The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-11
SOUTH CAROLINA.

tice Of its intention to increase Its capital
stock from $4,000 TO 100000.
Efforts are being made by Mississippi
planters to secure families of negroes from
Phenix and vicinity to stock their large
farms with.
South Cardinals cotton crop this past
year aggregated 1,Ol2,OOO bales and she
manufactured $1,000 bales more than
any other Southern state.
Recent rains have improved the condI-
ton Of late corn and made cotton look
better, but the closest observers of CherO-
kee farmers think the crops viii not aver
age above half. Peas were planted on all
wheat and oats lands and the vines now
look as if they viii make an abundant hay
crop.
The Governor has a letter from T. ].
Cunningham, chairman of the board of
penitentiary directors, rendering his resig-
nation He gives as his reason that he
has been appointed census supervisor of
the Fifth district and cannot hold the
two offices. The Governor has accepted
the resignation but has not yet appointed
successor.
Yesterday the members of the state
phosphate commission left by the Florida
Central and Peninsular midday train for
Beaufort. The Governor, who is a mem
Der Of the board. also went. The board
will hold its business sessions in Beau
fort, but a trip over the entire phosphate
territory is to be made. 1t is thought that
the trip will occupy four or five days
The recent election for city water
works and electric lights at Gaffney, by
which $4,000 additional bonds were voted
for extending water works and electric
light plant, which was carried by a vote
of tWenty-one has been found illegal. The
City Council has ordered a new election
TO be held on the 18th instant. The bonds
will be again voted by a like majority.
The Greenville Light Infantry, a newly
organized military company, whose mem
bership embraces about sixty of the lead
ing young men of that city. were inspect
ed one day last week in the presence of
several hundred people by Assistant Ad-
jutant and Inspector General John Frost.
The company made a splendid appear
ance. They had been drilling zealously
in anticipation of the inspection and with
their bright, new and clean United States
regulation uniforms they made a good
impression Col. Frost highly compliment
ed the company, saying it was the best
he had inspected in the state.
When Gov. insolvency, upon the receipt
of Solicitor Sawyer's report a few days
ago, removed the magistrates who figured
in the Williams eXtradition case, ne re-
quested the legislative delegation from
Bamberg county TO recommend suitable
men to succeed those whose official heads
had been chopped off. Senator Mayheld
and Representative Crum of the delega-
ton have consulted with the Governor
about the matter. The upshot of it was
that last night Gov. insolvency announc-
ed the appointment of Eugene E. LATTE
as magistrate al Denmark, vice Ray, re-
moved. and L. l. Lancaster at Govan,
vice Kennedy, removed
Attorney General Bellinger has notified
exrsuperintendent of the penitentiary
| Meals bondsmen that they must pay up
his shortage at once or he will enter suit
| He has asked whether Tlllman Evans and
| the others have paid their bills Other
| wise he will, under the resolution of the
board, enter suit for collection. Col. Willie
Jones, one OF Col. Meals bondsmen, has
| called on the Attorney General in response
| TO the notice to the bondsmen to appear
| and make good Col. Meals shortage A
| conference has been arranged for a sub.
| sequent day. 1t Is said that the bonds
| men have determined to pay up and viii
not put the state to the necessity of a
resort TO the courts.
A negro named Ben Miller is in the All.
ken jail charged with the murder of ]
| hosMei QuatteDdum ON the 9Th of May
| 1895, near Merritt's Bridge 1t seems thai
some of Quattlebaum's people have haC
| their eyes on. the negro for a year OIL
| more past and recently some of the fel
| lows relatives at Monetta let out thai
he said he was the murderer Thereupor
Messrs. Whit Cato and L. D. CAN'T pro
| cured warrant and watched their chance
TO take him. On Tuesday morning they
/ caught him near the mill. He submitted
| to arrest at first, but soon after brok,
| loose and was not recaptured until afte,
a pursuit of nearly a mile. when he yield
ed only after having been shot by pis
tol in both legs He now denies havins
] committed the murder