The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, May 13, 1903, Image 5
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THE COTTON CROP.
The Census Office Makes Public Its
Final Figures
FROM THfe DINNERS REPORTS.
Over Klovrn Million IlnleH (iimiotl
During the I,ant Year. The
(aiititeriCM anil the
Oil Milla.
The census ottice Tuesday made publie
the tlnal figures of cotton produc
tion obtained from the reports of cotton
pinners. The quantity of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1902, exclusive
of linters, amounted to 11,078,882
running bales. Hales as pressed
at the ginneries are equal to 10,030,945
bales of a 500-pound standard, or
counting round bales as half bales 10,588,250.
During the four years covered
by the ginning reports of thccensus
cilice the average crop, exlcusive of
linlers, h:us been 9,902,277 bales of 500
pounds. Tin; crop of 1902 shows an
increase of 728,088 bales over this
average. While tin* crops of 1899 and
1901 show a decrease of 500,880 and
392,532 bales respectively. For the
crop of 1902 there ha. been a general
increase in all the States, both east
and west of the Mississippi river, with
the exception of Alabama and Texas.
Drought in Alabama and thc!?oU weevil
in Texas are responsible for the
losses in those States.
The report contains many interesting
details concerning the variation of
production in the various sections of
the country. For instance, attention
is called to the degree of compensation
which has bien maintained for the
past three crops between the divisions
of the cotton licit as made by the
Mississippi ri\e.r. East of the Slississippi
production decreased in 1900
813,250 bales. This was more than offset
by the increase west of the Mississippi
river of 1,090,892 bales, or 25.7
percent. In 1902 the territory east
of the Mississippi increased its produc
tion in a manner which largely compensates
for tlie material loss west of
the river. The per cent, of the country's
production grown in 11)02 east
and west of 1 lie Mississippi was 53.6
and 4<>.4 respectively, against 47.2and
52.8 in 1900. To show the extent of
the reduction in the cotton crop in
Texas it is shown that whereas In 1900
that State produced 34 per cent, of
the entire crop of the United States,
or about one-quarter of the cotton
supply of the world, in 1902 the Texas
product was only a little over 23 per
cent, of the entire product of this
country. The States showing the
most n Liveable Increases in production
in 1902 are Arkansas. Georgia,
Louisiana and Mississippi.
The increase in A rkansas is remarkable,
being 204,022 bales, Or more
than 37 per cent, over the total receipts
f"r the smallest crop -thai of
1899? and 157,2. 1. or over 19 per
cent. o>er that of 190), the largest
crop piior to that of 1902. There
was al at a large increase in the product
ioi. of Indian Territory and < >klahoma.
The combined crops ?f these
territories for 1902 were 545,382 bales,
as compared with 215.591 bales for
1899, an increase of 329,791 bales, or
153 per cent.
The figures ou the ginning industry
show that there are 30,948 ginneries
ill the United States. The avcmimi
number of bales ginned per active
establishment in Texas was .*>15:',, in
Indian territory *55, and in Oklahoma
992, against 254 in Alabama, 292 in
Georgia and 200 in North Carolina.
This great diirerenee in the average
number of bales of cotton handled per
establishment is due to the extensive
employment in the newer cotton producing
States of modern methods of
handling seed cotton and a more general
employment of round bale presses.
The values of the crop for 1902 is
estimated at $.">01,KPT, 124, making it
the second most valuable crop of the
I'nited States, corn taking first rank
and wheat third. The value of the
raw cotton exports for 1902 is given at
$290,051.si 9, giving that article the
fiist place in value 111 American expi
rts. The export price for 1002 was
about 1 cent per pound less than that
of 1901.
The value of the cotton crop of 1902
in the States included in the Louisiana
purchase Is given at $1 12,*85.01 I.
or more than $5,000,000 more than
the original price paid to France for
that territory witli interest at 2 per
cent, compounded to the present
time.
The rapid development 01 the cotton
seed oil industry is represented
as annually increasing the quantity
of short cotton saved to t he commercial
woild by the reginning of cotton
seed for oil extraction. A canvass of
11lls industry has developed the fact
that 520 cotton seed oil mills have
been operated during the season of
1902-2 and that they have obtained
from t tie reginning of seed of the
growth ot 1902 linteis amounting to
190.222 hales of 50o pounds each
Cotton bulletins are promised at
more freuuent intervals in fiitm-n
years The first report i.ext season '
will cover all cotton ginned of the
grov<th of lltO.'f i;p to Sept. 1; the second
to Oct. 1*: t he third to Nov. I*:
thr fourth to Dec. lit; the fifth will
l>e the final report, and will cover the
t ?tal growth of the year.
Where In He?
