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COTTON IS KING. IftTMfott of Btraago Field* by Uw 6UpU. IVOKXASXB DIMAS D 01 OftOP. Soi be Intereatlnff Facia that' Read With Intrreat the People ot the South. The world's use ototton in oom- metee, the domatt.cfl ild, the equip- meats of armies, Id the arts—It may he said, In every sphere of material development, Is praotloaly In its in fancy. When we consider that cotton la the cheapest nnterial for clothing known to man It appears more than likely that the cotton industry wlU goon expending until the whole of the inhabited earth is cloth d with the products of its looms. "Up in the frozen north the Klondike min?r slips at night into a paratiued ttitep ing bag of South Carolina ducks; away in the east the doughty little Japa nese soldier's shelter tent is of South Carolina drilling,'anA-the Samoan belle as she strips for the surf bath throws upon the shlng sands a gown fashioned from a bit of Carolina shirt ing” ot alone do prints, oottonades and "linen<” and "silks” made from clothe the peoples of temper- imes; but the more impervious ments with which the dwellers in Arctic regions are babilimented are made in part of cotton; as is the tar paulin, with which the sailor covers Ms merchandise (his articles of cot ton oljthing.) which he transports across traoklt ss waters to the further most pa^ts of earth; and cotton dock wraps the underground cables which connect the markets of the world. WOOL AND FLAX OUTDONE. The consumption of cotton today is mbre than twice the amount of wool and flax; Itatanda at the bead of the world’s textile products, first because r Bt, .P* e their covering. of Ita superiority In point of cheap- nem, and stoond, the improvement in manufacture, better machinery and more highly skilled labor. And so sucoeesfu’ly have cotton goods been brought to Imitate tboee made of wool and silks, an expert is required to tell whether either of these has entered into the make up. While lint is so perfectly imitated cotton table cloths woven in handsome damask patterns are coming largely to take the place of the real thing; Formerly, especially in England, the reapectablillty of a house could be measured to a certain degree by its supply and quantity of "household linen,” and no gentleman could, un der any possible circumstances have worn any other than a linen shirt. But today, so universal has become the use of cotton, the linen bosom and cuffs are considered all that ii essen tial for the wardrobe of the most ex- ’ r /» 'Ll ton gooda known as khaki duck demonstrated in the Boar war, not only on account of Ita light waight and durability, but of ita color, which ren ders a force indistinct at a certain die ts nee. — The United States has within four yean used 13,000,000 yards of 8-ounce khaki cloth for bar troopa.Ruasla’s ser vice uniform la of ojttoa, and Japan, who some time back purchased khaki duck of ua in large quantities, is order ing new supplies. A few years ago, with the exception of these In tropi cal counties the armies of the wo. Id were clothed In woolen uniforms, to day a large proportion of the troopa of UtedlffetoBt countriet wear cotton.- The navy, too, usrs an enormous amount of khaki duck—even mare than when sallllng vessels constituted our men-of-war. Nor has the decline' ot the sallllng vessel diminished the use of cotton duck for ships; It Is em ployed so extensively tor awnings, for coverings for lauhebes, and for other things, that the amount of the ma terial used remains just about the same as before. la South Africa end other of the British possessions the flax dirk has been displaced as covers for flat oars and vans and for tents and wagon covers. COTTON x AND RUBBER. Cotton is an absolute necessity to the rubber trade. It Is used in rubber belting, in tbe airbrake hose on rail roads, in automobile tltes and garden and fire hose. In firemens coats and tbe storm hats worn by sailors,, and the loose weave ot osnaburge is tbe foundation of rubber overshoes. In tbe leather buiilnesa-lfris equally indiRpensible, being used as drills in the lining of shoes, and as the basis of tbe emmeled goods called leatberolds, of which wagon tops, cushions, etc., are made. In the "slickers" worn by teamsters both drills and duck are used. Other coats for which it is estimat ed 10,000,000 yards are used annually are the cotton duck overcoats with blanket linings, before which the heavy wool and fur