The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, July 25, 1902, Image 1
THE G AMD EN
eHRONieLE.
VOLUME XIII.
CAMDKN, S. FRIDAY, .Jl'I.Y 26, l!)02.
iNO. 29.
WILL NOT ACCEPT.
McLaurin Not Seeking a Federal Ap
pointment
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DECLINES PROFFERED JUDCESIHP
Palmetto Senator li>";,r<?#ses a Deter
mination Ngt to Occupy Vacancy j
In Court 0f Claims. I
' Oyster ?ay, N. Y., Special. ?Presl- j
dent Roosevelt is in receipt of a letter !
from Senator John L. McLaurin, of j
South Carolina, declining the 1)?^'/
red appointment to the vacaivy on the
6 bench of tho United Statos Court of
Claims. The President, it can he aald,
much regrets Senator Mchaurln's de
t^lslou, as he helleyes that Mcljaurln's
-?Ctt?torial experience and his career :<s j
' attorney General of tfouth Carolina I
would have rendered him a particular- j
Jy good addition to the Court .or
Claims,
The President Ik npt certain what he
?will do. It is understood that he. is nnx
lous to appoint him to Bomc position in j
recognition of what the President re- i
g,?.rds as his service to the country and i
Iiis demonstrated ability in public lite* i
Senator MoLaurln's letter Is couched In
the moRt positive terms and evidently j
\vai? based in particular upon a news- ,
jy?per article which accompanied the I
letter. The article staled that the Sen- j
ator had sold himself for tho prospect 1
of getting such an office as that of- j
ffored hill). It can he said, however, j
that the President regarded such a type ?
-of accusation beneath notice and sin- I
?orefy regrets that Senator Mcljaurin ,
should have deemed U necessary to pay !
attention to it. ^ |
Senator Mcljaurin evidently has
changed hie mind about accepting the
l)roferred appointment since he was in
Oyster Hay on July 11. At that time j
lie indicated his Readiness to accept
the vtfejynry on the Court of Claims and ;
the onjy question then was when he 1
should, resign from the Senate.
Fifty People Drowned.
Hamburg, lty table. ? The Bteam
ship Primus, of Hamburg, with 1S5
passengers on board, was cut in two
att'l sunk by the tug IlaiiKa on the
'river Elbe at 12:30 o'clock Monday
morning. So far as is accertaiirable,
about 00 pfTKons were drowned.
Thirteen bodies already have been re
covered. The Primus was an excursion
'steamer from Buxteliude, province of
_ llanovcr, Prussia.
The disaster occurred between
Blankencse and Nienatedten. Among
the pabsengers were the. members of
? he Eilbeek Male Choral Society. At
the tfme of the accident the Primus
was crossing the river channel near
TJlankeneBe, from the southern into
the northern fairway. According to
witnesses aboard the Hanza the move
ment was made too precipitately The
Primus struck the engine room of the
Hanza and endeavored to push her
ashore, but the tug grounded and the
ships parted* The Primus then sank.
In the interval, however, about 50 of
her tassengera were able to reach the
Han2a by means of ropes and ladders.
Seventy more were picked up by thr
tug boats, while others swam as?ore.
The disaster caused deep gloonThere.
Many children lost both their parents.
The Choral Society, which was on
board the excursion steamer, con
sisted mainly of workmen. There were
no foreign passengers. Captain Peter
son, of the Primus, swam ashore and
?;ave himfefif up to -the police. Captain
Sachs, oV Hie Hanza, also surrendered.
The terrible panic tvat occurred on i
iiio Primus when the Hanza struck ;
her rendered the offorts to save her I
passengers almost useless. Fortunate- j
ly, the steamer Delpbln came up im- j
mediately and succeeded in saving
sixty of these on board the sinking
steamer while other boats assisted in
the work )t rescue.
Tornado In Baltimore.
Baltimore, Special. ? A fierce tor
nado, characterized by a windstorm
of extraordinary velocity , thunder, I
vivid lightning and a heavy rain, j
suddenly burst upon Baltimore at i
1;3Q p. Sunday, coming from the j
southwest, with the n*t result that
eleven persons loot their lives, hun
dreds of houses were unroofe<l, treo3
in the public parks and streets wore
torn up by the roots, many buildings
dnmayed and several people injured.
The s(/)rm exhausted its fury in less
than'ir. minutes. The damage done in
the business portion of the city was
comparatively slight.
Wrecked by Storm.
Plnghamton, New York. Spe
" cial? A cloudburst Sunday night
nt Coventry, this county, sent
Lump Creek over its hanks*
wrecking several mills and buildings
at Afton. The family of Jas. Cook,
consisting of three perrons, were
drowned and their bodies not found
till today. Three separate cloudburst*
are reported In the county and much
fr.tnor datutyfe has -been done.
? ? ?
