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VOL. V. NO. 29. CAMDEN, 8. C? THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1908. SI. COPer Year BRYAN FORMALLY NOTIFIED Accepts Democratic Nomination For the Presidency OUTLINES BIS POLICIES Bpeodi of Aooeptacca Oorcrt a Number of the Issues of the Present Campaign as Viewed by the Nomi IM, Lincoln, Neb., Special.? On Wed nesday W illiam Jennings Bryan was, for the third time, formally notified of his nomination ns tho Democratic cadidatc for president, of the United States. The tpcech of notification was made by Congressman Henry D. Clsytoiij of Alabama, chairman of the committee on notification. In re sponse Mr. Bryan said in part : Mr. Bryan's Address. Mr. Clayton and Gentlemen of the Notification Committee: I cannot ac cept the nomination which you of ficially tender, without flint acknowl edging my deep indebtedness to tho Democratic party for the extraordi nary honor which it has conferred upon nic. Having twice before been a candidate for the presidency, in campaigns which ended in defeat, a third nomination, the result of the free and voluntary act of the voters of the party, can only be explained by a substantial and undisputed growth in the principles and policies for which I, with <1 multitude of others, have contended. As these principles and policies have given me whatever political strength I possess, the action of (lie convention not only renews my faith in them but strengthens my attachment to them. A ^Platform is Binding. I shall, in the near future, prepare a more formal reply to your notifica tion, and in that letter of acceptance will deal with the platform in detail. It is sufficient, at this time to assure you that I am in hearty accord with both the letter and the spirit of the platform. I endorse it in whole and rn part, and shall, if elected, regard its declaration as binding upon me, And, I may add, a platform is bind ing as to what it omits as well as to. what it contain-'. According to the Democratic idea, the people think for themselves, and select officials to car ry out their wishes. The voters arc the soverigns; the officials arc the ser vants, employed for a fixed time end at a stated salary to do what the soverigns want c!oiie. and to e;o it in the way the soverign* want it done. Platforms are entirely in har mony with this Democratic idea. A platform announces the party's posi tion. on the questions which are at issue; and an official is not at liberty to use the authority vested in him to urge personal views which have not been submitted to the voters for their approval. If one i? nominated upon a platform which is not satis factory to him, he must, if candid, either decline tho nomination, or in accepting it, piopcse an amended Klatform in lieu of the ono adopted y the convention. No such situa tion, however, confronts your candi date, for the platform upan -which I was nominated not only contains nothing from which I dissent, but it specifically outlines all tho remedial legislation which we can hops to secure during the next four years. Republican Challenge Accepted. The distinguished startct-man who recoived the Republican nomination for President said, in his notification speech: "The strength of tho Re publican cause in the campaign at hand is the fact that we represent the policies essential to the reform of known abuses, to the continuance of liberty an-.l true prosperity and that we are determined, as our plat form unequivocally declares, to main tain them and carry them on." In the name of tho Democratic party, I accept the challenge, and charge that the Republican party ii responsible for all ths abuses which now exist in the Federal government, and that It is impotent to accomplish the reforms which ore imperatively needed. Further, I cannot concur in the statement that the Republican platform unequivocally declares for the reforms that are necessary; on the contrary, I affirm that it openly and notoriously disappoints the hopes and expectations of reformers, whether those reformers be Hepub lieens or Democrats. So far did the Republican convention fall short of its duty that the Republican candi date felt it necessary to add to his platform in several important par ticular*, thus rebuking the leaders of the party, upon whose co-opera tion he must rely for the cnactmcut of r< n odical legislation. anal', the People Role. Our plntform declares that tlio overshadowing is?ue which manifeHt* itself in all the questions now under discussion is, "Shall the people rulet" No matter which way we turn; no matter to what subject we ad dress oureslves, the same question confronts us: Shall the people con trol their own government, and use that government for the protection of their rights and for tho promot ion of their welfare T- or shall the representatives of predatory wealth ?rd^ upon a defcnsless publle, while the, offenders secure immunity from subservient officials whom they raise to power by unsrroupuloun m#thod*t This !? the issue r?M by the "known abuses" to which Mr. Taft refers. President's Indictment of Party. In a message sent to Congress lsst January, President Roosevelt said: "The attacks by these great corpora tions