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1 ' ?! "1" . ' I. CAMDEN, SOUTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 5, 1820 NUMBER 31 yOLUME XXXU Monday, November 22ud NoW -llurst ltrothcn* Auto LivOrj >)1 II Miiiui. K i> Blnkeney and W d*lxMM'hp. Xo OS- Tliouisis 15 Maimer vft Robert Toaiu ct ;ii. T K Trotter, 1^ T -Mills m i: l? lilakniey, Kirkland & Kirk ftd. Ko 70 The .Nat louul Cash Register D M MeCu skill et al. 1- A Witty wsky and M M Johnson. Tuesday, November 23rd 10 72- .1 I. MosolOy vs S A I? Hail id To. 'Ml. Smith." to .'50- 1 1 i. Johnson v>> Mrs S J Kon "fton. m \| Johnson, and W B Ldicbf. So'js It 15 I'.lliott vs W A Anderson. Wand & kirkland. and M <M Johnson. U B Klliott vs W T JIasty. \ KirkJand. and M M John i. Wrtlnehday November 24tb Jin i!7- w |, Hranhain vs Walter 1) h* l)jr'Ti..|- <;< ncral of Railroads I* Smith / ^ 7I{- Jcriii m- (' Whiiakrr, vs S J ?W" P. It ? i k?> and Miller & Law ?. . tj i c,, v> '|'j,o Texas Coin I. I' I'lakmey. Kirkland & Miami ,n,.| |. y Mills. Joiiu'.. \ M -( ; l it vs u C Woleh. i: "lak^m-y. \V i>, .lei/inch*' and Kirk "?j ^ Ki I k);i M'l . I 1 1 l? !' ;i iid John Williams, lyin' hr? rn I'! ;ind Anolia Hays vs la' k? .ir. SaEl<\ Issue llrevad. HiIcL,;,. ;Ull| j A Wittkowsky. 7 T:> M I I loins Co vs l> M Me will .tti. i < \ MeCaskll). T K Trot r?n0 < , i , a -am nder. iii*T(>in I Jewelry <'<? vs ' ? Ui^in^ss us ( 'lyburn I K I rnttcr a tid M M John 11 ^ J' " I' \ Miiiiko and Jarties Me '? < U'hh as sheriff of Ker **' " l l? Blak^itey. W It do J?' a h i Kirkland & kirkland. 14 ' burn l.ivp Stock Co vs r?"1') W;||i;, n,v;_ D itlakeney nnd B ?|ff/,n. " I. Sehloshnr# vs Petnler '? I' Kink?*nov and W H de I: \V I'ruvo (; Ci Alexander. ,Sa,'"i ...?d W It ?lel/oaoh<\ ? Marriage. ^ nfrernoon last, (k-iybfr * llr> M. Bennle Will Marshall v;,la Hull, l?oth of Camden, ^ w^re married at tiie horn* Jnd?A w. h. McDowell. feS?^STKR OF CIVII^ASKK (guilty Court, Fall i'nu, II*. giiHilnK ^Io*id4?y. Nov. 15. Monday No\ ember ?5tb. ^ }.j. ,\ 1 1 1 1 ft <?' IVri-y v.s M c ,mlrn. & l-avvs..?, It |l tarkl. ami 15 l> Blakniey. .. |4ut)iur O Johnson v? M O iLs?iu Millor & I.awson, B B JJenmJ r. BJMkeney. Xo 'J--W S Wafers vs Steven# & ft it < "hi rk<\ W B de Loach? ami I) uhikna-.v, Klrkland A; Klrkland, Tuesday.- November 18th * So UV .1 ? ? < - 1 ? ' ?' Hall "l,<' H M Hull . Mwr<'ii,M' Stolowi ami Maxxle R L |^es, M I1 Clarke (VlUl C B Ituffln, \ Wilt k<?w>ky . So JSO^ Sa vannah Huauo Oo vs W H Jl \, A WittkoAvsky and A! M John |A N So HVunnuMclal Inve^mont Co ,j)M MeCaskill. L A WlHfcowsky and [M Johnson. >_ So 27 J a rut's II Burner v? HA Klrkland & Klrkland and M M W K2 Henry Bracey? vs U^nry iW 1 A Wlttkowsky and K 1> liktw.v- Kirk land & Klrkland. .. Wednesday, November 17tt> Ko lis ?' White and his wif?> vs filter I > nines Director (i<'ueml of iliroads. W B deLottchc, Klrkland Klrkland and Tompkins & Barrett. So 39- .1 < ' J<w"y vs (}ordun & Lewis fltK W l? del'ioaehe hihI HI) Itlake iy. So (0 .1 F It Huberts vs .1 (' ft roam. 'II ti.d.oiK'h iiud Klrklai|d .V: Klrlf fl<l. Thursday, Nov ember 1#U? jio*4!k-K',i '"haw Mule Co vs It A |fl)o\voll. I' l> Blakene.v ami M M i&nsoii. |i ,11- A Kan'sh and Schlosbprw V* ||, Arthur. I' l> Itlakoney and M M ikius0)) \,t.V! I Hi itiiu tiona I Agriculture Cor oration vs I) T Blackinon and H II M. K !) Mlak'uey, (I <1 Alexander. .Vim- U.I Trantham vs T M Jlunnl it(. |'1> Mlak^ney and W It deLoaohe. So ."