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5fr ? PLANTER'S LOAN AND SAVINGS BANK, a Augusta, Ga., * QNBS^osrrs* ... ACCOTOfS - * SOLICITED , L C. KAYNE, ITU PBSSIDINT. EESOBKCES OYJ;K 51,000,000 \M 11111 M H 1 a H I' OASHIEO. T . v > V3 Sf li ? a THE NATIONAL BINK 1 /AUGUSTA, GA. L. O. HAYNB, President. ? . PEAKS G. FOBD, Cashier. CAPITAL. .*.$250,000 Surplus and Profits; 150,000" JErtff'o* PL_lf*ii><1 ,0 ..**. yu on*n*n seoonnt.1 ?witta (DU Bank:. Cit?toiiitr.ftBd corre? o ?d-'nti $* < .ured ur erery court*., ?nd ?<womni?ddtfoo pont- Jk ble under conjerratlre, modern OiaJciae nw hod. ' X **** VW-111111386 i-fi. <Jj> * JL > * VOL.71, r, iii Li S i? 1 ? 3 EDGEFIELD, S, C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEE 24, 1906. NO. il EAD BY HUNDREDS Great Slw^slriplly "VVr?cks Gulf Cili?s : > ur Coral Fcizaationj Neir^?pe ?tp Jbe followed by Flagler Railroad Ex tension Across Straits to^Key West: :1s Scene ' Terrible Logs .of ?ife, Tidal Wave Sweeping the Islet Clear of Inhabitants and Killing 25 Out of 100 Persons on'Steamer St, * Lucie, of'T?inpar. CJ" 300 ' 1 * Mianii,v ,Flav; .. Special.-The report \>? the ldss'of-ithc' steamer St,. lWie> Captain JjBrayo^ ? comrhandthg, has proven true.^ .-.Que, of 'the ^extension, steamers ar?v.?jl, io, 0 jpor^ j bringing 00 wounded,* who were.taken to the hospital, lt is said- there arc 22S dead bodies," whick will bc brought up. It is believed now that a portion ct thc-rF-ioiida-J.Cish--&- P-roduee- Com pany 7? fleet were drowned. Manager Adams sent one -8fie of theuy: boats io look for tl^^ionan<| on* their, re turn they rcporfod- no -sigr?s of ' the fleet. The ii^ng nets were :found strewn ripon th| sjii^e^-.^ il $ All 25?|lslands Lost. - Captain Bravo says ?hat he anchor ed oir^oJec-^side crt>J^lmt^s^K?^, 25 nMeV~sWl?^ soon after- n {tidal ^ve^eu^gnl?cd [the island. He SSyVthetc SQre*250'reVi deiits on thc island, a?lfc?^w4|.?n>werc. lost. Thc St. Lucie waP$rt?ficuHy ' tho same wave aud of thc one hund red persons on board *25'^?re killed; Captain Bravo' was seriously " injured. The St. Lucie's home port was Tampa, Fla. She was built in }Vil anington, Del., ir? 1SS8, and'Svas ol" \105 net tonnage, 122 feet long, 2^ in. breadth and over four feetfd?pthVSl?tf was usually manned by a crew of 13. The St. Lucie had formerly; ?wen?in service an New Havcu. Details were Jacking. Fort Pierce, l^^Sj^ial-^fe^con .(luctor on train ~N<? 9$, ^ust^iniffbjn Miami, reports T&i?ble destruction there by thc biuricauc. Fully 100 houses^ wcxcbioAui-uu-wii amt -the city ? ss iu n-demoralized condition " Tdie Siandsonj^cliyi;?h?s JJ?^ ihgy Episcopal 4?id- Ma^<f?:{?. ^uomina??nifweic both h?toai? fcpfcp ^Thc^ncretc^ail was leaning with danger of turning over and tkV.pysoaers. h?Ai to.-be! re-; moved. Tte.ca? shpdsarc down ahd ? tho top was blown off the Peninsu lar & Occidental steamer sheds. ? 1 w?-stoi^ jbj[icjc|^ a ialcorj,"comi)letclv'collapsed. "Huni?^ie ?Sig East^Fl?riaa^ ? St. Augustine, Tia., Spec??L-^Tre ^?jueiit messages have been received, st thc wireless telegraph station here giving the progress of a severe hurri cane which swept from Cuba to the lower cast coast ot Florida. Early Thursday morning the storm was re ported in the vicinity of Havana, do ing great damage there, but details are lacking. La ter 5the s torm reached Key West, blowing down small houses and Ire?, being partieularly-^s?vere" ?do:ur Voe water front. As thc day v> - o re. -, on . tuc. s term, ; v e a c b e d J n p i t e r. where it is stated the wind blew 76* miles an hour. Wires are down south bf Jup2U&:?nct nV wireless report has been received from the Miami district. Thc storm is2f'ast;in?viiig rn Ibis ?irec ? ion. Rapiden t? oil?, Auaatasia" Island flin vc ban warned and. some of'.thern fhavc moved over to this eitv. : Investigating Condition of Murphy Branch. Asheville, N. C., Special.