The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.

At Saiuda in the Sessions Court, Tom
Hailstock, charged with murder, was
found guilty of manslaughter. He was
sentenced by Judge Benet to twenty
years Imprisonment.
The South Carolina diocesan Council has
adjourned at Aiken, to meet again next
May in Greenville. About two hundred
prominent Episcopalians from all parts
of the state will attend the meeting.
Greenyille had the only full delegation at
Aiken.
News has been received in Columbia
of orders transferring Paymaster sam
MCGOWAN from the Port Royal naval
station to the new battleship, the Ala
bama. Paymaster McGowan is well
known all over South Carolina and has
hosts of friends wherever he is known
For more than two years he has been
stationed at Port Royal.
The Greenwood Fire Insurance Com
pany is the latest applicant for a charter
from the coming Gate City of South Caro-
lima. This enterprise is to he capitalized
at 100000 and will write fire insurance
in all parts of the state. Reliable and
conservative agents will be sought. and
in order to secure 1irst-class hazards the
agents will be given an opportunity to
take stock in the company.
Ridgeville, a town in Dorchester coun-
ty. seems to have a rather peculiar status.
1t is a municipal corporation without any
all seem to have been deposed by an or
der of the court and now 1t is the general
desire of all municipal officers be elected.
A petition signed by a large number NJ
business men has been sent to Gov. Nc
Sweeney, and he is now trying to figure
out what to do.
The people of the town Of Bethune, in
Kershaw county one of the most prom
Using stations ION the new line of the
Seaboard Air Line between Columbia and
Cheraw, have applied to the Secretary
of State for a charter under the new in
corporation act. The applicants declare
that the town has over the required 225
inhabitants. Secretary of State Cooper
has appointed a commission consisting
of John A. McLaurin, Neal A. Bethune
and Kirby T. Estridge, to have charge
of all necessary preliminary elections.
Twelve dollars and thirty cents is the
allowance of seven thousand and fifty-one
pensioners of the state OF South Carolina.
This is the allowance not for a month
but for twelve months 1t is what the
state allows its pensioners, soldiers of the
Lost Cause, who are more than so years
of age and who have not more than $iC0
year income, or widows of old soldiers
who may be similarly crcums tanced OLD
soldiers who were wounded and who have
an income not in excess OF $3.50 year are
In the same class. Then there is another
class known as Glass b, which numbers
S62 and these are each to get $3.50 for
the year. Glass A, which is made up of
those totally helpless, receive $72 a year
and it numbers forty-eight.
1t was rumored In Greenville Friday
that a majority of the stockholders of the
Pacolet mills had at their annual meeting
the day before voted against the company
building a new mill at Gainesville, Ga In
quiry at Spartanburg over the phone did
not elicit much definite information, as
the matter seems to have been kept very
quiet. From the NEST reliable information
obtainable 1t appears that one of the d.
rectors and large stockholders, F. ]. Pei
ger, was present to meet his lawyer, and
objected to the Pacolet mill, as a corpor-
alton, building the proposed Gainesville
mill. stating at the same time that he
was in favor of building a mill at Gaines
vile, but not as a part of Pacoet. 1t is
said he will go to the point of taking the
matter into the courts.
South Cardinals new State Democratic
Executive, Committee is made up as fol-
lows: Abbeville, A. w. Jones; Aiken. W.
w. Williams: Anderson, j. Perry Glenn;
Bamberg, S. G. Mayfield; Barnwell, G. d.
Bellinger Beaufort, Thos. Martin; Berke-
ley, $. J. Mccoy; Charleston, j. T. Raj
ferty; Cherokee. John 7. Littlejohn; Ches-
ter, Y. J. Cunningham; Chesterfield @. j.
Redfearn; Clarendon. Louis Applet: Col
Teton, j. w. Hill; Darlington, A. j. A.
Peritt; Dorchester, John p Bivins. Edge
field. T. j. Williams; Fairfield, Thomas
II. Ketchum; Florence, d. H. Traxler:
GreenViile. M. i. Donaldson; Greenwood
d. II. Magill; Hampton, w. II. Maudin;
Horny. John A. McDermott; Kershaw c.
l.. Winkler; Lancaster T. Y. Williams; ;
Iaurens, N. b. Dial; Lexington, ID. ].
Griffith; Marion. S. G.. Niles; Marlboro
w. D. Evans; Newberry. c. L. Blease
Oconee, J. j. Keith; Orangeburg: w. 4.
Tatum Pickens II. F, Smith; Richland
Willie Jones; Spartanburg, w. l.. Ben
nett: Saluda, r. h. Watson: Sumter. n
d. Lee; Union. j. f. Peake. williamsburg
]. II. Blackwell; York, j. C. Wilborn.
The State Executive Committee reelected
Col Willie Jones as chairman and MIR. L;
X. Gunter, Jr., as secretary to the com
mittee.