?! .1 I, Holland vs fieorge Adanv m and .ImIi.ii Williams? (Alias John Srki'M. U I. Sin i til & M M Johnson id l T Mill-. H H < Jlarke, Ni? "m ? U (' H<'iiWMt vs John 1 <>t 1 1 11 and >T?ir?'liisiiii tV: Snpp. .\u .7! Sti':iiis (Mpir <'o vs S A 5-nin. I. A WiMk??\vsky an<l Klrkland Kirkla imI . Xu 57 I'ani' h Ncttlos t'o vs MHtrhell irk" It d[M,nucho and AT .ToTnV #. Sn.V^- It.inicli \T<'f Mrs (\> vs Tlioina s Tnnioy. W I? d''l/>aelie and M I. litli. So ."?!( \ I. Watklns vs <; It Cook. A WiUkowskv and R 1> ftlakenoy. Friday, November 19(li f ? John \l .loijvs v# It II \V1I fl. \\ H di-l.oai'hc and K 1) ltlakon?*y. Savannah <hiano (,yo vk .1 !)? SK!ons. W I > dolyoaehe atxl L T^TTHsr No 0"J Iti.-liard H Hall>' vs North fsttTii 'Kailroad of South Carolina. ^ B d?*lw?a '?h?*. .No CI -K*1 is b aw Mercantile *& Bank (Cov> Kva Turner. -,K D Blakencv. No 05- S .1 10 Peach vs W C * & ^?iii'ii l'''rry. K I) Blakeney ami fcchlioii 4 Sapp ? ? .^?WW.'L.. 1,1 Ml . __ ?- - " ? HACK WAN IN VIAHAMA. No\?ral Nfjcrom Killed and I'ropert) l.oss IC mis High AI?l?tyoi...?ry. Nov. j ThlV4, known to l,o fiftiMMi |? tho Mo?t. Jrtmery eoiinty Jail ami pr<>norty h ??* Mm>uKh incendiary fi,,vs of xatimlav ?nd Sunday , 9IIHMNN) reeaptiuhitcx |JU> outtm'uk in ?'?<? s??. ,mH o/ (h|s ronnfv ? Wight. Over one -hundred k^ivlLr S*1 ""(1 My otM* U and . "i". volunteers n,o on duty ?t *'rategotle pol^tK |>, (bo affrvtod ?J|?. iiHIioMi it niiM #on?ra)ly he ^od tho threatened uprising i,a<^ he?m nipped. ?h? kl|ll?E of W(m?? T,y|W ! the Sail f.TJv ?rZK u7?T' ""b' m i" ?t J"? T"""" * I* jl" T ? "f &>?<? T?,lon fltort tt J ,",2 "ni1 ",l"'r "Miosis #!? "In. umlor ?fro,i ?, 'l811' ????* -oun. <vr tm the \i %? ?r earlier i? I'., an attempt ,(l hum- his prop-' t? ,, hJyZ Hi' ami aji attempt upon his >\yn lfi> While ihe ?-iik hfifoai treated *|Tg bn<<k*m wound |,i hls shoulder 1 'Hy. officers went ,o his homo Z ZT''1"?1 hu ??" 1 s,niOII10l|TR Of (1|?. ?.??/> T** ?? <"'"?? 'I.O s?fo Tavllr'Zdl zr$?*r,r\? 5** ? striven ' pfln<'v ''l the account* 1 BB ??** '' of floors" to doeldo " ?3 lor s arrest and when ho came ,2? Ml? a?<? waiting for of Pf ,0" IT UUS '"to Chief s ? j0"'0 automobile. tl?. sol/,. d a ,ylnff Jn th<. pnr started shooting. Detective Servant ni w*iii? n,l(V,'?'' n??ro,s P ??? tans! ? his f? ho imffoCtlvo. ?e. ??' tlio m.Kro had ompflod (ho .plKfol. '"im h<? lV}ls on from tho shlv hn?m? ^'Oislnsr insfnnt doath i\mtiU .,i?K ropoifts nw r,v,.|v?l :' ";ry ?"?>**>?< >" - "?.v from "k l'l,r<v,ls. . I,> ,|, <1U(, .luring , ?"? i. or I.*, ? r " """ l'om"v ""'1 rth ' KUHril l? tltoso |,K-al| los loiilKht.^.- rr-T?U|?? if|forl ?'"s nllho.il ronflriun. " ,lu" <5 tl.llDllll.v i? sw.ur? lvi mm?im - H.0 off.vt four liecw, hn,| .'I 'k,atl1 '"-ur Highland Hoiin?. Ala., oarly fn th? dav 1 At ll?. ,-oi,,K.? Jan ,his artirnoo,,, Anu'i son. who appreihondod and afrosj^d I .addle <;l?son. Jr.. a n,gro. J|ated that cihw>? had told him ?r Koowvelt Johnson, also under arrest, had shown him halls of ( whirl, had boon saturated wltl, ?or??8?n? oi), Saturday afternoon and said they twre ho used In destroV. n? the luilldlnps on Mro Davis -aiid Houlto,, plantations, where the first incendiary fires wero dfseoverod Jate S/iturday nljfht. ? Kvory male white rosldent in tho southern part of the vounty was re heavily arm<Nl this afternoon nnd at Snowdown and Ramor, Ala., wore kooping Hn ttfl-Kitlfclit viuif against any attacks , threats of which had Im'oii floating ahout during tho day. Buried at Antiocli. Mr. Morton <J<l?dden who died Tuesday In I?oo County, was buried at, Antiocli cemetery Wednesday. Rev. M. M. HonsoiJ officiating. Mr. Gladden was about .?