Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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- GENERAL NFWS NOTES. Items of More or Less Inierest Con densed Outside of the State. Nine prisoners. two white and seven negroes. escaped jail at Dal las. N. C., on Monday afternoon. It is said the cells had been insecurely locked and the men ran past the guards at the door. Two persons were killed and seven injured on Monday night in a col lision between a passenger train and an electric car in Indianapolis. The locomotive struck the front of the electric car, throwing the car twenty feet. The first new rice of the season. seventy-nine sacks, has been received in New Orleans from the Teche sec tion of Louisiana. It is reported that the crop this season bids fair to be the largest and the best ever raised in the state. Fire on Tuesday destroyed the largest electric cable wire factory in St. Petersburg with the loss of about SI.250.ooo. A large quantity of cables and wires intended for use in the war was destroyed. It has now been definitely decided that the formal notiication to Judge Parker of his nomination for the presidency will take place on August io, and to Senator Davis of his nom ination for the vice-presidency on Au gust 17. There was a desperate battle last ing fourteen hours between the Rus sians and Japanesc near Ta Tche Kiao this week. There were heavy losses on both sides, the Russians finally being forced to retreat. It was a desperate artillery duel. In a freight wreck on the Southern railway at Patton's mill, near Jones boro. Tuesday morning. caused by the spreadings of rails, five persons were injured. two seriously, ten cars were wrecked and two engines- were bad ly damaged. Henry G. Davis, democratic candi date for vice-president. has emphat ically denied a report sent out from Washington this week that he would shortly wed Mrs. Catherine Reynolds. 1 a lady of Shepherdstown. W. Va.. aged about seventy years. Mr. Davis was hooded with telegrams asking about the -truth of the report the day it was announced and emphati cally and unequivocally denied it. John J. Ryan. a race horse -wn-r. whose horses won the 7*st and third races at Brighton Beach on Tuesday. was arrested on the track on Tue day afternoon on a warrant charging t him with larceny by means f- a get rich-quick scheme. of which he said to be the head. The amount i volved is said to b)e S8oo.ooo. The detective in the case said it wa ai ' case in which readers of St. Loui newspaper advertisements were ak eto go ito a plan fr !arge proi Four persons were seri.'usly i njur ed in a race riot at Stokesland. near! Danville. Va. The trot.b!e started with some negroes who abused a par tof white men. accompaniedi by w. men, because of the reiusal .f the whites to give them matches to light pipes. The women escaped without injury. Most of the population of the settlement turned out imder arms and a race war was narrowly avert ed. - Former Senator James K. Jones. of Arkansas. Senator John W. Dan iel, of Virginia, and Daniel J. Chain pau, of Michigan, have been recent callers upon Judge Parker. Senator Jones, who managed both of Mr. Bryan's campaigns. was not a Par ker man before the nomination, but he now confesses that he is complete ly won over and may -be counted on for any service he can perform in the campaign. Mr. Jones said thaL if the democrats in the east and Atlantic states do as wvell as he expected ihe democrats in severa! * f the western states. wvhich have been termed solid-a ly republican, will do . there wifl he\ .a dem'ocratic triumph in .\~vembe r. The cr. p repo rt of the weathier hb reau at Washing.ton i.ssued * n Tuei (lay savs that cott' ha.. ,tffere tIo~ some extent fromn lack 'f cuiltivat an . rapid gro wth mn p'rtlin .n the central (list ricts and while shed-i dir g atnd rust are reported in places. elsewhere 'he cr' p genierally has done well. 8o!Hs are opening in the more soiuther!y portions and picking' has begun in Texas, wvhere ample rains ave relieved the droughty con iitions prevailing at the close of the )revious week. Boll weevils have ap )eared in two border parishes of Louisiana adjacent the-area affected n Texas. but as yet are causing no naterial injury. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. :tems of More or Less Interest Con densed Throughout the State. The railroad commissioners have Iecided that the Atlantic Coast Line ast train must stop at Latta. taking ffect August r. .!ayor James M\. Sullivan has been -e-elected mayor of Anderson over is opponent. Mr. Paul E. Ayer. by L vote (If 463 to 322. R. V. Woodham and Tom Neal. vho live near Timonsville, got into dispute In Tuesday morning about L share crop. which resulted in Yoodham shooting Neal with a >reech-loading gun. It is reported in the Columbia 3tate that the workmen are now mak ng excavations and breaking through he wails of the,state house prepara ory to installing the new $19.000 leating and ventilating apparatus. It is rep,r.ted that Commissioner >f Immigration Watsoin has recently >een studying the United States cen 4us. and tinds that there are 69.316 os it this state. and that they are alned by the federal authorities at ,473.366. while in 1903. there were 16.132 sheep in South Carolina and !5.365 looms and the sheep were alued at S 11.770. Spartanburg is having a consider Lble amount of trouble over the ques ion of pure water and has prohibit -d the Southern railway from using ,vater at Spartanburg Junction. al owing yard engines the privilege to ank up at the pumps at the depot, md the street sprinkler has also been )rohibited. Two brothers. S. J. and W. J. Gent. -f the Magill section of Lancaster rounty. while returning home from Lancaster one day last week, became nvolved in a difficulty in which both ised their krivZs freely, inflicting sev -ral wounds up on the other. Whis cev was the cause of the 6ght. Saturday afternoon on St. 1-elena sland. near Beaufort. Jefferson and !acksil Smalls, colored, brother and ister. aged 19 and 14. were killed by ightning during a severe storm. An ,lder sister. who was seated in the ame room. was also shocked and los-t (,nsciousness. hti escaped death by imev restoratives. It is reported from Union that sev ral days since a good sized suit case -:aa pult (off there and that onl Satur lay a constable founnd tihe suit case ni a nlegri woman's house. The con table's suspicions were arouised and te tovk ch,arge of it and opened it. ndinug a very nicely fitting tin can chh screw~ th*p c ntainling two' gal ois Ca carn wistiev. Fo-d1 Irby, a young negro (of Laur -ns county, while returning from a iarty in company with two other ne tr es. was shot in the back. receiv ng wotunds from which he subsequent v dlied. The two men who were wirh im each charge the other with the hooting. Another version is that hey were scuffling over the pistol nd that it was accidentally dis harged. Mr. Charles Steele, a young man wenty-five years of age, shot him elf through the head with a revol r at the home of his brother at Vau luse on Sunday afternoon. His rain wvas pierced through, and it eas reported in Aiken on Tuesday hat he was dying. Disappointment n love is said by some to be the cause nd by others it is thought that his rain was affected by cigarette smok ng. Bud Madison McLt ud. 19 years of ge. the tramp wh was shot by M. . ger, at Euiawville several days h.bcae,e ltudgens said. McLmud on iniuttd Itis wi f-:. has since died. IceL1ud before he dlied madle a state . that he. -i:ply asked for fo n1 was -iting ont tIle dIoorstep) when -e:mand. shot him. and hait he had said nothing to Mrs. :us tht wvould alarm her. He atd recently return:d friom Georgia. ehere he hadl been at work. lHe was orn in No rth Carolina. The Columbia State reports that Rhode Island. arrived in Columbia this week from New York city. Mr. Crandall had been south a short while ago and on his reLturn wrote a very complimentary article describing the resources of South Carolina. which was reprinted in the newspapers of Providence. He has now brought his family to this state and has purchas ed a farm of 200 acres to engage in truck farming. Several of his friends and neighbors have also decided to clle 1o the s<1uth. PECULIAR DEATH. Woman Dies in Richland County From