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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Mr.. COWEN'S VIEWS
Meaning of the Big Purchase of Baltimore
6 Ohio Stock.

Unl0 St0Ck.
Mr.. John X. Cowen talked to Bal
timore News reporter at some length
about the recent deal, by which large
portion OF the stock of the road goes to
the well-known Western capitalists,
Hill, Armour, Ream, Field and others.
"Gou must understand in the first
ulace, said Mr.. Cowan, that | am
not at liberty to stat, the price paid for
the bulk of the stock, what interests
were sold, nor the actual purchasers
further than those already given out by
Mr. Bacon These facts, ii they come
out at all, will have to come from the
Speyers.
Mr.. Cowen was asked whether the
control of the road had passed into the
hands of these new capitalists, but he
declined to answer the question def
nitelY, Instead OF doing so be illus
The vanderbilts do not OWL the New
York Central, for instance, he said,
but there is no question but that they
completely dominate it. twill be much
the same in this case. Whether or not
the new investors own control
ling interest, no one who knows
them will doubt for a minute
that they will pretty we'll de-
inmate it. Every small stockholder
should he glad, and probably is glad,
II he is posted. that such men as Hill
and Field and the others have come
into the Baltimore & Ohio.
"These holders of the common stock
OF the B. & o. will be the strongest
who have ever held it. They are all
railroad giants and will infuse new life
into the property. Nor are the four
whose pames are mentioned, Hill,
Field, Armour and Ream, the only ones
who have bought into the road. The
stock, l can say, has been judicio 4sly
distributed all along the road where 1t
would do the most good. Other intlu-
ential men are interested in the deal.
They have bought stock and have the
advancement of the roads interest at
heart No, l cannot say where or to
whom this stock has been sold, but 1t
will appear in good time.
When asked as to when the reorganl-
zation should now be completed, Mr..
Cowan said: "Well, I shonld say II
few months, possibly three or four.
There are a great many details to ar
range about the foreclosure OF course.
The suits are not worrying US much. L
don't think anyone Is particularly
afraid of their outcome. L think that
in few months the entirere- organlza-
ton will be entirely effected.
There is absolutely nothing In the
statement that there will be consoll-
dation OF roads by which trans -contl'
mental system will be arranged. Mr..
Hills statement Is very clear on this
point. There will be no consolidation
of roads, with the Great Northern or
any other. The Baltimore and Ohio
will hold itself open at Chicago to &C.
cept business from any OF the great
Northwestern roads which empty at
Chicago. There would be absolutely
nothing in tying ourselves up with any
of these roads, and the statement that
we would do so was only hsp-hazard
guess, made on the spur of the moment
by some one when it was first learned
that Mr.. Hill, the builder of the Great
Northern, was to become interested In
the Baltimore and Ohio.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Palmetto Pointers.

"Texas," o negro settlement OF
Greenville, was the scene Of q lively
scrimmage recently between two ne
groes. One used gun and the other
heavy stick. Both negroes are now
laid up for repairs.
Mr.. Thos. Dean, eldest son Of Sheriff
Dean. of Spartanburg, fell from an
embankment near the jail and sus-
tanned injuries about the head from
which he is not expected to recover.
The Southern Railway, which re.
Gently entered Aiken, will erect o
depot there second to none in the
State.
The session of 1S9S-99 promises h
be very bright at the South Carolins
College.
Prospects are very bright for new
cotton mill at Saluda.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
A RraNc BOY.

Captain Adair's house on New street
at Charleston, was entered aud robbed
of seventy-fve dollars in mony, cloth
ing, ETC., recently. But the robbers
were not content with ther booty and
called again. Mr,. Adair heard the
attempt to enter her room and tainted
away, but her young son, lad about S
years of age on sssing black brute
about to climb in at the window, seized
his fathers pistol and fred three shots
at the marauder. The negro was not
hit, but was badly scared and made
good his escape.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Rumor Concerning camp at Columbia.