{."? years of uk'" and leaves n wife and several children. lie. was a son of the la to Mr. Gladden who was murdered and robbed in West Watoree hy Hanks who is in Jail awaiting a new trial before beginning a life sentence f<?r I bo murder. lIomcDomonstrutioii .\ff*e(ing "'I'll ?* Tiethune Demonstration rlub met at the school house October. IS The meeting wiik called to order bv Mrs. J. Parker, president, the minutes ?>f last meeting were read and approved. Itoll call was next and ?| ui t*? a number of name a were added to the list. Great interest Van manifested in the i demonstration of l>eef roast 1m the steam pressure choker, by Miss Tarrant. The meeting adjourned with the invitation to meet with Mrs. W. M. Xtoven* next month. Reduction ill Wages Greenville, Oct. 27. ? Reduction inf wages- varying from 1<? to 20 j>or <,ont will become effective next week at a nuniner of the cotton irtjlls around Greenville. Hffectinsr several thousand operatives. I>uli business was the reason assigned. The management annnunee tboir Intention of retaining all the present force of employes a* long as work j usuries. ItH. I Vl'ltl SS ll( At l> 2Sh id In h* Mitn- Than U?* JMUHoii Urn ln\ oh cd V Mitroli, tin... < VI liS. lutllollWOWis chaining conspiracy to purloin ami **??*? hejpde property of the United States, con?pfraoy to I'uilit'XM*) juU'Mnti1 ship ments a ml conspiracy to defruud the I ' ii i i <(l Srai's, W't'rv returned by the m w ???! Jury here today a gainst 61 ex press nn'ssengecs. expivis agents. vail ^ad conductors and others. The ..?Auu?rl$iu ltalKvay Kxpieas (Vmiwtny presented 4* to (ho , grand Jury showing I hat for tin' first six months of this year proi?erty stolen from tin' express couipuny In 'tin' Southern States amounted to gome thing 11 kc $1,01 8,722.0 1 . The articles alleged to have boeji stolon range from furs, , silk shirts. V^'kot knives and guns to hogs. fish chickens and ?*???. " / " ' Of tin* 01 jkusojis LujlicK'iL? all am white and many of thom'uro prominent. Most of them reside between Maoon ami Montgomery. Ala. Tlx- conspiracy Is said to have In-, eluded a password "will lie ride," the answer being "y? s, lio'll rldP," and when given is said to havo insured the per son seeking to en tor Into negotiations for various a rtieles tliat In- was alright. Tin? thefm gre said to have. started with the world war when the hook keeping department of tin* express com pany was unable to koep up with the business. Messengers are alleged to havo turn the tags froui shipments and put 011 n?w lags. addressing the ship ment to .1 conspirator, destroying the shipping h:|l at the sauje time. A third party, the Indictments charge in most of (lie cases, disposed 'of the goods and then divided the spoiTs. Specific eases are named in the indictments and speclTS<Nsums,of money are named as passing lsTwcen the alleged conspir ators. . ' ' ~~ - - - . S. I.. ltossei\ special agent for the 1 American Railway I vx press Company; Snpt. |{. II. Mays and a number of detectives .ha vV heCn at work on the case for two monlhs, L\ p Ordination and IiisfallathAi l>ay. A red letter day with the Baptists is being planned for next Sunday. The several departments are to 1h> recogn ized and their officers are to he in stalled. Co-ordination w'H be the aim of these spec! 1 1 services and therefore every worker of the departments, should he ptwAtff . . ? ? 