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VOL. XIV. MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1905. NO. 31. A PITHY SPEECH By Senator Newlands on Jeffer son Day in New York. WHO ARE DEMOCRATS The Senator Says the Real Democrats are in the Republican Party as Well as in the Democratic Party, and that Bryan Will Lead Them to Victory. The speech printed below, delivered at a big Democratic gathering in New York on Jefferson Day by Senator Newlands, of Nevada, is s:mewhat sensational, but it will be read with interest: What is Democracy? Who are Dem ocrats, and have we a Demccratic par ty? These are the questions to be de termined before the next national elec tion. Democracy is a faith, not an as sociation. Democrats are those who believe in that faith, not those who - are simply enrolled in an organization. The Democratic party should be a homogeneous association of men who intend to put their faith into practice, not of men who make a pretence of faith in order to secure cfze and spoils. Democratic faith implies equal rights for all and special privileges for none. It implies trust in the people as the source of all power. It teaches the holding of all power close in the hands of the people. It means government near to the people. It means that each county.as to county affairs shah govern itself, and not be governed by the State; that each State, as to State af fairs, shall govern Itself, and be gov erned by the nation; that the nation, in all matters of the general welfare and defence, entrusted by the COnsti tution to its Government, shall govern itself and not surrender the exercise of its powers to the States. It mears that the will of the people, when ex pressed in constitutions and laws, shall be inforced according to their letter and spirit unaffeeted by partiality and undisturbed by the changing passions of the hour. It means the highest re spect for and obedience to the law, constitutional and statutory. It means a government of law, not of men. It means that the constitutional distrib ution of powers, national ox State, shall be maintained. It means that't e powers of government shall be exerols ed for and dedicated to the benefit and happiness of our own people, and not for the benefit or conquest and sub jection of other peoples. It means con struction, not destruction. It means peace, riot war. It means that our sys tems of finance, transportation and productionshall be framed with a vie w to the prosperity of the many and not for the advantage of the few. It means that as to all public utilities, nation al, State or municipal, the Govern ment shall either own or control; that If such utilities are entrusted to pri vats enterprise regard shall be had only for a fair return, not speculative advantage. It means the open door for competition and co-operation, not the closed door of monopoly. It means the protection of the rights to the many, not of the interests of the few. It stands against caste, racks and privilege. It stands for humanity. DExOCArrS IN~ DISGUIsE. Judged by these principles, there are men In the Democratic organiza tion who are not .Democrats. Judged by these principles, there are men in the Republican organizr.tion who are Democrats. Judged by these princi ples, Abraham Lincoln was a Demo crat. Judged by these principh s, in most matters relating to domestic leg islation Theodore Roosevelt is a Dem ocrat. Should all the real Democrats in both parties be united in one or ganization they would control the leg Islation of the country. in the las: campaign the count showed that the Democratic party had lust, but Roose velt's message showed that Democracy had won. The Democratic party had declared for an immediate assurarce to the Philippines of ultimate libertyv under American protection. Roosevelt expressed not the assurance, but the hope, of such liberty. The De rocrat Ic party in its platrorm had declarer for many domestic reforns. Roosevelt wrote into his Administration plat form a demand for these reforms. Demnocrats, whether in the Democrat 1c or Republican organizition, will support this demand, and insure its accomplishment. No mischievous spir It, no mere desire to dismember the President's party or to embroil his administration prompts the support by the real Democrats in the Damo cratic organization of Roosevelt's do mestic policy. They do it bccause it Is their duty to support the man to whom Providence has assigned the op portunity of accomplishment. But one man can defeat the accomplishtcent of Roosevelt's domestic polhey, and that is Roosevelt. Ould we, durng the next four years, cut ourselves ioo e from the external compilcations which have absorbed us for the last eight years, we would witness the triumph ant success of Democracy in all the domestic reforms now pressing upon the attention of the country. And these reforms would be accomplished mainly by the aid of the Demno-ratic organization, standing behind a Re publican President of Democratic faith, who will bring to his support all the men of the Republican party of like faith. -WHAT UNITED DEMCCRtATs CAN DO. The union of Democrats, whether nominally in the Democratic or the Republican organlizations, on the irrigation question, aczo-rtplished the passage of an Act the moot ihnportant mn the history of the last half cen tury; an Act broad, comprehensive and enduring, which wnh-;ut other legislation will, within the ncxt fty