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STORM'S DEATH TOLL FIFTEEN. Charleston Rapidly Recovering from Devastating Hurricane. (News and Courier, Aug. 30.) At an early hour this morning the death list of the terrille hurricane which swept in from the sea and struck Charleston on Sunday even ing Included not less than H Reen names. Adtldlonal reports from sec tions surrounding Charleston yester day and last night swelled the list from six, at which lt 6tood yester day morning. Tho Dead. Alonzo J. Coburn, Southern Rail way engineer, of Charleston. Ida Morgan, white. Rosa Robinson, white. E. V. Cutter, motorman, of Char leston. Robert E. Smith, of Columbia. Mrs. M. Good8on, of Waycross, Ga. CharleB Goodson, 2 years, of Waycross, Ga. Mrs. G. Richter, of Charleston. Mary Richter, of Charleston. Lilian Stender, of Charleston. Two unknown negro men of! James Island. j Two unknown negro men of John's Island. One unknown negress, of Sulli van's Island. It is regarded as almost certain that when the more remote sea is lands can bo heard from tho list of dead will be still further Increased. Pro|>orty Damage. There is yet no way in which an estimate of the damage wrought in the city or in the surrounding dis tricts can be arrived at. Opinion as to the extent of the property loss in the city varied widely yesterday. All agreed that, it was well beyond the half-million dollar mark, and there were many whose business took them through every portion ol' the city who were certain that a conser vative estimate would carry the loss over one million of dollars. ionising Work of Storm. Several car lines commenced ope rations late in the afternoon. The telephone companies an-: nounce that at lenit a portion of the wires would bo in operation this morning. Business in every section of the city picked up wonderfully yester V.vuij A'h<-v<: wa?; :;? be Mit i'd ' ho ??' rinfi t'buitd i?f t.hr- hammer am! T->1ei;iaid ic < tx ue'.dkms with tie outside world wore established early in the afternoon. Trains ran out of the city on schedule time. Best of all, the community as a wholo appears to have entirely re covered from the rude shock it re ceived at the hands of the storm, and has set Its face to the task of re building the destruction caused by the dreadful calamity. All are thankful that it was not worse. Charleston has passed through pestilence and war, fire and water, and her people have hobbed serenely every time, ready for the fray. A general air of optimism per vades the entire city. The process of erasing the fear ful markings left by the Storm King have begun and will continue until the last vestige bas been removed. Philadelphia blood Swept. Philadelphia, Aug. 31.-Philadel phia and vicinity, Delaware and New Jersey are exp?: iencing one of the heaviest rain storms in the Inst 20 yea rs. Railroad and trolley traffic are greatly hampered by washouts, and In this city considerable damage bas been done by sewers overflowing and flooding cellars. The lines of the Ballt more and Ohio Railroad Com pany, between Philadelphia and Bal limore, Buffered severely from wash outs ano trains between tho two cities are being routed over the tracks of the Pennsylvania railroad. Prom 6.50 o'clock Wednesday night, August 23, until noon to-day the total precipitation has amounted to it.OX Inches. The only time this record was exceeded for a Uko period was In September, 1882, when 10.43 inches of rain fell. Tho heavy downpour continues and tho record Of twenty-nine years ago probably will be exceeded. Weather bureau officials say thal the northeast gale that swept the Southern coast ls responsible for this rain. Cause of Pellagra Found ? Lexington, Ky.. Aug. 31 The buf falo gnat has been Axed upon by Henry ({arman, a government bacte riologist, and entomologist, as ibo cause of pellagra. Just how the gnat, communicates tho disease ls not known, but scien tists believe they are on the right track, and will eventually find acure for tho disease. Tho buffalo gnat exists in great numbers all through tho South. IRA H. .IONIOS FOR GOVERNOR. Possibility of Hts Candidacy is Taken Seriously. (Columbia Record.) That Chief Justice Ira B, Jones, of the State Supremo Court, may be come a candidate for Governor is a possibility that is being taken seri ously. Several newspapers have commented on his fitness for the po sition, and the Lancaster News, the home paper of the Chief Justice, in its last Issue, reproduces these com ments and adds the following: "It is very gratifying to Judge Jones' hosts of friends hero to know that their distinguished felloy townsman is being urged to outer the gubernatorial race and it is earnestly boped by them that he will bo prevailed upon to do so. "Judge Jones would make an Ideal Chief Executive. His Irreproacha ble private character and spotless public record, his pre-eminent abil ity, due discriminating judgment and universally recognized Imparti ality in the administration of justice, his wide knowledge of men and af fairs. peculiarly and happily flt him for the office