The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, September 07, 1898, Image 1

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VOL.IV. MANNING, S. C., 'WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1898. NO. 7. THE PRIMARY. The Returns Show That There was no Choice for OovernQr..., GOVERNOR ELLERBE LEADS. Mr. Featherstone Comes Next and they Will Run the Race Over in the Second Prima ry. The Figures. The State Democratic Executive Committee met Friday night in Colum bia to tabulate the vote in the late primary as to State officers and declare the result. The committee was con fronted with a condition of affairs which has never presented itself before. Six county committees had failed to make returns, although Chairman Jones had the day before telegraphed them all to be sure to get in their reports, as the committee met Friday night and could not proceed without the re turns from all counties. The result was that the State committee was forced to adjourn temporarily until these re ports can be received. The meeting was decidedly unsatis factory, no results being announced or even prepared. Carelessness and storms prevented any returns from Beaufort, Berkeley, Cherokee, Colleton, Hamp ton and Oconee from being before the committee at all. The committee re fused to give out the partial returns, but they show the same results as given in the tables below. Ellerbe and Featherstone run over. Bellinger is nominated. McMahan and Brown run over. Blythe may run over with Floyd. Derham and Epton's race is a toss up. Tompkins and Cooper ran over. The chances are that Blythe and Floyd will have to make the race over in the see ond primary almost certainly. The re sults are all pretty well fixed. Thomas and Garris run over for railroad com missioner, The official totals without Hamptor. and Beaufort are: For 3Governor-Ellerbe 29,279, Wat son 7,240, Tillman, 11,491, Schumpert 7,682, Featherstone 17,616. For Adjutant General-Watts 16, 768, Floyd 36,904, Blythe 20,907. For Comptroller General-Derham 37,384, Epton 37,419. For Secretary of State-Tompkins 28 340, Cooper 26,910, Bradham 21,233. For Superintendent of Education Mayfield 19,357, Rice 13,217, Brown 20,863. FOR GOVERNOR. The first table given is that for Governor. It shows that a second race must be run be tween Ellerbe and Featherstone. The vote as made up is: Wat- Till Eerbe Ron. man. Abbeville............ 914 334 324 Aiken................ 633 458 796 Anderson........... 929 566 424 Barnwell........... 802 143 381 Beaufort............ 13 34 86 Bamberg............ 628 77 171 Berkel-y ........... 457 99 213 Charleston.......... 198 58 1;7 Cherokee....... 657 21 2(6 Chester........... 643 38 61 Chestereld .......- 846 96 106 Clarendon...... 800 94 :107 olleton....... 75 132 695 Darlington ......652 52 174 Darchester ... 611 31 126 Edgefield.........Z208. 310 575 Fairfield.......... 479 - 198 211 Florence ........... 731 284 255 Georgetown....133 8 94 Greenville......... 1.203 137 1,062 Greenwood .....363 178 343 Hampton......... 404 24 42.5 xtorry........... 252 634 399 Kershaw ..... .... 753 121 246 Lrncaster .... 903 11 253 laureas. ........l 045 73 178 Le...........522 39 100 Lexington....... 901 259 273 Naion......... 1,535 117 271 Marib o........ 848 154 0 Newberry........ 642 109 50 Oeonee............66.- 68 50 Orangeburg.... 860 138 75 Pickens.......... 715 94 425 Richiand......... 671 r29 151 Sahad"a........... 200 872 360 810ertanburg..1,513 91 153 Sumter........ 641 ~ 79 194 Union........., 727 124 42 Williamsburg .....841 03 222 York.............1.178 134 2.2 Camp Lee.... ... 377 75 36 Camp Cuba Lbre.. 50 56 350 Totals.......29,096 7,'.:2 12 2t2 GOVERNOR-CONTINUED. - Schum- Feather pert. stone Abbeville................... 71 329 Aiken....................-. 5.5 335 Anderson.................. 88 1.242 Barnwell............... .... 106 250 Beaufort.................... 38 9 Bamberg..... .............33 230 Berkeley.................... 47 122 Charles:en...............- 925 31 Cherokee.................... 37 490 .Chester.................. 33 506 Chesterfield................. 26 29G Clarendon............. ... .29 315 Colleton.................... 104 241 Darlington................. 181 455 Dorchester.................. 78 358 Edgetield.................... 26 317 Fairfield.................... 74 351 Florence.................... 45 236 Georgetown.................9 8 Greenville. ...........19 Greenwood................. 8 47 Hampton.................. Horry.....................1 19 Kershaw.................. 4 0 Lancaster..................2 ,1 .Lsarens..............----80 i.ee.... ................, 3 3 Lexirgton ................. 20 8 M1arion................... 1 55 Marlboro.................. 2 37 Newberry..............7 Oconee................., 12 41 Orangeburg......... ....... 7 42 Piesens.................. Saluda..................... 20 ?~ Spartanburg........... . 1,0 108 Sumter...... .. ......... 01 40 Union..................... 7 28 Williamsburg............. 32 24 York..-- ...-.-------.-----,--. Camp Lee...-------... ............. 5779 84S~ Abbevlle.....2 218 1,19 Aik......60 129 262 Chescrfiid.. 21 19 1' Coleto.....62 491 800 Darlngtn 38 70 389 Faifild....24 57 525 Florence. 396 889 247 Greenville..... 720 463 2,678 Horry......... 387 1,052 194 Kershaw.. . 92 1.05t; 298 Lee.......... 253 737 275 Lexington.. 439 1.577 272 Marion .. ... ..303 1,577 326 Pickens....... 