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; y r - ' " • <N V.. THB COTTON CflO?- _ :2L- • pM "?■ '1 ..„. Tb* Omus Office Make. Public iu . -r ■ ^ - . . ■ Final Flfowi FROM TEX OOIVXX8 REPORTS. Over Kleven Million Bale* Ginned Ourintf the Laat Vear. The ■. ( r • ’ * . -y ---r—-——' : Ginnerira and the Oil Mille. .r' The census office Tuesdiy made pub lic the tinal aKureo of cotton produc tion obtained from the reports of cot ton glnners. The quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1902, ex clusive of llnters, amounted to 11,078,- 882 running bales. Rales as pressed at the ginneries are equal to 10,830,- 945 bales of a 500-pound standard, or counting round bales as half bales lO/* 588,250. During the four years cover ed by the ginning reports of the census oflcc the average crop, exlcnslve of Haters, has been 9,902*2117 tales of 500 pjunds. The crop of 1902 shows an increase of 728,088 bales over this average. While tlic crops of 1899 and 1901 show a decrease of 550,886 and 892,532 bales respectively. For the crop of 1902 there ha i been a general increase In all the States, both east and west of the Mississippi river, with the exception of Alabama ami Texas. Drought In Alabama jind thel o’l wee vil In Texas arc responsible for the losses in those States. The report contains many Interest- Ing details concerning the variation of production in the various sections of the country. For instance, attention is called to the degree of compensation which has been raaintalned“T6r the past three crops between the divisions of the cotton belt as made by the Mississippi river. East of the Missis sippi production decreased in 1900 313,25« bales. This was more than off set by the Increase west of the Missis sippi river of 1,090,892 bales, or 25.7 per cent. i n l902 th6 territory east of the Mississippi Increased its produc tion In a manner which largely com pensates for the material loss west of the river. The per cent, of the coun try’s production grown in 1902 east and west of the Mississippi was 53.6 and 40.4 respectively, against 47.2 and 52.8 in 1900. To show the extent of the reduction In the cotton crop 4n Texas It is shown that whereas in 1900 that State produced 34 per cent, of the entire crop of the United States, or about one-quarter of the cotton supply of the world, in 1902 the Texas product was only a little over 23. per xoxi juui turn 'I ♦» . : jm ■ Groff frofi'bfcelng F'avorel’jf/ fodi * Marnier Weather la Mtfedad. The following Weekly crop bulletin was isaued last week by Section Direc tor Rauer: The mean temperature for the week ending 8 a. m., Monday, May 4lb, was about 05 degrees, which is 3 degrees below normal. There wore few warm days during the middle of the week, but tbe first and last days were un seasonably cbot, and unfavorable for tbe germination 6f planted seeds and the growth' of young crops. Tue ground remains cold, and owing to the lack of rain, has become hard and crusted, this being especially true of bottom lands and clayey uplands. Frost occurred on the 28th at a few northern points, but did no percepti ble damage. There was quite a general rain on April 20, accompanied by hail in the .northern counties falling to a depth of six Inches at Hickory. This rainfall beneficial, but was followed by Is A HAD X0XIS. DAkherf Into a Flat ttomitl Id Furvult of So9mi ChMdttfuJ Pu aued by * faar-Eriaddaned horse up the door stepe, In through tbe dou ble duon and part Fay up tbe lint flight of stein In tbe flat-house at No. 164 Eaat Seventy-eighth street, four children fled in terror Wednesday night. Grace Mullane. Six yean old, faltered on tbe stain, and the bone seized ber dress in Its teetb, bruising her leg at the knee. She tore herself away and ran to ber home on tbe top floor. Lem LifschiU, eig itycanuld, was knocked down by one of the hone's hoofs. Tbe blow lamed her fypt and cut her shoe. Evelyn Mul lane, aged eight, and Alice Foster es caped through the rear hall. . Among a dozen persons who wit nessed the flight of the children was Mn. Danzlger, of No. 160 East Seven ty-eighth street, who was watching ber baby in a carriage near the stoop of that address. Sbe saw tbe bone Tbe AlUata Journal says tl hard the promise this year of tbe greatest crop bf wheat pn record A new record Fajs made last year lb winter wheat* the aggregate reaching 441,- 000,000 buihels. But tbe present pros pect Is wholly unprecedented. There are two million more acres in wheat this year than there were last and the conditions of tbe crop is re markably high. On the first of April t ist condition