of Governor of South Carolina. "As a candidate for the office, Judge Jones would be irresistible. He has no superior In the State as a Stump speaker. Ever cool and delib erate, (mick and ready in debate, re sourceful. Arm and courageous, elo quent and forceful in every way, the judge ls a man whom few If any would can? to tackle in public dis cussions before the people in a polit ical campaign." Career of Chief Justice. The commanding ability of the Chief .HistIce ls everywhere recog nized, and his decisions have im pressed the bar with his learning and his fairness. During his ser vice on the Supreme Hench he has followed South Carolina tradition, and has not participated In politi cal lights at all, but he ls by no means a tyro in the political game. He served in the House of Repre sentatives from Lancaster county from 1890 to 189C. He was chair man of tho ways and means commit tee when Speaker J. L. AL Irby was elected Senator to succeed Wade Hampton, nnd thereupon Mr. Jones was elected Speaker, which position hs held until J tut ty 1896, wher ho vvh.H unanimously oleo led Asj&ocl it( .iuattoe of the ?Wpret?e. Court. !u Out! he wuV thltnoutj > eject fore the expiration of bis term he was elected (In 1900) Chief Justice to succeed Hon. Y. J. Pope. re signed. Chief Justice Jones was a member of the Constitutional Convention in I896, of which he was vice presiden;. Governor Evans being the president. He was at one time a member of the State Democratic Executive Commit tee, and has been active in educa tional work. He ls a graduate of Erskine College, one of his class mates being Major J. c. Hemphill, now of Richmond. New Center of Population. Washington, Sept. I,-The center of poulation of tho United States wai announced yesterday by E. D. Durand, director of the census, as In tho western part of the city of Bloom ington, Monroe county, Indiana. This ls eight miles further west than the location announced July 17th, which Director Durand placed four and one-Muaiter miles south of Un lonvlllo, in the same county. The change In the location ol tho center of population since July 17th is due to the discovery of an error made In the census ofllce. Two clerks worked separately in comput ing the geographical location, but both made the same error and the wrong result was published as the census ellice determination of tin spot. The movement of tho center of poulation !{!. miles westward is due to the increase of poulation on the Pacific coast. Whiston-Knloin Won H. B. Pennant. Winston-Salem, Aug. 30. -By de feating Charlotte this afternoon the Wlnston-Salom base ball team 'cinched" the Carolina Association pennant for I !? 1 I. The season closes next Saturday and tho locals have but three more games to play, while they are four games ahead of Greens boro, their nearest competitor. The locals have a record of 6!) gaines won and 'Al lost. Pilcher Swindell, the star twirler of the league, will leave to-morrow to join the Cleveland team of tho American League, to which he was sold two months ago. His record for lin- soaso i was 30 games won and S lost. Poley'? Kidney Remedy (Liquid) is a great, medicine of proven value for both acute and chronic kidney and bladder ailments. Il ls espe cially recommended to elderly peo ple for its wonderful tonic and re constructive qualities, and tho per manent relief and comfort lt gives thom. Marten's Pharmacy, Walhal la; \v. j. Lunney, Sonera. STEAMER LEXINGTON WRECKED Grounded at Mouth of Edisto, Cup tain and Crow Remaining. (Charleston Post, Aug. 30.) Tho United States revenue cutter Yamaeraw arrived in port this morn ing bringing Chief Steward Joseph Berliner, of the steamship Lexing ton, of the Miners' and Merchants' line, with eleven white aud one col ored passengers, and three negro helpers who were rescued from the vessel nftor she went ashore near the mouth of the Edlsto river during the storm on Monday afternoon. The passengers tell a harrowing story of their expo mees at sea. They were seemingly certain of loss until some time after they had left the steamer and were well on their way to Charleston, which they reach ed about 1 o'clock this morning, put ting up at the St. Johu Hotel. When they left the Lexington, ashore on the Hunting island beach, it seemed only a question of a short time when tho ship would go to pieces and the officers and crew who remained would go to their death, for in the sen that was then running nothing but the most improved sort of a surf boat, such as the passengers were removed from tho Lexington in, could Moat. Later telegraphic re ports, however, state that the vessel ts lying in an easy position and no fears aro now felt for her safely. Before the passengers were taken off the vessel. First Olllcer Chamber lain had suffered a broken shoulder and two of tho crew at work in the lire room were scalded to death, dy ing in ?rightful agony and being buried at sea. Soon Bun Into Hurricane. Chief Stewart Berliner was the only oflieer to leave the vessel, the remainder, with Capt. Connelly, re maining on board. The steward was sent with the twelve passengers, taking also three negro helpers to further provide for the safety and comfort of the passengers. The Lexington left Savannah on Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock. The ship had not been out of port an hour en route to Philadelphia before she ran into the gaie which gradu ally/increased in force until it devel oped into the proportions of a hurri cane. The ship pluckily Iheld to her course, working under increasing ?tfTS ?Ries nulli abeu*' i " ! ht .A ben her stoering gea.