The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 13, 1906, Image 1
VOLUMK XVII.
CAM UKM, !S. C.. KKIDAV. Al'KIK l.i. 11)0(1.
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VEMilS 1:1 [I1UPII9N
A Column ol F>c DOO 1: eel H itch
Loapj From Volcano.
ITALIAN V LLAGE P.S IN FLIGHT
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? tiovM I'.ti-rtililnt I" !<? '(VrriUU
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-t 'I Hfiilr-I mil I rater.
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^5 Naples.- tla!y.-Tho inhabitants of
the. village* in tlu; vicinity ot Mount
? Acsuviu# are in a condition of punk'.
~"Many homes have been abandoned.
Mid tile a(ino>phci*e js dense Willi vo.
eanie ashes ?i nil the funic* of snbterra
Hoa n fires
'?}>j I ho churches are crowded day and
-ni.uht wiili pe >ple pruying for deliver- !
inic r> from 1 1 1< ? impending peril. nuitii
fes-lnlions of which are hoard si|id felt,
in <? vplosio.is whii-h resemble a heavy 1
C.liHionadlm: and in tin- tremblings <>? j
' tJiii earth which are constantly recur
Vim/. ' I
The main stream of lava from Vesu
vius is 2<K) toot wide, and it advances
mi limes at the rate of twenty-one feet !
m miritlle, t lie intense heat destroying
vegetation before the siren m renc'hen it.
The peasanisOf I'ortiej, at the we*' I
fnol of Vesuvius, cleared their grounds
of vineyards and trees in the effort to
lessen the danger from lire, and resist
ed the progress of the lava to their ut
most. The population of Bo.scoi.reoaso,
<.:i the southern declivity of the uunin
; tain. have, sought safety in flight, ami
I'.osco Iteale, to the eastward, i* also I
threw tenciL Women of iliis village,
weeping witji fright, carried a statue'
ol S!. A n lie :is near as tliey could go to |
Hie Mowing lava, imploring .a miracle i
P? slay the advuncc of tins cutiMimlng !
hi rea m. ,?
The cc i notary at I , iscot'eeasc lias
J'f"".i invaded by lava.
The se.^jje yt. night is one of mingled
utdeur and horroi'. as 1'roin the sum
: li'it of Vesuvius there leaps a column
-?>" lire fully ItHMI fee.t in height , the glare
joining sky and sea for many miles.
Occasionally great masses of molten
sioiie. some weighing as mm Ii as a ton.
lire eje ted from the crater.
The village of Torre del <!rec ?. which
has been eight times destroyed s|ud as
??ofien rebuilt, is again threatened! and
tii.1 inli mitauts are in extreme terror.
Signor Matteueei. director of lite ol;
To. valor.v . is working indefati^abl^ .
He lias had military cUgiftoei*s estab
lish telepho'ii'* connection between the
oh-ervatory ijiV.I points within the vol
<-a ii;c aclivily. The director said thai
although the eruption presented a
.grave menace, he did not believe it
would reach lue ill ages. Indeed, he
,v;iid, the pr.'pient volcaufe activity was
no. a liogeUier unmixed with good, for
if it had not come lo pass a \ ioleut and
sudden eruplion having a far wider ra
dius might have oeeui red.
On the I'ompeii side tin* main stream
of lava has divided into tw'O, om*
threatening Ottajano. a commune of
inhabitants, ami the ithe.r men-,
ji.-ing' Tovve del tireoo, witlt a iKtpoia
tion of 30.000.
The danger is so serious that calls
have be,eu , .issued jfor the immediate
evacuation of I losco't recuse. the nearest j
village to the crater, which has a popu- j
la t ion ot !H>0i ?
Streams of lava which ar * diffusing
great "h?ai are progressing rapidly in
the direct ion of Pompeii. l'roni the
new era lor. which is twenty teet in cir
cumference, tile lava has gone two |
in iies and half. Ilot mud. ashes and j
irijick : ;i j:i! i\y? Jilso j
MUNICIPAL 0>t$kKU$llUa'# LOSS.-'
Croat Palling Off In 1 1 1 ? < VoUf In One !
Year in Ch\Cn':o. .
( 'hie:i:;o?--- An minli'sis of the elec
tion ri'iunis shows a huge falling olf
iit the vote for municipal ownership
??is coinnarc<| with ,tb?: vote a year ago,
when Mayor Dunne was elected. A
year one public policy question on
ihe liltle ballot was: ' Shall Council i
pa?s any ordinance granting a fruit
? hive to any street railway company V"
The vole wjis. "No." -*j'og#"
r.!i.2i;{; the total vote beiujj \21J,1$N.
Those l'uvorinc municipal ownership
voted in the negative. and had a ma
jority of I J'J on a small vote. At
the lute election-.' oil a ISU.OOO vote,
they are only ahle jjo score a majority
of :5.i.!v> voles Tvi> flip' STo.tXKMtOO or
dinance. i * ?.
The Soci.i iist/i' were jubilant over !
