Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^3 . ^ v >' >•*.«■»•* ■ rt iFMir^r |R( - ♦ > ^ v :’ ••;■ A * ' - -A; »- < ,. ^ 4 •■: ’^m .t.v.'- [t - MWftta .• ‘ #■ • ’ ''■I'trSmtM ■a ■J l u BARNA1ELL. S. C, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 16.1911 —r— NO ■r t > * * • • PM -? ■ Newly N«i liHi«i NweBbu RrtL K7 S ■tPP WEEKS AHEAD 'AF •V n '-jjwiMtli’ It te Maturing Much Earli er Than Uanal—OoiniMnixon* In- glcate a Oop of Prom Fourteen to f. i Fifteen Million Bales—Reports by States is Given. With a total of »,988,172 bales of •ottoa of the growth of 1911 ginned prior to November 1, as announced by the census bureau, the promised record-breaking potton crop of this tas'ns Is last being made ready for the manufastufev." At no time in the dilatory of the great American cotton Industry has so great a crop been ginned to this time oi the year. The amount ginned to November 1 enceeds by 1,777,000 bales the amount ginned to this date in 1908, the previous record.' It also is great er than the ginning to November 14 ©f any other year, being about 2Q0,- 000 bale# more than was ginned to that date in 1904, the record year would Indicate that the crop was toast two weeks earlier in matur ing apd reaching the gins than in pre- viou/years. Chleulations of the year’s total crop, based on the ginning reports, Would therefore, probably be more ac curate if figured on the November 14 reports of other years In previous record years, about 70 per cent, has been ginned to that date and a rough estimate of this year s crop might be placed at a minimum of 1 4,000,000 ba>s. Commercial experts estimates however range up to more than lf>,- 009,000. The census bureau's fourth cotton ginning report of the season issued at 10 a. m. Wednesday, and showing the number of running bales, counting they reeused food SWEPT TO DEATH REBEL LEADERS SU1N MAKES REPLY HAR,I0N IS ENTIRE FAMILY STARVES TO i . 0mm. PURGE THEIR SOULS. -.V tPV’VUSbUMiMf*-*'w iprnj A Father and Mother, Followers of Self Promulgated Creed, Dies With Their Son. Details of a ghastly suicide com pact Involving a whole family wers brought out by the Chicago police fol lowing the discovery of the emaciated forms of Herman Letsch, his wife Anna and their 12-year-old son. All had been dead several daysr Followers of a religious creod, self- promulgated, the parents had forced themselves and their son to do with out food to “purge their sinful souls of lust," until starvation wiped out the whole family. From physicians examinations, It was evident the boy had been the first to die. On a bed was a black shroud, bearing a note reading: "This gown is for our son Herman when he is dressed for his coffin.” Apparently the parents had been too weak to put the gown on the starved form of the boy when death came, but weakened by hunger, had Iain on the floor near each other, waiting for the death which came several days later for the mother, and a week later, apparently for the fath- father. A long and rambling letter In Ger man criticised churches and church people, and named a Chicago church aud pastor. This pastor told the po- lie that until about four months ago the family attended church each 8un- day. always contributing $1. They ceased coming, and when the pastor asked Letsch about It, Letscb, he said slouted, "All right. I’ll get out of the church, but a new appearary'e of God will blast you for It.” The rambling Letter said no minis ter was to appear at their funerals, the determination to die, is said, ran back for three years and last March 17 was the day first selected for their taking off. An illness of the boy, nelghttors Ckiif Oficer aid Twa lei if Ike Stea- ■er Isms Carmi liti Sea. BY A HUGE TIDAL WAVE Which Swept th« Deck of the Big Steamship as She Plouged Through the Ocean Off the Coast of Florida on Friday Afternoon of l4wt Week. The chief officer and two men of the Morgan line steamer Momus were swept from the deck of the vessel by a tremendous wave on the voyage f.om New Orleans, completed at New York, and drowned. The victims are: j*. T. Beesch, chief officer; J. P. Serge, boatswain, and R. Nordberg, seaman. The unusual tragedy occurred Fri day afternoon of last week off the coast of Florida, but it was not re ported by Captain John S. Boyce un til the Momus arrived at New York on Wednesday with her flags at half- mast. The