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VOLUME XI. . CAMDEN, S. C\. KltlDAY. ()("I'OBK It 12. ISMio. / NO. i<)
A TRAGIC SCENE.
Youlsey Calls Witnesses Liars in Opeu
Court.
HCITEMfiNT IN KENTUCKY COURT.
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'I he Defendant Becomes histeilcal and
Acts Like a Madman Declare* That
Ooebel Is Not Dead.
Georgetown, Ky., Spccial.- Out- of tho
most remarkable scenes over enacted
in a Kentucky court occurred in the
trial of Henry K. Youtscy, charged
with being a principal in the shooting
of Governor (loebcl, (lie defendant him
self living the chief participant. The
.eotyft room w. h i rowi'e t at the tints
and the excitement wan intense. I). K.
Armstrong the Louisville detective,
had Ji'Ht tohl of his talks with Youtaev v
mimt liis nil iv-1. Then Ar
thur GoeLol was put on the stand and
Judge Hen Williams, who for the time
helng appeared tor tin- prosecution did
the questioning;.
f Arthur Goehrl said: I (ulke.1 with
Youtsey the (lny he wua un'Wte I la ft
in the jah |u Frank
r fort In referent i! in TA^iWrdcr or' m>
brother."
Just at this point Youtney aro?e be
hind his attorneys and in a loud voice
*ald. "It in untrue: it Is a lie; 1 never
spoke a wpjd to ilint man in my life,
nor he to me."
Col. Crawford told hitn to be (iniet
and sit down, and^otfiers took bold if
him. v-r.
"I will not sit down. I never said a ]
word to that man?it is untrue." He
was shouting by/thia time, and every
one was becoming excited. . Youtsey's !
wife sprang to'his side and wllltC en- I
dcavoring to make^Jilm sit down, could 1
he heard,raying: "So^r-'you have killed j
my husband. I suppose you arc satia- |
fled." Then Youtsey hysterically
shouted again: "I am Innocent?there
Is <|io blood on mv hands; these men i
aro swearing my life away." Two or i
thrte deputy sheriffs 'went over and
grabbed him. He stiuegled wildly and
SAld: "Let rro alone?I will not sit
down." Arthur Ooebel meanwhile sat
tphynx-likc In the witness ?hair and
never turned bis head. Finally, after
Youtsey was forcd into a seat ho
Hhouted again. "(Joebel Is not dead?
?H (!>?? demon* in hell ronld not kill
him."
'Mr. Sheriff, if I ho defendant does
not behave M:r. ;;'lf, i>nt handcuffs uix
him." said Judge Can trill.
Meanwhile the audience could not ho
forced to keen their .statu until the
judge threatened to fine those who
stood. Voutaey j-ettled hack In his
chair. clo.-ed Mb ey*s and see me 1 in a
Htate of collapse. He waved his hand
kerchief above his head In an aimless
sort cf way and groaned and cried hys
terically. Finally quiet was restored
and Judge Williams askrd Arthur
Ooebel another question, when Col.
Crawford asked a postponement of the
trift 1 on poeount of the defendant's con
' (llt'on. Judge Cuntrill said h?* could
see no cause or region for the defen
dant's outbreak/- T>utvIn ju?-1!t*c to his
attorneys he would postpone the cte.
Mr. Franklin said the Commonwealth
had not the slightest objection to ad
journing. and court so adjourned.
. Youtscy still occupied his chair wit'i
his eves closed, apparently in a half
fainting condition; After the crowd
pa?scd out. Jailer Reed and d'putl .1
carried Youtscy to the jail, as lie was
unable to walk.' Various reasons are
deigned for his outbreak. the first be
ing that his long confinement and
strain of the trial caused him to be
come hysterical and lose control of
himself. Another is that he is really
demented, asA?shown by his remark
that Ooebel was not dead. He Ls be
tyig attended bv physicians and rela
tives at the Jail and his condit'on is
deemed critical.
Frankfort. Ky., Special.?The Jury in
? be Youtscy case was brought here at
noon to vlrw the State cspltol building
and other points of evldenc In <011
. nectlon with the Ooebel assassination.
The Jurors were first sftfcwn the spot
where Ooebel fell, the buiTet ho e In
the ha- kberry tree and then tak' i to
the executive building, whery they
wer? shown Yontaey's desk, in the
SCiTrtiiry of Staff's otnee. from where
?he shot Is n'leraJL to have be, n fired,
?nd other poiuls*t>f Interest.
rVfieavy Compslgning in New York.
Albany, N. Y., Special.?Over 700
/meetings with double that number ot
speeches have, been' arranged by^the
Republican State committte for the
last four wfiPkn of the campaign ? i*
this State, in addition to the two flying
trips through the^S4*r\e b,\j Governor
?Roosevelt, and Chnunce^\M.bepew,dur
ing which speeches will "be made at
over 150 plates.
- Passenger Agents nect.