Use fact thH| tlieir total vote lynched
?J7.71.">. an increase of 7S.S2 ?,vty the
vote which I hey polled last year. The
?'ity Council sinnds thirty for miinie- J
ipal ownership, thirty-two against, and
eicht, dotihlful. There .-ire thirty-six
DeinoTnls and thirty four fiepubli
I'.AXKKIl SLAIN AT1IIS .DOOK.
Prominent Indian Territory .Man Mur
dered After Political Triumph.
Kufala, Indian Territory. ? Only a
few hours after Ills re-eleetion to the
t'ity Council. .1. liurdette. President of
the First National Hank, and owner of
the largest depart iinfnt store lien*, was
mnrilereil. Mis body whs found on the
hack porch of his homo, a bullet pieiv
intr the brain. There is no clue.
Hurdolle's store lias twice been de
stroyed l>y lire, A f?w days ago he
eonllded to a Inisiness -Associate his
fear of assassination; a* his life had
been threatened. . . .
Iturdelte Vifk oue of; the Vest known
men hi India n . Tciritory, and was con
sidered ,wealihy. \Vhc;i *!nst seen
alive 1?0 was in the bO*t ?/ spirits.
Pill legalizes ^Pickett?*. -
A bill which provides that Opo picket
nu?y be established for every twenty
meii in cases of strike. H such pickets
J>t> maintained peacefully, was passed
hy {lie .Massachusetts House of Rep
rrxenltt lives, Boston, by a vote of 07 to
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.J isf :?'i Johnson Dead nt 82.
Knstmati Johns ni. tjie dirtinpwlMi<*fl
j>aii.ler, dlod suddenly at his home. In
Ne-.v Vofk t'liy. i? his eighty-second
vo:'..'. Mr. 4ohu*or. had beeU ailing
Voir jIuiom a y^ar.
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DANCERS DROP TO DEATH
Hotel Collapse Kills Forty-nino and
Injures rifty in tha Black. Forest
Si of Crip; m( Mucoid, Sontli iiimir*
H litrr Tlifr# in llurilly a I'umjl* Tln?t
II h? Jiol I oat a Mruibrr.
Ma gold Ml.i'-'n forest. So" I III Off*
?yuny. -A re\ isi'tl list of the casualties
rt?- u I ? lug Iron I 1 1|?* collapse of I lie Hotel
Jiuiii Hir>.clien uStug llotej) shows that
forlj nine persons lost their lives and !
that liftv were severely injured.
The accident is attributed ( <? care
lessness on (In* pai l of l hose who were
making r?>|ui Ii*k on ilu- building. which
had hoc n rabed tile feel from the
ground in order lo kIvo more space for
the lower story. The work began early
Sis the morning and wa* supposed to
have ,>een finished at noon.
The roof of the building had been
put in place, an eveut which, in accord
iinco with Oeriuau eustoni. wits cele
brated by a feast
The keeper of the hotel invited 11. e
workmen and a large i. umber of towns
people (o a dinner..
The 300 guests engaged in a dance,
and till*, together with the luL'tfe iiiiui
ber of persons on the iloors. was prob
ably what, caused the building to col
lapse.
The company assembled in the mid
dle banquet room, and were drinking
the health of the builder and landlord
w hen a crash was heard above. Twen
ty of those in the banquet room
jumped from the windows and doors
in time to escape before the house
crumbled into a heap of ruins.
Many of them --ere instantly killed.
Hardly one escaped w ithout injury.
Doctors were .astily summoned frpni,
neighboring places to attend the
wounded, while all who could be called
upon a!dc l in the altcnfpis to extricate
the dead and injured from tjie wreck
age. The work, however, was slow.
The town presents an indescribable
scefne of horror and grief. There is
hardly a family but has Jost one or
more members. The villagers and peo
ple of the surrounding country are in
quiring for their relatives. The d?*ad
are laid out in the town hall, adjacent
to the aietie of the disaster.
\YO>$*T TAKE CAKNrfOIES T.tVUK
?V I
row a Village Sri\'s It's Tainted lie
fuses $;?000 Library Cift. i
Oulhrie Centre. Iowa ? After the bit- ]
revest elect ->n tlpht In Its history this '
town has refused to accept $.">000 of
fered b ? Andrew Carnegie toward
[ building a library. Tie? g." t Was (?on-*
tinuent upon the city's voting $.">00 an
nually for the support of the institu
' lion.
! A remarkable feature wn the way
in which women voters organized;
I against the yropos.' ion. insisting tuat
it would he a >jis;>raee to accept the
"tainted in eey" of an Kastern pluto
crat. ..."
Women worked at the polls all day
long, .and when .he ballots were
counted the project was ?d- feated by
ninety-one majority. Three* hunilre.d
of the 6-1(5 vole* caS-/ were by wotireli.
Of tlu Vote* cast by uiei. there was it
majority of twenty-n lie against the
propositi* u.
cnrovAsisi: .in ouio city.
Slj^eel Car niul liiiilrond Tracks Swal
lowed ,l |? by Quivksaud. . .
Stcubenville. Ohio.? A veritable ere.-,
vassje. 7iK> feet long, 200 feet Wide,'
and tWeiity-tive feet deep, has result
ed supposedly- from quicksand, on the
Y\ i ? x.L, Virginia, side of the river hero.