Q For Strikers. \
Indianapolis. Sprctal. ? The Sftt
financial assistance was sent th<f strlk
riBC Mitbeaeite mlnere Monday night
wVfn Secrifay WJUon fenrarded: ?
the secretary -treasurers of the ?nihra-'
' clta districts chseM for their respective j
SOUTH CAROLINA CROPS
Oeneral Review ul Conditions tor (Ik j
Mail Week.
1 The temperature was above wermal
during the wceh ending Monday,
July 2IM With. an average of about
Js4 lU'grocH. The highest was 103 de
grees at Heath Spring* on the ifih
and at Seivcrn on the isth, the lofest
?>2 degree* at SatUUe cm the 17th.
Thin, thr second hot wave of the
month, wan of comparatively short
duration, for \>y the end of the week
the temperature woh again normal or
below. The winds Were generally light
and dry, but without the wiltiftg ?>f ?
feet ho notic-able during the previous
hot wave.
Showci'a occurred f t\ every county,
but they were partial and generally
light, and at a few points only ,4jd
they supply enough moisture for.v
need of growing crops. The rainfall
was heaviest in the southeastern por
tions, but. Wan not general in that sec
tion. Over the greater j>ortlon of t h??
State, crops are suffering for rain,
severely in places, and iu others hot
ko much. This has caused a great di
versity in the condition of crops, so
that now there ate places in every
county where they are doing well and
other place* where they am partly
ruined. This npplicn particularly to
corn and cotton, While other crops
s re affected in like manner, hut m
varying degrees. Showery conditions
prevailed at the close of the week.
Field crops have been' ' laldby in
clean condition, except some cotton
that Is receiving its last plowing and
stubble corn that is yet small.
Some early corn has reached ma
turity and Is a fair crop, but hot,
weather and drought cut short a large
portion of early corn, while late corn
is generally promising and in condi
tion to he benefitted by timely rains.
Cotton improved in a number of lo
eallt seiub, aff hamr ,am ramh mhaiu
calities. but generally it deteriorated
during th-j week, depending on the
rainfall distribution. Over by* far the
greater portion of the Slate there are
reports of blooming to the top of shed
ding of the plants turning yello*vv. and
a few reports of rust. Generally th"
plants are small, but blooming freely
and a few sections there are nearly
full grown bolls. The crop as a whole
if in n condition lo be greatly bene
fitted by rains, should they occur
within the next two weeks.
Tobacco cutting is being rushed to
the neglect of other fnrmwork. and
the crop is curing nicely. Iu a number
of localities this year's crop is the
best ever raised, while in other lo
calities It was badly damaged by heat
and drought. Ilice is threatened by
salt water in some districts. Cater
pillars have nearly all disappeared af
ter flaming young rice. Peas continue
to look well. The majority of reports
continue to indicate an inferior fruit"
crop, with much premature ripening
and dropping, except grapes which
arc fine -<Vhere not rotting. Minor
cropsv/sueh as sweet potatoes, cane,
pasture?, grass for hay and gardens,
need V'aln.
2 /
Fatal Accident at Spartanburg.
i Spartanburg, Special. ? A harowiug
tragedy occurred Sunday morning
about 10 o'clock at the homo of Prof.
W. M. Morrison of Clemson college,
who is spending the summer at Wei
ford. Prof. Morrison's G-year-old son
and Willie, the 6-year-old son of Mr.
J. R. Jackson, a neighbor, were play
ing together on Prof. Morrison's prem
lacs, liy some means the little boys
unobserved managed to get a breach
loading shot gun, both barrels of
which was loaded, from Prof. Morri
son's house, and this weapon was
brought Into their sport. Just how it
happened no on<V'will ever know, per
haps. but t|ie gun was discharged and
the' load entered the body of Willie
Jackson just beheatb the left shoul
der blade, ranging Inward and pene
trating the lung. The boy lived a llt
tle over three hours after tho shoot
ing. and was conscious, frequently
calling for water. He recognized Dv.
H. R. Black, who was summoned and
who reached Welford about half an
hour before the boy died. He cnUed
the doctor by name. The fatal acci
dent is a shock to that entire section
of the country, and the parents of Wil
lie Jackson, and P*of. and Mrs. Mor
rison are prostrated with grief.
A One Armed Forger.
Batnberg, Special.? Saturday morn
ing Sheriff Hunter was surprised to
receive a notice from the Bamberg
Bonking company to the effect that
Ihcy had received JKr hcivc from; tho
bank at Barnwell, endorsed by Sheriff
Creech of tjiat place, and apparently
iigncd by Sheriff Hunter. The cheek
was drawn tor ?10 'and T?ns made pay~
able to one John ?! Turner, who, it was
fou nd upon iriVCTT I nation . bad-f?rg^u
Sheriff Hunter's nu-.no to it. Th? for
gery is said to bo Va very clever one,
and wrfuld not havV been dctc<tr.,
quickly had it not been for a private
arrangement made between the bank
and the^sfceriff here>for mutual ?on
vanlence in keeping the private aud
public accounts of this ofTlce seperate.
