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A BAND OF; ROBBERS. of Sooth Caroltna.—Po«t- Ina^ecton Hqpe to Captore of Three Who Comitted the •t Seneca and NiaetpStt. No One Knows Where They Are, . < Ths advice is being generally giv en through the press of the State warning the public to be on the look out for yeggmen since the i»ln*ing of the safes in a merchant’s store at , Ninety-Six and of the postoffioe at Senaca last week. The Charleston Post says: t The government secret service men are following trails which they have struck of the men who blew _ the Senoca postofflce safe and the yeggs may yet be bagged in Char- ■ Jeston drifting probably here in hope getting protection among the York, Who Are Trying Yon to Bell Your Cotton to Sdve Them Prom Loss. vne or tnwmost desperate attempts ever made to fob tho cotton planters of the Booth o^ their hard earned money Is now being mac^e in New York by a Ibt of speculative gamblers led on by Thos. H. Price. ’ A dispatch frqmNew fork says great pressure of r ' large number of strangers who were there for the festival. Three men were in the Jobs, and the reports from Senaca and other places in the upper part of the state tell of suspicious characters having - been seen about the time of the safe blowing and robbery. One of these men is rather below the medium height and is stout,- hav ing dark hair and a dark complex ion. ’Another of the. mentis-salA-to be tall and slender and of lighter . complexion. The men were between thirty and thirty-five years of age and were clean shaven, althongh they may have since grown hair on their faces. A Senaca merchant is reported to have sold laundry soap to k stranger on the day of the robbery. Soap is a very essential part of the equlptment of the safe blower, as has been told in reports of their omrattomi. The edges of the safe door and the com bination of the lock which is drilled for the charge of nttroclyeerine are always skillfully soaped to. deaden the sound of the explosions. The postofflce inspectors who are now at work on the Senaca postofflce robbery, have just Isued a notice, psklng the merchants of the small towns through the State, where the yeggmen chiefly operate, to closely scrutinise all men buying laundry soap, and where arrests are made of men having tools, dynamite caps, glycerine. etc. # - the authorltlee are asked to wire at once to “The post- office Inspector in charge. Atlanta, Oa." The Postofflce Department has of each and every postofflce safe blower who may be arrested, as a further Incentive to the police authorities to -et busy and assist In rounding np this most dangerous class of crimi nals years of Immunity from the opera tions of the yeggmen, which began ' In South Carolina with the Jobs of the notorious Nolan-McKinley, who* * ‘ ■ were convicted here and sent to the Federal prison at Atlanta, this State Is again to witness another aeries of safe blowing Jobs, and to ward off such operations the postal authori- \ ties are making a special effort to COTTON BOTHATE. By the Commiiwtoners of Agriculture ' of Southern Mates. The third and final day's session of ths Southern States comlssloners of agriculture and agricultural work ers, was held Thursday In Columbia, at 3 o'clock. The made the follow ing eatimata for the cottoa crop for this year: Alabama. Arkansas. Florida.. Georgia Indian territory.. Kentucky.. • • •. Louislanna.. ..... Mississippi.. .. -• Missouri North Carolina .T .. Oklahomk.. South Carolina .... Tennessee .. y .. Texas, •« Virglnin.. - • — * .>1,135,000 . ! 900,000 . . 46,000 . .i.175,000 . . 400,000 8.500 . . 750,000 ..1,500,000 60,000 . . 532,*46 J. 435,677 ., 1.090,607 . .. 3D6J00 . .