A paved boulevard, the tracks of tM
Sbonben^'iUe. and W llsburg street rail
way, the tra.cks of *ue Pittsburg.
Wheeling 'and Kentueity^Kallroad, and
tlireo, natural ris malLS- liavo sunk
with the ground. N
Tratth: on the street ear anil railroatV
lines was' blocked rin? the gas supply,
l'foiu the three mains was shut ofl.
Danced While Wife fturned.
Mrs. Martin Van Hof. of (Irand
liaplds. Midi., was burned to death.
Her husband is held,, -fit the count}'
Jail. The _ tvvHvo-year-old son of t In?
Couple wiis "nrotV>od: by his mother's
cr.ies nj>d? l'UhhedUlotvii ^stairs to tind
her body on the tl??or surrounded l?y
flftluefc and iiis father dancing around
the room, apparently demented. He
says his father held him and would
not let him go to his mother's assist
ance. ?
> Ztil.t Wins Columbia Prize.
Columbia University's highest or.i
lorleal honors went this year to a full
blooded Zulu, who von the annual eon-i
test in New *'ork City for the (Jeor^e
\Villiain rnrfis medal. K.i isaka Seme
is the name of the winner. He Is a
mission student and a member of the
clnsa of 1SHHI. Ills subject was "Tin1
Kcfronerat ion of Africa."
Loss of I.ife in Pacific Cyclone.
The steamer Moana/ which has ar
rivod at Honolulu. * Ha waii, report*
that 121 persona were drowned in the
cyclone which roeeptl.v swept over Ta
hiti and the neighboring islands.' of
these victims, oue perished on Tahiti,
ninety one native* and four whites on
the Tua motus, and twenty-four natives
and ou<* white on the other Islands.
Womau'H ?NivflYuue >Ji?i Passed. l
The Woman's KuftY??r? bill, provid
ing that women aa wcli asmcu. nyiy
participate In the election of Presiden
tial Electors, vm* pa*s??<t by "the- j^hrwle
Island State Senate. Providence. by a J
vote oK20 to 7. The Senate gall?*r? !
w;i'} il!!;?! with ,\yoa?en during tfce rcn
slderhtlon of the measure.
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Keeeiver For Ttoscbrock Company.
!; I-Vod' it. ltosebrcck & Co. (corpora
tion), -butter and com nis*lon mer
chants, Nevr Vorx City. ot the
largest Mucins in tfa? traCe, Mffi M* (
tensive Western connectloj ?*. is In tfn- '
ffuelttt witb liabilities #411,
flQQ q H , +L
IliKftins SJpns Bill.
Xlw^fivTt' Vfgiilng the New
York City Eighty-Cent Oas hill, de
clared the remedy" for extortion was
wise reflation of corporations, not
municipal ownership.
THE WORSI SEtMS "10 Ht I AS if'
Streams of Livs I'voui Vesuvius Are
Now Almost Stationary. but Quan
tity of A she?, a ul Cinders Thrown
Up is Unprccedinted and Han
Caused Complete or Partial Do j
Btruction of Numbers of Towns and
- Cities.
Naples, |?\ ? ;ilijc 1 { ?? | ?< . 1 1 - <>t faci
lities couscipicn ( ii|H>n i In* cm ,ijj| inn ol i
Mount \ esuv in-; ail- tomuii; in. A c
o??rdi)ijr to informal ion- niviv*:,i |i)l?
Monda.v ni^ht. mi. ic iliiin .">00 1 1. rUli
?d in iln- ? I i .-> < t ? i ? - 1 ul" Sum <tiui.?cppc. J
wllihi III. In (ill* fin i;.s hi ;| I'litll'rli |
which ?-iill;i|i>i.| , winy i . ? i||,. w i ? i v 1 1 1
>(' ashes mi ill,- loot', l!) corpses uviv
ex I rica ted, n lit I ii is assailed t{; it
at Sorrento, :*7 person* I. ill, . I
by l all i ii- houses.
' avail v proceeding in tin- succor of
the inhabitants of the devastated s.<v
Uun have been una hie In make prog
ress, the rain falling on the ashes a
tool dcc| i having inailr II impo.^ible
tor the horses to trawl.
The sea is greatly agitated. The
sky Juts cleared, hut heavy clouds
hang over tin- east, l hreateniniv a fur
ther dow npour.
The streams of lava ; re almost sta
tionary. I roups ar?? erecting luirriers
in the direction i>| I'ompcii to pro- !
\eiit I urt her dauber in that (puttier.
Situation More Hopeful.
This has been a d.tv ? .1' rror for
the cities. (own-- ;unl country ahont
Mount Vesuvius. ,\ I inidiiii'hi the
situation appears more assuriui:. ilie
lava streams Ijaviuv: diminished in
volume, and in some directions Itaviu'j
fdop]>ed altogether. while eopiu>
l.tinlall is cooling the lava when* it
lies slat ionary.
Almost e< |iia I with i!i(. devastation
wrought h.v the lava i-> the damage
done by cinders :.n<l ashe? , which in
considerable <|uahtites have heeu car
ri?vd great distances. This has caused
the practical destruction ot Snn < ! u i o s
eppe, a place of (j.000 inliahitant s.