L 1?. Copcland, postmaster at Itethune,
a station on the Seaboard Air
Line atjout ."??) miles from Columbia,
disappeared from his home on April
*29 and since that time nothing has
been heard of him. Copeland left Hethune
April 29, purchasing a railroad
ticket to Camden. When the train
rea died Camden he decided to come
on to Columbia, paying the di(Terence
In fare. lie was expected to return
to his home on the same day'
Tlie Door < 'lowed.
The Washington J'ost says the
United St ate? supreme court has I
closed the '"door of hope" right in the'
face of those Alabama negroes who i
regarded the ballot as their inalicn
able asset. ii
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MORE RAIft NEEDED.
Crop Progressing Favorably But
Warmer Weather la Needed.
The following weekly crop bulletin
was issued last week by Section I>1 rector
Itauer:
The mean temperature for the week
ending * a. ra.. Monday, May 4ih, was
about H5 decrees, which is 3 degrees !
below Dorinal. There were few warm
days during the middle of the week. |
but the ttrst and last days were unseasonably
cool, and unfavorable for!
the germination of planted seeds and
the growth of young crops. The
ground remains cold, and owing to the
lack of rain, has become hard and
crusted, this being especially true of
bottom lands and clayey uplands.
Fro6t occurred on the 2kth at a few
northern points, but did no perceptible
damage.
There was quite a general rain on
April 2?>, accompanied by hail in the
northern counties falling to a depth of
six. Inches at Hickory. This rainfall
was beneficial, but was followed by
drying winds, and the need of rain is
again noted over a large portion of the
state, more especially in the truck
raising districts Showers occurred
over the central and eastern counties
on May :ird. the elTects of which will
be noted in next week's correspond
ence.
The dry weather enabled farmwork
to make rapid progress, and planting
of the staple crops is nearly finished,
except * hat some upland and almost
all bottom land corn remains to be
planted over the western tier of counties,
and bottom lands in the central
counties, though some have already
been planted in the latter.
i- arly corn is coming up generally,
and much has received its first working,
but stands average only fair, and
are poor in localities, owing to the
ravages of birds and worms, and to
imperfect germination. Replanting is
done extensively. The weather lias
been too cool for favorable growth.
Cotton planting is nearly finished
and will he entirely finished the coming
week if the weather remains favorable.
but owing to the prevailing coolness
germination is slow and some
seed failed to germinate at all. Many
such fields are being replanted. Some
tields have fair stands and are being
cultivated, but plants look sickly.
Tobacco is almost all transplanted,
but is making no perceptible growth.
T?i,.r. It- In ?h., . ..
i?iw 10 111 biiw oauiu Luiiuitiuu, nuiuu
growth Is at a standstill. The Georgc|
town districts are being sown at this
time.
In a few localities oats are promising,
and while still poor, show some
improvements, but correspondents rej
port the oats crop generally unpromis|
inn with probably half an average
J yield. They are heading low.
Wheat Is also poor, owing to rust
and the hessian lly.
Fruit continues promising although
pear tress are beginning to blight in
\arious localities and peaches to drop
in Charleston county. 111 the same
county a green louse is damaging
white potatoes.
llain and warmer weather would ire
of great benellt to all crops.
The XVenltli of 1 tie Worl<l.
When the noted statistician Mulhali
made his estimate of the world's
wealth ten years ago, says the Spartanburg
Journal, the t'nited States
stood third in point of aggregate
wealth. being exceeded by both
Kngland and France, and was sixth in
wealth per capita. Today the aggregate
wealth of the I'nlted States is
nearly as creat as that of the combined
wealth of the two next richest
countries, Kngland and France, both
of which were richer than it a few
years ago.
According to figures lately compiled
from apparently as reliable sources as
UIV U11Z? L111* UlLtll WCtiilll OI me
I'nited States was in H?02 $'.i4,ooo.000,000,
or nearly one quarter of the
accumulations of the whole world,
while the wealth of Holland was
$">0,000,000,000, that of France $48,000,000,000
and of Germany $40,000,000,000.
In per capita wealth the I'nited
States leads all the world except England
and France. Our per capitals
$1,235, while that of England is $1,442
and of France $1,257. Australia has
$1,220. Denmark $1,105, Canada
$uho and Holland $hts per person.
Anions all the nations the percentage
of debt to wealth is lowest in the
Tinted States. The British debt per
person is $80. the French $148, the
German $55. the Russian $32. the
Canadian $50. while the debt per person
in the 'I'nited States is only $12.
The total wealth of the world is
given at $400,000,000,000. It will be
seen that nearly all of it is concent rated
in the great civilized powers, threefifths
of it being in hands of the
I'nited States, England, France and
Germany. < ?n the other hand, the
semi-civilized countries, like China
and India, are growing poorer, being
drained of much of their wealth by
the countries where higher civilization
prevails.