was 97.3. as against 78.7 a year ago, when a great crop was produced. Tbe average condltlon of t ie wheat crop on the first of April to' the last ten years has been 82.1. On the present acreage and c*>ndl lion a crop of 590,000,000 bushels is confidently counted on. In tbe next two weeks this immensely valuable crop will be out of danger. With a winur wheat crop amounting to 593,-. hno.ooo huaheis an average yield of spring wheat will carry tbe grand total,of wur wheat production to 800,- 000,000 bushels, of-,more. The largest crop ever grown was that of last year when tbe aggregate reached 756,629,* AVX1T8T1AF, a • 1 Ltvea of Niue L'olaud fert Crushed Ou ttb- ’ Details reached Roanoke, •; V*., Thursday morning of a fearful catas trophe which occured last Wednesday evening In tbe east end of the West End tunnel, known as Tunnpl No. 2/ at Eggleston Springs, Giles county, o^ the Norfolk and Western railway,' In which nine men were killed and live Injured, three of them fatally, while two others were almost miraculously saved. Railroad contractors were en gaged in double tracking the two tun nels at tbe point named, and it was to their operations that the accident happened. , It seems that when tbe tunneling force bad removed the earth and stone for the 1 tracks at tbe point where tbe calamity occured, a huge slide of solid stone gave way on the mountain side and came down at an angle of about 45 degrees, striking tbe was beneflclal, but was drying winds, and the need of rain again noted over a large portion of the state, more especially in the truck raising districts. Showers occurred over the central and eastern counties on May 3rd, the effects of which will be noted In next week’s correspond ence. _ - The dry weather enabled farmwork to njake rapid progress, and planting of the staple crops is nearly finished, except that some upland and almost all bottom land corn remains to be planted over the western tier of coun ties, and bottom lands in the central counties, though some have -already street been planted in the latter. rarly corn Is coining up generally, and much has received Its first work- “ log, but stands average only fair, and 1 are poor in localities, Dwlng to the vages of birds and worms, and to Imperfect germination. Replanting is 1 done extensively. The weather bis whizzed by. The horse reared, throw ing Rartocoina, and dashed Iniio Fifth avenue. A bicyclist near tbe entrance tried to stop the runaway and was knocked down, sustaining painful bruise. Policeman J. H. Kelly hurried to Rartocclna’s assistance. A park cent, of tUq entire product df p Ihls country.TThe^tates showing the most n. tlceable increases in produc tion in 1902 are . Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Mississippi. been too cool for favorable growth. Cotton planting is .nearly finished and will be entirely finished the com ing week If the weather remains favor able, but owing to the prevailing cool ness germination Is slow and some seed failed to germinate at all. Many such fields arc being replanted. Some fields have- fair stands and are being cultivated, but plants look sickly. Tobacoo Is almost all transplanted, but is maklng-ao perceptible growth. Rice Is In the same condition, which growth is at a standstill. The George town districts are being sown at this time. N In a few localities oats are promis ing, and while still poor, show some improvements, but correspondents re port the oats crop generally unpromis Ing. with. probably half an average yield. They arecheadlng low. Wheat is also poor, owing to rust and the hessian fly. Tim lnciease In Arkansas Is remark able, being 264,622 bales, or more than 37 per cent, over the total re ceipts for the smallest crop —that of 1899—and 157,2 1, or over 19' per cent, over thatof 190J, the largest crop prior to that of 1902. There was- also a large increase In the pro duction of Indian Territory and Okla homa. The combined crops of these territories for 1902 were 545,382 biles, as compared with 215,591 bales for 1899, an Increase of 329,791 bales, or 153 per cent. The figures on the ginning industry show that therp are 30,948 ginneries In the United States. The average .number of bales ginned per active ‘ establishment in Texas was 563, ;«.4>a£r tress are beginning to blight In ervarlF In Charleston county, county a green Jiuse fir Indian territory 855, and,!n Oklahoma 993, against 254 In Alabama, 292 In Georgia and 206 in ^orth Carolina. This great difference in tbe average number of bales of cotton handled per establishment is due to tbe extensive employment in the