Newport N*we;?Va- Sperrtal.- Tha
Alnerlcan Traveling Paattenger Agents
? Association convened in annual ses
sion at the Hygela Hotel, * Oli l^lnt
Comfort Tuesday morning, u\ili 400
jn embers in attendange. President ,L,
_jy?_lrMUbngn. arTtlrsa?d Us body, \sk
log as hi# theme, the aims and objects
of the aaaocUiion a&dwaa followed by
Mb D. fptta,general passenger a<ent
ot the Chesapeake sad Ohio Railway,
srhofoheaieag Uie aame jraea. Au
MOdrtm ae Wttimt wii ?Il< fcy John
- _JM 1 !L ** B*mw
,1m. is irtOrttf MS at the Rr|tw
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SOUTHERN COtrON .WILLING.
Newsy Notes Concerning the .Manu?
factiying Industry.
Another Die Hill for Cleveland.
A deal Involving many thousand did
lars which has been pending for sev
eral months has boon consummated
and Cleveland count'^111 ?i>?n boai-t
the additon of another hlg cotton mill
to her alrta'ly large 1 it of indu-Uriul
enterprises. Mes-sra. .loiin 1?\ S heiuk,
of Uawn.lale, anil Capt. Joseph (!.
Morrison, of Lincoln county, haw pur
ihasod from Dr. and .Mis. It. II. Moni
I >n the magnificent shoals an 1 wati r
powor known as Stieo'.s shoals, anil
hituated on Hroad river, about .seven
miles south of Shelby, The location
is an admirable one for a cotton mill;
Inlng within about three miles of the
South Carolina and (Jporgia Railroad,
with splendid building sites, well
drained. The purchase prlre for the
.shoals, togither with .'HK? acres of laud
whs Mcsns. Si hen. k and Mor -
rison propose to orguniz * a stock com
pany with a capital of $100.UOO aud
^ wftv Sd iivriti worn ny ."lau
nary 1st, at least.
Will Hulid In (ieorgin.
The appeal in tin* cast* v.i I-'. J. Pol i
zer et als., agaiujU^he Pacolet Mann- ;
factoring ConipJmy. hap been with- i
diawn hy Messrs. Monlecai )
den, a?. d tho Pacolet Manufacturing j
Company will now tike stops tovv.u?l< j
1 nihil UK a bianch cotton mill a |
Gainesville, (?a. Horno time .'k > It wiM i
bo remembered, the Pacolet Manufjc- |
turlng Company decided t> invest its
KiirphiH earnings in a cotton mill war '
(Jalnesvllle, Cla.. hut Mr.Pelzer and sev
eral other Kto Khol h- n protested an 1 .
commenced proceeding-; ngSUnKi. the j
tompany from carrying out Its plan. .
claiming that a coinpmy chartered tin- i
der the laws of this State did not have ,
a right to engage in businrsy in an !
other Stall'. The question wai argued j
before Judge Ahlrhh a' (5 -e'-nwood
Koino time ago. and he dieidod in f:i\o;* J
nf the Pacolet company. The plulntifis j
gave notice of ..pp al, but a f w d.iy
ago decided not to flfiht the < and j
withdrew the appeal.
Conference Agreement.
A apodal to the Charlotte Observer
from Philadelphia, dated October l.
say ft: Tho conference bet ween the
Southern Cotton Spinners' Associa
tion and the cotton yarn dealers in
this city was conclude 1 will) the adop
t.ion of a new s/hedule of pric es. Tho
meeting was devoid of any contention,k
and the schedule is suit! to equally'
satisfy both spinnois and dealers. Tho
new prices are about 10 per cent, in
crease all around over last year's
flgurrs, and they were basid on the
present eClidit!un of Ifye cotton mar
ket. which "seems prosperous enough
at this time to permit an increase from
(> to 7 cents per pound for manufac
tured warp over current prices of raw
material. The schedule is so arranged
as to meet futher increase or decreases
in pricoB in the cotton market. The J
Southern delegates left for their homes !
immediately after the schedules were j
adopted.
Textile At 11 Matters.
The Liberty Cotton Mills, reported
during past, week as incorporated,
?will put hi C.COO spindles and 2'?0
looms; building Ih now being ereeted;
J. 1'. Smith, president.
Work on the new Barker Cotton
Mills, of Mobile, Ala., is going ahead
at a very satisfactory rate. The roof
id being placed over the main build
ing and will be finished in a few days.
Part of the machinery has already
been ereeted ami additional shipments
are coming in every day. It is ex-|
pected that the mill will be making
cloth about the first of November.
Work on the construction or the next
i Woodruff Cotton Mills .of -Woodruff,
S. C\, wa.3 begun on Wednesday last.
J by contractor J. W. Cagle. The side
I track from the ('. and W. C. railroad
j to the mill has benn completed. The
construction of the mill at present is
[ under the supervision of O. II. Cagle.
The new Edgemont Cotton Factory,
near Durham, N. C.. is now nearing
completion and the officers of the com
pany expert to be installing machinery
at an early date.