I'ay I'pOr Marry.
In the Argentine Republic they
have solved to their own satisfaction
the "bachelor problem"' by the simple
method of making it cost an unmarried
man as much money to live in mimarried
bliss as it. would cost him to
marry. A man is marriageable in Ar- I
gentina when lie is twenty. If from
that date and until he passes his
twenty-eighth birthday lie wishes to
remain single, he must pay $ "> a month
to the state. For the next live years
the tax increases 100 percent. Bet ween
thirty-live and fifty, the bachelor is
mulcted to the tune of $20 a month.
From his fifteenth year to seventylive,
$."U> a month is the tax, but having
reached the seventy-fifth year,
the tax is reduced to $10a year. After
eighty, a man can remain single without
paying anything. There is a j
paragraph relating to widowers, who !
are given three years in which to i
mourn, and pick a successor. It Is
said that the new law works like a ,
charm.
t'r in Indiana they whip young wo- |
men on the bare back with barbed 1
wire lashes, but we presume they will
still continue to tie shocked when
some black brute is lynched down
south for assaulting helpless women, j
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L00K8 LIKE WAR
Rumin IImm K< lit n l.arger Force to
Orrupy >1 hochiiiln.
The state depart moot ban received ,
ottlclal continuation from Its agents In !
China or the Increase of tl ? Russian '
garrison In Neu Chwang. Manchuria, |
and there is reason to believe, It President
Roosevelt approves, that it is j
preparing to take vigorous steps In l
the matter.
Secretary Hay is in communication
wltli President K?s>sevelt in California
and until the latter'* decision the secretary's
course will pend. It is stated
that the department has had its
patience tried hy the course of the
events in Manchuria and that it now
contemplates a more radical step than
any which lias heretofore marked the
negotiations between the powers on
this subject. The proposed step eontemplates
joint action by Japan, England
and the United States.
The proceeding negotiations have
been hampered by the inability of
tills government to act jointly with
other nations without violating its
traditions, but it is now hinted that
some plan of co-ope rat I in with England
and Japan may lie devised that
will have the effect of convincing the
Russian government of the united determination
of the three nations to insist,
upon Russia's evacuation of Manchuria,
while not actually committing
I the United States to a formal alliance.
This program is subject to the ap|
proval of the president, if it is not
looked upon with favor by him the
! state department may fall back on its
[ former method of individual representations
to Russia and ask another explanation
of tlie happenings in Manchuria.
In such event the Russian
answer is already forecast by the officials
here. Under the Russian representation
to the powers the troops
were to have ??eeii withdrawn from
Neu Chwang just one month ago today.
It is understood as a matter of fact.
that a potion of the Russian fore
was withdrawn from barracks in tin*
pit tr tit tpnlc mitci/in It ie ?>
v*vj v>? WUV>1 WUWIUV.. IC *.-> p I toll IllCli
from 1'ekin advices that these troops
have now returned to the city. However,
It is pointed out that Russia
employed a saving clause in the promise
to withdraw from Manchuria,
the language being. "Provided, however,
that the action of othor powers
shall not stand in tlie way." Russia,
it is understood, now claims that this
proviso was violated by Japan when
she mobilized her licet and otherwise
showed signs of military preparations
which were construed as a menace to
Russia.
Accompanying the news of the reoccupation
of Neu Chwang comes a
warning from other agents in China
that the Russian attitude is injuring
the chances of the treaty which Mr
Conger and Consul General Goodnow
have been negotiating with China involving
the opening to American trade
of ttie ports of Tuku-bhan and Moukdeu
in Manchuria.
The latest advices are tiiat the
treaty is already practically lost owing
to Russian opposition. This fact is
construed to give the t'nited States
a direct interest of what is happening
in Manchuria.
A DEATH TRAP.
The fdvcH of Nine Columt Men
CriiNlied Out.
