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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1890
Page
2
An assortment of notices and opinions touch on advertising rates in Spartanburg and Charleston Sun buyout rumors, river flood declines, Miss Winnie Davis wedding plans, philanthropy by a rich farmer, New Yorks electricity execution stay, York County real estate adjustments, and political maneuvers involving Alliance leaders census counts and Republican aims.
The Tillman campaign arrives in Anderson next Saturday the 10th with the State Executive Committee meeting today to map plans. Sam Jones ends meetings in Charlotte after raising funds, and South boosts railroad growth amid floods in Western states. Dying Kentucky Senator James Beck is noted, while editorial opinion and political fights shape the Democratic and Republican battles across the region.
The piece contrasts the troubled North and South with a calm, prosperous South citing labor disputes in Chicago and union actions across the country. It notes political figures like George D. Tillman, a U S congress candidate, and references Iowa whiskey laws, a copper coin reappearance after fifty years, and the Southern Press Association’s Charleston gathering.
A fragmented survey of the Farmer Alliance in the South shows debates over endorsing candidates and political action. The piece warns about potential influence on elections in Alabama and other states, contrasts calls for policy against taxation and monopolies, and notes a court ruling and regional farmer meetings shaping the year’s political landscape.
Farmers unite to bury old man jute as cotton bagging orders rise across alliances. Clemson College builds toward opening with new facilities while discussions mount on a South Carolina presidency for the Charleston college. General Stephen D. Lee is tipped to head the Clemson presidency, with Anderson County ties noted and trustees urged to act.
Condensed schedule details a fast line service running between Charleston and Columbia and extending to upper South Carolina and western North Carolina. Service patterns and times listed for the Wilmington corridor on January 13, 1890.
No. 5 carries a Pullman sleeper from New York to Atlanta. No. 52 runs Washington to New Orleans and Washington to Birmingham. No. 51 offers a sleeper from Atlanta to New York. No. 58 runs New Orleans to Washington and Birmingham to Washington. JAK I Taylor G P A Washington DC L L Me l eskey D PLAL Atlanta.
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