newer cottbn pro ducing States of modern methods of handling seed cotton and a more gen eral employment of round bale presses. The values of the crop for 1902 Is estimated at 8501,897,134, making It the second most valuable crop of the United States, corn taking first rank and wheat third. The value of the raw cotton exports for 1902 Is given at $290,651,819, giving that article the first place in value in American ex ports. The export price for 1902 was about 1 cent per pound less than that of 1901. The value of the cotton crop of 1902 In the States Included in the Louis iana purchase Is given at 8113,885,044, or more than $5,000,000 more than the original price paid to France for that territory with Interest at, 2 per cent, compounded to tbe present tl me. The rapid development of the cot ton seed oil Industry is represented as annually increasing the quantity Captured Ten Foryi. A dispatch froo* ifanila says Capt Pershing's coluam-has defeated the sultan of Amparugano’s strong force of Moros In the Taraca country, on the east shore of Lake Lanao, Island of Mindanao. The Americans cap tured 10 forts. One hundred and fif teen Moros were killed, 13*. were wounded and 60 were made prisoners. : The Moros captured Included the sul tan. Two Americans were killed and ?£ven were wounded. The 10 forts constituted serious and stroug-posU lions on tbe banks of tbe Taraca river and from them the Moros vigorously resisted Gapt^ Pershing’s advance. The American troops attacked the i v clal world by tbe reglnnlng oT cotton seed for oH^ertraction. A canvass of this Industry Iiaadeveloped the fact that 530 cotton seed-oil mills have been operated during the season of 1902 3 and that they have'Thtalned from the reglnnlng of seed of The growth of 1902 llnters amounting tq * T 196.223 bales of 500 pounds each. Cotton bulletins are promised at more frequent intervals In future years. The first report uext season will cover all cotton ginned of the growth of 1903 up to Sept. 1; the sec ond, to Oct. 18; the third to Nov. 18; the fourth to Dec. 13; the fifth will be the final report, and will covet the total growth of the year. ' Two Men Killed. At Moultrie, Ga., Col. M. J. Par- sall, solicitor of tbe city court, and Dr. Frank Daniel, physician for tbe Georgia Northern railway, were killed Thursday night by Dr. Danielle motor car colliding with a log train on the Georgia Northern-,., TM' gentlemen hiCPfteen Ttsfeteff and were gttuming to town in the motor oar. A heavy xaiq was driving In their faoes and 'they held an 6 umbrella In front. Neither saw the, log train, which was *■ " * ' * the train were • A • Tbe Dpor Closed. ', Jj Tbe Washington Poet eays the United State) supreme court has closed tbe “door of hope” right in the fa& of those Alabama negroes w1k> regarded tbe ballot aa their inallen — able asset. v us local.ties and peaches to drop Id the same D damaging FrUlt continues prornistng^althoagtr dose behind:—■-The children , ran through the vestibule and had reach ed the hall when the horse took the four steps leading to the street at a bound. ~ Evelyn had climbed nearly to the head of tbe stairs when she heard Grace scream.. The horse, carried by theMnomentam of Its leap up tbe J stoop, went up the stairs and appar ently snappelnt Grace, catching and tearing her dress and bruising her leg. It then tumbled back to tbe white polities. Rai in and warmer weather would be of great benefit to ah crops. them without suffering any losses, though the 36 obsolete cannon mount ed on the fortifications were served with the best of the enemy’s ability. The garrison of tbe ninth fort resisted fiercely and Capt. Pershing ordered the forts to be shelled-'flnd captured by assault, which Mgg done. Lieut*. ~ Sbaw and Grade, leading two compa nies of the twenty-seventh Infantry and a detachment of cavalry surround ed tbe tenth fort, where tbe sultan bad sought refuge and it surrendered Tuesday. The forts hav£\ been dls- manUed. Held for Jtanaom. _ Col. Martin Ericson, worth several million dollars - and well known throughout the Southwest, has been captured by the Yaqul Indians of Sonora, Mexico, and hpld for $500,000 ransom. Two weeks ago h£ Tfift Mexico City for Sonora, after secur ing a concession Jor a large tract of af short, cotton saved to the commer- agricultural and mineral lands on the jr^i a Yaqul,j-Tver; While- on his way to his property he was captured by the Indians, who have since demanded ransom for his release. The Ameri can refused to pay the sum demanded, and - he Is still held by the rebels. General Lorenzo Torez and Cplonol