Details reached Roanuke, Ya.,
Thursday morning of a fearful catastrophe
which oecured last Wednesday
evening in the east end of the West
Kflfl I linnnl L i.Dvum uc 'Pnnnnl V<? >
at Eggleston Springs, Giles county, on
the Norfolk and Western railway, in
which nine men were killed and live
injured, three of them fatally, while
two others were almost miraculously
saved. Railroad contractors were engaged
in double tracking the two tunnels
at the point named. and it was
to their operations that the accident
happened, it seems that when the
tunneling force had removed the earth
and stone for the t racks at the point
where the calamity occurcd. a huge
slide of solid stone gave way on the
mountain side and came down at an
angle of about 45 degrees, striking the
gang fairly and literally crushing the
life out of nine men. This strata of
solid rock was found, on examination,
to tie connected only by clay seams,
and when the foundation was removed
the strata, some 50 feet long, came
with tremendous force and without
warning, catching the men in the
death trap. One man was in a niche
of the tunnel-way and was only grazed
on the face and head and escaped with
slight injuries, lie was removed without
great difficulty. A second man,
who stood on the outer edge of the
slide, was only slightly hurt, hut three j
others were more unfortunate and j
so badly injured that is is feared they I
will die. The bodies of the other nine
men. some of whom are white, are
under the mountain slide. A wreckilltr
r and d..rei d.' "
vt?i ?* *? *?* t i n -V nan iai\rji tint
from Itndford, but so far have lieen < !' (
no avail. There is no likelihood that ;
the bodies can be recovered soon, as
the rock will have to be dynamited (
and removed by the bit. This is con- ,
sidered a most dangerous proposition
as the length of the strata cannot be
ascertained, and there is imminent
danger of a second crash as soon as t he
base is removed, and a consequent loss .
of other lives. I '
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Sensational Arrest. I
A dispatch from Walhalla to The !
State says lloyt Hayes was committed I 1
to jail here Tuesday charged with the
murder of Ids wile, who was shot and .
instantly killed on the morning (A ,
April 2d. John E. Mason, Esq , of .
< hikway committed M r. Hayes upon an
atlldavit of Mr. frame, the father of
the wife of young Hayes. It was currently
reported that Mrs. Hayes had <
committed suicide and left a note say- t
ing why she had done so. The arrest t
of young Hayes has caused great t
deal of excitement in the commu- *
nity where all the persons live. The j 1
parents of both Mr. and Mrs. Hayes 1
are prominent families. t
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A Warning to Negr*:*.
The New York Times says what
lnoks very much like a substitute lor
the slave pension scheme as a means
o' tuiult.tr n<*tr'u ignorance Into money
h is been rev a e I by a let'er recently
received in William Pickens, the
colored Yale student who delivered
the notable contribution to the debate
< ii llayli. The letter is from
one L. N. Musgrovle of Sturtfis, Ky.,
and Us writer, as secretary of a society
named the Sons of Freedom, purposes
that lMckens take part in the
organization and equipment of an
army here for the purpose of capturing
llnvtiand settiniz un there .*1 new
government l?y Anglican negroes!
And a must peculiar government. t<H?.
it will be, if the plans outlined are
carried out. While Republican in
form, it is to be administered as a
greate corporation, with every citizen
a stockholder. All land titles and
franchises are t<? vest in the State,
and if this latest brand of Utopia produces
any criminals they are to be set
adrift in well provisioned boats to
make heir way?if they can toother
shores Agriculture and manufacturing
are to be encouraged, schools
estao ishc' and perfect liberty assurer"
to to all, that is. who will
obey the rules and do what they are
told. In return for his cooperation
Pickens is told that perhaps he will
he made president of the society, and
meanwhile he is to deliver lectures
and raise money for the purchase of
arms and battleships and the payment
of salaries, including his own. This
is certainly a noble scheme for some
purposes. Somebody ought to investig
itc the purpiwos, and until this is
done we would advise our colored fellow-citizens
to have nothing to do
with the scheme, unless they are anxious
to get buncoed out of their hard
earned dollars.
A Strange Case.
A strange case in which a man's
speech was restored by a tit of anger is
reported by the Helena correspondent
for the Chicago Inter-Ocean. According
to this story, John Matt, for many
years an employe of the Ureal Northern
railroad, was s tricken with paralysis
more than fifteen months ago.
When he was able to walk again lie
found to his sorrow that he could not
utter a word, although he could hear
distinctly. About two weeks ago he
was taken ill and condlined to bis
bed. For several days be hovered between
life and death. One afternoon
several friends called, and while they
were present the doctor came upon
the scene. Matt was In a semi-stupor
and seemed unable to recognize even
Ills most intimate friends and rela
livus, ine condition ?>r nis health
was discussed, and the visitors were
unanimous in expressing the lielief
that death was inevitable. When
Matt heard this he rose from his pillow
as if by magic and exclaimed in
terms far more forcible than elegant
that he was not a dead man, nor did
he intend to die. Then, suddenly
realizing that he had recovered his
voice, he apologized proftisely for the
abuse he had heaped upon his physician
and triends and became lei vent
in his thanks for their presence.
"Had you not come," said lie, "and
made me angry I do not believe i
would have recovered my voice." From
that monv??U his recovery I.as been
rapid, and a few days lie will resume
liis work.
The Case of the l.eper.