great swell, described as one of tidal wave proportions, swept over the Momus with a deluge like Niagara and carried the three men overboard as if they had been corks. Before the lifeboat could be lowered the victims dsappeared. There were twentjMlve passengers aboard the ship and through the cab in windows many of them saw the men carried away. A gale was blowing and the three men were working on the forward part of the deck when, without warn ing, a tllad wave rose above the ves sel and crashed thunderously down upon the deck Chief Officer Beesch saw Nordberg rushed across the deck and sprang to his assistance. Both went over the side together Serge, the boatswain, waa also caught In the torrent and. impelled by a lurch of the ship, shot over- round as half bales of cotton of the said, must have delayed the suicide growth of 1911 gined to November 1, 1 The last of the three to die, the fath- board after his companions with comparative statistics to the er died three days before discovery, corresponding date for the past three physicians said years is as follows United States 9,9«8.172 bales, compared with 7,34j,9I>3 bales last year, when 63 T. per cent of the entire crop was ginned to November 1; 7,- 017.849 bales in 1909. when 69.7 per cent was ginned, and 8,191,537 bales In 1910; 148.670 or 61.8 per cent in crop was ginned The number of round bales included were: 68,343, compared with 81,183 bales in 1910. Ginning by States, with compara tive statistics and the percentage of the total crop ginned to November 1 In previous years, follow EXPERIMENT A SUCCESS. Planting Tea in South Carolina High ly Satisfactorily. The government’s experiments in tea farming this year were highly sat- isiactory to the department of agri culture officials. On the ll)0 acres In South Carolina where the bureau of plant industry is conducting the work there were produced this year about IJ.OOO pounds of tea worth fully 91 Alabama—1,089,376 bales, com- a pound. While this was not a record pared with 748,878 or 62.8 per cent. | ge^on having been too dry in 1910,-676,331 or 65.0 per cent in f 0r that, there would have been a rec- 1909, 891,667 of 66 9 per cent In; r d. It was confidently declared by Dr 1901 ! Honey W True, In charge of the work Arkansas 443,505 bales, compsr-iif conditions had been favorable ed with 324,769 or 40 7 per cent in with the invention this year of a 1910, 472.252 or 67 7 pbr cent ln', e:i pi an t pruning machine, which 1909; 636,7if5 or 63.9 pea- cent in 1908. Orders to man the lifeboats were issued at once and as the Momus rolled and pitched the boat was low ered. I ntll darkness set in the little boat risked the mercy of the increasing yale and sea In the hope of recover ing the bodies of the doomed men, but without avail. Two of the crew were Injured while lowering the lifeboat. ANARCHY THREATENS TO FOL- LOW THE MURDERERS. Oigiiicd Utter AMrcsstJ ti Civm« Bleast kj CMUiiltci A GRAND ORJE4T LESSON. What m One-Horse Farmer Showed at the Augusta Fair. The Augusta Chroncile says one of the most attractive displays at the Georgia-Caroltna fair, demonstrating possibilities on a small farm, is the Individual exhibit of S T. Adams, of South Carolina, who is a amall far mer. The explanations accompany- worked successfully, only one pro-i ing the display furnish a lesson that I rest in tea growing now must be done i could well be studies by any visitor Foreign Women and Children Or dered to Leave Several Clxlneae Cities for Safety. Matters are growing rapidly worse In China for the Manchu Dynasty, which seems to be on Its last legs. A condition bordering on anarchy ex ists at Chang Sha, owing to the des perate rivalry of the revolutionary leaders, who took possession of the city a few days ago. The two most prominent republican chieftains, Generals Chiao and Tseng, were both murdered by soldiers Thursday. They had been jealous of each other’s po sitions and their quarrel had been taken up by their followers. Foreign women and children have been ordered to leave Slang Tan and a similar order has been sent to Chang LI. Other important cities in this province have Joined the revolu tionists, but in all of them the revo lutionists are conducting the govern ment peacefully. In an effort to con trol the situation. Than Tsuan, the republican governor, has been pro claimed dictator. The