It seems that after all there is some
chance for Columbia to be selected as a
place for the encampment of large
body of volunteer troops. No official
information in regard to the matter has
vet been received by Captain Fuller,
who is in charge of affairs military at
that point. A telegram, however, was
received in the city stating that the
army corps now stationed at Camp
Meade would soon be on the move to
Cuba; that Camp Meade would be
abandoned and temporary camp es-
tablished there while the troops awaited
embarkation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
THE CLEMSON TEXTILE SCHOOL.
South Carolina the First to Start Such an
Enterprise.


Enterprise.
The Baltimore Manufacturers Record
says one OF the most sig fcaut events
during the past week j die Southern
industrial field was + Opening OF the
textile school of Gle m College, South
Carolina. Planst Such an institution
in the South ha 1ong been discussed
in different S, 4tes--North Carolina,
Mississippi, Georgia and South Caro-
lima. They have been brought to q
practical state in the last two, and
South Carolina has the honor, and will
doubtless enjoy the benefits, OF being
the first to start such an enterprise.
I ho trustees of Clemson havo been
much encouraged in their work by the
hearty support given them by manufac-
turers of textile machinery, the school
having been equipped with $4,000
worth of machinery through the
generosity of the manufacturers.
1t is the purpose OF the school
10 prepare young men OF HE South to
undertake cotton manufac, ,urlng IN all
it's branches, to supply skilled halds
and minds for the development of en-
industry which is making rs habitat
every year closer aud closer to the
fields OF raw materia, anu probably to
the ports whence may be controlled the
great commerce which this country il
destined to enjoy if it grasps the
chances now presented to Il.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Direct Trade With EUROPE.

The Charleston Transport Line,
which has been doing an extensive ex-
port business from Charleston, has
proved a very successful venture.
During the year past this corporation
has sent out from Charleston thirty
eight vessels with full cargoes for for
eign ports. Among the items in the
list of exports for this company are
17S, 900 bales of cotton, 75O, 600 bushels
of grain, 1000 tons of -four, 1000 bar
rels of rosin, IA, 900 tons of pig iron, etc.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The Bridgeport Murder Mystery Solved.

Superintendent Of Police Birming-
ham. of Bridgeport, Conn, has issued
a statement in which he announces the
complete unraveling OF the Yellow Mill
murder mystery. The superintendent
says DR.. Nancy Guilford caused the
death of Emma Gill by criminal oper-
alton; asserts that the body was dis
membered in O bath tub at, the Guilford
House, and names Harry Oxley as an
accomplice to the extent of being re-
sponsible for the condition of the girl
and consenting to criminal operation.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
General Wheeler TO Command.

Word has been received at Pittsburg,
Pa, from General j. P. S. Goblin,
grand marshal of the Knights Templsr
parade on October 11th, that Major
General Joseph Wheeler has accepted
the apr ointment of commander of the
mounted division. The hour of start
ing the great parade of Knights Temp
lars has been set for ten o'clock, a. N.
Eevery inch of ground along the four
mile route has been secured for the
erection of grand stands. It is esti-
mated that there will he 200, 900 per
sons to the mile viewing the parade.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The State Ball.

The executive committee of the State
ball has begun preparations for the
great social event to take place during
the coming State fair. The ball will
again be held in the hall of the house
Of representatives, but the senate
chamber cannot be used for the sup
per, resolution to that effect having
been passed by the senate at the last
session of the general assembly. How
ever, the committee anticipate nc
trouble in perfecting arrangements fol
this part of the entertainment.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Storing the Cargo.

The British steamship Newfoundland,
recently condemned as prize OF war
and ordered sold, has been brought up
to the custom house wharfat Charleston
and work begun of unloading her car
90. The cargo consists mainly OF
wheat and flour, and this was con-
demned with the ship and ordered sold.
1t will be stored in the warehouses un-
der the custom house until the sale il
made.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
COnstabIeS Fired On.