years, develop an empire ia- the re glo west of the Missouri dedicated to homeseekers and the home-buill ers, on whose sturdy virtues the perpetuity of the Republic rests. The union of Democrats, whether in the Democratic Or Republican organi zatiofn, can, within the next four years, open up the steel highways of ths country to the equal, proportion ate and fair use of the entire people. The union of Democrats, whether in the Demccratic or Republican organi z ii ion, can, within the next four years so scale the tariff wall as to de stroy the monopolies erected under its shelter. The union of Democrats, whether in the Democratic or Re publican organization, can, within the next four years, shape a system of taxation that will bring wealth under proportionate contribution to the ex penses of the Government. The union of Democrats, whether in the Demo cratic or Republican organization, can, within the next four years, amend and reform the public land laws so as to preserve the great na tural wealth of the country -wealth of coal, of iron, of copper, of lead, of timter, and of land-for the entire people of the United States, includ ing generations yet unborn, instead of allowing the public wealth to be absorbed and monopolized in this generation by a favored few. The union of Democrats, whether in the Democratic or Republican organizi tions. can. within the next four years, under Roosevelt's courageous leader ship "shackle greed and counning," eradicate graft and fraud from the public service, and restore the simple ideals of the Republic. ONLY JINGOISM IN THE WAY. All that is necessary to accomplish this is freedom from external compli. cations. For eight years we have been engaged in foreign activities. Starting in the Cuban war for free dom we ended in the Philippine war for conquest. Having acquired mere right of way over the Isthmus of Pa nama by a treaty which guaranteed Colombia's sovereignty and bound us to protect it against the nations of world, we, in a moment of tempta tion wrested by force of arma that sovereignty from Colombia and took it ourselves. We have been engaged in diplomatic negotiations for the open door in China; for reciprocity treaties with Cuba; for the adjust ment of the debts of American re publics. We have been engaged in instructing American republics in the decencies of international life. We ave been engaged in law-making for the Pnilippines and for Porto Rico and for Panama, Whilst we have been conauering other countries mo n-poly has crtquered our own. We have time to settle the railroad ques tion in the Philippines; we have not the time to adjust the railroad ques tion in the United States. We have the time to give a moderate tariff to the Philippines; we have not time to correct an excessive tariff in the United States. We can expend vast ums in Cuba, in the Philippines, in Panama, in colonial exploitation and in naval expansion, but we have no money for the internal development of the Republic. Our harbors and our water ways are neglected. Our reform legislation rests In commit tees, and as a result either of favorit ism or neglect in legislation, the greatest plutocracy in the history of the world has been created, whilst we have kept our eyes strained towards, the horizon of imperial and interna tional grandeur.. WHAT WILL ROOSEVELT DO ? Will the many-sided Theodore R'sevet devote himself during the next four years to the Democratic plicy of domestic refcrm indicated by his messge, or will he continue to er gage in activi.ies external to our counry, wflich will absorb its atten ton and pos-pone domestic reform ? if the former, D.:mocracy will be tri umphant before his administration ends. If, on the other hand, he con tinues to dazzle our people with startling exhibitions of interna.tionlal pyrotechnmcs, plutocracy will be as frmly intrenched at the end of his administration as it was at the be ginning, and some other Democrat-a Democrat who is not an imperialist 4brad, as well as at home-will be caled upon to lead the destinies of the country. The country demands Deocracy-whether under Republi can or Democratic administration. Democracy is triumphant now if Roosvelt stands by Democratic faith, if not, four years hence Dem ocracy will gird its loins for another struggle against plutooracy, which is strengthening in wealth and power every day and every hour. And its standard bearer will be tne men wno f r years have been pre-eminent for stadastness, for courage, for pa tience under defeat, for faith in the ultimate wisdem- and power of the people ; the man who has been unde viating, consistent, courageous ; the man whose integrity nobody doubts* a d in whose sincerity everybody be. lieves. The question will then be te development of the Republic at home. The agency to be employed will be a conservative Democracy. and the leader of this Democracy will be the man who has stood true to its principles amidst all the glam or and illusions of imperial- adminis trations Giri Brutally Killed. At Little Falls, Minn., there is great excitement over the dikcovery of the dead body of Minnie Kintop in the wocids. The body was entirely stripped of clothing, a handkerchief as tightly twisted about her neck and the head was a mass of bruises. T wo negroes were seen in the vicinity f whtere the body was found and seal ch is being made for them. The girl, who was about to leave for the northern part of the State to take up homestead