*,560>00 16,000 sing brought to hear on’the cotton irt M farmers ot the South to break the cotton holding movement and force the cotton on. the market In such large, quantities that prices will be ■o depressed that the bears ran dose out their market gamblers by shifting their losses upon the farmers of the Booth. ' ' •. As December draws near and the members of the ftlaujboar pool are confronted with ^fffpf&Vbmty ofT paying prices at pspptQt ruling in the South, or even higher prices, for cot- t°n With which to cover their short December contracts, they are resort ing to desperate means In the hope of extricating themselves from a most uncomfortable .position. Stories of the wildest sort have been circulated freeljL willi-lhe idea of convincing the banking interests that the cotton growers, by keeping their crop out of the market until better prices could be obtained, have deranged the entire normal market for foreign ex change and are adding to the money stringency from which the country Is sag—tew ... ■— In this their efforts have beep en tirely unavailing. The banking In terests, knowing the_facta, have re fused to take this view of the situa tion.' They are satisfied' that the trouble Ilea with the exchange mar ket and not with the cotton market; that it la_Jthe inability of buyers to finance purchases that is delaying the bringing of fresh gold from abroad. The real trouble responsible for the threatened equeese in December op tions in New York is not due to a speculative long Interest because none exists; It is due to the tremendou’ short Interest. The bear pool, head- ed by Theodore H. Price, Is currently reported to be short more than 300,- 000 bales of the December option. The fire is supposed to have orig naled in the-floor. -beneaht an ever-Kgretnirby the clerk's deslt, sald in terest are the futures brought by the ■pinners and exporters Who need the cotton for legitimate manufacturing and exporting. The need of the hedge “longs' , haa Inspired the cur rent premium. This also has given an opportunity to the speculative shorts to circulate a story that some thousands of bales were being to New Yo ■hipped back to New'York Yropi Liv erpool to cover contracts. ' Tills re fer ed a standing rewarfi of 1200 for port, however, mpt a speedy death through the action of foreign spin ners in taking every available bale of spot cotton in the Liverpool market on the very day after the reshipment story was started. Then ths wily Price, who is in a It is feared that after a conlpiw of trap, makes another move in the hope of inducing the Soutbenr far-' men to aid him to get cotton to New York for the purpose of covering the short contracts of hla pool, by widely advertising to deliver currency to the South In exchange for cotton. As hla after ia good only to 90 per. cent. 6( the selling price of the cotton, and aa he announced that the prevailing New York premium on earrency, now get next to the a^fe btowem at once, ranging anmnd four per cent., will Total . .11,412,82$ The total for 1906 was 13,439,734 FOUR MEN KILLED. By a Boiler Rxplosioa In a Virglnin Mill. Four men lost their lives and another waa probably fatally Injured, the result of a holler explosion at Planing Mill No. 3 of the John L. Roper Company, at Gllmerton, Va. The dead: 8. E. Ferrell, white, carpenter. L B. Borey. white, planer. tt Wilson, colored, carpenter. % R. B. Frank, colored, fireman. The explosion > shock the entire fend the planing mill have to be paid by the cotton ship pers, such a move is by no means benevolent on Mr. Price’s part. It also shows how badly Mr. Price wants to get j&ttoo New York for. Deo ember delivery. The entire situation, as regards December cotton, has resolved itself into a struggle between the Price pool on the one side and the tremendous bona fide demand for the actual cot ton op the other by the mills abd ex porters. They resisted all the offers of Price and the other men In the bear pool to settle on margins, and now, satisfied that the cotton on their contracts is required for spinning and exporting. Price and hla bear asso ciates appear to realise that their on ly chance to avert tremendous losses on their transactions lies In a com- plete breakdown of the entire holding movement, thus'forcing the farmers to sell their crop at rldlculasly low prices. It was not long ago that Mr. Price was speaking disparagingly of what he termed the New York "‘paper contracts.” Now that he is heavily short of these "paper contracts'* he is surprised to find that the delivery of actual cotton not only la wanted bat Is demanded on them. If the holding movement Is maintained at Its present strength the Price bear pool may be compelled to pay the growers the price to which they are entitled. It Is the chance of the Southern growers to make them’pay on the full basis. What aay the cot ton farmers of the South to this challenge of the men who have plun dered them of millions of dollars in the years gone by juid who are try ing their old game again. Will they surrender and allow themselves plun dered by Price and his thieving spec- SEVERAL ESCAPED. The House Burned Daring the Night, and the Members of the hold Were Awakened by the m< ing Of a Dog.