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The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-03
BreVitieS.

The watch purchased with the pen
nies subscribed by $4,000 children OF
the Northwest was presented to Ad-
miral Dewey. He made feeling and
happy response.
Secretary Root has sent his reply
concerning tie Cuban army scandal in
the Senate lie admitted that four ar
my officers are given double salaries
besides allowances.
The enemies of Admiral Sciey COR
tinue active. 1t is said Secreary Long
has taken notice OF Captain Chad
wick's reported interview.
The Caio Republican convention. in
session at Columbus, adopted Z plat
form declaring for expansion and
against trusts.
Bishop Ireland has written letter
advocating united efforts on the part
OF the English Catholics TO extend tEe
influence CT the church.
The reelection Of N. s Quay to the
United States Senate was demanded by
TIE Pennsylvania Republican conven-
tiCn. wAich met Thursday in Harris
burg.
An i2decisive battle between the
boxers" and the Chinese imperial
troops occurred at Yen Cain, China
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-03
STATE PROHIBITION CONFERENCE.
Formal Call For II, May 25, To BE
Issued.

A call will be issued in few days
for a State prohibition conference,
which is to be held in the city OF Co.
lumbia on Wednesday. the 23d Of May,
for the purpose Of considering the pro-
priety OF suggesting candidates for
governor and lieutenant governor to
represent the prohibitionists Of Sonth
Carolina in the Democratic primary,
and also to announce the principles
and purposes Of the prohib;tionists in
seeking to obtain control through the
Democratic organization Of the eXecu-
tive and legislative departments Of the
State government, for the enactment
and enforcement Of measures which
are in best accord, with the highest in
terests of the people and which viii
take the State out OF the liquor busi-
ness.
In order to obtain full and free
expression of the prohibitionists in re-
gard to these matters, a call will be
issued for them to assemble in their
respective counties at the court house
on Saturday, May 18th, to elect three
representatives, with alternates, to at
tend the State conference on the 23d
of May, with or without instructions
and to choose a county chairman for
the ensuing campaign.
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Palmetto Notes.

The State board Of dispersary dlrec-
;ars will meet next Tuesday in regular
monthly meeting. There is no busi-
ness of general importance to come up
except the routine work which usually
arises. The purchases for the quarter
have been made and the only pur-
chases that are to be made will De OK
necessary supplies needed in the mean
time.
A charter has been issued to the
Hartsville Hotel Company. The capi-
tai stock Of the company is $500.
The officers Of the company are: j.
]. Lawton, president; Mary EEL vice
president; NJ. S. McKinnon. secret Try;
H. A. Edwards, treasurer.
Contractors ut Pottsville are unable
to secure laborcrs at $50 per day, and
many building operations are being de.
layed on that account.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-05-03
Fire at Weston'S.

Weston, Special.-Mr. j. P. Garick OF
this place had the misfortune to loose
his barns and stables Thursday night
by fire. There were three barns. two
being very large two-story buildings
and one large one-story building All
were filed with corn, baled hay, peas,
peanuts. etc. Loss not under $4,000.
The fire originated on the outside un-
derneath one corner Of one of the
barns, and is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary. Had the wind shift
ed every building on his place, includ-
ing the dwelling house, would have
been swept by the flames.
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Died a. the Age Of Io7 Years.

Mrs. Susanna Harris, the cid lady al
the cotton mill, who celebrated her
10Th birthday on the 18th OF last
months with a family reunion, died
last Wednesday, after short illness.
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs.
Sanders. She was Miss Snipes before
her marriage to Mr.. Harris, and waS
horn and raised in the eastern section
of this country, near Lynches river.
She leaves five children, four sons and
one daughter, surviving her, aged re-
spectiveiy, so, 73, &C, 62, and So years.
Including her children, grandchildren
great-grandehildren and great-great-
grandchildren, she has Isl descend
ants now Jivire--T-nncaster Ledger.
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Federal Court for Florence.

Florence, Special.-Concerning the
Florence court bill, Congressman Jas.
Norton telegraphed the following
Saturday afternoon: "The COMMITTEES
reported the Florence court bill favor
ably this morning. The report was
unanimous. I found On examination
that there was no real opposition to
the bill, and rested the matter with
out formal hearing from the commit
tee for the people of Florence, as pro-
posed. The results have been more
than satisfactory. Judge Alexander
Of New York will present the report
to the house. It will go through all
right"
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Attempted Assault.