articles have given way in tbe northwest. Though of cot ton they are waterproof and are even considered warmer. One other conclu sive evidence that the nations of every dime will eventually make the fleecy Two Negro Women Claim to Be Widows of Paal Ughtoey. There was an Interesting case at Orangaburg before Judge of Probate Robert E. Copes a few days ago. It seems that tome time last spring Paul Ujhtaey, colored, was klued by tbe fast train of the Seaboard Air Line railway at the town of Norway,' In this county. Lightsey was driving a wagon across the track at the time be was killed. Mr, H. L. Solomons took out letters of administration of the estate and the paid him several ..hundred dollars as administrator to settle the claim against the railway for killing Light- ••y. After the payment of tbe expenses of adm nUtratlon there remained quite a nioe sum for the heirs of the deceased. .He had been living near Norway for about 10 or 12 yeari and had a wife there by the name of Re becca Lightsey and several children by her. Rebecca applied to the court for the payment of the surplus funds to her and child res as heirs of Paul Ltghteey. Then came one Jane Lightsey fro n Bamberg County and. alleges that she was married to Paul Lightsey several years ag i; that he left her about 14 years ago, and she had lost sight of him until she heard of his death." She has no children. The Augusta railroad compwiyM tempted assault ! acting masculine exquisite; and as for linen sheets, towels, etc , com para lively few are found, except such as have been handed down out of grand mother’s chests. Tbe high grade, less expensive cotton goods has sup planted them. Cotton has taken »he place of wool iso’s clothing till a small percent- of "shoddy," mixed with the cot will turn out a suit the average ^experienced buyer will accept for wool, or, at least, "mixed.” "Shoddy” i**v ^oilpi” from ail wool factories .e scraps left in the cutting o f garments. These aie "brokt n over," by being passed through m chinery which ploks and shreds t iem into bits of wool; but asJtith each such prec.ss tbs strength of the wool is lessened; it bt an inferior article g tea Into the goods—only good enough to pass for wool, but with little of its first qu*l ! - ty. The six-dollar suit of clothes has no pm of wool, and being very nearly u good mid coming cheaper than the “mixed," it is fast getting to take the place of tbe latter. The labor ing man has found that the cotton which nukes the "denim" of his work ing clothes issifflclfht to his every covering. The advance in the arts of coloring and designing cotton fab rics has bad largely to do with this, of course. SILK AND COTTON. - And take silk-. Or can you really tell silk? For It requires an expert to detect the extent to which mtr- cerlzed cotton enters into it. The linings in men’s coats and in women's clothing, the si-called "silk” urn brellas which come at such reasonable figures, etc, you, of course, recognize for "mercerized silk,” tmt~you per haps do not know tbat the article you will accept for first class has its pro portion of cotton, so deftly concealed that only one familiar with tbe trade could discover it. Indeed, a good percentage of tie so called "silks” are nothing more nor leas than a very fine mercerized cotton. Tbe manufacture of mercerized cot ton fabrics has reached such per^or- tlons and attained to turb acceptabil ity they are assured a permanent place among tbe textile standards until Buns other fiber modification will have discovered that will come closer •Uk. There Is hardly a place where la employed, but tbat mercerized D can, to a certain extend, bis place it—from draperies and bangings to hosiery and neckwear. A German method of making artlfi dal silk from raw cotton gives a fabric of brilliant color and finish and con siderable textile strength which sells for about 80 per cent of the value of real silk. Flour mills, sugar refineries and salt concerns yse cotton bags in the hand ling of tbelf goods; the government utoti 3,000,000 yards of cotton duck every year for coin bags, ot ment Is put Into cotton bags; and ooal; and 2,- 000,000 yards of duck annually are made Into feed bags for horses. In mining heavy duck Is used for drain ing the less accessible portions of tbe mines, and the wick In the little lamp which the miner wears in bis hat Is of cotton. Paper mills and pottery estab- lishmanta use great quantities of duck; tbe one as