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An Appeal fer Sta?ebarg. Bear Mr, Editor: lo. the June and July numbers of your paper it is ob served that in the lists of churches, yon have located our Church of the Holy Cross at Statesburg. Now, this is wrong?a mistake that has existed in the outer world at large almost as long as the true name itself, and has even surpassed it in the widespread use it has attained, for instance, in our geographical maps, for ? do not remember having ever seen a map upon which the name was correctly spelled. Then in these later days the j posto&ce department has assisted large- ! ?y in circulating the error.. To my mind these facts constitute a standing, living, progressive commentary, a striking practical illustration of the innate propensity-?f human nature to take the wrong side, to help do a thing in the wrong .way, whenever the thing to be done, or the side to be advo cated/ is far oil and the true i acts bearing, on the case are more or less hidden from the view of humanity in general; Now, the true facts in regard to the origin of the name of this old village are as follows: General.*Thomas Sum ter's home was here, and about the close of the Revolutionary War he gave th? name Siateburg to the vil lage. Jn the year 1787_ the commu nity, all around on the "hills, held a meeting., at Stateburg, for the purpose | of organizing a parish and establish ing a church of the Protestant Episco pal denomination. Church Wardens and Vestrymen, of wfoom Gen. Sumter was one. were electee:, and from that j time to the present the naine State burg has been accurately pr?serv?e, in all the parochial records of the local church. Further, if yon. will take thetroabl? to esamino tb? journals of the "Dio cesan Conventiens and Councils from 1790 to 1902 yon will find, up to the very, last one, either Claremont Church or. : latterly, Ghnrch of i;he Holy Cross recorded as being sitaa?ed at Stateburg. hundred years* usage of & name by the inhabitants of an old village ought surely to be a sufficient precedent as to the correct spelling of j that name. Yours tnsly, W. W. Anderson, M. D., Senior Warden. -The Dioc?se. - Ill MM ,11. - Alderman Schwerin has not abandon- j ed the effort to have Main ^street sprinkled with oiL The Standard Oil Co. has made a price on the oil that is satisfactory, and he has succeeded in obtaining uberai subscriptions from all the business men he has called on. He wiil call on the other Main street business men within the nest few days, and as soon as snfncient money has been raised the oil will be ordered. It is hoped that the street can be sprin kled before the end of the month. Pistols Leased For Ten Years. (Spartanburg, S. C, Telegram to t;hej Charlotte Observer. ) Dealers throughout the State have hit- upon an ingenious way of evading the new pistol law which went into effect on July L By a recent act; of the Legislature it is against the law to sell or offer for sale a pistol less than twenty inches in length or of weight less than three pounds, which meaat in the original purpose the nonsale of the firearm. But dealers have taken advantage of the fact that the statute says nothing concerning the leasing of a pistol to any on&who may be desirous of pessessingjdie weapon. The fol lo w. ing advertisement appears in one of the papers or Spartanburg : ?. "The hew pistol law prohibits the sale of pistols. Call at my store and I will rent you one for any length of time." The time for which a weapon is leased or rented is ten years, which amounts to practically ? "sale. A pis tol worth $8 is transferrd to the lessee for eight years. There seems to be a consciousness on-the part of the buyer that the pistol is not to be retransf er-, red even at the expiration of the lease and that the transaction settles she matter. What the Chinese Say. Shanghai, Aug. 17.?Liu K?n Fi, Chang Chih Tung and Yuan Shai Kai, viceroys respectively of Nan Kin, Hankow and governor of Pe Chi Li, in separate conferences with T. Sharratts, tariff commissioner for the United States, have concurred in making two significant and unequivocal declara tions. The first is that the critical moment has arrived when China must make a supreme effort for ?he promotion of commerce and friendly intercourse with America and Europe ; the second declaration is that as an evidence of her good faith in this intention and her appreciation of the generous policy of the United States toward her, China will make an unprecedented exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. News Frasi the Wires. Spartanburg, Aug. 19.?A strange white man was killed by an electric car last night He was not identified. Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 19.?A pub lishing house in China is to be estab lished jointly by the Methodist Epis copal Church north and south. To morrow the book committee of the Southern Methodist Publishing house will meat here to ratify the agreement The building for the plant has already been constructed at Shanghai. The book committee of the northern church is- to meet in New York for ratification of the agreement. The book commit tee at its meeting tomorrow is expect ed to choose it3 representatives on the joint board, but no intimation has been made concerning probable selec tions. New York, Aug. 19.?A trolley car of the Union Railway Company going to Yonkers tonight iumped the track at Mosholu Parkway and Jerome ave nue, struck a trolley pole and turned completely over. There were about 40 people in the car at the time and me ny were rendered unconscious. Fourteen already have been taken to Fordhim hospital and it is said that several may die. DESPER?TE FICHT IN U?lENS. One Negro Killed and One Wound ed, and a White Man Badly Wounded. Laurens, Aug. 16.?The fight be tween young George Anderson and a gang of negroes, six miles from this city, yesterday afternoon, was one of the bloodiest that has taken place in this county in many years, and as ? re sult Wash McDowell, a negro, is dead. Anderson lies critically wounded, shot in the lungs and in the arm, and a son of McDowell is also wounded. Con siderable excitement prevailed . in the neighborhood last night and a num ber of people, including the sheriff and h?s deputy, went there from this city. It appears that several days ago Mr. Anderson had a difficulty with McDow ell about the collection of tell for threshing wheat and it is said that McDowell used abusive language, re fusing to pay. the toll due. Yesterday afternoon Anderson had occasion to go by McDowell's house with his wagon, carrying a negro man with him. He placed his shot gun/in the wagon. Near McDowell's house he met McDowell and the trouble of a few days previous over the wheat arose again and a fight began. Two negroes, one of them McDowell'? son, came running up, one of the mwith a shot gun and the other with a small ri?e. One of them fired at Anderson. The negro who was driving the wagon for Anderson seeing his master's danger, got the l&tter's shotgun from the wagon and gave it to him. Anderson there upon shot McDowell dead and wound ed young McDowell, and meanwhile received a load of shot in his breast, some of the shot penetrating the lungs, and also received one or two rifle wounds in the arm. The sheriff and his party went to the; scene this morning and have not re turned. It is nunored here that the man who " inflicted the dangerous wound on Anderson has escaepd, but this cannot be verified at this hour.? Special to News and Courier. Knoxville, Tenn.. Aug. 17.?The Southern Bailway has practically de cided to build a line from Bushneil, . C, to Maryville, Tenn. .When this is complete the Babun Gap sur vey will be used, according to pres ent intentions, in entering Georgia and South Carolina. This will give the Southern facilities to handle coal into these coal consuming states and sive it thousands of dollars in hand ling the same. Chief Engineer Weels is authority for the plans given out. 'Nesquehoning, Pa, Aug. 18.?In a clash between striking mine workers and deputies here tonight, Patrick Sharp, a striker of Landsford, was shot and killed almost instantly by a deputy. The shooting caused consider able excitement for a time but order was soon restored without any other persons being injured, and the town is now quxet. deputy named Harry McElmoye, was arrested charged with the killliug of Sharp, and was taken to the county Jail at Mauchchunk. . Habana, Aug. 18.?At the meeting of council of secretaries today Emilio Terry, secretary of agriculture^ pre sented his resignation. It was not ac cepted. Senor Terry will have four days in which to reconsider his step. The resignation of Senor Terry is commented upon variously today in the local papers. El. Mundo says Senor Terry resigned because he became dis couraged with the weak policy of the government and because President Palma has not followed the plan he outlined when he landed at Gibara, Senor Terry himself says he resigns for family reasons and because he desires to go to Paris. Killed by a Negro Employe. Gainesville, Fla., Aug. 18.?News reached here that William Bronson, superintendent of the Cummer Phos phate plant at Kokomo, near New berry, was shot and killed by one of the negro employes of the plant early Sunday morning. The slayer escaped. The superintendent was assassinated as hefwas on his way to the negro quarters, a short distance from the plant, to quell a distrubance which had resulted from a game of cards. It was about 2 o'clock at night when Mr. Bronson was