claims had been in~ Little Flls purchasing supplies. She left thre Monday evening for Darling, from which statiorn she was to walk to her home. After leaving Darling she was not seen again until her body was found. shook Too Hard. The minister was a great hand shaker, shutting down like a vise. Oe day he shook a little boy's hand, nd absent mindedly gave an awful squeeze as he said: "My little fellow, I hope you feel pretty well today?" With tears in his eyes the little boy answered: "I did till you shooll ~hndsunith me." STILL AT THE HEAP. An English Army Officer Says the World May Still Turn to American Battlefield for Examples of the Highest Mili tary Efficiency and Valor. It takes a long time to size up the merits and results of a tremendous conflict like the civil war, and it is not surprising that the verdict of foreign military students is constant ly changirg and drawing closer to a true estimate of the facts. A fresh review of the last stage of war, from Gettysburg to Appomattox, has just appeared in Englatd from the pen of Captain Battine of the king's husk ars. In writing of the most critical Pbase of the contest in America Captain Battine has in mind the recent great military events, and he holds tbat the world may still turn to American battlefields for examples of the high est military efliciency and martial valor. He says: "The history of the Amrican civil war still remains the most important theme for the student and the states. man because It was waged between adversaries of the highest intelligance and courage, who fought by land and sea over an enormous area with every device within the reach of human in genunity and who had to create every organization needed for the purpose after the struggle had begun. Justice has hardly been done to the armies which arose tme and again from san guinary repulses and from disas'ers more demoralizing than any repulse in the field because they were caused by political and military incapacity in high places, to redeem which the soldiers freely shed their blood, as it seemed, in vain. If the heroic en durance of the southern people and the fiery valor of the southern armies thrill us today with wonder and ad miration, the stubborn tenacity and courage which succeeded in preserv ing intact the heritage of the Ameri can nation and which triumphed over foes sc. formidable are not less worthy of praise and imitation. The Ameri ars still hold the world's record for hard fighting." The valor of the southern soldiers has long been extolled at home as well as abroad, and at one time the eulogists seemed to forget that valor in any army presupposes equal valor in the foe. The fighting records of the combatants in that great war do not rest upon mere speculation. They were written in blood, and the books are open to the world's inspection. And every elite regiment and elite corps on either side must and can without loss of prestige stand c m parson with an elite equivalent In the ranks of the foe. The North had more regiments in the field than did the South, but the ratio of hard fight ing r. giments was the same. There were beventy northern regiments which lost from 50 to 80 per. cent. of their strength in single engagements and fifty-three southern regiments in the same class. Figures showIng losses in actual battles are eloquent witnesses of the valor of individual organization. The hghest brigade loss recorded in the onfederate army was that of Greggs South Carolina brigade, which is reditedh with 1 279 kille d in b3.ttle. n the northern army a Vermont brigade takes highest place, with a loss of 1,172 klled and the Iron bri ade is a close second. with 1,132 deaths on the battlefielid. As the northern regiments were regularly re ruited, the losses fell upon greater nmerical strength than was toe case in the South, where recruits were scare. The famous "Kentucky rphan" brigade of the South, being made up of expatriates from the land of fighters, was never recrumted and literally fought itself to a "frazzle," as the southerners expressed It. Greggs brigade had the banner regi ment in the South for loss in battle during the whole war-the First S.cu h Carolina. Its record was 281 killed, and the banner regiment of the North, the Fifth New Hampshire, went a notch higher with a loss of 295 dead on the field~ of honor. And when it came to losses in single engagement Balaklava and all the old world records were utdione both~ by "Yank" and "Jhonnie." In a sigle charge at Gettysburg the First Minnesota emerged with a less of 82 per cent. killed and wounded, while' the First Texas at Antietam lost 82 2 3 per cent~ In the higihest numneri cal loss sustained in a single Enogage ment the fighters of the Nor th and South also snowed their common line age and c qual valor. At Gettysburg the Twenty-sixth North C~irolius went into ac'ion July 1 with 820 men and lost 586 killed and wounded. At Cold Harbor the First Maine heavy artil lery charged an intrenec;ed line with 832 rank and file and lost 586 killed and wounded in the space of seven minutes. Both of these regiments continued dghting in the same cam paigns until the end of the war. it is a singular fact that over the whole field and throughout the war every phenomenal display of valor, tenacity and stubb->rn courage on one side was duplicated at some time by the other side. For the "Bloody Angle," held by Lee at Spottsylvania, there was the "Horseshoe Ridge," defended by Tnomas at Chi-:akamaugra, and for Pickett's charge at Gettl sburg there was the rush for the stone wall at Fredericksburg. In the long run neither side was outfought. Both sides sustained the prestige of Amer cats In battle.