An attempt to assassinate party OF
dispensary constables was made in the
neighborhood of Cripple Creek, vi
cinity where crime and lawlessness
reign supreme, just out of the city
limits OF Greenville. The constables
believe decoy was laid for them, and
they we're certainly shot at from am
bush. For some time they have been
informed of whiskey selling in Cripple
Creek, but, suspecting trap, refused
to walk into it.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The Coming State Fair.

The executive committee OF tee Fair
association met in Columbia and organ
lied, by the election ofDr W. J. Muir
ray as presidedt, S. A. Pearce secratary
and j. NJ. Bateman treasurer. The
committee express the hope that the
subscriptions will be secured as soon
as possible so that an attractive pro-
gramme of day and night amusenents
NAV be published at an early day. 4.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
An Eleyen.Year.Old Convict.

An Orangeburg jury found James
Hoover guilty of involuntary man
slaughter, and he was given sentence
of two years. Hoover is small victim
of his own carelessness. He is about
II years old. While playing with
some small friends, last winter, he
made playful threat to shoot; his gun
went ofl-of course he didn't know it
was loaded-and killed one Rosa
Green, girl of shout his own age.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
The Yellow Fever.

A special from New Orleans of Sept
cath says the following is DR.. Son
chon's official report for today; In the
city of New Orleans, two new cases,
one death in the city to date. Report.
ed from Harvey's Canal, five new cases,
no deaths. Reported rom Baton
Rougue, one case The parish of East
Baton Rogue has been qusrsntined.
Reports from Franklin, 106 cases and
5 deaths to date; all the sick doing
we'll
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
SUNDAY School Convention.

The Greenville County Interdeao1s-
national Sunday school convention mss
IN Greenville at the First Presbyterian
church. The attendance was unusually
good, and the interest among the dele
gates shows that the work has an in
creasing hold upon the schools.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
her Injuries Proved Fatal.

Mrs. C. Friend, who was 30 badly
burned by the explosion of kerosens
lamp in charleston recently, died after
suffering terribly. AS soon as the acci-
dent took place physician was sum-
moned and medical attention was pro-
vided, but it was evident that the burns
were of most serious nature.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Census Must Be Taken.

Upon written opinion from the at
torney generals office, Governor Eller-
be decided that he could not order
elections for Indian Hill and Cedar
Springs townships on the question OF
going into Greenwood county, unless
CENSUS be taken aud one-thlrd OF the
voters petition for the election.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
A Reward Paid.

Governor Ellerbe has issued a war
rant in favor of VIM. Phillips. of Cher
okco county, VINO captured Lum Moore,
who WAS wanted for murder. Moore
was tried at the last term of court in
Cherokee and convicted, with a recon-
menGatlon 10 mercy. The reward of
$3.50, which had been offered for the
apprehension, will be paid.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Killed in a Freight Wreck.

A special from Portsmouth, o., says
saws that Norfolk & Western freight
broke in two at Franklin Furnace, two
sections coming again together and
ditching the train. Richard Galloway,
of Lynchburg, Va, and Robert Muir
ray, of Bellevue, Va, were killed, and
Perry Mack fatally hurt The three
men were going to Columbus to work
in a steel plant. All were colored.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Barn Burned,

Mr.. A. P. Fields, of the Wedgefeld
community, lost his barn by fire. Mr..
Fields was not at home when the fire
broke out, but got there in time TO save
other buildings. Fortunately he only
lost small quantity OF corn. which
VIZ, IL sac har.. l:ls loss - I4ethiuS
over Sl0J, with only so insurance.
Mir. Fields has no idea as to how his
barn caught on fire.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
S442.50 Documentary Tax.

Documentary tax stamps, represent
ing q revenue of S442 50 to the govern
ment, were placed on q recently signed
deed of transfer in Charleston in the
deal between the Virginia and Carolina
Chemical Company and the Southern
Fel lIizer Company, whereby the former
corporation absorbed the plants and
business of the latter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Embezzled Church Funds.

The Nebraska Conference of the
Methodist church found Rev. G. NJ.
Ellinwood, late chancellor of the Ne
braska Wesleyan University, guilty of
incorporating $50, 600 OF University
funds. The Conference declared him
desposed from the ministry and ex-
pelied. No criminal action has been
instituted, but number of civil suits
are pending against the ex-chancellor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Go,, Woods jurisdiction Extended.

