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'THE PL?NTEOS LOAN AND SAVINGS IBANK. ?AUGUSTA, GA.| Paya Interest on DejfK?its. Accounts Solicited. Ii. C. HATJTK, President, CHAS. C. HOWABD,< Cashier. VOL.69. EDGEFIELD, S. C., WEDNESDAY, AUG OST 24, 1904, THE NATIONAL BANK i OF AUGUSTA' | L. C-SHAYNE, FEAKK G. FORD, ? President. Cashier.? CAPITAL $250,000. \ Surplus ) Undivided Profits, j $125,000 Oar New Vault contains 410 Saft'/.Lock Boxes, which we offer to oar patrons and the public at three to ten dollars per ajinara. NO. 35. v Japanese Vessel Anche Bat AMERICANS ACT WITA JAPANESE drina Not Being Able to Prevent the Russians From Violating Her Neu trality by Making Repairs or? the 'Askole and the Grosovoi, the Japa nese Take the Bi I by the Horns. Shanghai, By Cable.-Shanghai was thrown into a fever of excitement Sun day afternoon by the arrival of Japa nese torpedo boat. She passed the . ^f?osung at full speed and started up the river at lu for Shanghai. The United States" torpedo destroyer Chauncey, slipped her cable and fol lowed the Japanese destroyer. The Japanese boat was cleared for action. Sae anchored off the Cosmopolitan . 'dock, wb?re tie Russian cruised Askold ls undergoing repairs. The taotai has notified American -Consul Goodnow, who is tue dean of the consular body, that China cannot protect the foreign settlements. He ?mtends^that Russia ignores the or- | ders issued by China, and that China has not the means of making her obey them. Consul Goodnow called a meeting of the consular body to' take joint action for the protection of foreign inhabi tants. The Askold has docked adjacent to the warehouses here of the Stanard Oil Company, which are valued at over $1,000,000. The Standard Oil Company Jhas. demanded protection for its prop erty-from Consul Goodnow. The dock "where the Askold lies is owned by Brit ish Interests. Inside this dock is Ger man and Dutch property, and on the other side American, property. There are eight American, cue Ger- , man, two British and four French, war- j ships here. SURPRISE CREATED IN BONDON. 'London, By Cable-The. interven tion of the American squadron at Shanghai in the Japanese operations cgainst the Russian cruiser Askold, created considerable surprise in official circles here. An official of the lega tion said:."If the report is not untrue, the American commander must have had good reason for his^action, such as the protection of American interests, "Japan has been very reluctant to .send-ships into the harbor, for she rec ognized the international character of Shanghai, and the laws of neturality demanded that China should order the Askold and the Grozovi to dismantle . cr? leave the port, she having given the order and the Russian ships hav ing refused, it was then incumbent for Japan to act, thereby protecting the Chinese neutrality and at the same time exerting her rights as a belliger ent It would never have done to per mit Russian ships to remain in a Chi iiese port deliberately and avowedly violating the neutrality of the country. Whatever reason actuated, the Ameri-> . tan commander, if he really did as re ported, it is certain that no complica tions will follow." A Destructive Storm. St Paul, Special.-Death to twelve persons, injuries to many others and destruction to property, both private and public, estimated in round num . hers at $1,000,000, resulted from a furious gale which tore down the val ' ley of the Mississippi at about 9 o'clock Saturday night from a point somewhere Corporal Punishment Abolished. St Petersburg, By Cable.-One act signaling the birth of an heir to the throne will be the abolition of corporal punishment throughout Russia. A ukase to this effect was issued Wednes day. It ls reported on good authority that Emperor William of Germany asks the privilege to act as one of the god fathers to the'heir. Russia Calls Out Reserves. St Petersburg, By Cable.