The people. (Camden, S.C.) 1904-1911, March 16, 1905, Image 1
THE BWLENDID SPUR'
Mi?HML. ? J*a MAMH.
, *T A1T1UK T. qUUUK OMJ(X;
to drop on
eC-troupera
iNfu to dnt
I -A shrewd nightr
' " Ajre. a tmt tr?4
that eotdtarlnc to
? I ftr i .
trade o' pfoaobtag. Bet lefe Be cheer
ktA. for the role* ?r the twtto to heud
fthilud.
. The man took e pell at hie hot heer
before wjhhhj,
"The turtle ilgiHi> the Bert ef
SUnfocd, that Jp te night |Mlhf
Colonel Boots hi eeeaet. an* thle ie
the Import w, hiiiiy war. Mark
, "Stirring, etrfvtog theee!"
"Yon mar aay eo! 'A hath ftfteen
thousand man, the Sail, no tether
off than Tsenloa ahy, mw deer. hew
palejroe leek, to he ewer
" Tie mj heed that aefcee," answered
the girt.
The ?en finish* their drink, and
eoeater'd eat I srapt from under the
coaster, and loek'd at her.
, "Father*!! hill aao Cor tMe!"
Than 70a ahall ssy? Is it forward
or back I must go f
"Neither.** Che palled op a trap
olooe heeide bar feet and pointed oat
a ladder loodlag deem to tte derkneoo.
The coarta age fall of troopers," she
addad.
"The cellar?"
Sue and fled
"Quick! There's a door at the far
ond. It laede to the crypt of Bt
Doha's Chapel- Yea'U And the key
beside it. end a lantern. Here la flint
and steel." She reached them down
ifcsom a shelf bealde her. "Crunch
Bewa, av they'll spy y*u through the
iertedew. From the ?? Jpt a paaaage
tajtee you to the governor's house.
How to eteepe then, Ood haowa! *Tis
I ctn think on."
""*? ?MWl'd *?4 began to step
fawn ffie ladder, the stood for e
mpmsRt to'Wffoh, iM^yinf the trsp
open lor potter fight Between the
?teftue of o^Hs and Wna I stumbled
toward the door end lantern that were
Jtlft to he dieeern'd at the fsr end of
the cellar. As J ehrnck steel on flint,
ft heerd the trap doae; and since then
have novel eat eyes on thst kind
hearted firt
The lentWQ Ut, I followed her direc
tions ahd moceaded in gaining un
observed the entrance ball of the
governor** boose.
An'oek door, very maasive. fronted
me; to left and right were two smaller
doors, that plainly led into apartments
of the house.
While I stood pondering wbicb door
to take, the doubt waa answer^ for
me. From behind the right hand door
?came a burat of laughter and clinking
of glasses, on top of which a man's
tvolce ? the voice of Colonel Essex?
called out for more wine.
I took a step to the door on the
left, paus'd for a second or two with
my band on the latch, and then
cautiously puah'd It open. The cham
ber was empty.
*Twss a long room, with a ligb*
burning on a square centre table, and
around 1t a mass of books, loose papers'
and documents strewn seemingly
without order. The floor, too, wss
lltter'd with them. Clearly this was
the Colonel's office.
I gave a rapid glance around. The
lamp's rsys scarce lllumln'd the far
corners; but In one of these stood a
trout leathern screen, and over the
fireplace near It a rack was hanging,
frull of swords, pistols, and walking
?canes. Stepping toward it I caught
eight of Anthony's sword, suspended
there among the rest (they had taken
1t from me on the day of my examina
tion), which now I took down and
atrapp'd at my side. I then chose out
a pistol or two, sllpp'd them into my
sash, and advanced to the centre table.
Under the lamplight lay His Ma
jesty's letter, open.
My band wss stretch'd out to catch
It up, when I heard scross the ball
a door open'd, and the sound of men's
voices. They were coming towsrd the
Office.
There was scarce time to slip back,
nnd birth behind the screen, before the
door latch wss lifted, and two men
enter'd, laughing yet.
"Business, my lord? business,'* said
the first ('twas Colonel Esse*); "I
have much to do to-night."
"Sure," the other answered. "I
thought we bad settled ft Ton are to'
lend me a thousand out of your gar
rison "
"Which, on my own pai$ I would
willingly do. Only I beg you to con
alder, my lord, that my poettlon here
hangs oil a thread. The etfirfrme men
are already agafhst me; they talk of
replacing me by Flennee "
"Nat Flennes is no soldier."
