The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-09
SOUTH CAROLINA.

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Southern Norman mission head
quarters has received communication
from Charleston. S. c., to the effect that
the Mayor OF Cha. lestcn has prohibited
Norman elders from working in that city.
A commission for charter has heen
issued to the Newberry Handle and Shut
lie Company of Newberry. The capital
stock Of the company is to be $1,000 The
company will do a general handle aud
shuttle business.
At the annual meeting of the Greenvile
County Medical Society resolution was
adopted inviting the State Society to hold
their annual meeting in GreenVille next
year The members of the local society
believe that the invitation will be accept
ed.
The State Democratic Executive Com
mttee has been called TO meet in Colum-
bia next Wednesday night Nothing much
is expected to be done, except 10 make ar
engagements for the calling of the State
Convention. 1t will. however. really BE-
the first opening of the state campaign of
this summer.
In the federal court at Charleston Tues
day the case against the Lake City cit-
zens charged with lynching Postmaster
Baker colcred, and burning the postof-
fee in 1898 was carried over to April
term. The motion to continue was made
by the district attorney. The case was
tried last April and after being vigorously
prosecuted resulted in mistrial. 1t is
the opinion of nearly every one that the
government will abandon its effort to
convict the parties, and the matter may
res@vhere it is
A cotton seed oil mill was organized at
GreenvIlle Friday. The capital will not
be more than $50 600 Twenty thousand
dollars of the stock has already been talk
en- A site has been purchased, half a mile
from the city limits, and the Southern
Railway will run tracks to the mill. The
stock is owned almost exclusively by far
mers and ginners, and nearly every gin
ner within fifteen miles of the mill has
stock. Five hundred dollars is the limit
to any one holder and this has made the
stock so into Greenyille, Anderson and
Pckens counties.
Pretty nearly every mail brings to the
Secretary of State an inquiry as to the
cotton mills of this state how many
have been built within the year; how
many have received charters; how many
spindles there are in the state and the
like. The mills are not required to give
such data to the Secretary Of State or to
any one else, and it is a very difficult
thing to get at it. Mr.. CAN'T will give all
the information he poss bly, can, but these
requests emphasize the Importance of hav-
ing some one place where such statistics
are gathered and the value of a publica-
ton which from time to time, gives the
statistics accurately.
Greenville News: Conductor Francis
had charge of seven bridal couples on his
train, the Southern's vestibu ed No. 3S. GO
ing North yesterday afternoon. Six Of
the brides and grooms boarded the train
at GreenVille They were the three Messrs.
Stokes and brides A fourth couple was
Mr. and Mrs. Charles MCGEE, who arrived
here from Nebraska to visit relatives This
is probably the greatest number of brides
and grooms ever carried through CIR en-
vile on one train. Ii he number increas-
ed proportionately as the train sped on
uorthward it is probable an addition Il
coach was attached before the train
reached Washington.
1t is possible that Charleston will by
next winter have a seven-story tourist
hotel 1t is understood that the building
has been planned and is to be erected on
the property extending from The South
ern wharf to the high Battery. This prop
erty is owned by Mr.. Andrew Simonds
and Mr.. George Trenholm the latter own
ing that portion of the property near the
high Battery, including the Bryan resi-
dence. Mr.. Trenholm is now i'm New
York and il is stated that his New York
visit has some connection with the hotel
for it is said that On Saturday morning he
made the statement that he was going
to New York to see what could be done
towards organizing a company to build
tourist hotel in Charleston.
Charleston Post; A little syrup, ice and
bitters. put into a glass of water from
the cistern of the Custom House. make an
excellent cocktail The water contains
such a large quantity of SO cabinet whis-
ky that the addition Of more whisky is
superfuous and detracts from the drink.
The fame Of the "cistern water" of the
custom house is spreading and people with
dry taste in their mouths. and especiallv
the class who have not the price. are Wis
iting the big granite build ng to wet their
Threats. There is no mstaking The taste
that the water has Whisky forms a pro
portion of every bucket that comes ont
Of the cistern. and The proportion is not
small either. The quantity OF whisky is
great enough to discolor the water and
also to make i smell A reporter Of the
Evening Pest examined glass Of the
water this morning and the odor was
unmistakahle. The water was much dis
colored and the taste of whisky was pres
ent. The explanation for the presence Of
the whisky is not hard to reach. The fact
has been well established that the CON
tents OF the empty kegs, which were
found by the conslables lost Sunday. were
poured into the sewer. The liquor was
not poured into the sewer direct, but into
an opening Of The overflow pine OF the els.
tefn. IL appears that the volume Of whis-
ky was 50 great that IL all did not reach
the sewer proper but much ~ the good
stun was banked and forced through the
other end OF the pipe, into the cistern