In the Savannah Morning News of
recent date appeared an article from
Washington, which stated "A curious
case, Involving a leper soldier from the
Philippines, is before the War Department,
having been referred to the
judge advocate general to determine
in what manner the atliicted soldier
shall receipt for his pay. The leper is
an enlisted man. in the artilery, and
at present is isolated on an island in
South Carolina, near Savannah." As
a matter of fact this leper patient is
now. and has been for upwards of two
months, at Port Screven, on Tyhee
island, and the statement that the un
fortunate man is isolated on an Island
in South Carolina, near Savannah, is
absolutely without foundation. This
case lias been reported to the government
anthorities at Washington for
probably two months, during which
time the man has remained at Fort
Screven under treatment, and an
analysis of his blood has demonstrated
Ijcyond question that he is atllictcd
with this loathsome malady.
Fatal Kiinaway Accident.
Mr. Morgan Shumaker, one of the
oldest citizens of Orangeburg county,
who lived al?out three miles from Klloree,
was thrown from his bugg.v on
Monday of last week and injured so
badly that he died the same evening.
Mr. Shumaker was entering Klloree
in a buggy when his horse took fright
from a train, which was leaving tin
depot and ran away. The animal was
thoroughly frightened and ran at
great speed, in turning a corner the
buggy was turned over and Mr. Shumaker
fell with a great force on his
face, lie was picked up and examination
showed that his face was badly
cut and his skull crushed. I?r. A. C.
Baxter was called to see the unfortunate
man, and ..fter awhile restored
him to consciousness, lie was then
removed to his home and lingered until
Monday evening when he died. ;
A colored woman who was in the buggy
with Mr. Shumaker escaped with
ii few slight bruises. Mr. Shumaker
was a highly respected citizen and bis
tragic, death is I'rcnt.lv rlnr?l.>r.>?l ?>?
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many who know the old gentleman.
Ho was over eighty years of age.
Served IIiin ltii;ht.
A special from New Hern, N. C.,
.ays (Jeorge Vanu, a negro ex-convict,
who had shot at a young white man
amed Thomas Green here, was shot
Co death on an excursion train here
>y oil leers last night, lie was resistmg
three officers and tired at Otllcer
I>ixo;i, wounding him in the thigh.!
lie then attempted to throw Otllcer |
Luplon olf the train. A fusilade fol- 1
owed and the negro was instantly
-c i lied.
<'?lton Way I'|>.
A dispatch from New Yord says unler
dale of May >: "May cotton sold
,oday at 10. '7. Yesterday's highest
joint was 10.08. May cotton eoninued
to advance and at 11..'to was
I noted at 10.75. In the afternoon
day cotton soli! between 10.70 to
o.7."? until Just before the close when
here was a sale at 10.77.
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THE A8SA88IN ARRESTED
The Arr??t Aoo?mpn?h?>d hjr ?h"
NherllT ami a Pn??? ofHeveu.
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The capture of Curtis Jett. charged j
| willi the assassination of .1. Ji. Marcum
in Jackson, k'y., Monday, was1
accomplished without bloodshed early
Sunday morning lib is now in the
Clark county jail at Winchester.
Hearing a warrant, which had been
sworn out hy Sam Jett, uncle of the
accused,' SherilT MeCord and a posse
I of seven men left Winchester at
midnight Saturday. Headline Jack|
son's ferry. Hi miles distant, at 2.301
j a. ui., they left their busies and!
crossed the Kentucky river to Midison
county, in canoes.
They proceeded on foot to the home
of Mrs. A. Ilaggin, Jell's mother, two
miles from the ferry. Six of tlie1
posse were stationed around the I
dwelling and Sheriir McC ?rd and ;
t Deputy Stoke)y approached the front
door and knocked. Jett's mother
answered and after some parley ad*
I mittcd that Curtis was within. They
were admitted and found Jett
awake hut in bed. He shook hands
with tlie sherilT and said he would
give no trouble. Reaching under his
pillow lie drew (gilliis pistol and turned
it over to ids mother to keep. He |
made no show of resistance and was
landed in Jail at Winchester by day- i
light. Jett's stepfather. A. Haggin,
charges that when Jett r'ached Ids
house Saturday night from Jackson he
proceeded to draw ids pistol on liiin
and ordered liltn to get out of the
neigiiliorhooJ. Haggin went to Richmond
and swi r.> out a warrant charging
Jett with breach f the peace by
assault with a pistol
In the jail Monday Jett was com- inunieative
on all matters save the
killing of Marcum. "I'll get out of
this all right," was the only statement t
lie would make which could construed t
as a reference to the charge. He said ;i
he wanted to be tried in Rrcathitt s
county. He was bitter in denouncing q
his uncle who had him arrested and p
said that the score would he evened t;
up when he was at lilierty. When a
asked aliout the statement that live n
men would testify that he killed Mar- 0
cum, he sneered and said: M
"What's that to you?" 1]
To Sheriff McCord he was equally w
non-communicative as to the Marcum j;
tragedy. Jett Is 28 years or age, (j
athletic In build, with deep set, keen t
eyes and has bushy rod hair. That a
ho submitted to arrest was an agree- ,j
able surprise to the ottlcers. who feared t
an encounter. Jett denied that lie
drove Ills stepfather from home. He ?