"No; bat he's a bigot? s stronger re
commendation. Should this plan mis*
carry, and I loae a thousand men ?
"Heavens alive, man! It cannot mls
*erry. Hark ye; there's Ruthen of
(Plymouth will take the south mart
?with all his forces. A day's m?rch
behind I shall follow? along roads to
northward? parallel for a way. bnt
afterward converging. The Cornleh
?ton are ell la Bodmin. .We ahall come
V .
oa them nfth tolW? their uurtw,
?ft, ifaon tnbk Ou yon doubt the
tmer
"Scarcely, with the Bui of Stem*
Cord tor (ln?nl "
The Sail was too tor occupied to
notice tble compttmant.
Twm be swift and secret/* be as Id,
"as Death himself? and as sore. Let
be the tact that Hop ton Is all at sizes
and swans since the Marquis shipped
tor Wales; and at daggers drawn at
Mslma "
the Colonel slowly? "Aye. the
Is good enough. Were I not
la this comer. I would not think twice.
Listen mam: only this morning they
torosd ma to order a young man's
hanging. who might if kept sllve be
forced In time to giro no news of
enlne. I dsr*d not leftist."
**He that you caught with the
King's letter?"
"Aye? a trumpery missive, dealing
with naught but summoning of the
sheriff's posse and the like. There la
mors behind, could we but wait to
get at It.**
"The gallows may looeen his tongue.
And how of the girl thst waa taken
to or'
"I hare her In safe keeping. This
very evening I shsll visit her, and
make another trial to get some speech.
Which puts me In mind "
The Colonel tinkled a small hand
bell thst lay on the table.
The paiwe that followed waa broken
by the Earl.
"May I see the letter?" ?
The Colonel handed It. and tinkled
the bell t*", more Impatiently. At
length steps were beard In the hall,
and a servant opened the door.
"Order the coach around the barbi
can In twenty minutes from now?
twenty minutes, mind, wlthsat fall.
And say? 'twfil aave time? the fellow's
to drive me to Mlstreaa Finch's house
In St. Thomas's Btrsst? sharp!"
As the man departed on his errand,
the Barl laid down His Majesty'*
letter.
"Hang the fallow/' he said. "If they
want It; the blame. If any. will be
theirs. But. in the name of bsaven.
Colonel, don't fall In lending me this
thousand men! 'Twill finish the war
out of hand."
"I'll do It." anawered the colonel,
alowly. J
"And I'll remember It." said the
Esrl. "To-morrow, st 6 o'clock, 1 set
out."
The two men ehook handa on their
bargain and left the room, abutting
the door after them.
I crept forth from behind the screen,
my heart thumping on my ribs. Tbua
far It had been all fear and trembling
with me; but now tbla was chang'd
to a kind of panting Joy. 'Twas not
that I had spied the prison keys hang
ing near the fireplace, nor that behind
the screen lay a heap of the Colonel's
riding boots, whereof a pair, ready
spurr'd. fitted me choicely well; but
that my ears tingled with news that
turn'd my escape to a matter of pub
lic welfare; and also that the way to
escape lay plann'd In my head.
Shod In the Colonel's boots. I ad
vanced again to the table. With seal*
lng wax and the Governor's seal, that
lay handy. I clos'd up the King's let
ter, and sticking It In my breast,
caught down the bunch of keys and
made for the door.
i The hall was void. 1 snatch'd down
a cloak and heavy broad-brlmm'd hat
from one of the pegs, and donning
them, sllpp'd back the bolta of the
heavy door. It opened without noise, j
Then, with a last hitch of the cloak,
to bring It well about me, I stepp'd
forth Into the night, abutting the door
quietly on my heels. <
My feet were on the pavement of
the Inner ward. Above, one atar only
broke the blackneaa of the nlghtl
Across the court waa a sentry tramp
ing. A a I walk'd boldly qp. he stopp'd
short by the gate between the wards
and regarded me. I
Now was my danger. I knew not
the right key for the wicket; and If I
fumbled, the fellow would detect me
for certain. I chose ono and drew
nearer; the fellow look'd, saluted,
stepp'd to tho wicket, and opened It
himself.
"Oood night, colonel!"