All lnit 201) o| l he people had lied I'mm
San < iuiespee. and these 200 assemh
l<4d iu the'- church to hi tend ma.-s,
while the priest was performing his
sacred otliee the roof fell in. and
about i tit) persons w ere badly injured.
These unfortunates were t or hours
without- jjjod or medical attention.
The Only thing It'll standing in the
chiurh was a statue of St. Anne, 'tlie.;
| reservation of which the poor, home
less pimple accepted as a miracle and
jM'omise o| deliverance from their
peril.
ir>0,000 Have Fled.
About 1 ; >0,01 M I refugees I'roin \ esu
viana had sought shelter dio^o^tml
?elsewhere. Four thousand were 1od'j?v<l
in the, barracks in this city.
A^Lie trains were delayed owing
to LhT^Tl'lU'ks heine; covered with cin
ders, hud telegraphic communication
with ;\1 1 points was bad I v congested.
: .The ; stream of lava which Iftul been
threatening; Torre Annun/iata. a town
(rf I2H, ()()() inhabitant^. 12 miles fr<^|
Naples, on the road to C'astcllamare,
had remained stationary since Sun
day pyeuinir so that the danger tlml
the place wold be overwhelmed ap
peared to have passed.
The 'action of Mount Vesuvius had
percept iblv diminished and the show
er ot ashes caused to tall over Na
ples for a time. Hut ashes and sand
began tailing again later in the day.
W'hon the last train was leaving
Hoscit recax. a fresh crater opened near
the observatory station.
Beat His Wife to Death.
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Baltimore, Special. ? Because ' his
!5!!5<*-V?!5S" <>!<! SO!) Tll'MOO^ < 1 > < 1 Hot
cook a meal quickly enough to please
him John T. Kennedy created a. dig},
turbauee that attracted his sick . wife
from l\er hcdr?>oni and in a tight that
ensned .between the man and his wife,
the latter was so had! y hcaten that
she ?lie<I soot/ afterward.
Mr. Swift's Funeral.
Beverly. .Mass.. Special. -The fun
eral of Kdwin C. Switt of the linn
of Swift & Co., the Chicago meat
packers, who died Thursday in Bos
ton from pneumonia, was held at
Beverly Farms. The honorary pall
hearers were .">0 in numher, represent
ing th^ various industries with which
Mr. Stvift was collected, while the
acting [pall hearers were from St,
John *8 1 church. The body was taken
?to Forest Hills Cemetery and placed
in the j receiving vault t?? await the
arrival |of Mrs. Swir. from Kurope*
Russia's Big Loan.
St. iMersbnrg, By Cahle. ? It was
?lv stated that a loan had heen
4?r nngeq in principle to the amount ot
Jjetwecii $200,000,000 and $.V>0, 00 0,000
,lfinnnc? Minister Kokovaoff has gone
"tf. I^nrrtf ^Tirtmtrr final TTCgotintinTTjf
Details ?of the loan are not available.
It is vinriously reported that the loan
will bc?r 4 1-2 and 5 per cent, inter
eat, *the emission price being 00 or
i 92, with I 1-2 per cent, commission.
BANKERS, FARNEhS, COTTON
The Acreage May be Slightly Incroa.s
ed This Yeti Over Last But Not
Over 1901
A .s|irt i : 1 1 to tii,. < 1 1 1 ? n i * 1 1 . ? . i s t
Si 't i?* 1 1 1 mi | iji 1 1 1 in, v
S|||,|UI? ri/lliy I.I IM'-I'S ?>! , , J -
till'. i-Atl iiiti ;oi,-.? >it j
se vera I hundred bankci > In \';-,n|
( iiiolitltl, South < *;? fi *| i let,
Alabama, Tennessee, M i-si?^i|1(,i. J,.\.
its. Louisiana. .Arkansas. Oklahoma,
ami Indian Territory. tint Mates prac
tically embracing (In- .-ottoi, belt o(
the South I lif Miinitt .h i in ci> ' Uc itni
sin s this week :
"The replies indicate teudeiic\
toward a slight iiicrcusr hi acivu'ji
lor tin' cotton Ij. Ii as a wluyc. an in
crease, however, not overcoming th<
decrease in lyOo I torn tit, acreage <>l
1001, ami a iciKiciicy to !>? * ;*? - < i c;i i > i ? *< i
by certain natural factors. The re
(?lies >%how steady advance in di\ersiti
eation ?!' crops, u linnet pnrpo.se that;
ever on llje part of hunkers and fann
ers lo stand together for the common
'mod and a greater decree ot comfort
among the growers.