—Mother and Father and Three Children Escaped, But Were Burned to Death. Six A heartrending fire accident oc curred near Titusville, Pa., in which five children were burned to^death. Awakened by the barking of hts dog, Thoq^as W. Zuver, an oil producer, found his house in flames. With dif ficulty he saved his wife anff ^elr baby. Two’ sons escaped from the second story, but wer^ badly injured. Five children were burned to death. The dead: Emory Zuver, aged 12.. Roland Zuver, kged 11. Martha M. Zuver, aged 9.. Lettie J. Zuver, aged 7. NeHie-R: Zuver,-aged 5. The injured: Nelson Zuver, aged 14, terribly burned, will probably die. Wilbur Zuver, aged 16, painfully burned almut the hands and face;* will racovcr. —- hla death, but he was in excellent health for a man ~of his years, and that morning seemed particularly alert. Only, a few days ago he re marked to a friend how well he was feeling, how he always so much more enjoyed life in the fiill. He was upder no particular strain this morning in the court room. The case he was engaged in was a small damage suit case of Mrs. Mor- ant against the* City of Columbia on (Sccouqt-tof her property being ov erflowed. — He excused' himself to his fellow attorney on the other side. Col. J. Alien Green, and to the presiding udge, Col. George Johnstone, and. heated gas range. When Zuver was awakened by the dog and sprang from his bed the flames filled the sitting room. He forced the window sash out, calling to his wife to bring the baby. Climbing to the porch roof Zuver met one of the older boys coming through a window. The boy fell senseless on the foot and dropped to the ground. Flames prevented Zuv er from entering the room and he dropped unconscious from the roof. Wilbur, another son, attempted his usual gracious manner and With* a smile that he would be out just a moment. To Sheriff Coleman, who conduct ed him to a lounge In the solicitor’s room, be said he had had a little trouble with his stomach the night before, but that he expected to get relief soon, as some lithia tablets he had sent out for arrived. In a min ute or so however, he complained of its heart, Mid it did not seem to be working right, and asked that the doctor be sent for. Jnst as the phy to save his little brothers, but fail- 8 t C i an Parted into the building he ed. .Looking through the hallway he saw his three little sisters sleep ing aa the flames lapped up the bed clothes al>out them. Wilbur jumped cruippled over to one side, gasped and was gone. Affalnat this speculative short in- from the window and In the yard found his mother and the baby part ly overcome by smoke Soon after the Are a telegram was received from Van Buren, Ind., an nouncing the -death of Mrs. Zuver's mother, Mrs. Martha BIG FIGHT ON- " t-TZ Charleston Blind Tigers Want t» Break Up Dispensary. It ^ seems like Gov. Ansel has stirred up the blind tigers in Char leston to such an extent that they propose to go in the courts. The Post says the service of the many injunctions during-fhe past week or so, rsetrainlng dealers from selling liquor and property owners and agents from permitting its sale on their property, is about to result. It trunderstood, In a big legal battle to teat the validity of the Carey-Coth- ran act and the issue of these in? junctions. Attorney J. P. K, Bryan has been engaged by S. P. Schiadressl. one of the parties enjoined, and it is under stood that Mf. Bryan is to l»e the Tefidlng counsel in the - distinguished array of legal talent which is to at tack the dispensary law, as it now stands on the books. _ , Mr. Bry^n will appefer for Schiad- eressi; John D. Cappelmann for the Charleston Rifle Club; Logan A Grace for Rlddock & Byrns, and also for Pat Carroll: Mordecal. Gadsden, Rutledge and Haygood for the Char leston Hotel; George Momeler for the Turnvereln and others. In the array of counsel will be lawyers re presenting the owners and agents of