I did not trust myself to answer;
but passed rapidly through to the
ojntor jrafd. Here, & my loy, ln.tbe
arcbM passage of the 5ar5fcan gale,
waa the carriage watting, the porter
standing beside the door; and here,
aleo, to my dlamay. waa a torch light,
and under It half a dosen soldiers
chatting. A wblaper paaa'd on my ap
proach? "The Colonel!" and they hur
ried Into the guard room.
"Oood evening, Colonel !" The por
ter bowed low, holding the door wide.
I paaa'd him rapidly, cllmb'd into the
shadow of th^ coach, and dxtw a long
breath. \
Than ensued a hateful pause, at the
great galea were unbanfd. I gripp'd
my knees for impatience.
The driver spoke a word to the
porter, who came round to the coacb
door again.
"To Mletrees Pinch's, Is it not?"
"Ay." I muttered; "and quickly
The coachman touched up hla pair.
The wheels mov'd; went quicker. We
were outside the Castle.
After a short drive the coach tame
to a halt. I looked out.
Facing me was a narrow gateway
leading to a house that stood tsome*
What back from the street, as ty sl(n>
Jhtpa thatwadg'd It In m etthsr tend
pfll a.liBk vu bmlM. >
;?topp'd from tte com h. opea'd the
*5 "J ?????' I the nail court
, ^ d?*thMs Wt|piw<r. I rmnf
BOW ImA tk6 MtttftCtloi
toknrtllgktfoottliM*^ a bolt
-WM palTd ud a girl aimed holdlna
?oaadle high in bar hand. QiMu
1 ntepp'd past her Into tb?
"Dollar
"?,t' CIom the door. Where It
Mistress Finch r
"Upetalra, expecting Colonsi Essex!
Oh. the happy day! Com ? ? ^ m
mo Into a narrow back mob and set
ting down the light rtgarM me
Jack. my eye* are rod for timer
"I mo they ate. To-morrow I wai
to be hang*d."
She pat Her hand* together. catch
In* her breath; and Tory lovely 1
t^a?tJ,ar' 10 ber ***** gray gown
and Puritan cap.
_ "They have, been questioning ma.
Didst get my letter r
The answer was on my Up when
Ihore came a aoond that na
both start.
Twaa the doll echo of a gun Urine,
up at the Castle.
"Deha, what Ilea in the back htseT*'
"A garden and a garden door; after
U?* a lane leading to
street."
"I moat go. this moment**
"And ir
8be did not wait my anawar. but,
running out into the paaaage, aha came
twlfily back with a heavy key. I
opeu'd the window.
"Delia! De-liar Twaa a woman's
Tolce calling her, at the head of the
stairs.
"Aye. Mistress Finch.~
"Who waa that at the door?" '
I sprang into the garden and held
forth a band to Delia. "In one mo
ment. mistress!" card she. and in one
moment waa hurrying with me across
the dark garden beds. As ehe fitted
the key to the garden gate I heard the
voice again.
"De-liar
Twaa drown'd In a wild rat-a-tat!
on the street door and the shoots of
msny voices. We were close press'd.
"Now, Jack? to the right for our
lives! Ah. these clumsy skirts r
We turn'd Into the lane ???d rac'd
down it For my part. I swore to
drown myself in Avon rather than let
thoM troopers retake me. I heard their
outcries about the bonse behind na as
we stumbled over the frosen rubbish
heapa with which the laae was be
strewn.
"What's our direction Y* panted I,
catching Delia's band to help her
along.
"To the left now? for the river.'*
_y*e "truck into a broader street,
whereof one aide waa wholly Un'd with
warehouses. And here, to our dismay
we heard shouts behind and the noise
of feet running,
About half way down the atreet I
?pled a gateway standing ajar and
pull'd Delia afide Into a courtyard llt
ter'd with barrels and timbers, and
across It to a black empty barn of a
place, where a flight of wooden stepa
gllmmer'd, that led to an upper Story.
We ciimt>'d these stairs st a run.
"Faugh! What a vile smelir
The loft was piled high with great
bales of wool, as I found by the touch,
and their odor enough to satisfy an
army. Nevertheless. I waa groping
about for a place to hide, when Delia
touched me by, the arm and pointed.