-The Em peror has issued an ukase summoning to the colors all. the reserve onlcers throughout the empire. The Ofiicial Messenger announced the mobilization of the reserves in 45 districts, calling tb the colors one-tenth of the reserves of European Russia. Considerably over 'half the first-class reserves of European Russia have now been called out and practically all the reserves in Siberia. Current Events. Col. Ismail Montes was inaugurated as* President of Bolivia. Tho Board of Public Works is en gaged in assessing railroad property in West Virginia. "Old Home Week," is being cele brated in Culpeper county. The United States immigration au thorities, instead of raising any ob jection? to Mrs. Maybrick's coming to America, will facilitate her landing as much as possible. Admiral Jewell's squadron will leave the Mediterranean and go to Northern Europe. - Minister Powell has sent word tc the State Department that President Nord, of Haiti, never threatened tc massacre foreigners. The principal feature of the cabin et meeting was P, thorough discussion of the letter of acceptance of the Rc publican nomination by the President .Commander Underwood, Americai Naval Governor Tutulla, -writes tha the native chiefs of Manua Island, ii . the Samoan group, have acknowledgec ; the sovereignty of the United State: over tij^filand. ' SonfH > praying for a heaven ; .]y blessing^0 need to pray for som earthly br??.???>. Meroy te looking for merit in ali. AT SHANGHAI M's Close By the Russian tleship j j near the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi rivers near Fort Snell ing. At about that point the fury of the elements seemingly divided,, and dth a roar descended on the twin cities and their environs. The dead: Lorin F. Hokanson, kill ed at Tivoli Theatre; George Kwenton, carpenter, killed at Tivoli Theatre; Richard Hillisbeck, telegraph operator, killed by lightning; unknown child, killed by falling wail of dormitory at House of the Good Shepherd; Albert Odhe, killed at St Louis Park; three unknown dead at St. Louis Park, a suburb of Minneapolis; four unknown dead at Waconia, a small station 20 miles west of Minneapolis. Beginning below Fort Snelling there is the first evidence that the storm struck with damaging effect. It came from the southwest and howling in its fury uprooted trees and demolished buildings in its pathway towards St Paul. It tore off two spans of the high bridge as completely as if they had I been unbolted from the rest of tb? structure and carried away by work men. There the bridge connected with the high , bluffs at West St. Paul and .it is 180 feet above the river. This mass of steel was carried to the flats below, where flying steel girders and heavy planks fell on several small frame houses of the flat dwellers and crushed them completely. None of the occupants of these houses were hurt, they having seen the storm coming and taken refuge in the caves in the in side where they were safe. MANGLED BODIES FOUND. ~ Underneath the debris of the Tivoli, were found, when the storm had pass ed, the mangled bodies of Lorin F. Hokanson, one of the employes in the concert hall, and George Kwenton, one " of the audience. The storm then rush ed on to the northeast, over the whole sale district and here the greatest de- 1 struction to property was wrought. ] After causing havoc in St. Paul, the '. tornado swept onward to Minneapolis and its suburbs. Here, however, ?he ] ?estruction of property was noV so 1 great, although telephone and tele- < graph wires were torn dowjfin great numbers. For hourstiie^twin cities ?"ere cut oSL?nm^oS?communication ( ?vith the Outside world. 1 Drummer Killed in Atlanta. j he killing '-of Frank E. Brett, a trav ding salesman by Andrew A. Wal ine, superintendent of the Florodora \ Tag Company, here "Sunday. Brett < lad been in the habit so it is cdaim- i 3d, of leaving the door of his room ( jpen when he was undressed. Wal line had remonstarted with him about the matter on several occasions, and < a quarrel ensued early in the day, re- i suiting in the killing. Walline claims , self-defense. Brett formerly lived in Macon, where last season he acted as coach for the Mercer College Base ball team. i Reported Capture of Fort. Chefoo, By Cable.-It is reported that the Japanese before Port Arthur have captured Fort No. 25, one mile north of Golden Hill. The Japanese are not attempting to storm Liaoti promon tory. Their right wing terminates at Pigeon Bay. The Russian garrison of Port Arthur is estimated at 23,000 men, covering an area of 12 miles. A junk arriving at Tengchou from the Miao Taio Islands reports seeing yesterday five Japanese men of war pursuing two Russian warships type unknown. They were going in an easterly direction. Must Disarm at Shanghai. Shanghai, By Cable.