The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.


The South Carolina Telephone Company
has about got things in readiness to be-
gin building their new telephone line,
which VIII connect Columbia with the Pee
Dee and Piedmont sections of the state.
The case at Camden against ]. Halle
| Stephenson, charged with committing rape
upon Miss Jessie Arrants. resulted in a
verdict of not guilty. This was the fourth
| trial, there being three mistrials hereto
! fore in the case.
Mrs. John Kirby Of Pacolet while put
ting on her shoes several days ago was
bitten on the toes by a small brown spid-
| er. Her sufferings were most excruciat-
| Ing and despite all medical skill, she died
/ Thursday morning.
Clarence Anderson. a Spartanburg farm
or, has done all his blowing this year I'M
| der the shade OF an umbrella. He car
| ried a common umbrella stretched over
/ him. the staff being placed behind on his
| back fastened with a strap
The Walhalla cotton mill with a capital
stock OF 10000 has made already this
/ year $1,000 and has on hand about So
/ 0O1 working capital. This mill win soon
| issue $4,000 preferred stock, and possibly
It's capital stock may be increased 10 $780,
| 900.
! It Is said T. NJ. Workman of Spartan
| burg, $. c., will urge the passage Of "a law
/ in that state TO allow a man to get drunk
once and be excused for human weakness,
! the second drunk would be time for a fine
| and imprisonment; but the third should
/ be punished with death. The author of
/ this idea Is sure that the unfortunate
/ drunkard would be better dead than drunk
and society would be the happier for his
death.
A. A. Morris of Greenwood has entered
suit against the SeabcaTd Air Line for the
sum of 81 TO- Morris had occasion to go to
| North Carolina on business while the ex-
| cursion rates were on. He asked for an ex-
cursion ticket. The agent was so slow in
waiting on him, that the train came along
| and he had to get on board and pay his
fare in cash. The trip cost him 81 10 more
than would have been the case had ne Sc
cured the excursion ticket. He Is suing for
the difference.
The members Of the State Phosphate
Commission returned to Columbia after
spending several days on the coast and
looking into the phosphate industry. The
members OF the board found the work get
ting along very well and the outlook de.
cided.y hopeful. 1t was decided at a
meeting of the board that whenever conf
panies make remittances 90 the state
treasurer of royalty they should send a
duplicate statement of the remittance 10
the phosphate inspector at Columbia
The Florence tobacco market leads the
state in good prices. Thursday there were
sold about 5000 pounds of all grades from
scraps to bright wrappers and the prices
were such as to make everybody feel
, | good. The sale opened al the Pee Dec
and the first pile sold for II cents Mr
S. A. Gregg, one of the large planters
had considerable number of pounds N
the floors and his tobacco sold at from
- to 26 cents per pound. Mr.. Z. Hutchin.
son of Efingham sold two large piles al
% cents. All grades sold remarkably
well.
: In the Sessions Court at Greenvillc
Thursday J. W. Mayne, the Second West
q Virginia soldier who married Miss Estellt
: McLain, of that city, and who was in
dicted for bigamy, pleaded guilty as in
, dicted and was given a year in the per
and a fine OF $500. Up TO Thursday MaynC
had brilliant prospects for escaping JUS
tiee there being nobody there from Yves
e Virginia TO Identify him as the married
' Mayne OF that stale, but his mother-in
l. law put in her appearance to testify
o against him and rather than face her hi
$ pleaded guilty. lie said he believed h,
would rather so to the pen for Will,
| than go back and live in the same hous,
= with his mother-in-iaw.
Col Meals attorney called upon the at
A torney general Friday in regard TO th
$ promised payment of the ex-superintend
% ents shortage. The conference contin
n ued for some time. Chairman Stevenson
e OF the legislative committee being pres
IS ent. The conference resulted IN nothing
the attorneys having a good deal 10 sa.
IS about the liability of the bondsmen. VIII
e have been notified 90 pay up. Attorne,
: General Bellinger absolutely refused T.
q accept any settlement that did not cove
2. the entire amount of the shortage report
a ed by the committee, something over Sl1,
= 600 The matter consequently stands ex
+; actly where 1t did before the conferenc
If was held.
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