on the administration's actions have been given a wide circulation throughout the country, in the news papers and otherwise by those writers and speakers who consciously or un consciously, set as the representatives of predatory wealth ? of the wealth accumulated on a giant scale by all forms of iniquity, ranging from the oppression of wage earners to unfair and unwholesome methods of crush ing out competition, and (o defraud ing the public by stock-juggling and the manipulation of securities. Cer tain wealthy men of this stamp whose conduct should be abhorrent to every man of ordinary decent conscience, and who commit the hideous wrong of teaching our young men that phe nomenal business success must ordi narily be bused on dishonesty, have tluring the last few mouths, made it apparent that they have banded to gether to work for re-election. Their endeavor is to overthrow and discred it all who honestly administer the law, to prevent any additional legis lation which would cheek and restrain them, and to secure, if possible, a ficcdom from all restraint wihch will permit every unscrotipulous wron doer to do what he wishes unchecked, provided he has enough money"' What an arraignment of the preda tory interests! Mr. Taft Endorses the Indictment. Mr. Taft says that these evils have crept in during the last ten years. He declares that, during thi:; time, some "prominent and influential members of the community, spurred by tinancial success and in their hurry for greater wealth, became un mindful of the common rules of busi ness honesty and fidelity, and of the limitations imposed by law upon their actions," and that "the revelations of the breaches of trusts, the di.s William J. Bryan. closures as to "rebates and discrimi nations by railroads, the acumulating evidence of the violations of the anti trust laws by a number of corpora tions, and the over-issue of stocks and bonds of inter-State railroads for the unlawful enriching of directors and for the purnose of concent ra ting the contiol of the railroads un der one management" ? all these, he charge^, "quickened the conscience of the people and brought on a moral awakening." During all this time, I beg to re mind ^'ou, Republican officials pre sided in the Executive deoartment, filled the Cabinet, dominated the Sen ate, contiolled the House of Repre sentatives and occupied most of the Federal judg< ships. Four years ago the Republican pint form boastfully declared that since 1M(50 ? with the exception of two years ? the Republi can party had been in control of uart or of ull the branches of the Federal government; that for two veurs only was the Democratic partv in a posi tion to either enaot or repeal a law. Having drawn the f plane*; having enjoyed the honor* ; having eecured the piestige, let the Republican party accent the responsibility, Republican Party iieeponaible, Why were theso "known abuses" permitted to develop? Why have they not been oorrectedt If existing laws are aufflcient, why have they not been enforced? All of the execu tive machinery of the Federal gov ernment is in the hands of the Repub lican party. Are new laws neces sary? Why have they not been en acted? With n Republican President to recommend, with n Republican Senate and House to carry out his recommendations, why does the Re publican candidate plead for further time in which to do what should have been done long ago? Can Mr. Tnft promise to be more strenuous in the piosccution of wrong-doeis than the present Executive? Can he ask for a larger majority in the Senate than his party now has? Does lie need more Republicans in the House of Mr \ resentatives or a Speaker with more unlimited authority? "Why no Traiff Reform? The President 's close friends have been promising for f.everal years that he would attack the ininuitic* of the tariff. Wo have had intimation that Mr. Taft v/as restive under the de mands of the highly protected indus tries. And yet the influences of the manufacturer?, who have for twenty five years contributed to the Republi can campaign fund, and who in re turn b?y? framed the tariff schedule, been sufficient to prevent tariff reform. As the present campaign ap proached, both the President and Mr. Taft declared in faror of tariff re vision, but set no date of revision after the eleetion. Bnt the pressure brought to bear by the protected in terests has been grfcat enough to pre vent any attempt at tariff reform be fore the eleetion ; and the reduction promised after tho election is so hedged about with qualifying1 phrases that no one can estimate with accu racy the sum total of tariff reform to be expected in case of Republican success. If the past can be taken as a guide the Repulican party will be so obligated by campaign contribu tions from the beneficiaries of pro tection, as to make that party power less to bring to the country any ma terial relief from the present tariff burdens. * Why no Anti-Trust Legislation? A few years 'ago the Republican leaders in the House of Representa tives were coerced by public opinion into the support of an anti-trust law which had the endorsement of the President, but the Senate refused even to consider the measure, and since that time no effort has been made by the dominant party to se cure remedical legislation u?