-Spartanlburg Journal. Lynched by Negroes. A special from Mariana, Ark., says: Enraged at the Action of John Bar. nett, a negro, in shootir g and killing Albert Wals-:field, another negro las1 Sunday because the latter circulated the report that Barnett was a dan gerus man, 20 other negroes em ployed in a levee camp near Askew have taken Barnett out and hanget him. From meagre reports the storl of the crime is as follows: Barnet1 came to the camp early last week a'i secured werk. Walsefield had knowx Barnett before and told the boss 0 a camp that he was a dangerous man Barnett heard of this and the shoot In followed. WHAT IT 0081. Interesting Figures on Life In surance in this State. NINETY MILLIONS Almost Now Carried In Policies. The Three Big Companies Carry a Third of the Risks. Interesting Sta tistic4 Gleaned from the Comptroller General. There has been much complaint among life insurance agents ganerally that the bitter warfare that has been waging in the management of. the Equitable and the disclosures that tois contest has brought out have to a considerable extent destroyed faith in life insurance and made business much more difficult to write. But, says the Charleston Post, no such condition ;s rr rlacted in the Comptroller Gener al's comparative tabulation, just com pleted, of business done by all life companies operating in this State. These fegures are for the year ending December 31st last, the figures for the first quarter of the present year not having yet been tabulated. Whether the figures for the new quar ter will show any falling off can not be said, but certain it is that last years business showed the same steady increase that has been manifest for the past several decades. The business of the "three giants" continues to climb in million dollar strides. In 1903 the Equitable had $J0, 126,551 insurance in force in South Carolina, wrote $370,660 in 1904, and began the present year with $11,622. 655. In 1903 the Mutual of New York had in force $14,754,362, wrote $2.046.754 and began the new year with $15,756,845. The New York Life in 1903 had in force $12. 261,697, wrote $2,570,180 and began the prcsent year with $13,570,353. In 1904 the Equitable received pre miums amounting to $362,621 36, the Mutual ' $397,225 23, and the New York Life $446,374 36, as against losses incurred of $119,884. $144,580, $170,423.37, respectively. There is an enormous difference be tween the total amount this State pays out annually for insurarcl and the amount it receives back in losses incurred. But while'this is an appa rently very unjust difference it must not be forgottdn that the losses now being incurred come largely from bus iness written many years ago, when the State was not nearly so well pro tected by amount of in-urance in force; that the reserve or actual cash value of old time insurar ce policies now in force in this State has grown as steadily as the premiums have been paid in and that this represents a big asset. To what extent South Carolinians are insured, what they pay annually for this and what they get back in losses incurred are shown by the fol lowing interesting table compiled from the Comptroller General's fig ures showing the comparative stand ing of the various life companies with reference to South Carolina business. The figures are for the year ending .Decemnber 31, 1904: INSURANCE IN FOECE. In New Force. Business. Aetna. ........$ 2.208,502 $ 325,426 Bankers....... 1,64,814 113,412 Comm. Mutual. 386. 969 11,000 Equitabe.... 11,622,'6.55 3,470.660 Fidelity Mutual 1,456,073 362,543 G( rmania..... 330,889 205,60: H art ford.... b32678 233,533 Home Friendly. 833470 457,730 Home of N. Y.. 1,130,463 182,508 Mnhattan.... 644,398 231,575 Mass. Mutual. 75,147 16,000 Metropolitan ..- 163,208 151,754 Mutal Benefit. 6,423.276 1,472,242 Mutual of N. Y. 15,756,845 2,046,754 Mutual Reserve 697,981 13,162 National ..... 99,000 101,u00 N. E. Mutual... 1,402.105 289,921 N. Y. Life...13,570,353 2,570,180 acific Mutual 1,032,169 738.674 Penn Mutual ..- 4.817,504 1,259.973 Phoenix..........1.052,:'36 77.530 Provident...1.191,054 518,072 Prudential...2789.492 1,056,518 Security L. & A. 162,000 118.000 Secur. Mutual. 313,441 31,202 Security T & L. 227,279 13,370 tate L. of I.1,045,600 412,100 Sou. L. & T... 19.000 12,000 State M. L. A.. 974,574 251,742 Sun of Canada. 5916,517 358,046~ Travelers'......2,563,377 245,496 Un iion Cent...2 856.:39 615 860 Washington......3..84 73,500 Virginia Life.. 7,278.363 2,730,816 Total%......886.291,855 820,757,963 PREMIUMs AND LOSSES. Premiums Losses Received. Incurred. Aetna.........$ 7101$ 159 Bankers ......... 2S3 3,0 Comm. Mutual. 609 1,5 Equitable....... 36,2 9,8 Fidel Mutual..- 4,86 1,6 Germania.........50 Hartford.........00 H-ome Friendly ~ 49 2,2 Hlomeof N.Y... 55 1100 Manhattan ......,21 Mass. Mutual... 0 2.0 Metropolitan .. (; MutuaBeneftt ~ 41 1,6 Mutual of N. Y j25 4, Mut. Reserve... 38 9,0 National 0.... N. E. Mutual... 46 4,5 N. Y. Life...... 7042 Pacitic Mutual. b94 ,0 Penn Mutual.... 32 3450 Phoenix...... 3 1, Providen .........00 Prudential........,10 Security L.&A 4. 0 Security Mutual 47 300 SecurityT T.L .0L.50 Sout bernL. &T 4T State M. L . A . ,6 ,7 Sun of Canada.. .06 2,5 Travelers..........84 Union Cent.......2,26 Washington.... 