awakened by what he re garded as a fight. The men were in one of the houses of the negro quarter, and there were frequent threats of shooting. He left to quell the fight and had passed the first three houses in the quarters and was making his way to where the negroes were engaged in the difficulty, when he was waylaid from behind a house and shot. One ball penetrated his left side just below the heart and the other shattered the hip bone' on the same side. Senator McLaurin at Home. Bennettsville, Aug 17.?United States Senator John L. McLaurin with his family, are here at his home, spending a few days. The Senator is looking well, and is sought and continuously surrounded by his numerous friends. He will take his family to Asehville, N. C; for a month's sojourn. ??g???? The Senator absolutely refuses to be interviewed on his plans for the future and is not discussing county, State or national politics. An attempt was made to get an expression from him relative to his declination of the prof fered Judgeship by the President, but was conspicuously non-committal. He is personally attending to his exten sive private interests in this county, is bright, cheerful and mindful of his numuerous warm personal friends. Africa is now claiming the largest tree in the world, naif again as tall and twice the girth of the greatest redwood in California. There is a strong desire in Alabama to secure as bishop of the Episcopal diocese in succession to the late Bish op Barnwell, the Rev. W. A. Guerry, now chaplain at the University of the South, Sewanee. Mr. Guerry is formerly of this State and received his school education at the Porter Military Academy here, known in his day as the Holy Communion Church Institute. He was for a time a teach er at the Porter Academy. Mr. Guerry is a very eloquent and effec tive preacher besides being an ideal pastor and an able administrator. There is much opposition in Tennessee to his leaving Sewanee, where he is doing a great work among the young men.?Charleston Post HEYWIBD'S SURPRISIN6 STRENGTH. THE COLLETON COUNTY FARMER SURE TO LEAD IN THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR. Can You Pick His Running Mate in I Second Primary? The first primary election next Tuesday will settle the fate of a large proportion of the candidates for State and county ornees, and the U. S. senatorship. Some few will reach the goal that day, but for the majority of ornees the fight will have to be con tinued in the second primary. Outside of the county offices the greatest interest centres in the race for governor and United States senator. Little is known as to the latter. Each of the six candidates has a strong fol lowing in some certain locality and the one who gets the most liberal sprink ling of votes over the entire State will have the best of it. At the meetings the people have not indicated who the fortunate one would be. The governor's race presents absorb ing interest to the close observer. It has been one of the prettiest ever run in South Carolina, The campaign has been upon a high plane. Just which two of the five men wishing to be gov ernor will make the second race it is difficult to name. The concensus of opinion in all quarters seems to be that D. C. Hey ward, the- Colleton county farmer, will be one of these two, but there is a wide difference of views as to who will be the "running mate." J When it is taken into consideration that Capt Heyward is a new man?' in politics and has only got acquainted with the people this summer, the strength that he has developed is truly surprising. Production of Phosphate Rock. The total production of phosphate rock in 1901, as reported by Dr. Joseph Struthers, in Mineral Resources of the United States, 1901, now in press, U. S. Geological Survey, was ?,483,723 long tons, valued at $5,316,403, as com pared with 1,491,216 long tons, valued at ?5,359,248 in 1900, a decrease of 7,493 in tonnage and of $426,845 in value. The industry in. Florida, which has been the chief producing State since 1894, continued to show an improve ment, the total output and value for that State in 1901 being the largest yet recorded. The production of hard rock and land pebble was greater than in 1900, though the quantity of river pebble was appreciably less than the output of the previous year, and but slightly greater than one-half that of 1899. The increase in the production of hard rock and land pebble, how ever, more than offset the large de crease in the quantity of river pebble produced, so that the total production of phosphate rock in Florida during 1901 was greater than in 1900, being 751,996 long tons, valued at $3,159,473, as compared with 706,243 long tons, valued at $2,983,231, in 1900. Soft rock has not been produced in Florida since 