339 3:32 1,164 I Riehland...... 593 1,178 447 Saluda........ 203 1,120 394 Spartanburg. 1,506 1,862 -1.456 Sumter .......158 580 630 Williamsburg.. 508 639 304 York.. .......460 54S 704 Union........ 651 824 266 Edgefield .....117 1,399 228 Beaufort...... 44 68 61 Charleston.... 290 902 140 Chester'...... 195 520 567 Lancaster.. 274 738 898 Laurens....... 326 93 64 Marlboro...... 162 1,047 227 Newberry..... 3t;0 1,207 315 Oconee....... 558 871. 868 Orangeburg.... 383 878 318 Camp Lee.. ... 258 156 134 Cuba Libre.... 147 149 257 Anderson.... 571 1,024 1,402 Greenwood ... 158 745 482 Totals...... 14,994 . 34,115 20.393 RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Gray. Evans. Stansell. Abbeville.. 125 124 111 Aiken....... 176 434 766 Anderson... 161' 161 160 Barnwell.... 51 20 1.385 Beaufort.... i 23 11 Bamberg.... 19 11 355 Berkeley. 22 56 44 Charleston 33 78 765 Cherekee... 159 242 74 Chester...... SO 53 26 Chesterfield.. 19 50 180 Clarendon... 50 109 44 Colleton .. . . 12 19 10 Darlington .. 107 167 64 Dorchester.. 21 63 30 Edgefeld.... 204 474 81 Fairfield..... 95 367 49 Florence.... 168 110 112 Greenville ..1.172 402 147 Greenwood 168 104 139 Horry ...... 153 181 497 Kershaw... 80 89 31 Lancaster . 44 106 228 Laurens 108 65 59 Lee.... .... 32 260 36 Lexington. 109 231 319 Marion. . . 267 154 169 Marlboro ... 35 48 33 Newberry.... 97 74 73 Oconee..... 139 230 - 227 Orangeburg. 25 49 122 Pickens..... 231 91 140 Richland.. 187 809 133 Saluda...... 89 177 190 Spartanburg 717 524 858 Sumter. 34 112 104 Union .... ...52 630 30 Williamsburg 25 215 128 York....... 374 348 63 Camp Lee. 79 218 15 Cuba Libre. 132 58 49 Totals...5,05S 7,135 7,757 RAILROAD COMMISSIONER. Thomas Garr's Berry. Sligh. Abbeville....... 348 833 149 202 Aiken........... 156 258 7i 354 Anderson ...... 68 69 407 346 Barnwell....... 149 68 16 18 Beaufort ....... 23 88 1 19 Bamberg....... 77 .575 49 50 Berkely......... 231 671 27 28 Cbarleston ...- 230 116 23 10 herokee......, 637 461 70 '149 Chester ... 35 423 253 11i Chestereld. 640 618 239 55 Clarendon.....321 637 93 42 Colleton...... 88 1,723 46 87 !arington... 289 290 44 170 Dorchester,...., 167 747 36 50 Edgefield.. 220 301 36 122 Fairfield... 195 254 If% 173 Florence .... 600 253 17) 107 Greenvitie.. 413 260 1,150 1,287 Greenwood ...134 271 403 288 -Horry........308 141 88 177 Kershaw... 2.58 672 188 88 Lincaster... 262 416 712 120 Laurens...... 72 42 68 165 ~Lee.......... 408 . 300 10f1 75 zAxington.... 319 364 68 853 Marion...... 269 1,156 243 195 \larlboro.... 249 866 69 162 Newberry... 241 62 99 1,207 Oconee...... 648 260 107 392 rangeburg. 870 825 144 136 Packens.... 422 505 254 184 Richland.. 38 133 201 201 Salda.... 138 416 40 681 Spartanburg 764 822 476 674 Sumter... 611 110 252 67 Uhion ........ 111 421 129 311 Williamsburg 270 555 1(;6 176 York......... 324 993 405 206 Camp Lee.... 474 185 29 10 Cuba Libre.. 112 27 32 69 Total. 11...l,694 18 906 8.041 7,520J COM PTROLLEE GENERAL. Derham. Epton. Abbeville..................- 1,074 951 Aikea ................ .....1,132 1.070 Anderson ................. 1 381 1,675 Barnwell.................. 1,150 656 Beaufort ................. 93 79 Bamberg.... ................ 740 356 Berkeley .................. 511 436 Charleston........ .....1,176 169 therokee..... ...... ...- 840 611 Chester................... 483 827 Chesterfield................~5 1 Carendon................... Colleton ....... . 368...V Darlington...............90....... Dorchester.... ............... Edgefield...................44 9 Fairnield.......... .........61 2 Florence .. ...............1,5837 Greenville.................... Greei, wood.................506X Horry................. ... 1,83 21 Kershaw..................7 Lancaster................. 1,71 53 Lauren..................... 302 Lee..........................67 55 Lexington...................93 ,2 Marion.................... 1,79 Marlboro.................. 898 Ne wberry................. 1,79 Oconee ...................... 76 ,7 4rasge burg................91 6 Pick ejs................ .. ...... ichand..................42 0 Sauda.......................94f2 spartan burg................... S naer..... ................ 80 6 Unic ....-...............48..24 Williamsb irg................80 ~ York.......................1,31,9 Camp Lee...............3......... Tots.......... 37 31,808 Abbeile..... 93 067 6418 Aike....... 570 1,00 6 192 Ande~on ,361 1,11 372 Baruwel . 719 3 235 Beauft......78 6 632 Bambr . 2 1,7 5327 Berkele 216 358 289 Cbare~to. . :m 99 1072 Cherkee..... 11 898 189 Clarndon.... 12~ 14871,079 Collton...... 15 179 1,27 Darlingln9190654 Dorchster . 03 978 9810 dgefeld. . 550 ,425 646 Fairfield ....... 2.5. 2) 2 Florence............ 576 196 751 Greenville ........1,714 1,299 Greenwood ......* 923 242 277 Hampton**....... 20 562 160 Horry............... 644 410 551 Kershaw........ .. 715 240 480 LancsLstr . . 731 307 t58 L-urent* -.......... S ; 1.2477 Lee......... . ....... 521 261 452 Lexinton ..... 905 761 598 Marior.... ......... 484 470 1 618 Manlboro* ......... 211 254 '96 Ntwberry........... 301 591 642 (Ir 6ngehurg. ...... 378 683 5i8 Pickens....... ...... 794 648 379 Richlant. ......... 6.51 417 673 Spartanburg. ......1 781 2.086 932 Sumn er...... ......739 237 405 Union.'........ ...... 632 11 2t;4 Williambburg ... 432 432 2 <5 York.................. 95 7(12 1 079 Pamp Lee ... ... 