They Are Captured.
Manila. By Cable.? The three Gulter
nr brothers, who are charged with tho
murder of an apprentice nsmed Vlnn
ville, who was a member of the party
commanded by Lieutenant Comman
der J. C. Glllmore, of the United
States gunboat Yorktowu. captured by
the FlUploot In April. 1899, have arriv
ed at Baler, Principe province, efter
ha vine evftej the military and con?ta.
bulary for two years.
Bloody Attercatij
Manning. Special? S
an altercation occurred btt?f?oi|Jw
ireaoe .WW*** and twirfoua* brother*
f?y I
the Warr iruyi severely WIImm two~
tho My with ? knife. The
Till; CAMPAIGN.
At Wnlterboro.
w, special. The senatorial
meeting was hold here Id Klein's grove
In the presence <?f a thousand people,
i here was no :-p;'..ial feature of enthu
siasm.
lt>f> cahdiuAtes had nothing to say
about pftcli other. Evcti Latimer pii<!
j Kvuns seemed to have temporarily
burlefl (he halchct; hut ihe half has
not yet been told with (hem. As soon an
the up-country Is reached (h? political
volcano ma^ break out again. The
j tainting was called to order by Maj. M.
P. Howell, county chaiiman, who In
| troduced the n r?t speaker.
Hon, 1). 8. Henderson -r'Mr Heiulei*
son was iirtrn ill this county and the
|Xhkirman naitl that his record lmg been
i a source of pride to these people, and
[ now lie is hero nsking their votes -for
(he highest gift ftl (heir hand*, lie rev
Iterated his statement (hat in this cam
paign he Intend* to attack no man, but
will Always defend himself whenever
attacked by an opponent. He told of
(he constitutional convention and the.
results accomplished, .' The people are
I thinking. eVen if they a re Hot attend
: Ing the meetings, rfhd watching closely
the merits of the men asking (mice anil
will silently east their votes on. August
2G for (he best man. Mr. Henderson
i hen paused on to a broad platform
whefe lie was safe from (lie at(acks of
Ills opponents. He spoke on (he (rusts,
imperialism and die tariff with a strong
appeal for a grand Democratic rallv In
J (104.
Col. (leo. .Johnstone twitted Mr. Hen
derson about being born in Colleton,
but as tk'on an ho i.uuld hit toddled*
away and went to Aiken, and now he
only comes hack here when he wants
office. He delivered his tariff speech
and when he told his farmer audience
about nine billions of inonev, they
looked at him as much as (to say,
'Well, how does that interest us?" Yet
they listened patiently as he illustrat
ed by example the effect of existing
laws; tariff reform ir, the watchword of
Democracy and twice has brought suc
cess to (he Democratic rank". He is
I Wiping no war against capital, but
[ when It exceeds i (k limitation and be
comes an engine of oppression then his
arm will ever be raised against i(. No
dormant party can live, it is the ug
messive policy that wins. We can urn
afford to waste time by affiliating wilh
Republicans. He (old of hardships en
dured in the Philippines by American
troops and said their blood and suffer
ing in upon the heads of the Republi
can party, lie closed with a strong ar
gument in favor of constitutional gov
ernment. He has sought the favors of
no political manipulators; but Is rely
ing solely upon the people, whose ser
vant he .shall ever bo when they elect
him to the senate.
. Congressman Klliott is still at home
and in his old district, in fact he was
born just beyond the river in Beaufort
county. lie was gladly received. He
thinks some of his competitors aro un
just to (hose who have been in con
gress \W stating that the Democrats
have .been inactive. Col. Elliott toIcJ of
Democratic work, especially In the Cu-'
ban reciprocity matter. He told of his
rocord and the light of his life in re
deeming this low country from negro
domination. No one ejse would under
take the task, for it was regarded as a
forlorn hope, and now that victory is
complete he turns it over to others and
asks that he be sent to the senate. He
haa never deserted or betrayed his
people and a man's record is the best
way by which the people can judge a
candidate.
Hon. J. J. Hemphill thinks that thd
Southern people are land poor and
argued that the United States has nei
ther the right nor reason to go Into the
Colony business. For years to come we
have, enough territory here in the Unit
ed States to dernnnd bur time and at
tention, therefore he argued against
colonial expansion. Mr. Hemphill's
Jokes pioved refreshing to the hot,
woary and patient crowd. He closed
with an argument against expansion
and told of the delusion of commercial
Democracy that came so near getting
! ft foothold 'in flhis State.