Looking, I descried in the gloom a
tall quadrilateral of purple, not Ave
atepa away, with a speck of light shin
ing near the top of It, and three dark
streaks running down the middle,
whereof one was much thicker than
the rest. 'Twas an open doorway; the
?peck, a star framed within it; the
broad streak, a ship's mast reaching
up; and the lesser ones two ends of a
rope, working over a pulley above my
head, arid used for lowering the bales
of wool on shipboard.
Advancing, I stood on the sill and
looked down. On the black water,
twenty feet below, lay a three-masted
trader, close against the warehouse.
My toes stuck out over her. deck si
mpj#.
AT" first glance 1 could see no sign
of life on board, but presently waa
aware of a dark figure leaning over
the bulwarks, near the bows. He was
quite motionless. Ills back waa to
ward us, blotted against the black
shadow, and the man engaged only,
It seemed, in watching the bright
splaah of light flung by the ship's
lantern on the water beneath him.
I resolved to throw myself on the
mercy of this silent figure, and put
out a hand to teat the rope. One end
of It was fixed to a brfle of wool that
loy, as It had been lowered, on the
deck. Flinging myself on the other, I
found it sink gently from the pulley, as
the weight below moved slowly up
ward, and sinking with It. I held on till
my feet touched the deck.
Still the figure In the bows was mo
tionless.
I paid out my end of the rope softly,
lowering back the bale of wool, and as
.aoon as It reated again on deck signaled
to Delia to let herself down.
She did so. Aa she slighted aritl
| stood beside me our hands bungled.
The rope slipped up quickly, letting
down tho bale with a run.
. We caught at the rope and stopped It
tJu?t in time, but the pulley above
creaked vociferously. I turned my
thead.
, "The man in the bows had not moved.
(To be continued.)
LftrfMt Bottl* la (ha World*
Th? largest glau bottle ever blow*
has recently been made for exhibition
at the St. "Louis Exposition. It hold
-fortj-flre gallons, and required forty
pounds of jMttaa glass, drawn frotfi
.the fdrnadBfed ahaped on the end ot
RUSSIAN CAUSE DESPERATE
Only Their Wed Directed Flight Has Saved Entire
\ v ^
Army From Extermination
CHBUL (OMftTKIN RESIGNS
Ixtmt of M iiaig'n Disaster is Far
Greater Than Sarller Reports Indi
cated, and It la Now Almost a Fore
gone Conclusion That Even Should
tho Wamwanta of the Army Roach
Tie Paas They Would be Unable to
Hold It Ajalnat Their Pursuers.
i While Oeneral Kuropstkin has ap
parently succeeded In sarins more of
his artillery than seemed poealble, his
losses In men, ammunition and com
miaarlat supplies, lb the battle of Muk
den, are far greater than earlier re
ports Indicated, sal even that portion
of hla army which he succeeded In
extricating from the positions around
Mukden la still In serious dancer. The
Japanese generate, realising that with
a little more apaad they oould hare
Inflicted a crushing defeat on the Rus
sian army after the battle of Liao
Yang, determined aM to again allow
an opportunity to pass, and are fol
lowing after the defeated and sorely
tried Russian torcee. While a ?mall
portion of Kuropatkin's army has
reached Tie Paaa. the greater part of
those who escsped from the battle of
Mukden are atill atrnggling northward,
being at laat accounts between 12 and
18 miles from their goal, with the
Japanese, flushed with victory and re
enforced by fresh - men, hsraaalng
them from all aides. Even should
the remnsnta of the army reach Tie
Pass, It is hardly poesible for it to
make a stand there against the over
whelming force oppoeing it, and es
pecially as the Russians must be s^orn
out and weakened by the loss of men,
guns and ammunition. It la .more
likely that Kuropatkin will fall right
back to Harbin with what he can eavo
and wait there tor the re-enf orcem enta
that St Petersburg already haa prom
taed him. A posalble obstacle to the
plan la Oeneral Kamamura'a army,
which haa not yet been located and
which may also be heading for the
northern capital.
Oeneral Kuropstkin admits that 1,
190 officers and 46,931 men are not
responding to roll calls. This is rath
er vague. It may or may not Include
the thousands of wounded who have
been sent north, and again It may
not include the losses suffered by the
Third Army, with which the com
msnder-in-chlef was not in communi
cation for some time. The figures
given by the Japanese War Office ap
pear more reasonable, namely: 40,000
prisoners, 26,600 dead on the field,
and 90,000 killed or wounded, the lat
ter figure, of course, Including the
dead found by the Japanese. The
Russian losses, theiefore, iotal much
over 100,000 men, or more than one
third of the whole army. The fact
that the Japanese report the capture
of only 60 guns indicates that Kuro
patkin, at the last moment, succeded
in sending a considerable portion of
hliL artillery northward on the rail
way. The Japanese losses up to this
morning were reported as 41,222, not
including the army which pushed
north between Mukden aud Pushun.