Greenville, special.-Jim Walker a
negro 40 years old, was brought here
Wednesday from Piedmont, charged
with an attempt to ravish. He at
tempted to outrage Ethel, the 3-year-
old daughter of Tom McColl, wagon
er. The negro was brought here in a
buggy by :, constable before the pe"-
nIe of Piedmont knew it, and put in
iail. There is some talk of lynching,
but no trouble is anticipated. TEc
sheriff is confident that no outbreak
will be made. Piedmont is 10 miles
away, and excitement is cooling.
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A Heroic Rescue.

Greenville, Special Saturday after
noon a party of children were on tie
Southern railway trestle over a
meadow which was flooded by the
much swollen Reedy river, when some
OF them cried that the train was CON-
ing. Maud Hammond, the six-year-
old daughter of Mr. Frank Hammond,
president Of the Peoples bank, was
frightened and she lost her balance
and fell off the trestle into six feet Of
water. Charlie Cover, who was the
eldest of the party, promptly jumped
in the water and succeeded in getting
hold Of the little girl as she was about
to go under for the third time.
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Palmetto Notes.

4 commission for charter has been
issued to the Blacksburg Spinning and
Knitting Mill, of Blacksburg. The
capital stock of the company is to he
$4,000. The corporators name are:
A. H. Pollock, J. G. Black, J. Meier, ].
W. Puff, A. Trip and J. F. Wilson
ant.
Winnsboro business men are con-
templating the formation OF rail-
road company to build line of rail
road from Winnsboro to Camden,
where the Seaboard can be tapped.
Several of them were in Columbia last
week to see the secretary Of state
about the method Of securing a char
ter for the line The distance will be
about So miles if an air line can be
secured.
At a recent stockholders meeting Of
the Florence Loan and investment
company a dividend Of s per cent was
declared on paid up stock. The offic-
ers elected were DR.. B. Rutledge, pres
ident: John Kuker, vice president; W.
r. Barringer. second vice president;
]. p. MeNeill. attorney; c. D. Brlsuo"'
secretary and treasurer.
The Beers have forced Lord Methu-
en- to abandon Boshcf, in the Western
part cf tle Free State.
The York Cotton mills last year
trebled the capacity and buildings OF
their mill, and have now concluded to
further increase their capacity 80 per
cent, raising the number OF spinuleS
from 10000 to $4,000. They have just
purchased 60 acres oI additional land
n be used as pasture for the opera
t;yes. ard have built a number OF new
cottages. some of them two-storE tei:c-
meot houses. This year they have
erected a very neat anu commcdious
chanel, which is occupied every Sun
day by the different ministers OF the
town. and have a prosperous Sunda?
school under the management OF Nr.
P NJ. Grimes, superintendent Of tie
mill.
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Fire In GreenvilIe.

Greenville, Special.-The Windsor
hotel was discovered to be on fire
about II o'clock Sunday night, and
for a time it looked as il not only the
large hotel building, but several ad-
Joining buildings would be destroyed.
The fire was quickly put out, but not
before great damage was done to the
hotel, NJ. w. Goodlett's store and
billiard room and barber shop. 1t IS
not possible to closely estimate the
damage, but it probably reaches $1o.-
900.
The fire started in the kitchen, in
the neighborhood Of the store.
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Palmetto Noes.

