CAMDEN, S. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1904.
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8UO PER YEAR.
'tttEITEEI CUTS COTTOl AT LAST.
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Speculation in the cotton market car
May and July cotton options above
W a found . on the local market today
the first time in 20 years. 7
_ ^.^potton has not passed 17 cent* a
pound in New York since 187ft, when
it went to 17 1-8. It touched l?7-8 in
r 1874; 21 8-8 1878 and 27 8-8 in the
Ortwr of wild speculation, 1872, when
the crop, as against 4,847,000 bales in
? pre? ions season, turned out only
>^*,000. h'*h price of war times,
% Upen the south was blockaded, was
81.00 per pound in 1804.
... The rise in today's market was
^ scored in spite of heavier receipt* and
the failure of tne southern spot mar
| keta (aave New Orleans) to advance.
P There was the same wild and oyer
'^urdened market here as on Saturday.
Brokers despaired of executing their
orders according to book. There was
Intense confusion and -an enormous
volume of trading. The market opened
^ excited and higher. Notwithstanding
m the sensational advances of Saturd. y
r Liverpool again cabled higher prices
than expected, and the opening here
was strong at an advance of ? to 20
? points, carrying July through the 17
cent mark and making new high re
cords of the season.
1 Following- the call the market ad
^Hranced still further though in a some
irregular fashion.
| ^^Notwithstanding the heavier re
1 ?eipta Indicated for tomorrow, the
* market after reaching to within a few
points of the opening figures, was ral
lied again chiefly as a result of itffgreg
? sive buying by New Orleans and was
K soon selling at a Jevel still higher than
f that of the early morning. March in
* the late trading sold at 17.04, May at
? 17.40 and July at 17.65, a net gain of
nearly a cent and a half a pound.
L Trading was active on the second ad
W vance, including continued buying fo
| the account of spot people, who were
? believed to be covering hedges and for
public accounts. The close was Arm
. atUearly the best with the more active
f months 47 to 82 points higher.
Huwila is Prepared for War.
^ 8t. Petersburg, Feb. l.?In spite of
the expressed hope of the Russian au
^ thoritlea that the present crisis will be
| passed and that a pacific solution of
the Russo-Japanese negotiations will
? be reached, it is no longer concealed
lliat Russia is practically prepared for
eventualities. Today the mobilization
of the Maucburian reserves was an
I nun need.
, Dispatches from Vladivostok an
nounce that 80, 000 men are expected
there this month, to strengthen the
k garrison, while orders for the mobiliza
P tlon of all the reserves in all the terri
tories of the far east are shortly ex
k pec ted.
h Preparations are making for the
r mobilization of all the horses liable to
| government requisition. *
[ It has been well known for months
that Russia has been steadily strength
L ?ning her army and navy in the far
3 east, to meet the preparations which
Japan was openly making. The avail
able warships were dispatched to the
^fareast and the last division, which
left the Mediterranean a month ago, is
now nearing Its destination. Quietly,
but surely, it was necessary that Rus*
sla's preparations should keep pace
| With those of her diplomatic adversary.
?The feverish activity of Japan during
? the last few weeks naturally increased
the distrust of her ultimate intentions
?nd the Russian authorities have been
pushing their precautionary measures
'? w,fcl? n,ore vigor. it is understood
that six or seven military trains daily
have been going east over the Siberian
road.
The authorities now feel (hat the
? situation is secure should Japan reject
Russia's proposition.
The draft of Russia's reply probably
will be submitted to t lie czar tomor
row. The Assocciated Press is assured
that i# will be pacific and should leau
to a settlement. The Associated Press'
Informant reiterated what lie said a
few days ago; "We have conceded
much already and we are ready to con
cede more, but some things we cannot
grant. From our standpoint the Man
Churian question was sett led by Rus
? ^?la'a circular note to the powers re
W cognizing all the Chinese treaties,
why should Japan demand more than
the other powersy"
Hmoke Whits Knight cigars. For
"?ale at the Camdci. i>rug Company.
Hester** Weekly Statement.
Mew Orleans, Jan. 2#.? -Secretary
Hester's weekly statement of cotton
issued today shows for the 29 daytftof
January * decrease under last year of
140,000 bales, and a decrease under the
same period year before last of 281,000
bales. For the 1S1 days ot the seassn
that hare elapsed the aggregate Is
ahead of same days of last year 52,
000, and ahead of same days year before
last 7,000. The amount brought into
sight during the past week has been
198,121 bales, against 21M24 for the
same days last year and 200,198 year
before last.
