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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

'rhe hIgnbInder, most picturesque
and dangerous figure in San Fran
cisco, is about to be buried with his
nurderous little hatchet The police
have long vainly struggled to put him
down; now the Six Companies, for
whom tho highbinders have done odd
jobs in the past, are uniting with the
police, and the highbinder seems
doomed. Murder has been an efec-
tive game among the Chinese, but a
game at which any member coulc
play. And the Chinese seem to have
decided to limit themselves in future
to rno,e legitimate forms OF competi-
tIou.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
THROUGHOUT THE CUUNiKY.
The South.

The annual meeting OF the Southern
grain association was held Saturday in
the St. Louis merchants exchange.
The reports of The officers showed the
association is in excellent condition.
and that much good had been accom-
plished during the last year.
The Crinkley's. of North Carolina,
interested in cotton spinning, have
purchased buildings and grounds in
Hartman, Tenn, where they will es-
tablish a cotton mill to cost $4,000
The mill will have a capacity to start
with Of 5000 spindles.
Hospital Steward Frank A. Jerni-
gan, Thirty-fourth Volunteer Infantry.
now in the Philippines. has been ap-
pointed second lieutenant in that reg
iment.
The Republican convention Of Geor'
gia will meet on "Wednesday, and 1t ls
expected to inGorse the Mckinley Ad-
ministration.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Herbert
has consented to preside over the
meeting OF the Southern men to be
held in Montgomery May 9. 10 and II,
to consider the race problem.
The journeymen plumbers of New
pert News, Va, went out on a strike
Wednesday, the master plumbers haV-
ing refused to grant a demand for
nine-hour day and an increase from
about $3.50 10 50 per day. About fftI
men are affected.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
The North.

Tho Coddes sheep company at Lar
annie sold a syndicate OF WyomLAs
sheen growers the famous Jack Ed
wards band of sheep, 10000 head. for
$50 600. This Is the band OF SneeP
driven out of northwestern Noiolauo
last fall by masked cattiemeh.
J. Pierpont Morgan, who is said 10
bova the finest collection OF manu-
scr;pts in the world owned by prlVaoe
individual. is about to build home ron
these treasures. The building IS u pe
erected near his residence On MahiSDh
avenue. New York, the grouEu alo'o
costing 100000.
II. D. Hinckley, Of MasSachuSe':''
has been appointer third lleuIsliaHyI TI,;I -
the revenue cutter service, ana w"
liam II. Pritchett, os Georgia 90 oe
cond lieutenant in the Marine corps
Secretary OF War Root and party EN-
borked at Tampa, Fla, THURSDAY Iot
Havana.
tn escape an operation for an ap-
scess on her jaw. Mrs. George LauleI-
back hanged herself at s1apieton' L. !.
Escaping gas killed Henry Ohirogges
at No. S23 East Twenty-hrSt street.
New York, and rendered his oFoIne1
unconscious.
William II. Ferry, owner OF the Lake
Forest 'polo grounds, at Chicago, H.,
was Struck by train and killed 1t 't'a'
city on Sunday.
The boatman who lost his lire III the
Niagara, at Buffalo, y. Y, on saturday
n;oht is believed to have been Ashton
Smith, OF Fort Erie, Ont.
Because he voted against the PueEo
Rican tariff bill, movement has been
started in Indiana TO nominate Co~'
eressman Crumpacker for Governor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
The Visible Supply.

New Orleans. Special.-Sccr"tar
Hester's statement Of the forld's v;-i-
BILE supply Of cotton shows a decrease
for the week just closed OF 6f,3I)
against decrease Of 3l.61S last year.
The total visible is 3,S74,0S9 bales,
against 3,941 ,059 last week and 1885,
503 last year. OF this the total Amer
ican cotton is 3,143.0S9. against 3,197.-
059 last week, and 4.231 503 last year;
OF all other kinds including Egypt,
Brazil, India. etc, $4,000 against 74i.-
900 last week and 1,135, 900 last year.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
now afloat and held in Great Britain
and continental Europe, 1895, 900 bales
against 1885, last year: in India,
$4,000 against 52l 900 last year and in
the United States $4,000 against l.
c46,000 last year.
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Foreign.

The Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon, tho
author Of In His Steps, who will try
TO run an ideal Christian paper at TO
neka Kan. next week, was educated at
Phillips Apdoyer Academy, Brown UNI
yersity, and the Andover Theofosieai
Seminary. His social studies were
chiefly pursued in London.
The Costa Rcan and Nicarangaran
Ministers deny any opposition OF tneir
governments 10 the Hay-Pauncefots
treaty.
Iebaron Gevers, the new Minister OF
tae Netherlands to Washington, Is
grandson OF Senator Wright, OF New
Jersey.
Monthly summaries OF the commerce
NJ the Philippines, Cuba and Puerto
Rico will hereafter be made, IN panpA-
let form, by the War Department.
The French Line Etearer La Cham
pagne is detained at Quarantine, New
York, pending the disinfectton or
sick storage passengers quarters.
At Hanover, Mrs. Braunsohweig, In
a fit of madness, killed her husband,
her two children and herself.
The London Daily Chronicle urges
that Lord Pauncefote be ordered to re-
main In Washington, d. c., for another
year.
Empercr William congratulated the
pope upon his goth birthday, and was
in turn assured OF the prayers OF the
Church
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
REQUEST FOR CLAIMS.
Letter of Federal Government 10 the
Governor.

Those who still have outstanding
claims against the Federal government
on account Of the Spanish war regi-
mcntS gotten up by this State. claims
no. heretofore presented in any way 10
the Federal authorities. will find the
letter received by the governor from
Washington exceedingly interesting:
Sir: Referring to the claim of the
state Of South Carolina for reimburse
ments of expenses incurred in raising
troops for Wdr with Spain. have the
honor TO inform YOU tnat it has re-
Gently become the custom Of this Office
10 submit detailed statements OF the
claims of the various States TO the
committee on war claims of the House
of Representative for such action as
this committee may deem proper in
view Of making direct appropriation
for such expenses As can not be reinl-
bursed under the existing acts of Con-
greSs, and yet may be shown to be
necessary and reasonable charges.
However. as it is desired to make 4
complete and full report to this COM
mittee il is necessary for this Office to
know whether or not the State intends
to file any further claims for its ex-
penses in raising troops for war with
SDain If it DieD3S m do 50 il * re-
SpeCtfully requested that such claims
be filed as, early as possible cmfwfwy
be filed at as early date as possible,
that the action contemplated may be
taken.
Kindly inform this office as soon as
possible as to the action to DE taken
hv the State in this matter
Respectfully.
F. II. NORRIS, Auditor.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

In the later years of the last, and
the first fourteen years of the present,
century, England could afford to treat
food as contrabaud of war, because,
at that time, the united Kingdom it.
self produced nearly enough food
supplies for its own consumption,
and if, perchance, there were slight
deficit, this could he easily made
good. because England was absolute
mistress of the sea. How different is
the situation now, remarks Collier's 9
Weekly. Only fraction OF the food
required to nourish its Inhabitants is
Produced in the United Kingdom.
For the great majority OF its nutri-
mene, it must rel on tIansm@rire
purYevo- s.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

Capital punishment is already fo.''
hidden by law in the States OF Col
oraGs. Rhode Island, Maine, Michi-
gan and Wisconsin, aud in the States
generally such executions have been
few comparatively to the number o.
murders, certainly homicides, OBJ
serves the New York Sun. In Eng
Iand attempts have been made in the
House OF Commons to abolish the
death penalty, but they have always
been defeated so decisively that they
seen TO have been abandoned. 4
Prussia, Bavaria, Denmark and
Sweden executions have practically
ceased, bat the penalty has not leen
abolished, and in civilization general
ly it is now rarely applied proper
tionarely to the number OF convictions
for murder.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
WANT MORE TROOPS
Philippine Situation Assumes a New
Aspect of Danger.
OTIS CALLS FOR RE.ENFORCEMENTS.
The insurgent Forces Continue to
farrass Our Troops and Cannot Re
Ois!odged.