?lust beiForo 'Mr. Evans began his
j speech the negro' band which was fur
nishing the music for the day struck
up the old familiar air, "There Will bo
ft Hot Time in the Old Town." It was
wondefed if this tune was prophetic,
but it was not. Mr. Evans' voice waa
hoarse from his effort at Charleston
His argument wag an ingenious one,
warning the people against recent con
verts and asking the support of the
[ people because he is a Democrat and he
had proved this, he claimed, by finding
| out and denouncing McDaurln's Ropub
lieanlsiti. Because lie wan a watchman
| or the wall he claims recognition at the
I hands of South Carolina. He told of his
| trfrp to Cuba and as usual rountlly de
nounced (he Cubans and said tlfc&t the
Spaniards werr th** only ones on?vthc
Inland who maa- any pretense to de
cency: . _
Mr. Evans made his tariff reform
speech, deeming this the paramount
Insue before the country. Tho trans
portation trust Ik only exceeded In in
iquity by the Virginia-Carolina Chemi
cal company. South Carolina must ?Iho
up against this corporation or^they- will
permanently be hurt by the combina
tion. The. penitentiary In not paying,
therefore Mr. ISvana thinks It beat to
turn It into a hi* fertilizer factory for
the benefit of the State, especially the.
agriculturists. Mr. Ernnt? wns well re
ceived.
Mr. Latim?r had laid aaide his dies-R
suit and appeared in the costume of a.
prosperous Boiithern planter. Every
two years the people have candidates
come before them and tell thefh what
ts wrong with the country and incident
taNr srfk for totes. After election noth
ing mora Is heard of them for t*o
years.? He turned the bauds of tlm?
backward and told what "we farmer*
did" and what "we farmer* acvomp
Hahed" 1892, when th? South Caroli
nians In iMgreas had to Step -down
mad o\\y -*ake room for Reform
era. HI kg. . Jfctfc ?work and the meas
xltv** ^4^nd adTocated bjr
v j^pnrtJaii wrf
? * lWl
bt.uiiliiK then' wore many la. lit.* pro*
out. \\Tio blushed and hid their faces
behind their It u but hiughod jus;
tlifi
I \Vnut wo n< >?<( in i nib count i.v is
I'ljutt l rights ai? i uptal p: i v i l ? hi'n. The
rich will stay i ii-)i at; l lli^ poor will
bo poor to the end of titiM?, hut hej
tti'lirvos in giving oven man an equal
i Uan< *'
A Voice ? Mr. hatliuer. ii is reported
that you are interest d In Mexican
mining stock. lw ii'at true?
N'u. I.* timer? Yea. sir. After ooi>^
grffis wan over I had an offer on Mexi*
rail milling Mock at I a sh:tro and J
ncreptfd t It*' oplioa. aw.l it afterward*
wont up to 1.40 and I sold out. 1 madt
tonic money on I lio ? t hat is all
? here Ik in it Life has always been a
*u?vei?a with mo, and 1 < tiiilti I It a t I am
a successful business man. I ntioi
have dealt in cotton futures or any
gambling scheme, bat I hare worked
lianl ami energetically and bnvo In
I creased niV possessions honestly and
| honorably. ?
At llAinptoit.
Hampton, Special.? The Senatorial
candidates spoke bore Saturday 1 ;
ftbyut 230 pO'ipiei
CiAi (?? nrge Johnstone f <*1 1 (bat the]
time bad < tune for him to speak out in
metdiug. lie undertook to smash some j
of the records which have been held j
ui to at. lean half the people of the j
State. Mn ?i i .1 not think Mr. Hemphill
| who. ck be asserts, keeps up only a
j nominal citizenship In the Stale, could
claim any glory in defeating the foive
I bill which passed the house when he
| was a member, but met with defeat i.i
| I he Senate. M;\ Hemphill made no
i *ply. Col. .lohn.stone arraigned Mr.
Latimer for extravagance, and mate. I
I incident ally that during I.atimer' sto-i
I years' service in CiuigresH taxes had
| been iucrens?d ?10 |>?~ r capita and that
j Latimer had been Instrumental in in
I creasing feed appropriations to have
ibrm to vu'.e fov electioneering pm posc-v.
(Vd. Johnstone also charged him whii.?
a inembei of the committee on District
of Columbia (hat be vitMlaud made
? liiip admit that he bad dune so to glv>
the Pennsylvania railroad a piece of
property in the city of Washington
! wot tb $:i.ooo,ooo.
Mr. Lilt inter replied to him in the
sani" manne.' in v.bieh lie answered
i M Kvans at Ramherg, who made this
j chai fce originally at Orangeburg.
Other speeches were on usual linos.
At I arnwell.
ltarnweil. Special.? The Senatorial
and Congressional candidates' meeting
was held here Tuesday.
'I'll e meeting was begun in the court
house. but the crowd increased to .well
an extent tlr.it the meeting was tiaus
f erred to the grove in tiie centre of the
town. .-y
At least :ir.O people were prsa^nt and
a more orderly crowd his not been
met. with on ibis campaign. The-o
were no new ami striking features,
!*!vans and Henderson had a l'ttle
tilt which was enjoyed by all and in it
"Dan" Hcnder.son came out with only
a few feathers milled and a lot of
< hoeis from bis Ham well frlehds.
Another incident was Mr. -Latimer's
reading that portion of the "campaign
report made at Hampton Saturday
and answering more fully the chatges
made by Mr. Johnstone.
