Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE LEDGER. Tliiirlow S. Cairior, . EDITOR AND MANAGER. SATIRDAV, SKIT KM 1)KR 0, 1899. I THE WEATHER AND COT- i TON. , Rains Retarded Ricking and Some 1 Damage is Reported. ( , Washington,Sept 5?Following i is the weather bureau's weekly summary of crop conditions: A very large part of the country is now suffering from drought of greater or less severity, and as high average temperatures have generally nrevniled during the c ' I O woek ending Sept 4, 1890, with no ruin in marly all districts suffering for lack of rain at the close of the previous week, the complaints of drought are pronounced and extensive. Very favorable weather conditions prevailed on the Atlantic coast, although drought continues in portions of New Koglaud and North Carolina: As a whole the week has been very tavorable for early corn, which has made rapid progress toward maturity, but has been less favorable to the late crop premature , ripening being generally reported. While cotton picking has been retarded by rains in portions of South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and on the Texas coast, in other portions of the cotton belt rapid progress has been tuade. All re , ports indicate that the crop is j opening rapidly, much preuiaturely. Heports of rust and shed* ding; as a rule, are less numerous j and confined principally to the central portion of the cotton belt. In portions of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida has sustained | iniurv bv rain, snroutina an<l m ? / 1 I O ? ? rotting in bolls, being reported from some sections; in Georgia, ( however, the general conditions of the crop has improved, there j being fewer reports of rust, with " aome new growth a& a result of ^ late ruins. GREATEST CORN CROP j EVER RAISED. , This Year's Yield Will Exceed All Previous Records. I I / in TA: a-t- ^ . - vuitugu, in., uiKjmicn, oepi j Only an accident can prevent j this year's corn crop from break- \ ing all previous records. The < Tribune's canvass of eight States ( which produce the bulk of the \ crop justify a prediction that the j crop will approximate 2,500,000,- v 000 bushels. Including the crop n now to be harvested, only nine j . crops of *2.000,000,000 bushels ^ or over have been produced. The e.-tiinates for 1800 of the ciifht corn States follow: Kansas, n |o,000,000; Neraska, 310,000, Ouo; Iowa, 250,000,000; Illinois, 2:>o.olio,ooo: Missouri, 100,000,ooo; Indiana, 150,000,000: Texas, j:>5,000,000: Ohio. 110,000,000? " - e A soldier who is not satisfied h with affairs in Luzon writes a U very interesting letter to a friend c< in Baltimore. Here is a para- v graph : ' This is a great and rich country. American capital and management will develop it in a few years into one of the richest i\r/?i;in.'iiu in ??.v..l.l I. I r, w ? IIVA/.I iii tin nui m, rivorv' " thing can be raised here,including * ' rice, sugar and tobacco. There M is plenty of gold and other rain ? erals and immense quantities of L valuable hardwood, such as nil- > hogany. All it needs is some e capital and American push. It is mmored that William Strait has skipped, leaving his iMradsmen to make good his disappearance. His hail was fixed < t f500.?llock Hill Herald. ? WADE LATHAM ACQUITTED Killing of His Brother Proved to Be a Clear Case of Self Defense. Special to The State. Camden, Sept 6?The case of the State vs. Wade Latham, inlicted for murder, was tried today. The jury was only on it five or ten miutes and brought in a verilict of not guilty. This is the i-ase in which Wade Latham shot and killed his brother, James Latham, las* June. The evidence in the case showed it to be a clear case of self-defense. .COTTON IN TEXAS. Estimated Decrease of 3G.8 Per Cent, in Yield of Crop in That State. Galveston, Sept G ?The New* will print tomorrow a report of the cotton crop of Texas and the territories made up of 385 reports of an *voiage date of September 3, covering 134 Texas counties and 23 points in the Indian and Oklahoma territories These re ports indicate a decrease in thu yield of Texas of 3d. 8 per cent, and for Texas and the territories r>f 37.5 per cent. Drought caused most of the los*. 