-The Russian torpedo boat destroyer Grozovoi has been ordered to stop repairing and either to leave this harbor at once or to disarm. ThevRussian cruiser Ask old must leave here Monday at noon. These orders were issued by the tao tai oi Shanghai. It is believed in offi cial circle that both warships will disarm. Telegraphic Briefs. It is pleasant to learn that the China men are discarding their queues and the barbers in some cities are doing a good business removing them. It is o singular fact that the queue, once a symbol of salvation, became step by step a mark of dignity and patriotism. But there has arisen a society, known cs the Bow Wong Woy, which has be come very active in instructing the Chinese in their own history, and the removal of thousands of queues is the result. The wearing of queues has otten been cited as an evidence that the Chinese refuse to become American ized. But when barbered in American style they look very much like other men. > The annual parade of the Grand Army of the Republic was held in Boston and 26,000 were in line. Mayor Stoy, of Atlantic City, be gan a crusade against flirting along the beach. George E. Lovmsbery, ex-Governor Oi Connecticut, died at Farmingville, Conn. It is believed in Tokio that Port Arthur will be captured in a few days. Russian official reports blame Jews for the recent riots in the provinces of Radum and Siedlitz, Russian Pol and. Emperor Francis Joseph visited King Edward at Marienbad, Bohemia. A large number of. Maryland people are at Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs to attend the notification of ex-Senator Henry G. Davus, Demo cratic candidate for vice-President. Fire did $20,000 damage In the pack ing house of W. S. Forbes & Co., in Richmond. The State firemen's convention and tournament begins at Alexandria to day. About 6,000 persons attended the I Confederate veterans* reunion at Lou I doun camp meeting. .iv,' -'K '?' '? - ? SO?Tfl CAROLINA CROPS Report on Conditi?ris by the Dep?r*. m6?t of Agriculture; The week ending ? a. m., August 15, had a mean temperature of 77 degrees, which is about three below normal. The extremes for the week were a minimum of 69 at Greehviii? on the 9th and a maximum bf 92 at Blackville oh the 12th. The first five days wer? g?n?r?lly cloudy; th? last tw? generally clear. There were local high winds accompanying thun derstorms that did slight d?mag? tb corn principally-. Th?r? w?re aimost daily rains from the 8th to the 13th., and less frequent showers on the last two days. The precipitation was evenly distributed throughout the State, but was hot a? heavy as durihg th? pr?vious we?k; but th? ground continued thoroughly saturated, and the injury to crops was aggravated by the cloudy weather, and very high relative humidity that prevailed. *Some bottom lands were overflowed and tlie crops on them d? stroyed. The injury from the rains was confined largely to cbttofi oil san dy lands. The early corn W?s not affected by the w?t weather ?xcept that fodder pulling was hindered and some fodder that was pulled was damaged; late corn continued its recent rapid im provement and has reached a stage of growth which assures it to be a good crop, regardless of subsequent weather conditions. A few localities in the Routh cen* tral and southeastern parts report nd injury from the rain to cotton, but over the greaten part it has grown too much weed and is not fruiting correspondingly, on clay and red lands while on sandy lands it has turned yellow and continues to shed exten sively, with rust more prevalent than last week. A few open bolls have 1 been noted in the southeastern coun- 1 ties^and a "first bale" was marketed 1 on the 13th, although that is not indi- ] cative that picking has begun. 3 Tobacco curing is nearly finished; 1 uncut tobacco is making a new and ' damaging growth; some injury to the 1 leaf by tho damp weather, tobacco 1 In- barns. Rice made substantial im- ? provement, but is ripening slowly. 1 Peas are growing nicely. Late mel ms are watery. Late peaches are E .Otting extensively. Pastures, gar- 1 lens and minor crops are doing well, d mt need more sunshine. The condi- i: ions were favorable for fall truck v panting and germination.-J. W. d a?aaawi?i n>, ^ nm i , . Fine Fruit Exhibit. h Clemson College, Special.