-As a re sult of complaints ?of 'poor service from people Residing'along the Mur ?pby line or/HB'e"-'-'Southern Railway: Corporation Commissioner Bogei> gassed through Asheville for Murphx for thc purpose of ma king'a thorough investigation of exisiing affairs on thc Murphy line. TIIOA complaints-: from people on the Mnrpiiy lhiOj have-been forwarded to the corporal illili c?m ynission end it was decided Unit inves tigation of conditions should be juade. I^urin^-lS05. therer-were wrecked, burned, and foundered at sea 297 steanyveasels, o? a net. aggregate ;ton nage*?f 253^611/ and .,296 silling ^yea eels of'214,600 tons. ' * sZ^^i. LU.iii.J JJ S A ?e^caused from eye I troj?bl4s4l?Dr?g6.'-rerxj I lieve only temporar?y & I OUR GL?SSlfe" Believejthei?ause and eriect a permanent .cure v *?t-v,-. - -,T I Wuluimg. $ o?r J s we ??rs arid I 2C06 Washington Arenue, I NEWPORT^?VS^VA? FURTHER TORNADO WORK ?ne ?? -r 49r.. Survivors of an - East? ; -poast RailwayHotiaeBoatDescribes ^^rorribie Experience During Storm l When Boat Turned ?ver ?nribe, Each Tim? Se??cmg_tae Ni%ber r^?y:We^Fla., Spccial-Sm^V?i-s iir?ai^?x^oi .th'tiUi?dse &\s i$?- -thc Florida East t?bftst Railway extension alolugf ther keys tell ,a harrowing tale of death and destruction during the storm of Thursday, ? T Wi &Q}uwnblu$ Civil r^iiker 4t\ charge .of...the work ,'0h Long. Key, who miraculously cse1ipedJ dte??i, ar rived here oh 1^-^155*3^ steamer J?n?ife*6^nong-?ther survivors rescued, lie says* house boat No;4, on which were 150. men, was struck. b-V Uie storm at 5 o'tdocli Thursday morn ing and wds driven out into the Gulf through ^ TawkV Channel. At 6 o'clock the house boat began to break up,-and' as the great waves hit lier men, singly and in bolitha o?" two or three, would be WaSh?? into thc, sea and dvoWnect. Some went below for -proteerion,''bur-when"the top' of^tne" boat was carried away the waves rusher and; the boat* 600??-' Weht, to , pieces, 30 . or 40 t?f th? 'mcH being crushed- ill .'bfe Collapse, tiic others grabbing limbers to save them from drowning. Engineer Dusenbury was inj the hold, but succeeded in Hatting a log, and'floated imtU friday night, when bp WAS l'?scued. -On on? piece of linl?br IC men were clinging.,and were- hanging to. another. TJie\side* of . thcMiorrse^ boat was crowd*)WitIf I men. . It turned ?-vilt .tiVrec^Limes, each'-"H?ui*? ..educing the number, i The Russian steamer Jennie sight ed the wreckage jjnd succeeded in res-1 'Cuing tlMK'49- m'en ^rlwr WH? fcfonght here. Three <e>?\\'i?- steamers with jsearchUghts were picking up . dead and living, when the Jennie left the scene. ^There was another house bvi?t' Yyith i 150 men ou board ut Lortg ??\\ wiheh .Mr..: Dusenbury; t&hR$ was also swept to eek"' '? " v'T.here were.incal? 10 boats at Lojig ? Key; mortar " mixers, dredjjt* fiild other boats engaged in the worth ' The survivors WCrC f?VnUn'c? ?gbd a?d clothing fr?Wl tte East Coast Railway commissary here and were given medical attention. The exten sion^ work of thc railway along <he keyjjwasrriot daittagetV.. ._, ? Mft?n Starts For Jail._> r Ivb'i?cne, Kan.7 Special - Jweph Ralph Burton, formerly;United States Sjenator^rom-Kaurna, "^ho?5?;fe?mc-nce to^ serve..sil ^oVitirS in Vhc- cous?fe' jail nf lY?nton, Mo., recently was upheld by the United Stales Supreme Court, left his" home for St. Louis, where, on Monday morning-. \V? ?wi?? ?MiiTender^to th? District Coutjme parctl fto^gp- far -jailr -Henvai .aeepm p?vu??d bV ^MTS.--- Bpj-rof? Sm?H?ieir adopted daughter,; who will Jivei in ?^ntOnT dmnu0S?r?