The John P. King Mfg. Co., <<>f Au- j
guu^ta.. Ga.. will resume operations on j
Monday next. This mill haa been shut '
down several weeks in order to make i
necessary repairs to the plant.
The Charlotte Cotton Mills, of Cl>;;r- ,
lotto, N. C., have again started up al
ter a shut down cf one week. The en- j
gine has been thoroughly ove:Miauled
ami put In first class condition. The
shafting, ete.. throughout the mill has
been strengthened; thrt walls white,
?washed and all the nnchlncry scoured.
Everything is now In good shape and
with the cotton now coming in <IV^y
expect good results both in quantity
and quality.
?Construction work on tne u?*w I>i?r- j
ham Hosiery Milfa. of Durham. N. C.
is being pushed foiWdrd. Thi.i build
ing will tie four sto:ies high in
connection with It will lie operated a
yarn mill.
The semi-annual meeting of the
shareholders cf the liuntsvllle Cotton
Milfa, of liuntsvllle, Ala . was held
lut AMk. At this meeting the old
board of director w<^e r?-elecUd In
cluding Ibr following^HTicers: S. H.
Moore, Prt*id(nt; R. K, Spraglns. vice
. president; l^uke 'Matthews, treasurer
?ad general -manage, and J. a. .Tones,
teemtry As previously stated this
COOXMfiy declavsd a * owl-annual divt
cf IS per rent, last Jane. This
has been in operation continuous.
la Iab n Ml caam.. .. -
The brick work on the buildings of.
?KeHnns Wilis. of
computed with
in ? Mr dajrs. Th% machinery bn
? time and w?I be
tb?..1lrr
'In opertf-J
!HOUSESARE WANTED
! Cliifa Barton's Strong Sta^mciit lu
ltie Business Men.
HI:IP IS N 1:1:1)1:0 IMMEDIATELY.
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Building notorial and Mouse furnish
lugs .Must ho Supplied in Order to
* Avert Ureal Suffering.
(S.il\? siuii, '1\\., Si?i?.? ir?I.? Mtss Clara
iiuiton, president ui tin- National Itcd
: C:o.-s so ii-ly, has Issued the following
[ stud iiit'iit to ti?o. manufacturers and
I business men of the country, in which
j she appeals to ihcia fur aid in the way
of niat? ? i iJ to hi: tued in the building
i of homes lor those who lost their all
! ill llic l't.i i.'Jit Jiifuim
| To the manufacturers and dealer* it.
luiiibiT. hardware, builders' materials
aad household goiaU, and to tin* busi
ness men in general of the. United
| States.
(Senllemt n 'I Ins unfortunate scapoit
island ?.? ml town had, four week* ago,
a population ol about 40,000 persons. in
one (hi/ and night i( i0? estimated that
iippt'osiinJil' ly 10,000 of these worn
either drowne 1 or killed by the fury of
tho storm, 'i'hesc buildings were largo
Iv slate or metal roofed; this broken
lotk and metal must have been hurled
through the air iik<> c.innon shot. Tho
bodh s found are hadly nmngled.
W e belit^ve it is reliably stated that
there is nof one house in tliarea of
the stoMu undamaged h> if. A largo
proportion of those j?? rsons formerly
occupying them are entirely without
homes or even shelter, save such u:
persons nearby ,';s destitute as tluin
f-'clvc^ eon offer them temporarily, to
their own great Inconvenience and
cost.
The number of this homeless da s is
estimated at S.nuo or more Winter l*
bus than two months away.. Although
a mild climate, still snow and Ice are
known here. If truts would protect,
which they would nol, the seas and the
quicksand would not hold them down;
the first norther would leave their oc
cupants aa unsheltered as before an !
hardships, ?tobl. )>neiuuonla and con
sumption Would finish what tho storm
had left.
Home s ibf-'t mil .1 shelter must bo bad
nt once for these people, and it would j
seem to be the duty of those on the j
ground to put tl.fc facts in an intelli
gent form before the people of tho
country, who are not here and cannot
see for tlw?ni?*d\e-t and who eotud not '
comprehend without seeing .
With this view the National Tied
Cross has, with the co-operation of the :
general committer obtained estimates
of thi' best arehltects of ihe vicinity
regarding the material needed for the
construction of the necessary number |
of houses, tenements or homes for tho ;
suitable (sheltering of tlieso now un j
sheltered thousands of suffering peo* I
pie.
