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The age-herald., 1899-09-12
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The White Swan Laundry Is the most modern in construction, most complete in arrangements. most perfect in quality of work and Is the only laundry In Birming- ham that works for white people exclu- clusively. No. 519 south Twentieth street, phone 390 S-29-sun- tues& thurs
The age-herald., 1899-09-12
Street Railway Systems Now Under
 One Management. HAS 125 MILES OF TRACK Property Roughly Estimated at Two
 and a HaIf Millions. M'CLARY GEN'L MANAGER FOR BOTH Said That This is Only a Step Toward Deal to Unload All the Lines
 in a Lump to
 Syndicate
GENL MANAGER FOR BOTH

The Birmingham Railway and Electric company has acquired by purchase the properties of the Birmingham Traction company. The former company to all in- tents and purposes has already assumed charge.
 The purchase price is not known, but rough estimate of the value of the two systems, aggregating 125 miles of trackage, is placed at $25OO,000.
 An order was issued last night making J. B. McClary general manager of the com bined interests. MT. McClary has held a similar position with the Birmingham Railway and Electric company, and Robert Jemison, of the Birmingham company, will continue at the head of affairs in the newly expanded concern. This is taken to mean that the purchasing company will not undergo any change.
 Confirmed Privately
 The deai has been confirmed privately by officials of both companies, but all efforts to get a statement from either side for publication were futile meeting will be hold this afternoon, when the sale of the Traction company will be officially firmed and further deals probably given out. It is known that the deal is an out right sale of the Traction company lines to the Birmingham Railway and Electric company, but upon what basis is not given out
 The nepOtia a lions baVa he.er1 eroir1 on for weeks, if not months. The first open step was the purchase of the Highland Avenue and Belt line by the Traction company. Since the sale of this property, officials of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company and the Traction company have held almost one continual conference. Yes terday motormen, of the former company were running the cars of the latter com pany, and yesterday morning a gang of laborers in the employ of the former com- pany were repairing the Twenty-second street bridge which was formally the property of the Highland Avenue and Belt line.
 Only Step to Another Deal
 
 chase of the Traction company properties is only a step in the direction of the sale of all the Birmingham street railway lines in lump to an outside syndicate.
 It was said some time ago that such deal was in contemplation and that an offer of the Birmingham Railway and Electric company properties to d syndicate was re- fused on account of the earning capacity of the concern.
 It is argued that a sale of the entire street railway system could be much more easily made than that of only a part and it is said that the stockholders of the Birmingham company will be assessed to an amount of $500,0G0 to make further im- provements.
 At the meeting to be held this afternoon there may be developments to confirm what cannot now be more definitely stated than as a rumor.
 What Railway Company Gets
 The Birmingham Railway and Electric
The age-herald., 1899-09-12
ELYTON LAND COMPANY
Case Being Heard By the Board of
 Revenue

The tax case against the Elyton Land company was taken up yesterday by the board of revenue and will probably occupy several days in trial.
 The company's property is being taken up by lots and plats which necessitates slow work in view of the large amount owned by the company.
 The Woodlawn cases are set for trial on the 18th instant but little trouble is antici- pated as a number of the property owners have already appeared and settled their cases.
The age-herald., 1899-09-12
There Was Money In It