^Bu rt on's ..inca r ceratioh. Sunday evening numerous .towsmeu called on-Mr.. Bultou.4.i> bid ;him:gpbd-by^ ' He.iecihed "tlioiLhgiily cheerful and laughingly said tu. a re- t porter; '"I've paid ray laundry bill and looked after soins other small matters, but I don't supuse, that would interest the public." I Sunk byMine, 180 Drowning. ;v Loudon, 'By,,Cable.-A dispatch re ceived here from Valdivostock by Lloyd's agency .says the Russian wooden coat fay), steamer .Warjagin' struck a floating minc and foundered On Oct. 20. Some of her passengers;; and^'crew were saved, but 380 per-f : sons ?were drowned. Another mesj sage received by a news agency says twoj hundred passengers perished pu-; board the Warjagin, only one being saved. Harried From Gadsden. Gadsden, Ala., Special-John Mose ley, the negro avrest?Vl charged with thc murder Of - Engineer Joe .Cobb at the steel plant, Sunday, was hurried To^Annistoh;'? ' Threats of lynching were ?heard all day. Cobb was very popular here and in Alabama City, "where he lived. The engineer was brained with a hammar. -J. ^Sulphur^Water Floods Town. > ?*S?n Salvador, . By Cable.-Tele graphic commun ica I iun with interior points has been restored and news of the disaster wrought by the terrille ?irtbrra'which has swept'over flic coun try* is heing receive-!.- Over 100-per* sons h?ve?bo?n" dit2wned;?i Catepeu| pue. A yast quantity of sulphur wat?c,^wasthrown out of the Chulo voltio "ana inundated the town of P?nehinalco. killing cmost :oj' the* in habitants*.' From other poiii'ts^also reports of/terrible dcvuslaliou are coming in. . i * . J - '. ','':"? * Confligation-Visits New Zealand. Wellington; New Zealand, By (.'able ;-The bigg?sfc'-con?ligation in thc his tory cf- the city occurred early Sun day. The Union Bank was Com pletely destroyed by Hames, and the new building of thc Bank of New "South Wales was gutted. Thc Com mercial and Trocadcro Hotels and "several^-inslu-ancc and other, bus ?ness "houses also were destroyed. ."- Battle a Bloody Draw. . PhifadelpbiaV:Special.-Terry' Mc-; Govern-.and Young Corbett fought jr 'hard sis-roundabout "at the.;Natioiiui' Atheistic Club'/ When tlie gong an nounced the eldsi'of the battle,^there was little to. choose between the fight ers." . The*''fight was one'Of the bloody iest'ever witnps.sfd in this city". T??cre was no decision, t. . ' ;,j ^'^m'Ctaiy-^haw suoUrt' ni ^r^.vsj [Qi, 1%, ?itilimi.j? Kepi|!)3i(>H?i p?liojc-?, I THE il ?Sf MRS. DAVIS Was a Notable Figure in the Days of " ' The ?ld Soutu; Varuna Howell Jefferson (Mrs. Jef ferson Davis) was born in Nachez, .Jiiss.,'"May 7th, .1826. She was the granddaughter of 8oVett??? Richard fibwt'ii '??' New Jersey and daughter of William Burr .and Margaret (Kempe) Howell. . . She was educated nt Madame ire land's school). Philadelphia^ ??d by private teachers at jliomc. She wa? married February 25t-?", 1843} tb Jef ferson Davis, of , Warren County, Miss! He was elected to Congress MUS. VUIISA IIOWSLL JEFFZJISOX DAVIS. Novrftkir, TS4u, and resigned June, 1S46, to go to the Mexican war, from which he returned severely Wounded and'-they rfeturri?d to live .at his Brierfield ?Uhta?oiv. fcavf? ?fen'd; iii Wlrifen County, Miss. She was with her husband in Washington where he was. United States Senator 184.7 # to 1852; Secretary of War 1S?3 ttl 18of ; .United States Senator 1837 tb 1S61 and iii RicjiMohfl during the .time JIP. was president bf Uio Confederate Slates 1861- to 18C5. Mrs. Davis' old home was Beau voir House; post office, Harrison County. J^iss>. ftHUcugh for reasons O? ne'?lih she- has resided in New York for a number of years. "The First Lady of the Confederacy" Mrs. -Yarilla Jefferson ??vi?} wild ^wlfa^fl^; ^Wtitiy^d ? lender; pl??