The movement since Sept. 1 shows
receipts at all United States ports of
6,900,270 against 5,7*6,806 last, year;
overland across the Mississippi. Ohio
and Potomac rivers to northern mills
and Canada 602,425 against 781,125 last
year; interior stocks In excess of those
held at the close ot commercial year
881,080 against 879.022 last year, and
southern mill takings 1,097,000 against
995,072 last year.
The tota1 movement since Sept. 1 is
7,912.01)1 against 7,890,575 last year and
7,938,019 yi*nr before last.
Foreign exports for the week have
been 144,740 against 210,024 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea
son 4, {>03,800 against 4,812,180 last year
making the total thus fur for the season
4.503, 3?K) against 4,352,130 last yenr.
The total takings of American nulls,
north and south and Canada f<>r the
season thus far have bt-e.? 2,437,71!
against 2,857,808 last year.
Stock* at the seaboard and tin* 2 -
leading southern interior centres h ?v?
decreased during the week 71,542 li.hs
against a decrease during ili<?corre>
pondiug period last season of 79,00/.
Including stocks left over at rib
and interior towns from the last ??: op
and the number o' bales brought int.
sight thus far for the new crop, the
supply to date is 8,110,090, against 8,
105,019 for the same period last year.
Wonderful Woman.
The erne of the United States against.
Mrs. Helen Williams I'ost and otlirrn,
charged with fraudulent mails, was
taken lip t Iiih morning In the United
State* Circuit Court for the Northern
District of Florida. The entire day wat
consumed in the eelection of a jury.
Court adjourning' when this work was
completed and the care opened.
In stating his cafe, District Attor
ney Stripling stated that the defend
ant claimed that through her mental
treatment she could cure people of
poverty; that she could enablj women
to marry men of their choice; that she
could make hair grow on bald heads;
that she could cure persons of the habit
of gambling, or enable tdein to win,
and that she could remedy all undesir
able conditions.
hi selecting the jury, one of the
questions asked was: "Do you not be
lieve it possible for one person to cure
another of disease by mental treat
ment?"
When this question was answered
^negatively, the defense moved to ex
cuse juror for caiis^, but. on his stat
ing this would not prevent his giving
a fair trial, Court overruled the ob
jection.
There are many expert witnesses
here to testify on each side. Tlie case
will last all the week.
WlnjfH of tlie Wind.
On the oeean beach at Orman, Fla.,
three days ago W. Vandcrbilt, Jr.,
drove his OO-hirse power automobile
rue mile in 80 seconds. Five stop
watches took the time. This was
nearly one second faster than the time
made on ice by Henry Ford some time
ago, and is several seconds lower than
any European record.
It is marvelous that a ponderous ma
chine, without the use of rails, should
be able to attain a speed that a steam
engine cannot equal on the heaviest
steel rails and the most scientifically
constructed roadbed. The fact that
such annihiiators of distance as these
high power automobiles cannot be
utilized by the public and are not prac
ticable on traveled roads detracts very
greatly froin public appreciation ol
their performances. They are now but
playthuurs for the very rich.
If Mr. Vandcrlilt had maintained
that speed for one hour he would have
traveled a fraction of ever 02 miles; lie
whs going just three tunes faster than
the average "express" train in this
section travels. He was going twice
as fast as dees the mallard duck in its
flight; our common dove in flying
to roost is perhaps the fastest ot our
native birds, except th.? "blue darter"
hawK, but a dove would have been
left far behind in a race with Vander
bilt's car. Only the little green
winged teal, that is disdainful of the
best marksman, could have passed tlie
1
scorcher. Uad any person desired to
pepper Yonug Vsuderbilt with shot as
lie passed along the Or man beach, ani
Bred directly at him from the side at a
distanoe of M yards the antomobiHst
would have been perfectly safe ? the
shot would have passed. 10 or 12 feet
beh!n?l the rider. It Is evident there
fore i hat such red devils have no place
on our country roaas.
Agricultural Experiment Sta
tion*. I
Ex-Senator M. C. Butler writes
in commendation of the bill for
agricultural experiment stations 1
in the counties, and says:
I have read in the newspapers
that Mr. Deschamps has intro
duced in the Legislature, or pre- 1
pared a bill for that purpose, to
establish agricultural experi- 1
me"nt stations in the several |
counties of the State. I trust he
will permit me to commend the
tpeasure as one calculated to t>e
of more service to thb tarmers 1
than anything in that line sug
gested for years. ThesStsounty
stations will operate as educa- j
tional institutions and object les- j
sons to every man who desires :
to avail himself of them; where
the one station located in a re- j
mote corner of the State Js inac
cessible except to those in the
i.n mediate vicinity. I do not
pretend to be familiar with the
.Wails of the proposition, but
i he idea is a good one.