6 100 VirgniaLile 6.079 1,14 Tota ~ 3,635 194,826 Thcs l ~ 41,786 see 6,ht 76ut Caroinias 1pa 52ou in1,eius00e two ndahal5milion an ,recive in deah l 5ses 49n cas 5,924de valus litle 4ore 255. a 11,000fha y~ttey ae 5cary 48 neary nnet million dollars worth of insurance with great reserve values. As it is impossible to find out the average per thousand of this insurance in force any even expert guess at the cash sur render value of this total insurance in force would of necessity be more or less wild. That the total business has increased so rapidly, as Is shown by the amount of new business writ ten, is substantial evidence of the general prosperity of the people. And to these figures may be added many million dollars worth of assessment and fraternal business, such as is written by the Woodmen of the World, Knigbts of Pythiasand thelike, which are popular among certain classes, and which insurance, what ever else may be said of it is better than no insurance at all. A WOMAN FATALLY SHOT. By a Man 'Who Attempted to Kill Himself Later. At Philadelphia on Wednesday Ed ward Smedes shot Bessie Helen Davis at the Theatrical 1hotel, where they were both staying, inflictiag a proba bly fatal wound near the heart and then attempted to kill himself. The bullet flattened against his skull and he was not badly hurt. The couple were members of the chorus in "The School Girl" company of which Edna May is the star. The woman is known on the stage as Bessie Dale. She is 23 years old and her home is in He bron, Neb. Smedes' home it is be lieved is in Vicksburg, Miss. The shooting occurred shortly after noon. Other guests at the hotel heard a pistol shot and immediately after Miss Davis ran screaming down the stairs and fell unconscious into the arms of a servant. A policeman who was passing the hotel ran Into the place and when Smedes saw him he turned the weapon upon himself. The wounded couple were taken to a hospital, where it was found the young woman's injury is likely to prove fa tal. Smedes is guarded in the hospi tal by two policeman. The couple arrived at the hotel on Sunday and registered as Mr. and Mrs. Smedes. Wednesday Miss Davis obtained a position with a company now rehearsing at one of the local heatres, intending to, leave "The School Girl" company. She was at the theatre in the forenoon rehearsing with the new company, when Smedes gained admittance to the play house and sought an engagement. He failed to obtain it. Seeing Miss Davis on the stage he went to her and threat ened to shoot her if she joined the new company. He was ordered from the place and Miss Davis went with him. They returned to the hotel and it is believed, they renewed their uarrel which resulted in the shoot ng. On the bureau in the room was found a note written by Smedes, which read: "To those who know and meet my mother help to sustain and keep her." A letter addressed to Mrs. T. M. Smedes, Vicksburg, Miss., and one addressed to Miss 11axis' mother at Hebron. Neb., were also found in the room. A Gift Accepted. President Sloan, of the South Caro ina college, has received a letter from! William Jennings Bryan notifying. im that the South Carolina college as been named as one of the twenty ive state universities Mr. Bryan is di rected to name in Article 17 of the Philo Sherman Bennett will, setting aside $10,000 to be divided equally among such universities. The amount each university will get after inheri tarce taxes are paid will be $368, the interest on which is to be used to pur hase an annual prize for the best esay discussing the principles of free government. The gift was accepted wth thanks by the executive commit ee of the tructees. Mr. Bryan says e has so far established such prizes in nineteen states. Why We Color Easter Eggs. The Syrian nightingale has the loveliest voice of all God's creatures and the saddest song ever heard, says krs. Lew Wallace. Shady coverts f ringing the Jordan still shelter the bird that "sings darling." There is a legend that the nightingale sat in the olive tree In the garden of Jo seph of Arimathea, and the night before the resurrection, thropugh the darkness, she poured out her soul in srrowinig plaint above the still sleeper in the tomb wherein was never man laid. When the first Easter morning broke over the eastern hills the eggs n the nest of the brooding bird spar kled with gold, blue, orange and crimson, and so we color eggs at Easter for a memorial of the lone singer that sang by the holy sepulcher nineteen hundred years ago. Tired of Life. A dispatch from Spartanburg to The State says Alec Vandiver Bay, a pauper, aged 84 years, made a desper ate attempt to kill himself near the county parish Thursday. He was found lying on the ground near the parish church, bleeding from self in-| f~cted wounds in the legs, throat and abdomen. When carried to the parishI he said that he had tired of life, griev ing about his little grandchild from whom he was separated when brought to the poor house a month ago. He gave the keeper 81 to give his grand child and said that he would die. Ray used an ordinary pocket knife in stab bing himself. His condition Is regard ed as exceedingly critical. Sensible People. A .dispatch. from Anderson to The State says the people of Bock Mills township in that county have voted an additional tax of four mills for school purposes. The vote for the special