500,000 Hales Short in Georgia. Atlanta, Ga., Sept G?Commis* lioner of Agriculture Stevens, who retunred to Atlanta today after an inspection of the crops through* ^ut middle and southwest Georgia, states that cotton will t>e at least half a million bales short ?nd that in order to realize 75 percent, of the crop of 1890, conlitions will hare to remain favorable for some time to come. The best service the southern newspapers can do the southern people now is to preach 4 4Hold yrour cotton to the latest possible moment." The cotton buyers at the North and abroad do not know the Mtnation. They take Neill's estimate and will be yet further deceived if there is the jsual rush of early cotton to market. Let merchants, warehousemen, bankers and business men of all kinds do all they can to help the j farmers hold cotton. This is a j policy of enlightened selfishness. If j hore is a half crop, as most farm* ;rs believe and the appearances j )f the fields throughout the cotton J >elt indicate, cotton will he worth i cents; and half a crop at 8 cents vill a little better than a full crop t 5, so far as bringing money nto the country and prosperity o the people.?Greenville News. Hester's annual cotton report lakes the number of bales for ist year nearly four million more ' ban in '(>:? but bringing actually I jss money. That is the farmers , on Id get just as much money for ight millions as they get for welve. One?fourth of the time, ibor and expense put on cotton > absolutely thrown away, if the nmparison is a fair 0113. ? Greenille Times. BISMARCK'S IRON NEK VF, Was the result of his splendid ealth. Indomitable will and remendous energy aie not found rhere Stomach, Liver, Kidneys nd Rowels are out of order. If ou want these qualities and the HCC688 thoy bring, use I)r King's lew Life Pills. Tcey develop very power of brain and body. >nly 2 f>c at Crawford Bro's drug tore. Pm'I RfU ??d Ibi>i !*mt IM A oaf. To quit tobooco enalljr and forever, be rm| tie. full of life, nerve en?l vigor, toko No-Tone. the wonder-worker, Mot makea weok uten roog. All druggiaU, Mo or M. CuregutiMled Booklet and cample free Addreoo lerltng Rouody " "hltoga or Mow YortO TJ", L , ASSASSINATION IN LEXINGTON. Hgjp Albert Swygert Shot Dead While at Hie Supper Table. ? x Special to The State. L > Lexington, Sept 9?Last night about 8 o'clock Albert Swygert, colored, who lived a few hundred yards from the residence of Col Kf D T Barre, in Hollow Creek township, was shot and instantly killed H by some one?at present unknown. ? * Ho had just finished eating supj>er and pushed hit chair back, ^ . and while attempting to light his yv pipe he was shot with a shotgun w v through the window of his dining- ^ room An alarm was raised and in a few minutes Col Barre and i'\ quite a crowd assembled. The eolonel would not let the body be 7k touched during tho night, and Vf this morning he sent for the coroner to hold an inquest, which is in progress now. . ^ There is no clue as to who the y^ guilty party is. He killed an other negro a few years ago about ^ n uuie irora nis Dome, at a bar- Lp l>ecue, and was tried and acquitted. ?-? _ .A EXPERIMENT STATION V/ WORK. A V Eleventh Bulletin of Agricultural ^ Department an Important Num, w * y ? A The eleventh bulletin on "Ex- yd periment Station Work" ia now A in press and will soon be issued ^ p by the United States department A agriculture as farmers' bulletin M No. 103. A Twelve subjects are discussed. V The first calls attention to the A danger from exoessive irrigation Mnd gives the remedy. The sec- l 1 ond treats of the cross-pollination jy of plums, and the third of close rott pruning of trees. These are A followed by articles on "The yd Oxeye Daisy," "Poisoning by A Wild Cherry Leaves," "Preserving Eggs in Watergiass," "The A Period of Gestation in Cows," y "The Long Clam," "Silage for A Horses and Hogs," "Commercial y 1 Butter Cultures Used in Connec- : j yd jtion with Pasteurised Cream," and the "Stave Silo." The last ^ mentioned article says that the A stave silo is the most pi ac tu al and ^ successful silo which can be con- A structed and gives suggestions regarding the construction of such Asilos, together with four illustra- k/ tions showing sections of the silo A and general appearance of thejV^ complete structure. ?A i A 4 Copies may be obtained on upplication to the secretary of culture. Col Neal's Rondsmen Will Pa v. AC Yesterday Col Willie Jones, I one of Col Neal's bondsmen, called I sit the office of the attorney gen- * '' oral in response to tlie notice to ro:nc the bondsmen to appear and make ",!lt 1 good Col Neal's shortage. A con-|a ^ ference was arranged for a sub- y?un sequent day. It is said that the 11 * bondsmen have determined to pay I up and will not put the Stnto to 011 the necessity of a resort to the (^r^' courts.?The State, 5th inst. , Chini then Neal Says He'll Pay All. 1 '8 'wl j bo th Columbia, Sept 6?Col W A 'n Neal, late superintendent of the penitentiary, called on Attorney General Bellinger today and said that on the 15th he will he here with his counsel, Colonel Nelson hund and Mr Prince, prepared to set- troye tie with the State every cent that in th it may be shown he owes. Mr yroH Bellinger will accept the payment . if made by Colonel Neal as in- 1 8ur dicated. , . To OASTOIIZjL. to jui j*""** /?"