President Mckinley has extended
the jurisdiction of Military Governor
Wood so that it now embraces the
whole province of Santiago de
Cuba, and has appointed Lieu
tenant Colonel A. A. Wiley,
of the Fifth Immunes, Lieuten-
ant Governor. with the duties of reor-
ganizing the civil courts and the ad-
ministration of ell civil affairs in eastern
Cuba.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Surrendered TO Her Owners.

The English steamship Newfound
land, which was to be sold on October
II as a lawful prize of war, has been
surrendered to her owners upon tho
payment of SO, 600, the appraised value
of the vessel. The cargo Of the vessel,
valued at $50, 900, will be sold as per
order of the prize court.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Barnwell's New Railroad.

Barnwell is jubilant over the pros.
pect of new railroad connection, which
will put that county in close touch with
Augusta and Columbia, via the Charles.
ton and Western Carolina Railroad,
now controlled by the Atlantic Coast
Line.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Special Commission TO Adee.

Assistant Secretary of State Adee is
now acting Secretary Of State, the Pres
ident having issued special comsSis-
sion to him as Secretary of State, ad In
term, the first time since the incum-
bency of Mr.. Hunter.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Wanted in Georgia.

Governor Ellerber has received re-
QUESTION papers from the Governor Of
Georgia for Nettio Fant, q negro, who
is wanted il that State to answer to a
charge Of larceny from the house. The
requisition rapors will be honored and
the prisoner placed in the hands of an
officer from that state.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Has Deserted the Silver Cause.

The desertion of the silver cause by
Senator Kyle, of South Dakota, and
his return to the Republican party, as
announced from Cleveland, is hard
blow to the silver men. The purpose
of the Senator's visit to Cleveland is
said to be conference with Senator
Hanna
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
A Shooting Scrape.

4 shooting scrape took place near the
union depot in Columbia in which two
white men we're the participants. AS
q result Mr.. Dunlap, watchman for
the South Carolina and Georgia road,
has an ugly wound in the thigh from a
pistol sLot by Mr.. Ingle Payne, car
inspector for the Atlantic Coast Line.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Governor Iaylor,s Condition Alarming.

Advices from Johnston City Tenn,
are to the effect that the condition of
Governor Taylor, who has been i'll for
some time, is alarming. 1t has been
decided to put guard around the
house and allow no one to approach.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
To Make Settlements.

COMPTROLLER General Derham has
zone TO Beaufort, Hampton, Colleton
and other counties in the lower part
of the State for the purpose OF making
annual settlements.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
A Sentence COMMITTED.

The Ccvn-"~r haa commune We sem
teuce OF IHpr :.s AudeE,Uu, Wiz was :
sent 10 the peu,IeutIary ior :" .,ears Tor
murder. He has served Is Years and
the Communication takes effect : CT. 20.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29

Mr.. Berkeley Grimball had narrow
escape with his life from the attack of
an unknown negro while driving
through his plantation near Adams
Run ono night recently.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
EIIerbc Invited.

Governor Ellerbe and staff have re-
ceived an invitation to attend the peace
jubilee to be held in Philadelphia dur
ing the latter part of October
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29

The Judge-What made you So Ger
tain that you had the right of way! Inc
driyer-Sure, an my wagon was tne
heaviest, yer honor.-Life. 4"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29
Reward Offered.

The Governor has offered reward of
5000 for the apprehension of the parties
who burned the barn of R. Alexander,
in Ocoree county, some weeks ago.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29

A farmer from the Ford Fork neigh
borhood recently sold 1900 pounds of
tobacco on the Marion market for which
be received S640.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29

Supt. Keeler, OF the Columbia Elec-
trio railway, has rendered his resigna-
ton and has been succeeded BY aS> A.
red Wallace.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1898-09-29

Eruption of Vesuyius Becoming Alarming.
A special from Naples says the erup-
tion of Vesuvius is increasing in vio-
lence, and it is feared that it will as
sumo the proportions Of that of 1872.
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-25
WILD TALES FROM HONOLULU.
story of an Attempt to Blow Up the
Steamer PekinE.