Manila by Cable.-Generals Young
and Hood are asking for re-enforce-
ments and a battalion of the Forty
eighth Regiment has been sent to
Aparri. Other troops will follow. The
rebels recently persistently attacked
Apart for several hours. but were fi-
nally driven away. Details of the af-
fair are lacking. The rebels are hold
ing reunions in the province Of North
llocos and the red Katipunan cross,
symbolic OF resistance. is again appear
ing among the natives. It is said In
surgent Generals Tenio and Flores
have been driven by Generals Young
into General Hoods territory south Of
Apart. The fact that General Young
is unable. owing to lack of troops, to
maintain garrisons in all the towns oc-
cupied has had bed effect on the
natives.
General Bates has returned here af-
ter leaving garriso1s in the provinces
of North and South Camarlnes. The
expedition lose seven men killed and
ten wounded. On entering New Cace-
res, province Of South CamarineS, Cen
eral Bates learned that 1000 insur-
gents had departed the same day. The
Americans sent cut thsee pursuing
columns. encoun.ering the enemy in
three small engagements and killing 4
total Of forty men.
The Spanish prisoners report that
the enemy has divided into small bands
in the mountains under the leadership
of General Legaspl. The town of
Iraga has been burned by the enemy
Both provinces were thoroughly scout
ted. The inhabitants OF the district
Of Libmanan, including Abel!a, the
provincial governor and other officials,
are returning to their homes. Abella
has Issued a proclamation calling upon
the natives to submot to the Ameri-
cans.
The liberated priests from New Cac-
eres report that the insurgents killed
6S Cinnamon and 40 Epaniards at tho
town Of Calabanga. 1t Is estimated
that there are 100000 bales Of hemp
in the Camarines provinces.
Twelve hundred we'll armed insur-
gents. formerly Of Cavite province,
with Chinese general in command,
surrounded the town OF Albay and Le-
gaspi. They have effected three night
attacks and continually harrass the
Forty-seventh Regiment, which has
lost eight men killed and twenty woun-
ded in defending these towns.
The War Department has received
the following:
Manila, March S.-One offic,": =. 60 en-
listed men. two civil officials. captured
Spanish prisoners. were received TO-
day from Tayabas. OTIS"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

The Federal Government gives evil
dence of q growing sentiment against
capital punishment, thinks the At
lsnta journal. There hes not been all
execution in the navy si:ce 1S49, and
it is striking fact that, Of the nu-
merous soldiers sentenced 20 death for
military offenses during the war with
Spain, not one was executed. Even IN
the cases of the four soldiers recently
found guilty in Manila of criminal as
saults upon Filipino women, the Pres
.ident could not make up his mind to
approve the death sentences of the
courtmartial. Instead OF being shot
or hung, these offenders are to be con-
fined for life in the military prison at
FoH Leavenworth, Kan. The ten
Gency toward the abolition of the death
penalty is undoubtedly growing in this
country.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
Miscellaneous.

An appeal by Admiral Dewey and his
men from the award of the court OF
claims in the matter OF the bounty due
for the destruction of the Spanish fleet
at Manila has been filed in the United
States supreme court.
Queen Victoria has given orders that
no horses Of the royal stables have its,
tail docked. This has affected English
styles and shipments OF carriage horses
made from this country to England
recently have been ordered without
docked tails.
Secretary Wilson will attend the
Southern Industrial Convention, to be
held at Chattanooga. Tern. May to
II.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
Phophate Plants Shutdown.

Ocala, Fla, Special.-Tne announce
ment was made here Friday that c. H.
Hazard. who has been running five
phosphate plants near Juliet. had shut
down his works. Just what was the
cause of his action has not been made
public, but thc2e in position to know
say the fault lies with Mr. Hazards
European broker. WHO failed in his OBJ
legations to him.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

Many good shots were rejected on
the ground of defective eyesight when
our National Guardsmen were vo,un-
teering for the Spanish war. The
same difficulty has arisen in England.
And on this subject the Globe, Of
London, remarks very sensibly:
'The myopic sight is usually exceed
ingly strong, and the short sighted
man, so long as he has his glasses, is
usually quite as good as his neighbor.
If the authorities would realize ~
th,t some Of our best shots are my
opic, and ~ that the Germans have
long ago discovered that myopia is no
bar to good shooting, they might per
haps see their way to relax n rule
which il altogether without sense"
To reject a sharpshooter because Of
bad eyesight is ridiculous in itself.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15

Tncre, is much discussion as to the
probabilities of this years census.
Estimates vary all the way from 12,-
OOO, coo to $1,000, 900. So fer as the
real welfare and greatness of the
country is concerned, it doesn't mat
ter whit which Of these estimates is
nearer the truth. Quality and not
quantity is the thing to be considered.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
Palmetto Notes.