-To tho '? tpcountrymen especially, but to all 0 South Carolina farmers ,on? of the a nost encouraging exhibits made at Clemson College this year is that y nade by Prof. C. C. Newman of the c lepartment of horticulture. He has f made hu exhibit of grapes, peaches, ? apples, Irish potatoes and onions., ( Of grapes the exhibit is intended to 4 show the methods of culture and va- i rieties that may be grown successfully ? in Sotuh Carolina. Prof. Newman '? shows 81 varieties of grapes, all : grown on the college farm and all de veloped to the highest degree. In i color, size and flavor the grapes are : excellent and what has been done at ; Clemson Prof. Newman thinks can be done throughout South Carolina, prob ably more successfully in the low country and middle South Carolina than in the Piedmont. But the prod uct of the Piedmont as shown by this exhibit will compare favorably with grapes from any part of the world. Favor Brice Bill. Conway, Special. - A surprise, amounting almost to a sensation, was created at the Green Sea meeting by the attitude of candidates for the Senate and House on the Brice bill. This was the first time the question had been mooted in the county cam paign, and lt came In response to an inquiry from a voter in the audience. Both Messrs. Berham and Holliday, candidates for the Senate, and Stanley and Harrelson, candidates for the House, put themselves on record as favoring the Brice bill in its original form, but not as it was passed last session. The outcome will be sur prising to Horry county, as well as to outsiders, as the county has hither to favored the dispensary. Wofford Memorial. Spartanburg, Special-The annual meeting of the Wofford Memorial As sociation was held at Tabernacle Church in the Cross Anchor section Friday. President J. L. Wofford, of the Association, presided, and Dr. H. N. Snyder, of Wofford College, was the speaker of the day. About 150 de scendants of the founder of Wofford College, Benjamin Wofford, were pres ent. Dr. Snyder's address was a splendid one, and very appropriate to the occasion. Bureau to Co-Operate. New York, Special.-Representative W. S. Cowherd, chairman of the Demo cratic congressional campaign commit tee, came to New York to consult with George F. Parker, who has been made head of the literary bureau of the na tional committee. Mr. Cowherd has already sent out a great supply of liter ature from Washington, and it was re garding the work done and proposed to be done by Mr. Cowherd, that the na tional committee sought information. It is quite likely that the two commit tees will co-operate hereafter upon tampaign literature. , Squadron Leaves Smyrna. Washington, Special.-Rear Admiral Jewell, commanding the American European squadron, cabled to the Navy Department announcing the departure of his command, comprising the Olym pia, Baltimore and Cleveland, fron Smyrna for Gibraltar. This action IE taken on the instruction from Ministei Leishman, at Constantinople, that th( squadron's presence is no longer neces sary at Smyrna. Occurrences of Interest in Various Parts of the State. Negro Kills White Youth. Meggetts, Special. - Allen . Porter Heathiugt??i 18 y?ars 6ld; sOt? Sf U; J. Heathingtbh; was shot ?hd killed Thursday morhiflg by ? ??gro damed Sam BroWhi in th? toogdod?o neigh-, borhood; Cbiletoh county: Young Heathingtdri w?s r?nioristr?t Ing with Brown about some work'.when the tiegrd oretf a pistol ?nd shot him iE the head. The killing has caused Intense excitement, the whole county is being scoured by posses and the ne gro's capture is hourly expected. Bloodhounds were secured from Char leston and" ?r? 6d the ti;aih Wh?h informed bf the affair Gov ernor Hey ward at once telegraphed the sheriff of Colleton county offering him troops and anything he desired to pre vent a lynching. The Governor also telegraphed prominent citizens of the county asking their co-operation to prevent any violence being done the hegrd: - South Carolina items; Rumors continue to be circulated that Eddie Kennedy, who is suspected of having killed Jacob Kind, his em ployer, m Charleston, has been arrested first In one city and then in another, but there is no truth in the stories.' Kennedy seems to have a good start on the police and he in probably in safe quarters for a while at least. He ls a Northern m?n add lt is likely that h? has returned North where his accedts I and manners would not likely onm chances of his detection, as would be the case in the South. Because the paster, Rev. L. M. Roper, wanted Mrs. T. A. Brooks, who