Religious Ecstacy. The Columbia State prints the fol lowing dispatch from Upper Town ship. Richland county. under date of the .7fl: \Irs. \!ary Plocker. wife of Joshua Blocker. mothr of To children, all living, died during the ser.ices at Tay1 41r chapel. She was shouting. Tlhe questi(,n was asked by the pas tor: "Who would meet him on the other shore?" She responded that she would and commenced falling. She was caught by her sister. who prevented her from falling to the floor. This was at about 10 p. m. The membership crowded around. rubbed her vigorously. applied first cold water and afterward camphor. Consciousness not returning, about 12 m. Dr. Lever was sent for. and arrived at the church at 1 a. m. The woman was pulseless and no sound' could be heard over the heart and no breathing. She had vomited fr-m mouth and fluid was in the nostrils. Efforts were made to induce artifi cial respiration for half an hour or more when she was left to family for disposition. THE GUATEMALAN ANT. Government Will Nurse the Experi ments Closely. There is a great demand for the Guatemalan ants from the cotton planters of Texas. says a Houston letter: but the government entomol ogist. are to keep the imported colo nies carciflly dtiring the remainder of the -eason and through the winter to see what their habits are. The ants are in the government laboratory at Victoria tinder the di re,ct charge of Dr. Hunter. in charge of that branch of the government work in Texas: Entomologist Cook, who brought the insects from Guate mala. and Prof. Lowton. curator of the civic museum of Philadelphia. w is at present engaged in the gov ern.ment work in Texas. The ants were brought into Texa' i hottles, the heart of the nest with the queen cell having been carefully encased and Guatemalan dirt placed in the' jar. Th-: colonies h1ave muh~lti plied greatly since the ants wtere put in the ho br!.-s. and Entonmologist Co ok arrivedi with about 6.ooo healthy necimnenl. dividled into eighty-nine Several facts hace already been deC termined in the experiments which are being coniducted. It has been found that the ants will not seek the weevil, but that when they run across a moving insect they will at once attack. The weevil plays pos sum, and so long as it stays perfect ly still the ants craw!l over and around it without any attempt at molestation. When a weevil moves it is seized at once andl an effort made to force back its head that the ant may get its sting on the exposed flesh of the neck, the armor of the wveevil protecting its body elsewhere. Ii one ant is not suffciently strong for this work it is assisted by a fellow, there appearing Ito be perfect harmony between them Iand an understanding as to how to work together. So far no wveevil has been found to escape when once at Itacked. There being a fear that perhaps the imported ant wouild not be able to h ld its own agzainst the native red ants. which are generally considered as being vici' usi. a number 'if themi wre pr. crd andl placed in a ne st f the Guatemtalanl-. The result was-i acertaiel wi:thiin a verv few ve ind-. the Tr:i', hein wipied o ut and' put inl st irage a. fo d. Inasmuch as the Texas ants are izenerily regarded as a nuisane-- by the farmer. the Guatemalanls may pIri ve a relic' friom them as well as from the wveevils.. It hias beeni further ascertainedl that the ant; frei1uent the cotton plant; fo h etr thereof. They appear to be very fond of this secretion, and so are the boll weevils. The ants swarm over the cotton plant and at tack the weevil as quickly as found. seeming 4o prefer the insect food to the nectar. It is proposed to establish colonies of the ants on the farm near Victoria controlled by the government for ex perimental purposes. The plan is to inclose a place about 12 feet square and to establish a colonv at each corner thereof. The nests now con tained in the bottles will be taken therefrom and set in the ground. it being the hope that the ants will at once resume their normal habits and go to housekeeping without loss of time. Thick stakes and sheets of tin will be sunk into the ground to such depth as will make it