1897, in which year a small output of 2,800 tons was report ed. In South Carolina there was a slight decrease in the output of land rock, which was nearly offset by the increas ed output of river rock, the total being 8,000 tons less than in 1900; the respective outputs are 225,189 long tons of land rock in 1901, as compared with 266,168 long tons in 1900, and 95, 992 long tons of river rock in 1901, as compared with 62,987 long tons in 1900. The total output of phosphate rock in Tennessee decreased from 454,491 long tons in 1900, to 409,653 long tons in 1901, which is equivalent to nearly 10 per cent decrease. Pennsylvania contributed 893 long tons of phosphate rock during 1901, as compared with 900 long tons in 1900. There was no reported production for Alabama, Arkansas, or North Caro lina, although in the last-named State a few thousand tons of )ow- grade rock were mined, which was used for mac adamizing streets in Wilmington. ? The average price per long ton of Florida hard rock continued practi cally the same as in 1900, being $5.23: the price of land psbble decreased from $2.77 in 1900 to $2.67 in 1901; and the price of river pebble declined from $2.36 in 1900 to $2.25 in 190L The price of : South Carolina hard rock in 1901 was $3.18 per l ong ton, as compared with $3.30 in 1900, and the average price of South Carolina river rock was $2.56 in 1901, as against $2.61 in 1900. The price of Tennessee phosphate rock advanced from an average of $L62 in 1898 to $2.91 in 1901, the rea son being the better preparation of the material for the market and the con solidation of competing producers. The imports of fertiilezni, including guano, crude phosphates and other substances used for fertilizing pur poses, into the United States during 1901 were vauled at $1,590,761, as compared with $1,420,918 in 1900. The French are either too polite or too thrifty to interrupt a public speak er with bricks or ancient eggs, cab bages or other missiles, but when they want to fluster him a professional "barker" is employed, a fellow who can make a kennel of dogs ashamed of themselves. They pay this fellow, turn him loose and give him the cue. No orator could compete with that barker. It is said there are a half dozen of those fellows in Paris who make lots of money in election times. There are now several vessels larger than the "Great Eastern," and there will soon be whole fleets, each one of which will be of greater displacement than that one time wonder of the seas. Yokohoma, Japan, Aug. 18.?The little island of Orishima was over whelmed by a volcanic eruption be tween August 13 and August 15, and all the inhabitants, numbering 150 persons, were undoubtedly killed. The island is covered with volcanic debris and all the houses on it have disappeared. The eruption is still proceeding and is accompanied by sub marine eruptions in the vicinity which make it dangerous for vessels to ap proach the island. The Orishima is one of a chain of islands extending be tween the Bonin Islands and Hondo, the biggest island of Japan. DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY ELECTION. The Law Governing the Primary and Rules for Conducting the Election. Many voters are not as well inform ed as they might be in regard to the qualifications that are necessary *to vote in the primary election, and if they will carefully examine the follow ing Vules and regulations it may save them trouble and disappointment on the day of election. Too many people take it for granted that as they are known to be Democrats, it is unneces sary for them to comply with the re quirements of the law governing \the primaries, but it is absolutely requis ite that certain conditions be fulfilled, which the managers are sworn to en force in the conduct of the election. Article VI of the constitution of the Democratic party says : ' 'A? this elec tion only Democratic white voters who have been residents of the State twelve months and the county sixty days pre ceding the next general election, and such negroes as voted the Democratic ticket in 1876, and as have voted the ticket continuously since, to be shown by the certificate of ten white demo cratic voters, who will pledge them selves to support the nominees of such elections, may vote: Provided, That no person shall be allowed to vote ex cept his name be enrolled on the par ticular club list at which he offers to vote, at least five days before the first election. Bach club shall have* sepa rate polling place for primary elec tions. Eule L The qualification for mem bership in any subordinate club of the Democratic party of this State, or for voting at a.Democratic primary, shall be as follows, viz : The applicant for membership, or voter, shall be 21 years of age, or shall become so before