The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-05

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Fork Shoals Cotton Mil of Green
Vile has been chartered The capital
stock is $4,000 W. z. Nesbit is president.
NJ A Ross. vice president; S. A. Gaines,
secretary These. with Henry Briggs and
W. y. MoEiroy, constitute the directors.
The stockholders of the Anderson Cot
ton Mills met Tuesday and confirmed the
action Of the directors to increase the
capacity of the mills. The proposed in
crease of 1900 spindes will give the mills
"a total of 6e00j spindles and will increase
the capital stock 10 about 100000.
A mass meeting Of farmers TO be held in
the Court House at Greenville to-day for
the purpose of making an organized and
systematic fight against the fertilizer
trust to inaugurate a boycott against the
trust in return for the high prices the
trust has given them. The meeting VIII
probably open about y o'clock
Mr.. John A. Law of Spartanburg has
returned from a Northern trip, where he
went in the interest Of the S20OO 900 cotton
mill which Is to be built, and of which
he is the head. He seems much encour-
aged by his trip. The loca lion of the mill
IS sun matter of conjecture but there
is no speculation, as to it's coming.
The Secretary of State has granted a
charter of Orangeburg's new cotton mill
thu Orangeburg Manufacturing Com
pany, capitalized at 100000 W. b.
Smith Whaey of Columbia is among the
corporators The officers are w. q.
smith, president and treasurer. and B.
H. Moss, vice president and secretary.
The factors, dealers and growers of rice
and truck in and about Charleston are not
taking any steps to supplement the efforts
OF certain commercial bodies and interest
IN the South to secure a heavy tariff on
Puerto kican imports. although the Do
nestle League mas sent circulars TO inter
ested parties in that city and urged ac-
ton.
II. NJ. Shumate, a merchant of Green
vile, proposes to fill an imperative pub
ne need by building an opera house He
mas had the matter undsr consideration
Tor several months, but it is only recent
ly that he mas definitely made up his
mlhd 10 build. He proposes to furnish
the larger part of the money and expects
70 invest $4,000 or $1,000 in the enterprise
Mr.. Shumate said to q representative OF
the State that he would not stop short
OF a iirst-class building with all the mod
ern equipments for the interior.
There is at least one South Carolina bow
fighting in the Boer army. The follow
ing from the Winnsboro News and Herald
OF yesterday gives some interesting facts
about him. Mr.. Sam Boylston. a grand
son of Mrs Susan Boylston of this place
IS now in South Africa and has Joined
the Boer army. Mr.. Boylston has been IN
johannesburg for about a year and his
sympathy mas been for the Beers ever
since me trouble began, and he finally
in fna
Gently received from him he saws thar
ne mas been wounded and is now a pris-
cner, but hopes soon to be exchanged.
he IS recovering from his wound
Charleston Post: The Vesta Cotton
Mills, operated with colored labor is m
longer an experiment, but is a successful
and fixed institution of Charleston. The
management of che mills have given color
ed lapor a thorough test and are so well
satisfied with the success of the venture
mat they nave determined to erect a num-
Der Of cottages in the vicinity of the mills
Ior the use of the operatives The Vesta
ME- company. through its general man.
ager and treasurer, Mr.. L. G. Potter hos
purchased several pieces of propertv WING
on Drake, Blake and Bay streets. stones
court ana the ware rooms near the bas>
ket works Much of the property is i'm
proved, containing convenient and com.
nodlous houses situated near the mill
Inc unimporved property will be developed
by the Neste Cotton Min Company and
neat two-story frame cottages will he
erected which will be used as homes bv
the operatives
Greenville News: The particulars of the
killing Of young Tude Reeves. twelve
miles northwest of Pickens on Wednes-
day afternoon, came out yesterday in the
court here before Judge Watts when Law
yer }. T. Carey of Pickens asked for a
writ OF habeas corpus to have the de-
PENDANTS released on bond on the ground
mat the coroner's evidence showed that
no more IMAM manslaughter could be prov
ed. John Massingale, who stabbed Reeves
TO death, was granted bail in the sum OF
" 900, and Ed Walker and Silas Hinkle
named by the coroner's jury as accesso-
RES, We're allowed bail in the sum of 81 900
each. Five men, Doc and Tude Reeves.
Ed Walker, John Massingale and Suas
Hinkle, We're engaged in the fight the
Reeves brothers being pitted against the
others. The battle was fast and furious
during the short time it occupied rocks
and knives being the weapons used. All
hands had been drinking and the fatal
quarrel was over revenue ease tried be-
fore Commissioner Thornley, at Pickens on
the day of the killing. Doc Reeves was
defendant and Hinkle was witness
against him.