The Georgetown Furniture company
capitalized at $1,000 was also char
tered. The officers are S. 7 Flanm,
president; and Abe Moses, vice prrsi-
dent, secretary and treasurer.
The Greenville light infantry will
probably attend the Mecklenburg cele-
bration at Charlotte, May 23d. The
First regiment of State militia is ex-
pected to make the trin.
The national convention for revis-
ing the United States Pharmacopoeia
will be held in Washington on May ..
Or. Burnham CT Charleston and DR..
Thomas of Columbia are the delegates
from this State and both will attend.
The town council CT Newberry re-
Gently passed a resolution to exempt
from all municipal taxation for
period of five years, all new manufac-
turing plants established there.
Gov. McSweeney Tuesday granted
pardon to Leonard Dixon who was
convicted of manslaughter in Chester
field county in 1894 and was sentenced
to Is years in the State penitentiary.
The man is weak-minded and his
health has now failed Solicitor john
son heartily recommended pardon
in this case, asserting that this weak
minded man had been made the tool
, of others.
The governor refused to pardon H.
A. Marcus, convicted Of manslaughter
in March, 1898, in Chester county and
sentenced to FIVE years in the peni-
tentiary
Col. John D. Frost has been engaged
for some time on piece Of voluntary
work OF value to the State. For many
years there has been hanging in tho
office Of the adjutant general manu-
script roll of the members of the his
toric Palmetto regiment in the war
with Mexico. Recently the document
has fadel rapidly. Col. Frost has
spent maly days retracing all the
names with India ink. The work Is
now nearing completion.
He also refused to pardon Sam
Davis, convicted Of larceny in Lam
caster AMI sentenced to nine months
on the county chaingang.
A movement is on foot to build 4
cotton mil at Iva, and 1t is quite prob
able that the plans for such will ma
terialize within the next few weeks
The matter is receiving much atten-
ton. and if sufficient outside capital
can be procured the mill will be a
certainty. There is splendid open
ing for such an enterprise at Iva, and
it is cons dered one Of the best towns
ON the Savannah Valley railroad. The
mill, il built, Will be capitalized at
800 900, or probably as much as $780,
000
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WEEKLY CROP BULLETIN.
Serious Floods in the Lower Ssctio.
of the State,

of the State.
The week ending April 23rd was
much warmer than usual, due to gener-
ally higher minimum temperatures
and moderately high maximum tenn
peratures, which en- the 22nd and 23rd
rose to or above 50 degrees at various
points.
The first day and the last two days
Of the week were clear Or partly cloudy
but the rest OF the week was cloudy,
with light 10 heavy rains over the en-
tire State. The rainfall for the week
averaged above inches, and in the
southeastern. and at places in the
central portions was in excess Of 8
inches, while along the immediate
coast it amounted to about 2 inches.
The weeks rainfall was generally in
excess of the normal precipitation for
the entire month of April. The eXces-
sive rainfall delayed planting opera
tions, and they can not be resumed on
clay lands and on bottom lands for
some time, estimated at week Or ten
days.
The damage caused by the heavy
rains was confined principally to the
upper and central portions of the State
Lands were badly washed and gullied;
bottom land crops were inundated or
covered with sand or mud; roads and
bridges were destroyed; fertilizers
leached on sandy lands, or washed off
the lands; but the rain benefited
wheat, oast, pastures, truck and
gardens, and together with the more
seasonable temperatures that prevail
ed, caused rapid termination Of recent
ly planted seeds.
The preparation Of lands for planting
made slow progress, or came to
standstill, thus making an already late
season over the western half of the
State still later. Sunshine and dry
weather are now needed.
Early planted and replanted corn is
coming up to average stands, but cut
worms are destructive at places. Late
corn is coming up quickly. Corn
planting is nearly finished over the
eastern half Of the State, but has not
made much progress over the western
half.
Cotton that was planted early in
April is coming up to good stan s. The
bulk Of the crop remains to be planted.
Lands are not all prepared. Seed is
scarce in nplaces. Sea island cotso
Cotton about all planted.
Wheat is improving and is very
promising In places it is heading.
Oats are beginning to ripen in the
Southeastern portions. Tobacco trans
plarting has generally begun, and
plants are everywhere ready to set
out. Shipments Of peas, beans, rad
ishes, lettuce, and strawberries are be-
ing made. White potatoes soon will
be ready to ship. The outlook for
peaches still continues promising;
pear trees are blighting; melons, sor-
ghum, sugar cane, pastures and gar
dens responded quickly to the weather
conditions now so favorable for them.
J. w. BAUR.
Section Director
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As chairman OF the pTollOltlon state
executive committee, l approve of the
foregoing. A. c. Jones:
The following address was also is
sued:
To the Democrats of the State:
The reorganization Of the Democrat
ic clubs will mark the beginning OF the
active work of the candidates for office
and the politicians will at an early day
declare themselves on the issues CT the
coming campaign.
There. is very little doubt but what
the liquor question and the dispensary
will he the chief State Issues. 1t will
be the old fight Of 1898 over again,
with this difference (unless | have
been mistaken to the impressions that
have been made upon me in visiting
the different sections Of the State)
that the lines will be closely drawn,
and the candidates will have to take
their choice CT the home or the dLpen-
sary; this is the fight, and the inter-
ests Of the two are as different as the
day is different TO the night The
Christian home is the hope and stay OF
the State; it is hallowed by every sa-
cred tie and is the brightest and hap
piest spot on earth. The dispensary :s
the greatest enemy of the home and
the most dangerous place in every COM
munity, and is working daily and
hourly to rob the home Of all of its
attractions. 1t matches from its in
fluence the most promising Of its sons
and takes TO a drunkard's home lin
name only) the fairest and loveliest OF
its daughters, and this, too, with the
authority and sanction Of the State,
because the politicians vino ICw con-
troll the Democratic party say il must
20 on. Where do you stand in 1900:
For the home or for the dispensary:
Are you defender Of the home or are
you it's enemy? believe you will have
the manhood to shake off the shackles
of the dispensary ring and the whiskey
trusts and stand up for the good name
of your nome and State. The candi-
date is to be pitied who is member
of the church and pretends to claim
that he regards "the dispensary law
the best solution Of the whiskey ques'
ton" because he thinks he can secure
office through the dispensary machine,
thus selling himself, his home and
playing the hypocrite in crder to do it.
The Pranibiuonists may or may not
have candidates for all the offices to
be voted for, but if the Christian men
and women will do their duty from
this day forward we will win great
victory this year. Draw the line
closely and let every candidate under
stand that he must take one side O.:
the other. and that no prohibition
Democrat will vote for a man who
takes the side OF the dispensary.
a. c. JONES.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
THE SENATE