2-3 14t I-i Camp Cuba Libre* 416 97 57 Totats............26,486 25.2, 1 20,551 ATTOR(NEY GE.N'ICAL Beulinger. Mower Abbeville.................. 1.338 300 Aiken................. ...... ...... 1.900 321 Anderson............. ---.. 2,(42 963 Barn well............... ........... 2 596 129 Beaufort........................ . Bawbrrg......... ......... 3 2 ie klvy........................... 719 32. Charletou...... ........ .1 Che okee................. 1 24 416 Chester........... ...-...7 -.10 h. sterfield .... ......... ....... 794 62 Clareuon...... .............. 87- 4-4 olletn...................1 410 535 Darlington............,............ 1 i D rcheter................920 198 h~dgefi- ...................... 934 45)1 FRtirfield ......................;68 647 Florence....................... 1.0,67 4:, Grervile...........9.........28272 Greenwoodi....o.......... ...... 611 727 Hamptn ................. .... 764 1 % oiry ................... 94 6 Kersaw.3................18o t51 Lane-ter.............. 601 112 Lureni .............. 1,261 : L e l ... .......................... 779 404 Lxington..................... 1.20 1054 Marenn..vi ....... ............2,N6 (!1.3 Marburoo......................... 1 36 7 ewbery ....................... ..987 1070 S:ragebArg............... 203 361 Pikens ................6.... 28 613 Lacblad.......... ............ 847 888 Sparanburg.......................,864 1923 Lumter.............................. 911 464 Union..................1 033 685 Williamsburg ............1,117 60o3 Yorko....................1,40 1322 Camp e ............ 417 131 Smp Cu a Libre................2416 148 Totals........................ .45,644 28,13 SVP&RL'(TENDENT OF EDUCATION. May- c - field. Rice Brown. han Abbeville...... 434 903 192 555 Aiken424......... . ..246 708 854 Barkwell...... 662 336 113 1 Bamberge.......579 187 206 171 BerkeC .a....413 223 2 8 144 Tarendon..... 211 216 97 499 Cberokee ...517 222 6*22 366 Cherterfield... 349 159 741. 286 Aobeton...... 843 145 34f 514 Darlington ... 294 311 39 354 Dorchester ... 177 4f 576 2;0 Edgefield ...... 410 327 148 15 Fairfield ...... 136 117 28 105 Forence ..... 224 205 . 21. Greenvie... 1607 908 337 1000 Clorry ....... 209 105 867 48(; Kershaw . 455 161 387 438 Lanchster... 755 269 261 715 Leef......... 291 301 159 481 Lexinton..... 653 -T24 520 1000 Mrioi..... 171 166 2053 100 Pickens ........ 556 175 346 754 Richland ..... 475 324 87 1437 Sanida..---- 26 327 409 746 Lancater... 473 272 224 715 Union..... 291 31 159O 671 Leionk.-. 45 28 570 1087 Mpaunu.... 871 166 2149 1102 Riond.... 42 2 47 1 Caleato...... 1258 327 409 14 Surer....... 158 1098 221 61 Uni~on... 247 164 193 3i0 WLalisbr. 566 769 538 770 Sparabur. 2507 667 2149 28 Andern.... 69 640 342 826 Bceafr.... 428 634 147 81 rhester...... 273 73 5891 397 Hamptone....276120 1 14 Laire..... 211 131 530 I70 Ttalor.18,8201 271 79,3 23852 Newberry. , 356 4 34 930 conee...... 158 94 13 12 rAnerg... 63 645 2.1391 Camp Le. 11 2 2 9 19 CuaPicke. 83.2 1163 188 Totals ....1,81 13,9 3 22.527 THIRTD DISTRICT. Boggsn. Johnson. Doaldmer. Newtber. . 33 943S 913 Frelod.. 653 42 25 Rcnd ... 168 314 1410 Camp Lee... 32 14 19 Pickens.5 87 1,37 914 Totals....2,1623 3,37 8,66 FURTH DISTRICT. Wiisnley.ohnsonr.naso. Spartanu.2,594. 2,87 5 191 KFaired..... 376 93 42; aicasndr....668 33 1412 Chestn.......87 6 141 Laures......87 1,3 174 Greenvll.. .1,899 1,71 4071( T otaks. .8,2 7130 55 goeinhon.1 o7 Lannatery. Barer Strit Chester.....74 63 191 Cherokee. .. 2894 23 174 Cherterield.. 9 4 37 25 CapLee ....2 16 Total.. .. .. .. 4,0 ,71 (,;1 Hery ook. Kere. Y lor.......03 13 K ehaw........525 7 Lncser.......97 .. 78 758 Chester....... ..7 .29 19 Cherokeeto........ 23 197 Chrtielldbu....3467 5:3 Camp Lee....... .. 1: 25 Total...... ,424 5,27 SIXETH DISTRCT. Sto. lanlrb. Brlory............78 Clrendon.. ....... ... 7 2 Florce..te..........711 Lerinon.......... ..1 5 5 DaLgto.... .......7 i Hor.............. 92 :3 Capgeeu.. ......2..88 Richland........... 107 Camlp Lee....... .9 34 Totals.. .. .. .. . .. ..S.401 . 22 A SEVERE STORM. Damage to Property Nearly a Half Million Dollars. While there was no loss of life from Wednesday night's storm which swept Savannah. the damage to property will foot up close to half a million dollars. The storm'began early Tuesday night and raged with increasing violence un til S o'clock Wednesday morning. It was at its height between 4 and 5 o'clock. when the wind reached a veloci ty of 80 miles an hour. It was then that' the heaviest damage was done. When davlight came the streets were impassable from debris. Probably 100 buildings were wholly or partially un roofed, and as many were damaged in other ways. The roof was torn from half of the Savannah theatre, and the auditorium of that building was trans formed into a lake. The First Baptist i church is among the most heavily dam aed buildirns. The entire western half of the roof was lifted from the walls and carried into the street below. The handsome organ was filled with water and the rich frescocing was ruined. St. John's (Episcopal), the First and the Independent Presbyterian and the Lutheran church of the Ascension were also damaged. In the business part of the city dozens of stores were unroofed and windows were blown in and the in teriors flooded. There was no tele graphic communication during the day until late in the evening, when the WVcsteirn Union