dries and the other in abstracting the water from the clay, fn localities where tobacco must be grown under shade, slats are giving place to canvass. Immense sheds with tbe cloth covering stretch over acre upon acre, thus giving rise to demand for cotton goods In another direction. Oj® tobacco company alone In Cuba and Florida employs one million yards of cloth fur this purpose. And tbe same company converts every year four million yards of cloth Into bags for smoking tobacco. The lines of bust- nr as which employ cotton in some form are so many it almost appears that expansion of trade is but new and increased demand for tbe product. With the discovery of every new oil well there la the need of mi re heavy duck for filtering; and every large modern building constructed calls for asbestos jackets to c ver the steam pipes—In the making of which cotton is employed. * NEW NEEDS EVERY DAY. Where formerly blankets were made only of wool, they are now made large- y ot cotton* end in South Africa, it s said, the woolen blanket has been completely driven-rat by tbe cotton UahkeL New needs are being discovered for cotton every day—many of them small, that is, calling for a sfhall oat put to meet a given need—yet each In Itself a necessity of prime considera tion, and in the aggregate footing up to an enormous total. For instance, the porportion In which cotton enters Into tbe composition of paper is not great, and perhaps will not increase to any extent, but think of making bricks for building bouses of cotton, and tiles of the same for hearthstones and laying pavement*! To what ex tent Ansy not this grow! Truly it would app-ar tbat so long as the Inventlv’ grn us of man lends Itself to meet his requirements there will be no e nd to the us& to which cotton may be put. It Is even believed that what may be called the concealed uses of cotton Invisible and'anrecognlzable prims facie—will in time oome to exceed those others where Ita ploy ment is patent and general, tfcrt&lnly itenters into the manufacture of more articles of commerce tedaylhan any other one agricultural product. Paul Lincoln. •une Proved HU Case. The Hheraw Chronicle says Col. J. J. Dsrgan has received a letter from the curator of the Boston Natural History society stating that be has found out, upon Investigation tbat Dr. John Leighton Wilson was really the discoverer Of the gorilla. The curator has made the proper oorreo tlon in tbe records and has filed Col. Dargan’s article which was published in Tbe Sttte a few weeks sgo in which Col. Dargan gave the credit for this discovery to Dr. Wilson. Cer tainly Col. Dargan has done a splendid work for South Carolina in glvlnf credit to one of her dlstlnguisoei sons for his orntrlbutlon to the science The utility of Urn coarse brown cot* | of natural history. A hearing was held and a number of witoeseee were examined befoWpfifi ^ers was directed to accomplish bU ane an In Bread Daylight by a Hack Head , In a Largs City. 4 MOST 0TJT&A0S0TJ3 ATTACK The Scoundrel, Charlie Jefferson, U gangbt and Rnahcd «o Savan- Ga., and Lodged In Jail for Safekeeping. Tuesday morning, Nov. 29, on For syth street, in tbe lower part of tbe city, perpetrated by Charles Jefferrob, colored, cn MlaeZadle Bouyer, created intense excitement throughout tbe city. For a little while there were rumors of a lynching and It was a race between the city and county officers to catch the negro and forestall any |talk politics'or to arrafige foraodn- attempt at mob violence. The fol lowing account of tbe dastardly crime is given by the Chronicle. Tbe alleged attempted assault oc curred between 8 and 9 o’clock. A few minutes after its occurrence Lieu tenant Lambeth Hopkins, heading a number of policemen, and Deputy Sheriff George W. Britt, at tbe head of several county policemen, were on the scene and had the details of the alleged crime. The negro had made gis escape and the first effort of the his wife. The men were thrown off by this statement and hurried on to the booae, letting the wg-o go. Jef- ftraon ran to Green street and disap peered. When the men beard the true story be was out of sight. Tbe alarm was quickly given and a crowd gathered. Tbe remainder of tbe story has been told. DXM0C&AT8 BID MOI VQTX Democrats Tried to he Too Conserva tive When They Charged. Hon. William Jeoning Bryan made tojanw CltyjKlog^ Hotel Baltimore, where Jhe met 0. Wetmore, of by appointment, to arrange for a bunt in the Oyalke^the party to be made up of Mr. Bryan, Mr. Wetmore aud a few others. Mr. Bryan denied that hit meeting with Mr* Wetmore was to .’udge Copes, and It seems that Jane Aghtsey succeeded in establishing her marriage to Paul. Lightsey left no children by his irst wife, Jaoe, and under tbe law ila children by his second wife, Re beooa, are Illegitimate, and the ques tion now is what portion of the fund iroesto J&ne. Lights?