was sent to Spartanburg to superin tend the putting down of the new Church carpet, tn have colored women is assistants in th? work, and because Sirs. Brooks, for reasons which she 'tated plainly, did not. wish to acquiesce n the matter, the finishers, all white nen, on the interior of the new church lave struck, out of sympathy with the ady, and up to 1 o'clock Wednesday tfternoon the matter was still unset led. Wiil Anderson, a negro railway em iloyee, was seized with a violent attack ionday afternoon while carousing and rinking with a crowd. in depot flat ' a Spartanburg and it is believed he 'j ras the victim of a black conspiracy to ? rug him and rob him. Physicians ' e was still suffering great agony and"" 1 3 in a precarious condition. The three J ther negroes who were with Anderson re being held on suspicion. The first bale of new cotton, which | pas taken to Charleston on Saturday, unsigned to F. W. Wagener & Co., rora H. C. Folk, of Bambery, was sold donday to the Goldsmith Mercantile 2o. for 12 cents. The bale weighed [45 pounds and was classed as fully uiddling. The bale is eight days ihead of the first bale of last year and L? days later than the first bale of the pear previous. Benedict College, a negro institution Ln Columbia, will have within a few months a library building for which plans have been drawn and which will cost $5,000, the money having been donated by Andrew Carnegie. The Pickens county candidates are discussing the automobile, all of them, it is reported, being in favor of some restrictions being placed on the free use of the automobile on the pub lic roads. Wm. J. McIntosh, 40 years old, the flower and seed dealer of Charleston, who on Sunday was pronounced dead in New York and apparently came to life a short time afterwards, died Tuesday night at the Hudson street hospital in that city. The physicians at the hospital have been unable to diagnose the cause and the coroner's office has been notified. The Palmetto Dry Goods company, of Greenville, capitalized at $10,000, has applied to the secretary of State for a commission to conduct a dry goods and shoe business at Pelzer. The cor porators are W. K. Hudgens, of Pelzer, J. Thomas Arnold and G. H. Mahon, of Greenville. Miss Mamie Pearson, of Woodruff, has been awarded the scholarship to Winthrop College, Rock Hill, from Spartanburg county. The college gives a limited number of scholarships each year in every county of the State for which competitive examinations are held. Capt. Wm. H. Bertless, a gallant Confederate officer of Col. Simontoi's regiment during the war, died at Bri Royal Monday night .after a protraced illness. He was for some years in er vice at the Port Royal naval staion and was highly esteemed. Hugh Price, a Marion county far mer, died a few days ago, leavii; an estate worth' $123,000, including $3,000 in cash in bank. He began life with out a dollar after the war. and i said to have been wholly illiterate. Atlanta Man a Suicide. Atlanta, Ga., Special.-Willina J. Montgomery, vice president am gen eral manager of the Georgia orton Mill Company, shot and killed Jmself at his office here Friday evenlg. He was sitting in his private offfc find had just been conversing with hi office force, who had left him. The jil en tered his mouth and ranged pward, penetrating the brain and caung in p.tant death. No cause of the'jct bas bean given, IS Populist Nominee For President Made Strong Speech VliciiSSM TflE CAMPAIEN ISSUES ? .--~ - -r- -_ C??p?r ?hiori, N?W York City, Crowded for the ?Verit^Notiflc? tfon Speech by Samuel Wi Wil liams, of Jnd????; ?efr york, Special.-Thbmas E. Wat son, of Georgia, the People's partv can didate for President, and Thomas H. Tibbies, of Nebraska, the candidate for Vice-president, were formally notified of their nomination here Thursday at ?obper. ?jiiiori; Tte big hall was crowded when at 8-0 clock, the two candidates, accom panied by Alfred G. Boulton, of Brook lyn, chairman of the meeting, appear ed on the platform. There was much cheering. Chairman Boulton at once intro duced Judge Samuel W. Williams, of indiana, who made the speech offlically &fwmg the candidates of their se lection; M addressing Mr1.