Washington, April 21.-After discussion lasting more than two hours today the sen- ate agreed to the two resolutions offered yesterday by MT. Bacon of Georgia calling upon the secretary of war for information as to the allowances made to army officers stationed in Cuba and Porto Rico and the sums expended in providing quarters, equipages and other convenences for them The debate took a wide range many sena- tors participating in it.
 MT. Petugrew of South Dakota delivered a characteristic address in support of the resolutions. He criticised vigorously the i statements made by the president and the war department in response to his resolu- tions, maintaining that they were not com petent or satisfactory.
 MT. Hawley chairman of the military af- fairs committee, resented the statements of the South Dakota senator as "unwar- rented" and asserted that all information required by the senate would be furnished in due time.
 MT Carter of Montana, in an explana- tion of the subject, which he had inyesti- gated, said that additional salaries had not been granted to army officers in ser vice in Cuba or in Porto Rico
 When the United States assumed the functions of government in Cuba and in Porto Rico army officers were assigned to perform civil as well military duties These officers, MT. Carter said, were thrust into positions where their expenses were necessarily increased. He instanced the case of an officer of his own acquaint- ance, who found 1t impossible to meet his additional necessary expenses out of his regular pay. He therefore asked to be re- lieved from duty in Cuba or given an al- lowance for expenses. He was given an allowance of $1S00 year, because the sec- retary of war and the president felt that the officer should not be fined for per formance of duties to which he was as- signed
 Resolutions Agreed To
 The resolutions were finally agreed to.
 The Quay resolution was taken up and
The age-herald., 1900-04-22

MT. Perkins of California spoke in favor of the seating of MT. Quay. He believed that year by year it was becoming more obvious that senators should be elected by the people, and he expressed the belief that congress should submit to tn legis- latures a constitutional amendment to that end. At the conclusion of MT. Per kins' speech the Quay case was laid aside until Monday.
 The conference report on the Hawaiian bill was disagreed to and new conference requested.
 MT. Jones of Arkansas offered and se- cured the adoption of a resolution directing the attorney general to "send to the sen ate a statement of the action taken by him in the case of Jorge Cruz, resident of Porto Rico, alleged to have been brought into this country under con- tract to labor-in the United States; and what steps, if any, have been taken or are in contemplation, looking to proceedings against either the said Jorge Cruz or the party bringing him into the United States.
 The senate, at 4:05 p. m., adjourned.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
THE NAVAL BILL
 FINALLY PASSED
Underwood Withdrew His De-
 mand for Separate Vote.
EXPLAINED HIS OBJECTION
Said He Only Wanted to Protest Against the Majority Refusing a Discus sion of the Armor
 Plate Factory