Mr. Johnstone had the records with
him and prodded Mr. "Lattimer bard.
The meeting demonstrated the fact
that the candidates realize that the
race is half over and the campaign
promises to be a warm one henceforth.
The congressional candidates, Mes*.
Croft. Thurman and Bellinger, ad
dressed the audicncc after the sena
torial meeting.
The meeting was called to order by
Dr. W. C. Smith.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN
At IMckcns.
Pickens, Special.? Mr. T. J. Mauldln,
the counfy chairman, called the moot
ing to order In a .breezy grove, and ap
proprlate prayer was offered by Rev.
I), II. Abney. Chairman Mauldln gave
eor:llal welcome (o speakers and audi
ence and Introduced Col. (Junter, first
speaker. Hlue Ridge voters, packed like
sardines, listened to strong claims well
presented. Hi' strongly assailed Mr.
Stevenson's official and business rec
ord, again Including Newberry bar in
cident.
Speaker Stevenson next, warm and
vigorous in reply, losing no time. Re
newed his position to leave this selec
tion entirely to Newberry bar to elect
the attorney general.
"You don't expect the Newberry bar
to elect the attorney general," Inter
jected Mr. Gunter.
"They'll have something to do with
it," from Mr. Stevenson.
Willing to leave hi,s official career to
1 23 members of the legislature. Closed.
Laughter ami applause.
Candidates for on ice of secretary of
state now. "Long Tom" Austin, pop
ular on his native hills, first speaker,
followed by Mi;.~ CJan'U," t'otr Wilson
closing amid uhecrs and applause.
Chairman flow introduced only can
didate from Pickens county. Mr. Mar
tin, candidate for office superintendent
of education. Mr. Martin assailed is
sues "advocated by my opponent."
made his popular speech . well received
and applauded.
Mv. MeManan's absence noted.
Would be comptrollers general spoke
next. Mr. Sharpe first, making, aa
usual, a hit, anfid applause. Then
Messrs. Walker, Brooker and Jones
closely h?'arrt in strong business talks
Treasurer Jennings' letter read, then
color guard of the Rt/ugh Riders now
to the front. Col. Frost leading, "not
too early for frost, even In the moun
tains."
Capt.JPatrlck next successor to the
front, foftttfrcd by war horse, Col.
Boyd. A.bfcence of Ayer and Rouse
noted.
Candidates for oflice of railroad
commissioner spoke next. "Cansler of
Ttrzah" first. Applauded. Then with
hands on throttle (wide open) and eyes
on rail, Messrs. Caughman. Brans,
Jepi6n, ICtnard. Mobtey, Wllbora. and.
Wolllnff. Abeenceof ftorry and Price
uojed Mr. ICv vans charged cogsmhwloa
an did not allow rate* on cotton good*
to aeparats and forced barmtaitwt'
Um ttait iA-fenr '
as io ran ;t 11 > i 11 dit-y niKi in i ii if
I dticed. Mr. Wllhorn wan ready to go.
I tofore an \ more here to prove jt.
i After dinner the guhej 1 1 ;t t < ? r la I candi
dates wore ilu' speakers, Col. Till
mail leading. MoM "f 'h* < i owii re
assemble)* promptly.
Tillman thanked Pkkeit* toy
two years ago. If ho had filled officf
satistactorlly ho asks for promotion
Hon Tillmah I* ?bn only man more
blue kguarded than himself. Wiiliflg to
I stand <m his record. Referred to sen
i a to resolutions. Referred to Ansel's
Various placet* of nativity. On election
day he *l'l ho hurled in Greenwood
Captain I ley ward is a Wiit^r farn??r~
rice planter, run by overseers, rtliiU
he Uvea at Walterhoro. When race in
over I ley ward will llnd It u sad export
moM Not time to give much attention
to his other oppOtletfl, Talbort dead,
but have punishment after death
Evoiythlng else equal, Tillman said lif
was entitled to preference. Talhert,
Ansel and Tim merman office holders
for 22. IK and I t years. . respectively
Propriety should lutVe prompted Col
Talhert to resign one fat Job hftfort
grabbing at another. Hoferred to
sword incident. Speech held dotiost at
tention,
Oil 'iMmmoiiiutii whh nuxi presented
llejiald respects !?> county, presented
his candidacy, hi* roi-ord, nift claims
Kxporlence and record peculiarly qual
ify him to till office sought. Itisues prac
tically tf.inio will attempt no radical
changes If elected. Stand upon public
and private record. Taxation and flan
cial condition of State discussed, as bo
fore. State borrowing money now. New
constitution and rights of suffrage
make it moat incumbent upon whiles
io educate children. Closed with thanks
for support, plcidtng similar faithful
ness In nerfonianet? of future duties.
ChalWhan next introduced one who
needed no introduction to this people.