The following summary represents
.substantially the lumber and building
material that would bo required to
sin Iter about N.000 per.-ons in the mosl
ordinal y ono-idory weather proof
houses built singly or In blocks of ten
ements. Summary:
Hough lumber, snruco or pine, 35,000
pieces 2x10, If. feet long; ^!flU0 pieces
O'jctl, 16 feet long; 3,500 pieces 4x6, 16
feet long; 5,500 piero? 4x4, 16 feet long;
6..">00 pieces 2x4, 16 feet long;' 15.0W
pieces 1x12, 12 feet long; 80,000 pieces !
lx.?. 1L' feet long: 35,000 pieces 2xj?r"HJ
feet long; 1,000 pieces 2x1. 16 feet/long; -
%Ji0.000 pieces lx(i. 16 feet long. J
Tongmd and grooved tloorinjr ?0.000
pieet* IxH. Id fe?d Njong; 4.600 window
franus and sash, 2 iJ^etT foot six;
4.000 door frames and doors 2 feet Sxi
feel six; 4,000 hinges, 3-inch and
screws; 4.000 hanks and staples; 5,000
brick for chimneys; 7,000 spuares of
felt roofing 3 ply; 50 kegs 8-penny
nulls; 17 kegs 20-penny nails.
Carpenter's tools for 100 carpenters.
Hedsteads. bedding chairs, tables,
stoves, crockery, cutlery and sewMng
machine3 sufficient to furnish about
700 four-room bouses in a modest, I
comfortable manner.
Some 4.GOO dwellings and all of their
contents were absolutely washed away
or lie In flie piles of wreckage?worse
than woithlees mass, a menace to th??
safety of the remaining portion of the
city. .- - - - - - 7
Vnndcrbllt's Jockey.
New York. Special.?William K. Van
derhllt at Morris Park engaged Jockey
McJoynt to ride-lils horses in Krar.re. ;
McJoynt's salary ha* not been made
public, but he is u fairly good rider
and could haidty be secured for les j
than $10,000 a year, particularly If he i
had to go to France. Next year .Nir. j
Vanderbilt will put a wiring of racei* j
on tho Frenrh turf.
Tin Plant* Resume.
IMttabuig. l'a.. tpeelai.?Th?> Am*aU .
can Tin Plato Company will have in
operation this week 20 of Italili-plnio
plants out of 35. giving employment to
at least 35,000 workmen. The tin plate
company employs In all over 50,000
workmen, and wtthln a fow weeks it
la said every plant in the country wltyL,'
bo working. The monongahela mil),
of this city, the Doamiler plant and
the one at N>w Kensington started to
day. and the others will follow aa aoost
a3 possible. Nearly every plant In the
gas belt win commence at onee ihh!
by the end of the week every one of
the 20 will be In. operation to their full \
capacity.
rtormorns Cannot Preach In Savannah
Savannah, Ga.. Special.?Wilford
BesakM>. of Idaho; and Jamee racer,
of Utah, Mormon elder*, ?*?U*4
Mayor Myara for permission to ?reach J
ia the atreeta and to offer Mormon
book* and other literature tor ?alo. T*e
mayor coaaulted too city altornay with !
r?ptl to hfa authority ta th# vm*a- \
4mb aaff was la formed that It w ta <
Whether (omMoa
thereupon do
work of run constables.
Tltc> No? Have ti< Report l.flch
Week
Ni.n.k question.^ bitve L'f'-il ft"kcA It
cently us to wh.u the constabulary
: force is doing. i*\?f bonu' tir.i-j *? h .
synnp3CH have been given of Hi" w ark
. of lliu *'??. !? inout.i N <\v
tu ts Hint more complete repot Is .i!*? h."1
itin' re.ptin ?1 <>t those officers and (tu>v
have to le s ni i'..ili week. Aci'Si
? to these reports is allowed Tin- **liicic
, ai" required to giv* <? statement ?f thr
work act omp'hdu d. thr names if the
putbs fiom whom seizures w.ue a ad'
the k!11\I and quantity oi eoo U m I
nil) a summitry fot the woi^^sliow i.ik
the number of gallon* of whmtr.v, wine
i or brandy seized. thr mint her of bo
th* of beer, the uamher of team-;, the
| number of still., and the numb v >f
' -on vh t ions oht tiiii i
The repovts ,tb sumiiiulzed n)h>.\
Division rt ( hint sttte Cottjt.iVe S.
T Howie, IIv* men "The *\h: ?.y
seized hi?> week was all seized ili .-in ill
' "? ! ~?l!. T-VS It N *?>N> V* \ s
'o m-t this amount. \\*c seized ^ii'.i bo'
1I. - of beer."
Vine-Mil Chicc ?. Charleston--" \V.
seized one small white stall'on, wagon
and harm s- am) > quarts of \\;nr and
one qtr.tit t" Kin >n the "silt Sep' . 1 "0,
niter night a." Total seizures for the
week: 11 l i irtlions whisks, :!">?' I
dozen bottles (.if beet. DO gallon 'im i i.i
k gs n,5,l one team.
I>i\ Ision t'f Chief Cun.-.tabi'.- .1 I'.