levy was unanimous, not a single voter having opposed it. Many of the districts in the county have voted special levies to support their schools, and the movement for better educational facilities is steadily pro gressing. In one instance, at least, in addition to the voting of a special levy, the principle of consolidation has bedn successfully carried out. Kied .by Gas. Herman J. Pagel, his wife and two women servants were found uncon scious from escaping gas at Pagel's home .Wednesday in Chicago. Pagel and -his wife are expected to survive, bt the servants failed to recover. COTTjON SACKS Destined to Replace Burlap Sacks for Shipping Purposes, UNLIMITED FIELDS. A New Market Right at Our Door. Char leston Merchants Give Good Rea sons Why Bags Make Better Packages than Boxes for Shipping Goods. While cotton growers of the South are looking across this continent and across the Pacific for the development of a new market for their great staple, they are probably overlooking the best and sureS market right at their doors The :uimbia State says: The farm ers of the south do not realize the number of sacks used by the factories in the distribution of fertilizers every winter-betwen 4,000,000 and 5,000, 000 are employed to hold the phos phate bought by South Carolina farm ers alone. Nor do they seem to under stand that the material for these fer tilizer bags might be cotton but is burlap, imported from India. The fol lowing letter, written by Mr. Geo. A. Wagener, president of the Royal Bag ging and Yarn mill of Charleston, is decidedly interesting: "The diflerence between the value of cotton sacks and burlap sacks for fertilizers is 90 cents per ton on seam less and 50 cents per ton on the sewed cotton bags. We purchased last year burlaps amounting to $236,000, and the duty on same was $65.000. Now for your further informatin I will state that the total imports of burlaps from Calcutta for the 12 months of last year from Jan. 1st to Dec. 31st was 360,765,500 yards of burlaps and 14,158.700 burlaps bags, and from Dundee, Scotland, and other ports there were 30,000,000 yards, making a total of 390,765.550 yards burlaps al together imported. The total revenue for the United State government on all burlaps and bags amounts to about $23,000,000 annually. I note you say that you have been talking to the farmers on the subject, and I am glad to note that they are inclined to pay4 the diffarence in the cost of the bags. You are mistaken, however, when you say that it will take from one to one and a half million bales to make the bags for fertilizers, for by my calcu lation it would take perhaps 20,000, 000 pounds cotton, and, of course, if they would use cotton bags for grits, rice, grain, sugar, salt, cement, etc., it would easily take 2,000,000 bales of cotton to manufacture these bags." But the field is not limited to the use of fertilizer sack: it is unlimited in the grocery business, and here is what the grocers of Charleston have to say cn the subject: "Owing to the scarcity of cooperage, a number of large manufacturers have been compelled to ship their product in bags instead of barrels. This experi ence has taught many that the bag is by far the better package, for the following reasons:' "First. INo freight to pay on the package. "Secor d. The sack is chpeaper. "Third. The sack is of value when empty. "Fourth. A sack of 100 lbs. Is easier and cheaper to handle than a barrel. "Fif sh. The jobber In loading his delivery wagon aan put a sack in his wagon with one man instead of two. "Sixth. The jobber's delivery man can handle the sack to advantage when he reaches the retailer. "Why cotton sacks should be used Instead of burlaps is: "First. Because the empty cotton sack is of more value to the consumer. "Second. Because cotton is raised in the Uoited States, and burlaps is Imported from India. "We have examined carefully the cotton sack manufactured by the Roy al Bag and Yarn Manufa~turing com pany of Charleston, S. C., and unhes itatingly recomamend this package for grist and sale, and will give It prefer ence to the burlaps or barrels when making our purchases of grist and salt." Signed: Fincken Jordan Co., H. T. Foster, S. Hirachman & Son, J. W. Rbson & S m, Melchers & Ca., S. H. Wilson & Co., F. Weiters, Bio .hme Milling Ca., I. M. Pearlstine & Sons, H. Viel, C. Wulbern & Co., Welch & Eason, Otto Tiedeman & Sons, D. RuodEs & Co., F. W. Wag ener & Co., Malony & Carter. And here is a further endorsement: To Cotton Planters: At a meeting of the Soutb Carolina branch of the Southern Wholesale Grocers' association held Wednesday, tne following resolution was passed: The members of the association use f or all purposes, when possible to do so, cotton sacks instead of other pack ages. First, because the empty cotton sack is of more value to the consumer than jute sacks. Second, because cotton is a product of the southern States, while burlap is imported from India. The cotton sacks manufactured by the Royal Bag and Yarn Manufactur irg company of Charleston, S. C., have been examined by us very care fully, and this asscciation recommends this package for grist, salt, rice, etc The object of this resolution is to create a more general demand for cot ton, THEo. MELCEERS, President, S. C. Division, Southern Whtlesale Grocers' Asscciation. "The Skin of a Unit." The teacher, picking up an orange that was lying on the desk, explained that it was a unite. The next day the peelings had been left there; so, pick ing up a couple, she asked what they were. There was a pause. Presently a bright-faced but shy lit.tle girl an swered: "Why, that's the skin of a nite."