will be arraigned Tuesday and'It Is s
supposed he will be transferred to the i]
Jackson district for trial. t
s
Held l'or It.umom. r
Col. Martin Krieson, worth several o
million dollars and well known ii
throughout thtr Southwest, has been a
captured by the Yaqui Indians of n
Sonora, Mexico, and held for $500,000 n
ransom. Two weeks a^o he left ii
Mexico City for Sonora, aTtar secur- t
inn a concession for a lar^e tract of 1
agricultural and mineral lands on the v
Yaqui river. While on his way to v
his property he was captured by the ii
Indians, who have since demanded a
ransom for" his release. The Ameri- t
can refused to pay the sum demanded, v
and lie is still held by the rebels, c
tleneral Lorenzo Torez and Colon .1 n
Kosterlitsky, who are in command of n
the Mexican military forces in Sonora,
have been asked to rescue the captive.
and tliey have set in motion two
laiye detachments for that purpose. a
Americins a Ion n the border desiring '
to aid in the pursuit have also been *
asked to assist the troops. One rejri- '
ment ot troops will pursue the Indians ,s
from t ic north and the oilier from ''
the south, and Colonel Krieson is al- (
most certain to be rescued, unless he '
Is murdered.
|f.
iiclil <>it Suspicion. 1
At Los Angeles, (.'al., acting under "r
i:istiuctiins from the secret service
bureau at Washington, tin police J
Thursday arrested a man who is sus- f
pccted of being one of the four brothers
of Czolgosz, the assassin of the v
late President McKinley. Great a
secrecy has been ma nlaincd about
the arrest. N > charge lias been
iodtred against him. the police si in ply a
deiuioinn the man on suspicion un- f
til after the president shall have left
Los Angeles. It is said that Czol- f
has been living in this city for
several months b *imr . mpl >y ed in a
tamale factory. His actions, it is t
said, have not been out of the ordinary. !|
A t^neer Cane. S
A dispalr h from Appleton to The ^
State says a mule belonging to Mr. '
Henry Walker came to his death in an 0
unusual way two days ajro. He was Sl
drawing a plow in the field when a 1
queen bee. piloting a vagrant swarm 1
of the industrious stingers, took a '
fancy to tiie ears of his muleship and
alighted on the tip of one of these un- '
stable appendant s. The whole swarm
followed the queen and was soon settled
over the head of the unfortunate ,
animal. Ilis e(Torts to ftce himself ^
from the undesirable propinquity but n
enraged the bees, winch, stung him to .
such an extent that tie died.
A Dcinocriilir Victory. C
At Haltiinore the board of elections Cl
supervisors recounted tlie ballots of 11
six of the -4 wards Thursday. No Si
matt-rial change was shown from th- *!
unotllcial returns of Tuesday's mu- j
nicipal election which gave McLane. i
Democrat. ">00 majority for mayor ?
over Congressman Frank C. Wachter,
Republican. On joint ballot the
councils .vill stand 18 Democrats to
l.'i Republicans, although several of
the wards are very close, and the orti.
eial count may change a vote or two
Two >1cii Killed.
At Moultrie, (la., Col. M. J. Farsail,
solicitor of the city court, and
Dr. Frank Daniel, physician for the j
(Icorgia Northern railway, were killed :
Thursday night by I)r. Daniel's motor j ;
car colliding with a log train on the' f
Georgia Northern. The gentlemen "
had been Msbing and were returning
to town in the motor car. A heavy w
rain was driving in their faces and v'
they lield an umbrella in front. l-'J
Neither saw the log train, which was H
backing. Six cars of the train were
derailed. I A
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<ic?f><Jii?it?tu crfns n u n l>nnr ?i
I The great rheumatic remedy not only cures every k
T form of rheumatism, but makes radical cures of 7
( Contagious Blood Poi&on, 5 r
I Scroiula, Sores, Boils, Catarrh, g
? and all diseases arising from impurities In the blood, j ; 1
1 Endorsed by physicians and prominent people every- P
p where after thorough trial. 4
^ DOES NOT INJURE THE DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
P Rtuiow. It. C. j ,
* Gentlemen I take pleasure In bearing testimony to the curntne properties V
3 of your " Hheumacid*. Two l*>tti?s curotl my iod of t bod cnse. If tnls will r
t bo of any benoUt to you In advertising your meritorious r? raedj, you can u?e It. v
C Yours truly. w. H. U4ND, Steirard Slat* Blind Institution- y
P All Druggists, f t oo ; or prepaid on receipt of price. ^
J Bobbltt Chemical Co., - - Baltimore, rid. P
The (Jcignard Hkick Works',
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Huilrljt if and Re-Pressed Rrick. Special shapes to order. Fire Proof Tera
Ct tta Flue Linings. Prepared to I'll orders for thousands or for n>iilions.