property In which the alleged viola tiOUB of the dispensary acts -have taken place. It is on account of the property owners and agents that a particular ly strong fight will be made It Is said that the owners of property can not be enjoined legally as they have been under the services of the papers recently, and the lawyers having charge of these property Interest* Will present a strong case. HAD NO MONEY. And His Would Be Robbers Stabbed Him Fatally, v Because he had no money or val uables when held up by two well .dressed young men at Ohio Sreet and Dearborn avenue ln_ Chicago on Thursday night, Henry Baumgarfher sixteen years old, a messenger, prob- knlfe by one of the men. While their victim lay bleeding from a stab wound in the left breast, both men escaped.- The police were notified and the boy was removed to a hospi Was Arguing a Case ait Bar, Excus ed Himself for * Moment, Threw Himself on Lounge and Expired. Columbia waa^ profoundly .shocked Wednesday ‘morning of I,ast week by the sudden death o^lhdge' An drew. Crawford, the' most eloquent ember of the JHchlandt bar, who succumed to an attack of apolexy while examining a witness in the circuit court. He expired in Ahe solictor’s room, just behind the Judge's stand, within seven minutes after he suffered the stroke, and just as his physician, Dr. James H. McIntosh, was reaching him.' The distinguished lawyer, WILL MOVE THE CROPS United Stated‘Government to laane One Hundred Mellon Dolhuw la Certificates of Indebtedness and Fifty Bonds as a Means of Affording lief to Financial Situation. Secretary Cortelyou Sunday night made the important announcement that, as t means of affording relief CapX. daffy, of the Ooaaty Board, Macnssea History of the Dispensary Situation at BHoree. Capt. J. H. Claffy, manager of ths County Dispensary, and representa tive of the board in this county, makes the following statement Un Million Dollars of n ——j reference to the opening of a dispen M » HeMu of Mortl,, ^ 9 was about 59 years old, at the time of thereof as may be nwessarv h<<x Aao + K <_ a * ... J COTTON GINNED. to the financial situation, the treas- ury would issue 150,000,000 of Pan ama jponds and 1100,000,090 certi- cates of indebtedness, or so much The Report of the Census. Bureau Is- — sued Last Week. - The eensus.jbureau recently issued itg> report? on cotton ginned from October 18. 1907, to Nov. 14, show ing a total of 7,311 ,T0Y 'bales, count ing round bales aa half bales, com pared with 8, 562,242 bales for 1906 and 7,501,180 for 1905. The number of round bales includ ed ia 142,609 for 1907 and 200,866 for 1906 and 209,006 for 1905. Rea Island Included 42,708 for 1907, 30.- 671 for 1906 and 64,103 for 1906. The number of active ginneries were 26,571 for 1907, - Following is the reports by States, giving running bales, counting the round as half bales and .excluding Unters, and number of active gin neries: Alabama, 761,138 bales,.and 3,370 .ginneries; Arkansas,'' 386,- 770 bales and 2,042 ginneries; Flor ida, 35,565 bales and 237 ginneries; Georgia, 1,375,111 bales and 4,439 ginneries; Kentucky, 766 bales and two ginneries; Louisiana, 349,840 bales and 1,729 ginneries; Mississip pi, 792,127 bales and 3,398 ginner ies, Missouri, 15,102 bales and 70 ginneries; New Mexico, 24 bales and certificates will; run for one year and bear 3 per cent, interest. The secretary’s action in coining to the relief of the financial situation meets with President Roosevelt’s hearty approval, and the plan is the outcome of several White House con? foresees which have been held within the past few days when the financial situation waa under consideFfitlohr \ Secretary Cortelyou saya that the Panama bonds will afford most sub stantial relief, is the law provides that they may be used as a basis for additional bank circulation. He also 8ta tos that,. the . proceeds from the sale of the certificates can be made directly Available at points where'the need is most urgent amL espe^ially for the movement of the crops, which he says “If properly accelerated will give the gneateet relief and result in the most immediate financial re turns.” The Secretary calls attentlSn* to the attractiveness of the bonds and certificates as absolutely safe Invest ments. — Proposals Asked