* M -M& regard ot Urn Southern pedptti both forker personal qualities as d*noblc, high-minded woman, and as the devoted wife of the distinguish ed soldier and ??ta?e.?tt?a?; tho Hon. J*?ftl1ftn.x?avis, President of thc Con federa tc. States of America. Daugh ter of William Burr Howell, of Natchez, Miss.,, and grand da ugh ter of Gov. Richard Hovell, Ol' New Jersey,' she .was born May 7.1S2G, and oil Feb mary 25" 1845) married ??ffersoii Jefferson DttviSj i huh a planter of Warren county, Mississippi, being his second wife. Soon after her marriage her husband was elected to Congress; and .in 184(3 lib resigned to go to the Mexican War, in which he was re verely wounded. He became Senator ' in 1847-52, Secretary of War in 1S53 57 and again Senator in 1S57-61, dur ing which successive periods Mrs. Davis resided in Washington and enjoyed thc distinction obtained by her husband as a weighty speaker, .statesman and head of an important department of the Government. Dur ing the years 1S61-65 she "was "First Lady" of the South, her husband be ing the first and only Executive of the Confederate States, and .sustained with grace her position as leader in thc aristocratic society of the Confed erate capital. With the fall of thc Confederate Government in ]SG;J be gan a chapter of sorrow and suffering of which she had her full part along with her husband, sharing his im prisonment at Fortress Monroe when permitted to do so. Her conduct at this time endeared her to the South ern heart, the tragedy of her life ap pealing to. a people who were them selves at that time in thousands of desolate homes enduring similar pri vations-'and indianities. After-the "release- from Fortress Monroe the ?x-PreSi??nt and his wife resided in England (1867-78). They returned later to Memphis, Tenn, where thc ex-President was in busi ness (1870-78), after, which, in 187?, he retired to his estate at Biloxi, on the Mississippi Coast, for the re mainder of his days. Here Mrs. Davis aided him in the production of ihe historical work, "'The Decline and .Fall of the Confederate Government." After her husband ?s. death, in 1880, Mrs. Davis obtained a needed increase of income by her writings, retaining her property in Mississippi, but resid? mg, for reasons of health, in New York. Among her books is "Jeffer son Davis: A Memoir. By His Wife." Of her six children-four sons and two daughters-but one, Mrs. I. A. Hayes, of Colorado Springs, Col., survives her. One of her soils, it ?s-'Of interest to note, was educated at Belair, Md. Her death removes one of thc most prominent personages of the period of thc Civil War. "lt may be observed that \\--President Davis long survived President Lin coln, General Grant and most of his other principal -opponents, and Mrs. Davis outlived about all the rest. . Funeral in Richmond Friday. Richmond, Va., Special-At a con ference of State and eily officials, in cluding Governor Swanson, Lieuten ant Governor Ellysou and Adjutant General Anderson, it was arranged that the funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Davis shall take place in St. Paul's Church, this city, at 3 p. m., Friday next. General Stephen D. Leo, of Mississippi, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Velera as. has I been asked to net as chief rn???Jifil, ' ?atl has accepted the honor. ? FUNERAL OF MRS. DAVIS - < " rf? ? ? .? First Lady of the Confederacy'*; Lovingly Laid to Rest Beside Ser Distinguished Husband. Richmond', Ya., Special-On Fri day the remains of Mrs. Jefferson: ?avis were laid to rest?