j COLUMBIA LUMBER at MTG. GO. 1
I S S M noon fc. n nuno lu-rnn..
I?. UUII-IUO, in I UHIUK riPtlSM, MOULD- I
ING AND LUMBER, ANY QUANTITY. I
Columbia^. C. J
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A Chicago chemist has nude Heir- _
cresting discovery that " '> p^r e? lit. f 1 ^ I T L O ( AT 1 |
he so called silk used inskitM blouses * * ' l/ly Ilv'1 1/
ud dress"s is nothing less ilcin tin.
peaking to a reporter fur the Chicago f Al A T \
'libttnv, this chemist said that "llie IjLV'V'I I-.\vX*
raetiee of substituting tin for vegeable
substance originated in Ger- Inexpensive to lay.
mny. The vegetable matters were Easy to keep in repair.
odetrimeut, though equal brilliancy Light and very durable.
f color was not obtainable, and there Waterpro? f and ordorless.
ras not the same sheen and 'feel" when ^'ot affected by change of temandled
as that prndued by real silk, perature.
rhich has the rustle so pleasing to Elastic.
idles' ears. 'The practice of the anr^ Alkali-proof.
ycr,' he explains, 'to whose hands Fire-resisting and oil-proof.
he silk yarn is intrusted for dyeirg \ ermln will not attack It.
nd weighting, is to boil it, and iu jo All ready to lay.
olng he reduces every sixteen ouners Needs no painting or coating.
o twelve, thus eliminating the nat- Will not deteriorate with age.
iral gummy substances and the forign
matter added for the purpose of ?WHITE FOR PRICES
pinning. The twelve onces were then
rought up to fourteen by the use of ^sOITII P A^TPR \'
annic acid, etc. Today, by the sub- <j\j vj I I^rv.v
titutlon of tiu, the twelve ounces are ^ -? ?*?*-?%???
aised to sixteen ounces, or even thirty I 1 \T 1- X- I P\IP\ 1
unces. 'The proportion of "weight- 1 J J *
tig." is more than in black silk.' said <V\\i D A Y V
manufacturer to whom this state- Y/OiVll Ai\ 1.
rient was submitted. 'Frequently
nly one-fourth of the woven material All classes building material,
s real silk; the other three parts are
ill aiul d VP.1 " This uilrlnH. . fill A RI.TISTOV
'Any woman can test for herself I j
whether the silk she is buying is tin
weighted. Let her hold some threads Brooklyn people about Carlton
n a tlame, and the genuine will leave uvenue have decided that Dr. Morris
in ash resembling that ol wool when Brooks, the colored pastor of a
lurncd, with no traces of filament, jar>i,e negro church, has to move from
rhile the tin weighted simply loses its uie house used as a parsonage. They
olor and tenacity, each thread re- are getting very "uppity" in Brookaaining
distinct in a thin wire j. ?
jaUZe."
llrcnniN Koost'velt's Defeat.
Charles V. Barton, otherwise known BIGGEB.S HUCKLEBERRY
s Earl Count Courtney the "Dream COKl>I AIv.
>rophet," who eighty days before
'resident McKinley's assassination at toil riiK
tulTalo came to Washington rrom Bowels and Children Teething,
icattle to warn the President not to It is THE (?It EAT SOUTH EltN
eave Washington, as he had dreamed REMEDY for the bowels. It is one
>r ?n lmni>nrlt...r .1 - 1 nf 11>? mna* ' !
.... j/v ?,,h ui.Kintci tiuuaicillll^ . v. mv *k?vrov pivaaaiii auu uniCUCiUUS
jr.* MeKinley, has dreamed that remedies for all summer complaints.
'resident Ko .srvi lt will l.p riereited At :i seiiSOn wlien violent attacks of
resident ho .si \< it. will he ??-.eatcd j t u,w,.|s are so freouent, some speedy
or re-electi..n by a New ^ork .suite , n.ljcf shou](| \K. ;ll han,i. The wearied
democrat, writes 1 lie Washington | mother, losing sleep by nursing Hie
lorresp.indent of The New York Sun. little one teething, should use this
t is a matter of record that Rarton, medicine
.bout September 1. I'.tOl. was com- FltOM HENRY W.tlRADY.
lell.-d to leave the White House by The Constitution Editoral Rooms,
lie policemen stationed there, as he r. ... At lanta, <?a., May 23,1887.