Official Russia is determined to car
ry on the war, and St. Petersburg re
ports that orders have been issued
for the mobilisation of more troops.
This may prove a difficult task with
the temper of the Russian people In
Its present condition. There is still
hope In St. Petersburg thst Russia
can exhaust Japan financially, and for
months there has been talk of the
mobilization of an army on the Si
berian border, which v/ould compel
Japan to keep her vast army In Man
churia.
Bryan Loses Appeal.
Hartford, Conn., Special. ? In a de
cision handed down by the Supreme
Court Thursday, the Superior Court Is
upheld In declaring that the sealed
letter In the Phllo S. Bennett will con
taining a bequest of >50,000 to Wil
liam J.- Bryan Is not a part of the Ben
nett will. The case went up on Mr.
Bryan's appeal from the Superior
Court's decision.
Japs In Kuropatkin's Rear.
"With the Japanese Left Armies,
Wednesday, Noon, via Pusan. ? The
left armies have cut and destroyed
the railroad between Mukden and Tie
Pass. Details are not obtainable at
present. The Russians are In retreat
over the northern roads. The left
column of these armios Is at Llkampu,
seven miles north of the Hun river
and Ave milos west of the railroad,
and has had a fierce fight with a Rus
sian force thrice its number. The
Russian casualties number 10,000. The
Russian centre Is retreating In great
confusion.
Acquitted on One Charge.
Savannah, Oa., Speclal.?W. R. Mc
Arthur Thursday afternoon waa acquit
ted In the Superior Court of larceny
after trust. The prosecution was based
upon the payment by C. L. Cliff to Mc
Arthur of $276 In discounting twelve
$25 notes. The notes were not returned
to the maker, but were placed In
bsnks. W. R. McArthur and P. E. Mr
Arthur, his father, are to be tried upon
joint Indictments charging larceny after
trusL
Mad* a Qoatf Rim.
Official Information from the Rus
sian headquarters In the Held, supple
mented by dispatches 'res corres
pondents with the army of the Rus
sian Emperor, show that General Ku
ropatkln. after suffering by far the
post severe defeat of the war. has
succeeded, as he dU after the battle
of Llao Tang, In extricating the rem
nants of his army from a position
which military experts 24 hours be
fore believed would result In its annl
hllstlon or surrender. Ihe retreat
from Llao Yang has been considered
the most m^iteriy ever executed, but
It is far overshadowed t y this latest
feat of the Russian general, who has
taken personal command of the
troops. After fighting for nearly
three weeks, losing in killed, wound
ed. and mlaring. probably a third of
bis army, or nearly 100,000 men, and
a fourth of his artillery. Kuropatkin
gathered what waa left together north
of Mukden and la taking them towards
Tie Pass through a rain of shrapnel
which is being thrown on them from
both right and left. This he seems
to have been able to accomplish by re
sorting to the same tactics which
saved his army at Llao Tang.
General Kuropatkin has sent In his
resignation to the Emperor.
General Kuropatkin h&s telegraphed
to Emperor Nicholas assuming him
self all the responsibility for his de
feat, making no excuses except that
1 the strength of the Japanese was mis
calculated and refusing to place any
of the blame upon the council of gen
erals upon whose advice he determined
to give battle. His reputation as an
offensive strategist is gono, and.
thoughh the Emperor's military advis
ors know not where to look for a bet
ter general, his resignstlon will be
accepted.
In losing General Kuropstkln, the
?rmy will lose the Idol of the prlvste
soldiers, an officer who. In spite of
the Intrigues of his generals and his
failure to win a battle, has won their
confidence and affection.