-herc by the side of her husband. The ceremony ; was simple and impressive. The* tributes of flowers were rich and vari-; ed; The number pr?seut was small; \ Church Services Simpl?: j . At-3 o'clock tile casket was taken' ? into the body of thc church, which Was packed with people, and Hie funeral service was begun. This was conducted by Rev. Robert Fprsythe, rector ot" thc church, assisted by Rev. Dr. J. William Jones, chaplain gener-. al of the Confederate veterans; Rev. Dr. James Power Smith, who was Stonewall Jnetaou'? chaplain^ Rabbi. Gaiiscb, of Bethahaba synagogue,^ Richmond; Rev. Dr. Landon-R. Ma-.; son, Rev. Dr. W. V. Tudor, and Rey. Dr. N. A. Scaglc. The service wiis. of a simple eluu-ttctei'i the hymn be-, mg ''Just ?s i Arn,'5 r,Hbw Firm a Fouudatio n, *I ;" Abide With Mc ' " and "Asleep in Jesus.:'? Must Provide Bi?letins. Raleigh, N. C., Sp?cial.--Au order effective Nov, .1. has ?ust(berni wad? fe; the C'Orp?l-a?.f?il .??fflh^issJoii .with ?: 7?eW ty ftjjj^ihdiing. rKP. fljuiiU. ?om piftili?U '?I ?Vii of incieliuiteiy and un explained late trains by requiring bulletined explanations of conditions and causeSi Thc. tii-*\(v>i-.,ifi ta ih*? effect ft? railroads sliall provide bul?, lotin boards pa which shall be posted the arrival and departure of trains thirty minitta* Mhm they fli;6 itu!?; If' a lraid j$1 latQ llip.bbii?d Shall sfiOw as,hbSrijfj a^ .p^^ib'? wlieH it is 8$pH'cW"d'. ?* Indeiiniteiy late the cause of the delay shall also bc bulletined and also announced to the passengers on board of the trains together with' statement o? possible dnr?tio? bi delay: SR. 1 - - .funeral of Rev. Sam Jones. Cartcrsvilie, Ga., Special.-In the presence of a large congregation im pressive futtry;?l sf?H'lt!?i? 3'Sr3 Held 'J iiursday afternoon over the remains of the Rev. Sam P. Jones, the evange list, in the Sam Jones Tabernacle hero. Bishop 0. M. Galloway, of .M?B? sisslppi. presided and wrts .us?js.t?dt^l iiinti.y pvojuirtenfc ?t^f?^^ w?l% i'?keii io .At.lautapvhere'it will lie in state in thc State capitol luitil afternoon, when it will be placed iii a receiving vault to await the complc ti-Jll bi Hie Jones family vault herc. Pythian Supreme Lodge Elects Offi cers, New OfJe?iiS; Sbe(!!a.lV- '('lie Sttprc lilii Lotigb, .Knights" ?? ?J'ili?Sj ?ic?i?d thc following officers:. Supreme chah Ijfeljbrj .piiarles ?:' Barnes: .jackson ville, 111;j .Siipr?m? . vice tf.UHUcellor, Henry P. Brown, Gleburii, Tex.; Su preme prelate; Leo A: .Caro;, Grand Rapids) Mich: : ??upr?iiie keSp?r bf re cords and seals, Ri L. White, Nash ville, Tenn.; supreme master of ex-* chequer, Thomas M. Marcs, Wilming ton, N. C. Revenue Prom Telephones. r?ashviiie, Special.-?n its report to the comptroller thc Cumberland Telegraph and Telephone company, reports 30,135 instruments in the state on which the privilege tax at 40 cents each is $S,S73.40. Of this number G,92S are in Davidson county and 6,436 in Shelby cornily. Tile East Tennessee company reports S.070 hi st rumen ls, the tax hcing $3)215. Ham ilton county has 4,137 of these and Knox 2,063* A Terrine Storm. Norfolk, Ya., Special.-Wah a wind blowing between 35 and 40 miles an hour and seas rolling almost moun tain high at times, no sailing vessels and but few steamships were Ventur ing outside the Virginia Capes. Up to noon no tidings had been receiv ed in Norfolk from the lost whale back barge Birkshire, with her im perilled crew. Funeral in Richmond Friday. Richmond, Ya., Special.-At a con ference of State and city oflieials, ip cluding Governor Swanson, Lieuten ant Governor Ellysbn and Adjutant General Anderson, it was arranged that the funeral of Mrs. Jefferson Davis shall take place in St. Paul's church, this city, at 3 p. m., Friday next. General Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, lias been asked to act as chief marshal, aud has accepted thc honor, Taft Homeward Bound. Norfolk, Ya., Special.-Thc Battle ship Louisiana, bearing Secretary Taft and party homeward bound from Ha vana, Cuba, passed in thc Virginia Capes accompanied by thc battleships Virginia and New Jersey. At Hamp ton Roads the party will board the Dolphin and proceed to AVashington. Ten Men Burned To Death. Birmingham, Ala., Special.