Friend-There ought to have been money bn that invention.
 The Mechanic-Oh, yes! Half dozel patent laweyrs got rich on it!
The age-herald., 1899-09-12
They beat them all.
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Music and souvenirs for all who attend our Fall Opening. Continues today and Wednes- day. All are cordially inVit- ed. StoWers Furniture Go.
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Manila, in February last, he re-
iieved General Anderson, in eoh-
mand of the regular troops. He
captured Santa Cruz, ,at the ex
treme end of the lake, near Ma
Mia, on April 10th. This place,
which was Filipino stronghold,
fell into the hands of General
Lawton's expedition after some
sharp fighting, which formed one
OF the most interesting battles of
the war. The generals next hard
fighting took place in his attack
ON San Rafael. After the cap,
ture of San 1sidro, by General
Lawton, President Mckinley
sent him a dispatch of congratula
tion. 1t was announced on June
l, that General Lawton had been
placed in command of tho defense
OF Manila, and the troops form :
ing the line around the city.
Early in October General Lawton
was engaged in dispensing the in
surgents and cutting off the COM
munication maintained by them
between Bacoor and linus, by
means of the road between those
places. He was successful in
clearing the country of the Fill.
pinos. General Lswton and Gem
eral Young arrived at Arayat, on
October 10th, with a force of
about 5000 mon. He next made
his headquarters at Cabanatuan.
About the middle of November,
the whereabouts Of Generals Law
ton and Young, on account of the
rapidity of their movements, be-
came almost as mysterious ~ that
OF AguinaIdo. The general was
at Tayaug, on December /, his
troops having captured large
quantities of insurgent supplies.
Later he returned to Manila, aud
started, ON December 18th, to
capture San Mateo, where be was
shot and killed.
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DISPENSERS BONDS.
An Important Case Before the
Supreme Court-Great Results
Hang on the Courts Decision.
Columbia Record, 10Th.

Columbia Record, 18th.
A case of great importance af>
fecting bonds of dispensers, and
bonds of others in public office, is
being argued before the suprene
court today.
Dispenser Holtzclaw, of Green
Vile, was found to he short some
time ago, the amount being about
800. He gave bond in a surety
company represented by Mordecai
& Gadsden, of Charleston. When
the shortage was discovered So
licitor Ansel entered suit against
the surety company for the re-
covery Of the money. The case
was heard before Judge D A
Townsend. 1t was contended by
the surety company's attorneys
that the bond was defective in
form in that it was not in accord
ance with the statutory regula
tions and tho contention was sus-
tanned by the presiding Judge
The state appealed to the
supreme court and in the hearing
today, mir. Gunter, of the attorney
generals Office, represents the
state for Solicitor Ansel. The
decision will be most important
one as to the liability of SUI ETY.
companies and individuals under
an old form prepared by Judge c
Z Townsend, formerly OF the at
torney general 5 Office The form
he got up was exhaustive enough,
it was thought, but even the best
lawyers cannot do anything but
that other lawyers may pick flaws.
The form Of the bond has been
changed, but it will depend upon
the decision of the court in the
present ease whether further suits
in reference to them may bc in
stituted.
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aI2ointment at 10 this Nmorning.
Me was Immediately fosowed by
1Gsn Wilson and his staff. ...
Accompanied by Gen Chafeo
and Lieut. Brooks, Gen Wood
called upon Gen Brooke, when
the governorship was officially
transferred. The retiring gov
ernor general will leave for the
United States Saturday, remain
ing some time in Tampa before
going farther north.
The local papers devote' cons
siderable space to the reception,
declaring that Gen Wood is ths
most acceptable man who could
have been appointed to bring
Cuba out of her difficulties in
quiet harbor.
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A HEARTY WELCONEGIVFN
TO GEN WOOD.
Cuhans Unusually Dom0nstrat;ye
Over New Governor General.

Habana, Dec 2O,-Maj Gen
Leonard Wood, the new governor
general, arrived here at daybreak
today on the steamer Mexico,
which left New York for this
port Dec 16. The steamer was
gally decorated with flags. From
Cabanas fortress u major generals
salute of l3 guns was fired and
the Cubans from the Punte fired
fired governor generals salute
of 2l guns by the explosion of
petards.
The welcome given Gen Wood
was, according to all the old resi-
dents, without parallel in the his
tory of the island. The elaborate
display of bunting in the hsrbor
and the multitude of boats and
bands showed that the hastily
formed reception committee had
done excellent work. Moreover,
there was heartiness in the
cheering that was quite unusual.
The bsttleship Texas hoisted her
flag to return the Mexico's salute
and number of bands played
continually around the steamer 30
long as Gen Wood remained on
board.
During the morning there was
a constant stream of callers at the
hotel lnglaterra, where Gen Wood
will remain until Gen Brooke
departure. During the next few
days Gen Wood will only attend
to routine work at the palace. HI,
is the recipient of numerous invi'
tstions to stay at private houses
but has felt it wiser to remain a
the hotel.
! Gen Ludlow, accompanied b,
his staff, visited Gen Wood b,
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SHERIFF'S SALB
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
In the Common PIpls