The flight of the Russian army of
upwards of a quarter of a million men
and the t,000 pieces of srtillery with
which it was expected confidently
General Kuropatkin and his lieuten
ants could prevent the advance of the
Japanese beyond the Shakhe and Hun
rivers. Is still in the balsnce. They
have been drawn from those positions,
and are now rushing northward to
wards Tie Pass, around which are
high hills, which were prepared for
defense after the battle of Ll&o Yang,
In September, there being no hope at
that time that the J&panese would al
low the defeated army to rest south
of the Tie Pass. That the Russians'
have lost many guns and large quan
tities of ammunition and supplies is
certain, for with but a single track
of railway to the north, It would be
Impossible to remove the large stores
which had been gathered together at
Mukden. These, it seems certain,
have been destroyed. The Japanese
have not yet reported the capture of
guns, which they generally do almost
immediately; but it seems hardly
llkoly that Kuropatkin could have re
moved all of his artillery. On the
1st of January, according to corres
pondents who have Just returned from
Mukden; the Russians had in position
along the Shakhe and Hun rivers 1,500
guns.
The losses in the operations preeed- !
Ing the battle and those In the battle
proper must reach enormous propor- i
tions, but up to the present time,
[ neither side has attempted an esti
mate. They will exceed the Shakhe
josses, in which the Russians alone
lost In killed and wounded and miss
ing 67,000 men.
The Pas* Undefended.
Tien Tsln, By Cable. ? The well In
formed hero roughly estimate the to
tal Russian casualltles at 150,000 and
those of the Japanese 60,000. It Is
reported that Tie Pass Is practically
undefended, and another great action
Is regarded as improbable. A Japa
neso officer has said: "We must push
the advantage home and give no re
splto until a crushing defeat has been
administered."
Not Expecting Peace.
Washington, Special. ? ''After fLIao
Yang there was talk of peace. Rus
sia's answer was re-lnforcements. Like
Ltao Yank. Mukden Is scene of another
retreat, and again Russia's answer will
be large re inforcements, but of peace,
not a word." This was the emphatic
statement of Count Casslnl, the Rus
sian ambassdor. If an echo of peace
should come out of 8t. Petersburg, no
official In Washington would be more
surprised than the Russian ambassa
dor, who has all along been positively
Informed that nothing but victory for
General Kuropatkin can bring an end
to the war.
Will Hana For Killing Negro.
Charleston, 8. C., 8peclal. ? A special
from Darlington tells of the sentence
In the Court o t Sessions, and among
the penalties Imposed, Bob Smalls, a
white man recently convicted of kill
ing a respectable ghd Industrious ne
gro named Frank Scott, was sentenc
ed to be hanged Friday, May 5. John
Noll, also white, an accessory to the
crime, was commended to mercy and
was given a life sentence. Sam Marks
a negro who killed Hillary Langston,
white, was sentenced to die on the gal
lows with Smalls, May, 6.
STATE EDUCATIONAL NOTES
Stif iMpirilwlMt Jtotk Write*
Latter to Co? ty Saperlnteadsata.
Mr. 0. B. Mvtta, Stele aapsrtetend
eat of ?lMaUo% la ptowtni a m?1m
of eonterMCM at which he hopaa to
mett u many county supareintendents
of eiacatloa and tfawlr boards aa pos
sible. In a latter ts the cauaty super
IntendWhts, Be sajrs:
"I wish to discuss with you vartaus
plans for our work daring the coming
year. 1 especially desire to confer Id
regard te sumaer schools, libraries,
the schoal building act, and ether re
cent legislation. I think that we can
facilitate the work by coming together
and making mutual suggestions. To
this end, therefore; I shall be at the
following places on the following dates
and I wish to urge you to meet me at
the place moat convenient to yon:
"Clemson College, llsrck 14, II a.
m.; Hartsvllte (high school), March 16,
10 a. m.; Orangeburg (Supt. Mel 11
chanmp's office), March 24, 10 a. m.;
Cheater (Supt. Knox's office), March
27, 10 a. m.; Greenwood. (Sept Sog
ers* office), March 29, 10 a. m.; Spar
tanburg (Supt. Elmore'* office), March
30, 10 a. m.; Charleston (Supt. War
ing's office), April 4, 12 m. Please let
me know as early as possible where
you can meet me and also whether
any members of your board will be
present."
Superintendent Martin has received
an Invitation to address the next an
nual meeting of the Kentucky Educa
tional association to be held at Mam
moth Cave, Ky.. June 21-23. This
meeting comes so near to the opening
of the State Summer schools that Mr.
Martin Is afraid that he ahall be un
able to accept.
Superintendent Martin received a
check last week for (1,000 from Dr. S.
A. Green, general agent of the Pea
body board. This money is to be utied
in aiding the summer schools work.