as certain as - may be that the ants cannot burrow beneath them. and the- tin will be cx tended upward to prevent them : crawling over the top of the stockade. Here they will be fed on cotton plants within the inclosure. so that the ants may be at liberty to attach them with out having the task forced upon them. The study of the habits of the insects will be maintained at all times and an accurate log kept. They vill be observed at night as well as by day to determine as to their nocturnal habits. It is expected that they will hiber nate during the winter. as do the na tive varieties, but the latter have some bad habits which will be looked for in the visitors. Arrangements will be made to so construct at least one of the colonies that a portion of its interior may be observed from time to time. There will be nothing further done about the injunction asked by Ross Clark. Dr. Huiter has given his per sonal pledge that there shall be no liberation of the ants until it has been definitely determined that there is no danger of their becoming a pest. and as that was the sole point in Mr. Clark's contention he rests- satisfied. A large number of applications are already on file from cotton planters asking for color.ies of the ants and agreeing to take them on any condi tions that may be imposed by the government. Accounted For. Cleveland Plain-Dealer. "Phizzer has started up a soda water fountain." "Why, how could Phi'zer do that? He hasn't a penny of his own." "Wel. I heerd him say fh had the fountain charged." - - --- - fu NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT AND DISCHARGE. Notice is hereby given that by order of the Probate Court of Newberr county I will make a settlement of the estates of Louise F. Swygert., formerly Louise F. Chapman. and == Henry S. Chapman. in the said court. on the 26th day of Atugust. 1904, at to o'clock in the forenoon, and that I will immediately thereafter apply for a flnal dlischarge as guardian.' E George S. Swygert. Guardian. TEACHER WANTED. The trustees of Fork school dis trict. No. 59, will meet at the school house, August 13th, to elect a teach er. Term, 6 months. Salary. S3o per month. Lady preferred. G Applications must be sent to trus tees. WV. G. Metts, Slgh Q. M. Kinard, D. J. Wicker, Pomaria Trustees. C Lit Clia New Art and A Variety Store. E A full line of various I articles. Anything you*c needfromwritingpen5se 1t trunks. All new and 2o fresh goods. Anythingauc except GRO CE R IES S and DRY GOODS. Come and see me c. before buying in Col The SKYSCRAPRRT THE TRUE BEAUTIFIER OF TIME COMPLEXION Is the thing which purifies the blood and makes the digestion what it Dught to be-that is SEVEN BARKS Under its use the entire system is kept in perfect condition-the skin becomes firm, smooth and clear. 1ry it thoroughly and you will find it successful. B MAYES' DRUG STORE.. !C1 UiCk8 Brick! F r SaIe by C. H CANNON, !F1A BY A% BANK DEPOSiT '1590 - O R-ilrmd Fre Paid. 50 FRZE Course OfffreM& BoardatCost. Write Qik SIA4LABANABUSINESSCO.LEGE,Mac11on." JAP-A.LAC THE NEW WOOD FINISH. - I I i I WEARS LIKE IRON. [t makes old floors, front doors, od work, oil cloth, linoleum and -niture look like new. For Sale By F. A. SCHUMPERT, Se:-v andC Treas. FOURTH ANNUAL :XCURSION TO Lt1anta, (Ga., THE New York of the South. VIA , N. &L. and S. A. L. Tuesday, July 26., 1904. r Round TrpRates and Convenient Shedule. SPECIAL TRAIN AVES ROUND TR1P RATE io............7.4a.in isperity ....8.15 a. i. 20 rberry.........m8.300a ards........8.50 a. . dville.......9.00 a. i. 15 ~tn.....9 0 . 2 .50 ~ie tana t& m . 2,25etrn p.in, edesaymJl 2.th0 -ketlat als ood to m.return- ua mns. ION'T FORGET IT this will be the y excursion to Atlanta-"The Gate r"-this season. 'here will be plenty of coaches, a t for everyone. A representative he road will accompany the train good order will be maintained. arate coaches for &>oth races. ickets on sale at C., N. & L. Ticket ce and on the Train. 'or further information call on N. & L. Agents or address. F. LIVINGSTON, S A., C., N. & L., uimbia, S. C. os. W. STEWART, T. P. A. S. A. L., umbia, S. C. o. R. NOWELL, Manager, Colum-.