-Ten men were burned to death, two others perhaps fatally injured and a third slightly hurt in thc tire which destroy ed the hoarding house of Mrs. E. E. Wattley, on TL i rd avenue, between 2 aud 3 o'clock Friday morning. Nashville Sallonist Arrested. Nashville, Special.-Sol Oben a well known local saloon keeper was arrested by' a United States deputy marshal, having been indicted by the federal grand jury on the charge of refilling bottles oh which the stamps had not been destroyed. Crop ?9 Much Shorter Than i) Was Though! to Be BADLY DAMAGED BY STORMS Mr. E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, . After a Tour of Cotton Growing . States, Holds to Opinion That Cot toil fe??p bi This Teat will Kol Exceed if Equal That ?? Last ,; Year-Storms; Rains, Frost and Boll Weavil ?esponsibld. ? Columbia, Special-Mr. E. D. Smiti ip??sMellfc J?f.tb?;S?>utb Carolina Cot ?ton Association anti i???tt of the general cotton association, returned -from a trip over thc cotton belt and -gave out an interesting statement oi ihis observations. Mr. Smith pays; jj "SineV? September galil 1 liaV? -visited every" c'o?oij ?fft&/ fi?Uit?g .up at Orangeburg, S. C., Monday, ^October Sib. My Irip, therefore, covered a period iii which the Guli .storm. thfit eoverpd eastern Louisiana. ;:all ol ->?i:b??;;ip?<?; ^rkn?te??i;jbid Al?; bama occurred: Thc cdnc'jitions, iii I fouiid tliein previous tb the. storm. Mid iiBt w?rr?rli th?' bxpwiHtion bl ? yield very greatly in excess of las! year. .Tlic cl?ect of the storm can never be fully estimated until th? .final ^iclu. of',(lh? CrW. ?S fcndwu. [There c'?iiairily has.never been a mor? '..disasfcer.?ns stojjfti 1H its pffert upon cotton ih the history of cotton grow ihg. In the, States where it . raged .worst at least C? pei cent of. the cri Lire matured orop was open) Hie ill1 Kl' were white from Alabama to Texas. In the low lands thc cotton was beater. down? ?nd nv-ev l?rg'e territory Wate) froiii tnr?? tb five nich?s deep ?'uver ed tig gr?tthd and d great amount oi cottoil ?lot $k[ ojjfe'rt w'ai submerged and all the open cotton that wai beaten out was runincd. The continu ed wet weather, subsequent to th? stbr?i, Bftused" ft crest den] to sproul in: th? b?? aiid rotting.of ih? plaiil Wai-', greatly, iihpaircd by the force oijtHc wind &'id th? effects df til* rain. Since then the unprecedented .cold wave, accompanied with kill in JJ frost, has practically covered thc en tirtfceastert? MU of tlic "?'?tio? Wrilf; "In Texas and the Territories, where. neither storm nor frost have yerbeen; wc found that the yield .premised'to bo in excess of last year, ?b^gy?a ih this.section the Anal ont M?'^MM?hlem?^al for. -the. reason' weevil h a vb covered n greater terri tory than ever in . the history bj Texas. The e?tife BraSos Valley bi central and eastern Texas; ih i'?t?t the entire cotton producing part o? Texas has not made any cotton since thc loth of Septracbcr, nor will il mnk<3 any more, on account of Hit boll. vfe?vil. Tilcfcfbrfl fl fret?t ih Texas would have practically no cf feet dii Hi ?J ?iiunat? yield of hoi crop. Thc boll weevil i?us ?S?cnded this ye7-, over the entire Ked Riven Valley^ in and iritp\ western and southern Arkansas and into' Ok lahoma and Indian Territory, and is nnw within twenty miles of'the Mis sissippi, probably uavihg croped this" river this month. Therefore, in niy opinion, the yield of this crop will not very greatlv exceed, if it does ex ceed at all, the yield of last year. To .eum the whole matter up, tli? conditions arc {{?cse: TH* t*-ee.viJ has made a top crop in Texas im possible; any citizen of that Stale, will tell you that no more cotton will bc made in the col ion gre winy section of Texas thia eeaaon. East of the Mississippi thc storm damage, and theil iii addition to lim I. 