The department of education has re
ceived many inquiries in regard to
Senator Mauldin's bill for celebrating
Calhaun's birthday in the public
schoaap as "South Carolina day." The
bill Uron the senate calendar and will
likely pass next session. It does not
provide for a holiday, but simply that
?he teachers shall use part of this day
to Impress important facts of South
Carolina history upon children and pa
rents. The date, March 18, is appro
priate not only because it is' the natal
day of one of 8outh Carolina's great
est statesmen, but also because It
comes at a time when the schools are
In session.
Scuppernongs by tho Carload.
Mr. B. J. Wat bod, commissioner of
immigration, has been In communica
tion with one of the largest wine man
ufacturing concerns in Missouri, with
a view to the opening of a market for
3outh Carolina raised scuppernongs,
this grape growing so generally and
easily In almost every portion of the
3tate. Commissioner Watson stated
yesterday that he had Just been ad
vised by the concern that It would "be
in a poaltion to take all the scupper
nong grapes that may be offered this
fall" If the scale of prices can be ar
ranged satisfactorily.
Mr. Watson Is now looking Into the
transportation feature as he Is doing
in the matter of opening an extensive
market for sweet potatoes, and is hope
ful of accomplishing resolutions that
will establish a new and profitable In
dustry. The concern that wishes the
grapes is willing to pay a fair price
for the grapes In quantity, very likely
a trifle more than the market price
governing the locality where grown.
The company referred to Is large
enough If all arrangements are made
to take the entire output of the State
In scuppernongs. Just as soon as the
matter reaches the stage where exact
figures can be quoted a circular to
grape growers will be issued, just as is
proposed to be done in the case of the
market for sweet potatoes If satisfac
tory prices can be obtained after all
.he details of transportation are worked
out.
The company is in a position also
to purchase all of the scuppernong
wine that can be made In 8outh Caro
lina, but the dispensary law is so con
structed that people residing in the
State cannot make wine to be shipped
outside the State or for other than per
sonal use. ? Columbia State.
8eeking Incorporation.
The Saluda River power Company of
Greenville yesterday applied foe a
charter. The concern was given char
ter rights by the legislature with the
understanding that ft charter must J>e
secured in regular manner from the
secretary of state, so that a charter fee
could be collated. The capital stock
will be $300,000. The corporators ore
L. W. Parker. A. O. Purman. J. I.
Westervelt and H. J. Haynswort'a.
A now enterprise of considerable sig
nificance Is to be started in S'ltnmcr
vllle. It Is a pickle factory. The spirit
of diversification seems to be taking
hold of the people of the State and the
establishment of this Industry may
lead to others. The capital stock Is to
be $10,000. ,T. T. E. Thornhill is presi
dent and Wallace Hutchinson secre
tory. The purposes of the new com
pany shall he "planting, raising arid
buying vegetables, for the purpose of
manufacturing the same into pickles;
the manufacture of pickles out of veg
etables and other articles suitable for
such purposes; and the sale of the
same and also the manufacture in<l
pale of condiments and other articles
for table use."
A concern which stands for progress
was given a commission by the necre
tary of state. This Is the Myrtle Beach
Development company of Conway. The
capital atock will be $7f>.000. Corpora
tors. P. A. Burroughs. B. G. ColHns,
O. R. Sessions and J. E. Bryan. The
purpose of this company will be to
"purchase. Improve and sell real es
tate. clear up land and swamp lnnd.
drain and cultivate same. Also
to sell or manufacture the timber m
moved from the lan^ under its control.
PALMETTO AFFAIRS
Occurrence^ of Intanal In Varltut
Parti of tkt tUt*.
CtiartoCt* Cotton Market.
Those figures represent prlcoo paid
10
Strict good middling f i*-if
flood middling 7%
Strict middling ..... ... 7%
Middling 7'*
Ttngoa 6% to 7^4
italno 5* to 8.00
Gsnesl Cotton Market.
Middling.
Oalveiton, Una ..... 7*/?
New Orleana. steady 7 >i&
Mobile, steady ...
3mnmlr firm ..... 7^?
Charleston, firm 7??
Wilmington, steady V 4
Norfolk, steady 7%,
Baltimore, normal 77?
New York, qnlet 7.90
Boston, quiet 7.3?