-TLittl Chronice. COMES HIGH.: Enormous Expense Attached to the Operations of Base Ball. What it Costs the Difrerent -,eagues of the Country to Amuse the Public. The Charleston Post says indicative of the marvelous growth of baseball 164 clubs are members of the national association, o-er 2,500 players being employed. These clubs are in the principal leagues of the country. Ths cost of these circuits approximate. $1.658,000 in salaries, $571,000 in trav. eling expenses and $680.000 for inci dental exnenses, makir g an aggregate of $2,908,400. This is exclusive of independent teams accounting of which would materially swell the to tal. Organized baseball is provided for 26,907,265 people, accordirg to the latest figures. The salaries of the six South Atlan tic clubs amount to $36,000, traveling requires $15,000 and Incidental ex penses another $15,000. The popula tion of the circuit is about 222.301. The managers of the infant minor are bound to hold their salary limit for the season at $6,000 under the nation al agreement, which is based upon population. These figures will give the enthueiasts an idea of the cost of maintaining the league. The cir cuit's mileage this season, as already shown in The Evenirg Post, is 31,120 according to the scheuiale. Salaries in the National and Amer ican Leagues alone reach the .sum of $740,000, and their combined expenses are more than $470,000. The Ameri can serves a population of 8,511,994 and the National 9,380,004. Atten dance in these two circuits, which means paid admissions alone, last year was: American....... ......6,048,056 National........ .....5,328,542 The New York Globe recently gave these figures for the majors: AMERTCAN LEAGUE. . Sal- Tra7- Other Cities aries. elling. exp's. New York...............$65,000 $10,000 $25,000 Boston.................. 60,000 10,000 25,000 Philadelphia............ 50,000 10,000 18,000 Washington.............. 40,000 10.000 15.000 Chicago.................. 45.000 10,000 18,000 St. Lotuis......... 45,000 10,000 15,000 Cleveland. 55,000 10000 18,000 Detroit......... 45,000 10,000 1,000 Totals..........$05,000 $80,0o $159,000 NATIONAL LEAGUE. New York..................$55,000 $10,000 $25,000 Brooklyn................... 40,000 10,000 15000 Boston...................... 36,000 10,000 15,000 Philadelphia............ 36,000 10,000 20,000 hicago........... 40,000 10,000 15,000 Pittsburg................... 45.000 10,000 18000 incinnati................ 45,000 10,000 20,000 St. Louis................... 38,000 10,000 15,000 Totals.................$335,000 $80,000 $143,000 The expenses of tne prmcipal leagues of 'the United States are ap proximately as follows: American-Salaries, $405,000; ex penses, 8239,000; population, 7,511, 994. National-Salaries, $335,000, ex penses, 8224,000; population, 9,380, 000. Eastern-Salaries, $150,000; expen ses, $104,000; population, 2,137,8)2. American Association - Salaries, 140,000; expenses, $112,000; popula tion, 1;445,567. Pacific Coast-Salaries, $144,000; xpenses, $84,000; population, 721, 032. Southern-Salaries, $118,000; ex penses 88000; population. 738,242. Pacific National-Salaries, $40,000; expenses, $32,000, population, 145, 849. New York State-Salaries, $48,000; expenses, $56,000; population, 657, 161. New England-Salaries, $40,000; expenses, $32,000; population, 468, 479. Central-Salaries, $40,000; expen ses, $36,000; population, 426,823, Indiana - Illinois - Iowa - Salaries $36,000; expenses, $30,000; popula tion, 151,993. Connecticutt-Salaries, $26,000, ex penses ?32,000; population, 413.191. Hudson 1Uver--Salaries, $18,000; expenses, $26,000; populatio~n, 320, 729. Western Association - Salaries, 18 000; expenses, $26,000; population, 181,535: Cotton States-Salaries, $22,400; ex penses, $26,000; populatisn, 117,003. Northern-Salaries, $21,000; expen ses, $25,800; population, 196;309. North Texas-Salaries, $10,000; ex penses. $14,000; population, 334,295. South Texas-Saaries, $10,000; ex penses, $14,000; population, 173,643. Iowa-Salaries, 516.000; expenses, $21,600; population, 133,197.. Enthusiasts have only to read .these figures to figure where the South At lantic stands relatively in the coun try. Came Too Late. Thomas Yandaw, a conspicuous figure in Norfolk Va., for over fifty years, claimed up to the time of death that he was entitled to a for tune in California. Five years ago he was adjudged a lunatic and sent to the Eastern Virginia asylum at Wil liamsburg. Two years ago he died and was buried in a pauper's grave. A letter has just been received at Norfolk from the Pacific coast stating that Yandaw was entitled to a large portion of an estate In California worth $1,500,000. Yandaw's wife is dead and he left no heirs. Found Dying. At New Orleans Thursday a wel! dressed young man apparently 36 years old was fonnd lying on a bench in the city park. Employes tried to awaken him but failed. He was sent to the hospital where he died from the effects, it was found, of morphine poisoning. Three photographs of a handsome young woma.n and a note were found in his 'pockets. The lat ter asked that Miss _Lela Green, of 2703 Chase street, Anders~on, Iowa, a-ad Mrs. L. Mattnews, of Toronta. Can ada, be notified if anything happened to him. Burned