/ left several Ualf brothers and sisters, who live in Dorchester county, and they are claiming, through Mr. M.-S. Connor, their attorney at St. Georges. At torney Bellinger, for Jane Lightsey contends that in a case for personal njuries the damages accrue only to father, mother, widow or children, parties specially named ip the stat utes, and tbat the funds do not go nto the estate generally for all the heir. The interesting question at present Is whether Jane Lightsey will ret more than one half of the fund, one half being her regular widow’s >ortloD under the statutes of dlstri- )ution; and then what dlspostion will be made of the remaining half. Or is Jane Lightsey entitled to the entire fund as widow in the absence of any egltimate children and father or mother: A Texaa Tragedy. Two men were shot and killed and another seriously wounded by J. M. Williams, a farmer, near the town of Alvarado, Texas. Stephen McKinney, a young farmer who bad been paying attention to the stepdaughter of Williams, falling to win ^bia consent to marnUge, ran away with the girl and married her. McKlpney and his bride returned home and the bride- [room wentte wprk on his farm. William) went to'the town of Alvara do and bought a rifle. Taen riding out to the field where McKinney, bis father and brother were at work, the enraged man, without a word, opened fire, killing Stephen. Tbe elder Mc Kinney rushed to the rescue of bis son and was hinuelf shot dead. The brother, too, was seriously wounded Officers have started to arrest Wil Hams and trouble Is anticipated. ~ Kidnapped a Girl Lewis P. Redmond, nephew and namesake of the notorious North Carolina outlaw, has been arrested at Greenville, S. C , charged with kidnap ping a 14 year old girl in Anderson county. When arrested Redmond bad a,double barreled shot gun and a quart of whisker- He laughed hartily when arrested, and made no rrsist&noe what ever. Redmond bee e good face and generally wears a broad smile, which Chief Becknel says is a characteristic 1 Inf hit noted uncle. He took his arrest coolly, and asked for his quart of whis- -key when he left with the Anderson Sheriff. Tbe girl who, It Is alleged, he kidnapped was not with him at tbe time of bis arrest, but it is said that she la At one of tbe mill villages. Wanted Revenge. - A deliberate attempt to cause a disaster on tbe Louisville and Nash ville nilroad is charged against How ard R chards^n. who was arrested Wednesday night by railroad authori ties at Jelllco, Kyr Richardson took an engine from the Jelllco yards Wednesday evening and started to ward Louisville at a forty-mile an h >ur rate. Train No. 49 from Cor bin, Ky., was a few mlnutesj&to and by the aid of telephones was stopped at Pleasant View, Ky. Switches were thrown and obstructions put on tbe track at Mountain Ash, Ky., but the wild engine died before reaching there. Richardson was put off the train No, 49 some time ago, it la al leged, and swore he would ge^even. Fell In the Corridor. Elverton R. Chaptnao, son of E. R. Chapman, a wealthy banker and law yer of New York olty committed suicide by jumping from the third story of Carleton Hotel In London to the corridor beneath. The accident occurred when the corridor of the hotel was filled with fashionable guests who were about to dine. Tbe young mao, who arrived at the hotel Saturday had b*sn HI. Wednesday night he dressed for the dinner and was walking along the third floor when be Jumped over tbe banister and landed on the atone floor. His skull waa crushed and he wai badly bruised. He ded twenty minutes later. He was twenty three yean of rest before he got beyond the city limits. —* — Officers were ferenoc of Democrats. "Tbe story tbat 1 sent out letters to prominent Democrats," said he, "Is untrue. I sent out no letters, sad I have not tried to have a conference. My plans do not contemplate a con ference of any sort, at least in the immediate future.” Mr. ,Bryan was asked to give his opinion of the Republican success in tbe election. "If you will