city of Fu Chow Is now In the hands of the revolutionists. Af ter taking it tbey jfviped out the en tire Manchu district. The foreign settlements have not been disturbed, but fires have broken out in several sections of the native city, threaten ing Its destruction. Fu Chow is one of the moet important cities In the south, having a population of 700,- 000. It Is the seat of a naval arsenal, government ship yards, a mint, school of navigation and a large dry dock. The situation In Amoy Is oulet but a serious state of affairs la threat ened, owing to the scarcity of provis ions. Most of the city’s supply junks were captured by pirates in a spec tacular raid Thursday, the entire crew of one ship being massacred. A revolt of troops In the village of Anhai, 50 miles north of Chang Sha, Is causing trouble there. The sol diers have burned the magistrate's yamen and the provincial customs house. Excitement at Peking Is growing rapidly. The residents of the For bidden City are taking In great quan tities of rice and other stores. Fif teen hundred Infantry and 500 cav alry of the Manchu first division, who fled from Shi Kla Chung, after the assassination of Gen. Lu Cheng, ar rived at Peking Thursday, tlons consider that all hope for the Manchu dynasty has vanished. Nanking in the south and Peking in the north appear to be the last remaining strongholds of the Man- chiis. Foreigners are safe. Foo Chow, the capital of Fo Kten pro vince, was turned over to the revo- lutloniats Thursday. Wu Hu la likely to capitulate any time. The Manchus still hold Nanking, but they are outnumbered 4 to 1 by the revolutionists, who are awaiting supplies of ammunition before re- PERTINENT AND PITHY Waiving the Discourtesy of Governor Mease's Action, Mr. J. -J. Evans, of Marlboro County, Speaking for the People, Goes Straight to the Point of the Discussion. PREDICTS LANDSLIDE FOR DEM- Z7.J . OCR ATS NEXT YEAR. Burning the attack. The rebels lost Florida—55,973 bales, compared ‘ hand, that is the picking. The in-i who is interested In modern farming, Thursday without greatl> with 38,924 or 57.9 per cent in 1910; cloaBe( i demand in the southern | The exhibit is made entirely from ! ^ a ™ j a * i n 5_^_*,f°^ n5r /.!, 45,664 or 73 8 per cent In 1909, and g ( a ( M f or American tea has pro- Mr. Adams' small farm, w u 43,234 or 612 per cent in 1908. Georgia —1,906,256 bale*, compar ed with 1.24 1.825 or 68 5 per cent in 1910; 1,384,913 or 74 9 per cent in 1809, and 1,387,64 1 or 70.2 percent in 1908. Louisiana—232,047 bale*, compar- ea with 154,634 or 62.7 per cent in 1910; 188,112 or 72.8 per cent in 1 909, and 287,885 or 61.7 per cent in 1908. Mlsalsslppi —585.021 bales, cam- pared with 576,641 or 47 6 per cent In 1910; 572- 1 TSl or 53 3 per cent in 1909. and 893,1 48 or 56.1 per cent In 1908. North Carolina—597,939 bales, compared with 386,096 or 51.3 per cent in 1910; 370,891 or 68.5 per cent In 1909. and 373,713 or 54.7 per cent in 1908. Oklahoma—555,755 bales, com pared with 585,237 or 63.6 per cent in 1910; 412,631 or 74.7 per cent In 1909, and 217,629 or 31.6 per cent In 1908. South Carolina—1,021.972 bales, compared with 729,117 or 60.2 per rent In 1910; 791,629 or 69.6 per cent In 1?Q?. and 821,608 or 67.6 per cent in 1908. Tennessee—21 2.579, bales, com pared with 129,840 or 40.4 per cent In 1910; 1 48,670 or 61.88 per cent in 1909, and 198,783 or 59.5 per cent in 1908. Texas—3,210,21 8 bales, compared with 2,405,157 or 81.5 per cent in 1910; 1,920,1 88 or 77.8 per cent in 1909, and 2,502,862 or 69.0 per cent In 1908. All other states—57,511 bales, compared with 24,835 or 29.3 per cent in 191?; 34,437 or 59.9 per cent in 1909, and 36,602 or 50.0 per cent In 1908. htca m'akes pended operations. The Americans, . , , » . .... , Germabs and British have lauded ma- duced a market for all of it within it more worthy of note. In the estlma-1 , A , , . . rines to protect the consulatea, where the place tion of visitors, in it are found corn, , . , . . „ . the foreigners have gathered. bay, sweet and Irleh potatoes, meal, . . , ,, .. ., . ’ . ‘ . . In Shanghai the situation becomes flour, hams, bacon, canned goods of . . , , , ol ’ B 'increasingly serious. The Imperial a limited distance from where it is raised. KINDNESS BROUGHT DEATH. A Man Wilfully Killed For Offering Money to Strangers. ,>Villingnes8 to give