In the Common Piels
VIM L. rlyburn against W J. Jones,
Il > Jones, ct al.
pY virtue of Decree made IN the
- above Gaze by Judge o w Bu
chanan dated November 25 1899, I will
sell AT pubic au zion at Lrncaster
court house. within the legal hours of
sale. on the
First Monday in January. 1900,
all that piece. parcel or tract of land
in the counties OF Kershaw and Ian.
caster, !" the state aforesaid, contain
ing 500 Acrps, More or Less. and
bounded on the North by lands OF
Lewis NJ Ciyburn. and lands OF Fra n k
Gardner, on the f. st by Little
Lynches creek, OH the south by lands
OF oeaborn Jones. Sr., aud on the
West by lands of j. V. Welsh, being
a part OF the tract of land con veyed to
w. Jones by John II. Cousar, Sher.
if. 10y deed bearing date September Z,
1863.
Ter ms Of Sale: One half Cash. and
balance In one year from date of sale,
with Interest on the credit portion al
the rate OF per centum per annum
Purchaser TO have the privilege of
paying the whole In cash. The credit
portion Is to be secured by the bond OF
the purchaser aud q mortgage of the
promises Purchaser TO pay for papers
and all necessary revenue stamps.
l.! M. M.CLYBURN,
T., ID, BlAkepey.
Il. Y Wfliianis,
Plff's Attorneys.
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Lieutenant BrumbY's Body Ship
ped Home.

Washington, Dec 19--The re-
mains Of the late Lieut. BrumbY
were escorted to the railway sta
tion this morning with full naval
honors and dispatched on the Ills
train over the Southern railway
for Atlanta. The body was en-
closed IN "A handsome casket wrap
ped in the American flag.
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HIS LIFE WAS SAL

MIR. j f Lilly, a proe9
citizen of Hannibal, Mo-,
had a wonderful deliverance1
a frlghtful death. In telliI,
he says; 81 was taken witt
phoid Fever, that ran into
monia. My lungs became,1
ened. | was so weak | cod
even sit up in bed. Nothing
me. L expected TO SOON
Consumption, when 1
DIR. Kings New Discov
bottle gave great relic
tinucd to use il, and nc.
and strong. l can't\sa
in it's praise. This
medicine is the surest and diS
cure in the world for ali T
and Lung Trouble. Regular
so cents and S1.0G. Trial b
free at Crawford Bros
Store; every bottle guaraats
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-23
R URAL DELIVERY IN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
Th e System Will be Established
Next July.
S ONE Advice from Congressman
Stokes, the Father Of the New
System. Mail Boxes Are
Needed.
The State, 21st, inst.