Governor McSweeney has refused 10
grant a pardon to Patton Evans. con-
victed in Abbeville county In 1894 Of
murder and recommended to mercy,
getting a life sentence. The prisoner
was 16 years old at the time and shot
an antagonist, killing his cousin. So
lcitor Ansel declined to endorse the
petition, hence the governors action.
4 charter has been granted the
Piedmont Printing and Engraving COM
pany of Spartanburg, with $1,000 capi-
tai. The officers are r. II. Sweeney,
president and treasurer. and Joseph
l.. Stoppelbein, vice president and
secretary.
A charter has been granted TO the
Commercial and Savings bank OF Flor
ence, capitalized at $4,000 The Of
ficers are W. H. Howe, president. and
Jchn Kuker, wee president.
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Ney truly yours.
l.. s. GUNTER, JR.
Assista2lt ATTORNEY General.

IN reply to 4 recent request from
Thomas E. Epting, chairman OF the
board of supervisors of registration for
Eewberry county, the following opinion
which is also OF general interest. was
prepared:
Dear Sir: You desire to be advised
hcw many days the books OF registra-
tion should be kept open. The law ap''
p!icable to this mI'ttec is found in Sec.
Z, acts of 1896. p. 81. and reads as fol-
lows:
"After the general election in 1896.
tAe books of registration shall be open
ed on tae first MoGlay c. each month,
at the court house for the registr1tlon
OF electors entitled to registration un-
der said constitution, and kept open for
three successive days i'll each month
,:r.ssi! 80 Gays h...::aGe the general cleo
tiun Of 1895, when they shall be closed
until the general election shall aaye
taken place: Provided That such per-
sons as stall become Of age during tle
said 80 DAYS shall be- entitled 10 regis
tratiCa before the closing o. the books
il Thmwise qualified. After each Sue
ceaG!rg general ele, ton the registra-
t!ca books shall be open fc- The regis
tration O2 electors entitled TO resiStn
ton las.er the constitution on the fist
Monday N each month. az the court
horse, un,;l 80 days preceding any gen.
sral eleC.on, Wien the same shall be
closed until such general election sAai!
have taken place: Provided, That su=h
persons as may come OF age between
the closing OF the books arl the eiec-
ton shall &c entitled TO registration
before the closing OF che books, If otn-
erwise qualified The r>gi5:r1t.on books
shall be in like manner c!sei 81 Gays
before any special election
The question presented IS to deter
rn;ua whd.AeT. the words later eaca
succeeding election" refer 10 Uhe elec-
ton in 1896 or to the general electlcn IN
1898. If it applies 20 tine former GATE
The books should be kept open for only
one day. whereas Il it applies TO the
latter, the books must be kept open
three daygs and until 1he eection sue
ceedry the general election IN lS9S.
After an examination OF the Section re-
ferred 10. am OF the opinion that the
phrase "sutcesIing general election
refers 10 the election held in 1895.
That is the primary date, and 1893 IS
simply an incidental date referring to
1896 ard simply limits the time FOR ths
bc3ks TO remain open that year. HAD
+, no. been deemed advisable TO close
the looks in the year 1898 thirty days
before anc el5c;ion that dase could Ua'e
he4n LETT cut OF this section altogether.
Having served the purpose to keep the
books open 30 days in that year, the
Ga;e 1925 has no further purpose IN
this section. Il follows, therefore, that
after the election in 1898 (bein5 the
succeeding general election) the books
should be opened on the first Monday
OF each month only.
Very truly yours,
T.. X. GUNTER. JR-
Assiecant Attorney General
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-03-15
One Negro Woman Kills Another,

A Spartanburg special says: Mon
day night, about 1870 o'clock, Consta-
BILE Zimmerman. Of Duncans, brought
to the city and lodged in the county
Jail Missie Burton, young mulatto
woman, who shot and killed another
negro woman named Lucinda Smith in
the public highway. near the railroad
station at Duncans. The wound was
inflicted with a pistol, and only one
shot was fired. The testimony at the
coroner's inquest was to the effect that
Missile Burton shot Lucinda Smith in
the back, the ball ranging up from
near the spinal chord. The wounded
woman died almost instantly. 1t ap-
pears that the Burton woman's hus-
band and the deceased woman were
entirely too intimate to suit this jeal.
GUS wife. .--l
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APPLIES TO Really ONLY.
Two important Opinions On Recent
Laws.

