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CAYNOR TO STICK TO MAYOR'S DUTY ANNOUNCES REFUSAL TO RUN FOR GOTERNOR. In Letter to Creelman, Mayor Says He is Determined to Serve Out His Term. 7ew York, Sept. 27.-James Creel mar. of New York, made public today a letter from Mayor Gaynor. Mr Creelman decided on this step because he became convinced today that noth ing but this action would prevent Mr. Gaynor's nomination by the Demo cratic State convention. The letter follows: "St. Tames, Sept. 26, 1910. '"Dear Mr. Creelman: "I am this day writing a letter to Chairman Dix stating that I am not a candidate for the nomination for governor and refuse to become suci. I do this to remove all doubt on the subject which may have arisen by reason of irresponsible statements which I am informed are ,ing cir culated. No utterance of mine has vut the matter in doubt. "'Some have said to me that the con Tention may nominate me, although I am not a candidate. It seems to me that it might appaar vain or egotisti cal for me to assume in my letter to Mr. Dix that that extraordinary thing might happen. I therefore write this supplemental letter to you to take to Rochester and show there so as tO -prevent my nomination if it should -appear to be imminent. "Make it plain that if nominated I -would decline to accept. I could not abandon to their fate the splendid -men whom I have appointed to office -and who are working so hard for good government, nor could I abandon the people of the city of New York after so short a service. You may make -this letter public in advance of going -to Rochester if, in your judgment, you think the situation calls for it. Btt do not do so unless it be plainly nec essary. Every honest man will rin <aerstand me. "Sincerely yours, "W. J. Gaynor. .' James Creelman, Esq." * * * DATES AND FIGURES. * * -* * Valuable Information in Regard * * To War Between the States. * * * (Compled by Hugh Wilson)t Some Dates and Figures. 'Nov. 7, 186-First public act hav ing for its object the formation of the C~onfederacy was that of the South Carolina legislature in calling for a State convention to meet in Columbia. December 17, 1860. Smallpox prevail ing in Columbia the convention mov -ed to Charleston. Nov. 22, 1860-At Abbeville the first political meeting in the Confederacy. Delegates nominated to the State con Tvention, namely: John A. Calhoun, Edward Noble, Thomas C. Perrin, 'Thomas Thomson, D. L. Wardlaw, John H. Wilson. December 20, 1860-Ordinance of Secession adopted unanimously. February 4, 1861-Congress of the Confederate States met in Montgom -ery, Ala. February 18, 1861-Jefferson Davis inaugurated president. April 12, 1861-Beauregard fired on Fort Sumter, being the first gun of lone of the greatest wars recorded in the annals of mankind. April 14, 1861-UJnited States flag lowered at Fort Sumtper by Maj. An <derson. April 14, 1861-Fort Sumter surren -dered to Confederate forces. May 21, 1861-Congress adjourned -to meet in Richmond, July 20, 1861. April 2, 1865-Richmond evacuate:1 by the Confederates. April 9, 1865-Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox. April 14, 1865-Major Anderson raised the same flag on Fort Sumter that he had lowered four years pre viously. April 14, 1865-Abraham Lincoln assassinated in Ford's theatre, Wash ington. April 16, 1865-Battle of Benton yille, last battle of the war. Aprif 18, 1865-Johnston surrender ped to Sherman at Durham, N. C. April 18, 1865-Gen. Johnston ad mitted to Gen. Sherman "that any fur -ther fighting would be murder." May 3, 1865-When the very ground upon which he was then running had been surrendered, Mr. Davis proposed further resistance at Abbeville, S. C. This too, after Johnston had said that "further fighting would be murde. ." The soldiers very properly refused to fight, and Davis' moved on. May 10. 1865.-Jeff Davis, in his at Lempt to escape from the country, was caught at Irvinville, near Macon, Ga. 4 - May 14, 1865-Gen. Taylor surren r:4:mo en CanL el. the remainineg Confederate forces east of the Missis sippi. May 26, 1S65-Gen Kirby Smith sur renders to Gen. Canby ai. Confederatce forces west of the Mississippi. May 26, 1865-All military opposi tion to the United States ceased. Captured. U. S. troops captured in the war ..................212,608 Confederates captured in the war... ... ... ... ... ....476,169 Died in Prison. U. S. troops died in Southern prisons... ... ... ... ... .. 30,156 Confederate troops died in Northern prisons... .... ... 30,152 At the Close of the War. Total strength Union army.. 1,000,576 Of this number were absent.. 202,709 Union soldiers on dutiy when the war closed. ...... .. .. 797,807 Confederate soldiers in service at surrender: Army Northern Virginia........27,805 Army of Tennessee .... ... ..31,243 Army of Missouri... ... .. .... 7,978 Army of Alabama... .........42.298 Army of Trans-Mississippi.. ...17,686 _L my of Nashville and Chat tanooga.. ............5,029 Paroled from different points ..42,189 In Federal prisons.. .. .. ....89,802 Total strength Confederate army at surrender... ... ... .....273,025 Of this number were: Absent in Northern prisons ..98,802 At home and in hospitals, esti mated... ... ... . ..... ..86,472 Confederate soldiers on duty at the surrender, estimated.. ..87,75.1 273,025 TRACING COUNTERFEITS. Exciting Employment For Skilled Se Cret Service Xen. The tracing of counterfeit bills baik to the persons responsible for their issue is a curious and exciting em ployment. The experts assigned by the government to this work are among the most skillful members of the secret service. The protection of the currency depends In large measure upon their efficiency, and the pains they take are almost infinite. The fol lowing case is one illustrating the diA ficulties which the secret service peo pie meet and overcome. A bank clerk in Cleveland had de tected a counterfeit twenty dollar bill in the deposit of a small retail