up his money to prqvent trouble among others was the cause of Alexander Digiaccoma. a tailor, losing his life Monday night at Chicago. He had visited an Ar cher Avenue restaurant, where he heard three men quarreling with the proprietor. Thinking they were with out money to pay their bills, Digiac coma offered to settle the amount. His offer was promptly resented by the trio, who left the restaurant Im mediately. They waited until the man came from the place, when one of the men shot him five times, kill ing him instantly. The three escap ed. Weather Will Gel Colder. Arab Women Fight as Men. Arab women, dreased In men’s clothing, are leading in the fighting against the Italians in Tripoli. The sex of these amazons was not discov ered until a number of them had been killed. Thie information waa re ceived at Malta Thursday on steam- ahipa from Tripoli. / Welcomed at Toklo. Charles Page Bryan/former min uter to Belgium, was Wednesday welcomed by repreaentatlvee of the The weather bureau predicts that decidedly ^colder weather will over spread the Northwestern States Tues day and Wednesday, and advance eastward over the Middle West We- nesday, Thursday anad the Eastern States the latter part of the week, ft is probable that this cold change will be attended by snows in the Northwestern States. Another Bowen Arrested. Just about the time the right Arthur Bowen was being arrested near Neeses on Wednesday night, an other neigro by the name of Arthur Bowen was arrested at Johnston on the supposition that he was the man wanted for the dastardly crime at Springfield. Here Is the account of the arrest at Johnston of the wrong Bowen; all kinds, domestic loods of all kinds, the exhibit being complete In every way. It shows that the small farm pos sibilities around Augusta are great and there is really no limit to what may be accomplished. Mr. Adams' friends are congratulating him upon the award of second premium for this exhibit. * Mr. Adams was awarded the first prize on baled cotton. He only rais ed two bales of cotton and entered one and got the blue ribbon. Manchu Fleet Bottled Up. The forts at W u Sung, China, com manding the entrance to the Yang Tee Kiang river, surrendered to the rebel forces Thursday without firing a shot. With the fall of these forti fications Into the hands of the revolu tionists the fleet of imperial warships under Admiral Sah Cheng Ping Is now bottled up and can not escape to sear Uncle Sam is Hands Off. Despite the plea received from the Turkish government asking for inter vention to stop the alleged atrocities being committed by Italian troops In Tripoli, the general opinion 4n diplo matic circles at Washington is that the United States will, like England, maintain a policy of “hands off.” government has absolutely disap peared and the foreign consuls are unable to repognize the self-consti tuted government. British ware houses across the river were looted Thursday morning. The police fled upon the rioters' approach. The con sular body announced that the for eign settlement was prepared for self-defense and that the revolution ists must maintain order in the near by districts; otherwise foreigners must interfere. KOLDIKK WAS DEAF AND DUMB Oorpsee Clutter the Streets. Advices from Tripoli state that th sartiary situation is growing wors*. The boles of fifty Arabs who died from cholera or hunger were found In the street*. The palm groves are fill ed with corpses and fifty cases of chotort,are reported to be in the Ital ia* amy. Will Burn Rotten Coin. Farmers throughout the Illinois corn belt, although facing heavy loss on account of the large amount of grain that rotted In the fields, due to excessive rain, have determined to re coup part of their loss They will use the decayed corn for fuel during the the winter months. Turkish Gunboat is Suuk. A Turkish gunboat has been sunk in a naval duel with an Italian cruis er in the Gulf of Akabah in the east ern horn of the Red Sea. News of tha battle was received at Constanti nople Thursday from the Turkish commandant at Akabah, a fortified village of ArabU. j* Kan Away From the Xewr Jersey to Fight for the Kouth. Ben Oppenheimer, who ran away from his home in New Jersey during the War of Secession and joined the forces of the Confederacy, actively participating in some of the most des perate of- the struggel, never heard an