Kosterlltsky, who are In command of the Mexican military forces in Sonora, have been asked to rescue the cap-;; live, and they have set In motion twp large detachments -fbrthst purposed Americans along tbe border desiring to aid in tbe pursuit have also been asked to assist the troops. One regi ment of troops will pursue the Indians from the north and the other from the south, and Colonel Ericson is al most certain to be rescued, unless he Is murdered, -O A GodtL Berth. John Farron,’head of- the great hanking house of Farron, Leach & Co. which does a bond business of 850,- 000,000 a year, is in New York in search of an ideal servant girl. Far- roir fives tb ChfcAgo amflft hts splen did home suites of rooms are provided for servants. To the woman who fills his requirements he will give a home and good-wages In his life, and at bis death a bequest of $1,000,000. Sbe must never make an error In ta ble service; must know the likes f dislikes of his guests at a glance, must never sulk, must not discuss household affairs with outsiders, must be a good nurse, a good cook and know something about dressmaking. Who will win tbe $1,000,000 priw? coming toward her child and tried to drag the carriage up the steps, but fainted from terror. The horse Is the property of the Rev. Father Eagan, of the Church of Our Lady of Good Counsd, op Blast Nineteenth street- It is a bang-tailed oob and was not known to be vicious. F’ather Eagan loaned tbe bone Wednesday afternoon to his friend, John Rartoccina, of No. 033 West One Hundred and B’ortj- eighth street. Rartoccina had enjoyed a center lu Central Park and was returning home shortly before 0 o'clock through the East Drive, near the Seventy-ninth entrance, when an automobile 673 bushels. The average crop of the gang ( a j r iy an d literally crushing tbe last ten years has barely exceeded SOO, - 000,000 bushels. /We exported last year no less than 155,000,000 bushels of wheat, receiving therefor about $113,000,000. it seems practically certain tbat we FU4 have quite as much wheat to sell this ypar. No-other country ever ex ported wheat or any other agricultural product to such enormous value and very few countries have had the total o' their surplus crops to reach such a magnificent total as the sales of oi r wheat abroad did last year. Ami it is likely that even this superb record will he surpassed thts year. There are many good reasons to expect that the phenomenal'*; prosperity which lias blessed our conntry during the last four-er-five years willcouLinue at least ambulance took Rartoccina tdfPresby- terian Hospital, where the surgeons found he was suffering from severe contusions of the legs and body. The horse ran doFn Fifth avenue to Seventy-eighth street, where it turn ed eastracatterlng home-going crowds and causing excitement at the cross ing of tbe Madison avenue and Lex ington Arens© tjcoWSfRne*. Fifty men and boys gave chase, and were not far behind when the horse reached the block between Lexington avenue and Third avenue. Tbe police be lieve that the horse was maddened with fear when It turned swiftly to south sidewalk and made for tbe stoop at No. 184, where the four children MMBIIlllug. 1 They had watched the horse ap proach, but were caught unawares as It ran straight toward them. Evelyn, caught her sister’s hand and.dragged Grace in through the open doors. Lena Lifschltz apd Alice Foster were landing—and started down the hall where Lena Lifsch'tz was overtaken and knocked down. Mrs. LifschiU had heard the commotion and grasp ing her daughter, dragged her Into their flat. The driver of a coal cart, and his helper, bad seen tbe horse-dash Into the house and followed. It was kick ing and biting Mvagely wh^p, they got It by the bridle and backed it out Into the street. The tenant&Tn the house were almost panic-stricken by life out of nine men. This strata of solid rock was found, on examination, to be connected only by clay seams and when the foundation was remov ed the strata, some 50 feet long, came with tremendous force and without warning, catching the men In the death trap. One man was In a niche of the tunnel-way and was only grazed on the face and head and escaped with slight Injuries. He was removed with out great difficulty.