grocer. An expert was sent for and under took the case. He found that the grocer had re ceived the bill from a shoe dealer, who had it from a dentist, who had it from somebody else, and so on, until the secret service man finally traced the bad note to an invalid woman who had used it to pay her physician. When questioned this woma'i sa.id that the money had been sent her by her brother, who lived in New Orleans. The sleuth looked up the brother's antecedents and soon :' came Con-l vinced that he was the man wanted. The br,other, however, soon proved to the satisfaction of the secret service man that his suspicions were unfound ed. Indeed, it appeared that the mon: ey had been received by the New Or leans man in part payment for rent of a house owned in Pittsburg. While the sleuth was a bit discouraged, he couldn't give over the case when he had gone so far, so he took the next train for Pittsburg. The tenant of the house in Pitts burg proved to be a traveling oculist who spent most of his time in the mid dle west. The secret service man had the good luck, however, to catch him just as he had returned from a trip, and the man at once recognized the bad bill as one that had been given him by a patient in Cleveland, the very point whence the sleuth started. The patient was a boss carpenter. The secret service man got his ad dress from the oculist and went right after the new clew. At this point he had a premoniLion that something was going to happen, and he wasn't dis appointed. Th~ carpenter, an honest old fellow. 'said that he had received th'e bill from a certain Parker. The said Parker was the small grocer in whose bank deposit the counterfeit had turned up. The expert flew to the grocer's as! quickly as a cab could take him and found it closed. He had left town. Afterward it was shown beyond question that the grocer was the agent Iof an organized band of counterfeiters. His shop was a mere blind. That th~e bill which he gave the carpenter should get back into his own funds afler traveling all over the continent was one of those miracles of chauecr for which there is no explanation Chicago Record-Herald. Dysentery is a dengerous disease, but can be cured. Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy has been successfully used in nine epidemics of dysentery. It has nev er been known to fail. it is equally valuable for children and aduits, and when reduced with water and sweet end it is pleasant to take. Sold by HAND BAGS! BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIES! That is just what they are too. Never 9 'A, have the ladies of Newberry had the oportunity of securin such beauti . fu Hand Bags before. Never was such a complete line of handsome Bags to select from as we now show. Prices 75Co Up They are in the popular sizes-from the small shopping bag to the larger travel ing hand bag with the articles so nec essary for traveling. See our display in the show window. Mayes' Book Store "HOUSE OF A THOUSAND THINGS." THERE IS ONLY ONE STATE FAIR IN SOUTH CAROLINA. It Will Be Held in Columbia on OCTOBER 31, NOVEMBE 1, 2, 3, 4. The people of this State generally make this their one meeting place of the year. Any information that is de sired will be given by MR. JOHN G. MOBLEY, President, Winnsboro, S. C. or MR. D. F. EFIRD, Secretary, Lexington, S. C. ICotton Ginning|~ WeAre Prepared to Gn e 100 Bales Per Day Have just finished overhauling our el Ginnery and we are now in good 2) shape to meet the demands. d i Bagging and Ties at a LOW PRICE SWe Pay Ful Price for Cotton Seed g3 SSatisfaction Guaranteed. 2h Will appreciate your patronage Southern Cotton Oil Co. I L. WA. FLOYD, Mnrager ( __ SHINGLES. Whether you want building ma terials for below the roof, or excel L.lent shnlsto tpoftespr structure, this is the place to buy lumber for any and all purposes K our reputation vouches for that. / /1/ We request a trial order. - ~ ~-~--NEWeERRY LUMBER CO, :THE GOOD OLD iSUMMER TIME IS NOW IN FULL BLOOM and we have a few ot the nec- + S essaries required to fortify against the hot weather, sush as Lemon queezers Ice havers lee Picks Lemon Juice Extractors Water oolers 0 Ice Cream Freezers Refrigerators, Etc. Newberry. Hardware ~~Company*. Real Estate! How many people of means do you know who haven't made money on land? Small investments wisely made lead to large gains. We have a few farms that ought to pay you a large interest on their cost and at the same time more than double in value in the next ten years. No. i Is 170 acres four miles from railroad village, homestead and tenant house, rents for 2800 pounds of lint cotton, will cut 250,000 feet of timber, all for $2,10o. No. 2 219 acres good eight room residence and five tenant houses, only one mile from Silver Street for $45 per acre. No. 3 900 acres near Whitmire for $5 an acre. This 1. land is well timbered, and could readily be cut into several desirable farms. No. 4 -20o acres in Newberry county with a two-horse farm open, plenty of good timber, rents for ?700 pounds of lint cotton, all for $2,2oo,.*on easy terms. No. 5 300 acres near Reno a good farming proposition at $16-50 per acre. No. 6 55 acres only three miles from a prosperous village . with an oil mill and a bank and numerous stores, large homestead and several tenant houses, 12-horse farm open and being worked, all for $8,500. Very easy terms. This -farm is worthy your consideration if you want a nice home. Has good neighbors, has telephone in the house, and has made its present owner rich enough to retire. A five room house and two acres of land right in Newberry, worth $2,500 for only $2,ooo. Four nice building lots on Reed street in Newberry at an attractive price. Two lots at High Point for $55o.jLarge two story house and three acres of land for $4,750. We have numerous other properties in Greenwood, Ander son and Greenville. New South Real Estate Trust ---Company Held ad News Building, Newherry. Masonic Temple, Greenwood