order given or a shot fired. He Is deaf and dumb and now 84 yexrs of age. At the State Confederate re union in session at Montgomery, Ala., the Memphis, Tenn., visitor was hon ored by many attentions from his comrades at arms. A cross of honor on the lapel of his coat -'.tests to his faithful service in the elxtles. He attended the reunion at the birth place of the C9nfederacy at the solic itation of the local camp. Oppen- h'lmer was near Gen. Albert Sydney Johnston when the latter was killed and saw him fall. j ♦ ’ / Negro Woman XiM* Patent. A patent was recently granted to Laura Emma Hudson, wife of Charles P. Hudson, a-.well known negro citi zen of Lancaster, for an Improvement on an Ice cream freezer. The patent has been sold to the North Pole lee Cream Freezer /company. Killed Rabbit Hunting. The Rev. Henly Brooks, a promi nent minister of East Tennessee, was killed st Cedar Fork, in Claibofne County, Tuesday while rabbit hunt ing. His goa was accidentally dis charged with fatal effect Mr. J. J. Evans, representing the committee appointed by the mass meeting of Marlboro County farmers, has made reply to the letter of Gov ernor Blease. The committee, fol lowing the instructions of the mass meeting of the farmers, telegraphed Governor Blease asking for a hear ing in reference to calling the legis lature In extra session te help the farmers maintain the price of cotton. Governor Blease declined to hear the committee and gave out a long let ter on the subject to the press. This letter was received by the committee after It had appeared In the newspa pers. The committee had hoped that Governor Blease would at, least give 'be people of Marlboro rounty a hear ing, but ih this they were disappoint ed. The letter of Mr. Evans to Gov ernor Blease is as follows: “Dear Governor: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of this date in response to my telegram requesting a hearing for the representatives from this county on the subject of an extra session. The request was made In response to the decision of a mass meeting of Marl boro farmers, held last Monday In the court house. My message to you wae net through the county prints, and I re gret sincerely that you did not accord us a hearing before reaching your de cision. Waiving, however, the dis courtesy to us. it does seem that a mass meeting of Marlboro citizens might have expected an opportunity to present the reasons which caused them to make this request. “The right of the people lo speak In mass meeting in a free govern ment is supposed to be sacred, and will be a protection against injustice long after the ephemeral power of the wily pollttrlan has passed away. “The old-time theory and the only valid reason for a democracy Is to do the greatest good to the greatest The legs- n um iM, r , and 1 do not conceive that ♦ here Is any manner that yon could better employ the functions of your great office than in assisting the far mers of the State to secure better prices for the products of their la bor. governor, whoathatlsponseexntre—h “It is not a good shepherd, my dear governor, who would sit on a stump and impartially allow the bear and the sheep to fight It out. The crafty and the strong should not be allowed to rompel the weak and the simple to fight them on their own grounds and the government take no consideration of rneqcy, justice, and the eternal moralities. “Your excellency says that the holding of the cotton crop now will do no good except to a ‘few wealthy farmers.’ Most respectfully 1 beg leave to differ with you on that ques tion. Any advance In the price of cotton would be of great advantage rot only to a 'few wealthy farmers,’ but to every man, weman and child in the South. “Cotton Is the basis of our wealth. In this country not one-half of the crop has been ginned. Much Is being held In the hope of help from some where. I believe that a call from you for the legislature of South Carolina to meet In extra session to do what she could constitutionally to aid In the present holding movement would of Itself advance the price of cotton materially. If the crop of South Car olina is 1,200,000 bales, a cent a pound would mean |6,000,000 to the people of the State. “I think, governor, that you are mistaken about the ‘poor farmers’ getting no benefit. It Is (he 'poor farmer' who needs It most; the rich farmer can