and Postal Cable lines were in partial working order. Street car travel is blocked, and tonight the City is in darkness. The streets are a network of tangled wires. In the har bor and at quarantine at Tybee. the damage to shipping is heavy. ROBBED HIS FRIEND. Ex-Mayor Fritz H. Twitchell, of Bath, Me., Defaulter. x-3ayor Fritz I-. Twitchell: one of Bath's iio5st prominent citizens, and a member of Covernor Power's coun cil, and well known in business circles in 3aine and Massachusetts, is a con fessed embezzler. The amount of the embezzlement is placed at $60,000, but it may exceed that sum. It is alleged that, for the past 14 or 15 years, during which time 3r. Twitchell has been con nected with the Worumbo Woolen Manufacturing company, various sums have been appropriated by him. These amounts were charged to the expense account, so that the business had not become involved at any time. When confronted with the evidence, Mr. Twitchell acknowledged his guilt, but it is thought no prosecution will fol low, as the one most deeply involved is Galen S. Moses, treasurer of the mills, inclined to treat the matter as one of personal wrong rather than an in stance of criminal intent. Mr. Twit chell, who is at his summer home at Popham Beach, is in poor health. le refuses to discuss the situation. The disclosures in the case were precipitated by the personal assignment of 3r. Moses, which was announced Tuesday, and in which Mr. Moses himself says more than $400,000 worth of property is involved, Mr. Twitchell was chosen mayor in 1891 and 1892. He was sent to the legislature in 1893 and 1895, and this year he was selected a member of the executivec council. Hie has been grand commander of the Masonic com mandery of Maine and is past grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias. DASTARDLY DEED. Three Killed, Nine More Seriously In jured in a Wreck at Fulton. The Chicago limited on the New York, Ontario and Western railroad, was wrecked at Ingall's crossing, four miles south of Fulton, N. Y,, at 5 o'clock Thursday morning. The wreck was due to the dastardly work of tramps, who threw open the switch at which the train was wrecked, as well as two other switches north of the wreck. The train was one hour and a quarter late and was running nearly 30 miles an hour when she struck the switch and was thrown over to one side of the track The rapid speed made it impossible to make the sharp turn and the train left the track. The engine was thrown twenty feet away and blown to pieces, with the tender iaverted. The trucks and baggage car were torn off and the head coach telescoped with the baggage car. The vestibuled chair car and the sleeper Farragut were derailed, but neither were badly damaged. Engineer Dowd and Fireman Hall both jumped and were found unider the wreakage of the the tender by th-e passengers. Dowd died in few niinutes-and Hall died three hours later. The body of Brakeman Osborn was torn in tw o. The dead arc: Engio'cer B. C. Dowd, Oswego: Fireman William Hall, Nor wich;'brakeman A. L. Osborne, W~al ton, The injured are: Baggagemaster Decsmond, New York: David M1ills Os wego; John Go~en, Oswego; C. A. Patten. Oneconta; John Ross New York: Peter J.,lawkinson, Wiellesley, 3Mass.; C. 'Johnson, Wellesley, XIass.; Gustave MIagnuson, Boston; Carl Sven son, 'Boston. To Dlisenfect a Sink.. in hot smi nm;ertide very strict atten tioni should be given to the sink, so that no ill odlors from it may~ be able to permeate the house. After washing dishes, etc.. at the sink, a bucket of water mixed with powdered charcoal should be thrown down the waste pipe. as charcoal is a renowned purifier and disenfecting agent. Cabbage water should never be thrown down a sink, as it smells for days; but thrown upon thc garden beds. Out of doors. may do the plants real service. T o Release Spaniards. Aetingr Sec'retary Allen has author ized the release of aill of the Spanish na val pir'i.,'ners catu redl in the battle of July; from Ci'ver's licet. These are now: at Annaoii. 'Ii eavey's Isand. Portsmouth harliior in d Norfolk. the oiider's being at the acatdemy aiid the sailors at the iand. The priso ners ai'c to be returned to Spain at the ex pene of the Spanish government. That was the condition upon which our government agreed to-release with CROP CONDITIONS. The Regular Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. WHAT THE CROPS ARE DOING. What the Observers All Over the State Report to Headqurt ers. The Information Consolidated. The following is the weekly bulletin of the condition of the weather and crops of the State issued by State Ob server Balir Wednesday. The first few days of the week just passed were hot, with maximum tem reratures generally above 0 degrees. reaching 100 at Beaufort on the 24th; the latter portion of the week was much cooler, with a minimum tempera ture of 66 degrees at Spartanburg on the 29th. The average temperature for the week was 79 degrees. which is two degrees above the normal. Over the western counties. and in a few scattered localities elsewhere, the rainfall for the week was generally less than an inch, but over the remainder of the State from two to four inches fell, the heaviest rains having occurred in Richland, Orangeburg, Clarendon, Charleston. Hampton and over limited areas in the Pee Dee counties, where lands were washed, and streams over flowed, damaging much bottom land