Mr, Ansel begun l?y addressing "citi
feilB <)f Oconee county,'' aild was cheer
ed. Hoped he was not telling news
when announced his candidacy. Refer-'
t'Dco to his ejection met with cheers,
repeated at intervals during his speech.
Mr. Ansel'* plat form? planks ote.u.SBf.1
? met the entire approval of his audi
cnee, which soonied aiouBcd for the
llrst time during the day. Discussed ad
vantage Riven children of today. Dis
cussed ways and means for helping
South Carolinians. The crowd camo up
close to the platform during Mr. An
sel's speech. Undivided attention waH
his. and when Bro. Hrofford testified
'?beers drowned his closing remarks.
Captain Key ward spoke next and
was well received. Though this was his
llrst visit to Pickens county lus.^voulj]
not address citizens of Piekyfis county
as Oconeeltcs. "V/o know each other ?
all aso South Carolinian?. Pickens is
willing to Judge othors/by men she has
produced, (io home to find out how' a
man stands. Unanimous standing voto
| of his own county. This, and illustra
tion later, showing nature of "cxperi
j incnt" referred to. greeted with laugh
| ter and cheers. Referring" to Ansel's
; places of nativity by one foot, on nioun
| tains one on son shore, ami promised
: land of votes between. Issues discussed
1 Main duty to enforce the laws of South
' Carolina. "This I promise. No one
| eh OH Id promise more; no people should
I ask less*." Captain He.yward was hoard
wltii closest attention, was interrupted
with cheers and cheered when closed.
Congressman Talhert was the next
speaker, closing for gubernatorial *-an
dldntes, Col. Talhert caught his audi,
ence with a good Joke, and as usual
wag heard .jr attentively throughout '
Plcklns and Edgefield reminders of
each other. AN counties wore red shlrtt
to preserve tlemoeraey. Eternal vigi
lance still the pyico of dearest privi
leges. Touched up Alliance again; it?
principles, like seed of martyr's lives
| Trusts and monopolies assailed, capl
I ta 1 and labor discussed as beforo.
Cities, towns and country should all
work together. It is our country and
as on<* man w? should upbuild It. Edu
cation next; absolutely opposed to tax
ing white man to educate negroes.
Wants this arranged on sound legal
basis. Cal. Talhert was heard Aiost at
tentively, closed amid some applause.
At Greenville.
#
GrpenvlUe. Special. ?The State can
didates met here for discission Thurs
day.' Tho ciowd numbered about 8(>f>.
The attention whh good, but there was
no especial enthusiasm.
Speeches were on the usual order.
At Union.
Union, Special, ? The meeting of
the State candidates here Monday wan
tame and absolutely devoid of Incl
dent. The speeches were the same ae
at other points on the protracted
canvass, and no enthusiasm was
aroused at any time. The crowd
was not large, but was reaped fill and
attentive.
At Spartanburg.
Spartanburg. Special. ? The candi
dates for State offices discussed the in
stils of the campaign in the usual way
heie Tuesday. The crowd present
numbered about 1,000 people. N.ol
much_ applause was given any candi
date. ' Tillman advocated $200,000 ap
probation for pensions.
Tillman Withdraw ? Charges.
Washington. Special.- Lieutenant
Governor- Tillman, of South Carolina
Iiuk telegraphed Fourth Assistant
Post master (leneral Bristow that b(
\'ithdraw6 the charge that his mal!
bad beon tampered with In the post
nffl-e at Plckenn, S. 0. T/.e ? har&i
allied that valuable political pi pari
vldrras^n lo Mr Tillman had been ob
tained from the Pickens posl office b>
.in unknown yar'y. The case Is now
:n the hands pevstoffb* inspector*
for Investigation, but nc^ report ha?
teen received Item thenar
The Fire at Colquitt.
Macon. Oa., Special. ? Fire Sunday
morning, at Colquitt, Oa., . destroyed
eleven stores along the public square.
Among tbe buildings burned were ^tbo
poatpflleo and the Masonic Temple.
The more important stofta were gen
ftil uiytbsndtes tHiMI>fc?wt The
?#wfeSS U or;rW?W ?J?
oulj partial Istttflhct.
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kWsi
VALUE OF HARMS
Tremendous Landed Wealth Shown
By Census
IT RUNS HIGH INTO BILLIONS
Stntlstics of Oreat and Permanent
Value Concerning Our Agricultural
Retourcci,
Washington, Special. ? The et nsub
bureau Issued a bulletin giving (lit
condition of agriculture in the United
Statea for the year 1900. it shoWB
that there wore at thai tliue 5.739.657
farms in the entire country 'which
wero valued at ^h'?l674,694.24 7. Of
this amount $3,60i>,J9^.101. or over 21
per ('Out, represented the value of
buildings, and $13,1 14.402.056. or over
ix | or cent, rt presents (,he value <.f
amlB and improvements Other than
Uiildings. The vain ' of farm Implo
.iii-ntH and machinery was $701,251,
*50, and ?,f live stock 53,078,050.011.
rhe.se values, added to the value of
?l.e faints, nlves a total value of farm
irnprrty amounting to $20, 51 4,001,
?38.