hold hi ecotton. It is the poor farmer, operating under a lien and mortgage that these times are literally crushing Into the earth. Compelled to buy his supplies at ex orbitant prices, he is now forped to sell at a cruel sacrifice. The fact Is, my dear governor, the ‘rich farmer* is a myth—the last one evaporated when /cotton xvent below 10 cents. “You speak of the mill mergers be ing the cause of the depression. I think it goes deeper than that, gov ernor, The mill mergers are the out growth of the business conditions and policies of the past centuries. We are living in a new era, the principle of individualism dominant over the past Is exhausted, and when the con sequences of a principle are exhaus- ed, the structure built upon It crum bles away. We are living In a time when the principle of assoctatlen Is the controlling force, slid with all the varied interests combining into trusts there is nothing left to pro ductive labor whether on the farm or in the shop except to make their gov ernments the vehicles through which by unity of action they may have some voice In fixing their share of the fruits of their own toll. It Is a misfortune, governor, even If oar people were able to hold their potton for them to he forced kb do eo unless adequate frevMoa he ' ' Signs of Victory for the Democratic Party are Evident Everywhere I* Country. j f. ■ Passing his opinion. upon the re sults in Massachusetts, Kenturhy and Ohio, and other points where DeatosJ. era tic candidates were elected Tues day, Governor Judeon Harmon of Ohio, Wednesday predicted a national Democratic landslide next year. “The results of these elections have pleased me very much,” he said, “end I consider them a forecast of the outcome next year. It Is the strongest Indorsement of Democracy that has been tendered by votws in recent years. Not only local elections do I consider significant hot also ths elections In Kentucky, Massachusetts and other points.” Governor Harmon went on to say that the result of the city elections In Ohio show unquestionably that the public Is pleased with the present ad ministration, the tax reforms that have been made In Ohio and the man agement of State offices under Demo cratic sWay. When asked regarding the Cincin nati results. Mr. Harmon said: "Per- onally nothing could have pleased me better. I have fought for twanty- flve years to free Cincinnati from the sway of Republicanism and am cer tainly delighted to find that the vot ers have awakened and broken the chains that bound her. “Signs of victory for the Demo- Iratic party are evident everywhere. Next year I predict that this party ntll win the national offices, Includ ing the presidency. It Is an endorse ment of the Democratic administra tive policies and the labors already performed by that party.” — ■ . - i ♦ ♦ A . Horrible I Cruelty m of SAILOR EATEN BY SHARK. Shipmates of the Sailor Witness the Horrible Spectacle. Death between the jaws of s mon ster man-eating shark was the sad fate of Julee Antaine, an aged tea man. In the harbor of Pensacola, FIs., Wednesday afternoon. Ths gruesome sight was witnesses by th* crew of the British steamer Alders- gate, on which Antoine was employed as a watchman and by half a hundred laymen engaged In loading the vessel with lumber. Antoine evidently had fallen overboard by accident for th* first seen of him was when the shark swam leisurely out from between the ship and the lighter of lumber 'With tbe body of the man clamped between its Jaws, the head and shoulders pro truding from on* side of its month and the legs from the other. For a moment the shark remained on the surface, then sank to arise a moment later with only the head in sight, th* remainder of the body apparently having been swallowed. The shark remained on the surface the second time for nearly a minute and was seen no more. One of the watchers I tinted from the spectacle. Lie Among the Rtobm Two-thirds of th* fik China, has been destroyed ing the last ten days, Ing between troops. The lowest lose is fSO.OOMM, thousand persons deeds of half burned the ruins. Many of les of women and children. The custom* house, the post sKsn and the American missions have besa spared. Th# dty has been looted, the Imperialist* taking a hand la th* pil lage. Imperialists officer* triad te check this work her of tks soldiers, deprived of their loot on