross roads to and
froa each court house are made
throughout the State, and wagon road
has lately been made from the north
fork OF Saluda river over the mountains
TO Knoxville, in the State of Tennessee,
by which wagons have passed carrying
loads of 800 pounds weight.
And at this time carriage and four
may be driven from any part OF this
State to the other, from the seashore to
the mountains, without any other diff
Guilty than such as naturally arise IN
long journeys.
.As further proof of the high de-
gree u oiuClcuCy VI tAooo oia SsesS
roads the cost of transportation by
wagons between Columbia and Charles
ton in 1891, as given by Mr.. Robert
Mills, was only II 22-10O cents per ton
per mile. Standard authorities give the
cost at 1S cents per ton per mile on the
very best earth roads, while the average
cost in this State now is variously esti-
mated at from 25 to 40 cents.
Since the beginning Of the railway era
in the thirties the history of the public
roads in this State has been entirely
without interest. recording only .
steady and unbroken decline. An ef-
fort was made about tan years ago by
the writer to awaken some interest in
the subject, butitwss soon crowded out
BY other issues. tits to be hoped that
the present movement marks turning
point, and that with the beginning OF
the twentieth century an era Of great
activity n'road-building will be COM
menced."
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
records Of the Railroads. J.

The state railroad commission has
completeS its annual report and turned
IL over to He State printer. The Re
. port shows Nthat the railroads OF the
State have hM better year OF it dur
ing 1897 thar, many have supposed.
The summaryid the annual reports OF
all the roads il the State for the year
ending June 30, Sast, as given IA the
report, reads as follows, and shows
what the net incoml Of the roads has
been: Earnings from all sources ST.
752, 569. 0S. Total expenses tmalnten-
ance of ways and sIqcture, main
.tenance of eauipment Xstc. S., 1885,
48S. 81; taxes $3.50, $50. 45; otal s., 512, /.
9s9. SO. Net income s., 238079. .72. Net
income per mile Z, 652 miles 1914. II.
A net income of 6.62 per cent on
valuation Of $4,000 per mile 81 all the
roads in the State. -
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20

1AS~SANy
in Augusta, and at the age of sixteen he
entered the Citsdel, where he gradual
cd in 1S47 with the highest honors of
his class. He studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar in 1850. In 1851 he
was elected commissioner of equity for
Barnwell county, which Office he held
until 1851, when he resigned to enter
the Confederate army. He was elected
colonel OF the First South Carolina vol
unteers and took part in the lombard
ment of Fort Sumter. H6was promot-
ed to brigadier generalship in 1862.
At the termination of the war he re-
turned to the active supervision
of his planting interests. In
1871 he was elected o dele
gate to the taxpayers convention.
In 1876 he was nominated for comptrol-
Ter general, on the ticket with Hamp-
ton, and he contributed largely to the
great political victory which freed the
State from radical rule. During the
time Of the Eilenton riots he was ap-
pointed by the Republican Judge Wig
gins in charge OF posse to repel the
uiotuf pnuCc. IL may, AO1i q, 10 4oA AA1hy
took possession Of the Office Of comp
troller general and applied himself to
thoroughly organizing and systematic.
ing the department. He was reelected
in 1878 and continued in Office two more
years, when he was elected governor.
His administration as governor was q
success, and Notwithstanding the efforts
of friends to induce him to accept q SEQ
ond term, he absolutely refused. Since
then he has not taken an active part IN
politics. As citizen, he has done his
duty to his country and party. His at
tention has been given chiefly to agri..
cultural pursuits and the developments
of local enterprises in Barnwell. He
took great interest in education, and at
the time Of his death was chairman OF
the board of visitors of the Citadel In
1854 he married Eloise, daughter OF
Judge A. P. Butler, and he has one SON,
Mr.. Butler Hagood. ai.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Number Of Graded schools.

Twenty years ago We had l6fdy >
graded school outside OF Charleston r.
now we have go in the State. Then we
had but Q few high schools-now We
have 98. Then the length Of session
was not half what it is now, nor wss
the enrolment half as large. The diff
ference in the quality ofthe instruction
given is beyond computation. Yet the
recent increase OF 80 per cent. in the
school fund is just beginning to mani.
fest itself.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
snfal Fate. Careless aIother!