Washington, April 2.-The animated controversy over the naval appropriation bill which began yesterday was resumed today, and MT. Underwood, whose flibus- tering had brought affairs to a temporary standstill, explained that there was no purpose to delay, but merely to insist that time be given for consideration and that a vote be taken on the government armor factory proposition.
 As finally adopted the measure provides for two battleships, three armored cruisers and three protected cruisers. The $545 fig ure armor is stricken out.
 The house at once entered into the con sideration of the naval appropriation bill today. MT. Underwood of Alabama with drew his demand for a separate vote on each amendment. He made an explana- tion of his course, saying the minority felt it had not had fair opportunity to debate the armor plate propositions contained in the bill, and the amendment to the bill made in committee of the whole was then agreed to without division. MT. Vandiver of Missouri, moved to recommit the bill, with instructions to provide for an armor plate factory.
 MT. Foss made a point of order against the notion The speaker sustained lne point on the ground that the instructions contained a provision subject to point of order.
 MT. Vandiver then moved to reconsider without instructions, which was lost, 55 to 95.
 The bill was then passed without divis- ion
 A bill was passed fixing the compensa- tion of the United States commissioners in these depreciation cases; also for a bridge across the Tallahatchie river in Mississippi. The report on the Hawaiian government bill was received and sent back to conference with instructions to ad- here to the house amendments
 At o'clock the house gave its attention to enlogies on the late Representative Evan D. Settle of the Seventh district of Ken lucky. Feeling tributes were given by Representatives Gayle, Wheeler, Pugh, Rhea, Berry, Smith and Fitzhugh of Ken lucky; Adamson and Brantley of Georgia; Robinson of Indiana; Richardson of Ten nessee; Needham of California; Cowherd
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
EmbrDideies-AH-Ovcrs

many special lines of the new 1900 em- broideries and pretty lace allovers-as only here.
 35 CENTS-For skirtings-1,000 yards of the most beautiful Swiss and cambric open work borders-a Swiss makers entire col- lection at 25c, 45c
 10 CENTS-For dainty trimming inser- tions and embroidery-an extraordinary opportunity is the selling of some 750 sam pie pieces from the leading importers of New York-including counter pieces slightly soiled here and there but other wise perfect-at 10c, 15c and 25c.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
The Cultured Conductor

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 She drew a dime from her purse and put it between her teeth while she crowd ed back the contents of the bag and snapped it shut
 When the conductor came along she took the coin from her mouth and extend- ed it to him.
 He saw the action and at once placed a nickle between his lips. Then he took the dime and handed her the nickle.
 "A fair exchange ma am," he pleasantly said.
 of microbes" he replied, and passed along
The age-herald., 1900-04-22

And other infants apparel-sure to meet with the approval of all mothers with lit- tie ones to clothe.
 49 CENTS-For French bonnets-real inns ported handmade French Bonnets, beau- tifully tucked, hemstitched, feathers great values.
 s1.50-For new pique reefers, with large fancy collars-insertions and double ruffies of fine embroidery-new empire back others equally desirable from $6.00 down to $1.00.
 s1.95-For infants longcoats-fancy cole lars-dainty braid and ribbon trimmed, the counterpart of s coat-others in silk cashmere and novelty fabrics-from SIS down to $1.95. i
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
Fine White Goods

25 CENTS A YARD-An immense assort- ment of plain white and fancy striped English piques in plain cords and fancy weaves.
 20 CENTS-Handsome imported fancy white goods-exquisite lace effects.
 25 CENTS-For a great variety of white goods for confirmation dresses-Swiss mulls, India linens and Persian Lawns
 REMNANTS-Plain and fancy imported white goods, in a wonderful variety-the seasons accumulations-all at half price.
The age-herald., 1900-04-22
New Ribbon Pulley Belts

Introductory sale of 25 dozen of this lat est innovation in belt fads, the Anna Held" ribbon girdle pulley belts.
 49 CENTS-For the Anna Held' ribbon belts as illustrated. The fad that stands first in Fashions favor-made of good quality satin ribbon-in new spring color ings of cardinal, cerise, canary, blue, pink and other pretty shades to match any costume-also black and white. Positively the greatest belt bargain ever offered here or elsewhere-the assortment includes all sizes at 49c.