,as .ho,,*", to l,o a har.njoss hut a
,no\ing crank. Rarton said at the certificate on merits of any medicine,
nue that he had dreamed that l'resi- hut I take pleasure in breaking my
lent McKinley would be killed, and rule on this subject in behalf of your
ppeared much atTected when no at- Riggers Huckleberry Cordial It !-,the
ention was paid to his warning. The '***' medicine I have ever seen tor use
'Dream Prophet" has the following in the family. Fifty cents invested in
osav in regard to the next election, a hot tic of this medicine, and put on a
?,._n - I ,i......,,,-,1 j shell convenient for use in the LeginOn
April . I d.earned that I rcsi- njn|fof any bowel trouble, will otun
lent I loose\eli would be defeated in j^ve life, and will save in almost any
he next election and that a Demo- family ten time its cost in doctors'
rat from New York would be elected, hills. 1 have a friend whose life, in my
"his dream came to me under the opinion, was saved by the prompt use
auie circumstances as others, audi of this cordial. It ought to lie in every
now in my own mind that the next family in the land, especially at tills
'resident will lie a Democrat. I can ^'oson of the year. I take pleasure in
ven name the man." Mart.... has thus lest ifying to it me. its.
, ,. ? veiy t rulv vours.
ome very remarkable views 011 cor HKNKY W (?l? \I'Y
ain subjects, but be is evidently h or sale by all druggists. 2/ie to. f?c>c.
horoughly sincere, or thinks he is. per bottle.
le isa small, dark-haired in 111, about ? n~
years ohl and a ..atlveof Kentucky. Haltiwar.ger-Tayloi Drug Co ,
Ie is an employee of the g .vernm.-nt
Tiik man (?r woman who cannot Ihey Say Aoout the Metal
et. up a damage case these clays is Roof Paint,
at h?'r slow. T.\ . iers ns in Atlanta, 111? I 1MJ I'PIt1 VI
lananriwiie t.,c elottrlc railway. '''? * ' UIIB, B,I,AM 11 .
'*:!, ooo each because they had to or ivci.i; sam
:ii' 11,0 rain ^or a,car.. Wiite us for Circular that tella^tou
ai r sues the company for ?..00 l?- what such people, as
ause the* cai .ailed tostt p for him. American Window Glass Co.
i consequence of which lie became w Maynard. Capt. C S. N i y.
Acetylene Generator Co..
Standard Plate Glass Co..
P '. f- r,.. -{ y,j*| Q |T1 (I H have to say about this piece ot g , ?fs.
VlUt ( ill! C3U1IIUII WSTBIBOTISO AOKXTS.
xm, ?-.sss'w mm smpir a,
j ^ ?4H>V to consult i?r iiMha-I 615 Plain St., Columbia. S. C.
f MM 111! r .1 ?? the | ^
fSF /^lT:Te"V.?"":iLaronna rortland
I ? - jf/ V"'* " r' ?*te in I /> . --
i *-? >i j i' > 1 r <a-e tn i anipn X i A UIIAHLKS I'OJJ
.jjEfe..- hi'lwiirts.im l:f l?ih? | v. C Hit 111 V/U?, south Carolina.
n'n.i i.U 'u'^'tVst'rifp i <?aK<'r's White I.ime. Cements, Fire
ytj^ftf^WSPV illation. 11 ? c u rr s j Hricks, Terra ColUi Pipes.
/. 1^. wlirro others fall; jv
/ ajB^Mwtpr experlmcntltifr tia |
V\> V ' ;^-?naran'nnon t/nV I 'A VIC TH K STKKKT.1. .11 is too C*
iia .aany. also sp.- . pcnsi vc in more ways than one for a
i.r ii atii .* w at. n'l w.| >ephy?!' i an * i Rrowlntf. prosperous town to liave poor
hen iipp?,--,nrv. which r.ooihrr ofllcp h?-. If streets. 11. i" 'Sts money to pave, hut
.11 can Mot call. writ." f..r fr.-e liooUrM and w|m^ does it. Cost tO wade through
iic-tlon 1 *nk- Mrntl.vi o.ur trouble, hv- .
> tiiiny strictly . otifhtentiai j Newton mud and mi re six months of the year f
nfhawnv. M. i>. I pave the streets hy all means as a matHS
Ionian Hutiding 221 S. Hroad St i tor of convenience and economy. It la
tlanta, (hi a good Investment in the end.