I hem js a general purjSose appear
on; all alon^ the line tor the banker*
and grower*, to continue, even will
greater zeal, the policy of cooperation
which worked so successfully dur
ing the past season. This docs not, ol
course imply less acreage as a whole
in 1000 than in 11)0. >, although such a
reduction ii; promised in a number ol
localities. Nor does it imply that tin
acreage in some State.-, will not he in
creased. New lands in Texas. Okla
homa, Indian Territory and Arkansas,
and, indeed, in such older States as
Georgia. South Carolina and Missis
sippi, are being opened tip and are
going into eotton. In sncl ioiiv' like the
delta ol .Mississippi, where no tertili
zer i< yet used, or where it rea|]\
cheaper to buy supplies tlian to rais?
litem with cotlon at 10 ,n p_? cents, a
moderate increase in acreage tnav In
expeeieil ami tiiauv individuals will
phi u t I ron i . > I o 1 o per ceii t w ider t ha u
??JPl ,V.?.':ir. Hut in I lie mailt tin* hanker?
are not enconragiim any great expan
sion. but. on the other hand, are stand
ing by lite wisdom ol the past I'J
months ami are receiving 1'rom the
farmers hearty support, Soine far
mers are still holding, not l>ce:tn-e
I hey expeet miicli belter prices, but
because they do not need the moiiev.
and those w ho may not be satisfied
with I Ire price al ibe lime* they girt the
cptning crop are assured that they
will have no djlliculty in obtaining ac
comodations from I he banks nmt;ner
ehnnts who are backing no the grow
ers in legitimate plans to make theii
crop a paying one. At the same ti.nn
a voice ot en id ion is raised against
any combination to srnt oxenssivv
price.*, that being' field as cciisurnljh
as are efforts ot Wall street bears h
depress ju ices. Here and there, where
experience hap led taught. wisdom.
I he all-cot Ion idea is abroad, and some
lew planters really favor a permanent
S-ecnt basis for the staple.
"The readiness with which the
irrowers favor conservatism in plat4iP
ing 4Jiis/yet|u* ami tlie.ir determination
to; work nlting with the hanks are due
to the steadily increasing comfort of
the iYifiny. Tin- day of thy old credit
system is passimr. and now tin? grow
ers are found in various stages ot
prosperity, from ability to pay oil
old debts! and if t morttfaicek te
ability to lend 1 irtofi'eV themselves.
Their bank accounts are greater then
ever before anil, they are investing
their surplus in permanent forms.
They are buying iuore land and bring
ing the present holdings to a high
state of cultivation. New homes with
modern conveniences are being built
and old ones are being improved. I'p
to-date imp.lime.nts ami machinery are
being*purchased, a better grade of live
stock is appearing, some farmer* are
investing in town property and mov
ing in so that their children may enjoy
better school faciltics, the farms be
ing: rented, and more bank stock and
cotton mill stock and cotton seed oil
mill stock are being held by the far
mers, while better St'hool buildings
ami better churches in divers country
neighborhoods bear witness to pros
perity growing out of better prices for
cotton, and to the incresing ability
to maintain a policy insuring even
ureater prosperity in the future.
"Necessarily to diversify, to divert
some energies from cotton-growing in
to tho raising of other crops, is giv
ing f>lnee to dcliheratcness in follow
ing the policy as this stronger tinan
cjail condition of the farmers permits
thcui to enlarge upon the wisdom of
not depending upon one crop. Diver
sification, which implies more fertiliz
ing and greater attention given to tho
crpj^, began primarily for thousand*
or jp-owers in parrying out a "hog
arin-bominy" campaign?that is, in
living on one's own farm, in making
supplies at homo. The growing in cer
tain favored sections of early vegata
hles and fruit for Northern markets,
the tobacco crop, a1? much a staple in
some sections of the South as cotton
is in others. And rice and sugar plant
ing have, of course, emrnged the atten
tion of many persons for years. New
tracts once devoted to cotton, or that
ordinarily might have been planted in
.cation,, are being. ?ivon.?pver to a
greater amount of cane, tobacco and
rice, while in many localities more and
more attention is Vehig ..?ivcn to
peaches, cantaloupes, myfons, toma
toes, potatoes, peanuts, alfalfa, com,
I i? ? ?? I It.-, i n- more chit-kens
i ilit'l i : 1 1 ?_ >> at-' Im ihj more mules
| and hnt'so i, I i i I lijuli' live yeltcr
lll\ I'M- lt<>nu' usf <?r l'"f the in a rk? i ,
| :iv i ii 1 11 1 ij.' i ii i*ii m t j- t t< ? i > 1 1 1 1 1 1 ? ; initi'i'
lice,|e<| 1'. Uli?c| |||,' 1 1 ? I ; i ;l 1 1 > I tut labor
ami as a I ; 1 1 ?_: ? * i ami larger number of
l a i iii? r< ai i' perforce driven to handle
crops thai l he\ max work tlminselv vs.
"Kverywhrre there might be p dc
sir<' in depart from the safe ami sun?
policy of last year and to yield In the
at ion to plant more cotton, uu
det the impression that a greater crop
would not ftft'eet th|? price, it faces the
possibility that the supply ol' lahor
will he in?ul)ieeut to make rvrii a crop
e^jual to that ot last season.. from
every one ot the Stales eonies com
plaints of a search \ of farm lahor,
Oklahoma joining in the chorus. The
younger negroes especially are loath
to follow in the footsteps < . t* their
parents, arid nn? either rcmlerinu in
ferior service or are t|uitling the
(arms entirely for idleness or tlisu
ltory work m the towns ami cities.