1 I>r. Clius. A'- .Tones, Secretary of lOducatlon for the Baptists ''of the State will preach the sermon. Members wlH> gain a larger sympathy for the work In hand and visitors will come to know more of tljf? Baptist Faith and Practice. The men of t he Jamison Bible . Class aire urged to be nt Sunday School as some plans must bo arranged flor them to fit into the larger -Servient lie m ember women, to hare all your of ficers present aod on time. The public is not' only Avek'omo. but exijectedi M. Mj Benson. " Third W?*k Juror*. W. I'. Bowers. Kershaw J. B. McCoy, Cassatt ?^r .funics Te?m, Lugoff ?T. H. Johnson. Kershaw J. II. Sinclair. Camden .fohnlnhn. Lugo ff / E. H. J 'oak, Kershaw It. T. Hasty. Camden I.Ienry 1). jloykin, Bovkfy A. E. Ellis, Bet hum* James Outen, Kershaw .1. C. Hnckabe?\ .Camden W. M._MoMey, Stoneboro XE. S. Horton. (loath Springs H. K. Hose. Blanev W.-II, CanW " LC. It. Hav. Lugoff .1 .M. Porter, Lugoff ft. H. Clarkson. Luxoff (\ A. Denton, Oimden < M V fa in Haley, Beth unc David Jackson, Blaney <\ <>. Stogner, Bethunc \V. A. Sanders. Camden A . i\. Hodjrers. Lncknow. I. F. Ilobertson. Kernhaw Wade Horton, Bethnne It. I,. Parker, Cassatt .1, T, Sinclair, Camden II. 1". demons, .CassaM Booker Branham. Lugoff \*. K. MeKlnnon. Bethum* P. H. Connell, Camden A. It. Catoe. Westville .f. II. Hay. t!i?ssatt It. A. Napper. Camden Demoeratie Campaign Fund The folH>w?nc sums have been "col lected fr<>m the following gentlemen and sent into Democratic headquarters by Mr. J. M. Moseley. .1. M. VlMoplguo *2.00 l', J. Shannon, Sr ? 1 1.00 Mrs. C*. J. Shannon. Sr 1.00 It. W. Shannon ? ? 1. 00 Mrs. It. W Shannon 1.00 |y C . t.00 k W. ftogne 1.00 C. W. Evan* .V.... 1.00 To S*U Cak*. Dn Sa'urday, Nor?mber 0, the Young Women-) Soi^ety of the* Methodist church will cake at MH?s Mattle <;ernld'* ??fore. ALCOLI' HIHWKIIH 1114. FIKN ' Immense I'liiiiiiiK Mill I'hnP himI Srt\ rial ??o\ Cars l>es|r?iyrd. on*' of Ur 4'>?i uiwt Ur ^iructlv^ f i r?'s which has visited this ah'Hoii mvjiU.v <M*cur<Hl lit Alniju Monday itiniii, which (.wui^U'l.v do* strpyrd lUv imuiewtttv planing mill plant \it the 1>. \Y. Alderman & Sums Company 14ml for 11 time api>earcd that the large sww mills ?'t'iv doomed t? ? dost ruct iou, himI It. was only a ?*liit In the wind which prevents! the- entire lumber plant that company from he lug eon suiiihI, '.lust at dinner Mme a small blaxc wjns discovered bruit Mint through the roof of this Immense plant. |t was s?V " simultaneously by stevoinl of tin* criip'oyes, and 11 .^u^ral alarm was at o|{c<? turned In and the fighting coin uw'tuv'd. A very effjeient fire fighting ?apparatus Is kept In readiness at this phmt, but. It was dependent u|H>o the st?am power from the big U?hI of 1)0*1 <tv Fot* force. and the breaking of steam , *? uoostionw in;!