For. Secretary Cortelyou - adds that these relief measures will enable him to meet public expenditures without withdrawing for that purpose sny ap preciable amount of the public mon eys now deposited in national banks throughout the country. Two treas ury circulars one inviting proposals for the issue of bonds and the other asking for subscriptions to the certi ficates will be sent oat under date of November 18. The bids for the bonds must be submitted to the treasury on or before November 30, 1907. Each bid should state the amount of bonds desired by the subscriber, whether coupon or registered, the price he is willing to pay and the place where he desires to make pay ment. whether at the treasury of the United Stated or the office of some of the assistant treasurers at New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Bos ton. Chicago, SL Louis, Cinclnnattl, New Orleftna or San Francisco. All bids should be addressed to the sec retary of the treasury, division of loans and surrency and the envelopes containing them should be plainly marked “bids for Panama Canal Bends.” The certificates of Indebtedness will be issued in denominations of $50 They will be payable to bearer will be dated November 20, 1907, and will bear interest at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, payable with the principal sum on and after Nov ember 20, 1908, on presentation of the certificates for redemption at the office of the secretary of the treas- ury, division of loans and currency. Subscriptions will be received by the secretary of the treasury direct or through the treasurer of tha one ginnery; North Carolina, 401,852 bales, and 2,603 ginneries; Okla-hj n ited State* and the assistant treas- homa, 491,274 bales and 924 gin neries; South Carolina ,847,455 bales and 3,119 ginneries; Tennessee 140.921 bales and 629 ginneries, Texas. 1,709,583 bales and~3,925 gin neries, and Virginia, 3,674 bales and 83 ginneries. ‘ The distribution qf the aea Island cotton for 1907 btVStates Is: Flori da, 14,492; Geor^m, 22,681; South Carolina, 5,535. There were ginned 6,128,562 bales to November 1, 1907. The statis tics of this report for November 14 are subject to slight corrections when checked against the individual returns of the glnners being trans mitted by mailr LOYALTY TO MIKADO. Secret Canvass of Japanese in Hawaii to Secure Pledges. The secret canvass throughout the Hawaiian Islands, securing signers to a pledge to the Japanese emperor of loyalty In event of war continues. It did not require a plain declare tlon to acquaint Americans with the the fact that In event of conflict be tween this country and Japan, every Japanese resident of both mainland and colony could be counted as a ioe ably was mortallv wounded with a but special messengers are being qgnt. ienuoil anoiner wo ably waa morUUy wounded to the milkado at regular Intervals.Hitchcock, shot An address signed by thousands and couched in flowing language has a! ready been sent to Japan and anoth er la In preparation. The first one stated that “should emergency arise. viators, or will they fight them lo the | tal. He was revived aad la a falter- we offer ourselves courageously to last ditch. We huow pour answer, lug voice which every moment threat- tha atate, thus to guard and maintain and ail we ask of yon Is that you ac- ened to atop forever, told the story the prosperity of our Imperial throne. and the of the fatal holiup urer located at New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cinclnnattl, New Orleans, and Sab Francisco, beglning on November 17 and continuing at the discretion of the secretary of the treasury. Jn his letter to Secretary Cortel you approving the treasury plans, President Roosevelt states that he has been assured that the leaders in Congress have under consideration a currency measure “which will meet In permanent fashion the needs of the situation and which I believe will be -paaaed at an early date after con gress convenes two weeks hence.” The president also calls attention to what la needed most at this time is that the people should "realise how fundamentally sound business conditions In this country are, and how absurd it Is to permit themselves to get into a panic and create a stringency by hoarding their sayings