examine the returns," said he, "you will find that the Re publican Increase was not as much as might have been expected. Tney show, for Instance, thet the R osevelt vote in Missouri was only 7,300 over the McKinley vote of 1900. If ycu take this Republican vole and figure out tbe percentaffe you will find the increase is not In keeping the increase in population that one would naturally expect. It would be fewer than 2,000 votes a year, equlv- Almost hysterical with Joy, Mia. Reginald Oiwald Dougatos, who a year ago left her home at Lamberte Point, Va-, as the bride of Lord Don gates, an English nobleman, returned Wedneeday night over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad with her infent son. Mrs. Dougstos left her bumble but happy home for San Francisco after a wedding attended with unusu al pomp for Lamberts Point. Wednes that with alentto 10,000 Increase in population, and surely you have Increased more rapidly than tbat. If the Republicans and Democrats were equally divided it would approximate only 20,000 in crease in population in a year, or 200,- 000 in a decade. What dedads shows so small an increase ai that? rushed to tbe city bridges and to Sandbar Ferry to pre vent Jefferson’s escape to South Caro lina, it, being known tbat he had rel atives in Aiken county. Other offl cere were sent to the southern out skirts of the citj to be on the watch- out for Jtfferaon. Miss Bouyer was able to give an excellent description of tbe negro, the manner in which be was dressed, and in addition he was personally known to several of the hunting party. Tbe precautions taken and the rapidity with which these were carried out made the offi cers confident that Jefferson would not be able to leave the city without arrest. Within an hour and a half Jefferson was caught in one of tbe brick yards south of the olty. He was recognized and arresed by Officer William Beldlng. At the time be was making for tbe open country. In a fortuna e manner the officers learned tbe direction taken by tbe negro and were able to take ex tra precautions to prevent bis escape. The matter «as being discussed at the Court House and was overheard by one of tbe negro laborers about the build Ing. He knew Jefleraon and declared he saw him come up Greene street, pass the court house and turn out Washington street. Runners weredis- pa’ohed to the southern section of the city sod the officers notified of the facts, with the instruction to keep on the lookout carefully. Jefferson was held quietly in the southern section of the city and Judge William F. Eve notified of bis arrest. Deputy Sheriff Britt was quickly on the scene. When first arrested by Belding Jefferson asked what he was wanted for. Tbe officer told him he would find out soon enough. He was greatly frightened. When Depuny Sheriff Britt took him in charge to carry him to the jail, where Miss Bouyer was waiting to complete the Identification. Jefferaon confessed he was the man wanted and oegged not to be brought to the city. As Miaa Bouyer's brother was great ly wrought up over the occurrence, and a number of the friends of the young lady were threatening ven geance, after a consultation over the ’phone with Judge William F. Eve and Sheriff John W. Clark, It was de cided not to bring the negro to Au gusta, but to drive across country to a station on the Central railroad re mote from Augusta, and board tbe early afternoon train for Savannah. Tbe negro was hancuffed, securely tied In a buggy seat and then driven to McBeanby Britt The afternoon train was successfully caught, and Jefferson was practically safe before the people of tbe city knew that be had been ap prehended. Britt wired Judge Eve from MUlen that everything was all right. He arrived in Savannah shortly after 7 o’clock,. Miss Bouyer resides on Forsyth street, a few doors from Ell's street. She is about 19 years of age, and an estimable, well connected young lady She tells a very straightforward stor^ as to what occurred.. There Is no q uestionlng the fact that the negro had an evil intent of some kind. Miss Bouyer was alone In the house at the time. The door was standing open at the side entrance and she was near It. Jeffers >n came to tba door and asked if she bad any wood to cut She replied in the negative. The negro still stood about, and Miss Bouyer attempted to close tbe door. Jefferson sprang forward, grabbed __ _ Miss Bouyer and endeavored to clow ^utedT to the Rankin drug