Ilnteman. Columbia. five met. "I'artlei
1 i'om whoa. ?.".'?tics were mad" dnHiri;
the v.ei-V It. i\ i-'i iiley, Columbia. ! J
gallon* corn lli|t"??- Wrlitht Keilry, Co
lioiil'ia. tlttee gullons t orn liqnoi : C.
l'ojit. Crtl ituhla, one gallon rom II,pan ;
various : leers k^Hous coj ?? !.fji.??r;
H. A. Griflltli, .Ielici\son, Kallous e nit
liquor; J. Ij. Muill, Columbia. 13;! bot
ilt-.t beev;*(.lladden and Ken Columbia,
Mi boitles of beer; Wrivhr K'dley, |
Columbia. bottles of ben. various
tigers, IL'j bottles of beer; \\\ M. Hoof.
Hidseway, 5 gallons of liquor; it. Din*
an. Hidgewav, 2 gallons of liquor; Jak?
Slither, Orangeburg. 1 .-till and outtU.I
by .1. F!. I.i'.-htrooi 11it;il seizures for
the weefc: .'II gallons whisky, beer 12 ,
dozen; stills, 1.
Clib'f State Constable \V. W. Sellers
r< ported -"First of we?d; Constable H? :
raided several parties tit Sievero, but i
found nothing. He i.-- now at Beaufort, j
Constable M- assisted In raid* at Siev- ,
ern and assisted me Itt raiding for
stills in Aiken county, ('onstnble C ?
made severttl raids in Heanfort, also
lookw-l after matter at Sotnimde. l(e.
also assisted me in raiding for sllll in
Aiken county. Mr. II? has worked in :
Me.tufort for tbo past week, but baa i
made no seizures. Constable 1*?has !
not repot'ted for work. No seizure ? a t o |
|- +Hpurte?l to have br?u made for tlni J
' week. j
l-nision os Cniel Constable .lobn O. j
: Watson, live men "Men worked in
llisbopville. in I lorry county, tit Flor
ence, at Miillins and NieholH. No
i.Mires reported by men at special
stations, (me .?-eizure of one crate of
brer from Singletary Uros.. of Lnko
City.
Chief .I |{ I ant and seven men
TIiito eases sent up to court. Parties
and amounts seized: llroom ^ Tlromer,
Strothers, ."> gallons corn; Fred Sliur
I lv. Hock Hill. 2 galloifs corn; Hob Hop<i
Hoek Hill, 1 gallon corn; Hob Comer,
Hock Hill. L' pillions corn: T. D. Hrookfl
Hock Hill. I gallon ?pin: I). MttUnax,
i 1'nlon. 4 gallons coin; L. V. Trlmbly,
Ho.k Hill. 4 gallons torn?total for
j week, !!? l-l gallons whisky.
I Chief li-jfar with four men?"Seized
j t! 3-4 g lions corn whisky. Inr fixtures,
I eounters and tnit rots from Marion and
I yew is >Sim:nons. C.reenville; convicted
twi) jand put them In the chain
^gjttt^f sent one cjse up to court."
Chh f (.'. L. Cureton, with Jive then?
"Convicted three <a-ts in the Anderson
court; fine ?1?'0 cae!i or fottr months.
Su'ze.d three gallons of corn whisky
from ,tohi> Cal\ in, postofllee unknown."
At Lexington l-'alr.
aI. c. Hutb*r, it H announced,
has accepted the invitation to be pre.s?
cut ai the reunion of t!io Confederate
veterans of Lexington county during
1.1jo ?oi?iiiy fair soon to 6c lield. (len.
C. I Walker Iih * aHo consented to Ik
present. (Ion. M. I.. Bonham, com
mnnd/tnt of the Kouth Carolina division
of ih?> .Sons of Veterans. lias written
h^s regrets as to hi* probable inability
to be present. Col. I*. It #Hrook-i 01
Columbia, U to In- the orator of th'j
occasion.
Cotton has lie en pouring into Wil
mington in unprecedented quantities.
The receipts each day are far in excexi
of what they were lust year. All the
compresses tire working .steadily, but
they uf>- making only slight headway.
Tljn-wnre about thirteen hundred inr.j
011 the railroad lines unload
mF Tim glut of cotton Interferes will,
ire>i>tk nf nival stores, as many puck
ngc.i of the latter are store:! siw.iv
;'??\i>ng the cottun in the unloaded cjrs.
The Wlllanl hosiery mill at Hulcigit
now employs 1 'Jo persons. and the hour
ly juiiiiut ?ldzcn pairs of. hOMu
About half the fo7nier machinery ha*
been iapui44<4l with that- making fln<i
goodn.
The sessions of the corporation eom
mUeion. which wu.s to have l>een hcl.i
thiK .week, ha* been postponed until
next week. At it the question of lowe.*
freight rates will be specially taken
^p. The cotton spinners' association
will Hend a delegation.
Mrs. Palijier, the widow of John IT
Palmar, the engineer who was killed
In -ff-tallroart accident on the Carolina
and Northwestern railroad, near Len
oir. l ist week, has brougttt suit against
that railroad for 130.000, and has re
tained Mr. Frank R. MeNl?w?H, ?f c*nr-.
lotte, a? her attorney.