instead ot trusting perfectly sound banks.” ’Some time In the, spring of this year, shortly after the dlspeosury was closed at Elloree, the cdnnty' board promised the Rev. J<Jhn a. Brunson who has always led the fight against the dispensary, that they wonld not rwupbis the dispensary as long as he could show to their satisfaction that a majority of the citizens of Elloree were opposed to such action. Num erous requests had repeatedly been made, through letters and personal visits, by many substantial citizens of Elloree and vicinity that the dispen- ■ary be reopened at that place. In fact, there was almost a unan imous demand from the surrounding country that the dispensary be re opened. as a great many blind tiger’s were in existence and doing a flqur- llshlng business. The fact that a num ber of blind tigers Infested the El loree section was reported to the board, and Capt. Claffy and Mr. J. G. Smith, a members of the board, went to Elloree to look Into the blind tig- •L situation, and. satisfy themseWee - as to the reports of the illicit sale of whiskey in that neighborhood. This visit gave rise to the report that these gentlemen had gone to Elloree to investigate the matter of reopening the dispensary in that town. Shortly after returning to Orange- toirg, Mr. Smith received m letter from Mr. J. C. Evans, of Elloree, one of the strongest opponents of the dis pensary, and during the interview Mr. Smith, as a member of the coun ty board, assured Mr. Evans that the SHOWN or A REPORT. Statement Compiled by Wseg for Two Months Shows i In the Sales la Every the State Havia« s There Mast Bs Plenty of :>iiy Boose at Least. Dispensary Auditor West has coto- piled ths statements of tbs eonaty dispensaries for the month of Oslo* ber, showing a total aal# of fl68r 210.06. against |2»0,6tl.t4 for Ssp- tember—an increase of tfl.ltl.St. Every county In the State having a dispensary shows an increase la tha Hales for October over UnptSMtus, Charleston continues,to show an in* crease, the Charleston sales growing - ^ m •JU from $46,886.75 In $62,523.85 In October, which showed a decrease la- fiifteai ber from the Augnsf sales, owing la the discontinuance of tha pensarles, again shows an growing Horn $87,586.87 la I ber to $4»,8$0-56 In October, has breakage and the a seperate statement. The breakage about a dispensary Is somotklag that will bear watching, nag tha auditor seems to be aware of this feet The stock on hand does not Include steak in ware houses, but only tha stock la the dispensaries. The statemeat for October Is gtv- en below by counties, along with a ** ff dispensary would not be reopened If comparative 4 it could be shown that a majority of the citizens'of Elloree opposed anch action. Mr. Evan* returned home, and in a few days forwarded to the board a petition signed by 87 citizens who opposed the reopening of the dispensary. “The next step taken by the hoard waa to send 'Capt. Claffy to Elloree to personally Investigate the matter and. find out the sentiment of the people- Capt. Claffy, accompanied by Mr. T. R. McCants, another member of the board, proceeded to Elloree to Carry out Instructions. Capt Claffy personally Interviewed every citizen who could be found, with the excep tion of the Rev. Mr. Brunson and the Methodist minister, both of whom he sales, as follows: Oopgaratlv Monthly statement of total sales of the dispensaries In each county tor months $ September and October, 1907: October. Abbeville ....$18,681.11 counted against the dispensary. “Each man waa asked the question Are you In favor of or opposed to reopening the dispensary In Elloree?'* He took the name of each party and noted hla reply in writing with the result that twenty-seven expressed | Lee themselves as being In favor of and 20 against reopening, 11 were Indif ferent, and there were 4 who could not be seen. Capt Claffy atatea that he is prepared to make an affidavit as to the result of this canvass should it be necessary. This showed that a majority waa not opposed, and waa the board'a warrant for ordering the dispensary reopened.” All of the papers in this matter were inapected by The News and Courier correspondent, inn it ia”T noteworthy fact that out of the 37 who signed the petition in opposition, 13 of them stated to Capt. Claffy that Aiken.. M8».4f Berkeley.. .. 