- Watson, Mr. Wil liams, said the c?nv?n?on tb'?t n?mina ted.him was made up of unselfish1, self sacrificing patriots, who attended and participated in its deliberations solely through a high sense of duty. "tt was understood," he continued ? that our nominee must be a man with whom politics was a matter of con science, and who believed truly and rally in the tenets of Populism, who subscribed to the doctrine of the broth fhoed of nian and. the fatherhood of Almighty God; who stood ready, able andiWiIling td.d?fend, against any and ffi (somers, each and every plank in Our platform and who, if elected President of the. United States, w?iiid ?>?v? the broadness of mind, the goodness of heart, the firmness of character, the knowledge of men and affairs to so ad minister the duties of that high office as touring the best possible degree of Peace, harmony and happiness to the whoje people." When Mr. Watson arose to ?peak, the cheering continued nearly four minutes Chairman Boulton introduced him in half d?zerl words, simply referring to him ?as th? candidate of ind People's party. After a formal notice that he would soon;iprepare a formal letter of accept ance); Mr. Watson gave up a great por tion jaf his address to a discussion of the-democratic and Republican plat forms and the candidacy of Judg? Par ker?;?He referred to the Democratic Gafidid?t?'s g?id t?l?graham ?s follows: "Surrounded by the W?? street mag nates!, who had financed his camp?igh for tjwo years, Judge Parker bided his timettill the perils of the two-thirds rul-V&l*e Passed; and wh^n ir was too jti^HHBfr? convention to^ retrace its :)^^reat Democratic lti?ibiis were nada, to furl "their nag artd reverse their linea of march." At another point the speaker said he wouhd hot venture to say a word agai'nst Judge Parker's character, "for [ believe him to be an eminently worthy man." Of- President Roosevelt, Mr. Watson said: . "I have no words of abuse for Theo dore Roosevelt. I believe him to be a brave, honest, conscientious man, I give him full credit for having a splendid courage of conviction, but inasmuch as he stands for those government princi ples which, in my judgment, are hurl ing this republic into a sordid despot ism of wealth, I will combat him and his principles as long as there is breath in my body." v. Answering a self-asked question as to why he consumed more time dis cussing the Democrats than in speaking of the Republicans, the Populist leader made reply thus: "It's an easier and quicker job to strike an open enemy right between the eyes than it is to tear off the mask from the face of a pretended friend and show him to be the hypocrite that he is." The speaker opened with the state ment that there was never a time when the plain people of America were so dissatisfied with the conditions which prevail in this republic. "Deep down in their hearts," he said, "th? masses of the people feel that the reins of power are slipping out of their han?s. In spite of all that can be done by ? partisan press, the fact cannot be concealed from the eyes of the average cithen that the vastgpreponderance of all ihe wealth ?roduced in this land is tratsferred by legalized robbery into the hands of a few; that the courts are run in the interest of the few; that the law-making power is manipulated by the few; and that while both the old political' parties pretend to devote themselves to the interests of their conmon people they are both financed by Yali street, both dominated by Wall stnet; both the willing and the servile tods of Wall street. 'Do you need proof that the masses areready to rush to the support of any leaier who ls brave enough to chal lenge the right of the corporations to rut this land? See how they .rallied to y. R. Hearst. Because he had taken sid's with the masses, because he was deiouncing oppression and pleading for the rights of the common man there was from ocean to ocean an upheaval in lis favor which astounded the pro fesdonal politicians and strained all of the resources of political strategy to deftat that noble-hearted champion of the Jeffersonian Democracy." New Mississippi Railroad. .Mobile, Ala.. Special.-A special to The Register from Jackson, Miss., says I a charter for a new railroad, the Del ta Southern, has been filed with the Attorney-General, J. S. B. Thompson, or Atlanta; M. M. Richey, of Birming ham; W. W. Stone and Joshua Skin ner, of Greenville, and David McMul len, of Evanston, 111., are incorpora tors. The road will traverse Wash- : lngton, Bolivar, Sharkey and Yazoo counties-about 60 miles of the richest country in the Stat?'; Four Killed in Collission. Chicago, Special.