^ A second mae L who stood on the outer edge of the slide, was only slightly hurt, but three others . were more unfortunate and so badly ihjared that Is Is feared they will die. The bodies of the other uii e men, some of whom are white, ate upder the mountain slide. A wreck- - _ .Idg car and derrick-was taken out for the next year or two. One of the f r0 m Radford, but so far have been of best assurances of this prospect is the no aTa ll. There Is no likelihood that the bqdles can be recovered soon, as tbe rock will have to be dynamited and removed by the bit. This is con sidered a most dangerous proposition as tbe length of the strata cannot be ascertained, and there is imminent danger of a second crash as soon as the magnificent yield of wheat that Is now maturing. . For The Ladies. A Chicago chemist has made the In teresting discovery that 75 per centof the so-called silk used In skirts, blouses and dresses is nothing less than tin. Speaking to A reporter for the Chicago Tribune, this chemist said that “the practice of substituting tin for vege table substance originated in Ger- many. ^Se vegetable matters were no detriment, though equal brilliancy of color was not obtainable, and there was not the same sheen and ‘feel’ when handled as that prodned by real , silk, which has tbe rustle so pleasing to ladles’ ears. ‘The practice of tbe dyer,’ he explains, ‘to whose band? the silk yam Is intrusted for dyeing and weighting, Is to boil It, and In so doing he reduces every sixteen ounces to twelve, thus eliminating the nat ural gummy substances and the for elgn matter added for the purpose of spinning., The twelve onces were then brought up to fourteen by the use of Tbe New York Times says ^what looks very much like a substitute for the slave pension scheme as a means q* turning negro Ignorance into money h is been rev.-aled by a letter recently received by William Pickens, the colored Y^le student who delivered tbe notable contribution to the de- bite^on Haytl. The lettef is from base is removed, and a consequent losf L. N. Musgrove of Sturgis, Ky., of other lives. The had three Broadway A Bad Showing, other day a young man who reveolversjufilimbered on In New York and began to “shoot up the town” after a style the uproar. Mrs. Joseph Dahlinger, fort* Monday *ad -captured eight nf Janitor,-Jhallros ln the “I thought when I heard the the basement, said: ~ house was falling noise overhead.” h Father Eagan sent word that be would make good any damage the horse had done in the house.—New York World. • Pay Up Or Marry. In the Argentine Republic they have solved to their own satisfaction the “bachelor problem” by the simple method of making it cost an unmar ried man as much money to live in un married bliss as it would cost him to marry. A man Is marriageable in Ar gentina when he Is twenty. If from that date and until he passes his twenty-eighth birthday he wishes to remain single, he must pay 85 a month lathe state. For the next five years the tax Increases 100 percent. Between thlrty-five and. fifty, the. bachelor is mulcted to the tune of $20 a month. From his fifteenth year to seventy- five, 430 a month Is the tax, but hav ing reached the seventy-fifth year, the tax is reduced to $10ayear. After eighty, a man can remain single with out paying anything. There Is a paragraph relating to widowers, - who are given three years in which to mourn, and pick a successor. It is said that the new law works like a charm. H".* tannic acid, etc. ‘Today,'ty the sub' stltutlon of fin,-the twelve ounces are raised to sixteen oiinces, or evenrtblfty ounces. The proportion of' “ weight ing,” is more than in black silk,’ said a manufacturer to whom. thl4, state ment was, submitted. ‘B'requently only one-fourth of the woven material is real silk; the other Ittroe^ parts are tin and dye.’ ” This chemist "Arr^^wo whether the silk she Is-buying is tin weigtned. Let her hold some threads in s Aame, and the genuine will leave an ash resembling tbat of wool when burned, with no traces of filament, while the tin weighted simply loses Its color and tenacity, each thread re maining distinct In a thin wire gauze.”.. — . The Problem of Saving. Up lb this the great burden of tbe labor reformer has been on the ques tion of how the working man shall earn his moneyv and how much he shall earn. These have not been ftHly settled; but therels another problem that Is coming to the front. Improv ed conditions depend more on saving than on earning, five dollars earned In any kind of labor, with four dollars of it spenUor strong drink. Is not so much to borne and family as two dol lars, or even one dollar, .earned and upftht for the home. Of the billion dol lars spent for drink each year In this country, probably four-fifths of it comes out of tbe pockets of the work ing men. Qleat corporations are com ing to see this more and more. Many of them are now temperance organiza tions, as they