'1 ho total \ a I tie of farm produeH
for t fie? year 1^99 Ik given at $4.739,-?
US. of which amount $1,718,990.
l J2I wan for animal products, includ
ing lli'e ato . k, poultry and bee pro
1 IK t.S,
'i'he lit I let in plates the average
?i/.e of farms in the United States at
_j.li; neroii, and it is slated thai 49 per
?' in of I he farm land is improved. The
ctal acreage for the entire country
>va.< $S: 11.201,540.
The number of farms in the United
"hatea \i?h increased in every deeado
'<4 the inat'tlfly years, and so rapidly
Jiat In 1900 tii ore were iwarty four
Irnca a.s many farina as in 1850, and
25 per cent more than in 1890. The
.otal acreage of farm land also has
iliei ea n.d but up to 1H80 loss rapidly
;liau the itiimht :* of farina, thus In- 1
/olving a steady dot-reasft in tha
l vera go al/e of farma. Since 185.0.
However, the total acreage has in*
Teased more inpidly than the number
it farms, ho that the average size of
farms has inereaaed. The total area
>f Improved land had Increased in ev
?ry decade since J 850.
A comparison by States Indicate
!hat the moat important. Statea in the
Jgrleulture of tls^ country are, lie*
ginning at the Wefct. Missouri, Iowa,
Illinois, imliurfa, Ohio, Pennny lyanln
ind New York. Together they con
tribute 4 1 per cent otjtird' total value
if farm property and 38 per cent, eft
.he total value of ,farm produet#v
lYxas leada wivh the greateat nunK
J>er of farms, 352,190. and also with
the highest acreage 125,807,017. But.
>n ly a little over 15 per eent of the
larm lands In Texas was Improved,
snd the value of the farm land in
Texas aw? leas than In Pennsylvania,
:ihlo. New York, Missouri, Iowa or
Illinois, being $962,476,273, Missouri
cnges second In the number of farma
tr.ving 284.880. Other Statua having
more than 200.000 farms are: Ala
bama 223,220; Qcorgla 224,691; Illi
aole 264,151; Indiana. 221,897; Iown,
J2S.622; Kentucky, 231,667; Michigan,
*03,261; Mississippi, 220, 803; New
i'ork 226,720; North Carolina, 224.- ?
337; Ohio ?7fi,719; Pennsylvania, 224.
J48; Tennessee, 224.623.
Iowa leads the list In the percentage
>* Improved lauds, more than 86 per
sent of the farm lands of that Stats
being Improved. Illinois follows with
:n< re than 84 per eent, Ohio comes
riext with 78 per cent, and is followed
jy Indiana with moro than 77 per
?ent. Illinois occupies i tie first poal
.ion In the matter of the total value of
aim landfl. the figures1 for the State
helng 2.004.3 16.807. Other State values
ire:
Tennessee, $341,202,025; Te*a?i,
PW. 476,273: Virginia. $323,515,977.
The live stock farm lands of Che
country arc put down at a value of
$7,505.2*4.273, or mere than 30 per
rent of the whole; tho hay and g?aln
lands at ;$6,378,54d,543 or 31 per tent
'?if. the Whole, da'ry products over <i
per cent; cotton over 6 per cent Thero
are 512 coffes farms In the country,
valued at $1,932,9 i5
To Oppose Swanson,
Roanoke. Special. ? The Republican
.^onRrwHlonal convention of the Fifth
iistrict mot at Rorky Mount, and nomi
nated Hon. B. A. Davis, of Frariklin
Jounty, l?y acclamation, to opjxbae Hon.
Claude A. Swanson. Democrat, the
present representative from that dls
;rid. Several speeches were made de
bouncing the work of the late conatitu
lonnl convontt&UT ? r ? :
Says Strike Can Be Won.
Indianapolis, SpccLnl.? Trcn'.den!
Mite hell . of the United Mine Workers;
?\p?(irt to ii-uvt Indiana! ^Hh fo.
VVUU*\?bv, ?t!. wUere he wtli probably
re- ;h n ?. t?ike u<v.?iquarter?. Thursday
>r Friday. His intention, it is under,
stood, is to remain in the anthracite
fgion until the strike is settled.
Secretary Wilson says bo does nof ex
pect any mora Urge donations until
later. It is understood Mr. Mitchell
md bis asociatea are convinced that
Ibey can win the anthracite strike it
Jb<*y can bold outcfor ten weeka long*
jr. -
Forty Hottfea Bsrattf.
Birmingham. Ala.. 8peclat.? Flrt
which broke oat Tuesday morning ai
Brookalde. a town of 1.9M Inhabitants
i iltuatwr in Jvtferean county. 10 ?tt<?
J from Birmingham, 4ept?ya4 a numb**
jar hcvmr* aad-al -
"Ife
LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS,
, (tinny Alwtters of Oeneml Interest la
i?Uort I'm ugraphs.