'the frost, has cut off lilly possibility bf any further mainline: and the de struction of that lhaf. was partially raatuvod, Thc crop was ?mcoded by all to be from two to three weeks late; the frost is from three to ?oui weeks early, Therofrc, taking these conditions ail together, the outturn of this crop must be exceedingly small in comparison with what was expected a few weeks ago* "The headlines in one of the South Carolina newspapers a few days ago were a little misleading, in that they made it appear that I advised the farmers lo sell their cotton at ten cents a pound. What I said then ] repeat now: That the association fixed the line in their judgment be low which no one should sell a pound of cotton, nt len cent?. I advised the farmers that from this figuro up, according to the market, if they were under obligations and had debts te meet, to sell sufficient cotton to meet their obligations and to use theil judgment, based upon the informa tion that we could give them as ito the conditions as to what they would do with thc balance. Cheap at 12 1-2 Cents. "I also said that colton was cheat: at twelve and one-hall: cents pei pound, from thc present outlook. 3 think every conservative colton man. both buyer, grower and spinner, will concede this to be true, lt .will cer tainly have to bring thal price if the obligations of thc South, incurred in making this crop, are met. If ever there was a time when prospects favored higher prices, this is the time. And if thc farmers will bul market their crops conservatively; not rush it lo market, in my judg ment, they will be richly rewarded for so doing." Nine Lives Lest in Nicaraguan Hurri cane. New Orleans, Special.--Nine lives were lost in the hurricane which swept the eastern coast of Nicaragua last Saturday according to advices re ceived here. The loss of life was in the village of Pearl Lagoon, which is reported to have been entirely de stroyed. Thc full cxteui of thc dam age is not yet known. The hurricane covered au area of several hundred square wiles, HAS BORROWED LITTLE! High Levy Tor 1905 Brought Much &??2ey Iri-High Valuation Will Bring in Mor?. The State of South Carolina will one less flt the end of this year than in many previous y?Ur3, ti l?der the law only $00,000 can bc borrowed in one year lo meet debts that arc con tracted :iud cannot be met by thc tax money received. Up to this year tho full amount lina had lo he obtained from banka in thc North, but this time' only $320,000 was borrowed, whitih Weans a considerable saving in interest. The reduction eau bc partly account ed for by thc raise in the tax levy iiT }?Q? whick was the money used this yeal'. r"W* tit? present year tho levy was put back flt its .former fig ure and until the returns from*'the auditors commence to come in it was thought that next year would mean 1 that,1.11? 8talc would have to go hack to t lie (jiu *'*v and borrow the full amount in 190/. , ; The returns, however, ?idic'f?'?' an ?OHBiijKA atp ut osca.iDiu snonuolte } of property and when all the counties are lied rd* Frbt?i there are indications that business- may bc Wti?iM'i%di on a ca*H biiSiS next year: Two fftlUrhs received hy I lie COihpitiiii?? general showed increases of 12 and 1? per cent, respectively. . 'fli? t?tul valuation in Lex'' ".ton of all property for liiO.O was $4,194. l?8 HM for J908 is $4,S1S,954; a gain of $(i24.2.^; lu Aiken county; where tho as^Vss weii?s have alway? hfeeir High j thc val uation of property iii jito?*- wits $n,. 12(5,740 and for 1?06, $10,262,842, a "gain of #1,180,109. Ol lin r enmities llave shown gain? fu 1 iv its grfrif; p^p?