- ;?>...... . . de The men were working waist deep in the engine room, and the ship was rocking and twisting and straining. She semed to be in a vortex of a whirlwind in tho ocean for a time, said some of the passengers, and then she would attempt to make a little progress, only to be suddenly driven perhaps in a contrary direc tion. Capt. Connelly tried to make three courses and he was balked at every turn. Then it was decided to an chor and the hurricane was blowing at such a terrific rate that the an chors were like so many feathers, as one of the passengers described lt. This was abandoned and Capt. Con nelly was about at tho end of his wits, br.t he pluckily maintained his courage, and with the other officers and men gamely worked at the ves sel to keep her afloat and save the lives of the passengers. Wireless Operator is Hero. Just about the worst part of the gale the vessel ran short of steam. It is said that for moro than twenty hours the vessel had only about 25 pounds of steam. To add to the complication, tho wireless operator, a young fellow of sixteen years, named Scheetz, reported the wireless to bo out of order. He was fearfully seasick, but proved himself a hero In tho way that he stuck to the joh. With the waves lashing and sweep ing the deck of the vessel, the boy, as sick as he was, was bodily held by stout arms high in the air and he bravely worked at the wireless plant. Success crowned the efforts of the young hero. In the fury of the storm he tinnily got a message out for help and tho answer came back from tho revenue cutter Yamaeraw that just then she could not get out of the Savannah river, but would en deavor to roach the vessel. Hay bad dawnod and the terrible experiences of the night were con tinued through the hours of day with apparently no sign of let-up in the severity of the storm. The vessel continued to rock, to bo driven at great speed first in one direction and then In another, hoing swept almost continuously hy huge waves. The wind was estimated to reach a rate of 130 miles an hour, The cargo in tho Interior of the ship had shifted and many barrels of turpentine had been broken. Much of the turpen tine found Its way into the sea and tho decks were also washed between time.; of tho waves with the turpen tine, but tho fluid had little or no effect in staying the force of the waves. Passengers Wear Preservers. Passengers were growing fearful STANDARD OIL CO. NO MORL. So Far AH Its Presen ? Form of Func tions uro Concerned. New York, Aug. 31.-The Stand ard Oil Company of Nt .v Jersey, the corporation which hus been the storm center of anti-trust agitation through tho country for years, to day passed out of existence as far as its present form of functions are concerned. After to-day this famous corpora tion will cease officially to carry on its operations a8 the head of a vast organization whose activities extend into almost every part of the world. In obedience to tho decree of disso lution of tho Supreme Court it is to relinquish Its contvol of the subsid iary concerns, and to-day was the date set for the end of the old re gime. Standard Oil stock was traded in to-day at about $625 per share. The New Jersey company, In addi tion to acting as the holding corpo- j ration, conducts a large oil business and has extensive property holdings. The company, however, has never made a public report and no oppor tunity has been afforded for gauging the value of its business and of Its tangible assets. An official of the company said to day the only element of doubt as to the general effect of reorganization upon the present stockholders lay in the ability of the constituent com panies, operating Independently, to produce as largo a total of profits as has been possible under the present management. A (?rent Advantage to Working Men. J. A. Maple, 126 S. Seventh street. Steubenvllle, Ohio, says: "For years 1 Buffered from weak kidneys and a severe bladder trouble. I learned of Foley Kidney Pills and their wonderful cure.'., so I began taking them and sure enough I had as good results as any I heard about. My backache left me and to one of my business, expressman, that alone is a great advantage. My kidneys acted free and normal, ai d that saved me a lot of misery, lt ls now a pleasure to work where it used to be a misery. Foley Kidney Pills have cured me and have my highest praise." Barton's Pharmacy, Wal halla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. Captain Weut Insane in Storm. New York, Au, 31 - Tbc Clyde liner Mohawk arrived to-da> with the ciw. ; f tho four*m?