corn and cotton. The week's average rainfall, for the State, was 2.19 inches, which is 0.71 of an inch above the nor mal. There was less cloudiness than dur ing the previous week, especially over the upper counties, with an average of 65 per cent. of bright sunshine, al though over the eastern counties it amounted to less than 50 per cent. Sunshine is needed for maturing and gathering growing crops. The weather conditions were quite favorable during the first of the week, causing a moder ate improvement in crop conditions, but the last. of the week was again cloudy and rainy. Considerable fodder was saved in fairly good condition, but much was damaged by rain. Old corn is fully made, but it is too wet to gather and house it. Stubble land corn is not do ing well generally. Cotton is opening freely and picking has commenced over the State general ly. Rust is widely prevalent, while shedding and rotting of bolls continue to reduce the yield prospects. It is stated that the large "weed" has caus ed the crop to be overestimated. Sea Island cotton looks yellow, is shedding and blooming to the top. Some pea vines have been cut, but they do not cure well. A heavy crop of grass for hay awaits forvorable wea ther for cutting. Sweet potatoes, chu fas, pinders and cane are doing nicely. Rice harvest has begun, but the wea ther was unfavorable, and much rice awaits favorable weather for cutting. The rice crop has been somewhat dam aged recently. Pastures continue ex cellent. CORRESPONDENT'S REPORTS. Aiken-Seivern: Up to Thursday the weather was fine for pulling fodder and picking cotton, since which time it has rained almost incessantly; cotton has done all it will do; corn will be a light crop.-J. F. Lyles. Bamberg-Olar: Weather conditions unfavorable for cotton, causing plant ~to shed leaves, forms and squares; some cotton rotting for want of sunshine; corn on stubble lands badly injured by rain; sunshine needed to save hay crop. -W. L. Rice. Barnwell-Blackville: Cotton still shedding, no prospects for top-crop, opening rapidly, picking retarded; late corn and all other crops very promis ing; fodder all harvested, about one third lost.-G. D. Lange. Beaufort-Hardeville: Cotton shed nearly half of its fruit; much fodder lost on account of rain; very little hay being harvested; rice and corn very good.-J. S. Coburn. Sr. Berk eley-Rtidgeville: Rice a failure; cane and potatoes doing well; too much rain has caused cotton to shed and rust and die out, bolls rotting; sunshine very much needed.-J. D. Smith. Chesterfield-Cheraw: Recent rains have injured cotton, making it rust and lost small fruit; cotton picking has be gun, although but little open as yet; large crop of fodder is being gathered. S. J. McFaddin. Colleton-White Hall: Weather for the greater part of the week was fine and drying; rice harvest was generally started under favorable conditions, but the rain of Friday was damaging; corn improved under bright days.-E.I W. Haskell. Darlington-Cotton opening rapidly, and shedding on light soils from rust; freshet in Great Pee Dec river de stroyed sonic corn which was very fine; pea forage, sweet potatoe'. sugar cane, millet and rice very promising.--J. J. Lucas. Dorchester -St. George; Cannc t tell what the damage to cotton is; it rained most of the night (28-29th); hay nelds and pastures fine.-L. A. Iharper, Edgefield-Edgefield: Cotton is r'ust mng badly, caused by' re'in pkking o>e gan the first of the week, but for the past three days it has rained every day; late corn and peas arc doing well, almost all of the corn fodder has been damuag ed.-S. B. Mays. Fairfield-First portion of the week unusually hot- days and nighits: too much rain for cotton, somein picking has been done, close examination of crop makes probable yield below previous estinmates; the fodder cropi is short and very poorly cured; pea vines very fine. -W. M. Patrick. Greenville-Sandy Flat: During the week we have had five days of sun shine; crops are doing well; late corn and peas are fine; cotton opening, no picking yet.-Mrs. M. R1. Kendrick. Greenwood.-Hlodges: But li:tie change in crops this week; three hot days caused cotton to wilt: cotton is opening and beine pieked; fodder pull ing will soon be over. --W. C. Martin. Hlamipton--Ridgeland: We had a few rood days this week. dried off the ground and helped everything, fodder pulling was p)ushed and some saved in irood condition; cotton opening and pieking hmas begun. somec complaints of its being rotten from wet weather: cane and potatoes growing fast.-J. W. Ferebee. er-shaw--amden:- The wanm weath er caused cotton to rot in the boll; cot ton is not growing: fodder badly dam aged by rain; young corn is doing well. -B. Ammons. Laurens-Ileno: The week has been devoted to pulling fodder. that from old corn is finished, housed, and a nice crop: cotton opening and some being picked; will not make an average crop: a good deal of rust.-J. W. C. Bell. Lee.-Tillers Ferry: Fine week to finish pulling and saving fodder; pota toes and peas growing finely: turnips a poor stand; cotton opening rapidly. but tough and difficult to nick: rice in Lynch river swamp. dar.aged by recent high water.-J. W. G:.rdner. Lexington.-Samnria: Heavy rain last night (25th); cotton opening rapid ly; peas looking fi-e, having commenc ed bearing-W. Vestmorcland. Newberry. --Posperity: Beautiful the weather firsi of the week; fodder about gathered in good condition; cot ton opening rapidly and picking com menced in earnest; cotton crop will be short, it has been over-estimated: stub ble corn and peas looking nicely.