store, "Sa you see,” Mr. Bryan went on, "It Is not a Republican victory at ail. In Indicates rather, a falling off In the Democratic vote, whereas It should Increase. You will notice the same thing Is true in other states. The Republican gain was not in proportion to the Democratic loss. The Repub licans of Missouri would better make tbe most of their opportunity, for there is no evidence of a change of political complexion of tbe state. In Illinois the R'publicans bad about 33,00(Nncrease, while the Democratic vote fell off 170,000. - Idols county Roosevelt had 900 majority more than McKinley had In 1900 and bad too, a smaller vote than McKinley had, which showed a stay-at-home vote of more than 1,000 Democrats. In Nebraska the situation was the same as I have described elsewhere Roosevelt’s gain over McKinley's vote of 1900 was less than McKinley’s gain over his owe vote of 1896, while tbe combined vote of Parker and Watson was 45,000 less than my vote in 1900. Tbat shows It was not so much a Re publican gain as a loss for the opposi tion. It requires only a campaign that will arouse the people to bring our vote up to its normal figures." ‘But to what do you attribute the stay-at-home vote?" "The reason I have given hereto fore. The Democratic party tried to be conservative when it should have attacked the Republicans all along the line. It sounded a partial retreat when It should have been ‘Charge. That’s all there is to It. ” serted wire. A year ago a distinguished looking E igllshmao, who introduced himself at tbe hotels as Lord Reginald Oi wald Dougitoe, the owner of a vast wtats In Exgland, came to Norfolk, acorn panted by considerable baggage and a man who posed as his valet. Durlcg the stay of his lordship hero he'became acquainted by accident with Miss Louisiana Hobbs, wbo then lived with her aunt, Mrs. M. J. Haw- kins, at Lamberts Point. Mias Hobbs was beautiful, and Dougatoe soon be came an ardent wooer, despite the protects of tbe relatives of Miss Hobbs. A short while afterward abe became Lady Dougatoa, tbe csremo ny being performed by tbe Rev. Ar thur C. Thompe n of Trinity Epiaoo pal Church, Portsmouth, in the pres ence of a few friends and the relatives of the family. Lord D ugatos and his bride left at once for San Francisco, for tbe oaten- sible purpoee of disposing of mining properties on tbe Pacific Coast, as h> said he wished to bx rid of his Amsrl- oan properties to return to England and live on his estate in peace. On tbe Pacific Coast, thousands of ml Isa away from her Virginia home, Mrs. Dougatoe discovered tbat she bad been deceived aa to her husband. In San Francisco Mrs. Dougatoe was de serted, and, after fighting aga’nst fate for a while, succumbed and wrote home to her relatives. A ticket sent to her to oome back to her home. About a month ago she tbe Weetern olty for Norfolk. Houston, Texas, Mrs. Dougatoe came ill and in the Texas dty her son was born. Mrs. Do ugatos resumed her homeward Journey Friday, arriv ing here Wednesday, where she was welcomed by her relatives. Bert Bert. Berl-beri, a disease peculiar to rioe-eatlog people, was the enemy of tbe Mikado's army In the war with China, causing the death of nearly 36 per oent of the lands forces, says an exchange. It Is now doing great mliohlef In the ranks of Oyama’a armies and is more dreaded titan bullets of the Russians, fieri berl a disease that is the result of doq- Ullminstioo. Urix add accumulates In tbe blood and the first symptoms are distinctly rheumatic. These are followed by complete paralysis of the extremities. There is lack of podrf TOT BAD A DXLIGKT7UL TIBI Fall* Aad Rstaraetf to Their 1 Praise for the Hospitality B<- landed Them by the Peo ple of Orasgcbnm. The United Daughters of tbe Ooo- captured Orangeburg last week. All homes were open to tbe fair vldtors, entertainments at every intxrmlul >q of tbe convention awalt- eJ them, and even the street oars and hack* were pot at their disposal free ot charge. Tbs members of the con vention seemed to enjoy every minute of their stay in Orangeburg, and were very appreciative of the many boapi- tallies shown them, but they came fur business and they attended to It pr mptly and well. The te Atone of the c invention were held In the coun ty court house, which was handsome ly deoraUd for tbe purpose. Tbe walls were hong with festoons of bunting In Confederate colors which al so adorned the rallingt and the judge’s bench. O i the