&ted schooner Malcolm Seavy, ?.i Timplcq reshuod oil Georgetown, S. C. The was struck by a hurricane ?and stranded on a reef. The crew lashed themselves to the mast. Capt. Henry Dodge went insane. One sailor was swept overboard. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound still retains its high place as the best household remedy for all coughs and colds, either for children or grown persons. Prevents serious results from a cold. Take only the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar Compound, and refuse substitutes. Barton's Pharmacy, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, Seneca. ol' their safety as the steamer lay with her bow deep in the beach, lt looked as if she was going to pieces. She was bumping at times. Tho pas sengers had the lifo preservers about their bodies and it was said that Capt. Connelly even Issued orders to the passengers to take to the soa at the next heavy thump of the ship, fearing that that thump would mean the total destruction of the ship. Finally the Yamacraw came to the assistance of the vessel about 3.30 o'clock Monday afternoon. The waves were still shooting over the vessel and the wind blowing with such hurricane force that Capt. West was unable to approach very closo to the vessel In the rescue of the passengers. She took a position a mile or more off Hunting Island and the surf boats were sent to the assistance of the vessel. Two boats were launched, one in charge of Lieut. Aherne and the other of Lieut. Yandell. Almost every passenger received bruises, scratches and minor Inju ries, as their persons generally show ed to-day. They had been fourteen hours without food, and especially the women, all wer0 In a severely shocked and nervous condition. They all spoke most appreciatively to-day of the services of Capt. West and the Officers and crew of the cutter. The passengers bad their doubts about tho ability of the officers and crews of the vessels to handle them in the sea, bul it was done quickly and rea Illy, showing the skill and train ing Of the men who engage In this work Brave Philadelphia I/ad, Philadelphia, Aug. 30.--"Jack" Schcol/., the 16-year-old wireless op erator, whose heroism saved the lives of the passengers and crew of the Lexington, is a Philadelphia boy. Ills parents were almost overcome with joy to-day when informed of his safety, as they have spent anxious hours since news came of the ship's peril. CORTRIG THE TIGHT RO Never Leak-Never Need F Eroof-Handsome-Inexpensiv uildings. For further detaile< SENECA HARDWARE COMPANY MAYOR RH?Vr HIKECT8 WORK. Deaths Number Seventeen-Cotton and Rico Wiped Out, Charleston, Aug. 31.-Mayor Rhett is directing the work ot' reha bilitation in storm-stricken Charles ton. This morning the death list was 17. Property damage is estimated conservatively at ono million dollars. The storm-battered Clyde liner Apache ls In port, as are several crippled steam and sailing vessels. Efforts will he made lo float strand ed i hooners. Planters declare long staple cot ton and rice has been ail wiped out in this section. Many houses have been wrecked. Cattle and live stock have been killed. Roadways are impassable and bridges have collapsed itt dif ferent party of the city. Rico Crop Destroyed. Beaufort, S. C., Aug. 31.-A con servative estimate of the property loss in Beaufort, Port Royal and vl clnits puts the ligures at a million dollars. Rice crops, of which there are thousands of acres, are entirely destroyed by salt water; cotton has been stripped and the corn Heids damaged 50 per cent. The hurricane raged in Beaufort from 3 o'clock Sunday morning for sixteen hours, and damage along the water front waB very heavy, practically every wharf along the bay being swept a*vay. That there was no loss of lifo here is considered miraculous In view of the violence of the storm. All of the islands and outlying unction: heard from report nd live* loin PO far ns known, hut heavy ! los .cs wer.- sustained in bouses and I 1 cj ops mined. ....... j Common Colds Must He Taken Se riously, for unless cured they sap the vital ity and lower the vital resistance to more serious infection. Protect your children and yourself hy the prompt use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound and note its quick and decisive results. For coughs, colds, croup, whooping cough, bron chitis and affections of the throat chest and lungs lt is an ever ready and valuable remedy. Barton's I Pharmacy, Walhalla; W. J. Lunney, 1 s meca. --. Pellagara Victim a Suicide. Pelzer, Aug. 31.-Mrs. Adams, wife of W. W. Adams, a prominent farmer and liveryman of this place, committed suicide at 7 o clock this morning by shooting herself in the loft templo with a pistol. Sho had been suffering from pel lagra for some time and her mind had become affected, and her self destruction has been a great shock to the community. Mrs. Adams was about 35 years old and leaves, besides her husband, five small children. She was a daughter of the late John Charles, of Greenville county, and was a most estimable woman. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that. Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de range the whole system when enter ing it through the mucous surfaces. Such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from repu table physicians, as the damage they will do is ten-fold to tho good you can possibly derivo from them. Hall's Catarrh (hire, manufactured hy F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, contains no mercury, and ia taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall's Catarrh ('ure be sure you get tho genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, hy F. J. (money & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. The Wreck of the Maine Again. El Paso, Texas, Sept. 1.-Avery Curg. a mining expert just returned from Havana, declared to-day that tho battleship Maine Was Mown up from tho outside and that positive evidence of this fact is now in pos session of tho navy department. Curry made a thorough examination of tho wrecked vessel while in Ha vana. Cheapest accident insurance-Dr. Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil. Stops tho pain and heals the wound. All drug gists sell lt. Repairs-Fireproof-Stoitn e-Suitable for all kinds of J information apply to k\ SENECA, 8. C. 1 COTTON SHOWS MATERIAL LOSS. On Sixevinl Report? Condition Crop is Imported nt 7i5.? Por CeuL New York, Aug. 31.-According to 1,900 replies of Bpecial cor respondents of the Journal of Com merce and Commercial Bulletin, bearing an average mail date of Au gust 23-21, the percentage condition of growing cotton on that dato was 72.C, as compared with 8l! a month ago, a deterioration for tho period under review of 14.3 points. This compares with 7 0.7 per cent last year; Ut; per cent in 1909; 78.1 per cent in 1908, and 73.9 in 1907. Tiie ten-year average is 7 3 per cent and the loss of 14.3 points during August is tho greatest in that month in the past ten y??ars. Bad in Texas and Oklahoma. The most important declines oc curred in Texas and Oklahoma, re spectively, 21.4 points and 19.1 points wherever droughts and hot winds and worms caused heavy shedding. Well-informed and conservative correspondents incline to tho belief that the deterioration shown in this month's crops reports has been un duly exaggerated, consciously or un consciously, by the active agitation in the cotton belt against large crop estimates. These returns must, therefore, be accepted accordingly, and due allowance made for popular lies. Indicated Yield. In 1905 the August condition re ported in these columns was 72.4 per cent, or about the same as this year. In 1905 the crop w?s 10,729,000 balps. or a yield of .41 "bales per acre. Should ii . a.uno rate ot yield be re ttllxed thia your, ii would suggest tl mon ol' not lose than 14,400,OOO bales. ' . Since rho date of these mall ad vices gonoral rains have greatly re lieved conditions and considerable Improvement !<? expected. Other heavy losses occurred in Georgias. 10.9 points; Alabama, 12.8 points; Louisiana, 14.8 points, and Arkan san, 15.6 points. The Government Report. Washington, Sttpt. 1.-The de partment of agrien) tu re's report shows the condition af the growing cotton on August 2 5 to have been 7 3.2 per cent of normrd, indicating a total production unofficially esti mated at 1 2,91 8,200 bale?. The condition by States is: VL glnla, 96; North Caiolina, 70; Soul Carolina, 74; Georgh, 81; Florid 85; Alabama, 80; .Yississippl, 7( Louisiana, 69; Texas, >8; Arkansa 78; Tennessee, 88; Missouri, Si Oklahoma. 62, and Calltornla 100 "I suffered habitually from coi Btlpatlon. Donn's Regulett roliove and strengthened the bo web so thi they have been regular evet since. A. IO. Davis, Grocer, Sulphur Spring; Texas. - Ebenezer items. Ebeneser, Aug. 29.-Special ?Th singing school at this place ls jin grossing nicely under tho manari mont of Prof. It. N. Smith. Mrs. John Waldt spent a few da) with her mother, Mrs. Hawkins, t the High Palls section, last week. Lawrence McDonald and sistei Miss Jessie, of Bounty Land, wer recent visitors at tho home of Mn Ella Chandler. Mattie, the little 3-year-old oh ll of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Dusk a mp, ha been unite sick for tho past fe days, but ls reported some bottera this wilting. The Ice cream supper given at th home of Mrs. Ella Chandler recentl was very much enjoyed by all pre? ont. Misses Janie and Savannah Hoi der, of Anderson, were guests at th home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mil Ike recently. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Poore ar very sick with typhoid fever. Miss Margie Mulkoy ia visltlni friends and relatives lu Andersoi this week. Mrs. Ida Moore is sick at writing. Sho has many friends and elsewhero who hopo for speedy recovery. thi her? lie Soothes Itching skin or burns without a scar eczema, salt rheum, Doan's Ointment sells lt. Heals cutt Cures plies any Itching Your druggls