require total abstinence of their men. Recently the naval de partment of tbe United States threat ened to shut it* great plant at Bremer ton, Washington, because of the im moral conditions that prevail Uncle Sam Isa magnanimous employ- that Is still popular in Arizona but decidedly passe In the effete East. The police reckoned that they had captured, If not Deadwood Dick, Jr., at least Montana Kid or some equally notorious outlaw. They escorted-the gent to jafl, relieved him of bis arse nal, a large quantity-of morphine, 10 hypodermic syringes and discovered that he was a young Pittsburg mil lionaire ’wbdT)ad~Been'~Bavlng “a bit of a time.” The more you- think of ■Plttahnrg’s smart set, i|eys the Spar tanburg Journal, the more you are disgusted. The Violet Clark divorce case was a Pittsburg affair and tbe odor ( f it Is still mixed with tbe smoLe laden atmosphere of the steel city. Another Pittsburg millionaire gave a $50,000 dinner to 50 exceeding ly Immoral women of Paris. It is .9 U eer Case. to Mr. irflng ilsdeath in an State says a mule belon Henry Walker came to bli unusual way two days ago. He was drawing a plow In the field when a queen bee, piloting a vagrant swarm of the industrious stingers, took a fancy to the ears of his muleshlp and alighted on the tip of oue of these un stable appendages. The whole swarm followed the queen and was Soon set tled over the head of tbe unfortunate animal. Ills efforts to free himself from the undesirable propinquity but enraged the bees, which stung him to- movements there by the various gov such an extent that he died. -■ ernments. Whereli He? L. L. Copeland, postmaster at Be- thune, a station on the Seaboard Air Line about 50 miles from Columbia, disappeared from his home on April 29 and slnoe that time nothing has and been heard of him. Copeland left Be- tbune April 29, purchasing a railroad ticket to Camden. When the train reached Camden he decided to oome on to Columbia, paying the difference In fare. He was expected to retcyn to his home on the same day' er. He pays i magr good short hours with easy tasks that existence of dens pf gambling, brothels, saloons, and all the attendant train, ruin bis men, and has given an extra hitch to bis trous ers and his foot down* The result is an awakening of tbe authorities of the town and some reform. Youwg men In stead of throwing away your money In riotous living save up and buy a home. The Deadly Parlor Rtfla The Atianta journal say* “a parlor rifle In the hands of Clyde Walters, a 12 year-old boy, Thursday afternoon death of little George Pur dy, a 10-year-old lad. The shooting wages and grants was errtlreljr accidental and young He sees In spite of denial the preparations decidedly under way by Russia are warlike and are arousing great oppo- where vigorous action 1 is being called for against the aggres sive policy of Russia. On April 29 it was announced that the state depart ment had received a dlspatclrfrom Ambassador McCormick at St. Peters burg to the effect that there Is no foundation for tbe report that Russia intends to pursue an aggressive policy In China, but tbe fact tbat Russian authorities say nothing about tbe evacuation' of Manchuria as agreed upon In the original treaty Is taken to Justify the close watch upon her This is a Georgia boy’s account of bis father’s entrance Into politics: “Dad has took the stump.- I dunno who run him np lt—-but he’s on it, Jest the same. Dad Is after a offis. One paper says be Is a born liar; nutheiL one says he stoled a boss, an’nuther one says he run off with a wtdder. When ma heard all these things she said she thought she know- ed him before; but she’s glad sbe’a done found him out at last, an’ Jest Fait till sbe ketches him agslo!” the orgyCbut ft niafle folka look up and taka notice an And now a Pittsburg girl has pur chased a title. The thing is shop worn. It has been on the bargain counter for years. . Its owner Is notori ously hard-up- 11awants money. He can’t get It without the incumbrance of^a wife, and there you have the Fhole story of the comlng_alllance between London and Pittsburg. The Journal goes on to say that the Pitts burg fast set Is Rfi- worse than similar organ.zations lu other cities. It has been found out oftener; has occupied more columns In the newspapers, add has therefore earned a reputation for rottenness that Is perhaps, not entire ly deserved. Idleness-and. wealth, when combined, are responsible for more immorality than poverty ever cau-cd. Givb a young man a million or two and nothing to do except amuse* himself, and the chances are in favor