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Haytl. In tke'Ciffbbean Sea; aon eiB
h* atahtMl fNMi tk* rflfrfca Af ?^?>t?
paMlnc rrott New Yorkto ta? laUunu
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CROPS IN Till: SOUTH
j ciencral Resume (?f the tuiioii; Hell
Siluallou.
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(iATIIEKING OF nil; VI AK'S CROP.
All I lit* Cotton Belt Mate* Show n
Heavy Decrease in the N lelti-?(len?
era! Crop Notes.
The weather conditions weie vn>
favorable ./or galhei in^ cotton except
in the northwestern portion of the
belt. w here rains interfered to some
extent. The continued abnormally
high temperatures which prevailed J
over the whole belt were very fa\or
towards maturing the top croi). I
wane the moisture in the ground
checked the premuture opening The I
inilk o( the crop will have been picked j
L?y the middle of October east of t!o? j
Mis i.-nippi while went of that ii\er.
picking is less advaiiee.il. Then, ahu,
the crop seems to have improved pro-- !
peMs of a top crop. The ultimate
of the crop depend* largely on al> '
tM'iico of front. It la a fuir estimate
that, compared with last year's produc- I
tlon. there will he nearly a million
more bales grown west of the Missis
sippi this year, and that e:ist of that
division about h half million fewer
bairn this year, making the crop from
nine to nine and a half million bales.
An early frost in Texas would reduce
theuo figures. for Ihet u the < rop ?s very
late, (.specially in the southern por
tions.
lit North Carolina th? week wus
warm amHrtry, conditions very luun ?
nblo for picking cotton. which mado
rapid progress. Alroadv over three,
fourths or the crop has Iiwii gathrred.
In South Carolina i-olton picking
made favorable progress, ami from
half to seven-eights of the crop has
been gathered.' Yields art* rati mated
at from hair to nearly three-fourths
mi average crop. Many correspon
dents state that picking will he prac
tlcally completed by Octo! or l.?ih.
which is unusually early, due to (ho
continued heat and dryness. 1 here
will be no tup crop of any account
Sea-Island yields aro also light, and
half has been gathered.
In Georgia the cha.ractrri.stb fea
tures of the past week were almost
continuous sunshine, high tempera
ture a,nd absence of rain. TIi''k? ren
ditions have been moat favo:able foj
picking and saving cotton, the bulk of
which has been saved, and picking
will bo practically completed during
the first decade of the present month.
In some sections there is complaint of
cotton shedding its leaver. This pio
cludes all possibility of any new frlut.
In Florida the weather prevailing
during the week enabled runners to
pick the bulk of the cotton crop and
house It in <tn excellent condition.
In Alabama warm, dry, < !e:ir werith.
er prevailed, the temperature aver
aging several degrees above the nor
mal. with practically no rainfall. These
conditions wore very lavoruble r^r
gathering cotton and corn. Most of
the cotton is open, much of it prema
turely; the greater portion of it his
been picked, and it Is being ginned
and marketed very rapidly; while scar
city of labor is retarding picking in
some sections, the bulk of the crop
will be Hsved during /Hie next 10
days; some sligltf damage by boll
worms, rust, and shedding Is reported;
the I'nt Is or fair to goqd quality;
there will be no top crop wo; thy 'jt
mention, and reports still indicate a
light yield.
In MisslsalfVM. cotton picking has ad
vaneed raufdly U>e staple is opening
very.fasty In so^teXlocalltle* picking
has bee.il retarded on account of the
extremely warm ' weather, while In
other sections It has been rushed ami
is now Hearing completion. The yield
appears to grow lighter mm picking
progresses.
In Louisiana the week was v. am. a:t-J
dry, conditions r.ivorabW- for harvest
ing and marketing ?otton, \vhi< h
opening fast and tricking Is b.-ing v ig
orously pushed.About two-thirds ol
the crop 1? open, and it WT being timr
keted as fast aa picked. Worms and
caterpillars are reducing tho top crop.
In Tennessee the week of warm,
dry weather following the rains has
been very beneficial to late maturing
crops, and favorablo for gathering the
ripened fall products. The ralvs
started a growth In cotton an<1 checked
the rapid opening, picking Is in full
progress, and the Htaplc Is being rapid
ly marketed In view of the present
prlcee; the crop will be short.
In Texas only very light scattered
showers ww# reported during the,
early , part t^the week. The greatest
local ratrffafv *as .*4 of an Inch at
Beevllle. There was no rainfall for
the week at many stations. The h?avy
rains Just at the close of last weok re
tarded cottou picking generally. Much
cotton was damaged by these rains.
Picking was rushed during the great
er portion of this week and much cot
top baa. been plckekd. Pickers are
scarce in many sections, dome cotton
on low lands over the central and
northern portions of the State was
damaged by overflowing. Bolls ba4
commenced (totting on the etalk ii
places on acooqat of wet weather ?nl
the 4ry weather this wssk wss rtrf
beneficial for tbe crop- Worm, are still
reported from some section, toptthe,
crop a* a whole will be conetde^htf
below aa average, particular!? or***
ill# PTMfli
ioV
for counflE exhibit.