*''' this apparatus use-) I'Wv As the planing mlH at all times | Is full of rough uud drcssm! lumber: I which has been kllln-drled until there is .no moisture left in it. together with an accumulation of shavings, Jt was only a very few minutes until the mtlrc pinning ml'l was burning fiercely. The hhnw ?'r connections which eoiiV^v liiese ? * sliHvings ami refuse to the big nest of hollers were ?t ouce served, which as sisied ill preventing the spreading of the flames, but they were not under control until the plaidim mill, the dyijamo hou$e, a large luuiher shed, side tracks ayd^ix box cars loaded with lumber. eolo>ri' seed ai'ftl merchan dise wei-e destroyed. Tjie only iVt^soii hurt ilurlng tin* fire was a young white boy>one of the employes, who suffered a very severe burn from a bursting steam pipe. It appeared at ^yn<^- time that the depot, the big saw mill and offices would he b'urtied out. A . sudden yocrthg of the wind assisted the fire fighters greatly and they were abb' to get th<- tlo mes under cohlrol. ... A" survey of thv~ furmed ?district placed the loss at sft(MMXk). which does not cover the lo?.s which will neertw in the ttunptPTlon of orders before another plant. can be put in operation. The direct loss was ful'v covered by Insur ance. . ??0 Cimif HotVn Irt Pay His Tttxw . Although he' will be S# years of age on the 10th ?f next May, Mr. William J. Youngs! Sr.. of Westvflle, retains hi a remarkable degree lunch of the youth and vigor of his young manhood. He got in his automobile last Wednesday anrl came down to pay his taxes. He is as cheerful and tyippy as a man only 21s years of .age and Judge McDowell not be rturprised If he is called upon to issue a marriage license for Mr. Young for in conversation with a reporter for the Chronicle Mr. Yaung suid something about a marriage J icon se, also a. big re ceptioit and long notices in the news papers. ? Sew? ? Married Sunday Evening. Miss Annie Mae Kt'lk, daughter ?f Mr. .Tames Ilelk, of Camden and Mr. Herbert Wi Hiatus, of^CcAumbia, were ipiietl.v__marvied at the residence of Kev. M. M". Benson on Sunday evening, Itev. Itenson officiating. MInk ftelk is a beautiful ? unpopular young gjrS and has numbers of friends In Camden and throughout the county, Mr. Williams Is originally from Ilartsville.v hut is now making his bom** in Columbia, where lie holds a responsible position in one of th?"banks of that city. Sale Has Been C.reat Success. Messrs. Ha mob-Nettles Co.. Ml us that the sale they put on a couple of week* and Ls still going has been :? eoui|ilete success and most gratifying | to th<- proprietors. They were one of the first dry goods e?tjtU<jHh meats .in Camden to make a reduction in prices on nearly ail 'lines ? the people have been quick to take advantage of it and as a result the ,flrm has raised con siderable amount of ri*ady cash which would otherwise have been comparati vely dull willi them. The sale is stifl", going on and many ure yet taking ?d vantngo of their offerings. ' Camden Man Made Foreman v Th?? federal court of the Eastern dis trict convened in Columbia Wednesday, six cases being decided, tl."