-H. J. Kinard. Oconee.-Walhalla: The weather during the week was on the whole bene ficial for all crops; cotton very good: corn good. and crop made; the tomato crop. which is an item here, was very poor.-E. F. Pagan. Orangeburg.-Bowman: The first four days of the week were favorable for crops and general farm work, but since Friday heavy rains have fallen; cotton opened fast and a considerable amount in the fields unpicked; little or no hay cured so far.-B. 0. Evans. Piekens.-Spencer: Cotton openin'g to some extent, lint poor and faulty, rust very bad in places; corn planted after wheat very sorry.-T. C. Spen cer. Saluda.-Travis: We are still having plenty of rain, but what will be the final result I am not able to say; the cotton crop will be injured to some ex tent, but how much I cannot say.-J. M. Forrest. Spartanburg-Inman: Not so much rain as last week, although considera ble fell; fodder gathering begun: heavy growth of pea-vines on stubble lands; many turnip seeds being sown; pastures splendid; fruit rotting badly.-E. J. Finch. Sumter.-Ramsay; Continued heavy rains damaging cotton and peas.-Matt. G. Ramsay. Union.-Santue: The cloudiness of the week was far from favorable, and cotton growth has stopped, it is open ing fast, hut was injured by the rains and cloudiness; much corn fodder pull ed and damaged by rain; corn planted on stubble lands doing very well; sor ghum fine and ready for grinding; cab bages infested with worms.-E. W. Jeter. Williamsburg.-A good deal of fod der was saved this week in a damaged condition; cotton is opening very fast on light soils, picking has commenced on some plantations, will be general next week; the ground is too wet to work yet.-J. E. Davis. York.--Leslie: Fodder pulling under way, but no good fodder is being hous ed; corn crop above an overage: too much rain for cotton which is rusting some and opening rapidly: picking has begun.-D. T. Leslie. SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT. Two Boys Drowned in a Georgia Lake. A dispatch from Demorest, Ga., to the Atlanta Journal, say: Jimmie Stephens and Clyde Scott, aged 10 and .12, respectively, were drowned in lake Demorest at 5 p. in., Wednesrday. The boys were both living with their grand parents near here, thcre parents living in Spartanburg, S. C. The little fel lows were so unruly that their grand father had requested the city marshal to send them home whenever he found them in town. It is supposed that they had comeC in on the lake side to avoid the marshal and had undressed in an old boat house where their clothes were found. The lake at this point is shallow with sloping banks. but had been drawn down about seven feet to repair a trestle that crosses the upper end of the lake, leaving a long strip of sand and mud exposed between the boat house and the water. The boys ran across this and jumped into the water over the old creek run. They did not come to the surface but once. Several persons saw them drown and went to their assistance. but were too late. They were both taken out within five minutes. Dr. G. W. D. Patterson and others worked over them for fully three hours, but failed to restore circula tion. The bodies were taken charge of by the city authorities. Box of Counterfiet Money. Chief Wilkie of the secret service has been informed of the arrest at Tex arkana, Texas, of two men believed to be imiplicated in a counterfeiting scheme. The arrest is the sequel of the case which the secret service has been working on since April last. At that time Birmingham. Ala., and viei nity. was tloodcd with counterfeit bills. Two men were arrested, convicted and sent to the penitentiary but the source of the counterfeit wa not discovered. Thec case was turned ove r to Operative Dickey. of the Little hoek district. About a week ago lie heard of a mlyste rious box that had been shipped from Fair Oak. Ark., to Texarkana. address ed to .James Cobin. The secret service oflicial opened the box and found that it contained S3.t10 in counterfeit sil ver certificates. When Cobin camne to claim the box he was arrested. hlis real name is said to bc Jiames IT. 31e Quirk. Another man named Jamecs Chbin. alias Caperton, was also arrest ed. Chiecf Wilkie believcs the arrests are inmportant. -Augu~sta Chronicle. The Olivette Sunk. The hospital ship Olivette. which has been lying near the quarantine sta tion. Fernandine. Fla.. through some mysterious ageney. sank Wednesday morning at & .30. Aboard her were the hospital corps of thirty-five and the crewv of forty-five persons, all of whom escaped without inj ury. Roustaboutis sleeping in the lower hold had a- narrow escape. Fortunately for those aboard there was a schooner near by and sonme of them took shelter on her, while och - ers sought refuge in the guarantine sa tion. The Olivette went down in about 30 feet of water, her miain deck being submerged at high tide. No one knows how the casually o.,.nrred. THE FARMER'S-WIFE. She Is Entitled to More Consideration Than She Gets. The farmer's wife gets very little sympathy, but a great deal is heard from time to time of the hardworking farmer. who according to his own show ing, works all the hours that are made and a few over. He is always