the Prisoni Down. In an attempt to escape Wednes day three prisoners set fire to the Parish jail Pontchatoula, La. Henry Taylor, of Vine Mount, Ala , and James Reilly, of Philadelphia, Pa., were cremated, and Lucien'Ge orge De Las, of La Fayette. La , was fatally burned. The men were arrested last uoght for disorderly conduct. A FIRE HORROR. Fourteen Inmates of a Canadian Convent Burned to Death. WOMEN AND GIRLS Perish in the Flames. Great Heroism Displayed by the Sisters of Charity One Man Sacrificed His Life And Two Others Fatally Barned in Rescuing. A dispa'ch from Montreal, Canada, says the little village of St. Gene. vieve is in mourning over the loss of 14 lives in a fire which destroyed the Convent of St. Anne there early Fri day. One nun, nine children ranging in ages from 10 to 18 years, and four old women perished in the flames., -, Two nuns were so severely burned- - that it is feared they will die. In their grief over the catastrophe the villagers find some comfort In re lating the heroism displayed by Sister Marie Adj ateur, who gave up her life and Sisters Marie Therese and Marie Robertine, who were perhaps fatally burned in their efforts to save the : lives of their children and helpless old women in their charge. One of the first to reach the con vent after the alarm was sounded Alphonse Garaud, who lives opjosite the convent grounds. He Ifad two WF daughters in the institution and his first thought was naturally for their safety. Securing a ladder he raised it at one end of the building at a window of the dormitory where he knew one of his children slept. When he smashed in the window a great volume of smoke poured- out. He rescued one girl and a minute later a second girl jumped from- the adjoin ing window. Urged by Sister Marie Adjuteuk, he ascended the ladder again and called out, but received no response. In another moment lames were pouring out of the window and he was c-.mpelled to retreat. The build ng was a grey stone strac ture, handsome in appearance massive in character and with the church r Z, formed a central feature of the pretty., little 7illage. St. Genevieve is a vilfage and parish of Jaicques Cartier county on Riviere des Prairies. It Is three miles from Beaconsfield and five miles from Pointe Claire. Fire at Vanderbtit. - At Nashville, Tenn., the main building of Vanderbilt Universit was gutted by fire Thursday. The fire originated in the second story of the buildirg from a defective flne. A bigh wind was blowing and in a few minutes the structure was a mass of flames. A general alarm wss turned - in and every engine in the city -re sponded. On account of inadequate water supply the firemen experienced .v much dif~culty in fighting the fire./ The loss is placoed at $200,000, widi 8115,000 insurance on building and furnishings. The operation of the university will not be interfered with. - Lots of Whiskey. There must be a great demand for whiskey in the dry sown of Gaffney. The Spartanburg .Tournal of Wednes day, says a large quantity of whiskey in jugs, kegs, etc., consigned to parties in Gaffney was put off train No. 39 at the Southern depot Wednesday morn- - ing to be sent back to Gaffney on the next north bound train. The expres car, it is said, contained such a large quantity of whiskey in jugs that the express messenger did not have time - to put off all of the jugs of liquoiand was forced to bring much of the stuff to Spartanburg and send it back on the next tralia for Gafiney. some Goes Jobs. Announcement has been made by the navy department that 29 vacan dies no w exist in the grade of assist ant paymaster of the navy. This is the only grade of the pay corps to which appointments are made from civil life. The examination of candi dates for these positions has been. set for June 12, at the navy yard in Wash- - ington and at Mare Island, California, and in this selection It is the first time when no political infmuence will have been necessary. The examinations are open to all citizens who are able to to present satisfactory letters from re putable business concerns. Further in formation can be obtained from the pa~ master general of the navy. ' Kiied by Gas. At New York four persons were killed by illuminating gas Thursday in a tenans house in the upper East Side. They were Marry Rogers, 75 years old; Helen Clark, 12; Ka.te Clark, 10; and El:zabeth Clark, 7. Their bodics were found by the fatther of the three cildren, Samuei Clark, a truck driver, who with his wife anid young son, occupied an adjoining room. When Clark awoke he smnelled gas and traced it to the next room, where he found his three children and the wo man, a friend of the family, dead. The gr~s had cscaped from a defective asstove. Arrested ror Arson. The Columbla Record says a war 'ant has been sworn out for the arrest of J. E. Boyer, a merchant of Brook at d, charging him with being respon sible for the fire which burned that suburb of Columbia last month. It will be remembered that this fire de stroyed practically the whole village and inflicted a heavy lass on the Co lumbia Mills company and the resi dent owners of that town. Since that time an investigation was ordered by the comptroller gereral as required by law, and Mr. Henry W. Holloway, of Columbia, was employed to look into the matter. Testimony wastaken from seve'-at witnesses in the village, and after some correspondence with Soli citor Timmerman it was decided te arrst Bover.