of disgrace. The trouble with Pittsburg Is that there are too many young men there who have In not Inherited character; who are rich, and who know nothing of tbe value of money. And the thing that Is a trouble In Pittsburg is also a curse in every great city. Walter*Is heart broken over the death infamy, fof bis chum and playmate. The shooting occurred Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, in the rear of 48 Druid Circle, Inman Park. Death was lustantaneons. No arrests were made, a* the shooting was the result of an accident. A- White Man Convicted. ■ A dispatch from Spartanburg to The State says: ’ Aftef remaining OQt all night, the Jury hl the Rian chard case retufned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter, recommending the Blanchard la the white mao who slew Martin Hardy, a colored blacksmith of this city. The court has not pro nounced sentence In tbe case.” Beauty Foods. One thing to be set down as gospel to begin wltb, Is tbat all of the adver Used beauty foods—“skin foods,” et Id genus omme—are humbugs. The best pf them are useless and not a few are harmful., The only real foods for beauty are of the every-day kind, but to be properly and Judiciously selected. Mrs. F. Lee, a wealtby woman oT Buffalo,' N. ¥*, at Charlotte,. N, C., Wednesday morning, from effects of a chicken bone lodging lu her throat. She was on ber way home from Florida accompanied by ber bus- band. ' - - A monum ent to the Confederate army and navy was unveiled in Baltl more on Satuisday. It was erected by the Maryland Daughters of the Con federacy. Tbe greet ■ of rheumatism, but remedy not only cures makes radical cures of every Contagious Blood Poison, Scrofula, Sores, Bolls, Catarrh, ■d ell disooao* arising from Imparities la tbe blood. Endorsed by pbyelclane end prominent people every where after thorough trial. ^ DOES NOT INJURE TBS DIOKSTIVB ORGANS. — ————— kawobi h. a Q«ntUtB«DI tek* ta bMwtae tMtiaMy toU»aur»Uve prop«rU« TV*r “ Rkvmaoldb.*' Two botUMour** mr aon of a h«* c«m. LftbUwll I of fc&r to r«i I* tivttuei} rear marltortoui rMuSy. you Ma um It Yawn truly, W. H. BANS, Stewart State BMn4 /nWttuttea. All Druggists, fi.oo; ar prepaid an receipt af price. BefcMtt Chemical C#., — The Guignard Brick Works, , CQLUMBIA, S. C. Building and Re-Pressed Brick. Special shapes to order. ~Ftre*Proof Ter ra Cotta Flue Linings. Prepared to till orders for thousands or jfpr millions. ^ and Its writer, as secretary nf aaocie- ty named the Sonrof Freedom, par- poses that Picken^ take part in the organization and > equipment of an army here for the Purpose of ensur ing Haytl and setting up there a new government by .American negroes! And a most peculiar government, too, R wHIIms If the plans outlined are carried out. While Republican In form, It is to be administered as a greate corporation, with every citizen a stockholder. AU land LiUe» and franchises are to vest In the State, and if this latest brand of Utopia pro duces any criminals they are to-be-set adrift . In well provisioned bo^t* to make their way—iltheycan—toother shores. Agriculture and manufactur- log are to be encouraged, schools established, and perfect liberty as- pured to all^-to all, that Is, who will obey the rules and do what they are told. In return for Ids cooperation Pickens Is told -that perhaps he will be made president of the society, fcnd meanwhile he Is to deliver lectures and .raise money for the purchase of doubtful If he got much fun out nof ann*and battleshipsani the payment tern- Ruberoh) Roofing. Inexpensive to lay. Easy to keep In repair. \ Light and very durable. Waterproof and ordorle&s. Not affected by change of pent lure. Elastic. Acid and Alkali-proof. Fire-resisting and oil-proof. Vermin will not attack It.'. AH ready to lay. Needs no painting or coating. ^ Will not deteriorate with age. -WBIjTE FOR PRICES- - SOUTHEASTERN TIME & CEMENT COMPANY. All cl building material, CHARLESTON, S. f». _ . ...» were present the doctor came upon the swuc. Malt was in a semi-stupor Of salaries, including his own. This purposes. Somebody ought to investi gate the purposes, and until this is done we would advise ohrcolored fel' 1 low-citizens to have nothing, to do with the^cheme, unless they are anx ious to get buncoed out ol their hard earned dollars. A (Strange Caae.' t ^ A-Urange case In which a man’* speech was restored-by-a fit of anger is reported by the Helena correspondent for the Chicago Inter-Ocean. Accord ing to tills story, John Matt, for many j ears an employe of the Great North ern railroad, was stricken with par alysis