up be fore daylight and he keeps on working till long after dark. He says so him self and he ought to know. I have studied the farmer for more years than I now care to count. and I feel impell ed to say that I don't quite agree with him when he talks of all work and no recreation. On well managed farms in the coast districts where a regular rota tion of crops is grown, the farmer and his assistants are kept pretty fully oc cupied during the greater portion of the year; but in the wheat growing lo calities there is always a very easy tinae between the sowing and harvest ing periods. If the farmer works then. the result of his labor is not often ap parent. The farmer's wife, on the con trary, has to work hard all the year round, and harder than usual when the harvest is being gathered. She it is who really keeps the house going by her industry and economy. and tbe money she makes out of poultry. eggs. butter, etc., which the wheat grower looks upon as rather beneath his notice though lie well knows their value in reducing the household bills. If dairy ing as well as agriculture is carried on. the female members of the household do most of the milking, while the far iner takes the milk to the butter facto ry or creamery, and discusses the East ern question with other farmers whom he meets there, believing all the time that he is working hard. I never knew a prosperous farmer who did not owe a large measure of his success to his wife. but neither in the press nor on the platform has she ever received the recegnition she deserves. The farmer's wife is entitled to far more considera tion than she now gets. She should not be compelled to wait her reward till "we meet to greet each other in the coming by and by."-The Australasian. GEN. JOE W1EETR. A Georgia Friend Tells How He Once Unmasked a Battery. At the battle of New Hope Church, between Atlanta and Chickamauga, General Walker sent Major William H. Ross, who was on his staff, to ascertain from General Wheeler, who occeupied an advance position. what was in his front. He found the general on his horse, with one leg over the pommel of the saddle. Saluting him, Major Ross said: "General Walker intends to make a charge at this point, and would like to know if the '-c 'ay has a masked bat tery in front of us." "I don't know, major," General Wheeler replied, "but I can soon find out," and swinging into position in his saddle, he galloped up to a slight emi nence, accompanied by Major Ross and his staff, and planted a guidon. A mo ment later a puff of smoke in the dis tance and the sputtering shriek of a shell as it flew over them, showed what was ahead. Turning to Major Ross, the general said: "Give General Walker my compli ments, and say there is a masked bat tery in front of us." Major Ross ventured the remark that it was rather a risky way of unmasking a battery. "The first shots always fly high was the cool reply. Its the shots that fol low that are dangerous." "When I returned and reported to General Walker," said the major, "I requested him to send some one else the next time he wished batteries un masked by General Wheeler." ANOTHER HORRIBLE CRTME. Fourteen Men Die Enroute to this Country from Cuba. A Brooklyn Eagle special from Mon tauk Point says: The transports Alle gheny and Panther arrived Thursday from Santiago. 'The Allegheney cast anchor in the bay about 9 o'clock. She left the south coast of Cuba on August 24. and made slow a voyage. On board are Companies A. B, C, D, E, F, G, and U, of the Ninth Massachusetts, in all 625 soldiers, of whom 145 are sick. Fourteen men died on the voyage, and all were buried at sea. This is the largest number of deaths at sea on any of 'the incoming transports, and the deaths were mainly in the eases of those who were critically ill when placed aboard at Santirgo. The soldiers were in command of Capt. Sullivan. The Panther left two days later than the Allegheney, and got in shortly af ter 1 o'clock Thursday morning, mak ing a comparatively'-fast trip. She car iies 1%u members of Companies I and 31 of the Ninth MIassachusetts. and 15 are on the sick list. Private Dadden of Company 31 died and was buried at sea. In explaining the 14 deaths of the MIassachusetts men while on the voage from Cuba. the surgeons said that'the Allegheney brought all the seriously sick of the regiment. There are 145 ill of the Mlassachusetts regi ment still on the vessel. but 'hey are not down with contagious discam s. Dr. 31agruder and inspecting officers say the Alleghieny is a cattle ship. not even it for well troops. much less for sick soldiers. Everyday Heroism. The commonplace duties of life de nand and exemplify it. Perhaps only the dear God sees and knows of the battle fougrht with self and of the victory over foes that attack the soul. but the heroism is heroismi all the same. and the crown of conquest is as truly glori ous as if all the world beheld its shin ing. Ihome1ly little ta.,ks done. hum be,. faithfully. for love and duty'ssakc, an'd n 't for honor or reward; truth snoken bec'au.se it i5 truth. whlen thc seakina i- hard: the soft answer that turneth away wrath; the smile that cov r n'S (wnt heartache or soathes another - all in tile beautiful spirit wibdoe. not seek or' exa.