? true bills re ported* out by the grand Jury and two no biKs returned. Judge II. A. M. Smith of Charleston is presiding . ? - Th?j?rand Jury was organized witlc.F. I i. Teaiy of Camden foreman, and work was begun immediately, the Jury bring ing In true bills. Of these charg** for violation of the prohibition act are In an overwhelming majority, r*4 of the true bills being fdond in whiskey cases. Only two no bill#* were returned during the^day. both for alleged larceny of government pro^rty. AM) OOOUUUK WIN l>?te Return* Show Thai K'PUblityitiH \ letory Wns 1-niwlnHd*. From li|dljutU*W? i,f Nthe vt?l so fur tabulated In Tuesday's Miction ' l?** ??*' was a v<-r?tnlilt' landslide for the Ue pnhlhnns. It look* ut till* time A8 if llaidjim and OuoJJttlgS will reeii've Ott.o Of tin' target f|?vtoral voles in t Im? h| j?l f?t?y i?r tii?> ? *. ? 1 1 n i :? \" . .\t it ?viwk| Tuesday night t lit- .Associated Press announced that n sufficient number of votes had h??en tf?;bufiilo<l to ttiAkc eer tain 'J7H eleetorlal votes for the Re publican ticket, , from the following states; Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho. Illinois, Iowa. Maine, Kansas. .\lassa chu*o|ts, Michigan, Nebraska, WW Hampshire, Now Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, rmuxylvanla, IttKHlo Island. Vermont, Washington. Wis f< mis mi . Wyoming ? ?nl> i!< ?? t 'hetoral votes aro necessary to: 41 choice. Re uiim-* from Htt states were i '"I megger Tuesday n)gKf to place tln-m definitely in eltJU?r column : Ari zona, California, Colorado, Indiana. Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, MIs nr|, Montana, Nevada, North Dak ota. Utah, and West Virginia. The to'aJ electoral vol's of these states amount to 120. Tlte Democratic i i ? ? k t* ? carried tin? ? "S .lid Smith" with a total of Hid voIoh. j Though two wards in the Oily of At.-' and two parishes In tin* sugar | growing s-o< Won of Louisiana won) lte j publican. It Is also reported that- two eonulies In OfidVgla "also w<Mit Repuhli '?jin. r. O "T . ' - . * j The morning papers contain very lijtk about Jhe complexion of th^jie^t r"iiri'i's-y. though In all prohabi llt^-ihe Mart v candidates for, congress have benefited by the general landslide. Harding's Slitffint'til, senator' Tfardlng Issued tin* f< t'low h?g statement Tuesday night : "Assuming that the early returns a tiri, wholly dependable. 1 do not hes|v tat'' to sa.v ""-?ha I I a til . pleased, of <HMir>e. | Min happy to utter, hy grati tude. i+rtf' 1 am not exultant. It Is not a personal victory... It is a re uewe'd c.\ j ?r''ssit >n of iKinfidi'nt Amer-< icanisin and a 'national 'call to tltfi.1 Ronubllcan prf rty. . .''It is m'so serious. (In- ol-T'igations aro so solemn that instc-id of exult ing 1 am more, given to prayer to fSod . lo make me capable of playing my part, j and that all these calls to resjsnislbilijy i may meet the aspirations and exipecta-! t'ons of America- and the world. ? I " "I iiiii sim* the people who lia ve . vol ed Ihe Repuhtfcan ticket will un <lersland my f<K?linK (hat I should make im nnwtud'ed statement of p<<'itlcs at this time heyiMid the expi-ension made Ihrtni^h the campaign." < Ndncideiitly with the senator's statement. Harry M. l)augh*|4y? a memher of the Hepuhlieau campaign j oouimitti'o nia^U^ this ,statement>horP : "It Ik the greatest victory in Amor-j 'lean polities. clearly foreshadowed j and predicted. It is more than parti- j *.ur victory, as \tho result was eon- j rfrihuted to hy millions ? of I)emo erutK. The women of the nation have quickly vindicated the conferring of the suffrage privfiotfe, as