The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-01-11
News Notes.

from W. d. Porcher of Charleston .
valuable revolutionary document.
which was forwarded by Mr.. Penn
broke Jones in behalf OF Mr.. A. l.. Nor
rie of Wall street. New York, who de-
sired that the document should rest
among the archives Of South Carolina.
It is one OF King Georges warrants for
the paying of certain parties whose
names are ses forth For victualling our
forces within the province of South
Carolina and Georgia with all species
If provisions between the 1st day OF
january. l7n1. and the 18th day OF
March following. beth dates included.
The document is dated Court at Saint
James's this thirteenrh day OF July l16l
in the first year OF Our reign, and
George R." appears in the upper left
hand corner.
Honea Paths new cotton mill is said
to be assured at last Thursday even
ing last the board of corporators was
appointed and the news comes that d
charter will be applied for in few
days. The capital stock is to be $780,
900 and Mr.. ]. A. Brock, of Anderson.
will be the president Of the company.
There is much talk to the effect that
abig cotton mill will be built at Hat
toms Shoals. on TugalCo River, in the
near future. The water power there is
the finest in the country and is in the
hands of a strong company, VINO are
busily engaged securing easements on
the Georgia and Carolina sides of the
river and taking all necessary prelim-
mary steps.
At Des Moines D. H. Bowen was
nominated for speaker by the Republl'
can caucus. which insures tie re-eiec-
tion of John H. Gear to the United
States Senate.
The total subscriptions to the Law
ton fund TO date amount to S4S.433.332,
of which nearly $4,000 was received
Saturday.
At Paris the High Court condemned
Mn. Buffet and Derou!eas to ten ears
banishment; N. Guerin to ten "ears
confinement in a fortified place, and
MARQUIS de I.ur Saluces to ten years
banishment.
The Senate committee on foreign re-
lations ordered favorable report up
on the bill creating territorial gov
ernment for Hawaii.
At Washington prompt measures are
being taken by the officials to deal with
the bubonic plague in the Philippines
and to prevent its introduction into
the United States.
1t is known that Senator Beveridge's
resolutions on the Philippines, as it
stands. is as fair in expression as is
possible OF the situation Of the Repub-
lican Senator's upon this question.
With the arrival at Manila Of the
transport Grant. which left San Fran
cisco on the 21st ult.. with the 4Sth
volunteer infantry (colored), General
Otis will have command of an effective
force of about $1,000 men. and the en-
tire volunteer strength CT %4,OOD men
will be in the Philippines.
The steamer Rio MaTu was wrecked
off Omai Cape. She struck submerg-
ed rock and soon afterwards foundered.
The Reichstag. after reconvening,
with soon consider a number Of impor-
tant measures. including the meat III
spection bill Therefore. the Agrarlan
press re-opens the fight on American
meat. The Deutsche Tages Zeitung
severely abuses the Hamburg Chamber
of Commences annual report, in which
the hope is expressed that the anti
measures would be stopped and that
economic harmony with the United
States would be re-established.
Since the opening of the new year
two new South Carolina cotton mills
have applied for charters. The De-
kalb at Camden, capital stock 100000,
and the Monaghan at Greenville, $780,
600. The Rock Hell Harrow manufac-
turing company, $4,000, has also been