-Four people were killed, another fatally hurt and 23 se verely injured in a collision late Wed nesday evening between an express train on the Chicago and Great West ern Railway and a train of threo trol ley cars. The dead and fatally in jured are: Mrs. Frances Rautman; William Irving, died in hospital after amputation of leg; Mrs. Jeremiah Shuckrow, of Danville, 111.; unidenti fied woman about 80 yeara old, fatally Injured; Michael Ryan, motorman of trolley oar, skull fractured. OIR MINERAL RESOURCES Paper t? b? fc?ad Before American Mining Congress; Under the direction of the State d& partment of agriculture, commerce and immigration, State Geologist Earl Sloan has prepared a paper on the mineral resources of South Carolina as viewed from a commercial standpoint-that ia their adaptability to commercial ssu ?g?i I This paper Will be read before tha American Mining congress at Portland, ( Oregon, in October, it is classified into three heads' as'follows: 1. Metals-Gold; copper, tin, iron, nickel. The location and n?m?s of own ers of all deposits are given together with the character. 2. Non-metals - Monazite, kaolin, Fuller's earth, potter's clay, pyrites, granite, mai'ble, limestones, etc. 3. ?gricutural adjuncts-Marl? adapt ed to the manufacture of Portland ce ment and fertilizers. No phosphate is dealt with because it is considered that about all the cap ital that can be invested in that idus try is now here end is being used. Mr. Sloan's paper is included in the whole report which bears the signature of Commissioner Watson. The introduc tion re?ds": "To the ?medcan Mining Congress: "At the request Of your secretary, I was recently named by the governor ot the State to undertake through this department of the State government, Ihe preparation of a paper dealing with the mineral resources of the State, viewed from the standpoint of their value commercially. No attention, therefore, has teen given to various mineral resources that are not of suffi rent commercial value to warrant suc cessful development. This State has >een for many yc-drs without that class )f information about her varied min eral resources that would prove of val le to the inveslor. These properties lave simply been lying idle awaiting ntelligent direction and sufficient capi al to develop thom. When this depart nent was establinhed five months ago I it Once determined to secure this in clination ?tid present it to Investors n such form as :o command attention md give them facts they wished to mow. A hasty study of the mining tatlstics of the State showed an utter ack of development, there being only 8 mines, quarrier and wells operated n the State employing only 2,694 wage aimers, arid showing only $1,834,134 as lie value of tlid produce placed upon he market, of which in 1903 $102,573 .'as in gold and $145 in Silver, not soutn caioii.ia. ?T leing credited to neighboring States. "Knowing the value of many of the m developed mineral properties in the Jtate, I had alr?ddy determined to arefully prepare just such a. paper as .ou requested in your secretary's let er of May 4 to the governor. Conse [uently I have endeavored to give you nformation, prepared willi greater :are than was originally intended, and it once I invoked the aid of our very ?ompetent State geologist, who has urnlshed me over his signature the .esume of our mineral resources incor )orated in this paper. As to the properties incorporated In he treaties of the geologist I will say hat it is the busines? of this d?pan nent to push their development a? far is possible. Th? department Will en? leavor to show inquiring investors over he properties, offering, with his coh icnt, the further aid of the State geol )gist when his services are needed. The departmen t will also endeavor to secure such properties as may be wanted at the lowest possible prices ind upon the best terms for investors, nrhen the proposition is coupled with he assurance of the purchaser that he Intends to immediately develop the property, and there is an absence of i purpose to make the transaction merely for speculative purposes. Among the porperties now listed with the department is the Mary copper mine referred to below. "Having had considerable exper ience with development matters 1 do not hesitate to say that I feel that there is a fine opportunity