The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-03-07

ernment display will not be lacking.
Many of the states have already agreed
to erect buildings and make displays,
aud while the action in congress was
discouraging, it will not interfere with
the exposition plans.
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Walking Arsenals.
An exchange says: The town OF
Bamberg is growing wire-edge rep
utation, Judging from reports publish
ed in the newspapers of that town.
Apropos of the discussion on the con-
cealed weapon bill before the legisla-
ture visitor in Bamberg, who had
spent years in the rough mining camps
of the west, declared that he had seen
more people with pistols during two
months stay in Bamberg than he had
seen in year spent in the wild lands.
The Bamberg papers admit that the
statement is fact, but that Bamberg
is like other counties in this respect.
The prevalence of crime, and the de-
sire for human blood has alarmed the
better element, and the reason for the
many outbreaks has not been explain
ed. It is said that severe punishment
for people who carry concealed weap-
ons would check the wild career, al
though this law will hardly ever be
enforced to the limit.
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Opium Dens In Charleston.
The city council of Charleston has
taken steps against the opium dens
thriving in the city, and every effort
will be made to drive the dives out.
A number of these places run openly
and the number of victims is increas-
ing at an alarming rate. At the meet
ing of council bill was introduced to
prohibit the sale of opium, cocaine
and kindred drugs, except on a pre-
scription, and to have the people guilty
of operating ''ioints" punished, heavy
penalties are added, and the police
will be expected to open warfare on
the dealers.
Cotton Acreage Increased.
Mr.. J. G. Wilborn, president of the
State Cotton Growers Association, who
attended the meetings of the executive
committee in Atlanta, Ga., is greatly
encouraged at the outlook for full
organization in this state. He says
that from what he has seen the cotton
acreage this year will be the largest
known in the state, and the farmers
will be lacking in duty to themselves
if they fail to seek the only protection
offered by general organization.
Mr.. Wilborn has announced that he
will be ready and anxious to 60 to any
county to assist the farmers in organic
ing, and he believes the greatest bene-
fit will result from the sticking to-
gether. Mr.. Wilborn says the cotton
growers in all the states Interested
have been urged to organize upon
general plan to be promulgated cover
ing every county in the cotton region
and make direct reports to the asso-
cations bureau. He says from what
he has been able to gather in this
state, that the farme1s are taking
kindly to the plan and they are be-
ginning to see that by working in
united way they will be better prepar-
ed to stand up for their rights and
have matters so that the planters can
absolutely control the markets.
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Negro Will Sue State.
Pierce Hammond, q negro, has en-
ployed lawyer to prosecute his
claim for false Imprisonment. He was
convicted in March, 1897, for larcency
in Lexington county and sentenced to
one year Imprisonment. He was
farmed out to "Quince" Hammond,
large Anderson planter, by the peni-
tentiary authorities. He served ont
his time, but says he was not allowed
to leave. He made his escape, and
went home, but was errested by
constable without warrant or pro-
cess of law and taken back to Ham
mond's stockade where he has been
held prisoner for three years and
worked with other convicts. He was
released few days ago after the ex-
posure in Anderson. Hammond will
appeal to the governor to have him
paid for the time he has been i'm
prisoned.
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ropfroct Not Vet Signed.