Lumber nulls, the naval store indus
try, mining, railroad hnihlin<_r. dam
construction ami building operations
generally offer higher wall's than tin?
farms, ami. In the ca4? of whites, the
demands of the cotton mills are hav
ing somewhat similar crippling effect
upon farm operations, in spite of the
inclination noted here ami there for
operations' under I lie spur of fair
prices for cotton to attempt to make a
little crop of their own. Indeed, such
is the activity in lumbering that not
a few farmers, as is reported from
Louisiana, are following the field hand
to the lumber camp and are liiriiimr
out their own cotton ecreagc for the
year.
"Another inllueneo against exten
sive expansion iu acreage is I lie back
wardness of the season in the ('.u'olina
ami fJeorgia, as well as in Texas and
Oklahoma, the ground being still wet
ami cold, or the crop of corn, the suc
cess of which will largely determine
the acreage of cotton, not being suf
ficiently advanced to give a basis for
any estimate. In a few spots, too, the
boll weavil is regarded as a deterrent,
though one correspondent takes a
jocular view ol' the power of the cot
ton boll weavil against the cotton
hear. ' '
Radicals Carried Moscow.
Moscow, Hy ('able. The M oseow
municipal electing was the culmina
tion "> a vocable whi'luiml can
vass, Tim result is not yet known,
as the votes will not he counted until
later. The vote was the heaviest eve;
cast here. I p to three o'clock over
.'{0,1)00 of the .>0,000 registered electors
had voted. . Many woln'en peddled tick
ets.. The. Constitutional Democrats
appeared to have the 'better iu the
voting and claim a victory.
NJ;\VSY GLFiANl N( JS.
Philadelphia is going In for subways.
Washington is to be made si model
city.
An U-e palace is planned for Chicago
next year. , 4
Somervllle. Ma $9.. Is to have a new
oo-operirt he bant?}- " '
Tlie spirit of unrest In Ilussin con
tinued io foment.
Tlje old ronvtitnllon ship of war Is
to be repaired for $100.(HK>.
Colon Is threatened with n water
famine owing to long drouth.
No less than Jp.~tOO,OOO.OOl) must bp
found by the Uussian (ioverniuent this
year.
The Iowa T.eglsbiture has deter
mined to investigate the life Insurance
companies;
J ' ? . i . J ; ? i y ?? v,
Tlio opfM*n(in^ oxponsos of l\irtnirnl>
railways are only forty-eight per cent,
of the receipts.
Immigration records showed that the
present fiscal year probahl.v will reach
hlgh-waler mark. ? N , , ? .
A FtrlIKh T.oglon of Frontiersmen ts
about t<< be founded for imperial de
fense hi i imc of war.
More than .* 1.0'HMHM) damnu'e ha^
hei'ii done i6f sffeftnisliljis audf ntrgoot^
by the ten-Hip. weather of the W.inter.
Magistrate Crane, of New Yorftidty,
ruled that tenants must obey jaitjtorsj
of houses and conform to the rules laid
down. , j
Columbia students adopted r?4?olu
tloris favoring the phonetic* forib of
spelling advocated by Andrew Car
negie.
Much contraband matter Is ?nh^ to
have been discovered on several roads
in the Southwest, where the mai! is
being weighed previous to the annua!
The entire Itio ( Ira lido Hallway sys
tem is to be lighted entirely by elec
tricity. It will take some time, how
ever. to complete the installation of the
system.
Not a Subject for Leflislation.
A 1)111 making f^C^mlsdemeanor to
fee arty waiter, servant or porter con
cocted with any hotel, restaurant,
lunchro6ro or public service corpora
tion Is to be Introduced In the Mary
land legislature. The measure Is not
to be a one-sided Rtatute, however
but will provide punishment alike for
hlufcwho proffers the tip. II can safe
ly lie predicted that Hhould such a
foolish law be enacted It will remain ?
a dead letter and soon bo utterly for I
gotten. However disagreeable th* !
ripping practice may be to some peo
ple ? and there is no- doubt that It has
corno to be something of a nuisance
it is certainly not a crime, and the
criminal courla can employ their time ,
much more profitably disposing of
murderer* and highwaymen, of which
there Is a superabundance, than by
wasting It otf "tipping" case?.~New
Orleans Picayune.
*i?u?r I ricIiimMiik t\?*frr
M A ll <1 A II I*. I M MtlChl I II .
1'auter e^s were a great tiling with
ih little girls in Virginia. I di> not re
ii 1 1 < it 1 1 mm- xv bethel* there was any talk I
of m;\r Kastcr eiolhes; hn' ti cu that
wonhl have hecn, in ?>in eye*, a small
mutter Id yoinpai I son.
The prettiest ones h,v Car were dyed
with calico.
Got the ?ali<o eitler small tignrcd,
woo sprigs oi' i'ovum'h ami the like, or
with a tlow ? r la I've enough ??? decorate
Ihe whole side of the eg;'.
A pluce about four h,v h'mu inches
will serve the purpose, <,.? two pieced
three nnd a half hy fonr inehos; larger.
If the figures require It, In' order to
he well placed upon the egg.