?cliot TTGLsAr&Gbt " 7T { - boil lllill!! BUT THEY Ci Think of It! ! 50 cents Jeai have one hunrir .$3 pants, woi $1 50. $2 pants, hoi $1. About fifty Sold 47 pairs in .$1 50 pants, : at 75 cents. Come "a runnii In SHIRTS AT BARGAINS ! I Good Cheviotte work Shirts, hoa Best Buckskin Twills at 25 r Struck it Right TEN THOUSAND YARDS, and Percales on the market at 10 cent 5 ant ALL TH?SI Such as Organdies, I^awns, ] Real nice White Goods in plaids i price 7$ cents. LITTLE Gl The best on earth for the rnc sole agents for this great lino of ( Buy good Shoes and save money. Many good values wo c stores and you will find the great< motto : "Underbuy, Undersell. - Farmers' iiin Lane ^ >4 >4 ^ >4. ** . - ..r *" ^ J* ^ ^ u ^ ^ B B " * * "* a Miinaman Kills a Negro for jyj, ( hie Cent. (i re mrlcston, S C, Sept 7?News' s from Georgetown, S C', on Saturday Chai ley Chong, Spo inese laundryman, killed a r g negro named .lames Porch- jn,r todi ?ng claimed that a balance trol ie cent was duo him for laun- to j a quarrel ensued and the Disi iman tired a pistol hall into ??,< euro's abdomen. If Chong $28 ind guilty of murder, he will i Mo1 e first Chinaman ever hanged sala nth Carolina boa: com Big Cotton Fire. "1C me, Ga, Sept (I?Eighteen red bales of cotton were disid here this morning by fire ^ le warehouse of Kounsaville The loss is about $35,000; njn^ ance $22,000. Boil m Har m Simpson, col., in trying mp on a moving train at' on Tuesday was thrown un? , t and instantly killed. ;s White Tlii;! o UfflOT LAST LO TTTFY AT)F Tf X 1 JlJb JL %aJ^JL^JLJJ X v Staple Goods a! I o i Pants now at 2.1 ed pairs now on li psteds and cassinx SfPI^ ?)Ilfl mm v??kjnilllV! pairs of these tw< i two days, all wool and wool i i' " If You Want y of These Good formerly 50, fiO and 75 cents, all marl vy and strong, only 20 cents?the 35 < cuts, worth 40 cents affoin t percales u AKOlll I tors sick all over. the first shipment just in?heaviest, ] h. We sell them at 1 3*4 cen : GOODS VERY CI Muslins, Nainsooks, India Linens and und stripes and plain. India Linen ANT SCHOOL SH iney. Every pair warranted to give p Children's Shoes, and have now a con annot mention, hut call on us and f jst collection of bargains you have eve Of the people, for the people, first, I iinv anil lerea aster,? ** >*. ^ >4. ^ A >4. ^ "14. / ^ ^v. ^ ^ ^ ^ \ I M ?* Willte's defic1enc y. i q || enville Hoard will Take it out1 of I lis Salary. AN rial < ireunville News. M "1 lolunthia, Sept 5 ? At a meetof the State board of control J V ly the county hoard of con* of Greenville was authorized I CI >ay the back salary due ex* penser McWhite and clerk, The ( to use it towards paying two'pv o.tn, me amount it is alleged' Huythii White is deficient. The back Mii<1 M? rv is f*244, and the county faml Bli J iumqua rd can use the back pay if iplete settlement be* made with Tl State boad. tbCANIC ERUPTION? HAN ,re grand, but Skin Eruptions life of joy. Hucklen's Arnica SECOl re, cures them; also Old, Run- sv i I ami Fever Sores, Ulcers, Bt'?ro ] Is, Felons, Corns, Warts Cuts, y?ur * ises, Burns, Scalds Chapped urD ' ids, Chilblains. Best Pile cure sure' ranteed. Sold by Crawford s' Druggist. I mtoym N?ur?J?l?r jw. SflW Pal- PI I Ik. Ipjan 4 Last! -I NG, x 10 GOOD. X A latf Price. X a ? cents, we A and. A ;rs. now at ){ y rs, now at y > lots left. ^ A r mixed,now ') X % ? I Things! X ked down to 35 cents. A cents kind. ^ ist make our competiPlaced one order for prettiest and beat dark ts. J HEAP. X )/t all Summer Gocxl*: s at 5 cents, former ^ PES. - ? jood service. We are iplete stock on hand. Jk x ;o through our large r seen. Wo stand by last and all the time. ^ if b. i 5-C.- | * "*V ^ ^ ^ S%}> rw* m i ESTER MACHINE ID LUMBER OMPANY. _____ SI JESTER, S. C o ""heater Machine Co. and B. M. k <*f? . have consolidated the nits, and now ready to fhrnlsh oIn the Machine and Luroi^r vith h well equipped Foundry u> 1 ? xiiiiio piiuj), hihi Door, Hh.mIi inil Factory <ur facilitio* are lied in t It in part of the State. ERS MOWERS, JKKShKKs, GINS, ENGINES, 8A vV MILL8, AND COl"TON PRESSES. IRO NVS, CAS IINOS. K 1'U. ALSO ND HAND MACHINERY. Rills complete for Dwelling*. Itoom*. etc. Hend u* lint of 'ante, and we will answer by mail Respect fully, FER MACHINE * I lltlSr* LUIVIBCN UUIVirANT.