On July 1 next the rural
mail delivery system, which has
been tested and found to work
most successfully in many sections
of the State, will he put in operas
ton all over the State IF South
Carolina, and no other State will
then have mail advantages ac-
corded tho rural portion of the
Palmetto State.
Congressman Stokes, who has
succeeded in getting the now sys~
tenn provided for writes The
State from Washington urging
that tho cooperation of all parties
be enlisted Gin preparing our
people for the new mail service
which goes into effect in our State
July next" He says in his
letter: "After that time any one
living on or adjacent to any star
route in South Carolina may have
his mail delivered FREQ by simply
erecting suitable box on the
roadside, and then directing the
postmaster to send his mail out by
tho carriers. That is all one has
to do
al may be pardoned for feeling
some anxiety that general interest
be displayed by our people n the
start This service has been in.
augursted nowhere save in South
Carolina, and it is inaugurated
because | was the originator Of
the plan.
"Much depends upon how our
people receive and utilize thi. adj
ditional faciIity-not only as to
whether it will he extended to
other States, but as to whether
we shall retain it after the expira.
ton of existing contracts.
81 hope, therefore, that you
will frequently call attention to
the subject in your paper and urge
all to have their boxes in reads
ness for the first trip of the car
riers in July.
alt is hoped that neat boxes
will he put up that will make a
creditable appearance when the
p"stofiice inspector comes round.
Where are 273 star routes in South
Carolina, and there ought to be
so, 900 boxes ready for service on
the first day of the service.
'1t is understood, | presume,
that star routes are mail routes
through the country from one
pOstOffice to another,'
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surplus.
"What about ovel doing
business -
"Well, every bale of q
that is not lost at sea or buu
comes into competition with Z
other bale of cotton raised,
none Of 1t is eaten. That sd
whose mills can manufa
cheapest will continue It's
when other sections are out 4
market. There is no place g
face of the globe where it is
cheaper than 10 this state.
was not a dissenting opi
among the gentlemen of
MiIliken's party here this
on this subject. And by the 4
Mr.. Alex Marshall, OF this
will tell you that they all wan
to buy South Carolina cotton nI
stocks, instead of selling vi
they have. Let every bushes
man in this city who owns gooc
mill stock cut this out and past,
it up where he can see it.
Don't sell your mill stock. L
You must sell, don't do 30 nov
Wait awhile, or you will be sorry
81 am told that there is some
think like IS, 100000 in this city
bringing no interest. 1t is going
to be the same old story of out.
siders getting the good things9
THE foreign trade of this coun
try is just in its infancy. If yo,
will take the trouble to look it ur
you will see that American cottor
goods, wherever they como il
contact with English and Dutcl
goods, run them out of the market
The washee-washse Chinaman il
not sIch a fool as he looks. Wher
he buys a piece of goods, which
is by weight, he takes it homo anc
washes. He has it found tba
the English goods lose 10 pei
cent. in weight, for they us,
chalk and clay in their Selling
American goods have only pur,
potato starch in their warp. Th,
next time the English goods ar,
left on the the counter and tn,
American product is bought
Why, Mr.. Brewster, one of Mr.
Milliken $ party, SAID the otheI
day he found certain English ex
porters using their brands in or
der to sell English goods.
Fully IS PEI cent. of the cotton
goods made in South Carolina ar,
exported. With tho open door
assured in China there is no lin,
to the demand of that one emp
alone, with its three hundred
fifty million of people.
"lnstead OF SIG per capitd
ought to have, S32 per q
added to the value of our
crop. Put your faith in
mills. Pu your money with
faith whenever you are offel
opportunity, and the ma
ment such as TO insure an
and capable transactIan
affairs of the mill"
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81 the Fifth Army Corps,
|commsnded by General Shaftsr.
he served with distinction in the
operations before Santiago.
On General Lawton's arrival in
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-23
A Mortgage on Gen Lawton's
Home.

Washington, Dec 2O.-Adjt
Gen Corbin and other friends of
Gen Lavton have issued an ap,
peal to the public for funds to
pay off a mortgage on property
bought by Gen Lswton in Cali
fornia for . home.
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some Interesting Statistics
From ". ] ThaCkSOn.
HOLD YOUR MILL STOCKS.
Mr.. Thackston Shows Very Clear
ly That Money Invested in Cot
ton Mills in South Carolins
10 Well Invested.