Supt. McAlahao I'rge.H a "College hikI
School" Day.
? A few days ago mention wan made
:?f a plan on fool to have Friday of
btutc fati week made a great "vol
it go" ami ' school' day. The follow ?
ng circular recently ?>ciii out from the
jfliir of the State superintendent of
education t?> tlie county superlnten
jonts and tho titv superintendents,
will probably result in adding to tht
?si itt- fair a most interesting ultra.:
I mai Su l wlnli to ? all to tho at
tention of the school officers ami
v.it lu i? the possible benefit-* of mak
irg ?t ihc Statu fair an exhibit of pub
lit school work Of courso. tho heat
ct.nl!, of the woi k of the schools can
not bo represented in an exhibit; III tie
.an be shown besides manual work,
?;nd this is being done In very few
> hools in our Ki lie A'.Jv/v''A."c-s.
I -xhHilt can be matlc that will be of
value in its suggestlveneas such work
lis globes, maps. drawings. paper out
I Hug ami folding. etc.
li any school wishes to conttlbuto to
the exhibit, the teacher is requested
; to communicate with me at onc e
Very tru)v youru,
JOHN J. Mi MAI I AN
State Supt. Education
j The esxhlblt* that are assured ar<*
| liawings made under Prof. .). Win.
t'attlson of the Chicago Art Institute;
lirawings mailt* in the county sunimet
schools of the following counties: An
ders-on, Kalrlleld, Florence, Ciretu
vllle. LaUJen.s. Newberry, Orangeburg.
Itichlnml, Sumter and York, physical
ipparatus ami specimens of manual
work made at the State summer school
tlllder tho direction of Prof. Wm. I".
v I In mine I of the Maryland State
Normal. Baltimore; maps ami globes
made at the State summer s< hool by
the pupils under Supt. K. Ij. Hughe* of
(Jreenvllle. It Is expevted that Supt.
Hughes will make a very full exhibit
>f this kind of work done by the pu
pils In the (ireenvllle city schools.
Mr. McMahan h'iis also been endeav
oring t<> bring about the attendance
of college students and school chil
dren upon the fair, on a day to bo
known as "school and college day."
He luus lately returned from a visit to
iJreenville and Spartanburg whore tho
plan met with encouragement. The
purpose of this gathering will appear
in the circular following, which was
sont to the members of the State
board of education. Tho plan may
not, however, materialize, a? the au
thorities of the State fair association
have not yet consented to the free ad
mission:
Columbia. S. G\, Sept. 18, 1900.
Dear Sir: I have been thinking thai
popular interest In education may bo
stimulated, and tho average man's
knowledge of the work of the school
system enlarged, if we should have nt
the State fair ail exhibit of work done
In the schools?drawings, composl
tions, etc.?and should also have. a
"School and College Day," when thero
would be a parade of faculties and stu
jfenti! of colleges, and 4 teachers an<l
pupils *of schools, in bodies.
Tliia "College Day" wan suggested
(o my mind some years ago, in con
uectiou with the visits of Clemson,
Winthrop, and the Citadel to the fair
(although not all at the same time).
Suppose all of the State colleges should
come nt the same time?suppose all of
Ihe private colleges, for women as
well as for men. should also come,
what a grand and Inspiring sight for
the crowds that gather here for the
fair! Add to thisc some leading city
schools and some country schools, and
the display would set before the eyes
of the people in a most impressive
manner the greatness of the educa
tional work that rests upon the peo
pie^oi_Lhe_^tftte. I think this kind of
spectacular effect, although It may In
/Jne sense seem cheap and without
direct bearing upon the betterment of
the schools, will be of special value at
this time. Just as country school cele
bnH^lons^jind other school and' college
?om men cements havo been instrumen
tal in awakening the interest of the
people of the communities and direct- .
Ing attention to educational matters^'
which the average man is likely to
give no thought to. We wish the* leg
islature to make an appropriation to
the public schools to supplement the
constitutional taxes. This is a neces
sity, now that the last legislature has
diverted the dispensary profits from
the schools?unless we are to let th*
school term be shortened and the
schools fall in other respects below the
standard of recent years. Let us then ,
concentrate public thought upon tho ;
school question.
School children can 111 afford the
expense of attending the fair. Vet with
an. excursion train to return the mme
day, there would be a very low rate,
and a majority of pupils-from nearby,
town* at least?wonhlsejie the oppor
tunity to attend. There would doubt
lees be a food reprenentaUon from al
most evg^y large school, even as far
off as "A"ftderson, Oreenvills and Char
leston. I feel, however, that theXpir
association should admit the** bodies
free, thua affording an additional en
couragement to attend. The?falr Will
be the gainer by the succese of tbls
plan. The presence of ao many stu
dents and pupils will brine relatives
and friends from far and
largely Increasing the general {attend
ance on the fair, and tkt
Winthrop college gives no.
holiday, and parent# will coma & the
fair to see ifcefr^anghter*. Mqnorer.