more than fifteen months ago. When he was able to walk again he found to hls sorrow that he could hot utter a word, altboygh he could hear distinctly. About two weeks ago he was taken ill and condfined to bis bed. For several days he hovered be tween life and death.. One afternoon several friends called, and while they present the and seemed unable to recognize even his most intimate friends and rela tives. The condition of his health was discussed, and tlie visitors were unanimous, in expressing tbe belief that death was inevitable. When Matt heard this he rose from his pi 1- low naif by magic and exclaimed in terms far more forcible than cJegaht that be was not a dead man, nor did he intend to die. Then, .suddenly realizing that he had recovered his —» BpetmlHlM RlgHlv . ^ * A special from New Bern, N. C., says George Vann, a negro ex-convlct, who had shot at a young white man Thames Green here, wee shot to death on on excursion train here by officers last night. He was, resist ing three officers and fired atjDfflcef Dllon, wounding him In the thigh. He then attempted to throw Officer Lupton off the train. A fusilade fol lowed and the negro was instantly killedw DR. RIGGERS HUCKLEBERRY ~ FOR THK , ““ Bowels end Children Teething. It is THE GREAT SOUTHERN REMEDY for the bowels.. It is one of the moot pleasant and .efficacious remedies for all summer complaint*. At a season when violent attacks of the bowels are so frequent, some speedy relief should be at hand. The wearied mother, Toeing sleep by nursing the little’ one teething, should use this medicine. V - FROM HENRY W. GRADY. The Constitution Editoral Rooms. Atlanta, Ga., May 23,1887. Dr. Walter A. Taylor, Atlanta, Ga.: Dear Sir.—I have never given A certificate on merits of any medicine, but I take pleasure In breaking my ruleon.thls subject in behalf hi jour Diggers Huckleberry Cordial. I t is the best medicine I have ever seen for use in the family. Fiftycents invested In a bottle of this medicine, and put on a dielf convenient for use in the beg. ningoi any save life, and will save in almost any imlly ten .time Its cost In doctors’ ills. I bare a friend whose life, In my reanziug t.un, ..e uau .ceuvere.. '"S^lnteu^as saved by the prompt use voice, he apologized profusely -for the 0 f this cordial- It ought to be In ev abuse.be had heaped upon his physl clan and friends and became fervefit In his thanks for tbolr presence. “Had you not come,” said lie, "and made me angry I do not believe I would haver, overed my vole*'.” From that moment bis recovery has been rapid, and in a few days he will re sume his wot k. 1 etenr fjynMy In the land,* especially:! this SCASOn of the year. I take pleasVhe In thus testlfv/tng to It merits , - •‘Veiyliuly yours, \ HENRY W. ORAp For sale by all druggists. 25c tc r 5. JVs per bottle. - \ Haltiwanger-Taylor Drug Co., | I’roprlcioie. A-felaiU*. Ga f* 1 '/ >' What r In nf«*4 of th« le-t inp-'icdl UMt- u.i*t)t •hon'd not fall fo uoMvijIt Hr Hatha- v ay at <>n<e, aa ha la < • <<nir n 1 aa a aa tha it v.iutf aud tDvMtaoe- r'y-fi I a i-aal a I tat. < V u a r a a a fa In TilaclUK your oaaa In l-.t* !V'*a,.**« he lithe I o ul*>■ • t oatahllahad and hat the Last rep utation. He ourea where other* fall; there la no patchwork cr experimenting iu hta treatment. Per sonal attention by Dr. Haihaeaj;, alto spe cial eouiiael from'ala asa-Toiate nhystoiana wheat aeeeaaa»y f wtoah norther uf&ce ha*. If yoa can iC>l call, write fur free booklets and question blanks. Mention your trouble. ary thing strlatly confidential. J. Nawtoa Ma tha way, 11. 1>. 88 Inman Building 22| S. Broad St. Atlanta, Ga Carolina Portland Ppmpnt fn charleston Yemeni V/0e, so^ Carolina. GagOr’s White Lime, Cement*, Fire Bricks, Terra Cotta-Pipe* ~ >"-27-1*. They Say Abqfct tho Metal Roof Paint GRAPHITE ELASTIC,' wUMCLB NASA- Write us for Circular that tells you what such people, as American Window 01a«s Co. W. Maynard, Capt. U S. Navy, Rex Acetylene Generator Co., Standard Plate Glass Co., have to say about this piece of good*. DISTRIBUTING AGENTS. Co, HATHAWAY. 615IM>iln^t^ Columbia.S^ A Democratic Victory. " . At Baltimore the board of election supervisors recounted the ballots of six of tbe 14 wards Thursday. No material change was shown from the unofficial returns of Tuesday's mu nicipal election which- gave McLane, Democrat, 500 majority for mayor over Congressman Prank, C. Wachter, Republican. On Joint ballot the cooiMrila will stand 18 Democrats to IS Republicans, Although several Of the wards are very dose, and the offi cial count may changes rote or.two. z « #