1 he Sunny South.
; A negro was burned at Uic stake in
. A/tsHissipjjj^for attempted assault,
The afreet railway strike in Itlch
| niond, Va., was settled by arbitration.
; Representatives of Japanese gocern
: nient oomo to South Carolina to study
i lea growing.
Near Htrongtown, Indian Torrltory,
two womrttl and a man w we waylaid
and killed.
! Hon. IB. Y. Webb, of Shelby. was
I nominated for Congress from the 9th
North Carolina district.
Former Governor Johnston has en
tered the gubernatorial race in Ala
bama. making a four-cornered race.
Court enjoined Nashville street Rail
way company from consolidating. If
decision is sustained, bonds and stock
will be Invalidated.
A movement Is on foot, to form co
operative association of the hatters,
Hants' furnlHh?M-H.._iU?d haberdashers
throughout tlu/south,
PiospectyrtT supposed to be the rep
resentatives of the Standard Oil Com
pany, hav/> secured leases on large
tracts of Htiposod oil lauds near oal
Creek, Tcnn,
Lightning struck Held storage oil
tanks near Jennings. La., on Tuesday,
and over 50,000 barrels of oil wore con
sumed. The lire begun Tuesday, and the
gusher is still burning fiercely.
North Carolina's state convention
was an Jnterstlng one. Senator 8lm-?
oions advocated perm*ient dlsfran
| ciils'jment of the negro. Denunciation
of Cleveland by Senator Ward provlked
spirited eollofluy.
An engine on l/entz ft Shadler's lum- "
ber road, along laurel run, two mllos
above Porterwood, W. Va.. thrown
from a trestle into the creek, 10 feet
M\d Kngineman M. If. llinkle was
I scalded. -* <t
The Merchants' Coal Coiftpjitty has
taken nearly 100 foreigners, ffrustly^.
Italians. Slaves and Polandors, to Tun- ,
nelton, W. Va., to work In their mines
and at the present rate the full force
will be at work soon.
Soven lawyers of Amherst, Va., haVft7
ad dressed a communication to Uw ? -
members of the General Assembly re**
itlng the n regard to the recent
assault of .fudge C. J. OanipbeJlon Rrv.
C'. M. Crawford and strongly condemn
Ing the as-vault.
At The National Capital*
The State Department derided that
a Filipino in a foreign.. cQtmttfcr if vn
titled to diplomatic protection but not
to fi passport.
After a visit to New England Secre
tary of the Treasury Shaw aaya he bo
believes President Roosevelt ~wTir be
nomlnntedjpi^TOO'l.
At The NorlJtii
? '
Capt. Putnam Bradlee Strong..
peared In New York, leaving
saying .he. woa j?>iug to kUl hiflj
President Roosevelt
Mayor Low, of New York .City, .WJJyjt
ter Bay, L. I. r~
Ohio's Attorney General
action to oust the Ciev
Council. /" *' ,
? Hugo Poppenhuesler, a ? _
drug clerk, shot and captured ? .
glar who had broken Into hi* >ew?. j^jr
United Mfne Workers, 4)i
tion at IndianapollB. declared agammi
a generftl strike and ad?pt?d ? &
to aid the striking anthracite wort^r
ers. >
The stealer Bel Ken land, from
adelphia, broke her shaft- at lea,
after drifting fonr days, waSYttrw***-?;
y^to Halifax by the steamer Scholar.
From Acroaa TVe Bc*.
The Czar and PrealdeuT fcoubet ar<r
expected" t? visit King Vie, tor
uci at Home. /,
President Castro abandoned hla_...
plan of fighting near Barcelona, Vene -
zuela, and will return to Canter* ?
Severe earthquake ahocks were
again felt on tho island of St, Vl?*_
cent. ?
Governor Taft at Home ?nantt<H|iC'~
the name of Bishop George Montgom
ery, of LOB Angeies* iot *puatu?kr
gate to Manila.
The Sultan of Bacolod, PhlL,
who threatened to begin an"Ini-^.->
tion in August, has written a friendly ^
letter to the American comxMftfer. " " T.
The Paris Temps thinks the VattcliTa"
reply to Governor Taft's last note ott
the friaif tiaeation Is a vtrtuaHreJeetKMS -
of the American offer. . '?? -?
M. Combes announces tnat - tie
?rirtr ?! rti r i vr"h lw TjftnBT. ii
to enforce ? the L*v/ ot Asaociatljptiij^^
King Edward attended rell
vlees which were conducted; 4
royal yacht. ----- 1"'"
* Salisbury's resignation.
have been a surprfio to the i
Premier declaring that M Mi.
cause he was losing- his memory.
MUc?l(?t?eOM9>
Several persons were
three cloudbUretsln ffair. _
RepreaentaUre WtlUam
the Rapubiftaa pattfa ^ ? '
its anti-trust threa*"
teriai Democratic
sukc a