10,648.77 Bamberg.. .. 8.618.61 Beaufort.. .. 10,441.1$ Barnwell.. .. 17,880.00 Charleston *. 13438.8$ Chesterfield.. 13,126.38 CoBeton.. .. 6.868.85 Clarendon . , 7,653.40 Cheater .. .. 11,33a.77 Dorchester .. 6,tt3.$0 Fairfield.. .. S.516.66 Florence.. . . 18,874.41 Georgetown.. 18,418.40 Hampton. .. 7,487.8$ Keruhaw.. . . 11,677.8$ . . . . 1,438.11 Lexington .. 7,184.71 Laurens ,. . % IMS?.!* Orangeburg.. 26.I$0.8S Richland.. .. 48,800.56 Sumter .. .. 21,488.00 Williamsburg 14,684.88 8.348.88 8,388.81 7.788.88 •.*17.11 1.686.88 14,861.81 48,888.7$ 9,083.64 4,984.8$ B.l8t.$6 8,183. f, 8,948.88 11,71 *.85 12,097.46 8,111.8$ 8.863.1$ 8.878.78 11.411*61 18,488.88 37.536.87 16.787.88 16,86841 ■'I sm ■' ■ >s2l m Total .. . .188,110.06 >90,031.34 Breakage for month of October 1907: Abbeville County., t T | OO fA Alma flwhr • tTi$| ■ M Bamberg County. Berkeley County., Beaufort County., Barnwell County.. 47.48 81.86 47.13 ..*14.78 they were either In favor of Ihe die- charlertoirCottSty .. .. .... VTVf CRAZED BY JEALOUSY. Mad Woman Killed Her Husband While He Slept. „ . At New York half erased by jeal ousy became of her husband's at tention to another woman, Mra. Lot- and Instantly killed her husband, Robert I. Hitch cock, a compositor,'as he lay *leeft»'[ ducted le eaempiary, Ing In bad In their home In the Bronx the other morning, then turn ing the revolver upon hereelf, Mrs. Hitchcock inflicted several wounds In her head-andrbreaut from which tt iu expected that ahe will dia. penaary of didn’t care one way or the other. Dedacting 13 from 37 leaves 24, which is tha total of those seen by Capt Claffy, who were oppos ed, and those whom he did not see. This shows that both sides made a thorough canvass and neither missed a man. As to the election ot a dispenser for Elloree, the board atatea that there were three applicants—W. F. Jones, Henry Harbort and J. W. Ber ry. Mr. Berry was elected, he t*eing the only one of the three who resided In Elloree, and hia endoraements were considered stronger, that Is, bis pe tltion was signed by a larger number of citizens. Mr. J. M. Weeks, who Ihe office four teen years, was not an applicant for the position, as he Is now as bitterly opposed to the reopening of the dis pensary aa he was in favor of Its re tention daring the fight to close it in the early part of the year. The county hoard states that U does not propose to engage in Any controversy regarding this matter; that it feels that it has acted proper ly in acceding to the wishes of tu.se citizens of Elloree who pref*.* the legitimate sale of liquor through the dispensary to the traffic as being car ried on by blind tigers, and that ail the papers and other evidence bear ing on the case can be Inspected by any parties who are Interested. The manner in which dispensary affairs Hi this county have been con Chesterfield County 115.17 Clarendon County.. .... .. 86.75 Colleton County.. .. .. .. 49.86 Chester County 40.18 Dorchester County 44.8$ Fairfield County.. .. .. .. 88.13 Florence County.. .. v. .. 83.3$ Georgetown County 39.54 Hampton County 67.16 Kershaw County 63.58 Lee County 86.14 Laurens County... T ...... 98.05 Lexington County.. .. .. .. 18.20 Orangeburg County- .. .. .. 134.36 Richland County., 332.8$ Sumter County 71.88 Williamsburg County .. . . .. 66.63 Total.. ..81,»16.83 Stock oa Hand. Stock on .hand last day of month: • a • s Abbeville County .. Aiken County.. .. Bamberg County . Berkeley ppunty.. Beaufort County.. Barnwell Connty Charleston County.. .. Chesterfield Connty .. Clarendon Ob«nt£. . . Colleton County.P .. Chester County.. .. Dorchester County.. .. Fairfield Connty. Florence County.... .. Georgetown Connty .. Hampton Connty.. .. Kershaw Cnnnty.. a,. ..$11,603.88 ..13,384.18 .. 9488.48 .. 4,820.88 ..16,018.76 ..32.083.66 ..21,278.63 ..10,4*0.55 . .11,811.8* .. 8,23t.6f .. 6,046.88 .. 8416.86 .. 7,7*8.56 ..18,814.66 ..18.618.86 .,88,14748 4,518.88 tbs op- Lee Cdnnty.. % • • e ponents ofjthfs method of regulating the liquor businees being outspoken in the praise of the work done by ear county board, and It la g matter of great regret that any mlsdbder- standlng whatever should have oe- Laurens County.. . Lexington Ooaauty. Orangebu Richland