the next succeeding general election, and be a white Democrat, or a negro who voted for General Hampton in J876 and who has voted the Democratic ticket continuously since. Provided, That no white man shall be excluded from participation in the Democratic primary who shall take the pledge re quired by the rules of the Democratic party. The managers at each box at the primary election shall require every voter in a Democratic primary election to pledge himself to abide the result of the primary, and to support the nominees of the party, and to take the following oath and pledge, viz. : "I do solemnly swear that I am duly qual ified to vote at this election accord ing, to the rules of the Democratic party, and that I have not voted be fore at this election, and pledge my self to support the nominees of this prima ry." In the coming primary election there are two tickets to be voted, one for United States Senator and State offi cers and the other for Congressman and county officers. The tickets are supplied to the managers with the names of ail the candidates printed thereon, and the voter must scratch out the names of those for whom he does not wish to vote. No other ticket is allowed, and partly written and partly printed tickets will not be counted by the managers. Registra tion certificates are not required in the primary election. The first primary will be held on Tuesday, August 26th, and the second primary on Tuesday, Sept. 9th. The polls will be opened at 8 o'clock in the morning and will be closed at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The managers are required to count the votes immediate ly after the polls are closed, and the count must be made in public, which means that disinterested persons are entitled to be present while the votes are being counted, and that a secret count by the managers would be illegal. Jenkins Bros, have jnst received a large shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New Home machines. See them. Under Ma sonic Temple. July 30. AUMGEDS FRIARY ELECTION. Following is a list of the Managers ap pointed for the Primary Election to be held Tuesday, August 26th, 1902, and for the Second Primary, to be held two weeks later, if one should be necessary : Bandana-? Bossard?W. S. Dinkins, John Talion, M. W. Cnmmings. Catchall? Concord?J. D. Newman, W. W. Kenney, J. W. Branson. Earle?M. L. Hodge, W. H. Bradham, Henry Wells. Farmers'?H. M. Spann, J. F. Barkett, T. L. Jones. Gaillard's X Roads High Hills Laborers' and Mechanics?G. E. Richard son, J. D. Epperson, H. G. McKagen. Manchester?S. M. Coulter, R. R. Ardis, T. H. Osteen. May esville?C. D. Cooper, W. B. Cooper, Geo. T. DesChamps. Pleasant Grove? Privateer?R. B. Cain, Ashby Bradford, Ed Pritchett. Providence?H. A. Raffield, R. M. Brown, J. H. Jones. Rafting Creek?J. D. McLeod, Frank K. Young, Ellison Barfield. Salem?J. B. Warren, J. A. Boykin, W. N. McElveen. Scarborough? Shiloh?J. W. Hicks, H. H. Player, Silas Treluck. Stateburg? Snmter?H. Harby, Jr., M. DeVeaux Moore, W. H. Eichleberger. Taylor? Wedgefield?E. E. Aycock, J. L Strange, R. Heyward Ramsey. Zoar?P. L.Jones, Joel Davis, J. J. Davis. Should any of the above Managers ap pointed be unable to serve, the member of the County Executive Committee from the Club where such a vacancy in the board of managers shall occur, is empowered to fill it. One of the managers above-named, will call at the office of The Sumter Herald on Main Street, Sumter, S. C, on or before Saturday, August 23rd, to receive the box es, tickets and instructions. The County Executive Committee is hereby called to meet in the Court House at Sumter at 11 o'clock a. m., Thursday, August 28th, for the purpose of canvassing the vote and declaring the result of the primary election, and for such other busi ness as may properly come before it. JOHN M. KNIGHT. County Chairman. H. L. B. Wells, Secretary. Sumter, S. C, Aug. 12, 1902. Do you wear a shirt as large as 16 1-2 ? If so, you can purchase any of our $1 Colored Golf Shirts at Sizes 16 1-2, 17, 17 1-2, 18 and 18 1-2. None charged or sent out on approbation SUMTER, S. C. MACON] G A. SUMTER, S. C. ROCXY MOUNT, N. C, i . ' . : . --.-.?? G. E. RICHARDSON, - - Manager. Marble and Granite Monuments, Head stones and Iron Fencing* Large Stock Finished Work on Yard. You will find our prices much lower than you have been paying. Investigate, call or write for designs and prices. Special discount for the next thirty days. Office and works 33 E. Liberty Street, Sum ter, S. C. Aug 11? LETTER We have just received direct from manufac turers a large .'shipment of ?|RAILROAD BOX FILES!* ?BEST QUALITYi? And have placed them on sale at Tweaty-five Cents Each* This quality never before sold here for less than 35 cents. H. G. OSTEEN & CO.