tbey sensed correctly the issues ami rallied to the cause of America and American in-. NtHntlons. The Itopuldicim party is^ fully eon*cious of the great reM|>oiiKihi litfes implied in this popular verdict and will faithfully keep obflgations.". Ill South Carolina. So far ns South Carolina is con cerned fire vote of Tuc&dsty from all indications was larger than usual. The number of women voting varied considerably in different sections of the state. in the Seventh congressional dis trict, composed of the counties of Ca,1 houn, T/Co, Lexington. Orangeburg. Hichiand and Snmter. 1.. A. Hawkins, a Columbia negro, opposed It. P. Ful mer. fhc Democratic nominee. In each of these counties early returns indlt ? ?at*' that a la rgnrv^mocratic vote was cast yesterday than is usually polled in general election. New York. Nov. 11. ? The crest of the Republican ?fecfion wave, both presidential and eongrcsxioual. <*ontinit e<l rising tonight :t< belated returns filtered in. Among the new Democratic casual-* tics were defeat* of Representatives Champ Clark of Missouri, former speaker and present Dwiiiicrfltic lead er in the house ; election of Republican cojigr<**Mtiiau from Texas, re election of a ]t?puM4eH? senator from Missouri and a sudden Jump of Senator Harding Into tin- i?*ad in OkJ'-Mhoma. Another border state. Tiault*?ee bung by a nar row margin, but the Democrats were leading. _ A Repnl?li?**w majority o f about t'-n. as compared with but two at prc^nr. a hd a house majority of around 100, as against 40 odd were other "forecast* of the overwhelming majori ties. v. , ?KN. K, M. lJv\V >\'as K i ulv in:; Surviving OfW?r t>f (N?nffd?r|tp Army. hartovv, Kin., Oct. HI Major General K, M. J.rtw. ranking Miivlvlu'g offlevr of Mi> amy of th? states of Ann'rlot (IUhI , ll#r? today after u w I'ekV Ulnons. Kvauder Mdvor liiiw. schoolmaster, soldier and editor, was horn in 1 ?ji r iii^ (OH, S. in is:5<i (let graduated from tho Si mm It Carolina military academy In 1S.V5 ami begin l^RchliiK at King's ^lonntain tullHary school at York. S. tlie nevt year remaining there until lw* moved to Tiwkegoe, Ala.. In IKtwt. to establish a military school, lipon t he--se<-esslon of Florida in .lai( ' s n My. ISflJ General I.aw abntrtlohod l,tH plans and led a company of Alaba ma volunteers to iilil tin' Flotidlan.v, as listing in tin' capture of lVnsucola and ilir tort* at that plate. K? remained In Florida I wo months, golug Into the Confederate a rmy as Lleutenant^olonel of the fourth Alabama regiment wto*n the states organized. Ma first post was an assignment at Harpers Ferry, hut he shortly returned to Virginia and was wounded at tho firsl battle of Slanyssas. Ho attained the rank of eofonel during the Peninsula campaign and after the battle of Seven l'lnes was elevated to tho rank of senior eol onel of bis brigade. leading his com ma-id with signal galf-'aut ry through the seven days' battle from Cains MIU lo Malvern HlH. General Law commanded Ids bri gade Iti isuu, uoinur through the, second brittle. of Manassas and t|??? battle of ltoone.sl>orn and Auth'tani and emerging brigadier general In October In^ time for the battle of Fredericksburg. I'mb'r Longs! reel. In tl?e Suffolk eam ? '? ?'???i. ? Ik* uejct'yoaiN and ijl Gettysburg " Ir'n iino.ii the Wounding of General ll--odfl ho succeeded lo the command ???f Hi"' division, he was signally suceess ful. having been Jbre yetted on the field uf Ctt?My*burg l/y?