If tiie Legislature will pass
such a measure, dispose of the
iitaro farms and distribute the
convicts to the respective coun
. in a condition of atom darluins, which
the robool boy defined to be "oui hun
dred and forty-four times darker tnan
common dsrkness." This condition
was duo to the insufficiency of the tin
gle dynamo to furnish an and incan
descent lighta at the same time. . All
this bas be*n remedied, and Cheater
now becomes a "city net upon *a hill
which cannot be hid." This new ma
chine is from the works of the^eneral
Klectrlo Company* wkh bead offices at
Bchnectady, N. Y. Each dynamo haa
a capacity of lt<00 lights. 80 Chester
is in it in the matter of lights. , The
use of the lights Is being gradually ex
tended.
Just So.
The following article, written
by B. J. Beardsley, of the
Princeville Telephone, to news
paperdom, contains some excel
lent ideas on the ever-interesting
topic of how to make a country
weekly successful:
"My brother and I are chumps
enough to publish a seven-col
umn quarto at $1.00 a year. We
send out over 1,800 of them eve
ry week. No one need .rise up
and say we ought to get $1.50 a
year. We ; kn&v it. Our com
petitor is a six-column quarto at
$1.00. *Four papers within fif
teen miles on the dollar basis,
and we are all of us rivals in
some part of the ten ^tory. If
these friends will not join us in
putting up the price, what are
we to do?"
The above clipping pretty ac
? The PcopieV First Subscriber.
The above half tone accurately represents the handsome fea
tures of our first subscriber, Mr. W. L ?. Jones, of Lugoff, 8 C.
The slight appearance of baldness shown in the photo is not
really baldness, but brain. We have been informed that Mr. Jones
rode forty miles, more or loss, in order to secure this coveted
position on our subscription list, and it is with pleasure that we
present him to our readers. ,
ties for employment on the public
highways, and abolish that ob
ject of special abomination, the
State grog shop, it will havo
earned and will deserve tho well
done of the entire constituency.
I would add one other piece of
legislation: Restore tho office of
commissioner of agnculturo and
immigration, an office that
ought never to have been abol
ished. M. C. Butler.
Father aim! Dr tighter T>e:ul.
Mrs. Meade, wile of Jtev. W. N.
Meade, rect.n- of Grnce Kpiscopal
church, died this morning ifter ten
days lllnes*. Iler death in made ilou
bly sad from the fact that her father,
Oapt. .T. I). Allston, of Rodwell, Abbe
ville dounty. died at the rectory Fri
day night. Capt. Allston and hi* wife
came to Anderson the flrst part ?f Inst
week to visit their daughter, who was
then very ill. On Friday night Capt.
Allston complained of feeling badly,
and retired, and 111 a short time ex
pired Heart failure was the cause of
his death, Mrs. Meade was at that
time ao low that she was not told of
her father's death, and she died with
out learning the sad news. She leaves
no children. The remains will be
shipped to Virginia, Mrs. Meade's for
mer home, for interment.
More Light In Chester.
The installing of a second dynamo
at fche electric light power house 1*
hailed by everybody with delight. The
lights under the new dispensation
have been turned on. For three months
(our streets for the most part bave been
curately represents tbe position
of "The People" in the matter
of the price of subscription.
Happily, we have not thi* cause
of contention with our contem
poraries, as tlioy thoroughly ap
preciate >the fact that a paper
such as we publish is worth
$1.50 per annum, and charge it.
The blank paper alone is worth
almost the money, and when t rr
take into account the matter we
publish, it will be a matter of
surprise to us if we don't have
pcoplo running over each othor
within a month to advance our
subscription to $2.00 per annum.
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Negro Exposition Scckn Dig
Money.
Representative Lamb, of Virginin,
introduced a bill t tie otlier day appro
printing $1 ,200,000 to the Negro De
velopment and Exposition Company of
the United States of America, incor
porated under the laws of Virginia.
Ono million dollars in to enable a
creditable exposition to be made by
this company at the Jamestown expo
sition, to be held in IM07, and $200, 000
in to pay bounties* and arrears* of pay
due eutaten of deceased negro soldiers
of the Civil war.
Our job office is splondidly
equipped, and we are turning out
very fine work. When you are
in need of anything in the line
of job work, don't fail to call on
us before placing your order
elsewhere. ^
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