>iii I ly in the Pee Dee .section hf jtji? Stiit?? Where, il is Hie l.i'rid ha's always been pla? ?t a low valuation tip" ? the' present ysar. The fact that the State did hot provide a flexible levy as advocates! by tile comptroller general, prevented even MifS rfitiiWiSj brit the ?tart has been made' ?il the. right direction, and ? til er? te # general desire on the part ! of county auditors ld i?b?de by the I resolution's adopted at their c?tiVen j timi herc Ja?t, year, when it was de eidl'd W rigidly ?'rrPpr?e .the law^ Re turns are not yet nidclti di tltfi full value, but it is thought that with changes recommended in the tax laws thia.can eventually; be done and all property cpualized.-Columbia State. Trt?e Bili ?eturned. Grecnt-i??ci;Spec?aI/--?tt thc United Sta I es feonHbere rf If?f? bill wa? fottud on ail i dd i dirrill cbargiOg Sheriff Jennings of Pickens witli allowing certain federal prisoners to escape from his jail. Thc case will not bo tried at this term. It is pointed out hy the sheriff's friends that he did not lic'tually allow his prisoners to escape, hui gave them the freedom ol' the jail premises, which, the courts have decided, can be constructed as an " escape. V Thc practice of treat ing pelly federal offender? pretty much a? frc people has been common in the upper co in ilk* in past years, it is said, but Judge BratvUn- is do ing his best to bring about a change. Sheriff Limehouse gasjiended, The law requires the Governor to remove from office any sheriff indict ed by fl grand jury for malfeasance in office wittewi waiting on the result of the trial, and ii! (liff ease of Sher iff Limehouse, of Dorch?dcr, indict ed this week by his grand jury for allowing a negro tn be taken from him and banged, this Si-ill be done. The Governor it? merely waiting to be pnieiaiiv notiik'd of tho indictment belora*js?'MiHg jtfic order removing .'?jmcliuusc. . Child Drinks Carbolic Acid. Richmond, Special.-Five-year-old Charlie Howard, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Howard, West Leigh street, drank two ounces of carbolic acid thinking it was his whooping' cough medicine, Dr. R. Lester Hudgins, of the City Hospital? said there is lit tle chance of his recovery. The cough mod ?cine add the acid in bottles very much alike, had been left on a table in the silting room. Mrs, Howard left Hie boy alone in the room with thc medicine. A Jew minutes after leaving sin? heard the boy ?rroaniny and toil lui him writhing upon thc o our. Three Negro Women Drowned Beaufort. S. C., Special-A small IVrrybcnl -plying between Beaufort md Ladies'- Island, swamped during thc storm with six men and foTji women, all negroes, on board. Three romen were drowned. A skiff from } }'il''t bod I ii behoved in the stream, :i eliar^c of Toni Washington, a ne* .io .sailor, rescued the other piipseug prs at considerable risk, By Wire and Cable. Receiving.$5,000 reward fertile cap ture of Paul O. Steiislaiid, thc Cliica '." Tribune turned it over to thc bank which Stciisland wrecked. The natiire of ike "mysterious paper ' in i he Weight mau will has not been disclosed. The case nf the Standard Oil Com pany was argued and is expected lo go to the jury. Thc French submarine boat Lutin, while conducting plunging axperi mer.ts. went down in 130 feet of water and thc 15 men aboard believed to have pevi*hed. Thc sentry who shot and killed a girl prisoner in St. Petersbm-g be cause s'.ie look 2d out of a window'has been rewarded and commended as au example of faithfulness to duty. Mail advices from Hongkong t.how !!..: loss of life in thc recent typhoon io have been 10.008, among them 24 Europeans, -vliile the propertv dam age is-.pul at #0,000,090. . ? 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