The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-12
SOUTH CAROLINA.


| new weekly newspaper entitled Prog
ress is to make its appearance at Union
| this month. Allan Nicholson is to be the
| publisher and d. s. Carter of the Southern
Newspaper Union has been employed as
| managing editor.
| Maj. A. c. Kaufman of Charleston has
had the marked honor of being named as
one of the incorporators of an enlarged
order of the American National Red Cross
| society conferred upon him. The infor-
nation came to him in a letter from Miss
Clara Barton, the worthy head of the
order.
| The most disastrous fire that GreenvilIe
has had in quite a while took place at
an eerly hour Friday morning and prop
etty TO the amount of $4,000 was destroy
ca or damaged. The stores and stocks
destroyed or damaged included those OF
frank r. Spencer, Shoes and McAllister
q Eeattie, dry goods. The insurance was
S35,3dv
Another wreck occurred on the Florence
and Augusta division of the Atlantic Coast
Line on Monday morning, near Ellenton,
III when the engine and fifteen box cars
were derailed. carload of stock was
among the wreckage and several mules
| were killed. The wrecking force from
Florence was sent down to clear away the
debris.
The members of the committee of pro-
hibitionists appointed at the conference
held some time ago to prepare an address
TO the people of the State and issue a
call for state convention will prepare
the address at once and will issue i in
about ten days time. The state conven-
ton will be called to be held about the
middle of April next
There is now every indication that the
heaviest crop for years will be planted
IN Orangeburg county, and, of course. The
COTTON acreage Will be materially increas-
ed. Very nearly all the waste lands are
being brought into requisition and new
lands are being cleared. Smoke can be
seen curling from nearly every heretofore
vacant. tenant house In spite of all this
many farmers are unable to procure wage
hands. Every darby who could rake up
a few dollars bought a "crittur' and has
gone to renting.
The recent circular letter addressed bv
Mayor Smyth of Charleston to the Mayors
of Southern Giles regarding membership
IN the League of American Municipalities
Is bringing in good results. The league
will hold its next annual convention in
charleston, and Mayor Smyth is anxious
to have as many of the cities in this part
OF the country as possible represented. He
has requested the cities to join and many
nave responded and stated their willing
ness to become members. The fact how
ever, that the convention will meet in
Charleston is responsible for the increased
membership
Charleston Post: Notwithstanding the
decided advance in the prices of fertilizers
there is ready demand for the product
and the mills about Charleston are all IN
operation TO supply the trade. The trains
carry daily large quantity of fertilizer
out of Charleston to the interior of the
state and adjoining states and there seems
TO be but little, If any likelihood of the
Shipment showing reduction for some
time. Fertilizers are in demand The
farmers appreciate the fact that fertfl-
lzers are necessary to- grow their crops
and they are forced to buy al the ad-
vanced prices.
The Republican State Convention. for
the purpose of electing sixteen delegates
to the National Republican Convention,
has been called to be held on March 20
next. The convention has been called by
the state Republican Executive Commit
tee, which met in Columbia Friday in re-
Spouse TO the call sent out by Senator
Mark Hanna, the National Republican
chairman, 10 the various states All but
N"SifS VI tilS ktSulaf committee
attended the meeting, and these twelve
were represented by proxies Since the
last meeting of the committee w, d. Hoo
per of the Fifth district has died. and
c. j. Pride of Rock Hill was elected TO
succeed him. At the session resolutions
We're unanimously adopted indorsing Pres
ident MeKinley's administration.
Greenville News: Greenville is not gift
ed with a great number of millionaires
but it is the home of fifteen cotton mill
presidents representing nearly $5000,OO0
worth of mill property They are f. w.
Poe, of the f. w. Poe Manufacturing
Company; James II. Morgan, of the Amer
lean Spinning Company; C. f. Graham.
OF the Huguenot Mil; Lewis W Parker.
of the Victor Mill; Thomas F. Parker of
the Monaghan Mil; w. Il. Beattie. of the
Reedy River Mill; Frank Hammond. of
the Pickens Mill; J. l. Westervelt. of the
Brandon Mil; Alexander Finlay. of the
Simpsonville Mil; COLI James l.. Orr. of
the Piedmont Manufacturing Comnanv.
Capt. Q. p. Mills, of the Mills Mill; John
M. Geer, Of the Easley Mill; Mrs NJ p
Gridley, Of the Batesville Min: cant p
Frank White, Of the Liberty Mill Besides
these Greenville county claims the pres
idents of the Pelham, Fountain Inn and
Fork Shoals Mills They are All nuhlic
spirited though conservative citizens ana
are known as the best business neonle
in this part of the country, Including Mrs
Gridley. She is not exactly a mill nrosi.
dent. but she owns and controls the Bates
Vile Mill