Philadelphia, ateady 4. IS
Ronaton. steady 7-^*
Austin. firm 7%
Memphis, ateady 7%,
3t. Ijoi lis. ateady 7 V*
Lonlsville. firm
Heavy 8alea of Fertilizers.
The sales of fertilisers appears to te
Increaalng. In the eight days or March
the State treaanrer has received ovor
117.000 from the tag tax fcgalnst 7.Guf>
laat year. This shows an lncrnue of
nearly $1,000 a day. For the months of
January and February there had been
a marked falling off. and now It is
probable that the month of March will
nearly offset the difference of $33,000
between the months of January and
February of last year and the samit
months this year. Indeed It Is quite
probable that Clemson college will re
ceive royalties nearly aa heavy this
year as laat year, when the total reach
ed $118,000.
The total figures from the privilege
tax are as follows:
1904. 1905.
January $35,008.90 $ 16.SB5
February 45,789.50 40.6.->6..".0
$80,798.40 $57,521.50
The total for January. February and
the first eight days or March. 1904. Is
$88,427. and the total for the aame
period or the current year is $74,441. a
difference or $13,986 more ror last year
than tor this year. But the first day of
March the difference was $33,000.
Whether these sales mean that the
farmers will use more fertilizers on
a smaller acreage or whether tliev
will use fertilizers in Intensive rarmlng
on lands used for other farm products
la not shown, but the flgurea show that
fertilisers are being sold In great quan
tities this month. In two days the
V.-C. C. Co. sent In checks aggregating
$5,000. At the rate of 25 cents per ton
this would represent 20,000 tons of
guano.
'Sinking Fund Commission.
The sinking fund commission met
Thursday for the first time since the
adjournment of the legislators,
a great many bills were passed Up per
mit counties to borrow money from dn
sinking rund commission. Over half
or the counties in the state are asking
for loans, and all. or course, cannot
granted. It will be necessary to mako
the loans on a pro rata basis, as was
done last year. The commission de
terred action In compliance with the.
rollowing report and resolutions from
the loan committee: "The loan com
mittee respectfully reports that after
conferring among themselves and with
the attorney general are or the opin
ion that the March 1st apportioning
or rund In hand among applicatart
counties, under section 95 or volume
1902, should be made under the fol
lowing rules and unless it be other
wise ordered by the commission that
the apportionment be so made: First
Funds to be apportioned under this
section constitute not only the cash
on hand on March 1st ot each year,
but also those outstanding annual loans
(made unler laws requiring repayment
and authorizing reloaning annually),
which fall due during the year within
a reasonable time after March 1*1.
Second. In apportioning such 'uiuls
among applicant counties, the county
shall be charged In the apportionment
with all of its such outstanding an
nual loans then unpaid but falling duo
during the year, but the county shall
not be charged with any unpaid portion
or any special loan extending over
eral years made under some special act
authorizing same."
An Aged Convict.
Portman Gosnell, a negro of ad
vanced age who la serving a sentencn
on the chalngang In Greenville coun
ty for violation of the dispensary law.
Is said to be an object of such pity that
a petition has been sent to Gov. Hey
ward asking for him to be pardoned.
The convict Is too old to work. Is con
fined to (he Jail. Is f>!> years of ago and
has nine children, all but one of whom
have deserted him, and this one is a
child 11 years old.
Rock Hill Pastor Resigns.
Rock Hill, Special. ? Rev. J, C.
Johnes, rector of the Church of Our
Savior, has resigned his charge here
to take tip work In California. He will
begin his new duties about the 1st of
April. Mr. Johnes has been rector of
churches here and In Yorkvllle for sev
eral years, but recently he has devoted
his entire time to this parish. He has
also done much work In I^ancaster,
niacksburg and other towns of thla
section. The expressions of regret
heard since his decision to leave Rock
Hill have he??n many and sincere. Mr.
Johnes Is a man of rare personality and
has endeared himself to the community
as a whole Irrespec tive of his own
church.
Wants a Reward Offered.
Gov. Heyward has received from Mr.
Simeon E. Smith of Barnwell an ap
peal for the Stato to offer a reward
In addition to that which he has al
ready offered for the arrest of the nnr
ty who killed his brother, J. T. Smith,
Jr., of Wllllflton. Mr. Simeon K. Smith
Is a lawyer at Barnwell and has of
fered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest,
of the guilty party. He states thnt
he Is willing to doublo tho amount If
necessary.