for those who undertake the development of the excellent mineral resources of South Carolina, particularly in view of the fact that the field is practically a virgin one and unexplored almost, and in view of the further fact that these properties are so well located as to railroad and water transporta tion, being almost in the suburbs of the eastern markets and seaports." An extract from Mr. Sloan's paper dealing with iron follows: "Numerous deposits of iron are in this State, occurring in formations ranging from the tertiary to the silu rian, but up to the present time none have been noted of modern industrial importance excepting in the King's mountain district. One zone, begin ning north of King's mountain, extends southwesterdly through Cherokee and parts of Spartanburg and Union coun ties, and comprises magnetic and spec ular ores bedded in talcose schists or shales and in the itacolumitic rocks. These beds were worked to great ad vantage when charcoal was available, nrior to 1865. The magnetic ore, or Catawberite afforded a peculiarly su perior iron, close grain and soft, yet tough, which was intensively employed in the manufacture of the Confedenatc ordinance. Furnaces and roller mills were operated for this purpose adja cent, to the Cherokee ford on the Broad river. Specular ore was also employed in mixiur;s and alone for the pro duction >f superior pig metal for cast ings. T.ie red ore or Itawberite is a low grade arenaceous magnetic, which also affjrds good pig metal for cast ings. "The Catawberite or magnetic ore in talcose schist, appears intermittently for nine miles, crossing the Broad river near Cherokee ford, five miles east of Gaffney, and half a mile north of a spur track of the Southern railway. It consists of lenticular bodies of mag netite crowded in talcose schist, pitch ed at high angles, attaining places the width of 40 feet, and extending to depths hs yet undermined. The sorted ore in large lots exceeds 50 per cent, of metallic iron, and is free from ob jectionable association excepting in the matter of the magneslan gangue which adds somewhat to the difficulties of fluxing. The exposures of this ore ad jacent to the Broad river are the most prominent and most favorably situated for development, MINISTER KNOCKED OUT ELDER Disgraceful Scandal That Has Dis rupted Pennsylvania Church. Rev. Samuel P. Montgomery of Pittsburg ia among the best known United Presbyterian preachers in western Pennsylvania. The reverend gentleman has some mining stock which he tried to unload on members of his flock. Elder Edward P. Heath thought this was unclerical in the ex treme and he said so to Mr. Montgom ery at a church meeting. The latter, a muscular Christian, promptly knocked the elder down. Mr. Heath jumped up and the two clinched for a moment, but the preacher landed once more and the elder "went down and out," as they say at godless prize fights, Next day Mr. Heath caused the arrest of the pastor, who gave bail.. All of which has caused great scandal and commotion among the faithful of the congregation. In a circular just issued by th? State Board of Health of Illinois en titled "The Cause and Prevention of Consumption" it is shown that in Ill inois the disease is responsible for more deaths than typhoid fever, scar let fever, diphtheria, all forms of bron chitis, influenza measeles and small pox combined. It is further found that those dying from consumption are usually ia the prime of life and of ages of which men are most val uabl< to themselves, their families and the State. Of the 7,000 persons who died from the disease in Illinois in 1903 ?alf were between the ages of twenty and fifty, while the esti mated loss each year to the State because of the disease is about $36, 000,000. The investigations of the Board have demonstrated that an es pecial climate is not essential to the cure of consumption, but that the dis ease is curable in Illinois. Farrand Organs The Bese in the world. The Factory does three quarters of a million dollars worth of business a year. Quality considered they are tde CHEAPEST ORGANS made. Over fifty now in stock. Terms accommodat ing. Write me before buying elsewhere. Other magnifi cent organs in appearance at Forty-Five Dollars, with stool and box. Freight paid J. A. Holland ? NINETY SIX, S. C. W. J. Rutherford & Co. 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