At Prosperity, Newberry county,
Laura Spence left her two children,
aged about 4 and years, locked IN the
house oil day while she went away
some say to Newberry-and they both
we're burned to death. Mr.. Il. l.
Stoudemayer, on whose premises the
houss stood, was the first one to get
there. He heard the children scream
ing, bat when he got the door broken
in he was cut of from them by the FIRE.
He then broke in two windows In bis
(Sfforts TO get to the children, but he
\ould not find them. The fire had
aimed such headvay that no one could
hter the house. It is supposed that
children had sufocsted and could
make their whereabouts known.
mother OF Che children was in the
Of leaving them locked in the
Ek,leshe went of. Two parties
I'd that they hare seen the
things with their little faces
hole in the door when pass
ke older called TO one Of them,
aan, thinking it was the
come and give the baby
70 eat, it Was hungry"
,areless mother! II there
LiLst parents going off and
less children locked In q
ere ought to be. Such
lid be punished, and that
hs State.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Deliberate Murder.

At Charleston Thomas Pihckney,
colored, was shot and killed, and 8. 3.
Estes is being held as the perpotrator
of the deed. From the evidence Of the
>most important witnesses, it seems that
Hinckney and Cathrine Sumter have
bAen living together for some time and
ba %as called to the door aud shot
down. Estes was seen to leave the kard
Immediately after the killing, plac "a
pistol under his coat as he left
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Rewards for .Firebugs.

Gov. Ellerbe has offered reward OF
$50 for the apprehension and conyic-
tion of the party or parties who on the
night Of Jan. 2 set fire to and burned
the barn and stables Of Jno. Burgess in
Sumter county, together with several
horses and mules. A reward OF $3.50
has been also offered for the detection
of the parties who burned the gin housI
of Col. Thomas w. Holloway at Pd
maria, together with some cotton az
harvesting machinery, on the night
Jan. 1.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
All Indebtedness CANCEL

Superintendent Neal of |.
penitentiary hes completed
ments for the Reed farm.
ago the Legislature autho
sinking fund commission to
to the penitentiary authoriti
years at4 per cent. for the
the farm. Last August ST.
money was paid back.
balance of the money
interest, was paid-$,
ing all Indebtedness on
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Coming Y. NJ. @. A. Conventio

Coming Y. NJ. @. A. Convention
The 21st apnual State convention
the Young Mems Christian Associal
of South Carolina will be held at
lumbis, Feb. 1913. The State com
tee has been for some time giving
full thought and hard work foI
preparation Of this convention and
now have one of the stronges
grammes arranged that has eve
given at any former conventioJ
duced rates has been secured
railroads leading into Columbi,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Clemson College Inspected.

DR.. James Evans, of Florence, presi.
dent of the State board of health, and
DR.. Kinyuon, of the Marine Hospital
service, have made thorough investi.
CATION of the sanitary condition OF
Clemson College. The result OF the
investigation will be made to the
board ct an early date.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20

The Water found to be Pure.
The drinking water at the Winthrop
college has been examined by an e1-
Srt of some note and has been pro.
Haced absolutely pure. This will be
ring not only to those who have
\egs ut the college, Szt to all ths
the State,
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Belligerency of thi

Congressman Norton
congress will at this sd
the belligorency of tn
Democratic house cauc1
" unanimous on the (
Norton does not ant
measure will fail to
Mr.. Norton is an ear
ths repeal Of the 10
State banks, and says
measure had o chanc
ing to stay in sessioV
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
ANew Gold Mine.

The Secretary OF State has issued
commission 70 the Rowland Gold Min
ing Company OF Aiken county, the OBJ
ject Of which is TO mine gold found in
that county. The capital stock is TO be
$50, ,0d0,. divided into shares at 81, 900
each.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Enterprises Sta

Enterprises sta
During the past \
Of the capital of u
tered was 81, 470,
new enterprises y
ing the year. T1
panies to secuj
have not yet com
tions. ~
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-01-20
Terrible Accident in the City
London, Ontario.
THE ROTTEN FLOOR GAVE
A Crowd OF Jubilant Voters Had
Celebrate the Election Of Their
date For Mayor-There Was .
ling and the Platform Feli-A 81
. HALF Killed and Many

thirty persons, and perhaps
/ killed in an accident Monday
folio xed one OF the hottest an
bornly contested municipal &
known In Canada.
At the close tof the polls 4
| usual, gathered In the Cit
has beenahe custom for ID
cessful. candidates to add
The meeting was about
| floor In the northeast
gave way, and ths pers
were precipitated 80 the
An alarm ef fire Vas so
gade soon reported and q
removing the debri md
ruins the bodies Of
At midnight ty
taken from the We
titled. How man
be known, as tho
ly at once mad,
were taken care
Those who Va
were carried
they were tai
homes after
ed to. The
mittee roof
feated cal
street.
The b
probai
jammeN
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16

TOO NEAR DECEPTION PASS.
Fish Commissioner CompcIs Fisher
man TO Remove a Tran.