In covering. pnt tin- right side of
tile guujH t?> tliC ('?g, ">5!;' tfH'k V!" |?!U
(he eatieo tight over it, and follow
this tacking wltn close sewing (soo 11
Instration), drawing the calleo tight
and ax smooth as possible, especially
where the llg.,res are, as you wish
the llgurcK to lie ;Jat against the egg,
and whole figures, If possible, rath r
than parts. outside of theso Minooth
places the pleats and "Idges (resent
hllng the spurs of a mountain range)
need extra stitches and extra tighten
ing to adjust tr.em right. '1 here Is un
limited njope f"r tik ill. It is worth
kasU'r .CKtfn, sliou uw the Vpc.* wrapped m
tln? civU'u iUiH niter llio ololh i* removed.
tho Kii?*rltloc* of a j'ood ninny eggs as a
mantfal art lesson.
We wort* advised to uso ca II coos
which faded easily; but that was ex
aggerated advice: the tolerably fast
dark Coh>)*s succeed better. Tht> brown,
black or scarlet of good fast colored
prints; scarcely color the ogg at all.
l'nrplo seems desirable, and dark blue.
1 >eep pink roses ofieu come out beau- ?
tif ul. A whlfo or very light ground
Is generally best. * ?
Prints not Intended to be washed
do well; for Instance, the cheaper drap
eries, like thick sllkallhe, ahd the thin
furniture coverings, especial ly. old-.
fasldoued "curtain calico" (lately fasli
loitable, ^igoiniu which has a sort, ot
varnished glaze.
Results, however, differ so endlessly*
that no absolute rules can be given;
and. Indeed, experimenting Is a great
part of thfc' Interest. Flower clusters
or jiiiiar eomblRatidns cf several col
ors are desirable, because when gome
<>f the Colorado, not ".take" at all, oth
ers may emue ouUlnely and produce
?u excellent, though umtxpeefed, yt
feet.
Wo boiled our eggs (thus gewtnl In
their covers) In weakened lye; but 1
(llvlojfvfn^t<A$hV boll them In whsliinflf
soda "anfl*' water; .u lump the size' of n
walnut to a ?|uartor less, which boll*-.'
down generally to Htlll less, Put the
eggs Into tho boiling mixture at any
time'." Only'lie su^e that the ?oda is
fully. diM^lved. Let them boll nearly ,
half an Jiour. If your calico Is, how
ever,. of /tminowhat fast colors, nn hour |
may be better.' The danger Is of boil
ing off the IpldfUrO'j which you have.;
Itolled on. The fas^ "colors will stand
a good deal of boiling, gottlng .prettier
and prettier, wJiereas tho less fa*t
^nay soon begin to fade v>ut of the ogg
a? well as cut of the covering.
I'riO ? SjiOOIl lii liiiTmiillg illU Wet egg
(soda or lye eats the skin). ibdd !t
a -minute gently In a cloth. You can
hastily rip a space of the hihiiu to de
cide whether to boil lo.iger; but If
eggs are plenty, and you are not very
wise, you would hotter not. If not,
set It on tho top of a vase or any sup
port which win only touch It nt point*.
It wilt dry very speedily;- Waiting docs'
spoil 1UU.
Cut off the calico ?t the aeani. and
be carelHil not to break or scrape the
egg.
The colors will seldom bo the same
as those of the calico; often qulto dif
ferent. Kxpcrimentlng uses up n. good
many eggs, but you tan Hardly fnli -o
get some very pretty results.
J>o not iKtll many at oneeln a can
If there Is ('anger of the 'colora "tun
ning much; and In uolling; successive
lots, if the solution has. grown da fit,
make * frtffrb one (half ^ dozen wal
nut sized luums of sotia cyst a cent)..
If ttu* W t?o much fofi fiifc ffcinljy
paticaco, there Is another euteTtaliiiug
way: Oft some of tlie rendy prejmred
egg dy erf, t to be ij8e<l toUli. Boil tie
egg? hard, and after' tH^jr tyre thorough
ly ooolcd, m_rk wortla. or tig i ires upon
them wltu melted wax. T! eit dye afKi
a f to- ward caret ujly tear off the wa.v
Or > <*U can , scratch pleivrcs In Wlfltv
Hues OU the plaiu, dark dy*il *gg*
Sov?r?l r?iuy uprina tar* tywtt be?
mates.? The llouseboiu.
*
Occurrences of Interest from
All Over South Carolina
?>?/$? -?'v
V1ANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
? ? i n t '? 1 ? * 1 ?!
\ Batch of Live Paragraphs Covor
ing a Wide Range- What , in Going
Ou in Our State.
Cotton Market.
Gal vokIoii, lit ijJ . . ,. 4. Tl.*? ??
N't'\v Orleans. linn ll.'l-l(>
Mobile, k ? '1J l/n
Shvaunali, steady . , ?. , 11|/^
rlnnloHtoii, H rm .'.11
Wilmington, steA^y ^ . .? .'.'.I'll
Norfolk, steady .. jiVVa
Baltimore, nominal t . . ? . ? , , fll/Vk
Nmv York, quiet .. .. .. .. ... II. 7U
Philadelphia, sternly 1 \ .05
Houston, xteadv . . . I 1%
Augusta, linn ???? .., 11.
