The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-02-26
SOUTH CAROLINA.

W. f. Lyles. an experienced broom man
ufacturer of Charlotte. is completing ar
engagements TO establish a modern broom
factory in Greenvil,e.
The Lancaster papers announce that
Mr.. T. Yancey Williams, member Of
the House from Lancaster is being urged
to make the race for Railroad Commits
sioner If Mr.. Williams should run he
will be in the race against Col. W. D.
Evans.
An effort is being made to obtain the
pardon of Alex Devildre of Charleston.
who was sentenced to six years impris-
onment for killing some one in Market
street in Charleston, but it is said to be
quite likely that DevI4re will be allowed
to serve out his sentence
Anderson has put another 100000 in her
cotton mill. The Secretary of State Fri
day authorized the increase of the capital
stock of the Anderson Cotton Mills from
soo0VoO to 100000. An increase of 500 600
in an Established cotton n4h is really bet
ter than the starting of new mill
The new board of directors of the state
dispensary qualified Friday and held
preliminary meeting. The new board. will
not for the present undertake any active
work but will look over the field, the
status of the system they have been put
IN charge of and assist Mr. Crum i'm
stock-taking and assuming charge of the
Institution. Friday the old board of con-
troll signed their minutes and records and
turned over the papers of the dispensarv.
Friday Mr.. W. Boyd Evans of Colum-
pla received letter from the United
States treasury department at Washing
ton indicating that all of the Spanish war
NJ ba
ond South Carolina Regiments would be
PAID at an early date. There are soma
matters in connection with the claims that
require Mr. Evans personal attention. and
ne went to Washington Saturday after
noon to give them that attention.
The Florence County Farmers Alliance
has recognized for the purpose of Joining
other alliances in fighting the fertilizer
trusts, the oppression of which the farm
ers regard serious. j. S. McCoel was
elected president and G. r. Pettigrew cd
ltor Reform Advocate, secretary. At its
reorganization a resolution was passed 10
the erect that an advance in fertilizers
OF ~ per cent was all that circumstances
warranted, and at that the advance should
STOP. The farmers have all agreed to use
as little fertilizers as possible consistent
with their own advantages.
A young South Carolina woman who
has gone to New York and worked her
self up to the top of the ladder is Miss
BIondelle Malone of Columbia She left
columbia with talent. perseverance and
youth and has done well in New York
Inc Architectural League of New York
IS an organization at which only first
class work is exhibited and evervtnl,g
that is offered is not accepted: indeed
many artists try in vain to have a sing,s
EXHIBIT accepted. Miss Malone. on her
hrst trial, had eight out of nine of her
specimens accepted for exhibition. Those
in charge of the league have given mo
highest praise to the work of Miss Ma
lone. -'i''
Col. John d. Frost of the adiutent and
inspector generals department. was much
pleased with the inspection of the Citadel
Cadets. He found they had been wall
drilled and were well up in the manual
lie was not so well pleased with the arms
ana equipment of the corps. He said thar
the cadets kept their arms and eouinment
IN splendid condition, but that the arms
and belts were all out of date. old and
marc to keep in order. He thought fh,t
the board of visitors ought to arrange 90
get new supply of arms, and that if Inc
proper EFFORTS were made something coutd
De done in that direction. If the state
gets ITS additional supply from the Pow
ernment it may be able to helm i'm the
equipment of The cadets