>on this subject. The Republican party is arraigned for its failure to give mora power to the inter-State Commerce Commis sion. On the subject of publicity of cam paign contributions, Mr. Bryan comes out strongly. Among other things he says : How can the people hope to rule if they are not able to learn until after the eleticn what the predatory in terests are doing f The Democratic party meets the issue honestly and courageously. It says: "We pledge the Democratic paxty to the enactment of a law prohibiting any corporation from contributing to a campaign fund, ami any individual from contributing an amount above a reasonable maximum, ami uroviding for the publication, before election of all such contributions above a reason able minimum." Democratic Party Defender of Hon est Wealth. We may expect those who have committed larceny by law and pur chased immunity with their political influence, to attempt to raise false issues, mid to employ "the livery of Heaven" to conceal their purposes but they can no longer deceive. The Demociatic party is not the enemy of any legitimate industry or of honest accumulations. It. is, on the contrary a friend of indu-trv and the steadfast piotector of that wealth which rep resents a service to society. The Democratic party docs not seek to an nihilate all corporations; it simply asserts that as the government creates corporations, it must retain the power to regulate and to control them. Other Iisuee Will be Discussed Later. "Shall the people rule?" I repeat, is declared by our platform to bo the overshadowing question, and as ti:e campaign pi ogresses I shall take oca sion to discuss this question as it manifests itself in other issues; for whether we consider the tariff ques tion, the trust question, the railroad question, the banking question, the labor question, the question of impe rialism, tho development of oui waterways, or any other of the numerous problems which press foi solution, we shall find that the real question involved in each is, whethei the government shall remain a mere business asset of favor seeking cor porations or be an instrument in the hands of the people for the advance ment of the common weal. Our Party's Ideal. The platform of our party closes with n brief statement of the party 's idenl. It favors "such an adminis tration of the government as will in sure, as far as human wisdom can. that eaeli citizen shall draw from society a reward commensurate with hi ?? contribution to the welfare of society. " Governments are pood in propor tion as they assure to each member of society, so far as governments tan, a return commensurate with indi vidual merit. 1 he Divine Law of Reward). There ia a divine law of rewards. When the Creator gave us the earth, with its fruitful soil, the sunshine with Ha warmth and the rains with their moisture, He proclaimed, aa clearly as if Hi? voice had thundered from the clouds, "Go work, and ac cording to your industry and your in telligence, so shall be your reward." Only where might has overthrown, cunning undermined or government suspended this law, has a different law prevailed. To conform the gov ernment to this law ought to be the ambition of the statesman ; and no party can have a higher mission than to make it a reality wherever govern ments can legitimately operate. Justice to All. Recognizing that I am indebted for my nomination to the rank and file of our party and that my election must come, if it comes at all, from the unpurchased and unpurchasable suffrages of the American people, I promise, if entrufted with the respon sibilities of this high office, to con secrate whatever ability I have to the one purpose of making this, in fact, a government in which the people rule ? a government which will do justice to all, qnd offer to every one *.be hifbfst possible stimulus to mat anl persistent effort, bv asmrw? to cach the enjoyment of hi* just share <f the proceeds of his toil, r.o matter in what part vf the vineyard lie lab ors or to what ocupation, profession vr calling he devotes himself, ILLINOIS RACE RIOTS Springfield the Scene of Seri? ous Clash off Races THE MILITIA ALMOST HELPLESS The Governor Takes Step* to Induce the Fleeing Negro Residents to Re turn end tho State Arsenal is Opened to Theml Springfield, 111., Special. ? A threat ening mob, bent on wreaking ven geance on the negro inhabitants of Springfield, because of an assault committed by a negro on a white wo man, is raging through the streets, beating negroes and disregarding the soldiers of Troop B, of the First Ca valry ordered out by Governor De neen to preserve order. The Governor by telegraph ordered two companies of militia and one troop of cavalry from Peoria a troop of calvary from Rloomington and also one from l'e kin. These soldier.! are rushing to Springfield on special trains to ns.