^n,4ral" Lougstroet for main nvering Ills divT^ion on this Hound" 'iluix hi knell a manner as to effect the dti-iktrons repulse of Kilpatrick's divi sion of mounted* federal trOops. Ooner;il f,mv went to the western i ? I'm v with ? L?>ngstroet in isi;:: and com niandod a division at (TJiickaina ngn'. ["General I /??ntrst reet coiuili^nding him for' bin ,,dlMtliigulsb?*d conduct ** In 1WII, be returned ens' and was with Central I -?e through *ClK? Wilderness . anil succeeding. ^.'ampaJgns mitl'' the battle of Cold Harbor. where bis divi sion repulsed Smith's Kith army corps with a loss of I.51K) men, aiid in wlileh engajjpneut he was seriously wounded. Returning to duty In February. l?flr>. General Law was assigned to General Wade Hampton's cavalry corps, later becoming chief of staff to General ?Joseph 10. Johnston. Upon the illness of General. Hutlcr. General LaW was ejo va ted to the rank of major-genera'* *nid assigned to com ma ml HnHnr's riivUbni This eoninniiid he ffehl until his snrren- - d ?r at <*r"ensh(ir". \. (?,. on April 22 5. 1 General laiw. who was SO years old. su i fvwd a strode ??f paralysis '?ist Sunday and had* boon unconscious since Tuesday. He is^urvived by t.hrec sons and one daughter. His wife "died last .luly. To Celebrate Golden Wedding We lia v> l?een requested to announce Hint Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Bowers of Kor shnw, will celebrate their golden w?(l ding anniversary at their home on Wed nesday N\ ?v 17 find u.!ll of their MafivoR and friends are cordially Invite^ to en joy fh?* occasion with thorn. t'nusual hill a X Uwt Majestic Thontro next Wednesday. when Maek Sennet t.'s comedy triumph, "Yankee Doodle in ? Merlin"' in connection with (he Famous Bathing Beauties in Pcr?o>n. Burdell's Body to he Brought Home. The body of Sergt. John A. Burdell. who died in an army hospital at Ro liiotanlin. France. .TainmVy 25. 1 1) 10. will he hrounght t?> C?f>tmbla from N''w York Sunday, according to information reaching Columbia la^t night. ?idcrgew nl ^Bti rdeH? wtift was a mom bfr of the One JMundr<*d and Sixty fifth aero squadron, was ? \son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Burden of Columbia and (lie funeral services nlll) be held here. Ser>rt. Burdell enlisted at Char lotte. X. C., early in the war. lie is survived by his mother, hi* father and his wife who was formerly Miss I". Gardner, of f*ug?ff. Mrs. Burdell N now living in Columbia wiUi Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Burd?fjl at 2210 Lincoln St. Arrangements fo r the funeral in Columbia have not been completed and announcements ?-* to th? time a n d place of the *ervk*?* wi>l be made later. , ? .The State. Oct. .10. - ' Tlie Fleet ion Here. Seatterlng returns for Kershaw County precincts showed a light vote ra*f and very little intor^flt in the ru- . ral products. Tl?e t??taf vote at Cnm d?M?. Bethnne. Kershaw ami Pine Creek Mill A;tITi?ge showed H24 Democratic votes and 42 Reputjflcan. Yotcs cast Jit Camden about forty-fire women voted. Two women voted _ at Kernfaa w, -Tb? volCM-oaat here for KepnbHoan* w*r?? mainly by negroes. The const i tut tonal CTRftKTSftBtB were not voted Tipon. The ejection throughout ^ihe eoffrnty trt* ! qniet.