Ihsck"ton, Furman & Co., who
WAS In Charleston Saturday, gave
representative of The News and
Courier some interesting facts
about the cotton mills in the state.
He sSid: 81 noticed iu the News
and Courier Nm interesting state
ment of the number of bales of
cotton used by our home mills,
but | don't think the bare figures
carry any adequate idea Of what
thoy are worth.
"For instance, in round mum.
bers our mills consume 4SS, 900
bales. At y cents, with an aver.
age OF $50 pounds to the bsle,
this raw cotton is worth, say
$33. .33t per bale. Il fair aver-
age when manufactured, allowing
for waste is Is cents per pound,
which makes each bale manufact-
ursd worth $66.66S, or double its
value when manufactured. Ex
pressed in figures this means SIG.
104 600 more than we would have
received had we sold the raw cot
ton.
"Taking the census Of 1890
that would give SIC each to every
man, woman and child, white and
colored every year. This Sic
per capita comes from all over
the world, and is practically new
money added to our wealth.
"Perhaps not less than SS OF
this SIG comes from China, Japan,
South Africa and South America.
it is n remarkable showing and
hardly any of us quite realize how
rich it will make us if we continue
our trade" "
eyes, it helps Oh .rIc-ton too. "
"Of course no one knows ex
actly how much Charleston capital
il invested in mill stock, but from
what | know | should say that a
fair estimate would be 81, 900, 900.
The average semi>annual dividend.
declared, and to be declared, pay
able from January to April, will
certainly not be less than 4 per
cent, for the mill. are making
more money than they have ever
made before. Four per cent. on
81, 600, 900 gives $50. 900, which
is pretty fair Christmas gift.
"In addition to this there ha,
been an advance of not less than
rs per cent. on the value of stock
Recent sales show even moro than
that figure. That means your
holdings are worth half million
more today than they were last
Christmas. Yes, | know that
this Is paper value, as you say,
but it really is not, for almost
every mill three years old or
older has added to its value from
surplus earnings on increased Ca
paeity, values ranging from 25 tc
100 per cent. of their capita
stock. l know one mill that ba.
paid off Indebtedness of something
like 5000, 900 in the last si1
months.
Gan experience of the pas,
twenty years shows that as in.
vestments cotton mill stocks stand
first. Though the times up tc
SIX months ago have been as hard
a. ever known TO the commercial
world, mill stocks have kept ny
their dividends in spite of this ant
ihave accumulated . handsome
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LAWToN KILLED.
int Major General Was
rough the Breast While
the Enemy in Front
of His Troops.
p L, December 19.
neral Henry w Lawtou
I'D at San Mateo this
il Lawton was on the fir
and WAS directing the
Us of his troops whom
pm the enemy struck him
= in the breast. He died
ely.
pgton, Dec 19.-The
the death Of General
cast a gloom over the
80 this morning. General
was one of the most suc~
of the commanding gener-
NJ the Philippines and his
n, be keenly felt by the
y9untry.
as learned at the war de.
,N4kont that instructions had
'een received last night from the
PRESIDENT to prepare General
Iawton's com mission as a brigs.
lier general in the regular army,
o fill one of the existing v.can.
les. General Lawton wa. na-
i've of Indiana and won his CON-
Mission in the army by signal
during the war between
be States.
Owing to the condition Of the
ountry, which is impossible so
ar as vehicles are concerned, the
emsins could not be brought to
ianila to-day. Mrs Lswton and
be children are living in a gov
-nment residence, formerly oc
upied by a Spanish general. San
iate) lies between = high noun
ain behind and a broad, shallow
tream in front, with wide sand
ars, which the insurgent trenches
nd the buildings command. The
americans wore compelled to
ord the river under fire. 1t WAS
'hile they were lying in the rice
elds and volleying across pre-
'aratory to passing the stream
hat General Lawton was shot.
Ill except the officers we're be
ind cover. A staff officer waa
s8Rded about the same time,
one other officer and seven
were wounded. After three
s shooting the FilipinoS were
bersed into the mountains.
xockett took command when
ral Lawton fell.
peral Lawton was known d.
fighter and soldier OF sx
ice and ability. He served
Union army throughout the
ar, having entered the SER
sergeant Of Company +,
Indiana Volunteer Infantry
I'll, 1861. In march, 1868,
( brevetted coloneI for gal
IL meritorIous service dur
war. He entered the reg
|tablishment in July, 1866,
hd lieutenant of the Forty
fantry, colored, and rec
with that branch of the
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