walls are the p rtralts of L?e and Jackson, Hampton and Gordon, Vance and Johnson and above tbe president's chair Is a portrait of Ool. Paul MoMiobael, after whom the local ebaper Is named. SSSl old left At be Tbe convention was called to order at half past ten o’clock on Wednesday morning, and the proceedings were opened with prayer by tbe Rxv. J. A. Clifton, D. D. Tbe "B>onle Blue Flag" was sung moat delightfully by the Mi n^el sohn Choral club,composed of young ladles of Orangeburg. Mrs. Burnett, the president of the convention, then introduc d Hon. T. M. Rayaor, who, on behalf of the olty of Orangeburg, weleomxd the con vention to the city and to tbe homes and hearts of Ita citizens. Mr. Ray- sor was particularly happy Id hie ad dress. He declared this convention to be the mutt notable' of tbe many gatherings tbat have been held In Or angeburg. He oommended tbe pa triotism of the women in keeping |)lve tbe true spirit ot the Confeder acy, in honoring which, loyalty to our o mm >n country of today le not diminished. Mr. Rayaor closed his address with tbe immortal words of the late Capt. F. W. Dawson, whom he termed "the great hearted Charles ton editor, soldier and patriot," "the soul, the spirit In our women Incarn ate, cannot die; it Is unchangeable, and under God’s provi dence, for our vindication and justi fication shall live always.” TO the addrem of welcome Mrs. Richard sod responded on behalf ot the convention. .She said ln_part: "Madame Proetdant, Members of Paul McMtchsel Chapter and of This tlon and tbe poefl!? of locomotion, | Convention: To be in the historic and this paralysis continues toward town of Orangeburg Is a great pleat the vital centres until It reaches the I uro but to ooiqp as the Invited ‘ Wanted to Buy VotesN A dispatch from, Denver^Ool., says women concerned in election fraud cases crowded Commissioner Capron’s Court Wednesday when Mrs. Rose Snyder was arraigned on a charge of buying votes at the last election. Liz zie Cummings and a host if other wo men made affidavit tbat Mrs. Snyder gave them 15 each for their votes. Tbe case was not heard because It was said the prosecution was not prepared. "But we want an immediate .trial,” said Mrs. Snyder’s lawyer. "These suits were brought simply for political effect and not for tbe purpoee of jus lice." But Commissioner Capron put the case over. Mrs. SnydeMs complain ant in several cases against Democrats whom she charges with Intimidating voters. - Cut Ula Threat. . At Columbus, Ga., Dr. Cliff Dim- can’s throat was out at 10 o'clock Wednesday by James Ware, his uncle, at the Delicatessen, a Twelfth street saloon. Dr. Duncan had just come In on a train and claims that as he was badly slashed, and he ran out into the street, where he told the po tbe door. The young lady,- very much frightened, struggled to free herself from tbe negro’s grasp, and almost at the same time began to scream. The negro made a desperate effort to out off her screams by choking her. Although testing his finger print! on her neck, the negro was evidently un successful In S 'ourlng tbe proper hold on her. He also tried to gag her by forcing his hand in her mouth. Miss Bouyer continued to scream and tried to bite tbe negro’s hand. In much lew time than It takea to tell It, all this oocurred. Failing to stop her screams, and knowing tbat help would soon be on the scene, Jef ferooo pushed her to the floor and das hid out of the bouse. He was met on tbe sidewalk by several men, who naked him what was tbe trouble, and he replied that some one was Hoc that Ware bad cutWau .Hewaa heart and tbe story Is ended. Hhot at tbe Judge. At San Francisco, Cal.,' Isaac Selby, until recently up to the rail In supe rior Judge Hubbard’s court room Wednesday, pulled a revolver and, be fore any one could grab him, fired a shot directly at the j idge who wasn’t thirty feet away. The bailiff and court officers appeared to be paralysed and the judge himaelf waa the first to arise and disarm the man. Selby’s bullet passed into the chair not more than an Inch from the judge’s left ear. Selby’s wife had secured a di vorce from him in John Hubbard’s court last January and ever since then the man had haunted the court, attempting to get a bearing. He stated Wednesday, after the shooting, tbat Hubbard waa In tbe pay of Jesuits, who were proseouting him. Planning a Raid. A dispatch from Washington says leading Republicans of the house and senate propose to