IL/it la known, that tWe will, be #*??
rented the onlQae algfel of tkousade
vl college etudents and. school elill
drcn In ?l?e. there le no one bst wonld
Ind hi thin n? additionalJBtMBftiulS
fl?* Mr -
Before visiting the lair
Ml. the hdMe eC
I
ARC TOO INDEFINITE
terms Offered Striking Miners Not
At All Satisfactory.
? ?. - * ? ?
100 MUCH ROOM l:0# EVASION.
Olfer of 10 IVr Cent, Increase rieans
Practically Nothing to the Miners
In Its Present Shape.
Hazleton, Pa . Special.?As was g'.'U
oiallv expected, tho coni'Mslons of
fer*nl i<? the striking miners hy the
individual coal operators, A. Pardov
and Co . tin\ i* hi'i'it without the slight*
est effect in inducing those of their
men who are on strike to return to ^
wxuik.
The t oucessions aie identical with
those offered hy the l<ehlgh \ alley and
the other big coal companies ami are
entirely too vague and uusatisfuctor..
from the miners' point of view. While
a not increase of It) per cent, is of
fered. It Is not stated for what length
of tiiue or whether on a permanent ot
ii sibling scale. The same complaint
of vagueness is made against the
promised reduction in the price ot
powder. No fixed prbo i? promised,
and the offer that powder will bo fiold
to mi nets for *1.00 a keg and that th f
difference between this rate and thn
old rate of $J.7r. nli tll be taken into at
count. in IIkuiIuk tlic net advance of
10 per cent , the miners say. admits of
lou many different Interpretations atid ~
Juggling to be at all satisfactory. ?
What they want and probably will get
is a plain, straightforward proposition
on the part of the opera tow nn?f cott?~
panies which cannot be misinterpret
ed. and which In every way definitely
llxts terms and dates.
lfyesldent Mitchell reiterated, In so -
many words, that an offer emanating ?
from only a blugle flrni cannot be eon-^ ^
hldered and no action would or woul^l
bo taken by him or his colleagues until
all the operators and companies had
offered terms of settlement. Still, al
though no definite declaration to this
effect liis been made a aottlotnent of
the Htrlko is likely to be made very
shortly. A number of local unions
have ainjady chosen delegate-* to the
convention which is to be held soon,
and this Is a moat significant step, de
spite tlie fact that union officials say
that It was entirely premature, Other
wise there whs no notable change in
I in" strike situation here. *
Onfy one demonstration of violence
took place and that occurred at an
early hour in the morning at the L?attl
n er colliery of A. Pardee and Co This
colliery has been working almost. full
handed. The. subjugation of the men
working at this plant was determined
on several times and raids were made
np but were prevented by l?.e leaders,
However, the place was carried by Ti
lurge display of force and strategy
combined, which was not without Its
amusing features.
The colliery office is situated at the
extremity of a long and narrow lane,
flanked by the houses occnple^by the
miners of the company. 1
Down this street and directly toward
the store and office, the men marched
nt an early hour with a band of strik
ers headed by "Mothcr,, ? *v
riving In front of the atore, Mother
joneH began addressing the crowd, and
this attracted the deputies and police
officers who /left the colliery and
stripping, several hundred feet back or
the offlre, almost.unguarded.
While this was going or. a crowd of
strikers, numbering perhaps 1,000, had
quietly proceeded to a position back of
the workings. Suddenly, while tire at
tention of tho police and doputle* was
attracted by the occurrence at the or
ice the s^ond crowd swooped down
tjpon the workings and prevailed upon
tho men to go out. They scattered ltKb
a flock of sheep and did not return to
work, so the plant had to dose down
for the day at least. Whether It will
try to resume or not la not kuown.
In the Moosfer State. ~
Indianapolis, Ind., Special.?William
J. Ilryau began his day's campaignvio.
Koblesvllle. Ind. He arrive**" at. 8
o'clock and spoke from a 'etand near
the depot for fifteen ininwifs. His au
dience numbered people, wno
'were liberal- with their applause. Mr.
Bryan rapidly traced the Democratic
position on all the Issues of the cam
paign. He said that the duty. x>i tha
nation is determined by the people;
-and tfyat if each man will do hlaXult
dutv-Ibiuicioutlously next Nov^ga&cr;-?
the country's duty in the present
emergency will be properly indlcated.'v
flay be Scnl to tlie Bone.
Washington, D. C., BpecIaV.?^hebat
tleshlp Texas i? about to be passed
upon by a board of survey at Norfol^
to determine whether II, If iror
while- to spend any morW* tnosey on
this Obsolete type of ship. If tlw
overmnnfrfv ctn ho brought rath "
sooaWe limits. It la prohabU that it
w|H be authorised, but H the snas re- --r.
quired Is large the reeael practically
Waahfgum, ~P^Gr*: W?f l.-Th?
War Department has m*4+ public a
zrrr rg'