Victoria Is. c.. June lS.-The steamer
Miowera brought the following from Hon
olulu, June 8:
The Hawaiian Star of June 3 publishes
the following story regarding an attempt
to blow up the United States steamer City
of Pel<ing while that vessel was i'll port
there:
IF report which is in circulation today
is true, Honolulu came near being the
scene of as frightful a disaster as that OF
the Maine. The story is that nothing
more nor less than an attempt to blow up
the Peking magazine was frustrated Just
in time An enlisted man, it is said was
caught Just in the act of arranging a fuse
connecting with the magazine. The maga-
zine contains 400 tons of powder and had
been guarded closely. The bastard it is
said is now under the closest guard and
when the Peking gets on the high seas
will be hanged to the yard arm. he
greatest secrecy concerning the matter IS
being maintained for fear it would mar
the spirit of the present occasion. The
alleged culprit is said to be half Span
lard.
The publication caused sensation III
this city. Military officers on the ship
denied the truth of the story, but their
denial was made in a halfhearted way
There are many corroborative features
which tend to prove the truth of the re-
port. which was first circulated by en-
listed men. Others admitted that the
Spanish half-b breed was on board ship.
Two Honolulu citizens state that they
were on board the Peking on June when
they saw a man in irons and under close
guard. They were convinced that the
prisoner was the man who attempted TO
blow up the ship
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-25
FIGHT LIKE THE APACHES.
Disguised in Palm Leaves They
Creep Upon the Marines.

Guantanamo, June 4.-NOon (via Kings
ton Jamaica, Wednesday, June HD.-HoW-
ever unpleasant the experience, the land
ing of small detachment of marines.
mostly raw men, in the enemy's country
and men here, and possibly also to the
authorities at Washington. 1t has shown
the Spaniards to be daring bush fighters,
and it has proven that every America n
camp must be compactly built and as we'll
protected to resist night attacks as though
in the Apache country. 1t has developed
several small defects in the navy guns
under service conditions, and 1t has shown
that, given a free rein with repeating
rifles, 500 nervous troops can waste 1O,oOO
rounds of ammunition, killing shadows, in
a single night, and think even then that
they have done much shooting. Though
the 16 Spanards found by Lieutenant
Nevlle's men wore regular uniforms,
most of those seen in the daylight attacks
wore scarcely anything except big plan
tain leaves bound around their foreheads
in lieu of hats. This acted as an effective
disguise in the bush. Others, stripped to
pair of dirt-coored trousers, tied
branches around their waists, reaching
shoulder high, and moving cautiously
they could even cross open ground with
out being detected, though some Of them
were caught at the game.
Another trick was to make a moving
screen of two or three big palm leaves,
almost impossible to detect where stuntei
palm everywhere rises out of the chap
arral
Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1898-06-25
AMENDING THE NEW LAW.
Bill Introduced Supplemental to the
Recent Enactment.

WASHINGTON June 10 Chairman Ding
lev of the ways and means committee has
introduced 4 bill supplemental to acts re-
lating to the internal revenue law.
1t directs every person or concern LA
BILE to any internal revenue tax or hav-
ing articles taxable but unpaid, and every
executor or other fiduciary, to file with
the collector of the district such inven
tories OF returns. The commissioner of
the internal revenue may also require
statements under oath where exemption
is claimed on ground of any limitation.
1t amends the war revenue act so as to
exempt from taxation all casualty, tidel
ity and guarantee insurance companies
carving on such business solely for their
own protection and not for profit and
having no capital stocks.
1t provides maximum fine of $50 or a
maximum imprisonment of six months
or BOTH for neglect OF failure to affiX or
for refusing stamps to denote payment
where there is no special penalty.
The gross annual receipts taxable under
any internal revenue law are held to be
for each special tax year, beginning July
] and ending June 30.