give support to a measure at the coming session of con gress, or at tbe next one, increasing the salaries of the president/ vice- president and members of congress, and between now and the time for pushing tbe bill they will seek to ob tain tbe views of the president as to such legislation. Representatives Dalzell and Littlefield are among those who are understood to be will ing to give their support to an in crease all along the line... Boy Killed. Henry, the two-year-old ton of Mr and Mrs. Alonzo Smith, of 51 Wood ward avenue, was run down and In staotly killed In Atlanta, Ga., late Wednesday afternoon by a oar return Hie body was terribly mangled. It is be lieved that no blame will be attached to the conductor .and motorman, as. two blocks distant, blood spattering tbe pavement all the way. He ia eon solous but his wounds are exceedingly dangerous. Ware la at police bar racks. Ho was drinking at the time of the trouble. ■fast Pey Tbelr Way. The Columbia Record says a num bar of lettera have been received by the governor in regard to the propos ed boll weevil convention to be held at Shreveport, La., _ . a number of delegatee appointed ob tained the imprenlon that tbe ex penses of the trip would be paid. There Is no mcney to pay such an af fair out of tbe expenses of tba state government, and delegatee sw ap pointed who intend to go and have enough interest in tbs cotton crop to pay th Mr own waj to run across the track when the oar was nearby.. No Guessing Contests The attorney general of the United State* has given an opinion that gues sing oonteaU need by many newspa pers and business bouses oome under the provisions of the lottery law, and all such publications or circulars in reference to each contests cannot be circulated through the malls. Those legitimate burineeMs wbleh b§vajML- next month, and teted upon tocb schemes will be al lowed a reasonable time to get out of Adam Waist, of Chicago, a ger on tba steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II., committed suicide when tbe stea mer was two hoars oat from Bow York, ot me se the invited fruest of tbe-Eaul M%iohMl chapter, tO). C., to enjoy tbe compliment conferred on me, of responding to the addrem of welcome toddy from your esteemed townsman and State senator is an honor greater than I expected.” — Referring to her school days spent In Orangeburg, Mrs. Richardson re* called a scene when assembled in the beantiful oak grove of the oampus Friday, May 31st, 1861, was a regi ment wearing a gray uniform of as fine a body of men aa the world will ver see; a long Une of clad In homespun, crowned with 1 made of palmetto, holding aloft small flages, tbe Stars and Bars, others carrying State flags of blue bunting, a palmetto tree and a crescent moon; a great bevy of grown up ladles, ate tired In ‘before the war’ silks, de laines serges and ooal scuttle bonnets decorated In palmetto rosettes aod plumes. Ladles from Barnwell, Or angeburg and Colleton, all smembled honor to- this -great dayy-the presentation of colon to Hagood’s regiment, oompoeed of two companies from Barnwell, from Orangeburg and two from Colleton, forming the Flnt South Carolina, 12 month volunteers. Officers: Colonel, Johnson Hagood; lieutenant colonel, Thomas J,. Glover; major, Wataon A. O’Oaln; adjutant, Patrick K. Malony; quartermaster, G. B. Lartigue; commissary, Wm. W. Leg are; surgeon, Martin Bellinger; assistant and surgeon, E. H. Dowling; sergeant major, R B. Wilson; quar termaster sergeant, J. H. O’Oaln; chaplain, Fllnn Dickson. Mrs. B chardson then described tbe scene of that hopeful day aod she traced entertainingly a part of the history of the regiment and Ita sev eral commanders; Johnson Hagood, T. J. Glover, wbo died "with his fans to tbs foe," James R. Hagood, wbo became colonel on his 19th birthday, Rlchacdsoa- In fitting terasi -re* — to the life and deeds of many Orangeburg’s loos; OUn M. Dens- ler, who was killed while oMooel of the Twenty seooDd South Carolina regiment, Paul MoMiobael, who though cold and starving refused tbe oath of allegiance. Mn. Richardson appealed to tba women to write a correct history of tbe experiences daring the war. sad to strive to keep tbe rsoord straight. On bshalf of Paul MoMichael abate . O. It-C., Mist Mary* the addren of welcome. Sha I only a few-words bat they proprlate and full of: was applauded Vaadiwr of Ai behalf of tbe State i Proceeding to! tlon first beard ^ 'i'is Mrs. ferred of