Some fishermen who had driven trap
too near Deception pass were notified
Wednesday that they must leave. The law
provides that no traps may he driven in
the pass or within half mile % either end
The offenders complained that the mouth
Of the pass was not designated by piing
the law provided. state Fish Commits
siousr Little said last night that these piles
would have been put IN hut there was no
money 10 pay for the work. The tres
passars began moving yesterday morning.
Mr.. Little said last nigh, his Office had
hut s5o9 for nineteen months expenses, m
ending Office rent. and not sl.l00. as was
stated. and that of the original appropra
ton OF s. SOC made by the legislature his
predecessor had used 500 in five months
He gays there was criticism made because
ne invited the Chamber OF Commerce 10
visit the Baker lake hatchery. on account
Of It's inaecesslhillty. ''The reason invltesP
them there he continued. IS because that
hatchery haa beegi criticised. and | want
them 10 see that Il Is properly conducted
/ have list OF eleven leading fishermen
and c8nncrymsn OF the Sound who are CO.
Ing to Baker lake next month 10 inspect the
hatchery
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16
Mems and Boys Clothing AL
most Given Away.
EVERYTHING GOES.
The Creditors Must BE Paid some
thing. Even If the Goods Bring
Practically Nothing.

Just think OF this: Boys Knee Pants
pc pair, and a good All Wool Boys Suit
for CSC, and you get them, too. Just az fast
as the crowd can get waited on.
There's been piles and piles Of goods sold
since Saturday morning. but there Is still
enough left for you If you are quick.
It's an III wind that blows no one any
good These goods came. from the great
failure sale OF Houshton & Dutton, Cieve-
land. O.
better in Seattle than anywhere else in the
rnites? States the assignee has sent al, the
best goods consignment To the Public
supply Company. of Seattle. with instruc-
lions TO sell the same at once no matter how
Thts Am is so well known and their
failure has come so suddenly tina; anyone
can see il is chance Of lifetime. espec-
tally as II comes so OPPORTUNITY right before
people have bought their fall goods
Here Is a short list OF some OF the leaders:
FURNISHING GOODS AND CLOTHING.
Mems American Cashmere Suits in three
Inherent patterns. dark shades. worth SIS
Mems Nobby ATWOOD Tweed Suits. In
meiiun and dark 1 !, ,,,, VERA so. s3.65.
pln~eheck worth sl2, A4a.
A very fine quality OF All Wool Melton.
seal brown color. very swell suit. worth
GA An-Wool imported Clay We've. in dark
brown and grey, very dressy huslness
suit. worth SIS. s5s.;
Made Dress Suits. highly tailored. black
English Clay Suits. worth SeAoo. sgso
Mems English Covert Cloth Fail Over
coats worth 81 30 $50.
Mems Finest Hand-Sewed I,eather-Linea
Tan and Black Shoes. worth s. S1ss
Young Mems 50 Suits Of Imported cassi
naeres and Wors;eds. IN different styles.
Yaung Mems sl2 Suits in fine ,mDort-
g, ciaVs and Worstesis, si25 i'''
Young Mems 81 Suits in the leadine,
styles. in stripes. plaids and checks, ali ~
the f1nest material. s5-@
rner's samplesj. worth 81. S25AD and 81 each
choice today only 41c.
$50 Heavy Twisted Working Pants. CO..
s. Enc Black Doesk.u Pants sl.le
& ~ Union Cashmere Pants Csc
s. and $3.50 ~orsted and Cashmere Pants
SIS
Mem &c Fast Black Stockings. now
Two pair for &c.
Mems Web Suspenders. worth 2Sr 7c
Boys Knee Pants. worth Toe Zse
Bows Knee Pants School Suits, worth Z,
and $50. SEC.
Boys Knee Pants Dress Suits, worth s.so
Mems Linen Handkerchief. worth loo
233c. 49,
Men's and Boys Goit Caps. light weight
Men. and Boys Col: Caps. worth &c
Mems Fedora Hat. In black and brow,
XXX ,;.. n1 . asna1l';,; go;,th s2s9, sc:
Sc.
And hundreds 0. other items IN ,ha u,roo
lines TOO numerous to mention will be so,s
al r.d .cll!ous prices. Remember the nlara
and date % sale.
= THE PUBLIC SUPPLY Co.
60 Second Avenue. Seattle. Opp Ho,sa y,xx.
=. Oosu evssy tvsotne.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16