The attorney generals Office has flur-
niShcd the opinion given below to
Chairman l.. J. Williams OF she board
OF directors OF the State diSpeMary 1t
applies equally to insurance cn the
contents Of school and ether public
public buildings. The State uGd9. the
new AZ. will insure only its buildings
and not thc property they contain.
Here is the opinion:
Dear SIR: You desire 10 be advised
whether an act passed at the last ses
SIGN OF the legislature, in reference %
the State insurins its own property, in
clules the State and cOurty dispensary
buildings. and the stotks carried there
in" Section / Of the act referred 10 is
as follows:
Section /. That after the expir2;io
OF the policies G: insurance on any and
all public buildings in ami OF this state
and the several counties of this Stace,
school houses excepted, now oil force.
no insurance snail De TAKEN Oh amy VI
such lui!dings ;cr longer time than
until the first day o. January, 1901, and
after th:us date all insurance on pubic
buildings shall be carried in the man-
nn- hereinafter provided, excepting ~
cases in which policies Of insurance
heretofore taken out may expire after
January Isl. 1901, to which case the
provisions OF this aa3. shall not Apply
until the expiration Of such policies.
1t is obvious, therefore, that the pro
visions Of this act include public build
ings only, as TO mention oS made OF
the contents thereof or OF any person
alitv whatever. This distinction is
marked through the various sections OF
the act. am of the opinion, therefCie.
thai. county and State dispensary build
ings Only can be insured, as proyluei
for in this act. and that all personal
property owned by the State, must be
insured as heretofore provided by law.
Vey truly yours.
l. { GI'NTEE JR
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-14
WILL PROTECT THE TRUSTS.

No Republican leader has explained
the indifference of the Mckinley admin
istration as to the growth and power
of trusts since Mr.. Mckinley became
President. They have made strong
antitrust professions, but made no
move to correct the evil. Mark Hanna
in moment of forgetfulness came
nearest to giving the cause of inaction
when he said: "The trusts harm no.
body; they ought to be left alone. :"
President Hepburn, of the National
Standard Oil bank-also gave a
clew when he wrote to ask for favors
from the administration and casually
mentioned in the letter: eff you will
examine our board of directors you will
find there men who did good service for
the Republican cause during the cam
paign of 1896" Judging by its past the
Mckinley administration will hold the
trusts harmless and beneficial, provided
all come down with the quota of as
sessments Mark Hanna has placed on
them. This some of them are doing.
and others reported as flying the track,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-14
CONFEDERATE BONDS

At the meeting of the British Capt.
talist Association, in London the other
day, the Secretary reported the posses
sion of $40, 1000, 900 of Confederate
bonds and $25, 100000 of the bonds
of the States of Louisiana, Virginia and
Mississippi issued during the war be-
tween the States. On the part of some
of the holders there was expressed a
hope, chased upon the we'll known
honesty of the American people, that
the bonds would be paid.
The bonds were issued by the Con-
federate Government, and several of
the States composing the same, and
money levied from their sale used to
purchase military munition to carry on
the war. The persons who accepted
these bonds understood that it was a
speculation based entirely on the
fortune of the Confederate States;
that if they triumphed the bonds
would be paid at par value and the
holder greatly enriched, whereas if the
Confederacy failed the bonds would be
entirely worthless. Such was the case
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-14

Our Gov eminent was not conceived
or framed as money-makIng machine,
even for the profit of all the governed,
much less for the profit of particular
classes or portions of the governed.
It's vital principle and its browning
merit are that it stands for equal op-
portunities and order administration
of justice for all-that by the main
tenance of order and administration
of justice it is designed to give every
man a free hand in the struggle for the
prizes of life Richard Olney in his
letter announcing he will support the
Democratic ticket.
Thomas Jefferson never said it better.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-14

Bryan answered the disfranchise-
ment of the negro is North Carolina
question, propounded to him at Chica-
go, very neatly. He did not commend
the North Carolina method, nor did he
condemn it, but reminded his hearers
they did not have to go to North Caro-
lima for race problem, that they had
1t in Illinois and Ohio. He recognized
the race problem to be difficult one,
and did not want to introduce ten mill
lion brown men into the family to
further compIicate it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1900-09-14

The army ought to stay out of politics.
The next time commander of fort is
asked for the loan of FIVE soldiers to sit
IN theater box and stand up when a
political speaker asks them to in order
to impress point in his speech, he
should refuse, Let us keep the army
and navy out Of politics, whatever else
we do.