British concession, cart loads of val uable furs, silk sad jewelry betas eelted. It Is suggested that the Bad Cross receive the proceeds, - j On Friday afternoon *f week the consuls appealed to perlallsta to A proclamation, which n edlately, declared that were responsible for th* fires and **» dered that these be cheeked. The following day sew fires started la var ious Quarters. The David Hill Memorial school <np th* blind, connected wKh th* Wan* leyan mission, has been looted, while. In contrast, all the property In Wn Chang, which is held by the rebels, has been protected. On November • there was considerable artillery firing beginning before daylight. The Imperialist bakery behind kow moved to tho southwest In h*d fulfillment of the promt** te ch« Has of fir* from the This battery and another on the plains engaged la a heavy deal with Han Yang Hill. Th* Wu Chaag forts fens* of Has Yang. / - A tow hundred of th* rueilttom tote are etHl la Hankow. Han river fatting t* «tolhS Obese \ row money. “To tie up one hundred bales of cotton means that much money retir ed from circulation. A warehouse certificate Is now merely an asset In certain localities , or channels of trade. If the name of the State of lyoulslana makes her certificates good In all the money marts of the world, why would not the name of South Carolina be equally good? Why can you not do for our @tate what Gov. Jared Y. Sanders has done for Louisi ana? Why could not the magnificent harbor and terminal facilities of Charleston be utilised for this State, as New Orleans' are for Louisiana, Mississippi and eastern Texas? The harbor of Charleston Is a splendid asset, it belongs more to South Car olina; why not use It “As to the cost of holding an extra session, I am deeply gratified to learn of the patriotic spirit which prompted the senator from Newberry to refuse pay for services at an extra session. 1 am not willing, however, to admit that the Senator from Newberry had a monopioly of the patriotism of South Carolina, and if called on 1 believe the entire general assembly would serve lu this emergency free of eo*t. “The-set of 1908, page 1079, pro vides pay for the regular session; therefore we may Infer that the leg islature expected that members call ed in extra session would serve from patriotic reasons, or that no govrnor would ever be so progressive as to call an extra session for any purpose oth er than to elect some man to office, aa was the case In the extra seasion to which you referred. With assurances of my high re spect, J am youra. very truly, ‘ '■’* J. J. Evans, Fpr the Committee.” ospoeK* of day and there ing Sunday, There la much talk among the Foreigners are stories of brutaHty. have hanged men, strangle them, by prodding with Ing with women can not he told, bearers have been killed or ed. Soldiers on both rides ed their wounded enemies. It waa ascertained that Y Kal, the premier deeiaate, la la neighborhood, bet he Is presence hidden. It he went aboard a British’ and K is reported that he has been ta-Q terriewlng Republican ministers ee* errtly. A thousand revolutionary soldier* from Hu Nan rtathtil We Ohaofip At I-Chang and other river port* th* re- pub M cane are collecting the esetom duee. Consular reports from I-Chang say refugees from Cheng Chang, la Sze-Chuan prime*, are bound thither. Secret societies, K la reported, are gathering control In Bse-Chaan. Th* mobs at Kin Kiang are violent MOST UNUSUAL FREAK. Cow In Greenville one Horae. The Greenville Dally says the most unusual freak of that that Cdunty has produced la a cow that Mr. H. R. Scalf, who Uvea Conaetee Mill, which animal multitude of horns growing back and kips. (Mr. Scalf cow has thirty-one tails people that there are so they will not he Five Hundred Were Killed. A news agency dispatch from Con stantinople says that It was ly announced *t the Turkish that the Turks had recaptured Derna, in Tripoli, and thk 500 Italians were fending force were taken prisoner*, killed and the remainder of th* —♦♦S".. * Attempt to Evander Ivey and colored, art In jail tempting they see the animal, entsen prominent horns. Borne of them are very tho owner, but one. Tho cow and the borne years ago. Mr. examined by n says t£at the animal covered with bona, growth. The loneagt of the wo natural ones these being length.' Inch and a quarter lengths. * near Blenheim.