AT the Republican primary election held
at Cathiamet. September l. Thomas II.
Altman lifelong Democrat. made on adj
dress. in which he said:
Il wish to make statement before this
meeting that concerns me very closely.
have been lifelong Democrat. and was a
firm believer in the principles as laid down
by Jefferson. but cannot he'ong to a party
that processes TO be the followers Of Jeffer-
son and then tramples the principles OF
that man underneath their feet. Today
there is no Democratic party. and / con-
s!Ger 1t a disgrace for any decent man to
belong to that three-headetl monster they
call the fusion party. l am a natiye-born
American citizen, and am true to Old
Glory. but when I review the condition of
things now think upon what the Republic
an party has accomplished. how It has full
filed its promises Of two years ago, could
not be a true citizen or true to myself
were I to remain with a mongrei party
that opposes it. Gentlemen. am glad 10
be able to take refuge in the folds of the
Republican party. | am firm and true
and enthusiastic Republican as any one
OF you. The Republican party, which ad-
vocates the principles of Abraham Lin
coin. suits ME exactly"
And thus they come. From all over the
state they are turning 10 the party of prin-
ciple, protection and geographically
Olympian.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16
Serious Damage and Narrow
Escape From Disaster.
BARK BERTHA AND SHIP LUCILLE.


s4rsnus damage was dome and q terran'e
sccsaen. narrowly escaped by coiiisi IN
o. the Chilean bark Bertha with the ship
Lucille. of Cape Flattery, early Wsdnes-
day morning The Lgciie arrived II port
q. 8 q. m. yesterday. with her Jinooom
gone. her OUTSIDE bopsiay cut away ana
eight or ten planks OF her bow cut through
m : rexult Of her encounter On the high
seas
The Lueiie war bound up from San
Francisco for coal. and was lying ten miles
southwest Of the cape. with just sseerage
way. there not being wind enough 10
move her more than a mile an hour. The
not see chips length ahead Capt. An
derson was on the quarterback. and eou.d
hear the fog horn % a tug blowing at
Intervals and steadily drawing nearer.
Suddenly the Canadian tug Lorne hove
alongside and spoke tie ship The Lorne
was towing the Bertha bound on. with
lumber from chemainus They were
moving along at a 1x-knot gait. and when
the Lo-ne drew up at the Lueile, Capt
Anderson, OF the latter says. her captain
evidently forgot that he had a tow until
the Bertha came through the fog, aiming
directly at the Luciie's bow.
Hard aport"' the captain OF the lsorne
yelled. at the same tirsa throwing his helm
over and rushing away to draw in the
slack tow line and haul off the Bertha
before she struck. But II was too late.
and the Chilean landed fair aId square
against the ships port bow. the Lucille at
the came time grinding her own nose into
the other For three-quarters OF an
hour" says Capt. Anderson, 1--WE lay there
chewing each other before the tug could
get US apart The Luce's bow cut
equarely on the Bertha's jibboom and then
through the howsprit and into the cat
heads. Part Of her bow was torn away.
and she was so disabled that she had to be
towed back to Royal Roads for repairs. II
Is estimated that 1t will take $5.tD0 or $4,000
to repair here. The Lucille was towed 10
Seattle by the tug Wanderer As soon rs
he got In the captain noted protest. Her
damage is set a, 500
Capt. Anderson said yesterday afternoon
that the accident was due entirely to the
carelessness OF the tugs captain. HE
seemed to forget that ne had q tow. and
even when he remembered ii he could
have gone astern OF us without any col
lislon." He reports that the following
vessels bound IN are lying outside tire
Straits: Ship kennebec. bark Germanis
bark Falrchild. bark TopEalaut four
masted schooner and three three-sn asted
schooners.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-16

candidates for state senator, were with
drawn and their friends authorized TO
pledge their enthusiastic support TO the
nominee and the whole ticket. Under ar
rangement with the Sixth ward il was
agreed that the nomination for senator
should go to that ward and the two repre-
sentatives be nominated from the Eighth
ward. and DR.. L. w. Carpenter and c. S.
Gleason were agreed upon as the Isgisla
tive nominees.
The nominees represent both the Knapp
and elise factions and are regarded as
particularly strong.
Fred II Lysons was selected as the GEN.
tral committeeman from the ward.
1t is significant fact that the fusion
newspapers have not printed the platform
adopted a; Ellensburg. Ii is now openly
talked about the streets that one reason
why this has not been done is that the
Democrats are making a determined effort
10 withdraw the single tax plank from the
platform. The Democrats at Ellensburg
expressed open dissatisfaction with such
plank, but afterward adopted Ii in ex-
change for the privilege of naming one of
the candidates for the supreme bench.
Republicans OF the Fifth ward met In
caucus last night and nominated DR.. r. NJ
Eames as their candidate for the legisla-
ture from the district composed OF the
Fifth and Seventh wards, and A. T. Am
brose as county committeeman.
After the Fifth had caucused the Fifth
and Seventh met in joint conference and
ratified the nomination of w. W. Wiltshire
for the senate and L. II. Cute and DR..
Eames for the house These gentlemen are
accordingly the nominees from this dis
trict.
It Is understood that Judge L. 3, An
drews. OF the Sixth ward will be the unani-
nous choice of the Sixth and Eighth wards
for the senate from that district.