-t even thme rcozutitu of praise or ra' tid these arc the signs by which we,. who have eyes to see, may know the hero or FOR BETTER PRIES. A State Convention of Cotton Growers Called. TO MEET SEPTEMBER 20. Every County Should Organize and Send Delegates. Impend ing Crisis of Starvation Prices Must be Met. The following important call "to the cotton growers of South Carolina" was issued yesterday: I have been requested to call a meeting of the cotton growers to meet in Colum bia, S. C., on Tuesday, September 20; 1898. It is requested that every county in this State send delegates to this con vention. The county organization in each county is requested to meet and elect delegates. Where it is impracticable to call a mass meeting, the county pres idents are requested to see to it that a delegation comes to the State conven tion. Where there is no organization those interest<.d are most earnestly re quested to co-operate with the clerk of courtof said county, the clerks being hereby requested to interest themselves, at least to the extent of seeing that their. counties are represented. This meeting will take steps tha will be of inestimable benefit to every cotton grower in this State. The Hon. Hector D. Lane havin g died, his successor has been namea, by election of Col. Maxwell of Louniana to fill said office. At a conference in Memphis, a com mittee from each State was appointed to nogotiate for money, whereby liens on the present crop could be taken up and the bulk of the crop of this year held off for 60 or 90 days, and perhaps longer; which, it is hoped Will force present prices up. The big crop that is now predicted is liable to depress present prices. The producer has the key to the sit uation if he can be induced to act as a unit. Sendidelegates from every com munity, and let them discuss plans in county convention for this crop, also for the next crop, and send county re commendations to the State conven tion. Every daily and. weekly newspaper in this State is respectfully requested to give publicity to this call, and to as sist the cotton growers in this underta king. The importance of doing something to relieve the present depressed price is urged as the reason for calling the convention at so early a date. Let every cotton grower interest himself enough to see that his section is repre sented. Convention: to meet at 8 o'clock p. m. Correspondence solicited. J. C. Wilburn, President of Cotton Growers' Associa tion of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. OVER ELEVEN MILLION BRALS. The Actual Cotton Crop of the United States for 1987-8. The totals of Secretary Hester's an nual report of the cotton crop in the United States were promulgated Thurs day. They show receipts of cotton at all United States ports for the year of 8.769,360 bales against 6,829,100 last year; overland, 1,236,813 against 940, 482; Southern consumption, taken di rect from interior of the cotton belt, 1192,821 against 988,382, making the cotton crop of the United States for 1897-98 amount to 11,199,994 bales against 8,757,964 last year and 9,901, 251 in 1895. Mr. Hester has made bis usual investi gation into the consumption of cotton by every~ mill in the South, including woollen mills that have used cotton, and the results show a total of 1,231, 841, but of this 32,090 were taken from outputs included' in port receipts. This total shows that the mills of the South have used 189,170 bales more than during 1896-97 and that the South has nearly reached the one million and a quarter mark against consumption by the North of 1,875,000. He makes the actual cotton crop of North Carolina 583,000 bales; South Carolina, 1,003,000 bales; Georgia, 1, 536,000; Alabama, 1,159,000 bales; Florida, 70,000; Mississippi, 1,627,000 bales; Louisiana, 740,000 bales; and Texas, 3,075,000 bales. SEPARATING TEE RACES. Jim Crow Car Bill Became a Law in South Carolina. Thursday the separate coach law went into effect in South Carolina, and on all the trains cars with the usual dividing partition were being used. This law, which is commonly known as the "Jim Crow Car"' bill, was passed at the last session of the legislature, and it is sup posed that the railroads are general't prepared to enfore it. Hereafter the railroads are required to provide sepa rate accommodations for white and col ored passengers and to strictly enforce the division of the races. The bill has been annually brought up in legislature for many years, but the majority off members have hereto fore thought such legislation unneces sary, acd thc measure has been killed. Last year however. the bill was passed and became a law, and no doubt the railroads will comply withl the condi tions$ and enforce the pro ions as far as possible. The law in regard to separate cars for white and colored passengers has been in force in Geourgia for some time, and is said to work very wvell indeed. Many people in this state, however. think the law useless and unnecessary. The negroes, as a rule, behave them selves well on the trains in Southi Car olina. and very many of them~ travel second-class in order to save money. - News and Courier. A Mustard Plaster Mije according to the following direc ti'ns will not blister the skin: Two tea spoton sful of mustard, two teaspoonsful of tiour. too teaspoonsful of ground gin er. Do not mix too dry. Place be t veen two pie0ces of old muslin and ap p1::. If it burns too much at first, ally an extra piece of muslin between it and the skiu: as the skin becomes accustom ed to the heat, take the extra piece of