Memphis, steady .. .. .. .. II *'4.
SI. Louis, <|uiel .. .. Ll * -1
Louisville, (jrm . . ...... . , 1 I*^k
Chariot to I M's l'> WVi
Charlotto Produce Market. "
Chiekehs-- Sprinj* .. .. ..12
I lens- per head.. . ./ . .!IT? (?/ 10
Ducks tifi
kw*
Wye .. . .m?
Ollls ? J'Veil .. V. 'i 1 . . . 4.".' (O
Corn v . ' ; 0t? (? tiS
Cot I no Sccil .22.', 2 ... ,
Oat See 1 1 . ?lY)r>
Ro-Uipon Programme.
(ohmibin, Spceiaft- -A-'mee'rin^ of :i
the ooinmiuoe ?>n ? preliminary aiv .<
range, incut s lor t lie coining rc-uniou
of Oouj'ederate veterans was hold
hero. <iom. T. \Y. <'a)\vile, Kl?t?
commander, being present. 'Tbu' ciMh* f
mil loo discussed in a gejieral wqy the ,
coming gathering ami it was gottqr
ally agreed to leave iliA entertainment *
entirely in r'the hands of tho' Colum
bians, who will aid in mukiiu* the' af
fair oui! to bo long remembered by.
those who visit t$f city in May, A
prograrhmc Anrs arranged "
oral way, hul the details have not yet -J"
been mapped out and will bu an- ..
uouueed later by those in chargo, ,8o ?.
far the following outline liau betfu ar
ranged: ~ *'? ?
Wednesday, May 16. .
8 p. m. ? -Formal opening of the re
union at the assembly, tout; tho loca
tion of ?which will'r'bo decided; jujioii 3
later. The exercise* will (^pHlisV:of ,
addresses of wolcomo ti> tfce yetoyana ?.-?
and responses. Between the a^drpsses j
there will be innsic by a :bftrifl aVul" ,
lal'go chorus*
;lu the attcrnoog.lbera wi|l be a te
cejiti
not
ion {riy.cn the sponsor, who havt?
.vet been named ' by VctwiaiHW' . ??
Thursday, May Vt. ' Wu
i .. *Jv, ' ?ih.'a i?l
' ,12 in. ? ;\niinjil adjh'css >1# s6ih?i ttHfe ;
yis^ to be selected; "r ?* frH, '' I ;
5 p. iti.-- Annnhf VftertlM' |SflhiAc. >?
|i j?. Hi, Addt'Ctm to lutJ "ppGainutS??^^
by representatives 'tit 'ifotil'f
cajntol grounds, tho ^personnel aMd
pldt of which will ba onnwwti'd la^-r.
* I . TttdA& Mit l*i'
10 a. 111.? HftWfrfesk a^Asidn io^ttiL
?fhis will bo followed by aefittfptoi' '{*>
^ni^ wU^tlhg.'' O^lw jiinrt o7-f
6 ' p: Vft .^Band cotiV*ft-t4v Mi >il of ; W
square. r MU'orft hnr ? ,j
ft. 30 p. ' m.? ?BusiJrt'Hs* ? sessions; and v >
addivsa^ by pnMhitafcnt'-'tftoii'i '
will bo followed -by rtomb' :?itme4iv? I
War sedbes". * i f ?<
(Sen. Oarwilc said Fridny^Wifct he ?* \
had received a 1 a v?h' M i u'ftl IJC P ' ir> f let
ters t'r<rrh ^tfera'ns 'till over the Stato
congratulating hiiuontho. select ion of
warm reception.
(ion. ('arwilc .UaH jssuc^ flip, ^ollpw- , j
.incj rc-nnion order;'
Oeiioral Order Ny. 1G.
CojiU'adeSf*. > , * j ? n v, 'Jt \ r: : v?* ' / *
Fh*?t. The Bonth Carolina Jiviv
ion^ U. will- tlneot in- ('ohimbia, ; ?*
5?. 0.;;at their annual ?re'unibif on ;<b*- 'y
lOtJi, 17th and;,I^i|i 'O^^May, <
All vctc.rnns are earnestly requested
to attend, as tlnsi will probably Tx?
the last time that mrtft>' of lis'tt-lll
ever have the pi'ivifes:? of attfcndmj^ 1
again. <iolunil)ia. ?>iir beautiful etf|>i-H,: '
tal eit"y; Ims invit<Nl vvw aiwt ?Im? -
wants yon t<v come; ^ ' ? * ? ,
^e^ond. CorartirifntAH of 'tflf chrtljla
in Ith* 'Stiite* will call tho?? Ui|M^ier
at onco n4MtveU<ot;d*loK?ft?tf :M> (vrfi^d l ' ' '
s^Mvmiiilorti / ' ? ''??> j'k.'o #*
: ? eonitamalhif
reirr#fs". to call' ^l?rt tirtWi' t.V!
nurtibci'of camps tH?t,4tre^tiftl 4 -
rcafs as (o duos both to ^icr;ll head
quarters and also to the . division
l>enili)i<ii rtrnC ? SfcrtWWi' llw
AffiffSk % *
Adjt. Gen. and Chief of 'Staff.
mHHH