-it the local troops in maintaining order. Springfield, 111., Special. ? At a conference in tho Governor's office Sunday afternoon steps were tnken to notify the negro residents of the suburban districts to come into the State arsenal for the night. The scattered settlements extending around the outskirts of the cily pre-, sent too grent a field for even the big body of troops here now. It was the idea of the military authorities that the most effective wofk could be done with the danger spots re stricted as much as- possible. Another factor in this connection was the large number of warnings of impend ing tumble. At all the police sta tions word was received that attacks were organizing by lawless persons, who with a complete day of rest were expected to make the night the time of supreme test between the mob and the troops. Several complaints were received from nearby villages and hamlets of the existence of threatening condi tion?. The irost insistent came from Chatham, twelve miles south. The negroes there became frightened at the attitude of their white neighbors and asked that troops he sent. Their spokesman was told that the best plan would he for them to come to Springfield and seek protect i<m at the aisenal. The authorities are a bit worried by the conditions in the outside sections. Seorcs of negroes have left Spring Held, either on foot or by trolley ears, the latter class riding as far as their means permitted and then striking across country. Theso tramping par ties, aimless and penniless, are caus ing some complaint from the com munities 'hrough which they pass. The whi*' assert that the presence of these ncgio paupers impose un necessary burden* and also argue that only the shiftless and immoral olements of the Springfield negroes are renresented Minor depredation*, it is said, have increased in the farming regions be cause of this condition. The Spring field officers aro doing all they can to reassure the negroes still here. Thus far they have been partly suc cessful, although the number of those who have sought shelter in the arsenal is surprisingly small. Most of tho refugees are advanced in years, too. The younger negroo* who might be expected to add fuel to the smouldering flames by rash acts have generally refused to become wards of the Slate. Sunday an alarm reached tho ar senal from Spring and Edward streets, where William Donnignn wo-, lynched Saturday night. A rapid fire squad was sent to the place on the double quick. Within five minutes the squad had cleared the streets for half a mile fiom the threatened cor ner, three companies of infantry be ing held under arms at tbe arsenal mean while. Springfield, 111., Special. ? With one more victim added to the roll of fatally injured in the raco riots which began here Friday night, Springfield spent the night in anx iety. Apprehension of more serious trouble was modified but not stilled by the presence of 2,1 WO National Guardsmen from various parts of the State under command of Major Gen eral Young, I. N. 0. Army Officer Uses Oun. Badside. L. I., Special. ? Capt. Pe ter Conovcr Hains, Jr., U. S. A., son of Biigndicr Ocnerol Peter Conover Hains, U. S. A., retired, fired five bul lets from a revolver into William E. Annis, of New York, owner and pub lisher of Rurr-Mclutosh 's Monthly and other mngnziucs, late Saturdnv on the landing Mace of the BaysHe Yacht Club, Flushing, and Annis, whom Captain Hnim hr.d accused of having been improperly attentive to the captain's wife, died i:i the Flush ing Hospital a few hours after the shooting. Travelers Enjoy Outing. New York, Special. ? The delegates to the Interstate Prosperity Congress of Commercial Travelers had an out ing on Manhattan Beach Saturday. At a dinner a feature ^3 the an nouncement of ifi'any mesrajpe.; of sympathv Vitb tjjie movement, re ceived from distinguished persons throughout the country. Many of the*e had a partisan flavor, and it wai decided nut to read them, 1450,000 MILL FIRE Tin* Flint of Od?U Manufacturing Company at Concord, N. C-, Da ?troyed By Fir? ? Heavy Lots En tailed. Concord, N. C., Special. ? Saturday just before noon cotton m"l No. 4 of the Odcll Manufacturing Company, located here, was act on tire by a hot box in the engine room, and within three minutes the entire mill was in flames. The operatives, 500 in num ber, escaped with difficulty. The oth er three mills were saved by hard work. The loss is $450,000, only partly covcred by insurance. The mills were in the hands of n receiver and were being operated by Mr. Cae?ar Cone as receiver and were to be sold by court order on September 16th. Rescuer Loses His Lifo. Charlotte, N. C., Special. ? On Sat arday Mr. Fred A! .-?iiuler, a well known and popular yt.ung man of this county, was drowned in the Catawba river, near the town of Fori Mill, S. C., while trying to rescue Miller Strong, a youth who had gone swim ming with him nnd had gotten be yond his depth. The body <>f Mr. Alexander was recovered [ate Sat urday night. Evans Retires Tuesday. Washington, Special. ? With the re tirement from netive service Tues day of Rear Admiral Roblcy Dung lison Evans ? "Fighting Bob" ? the United States navy loses one of the most picturesque tigures that ever trod a quarter deck. Forty-five years have gone by since Kvans, as a young ensign, received his bapli'tn ef lire at Fort Fisher during the Civ il war. During that span of years he has served his country gallantly, well earning the reward of rest which a grateful people give. Stung to Death by Bcetf. Spartanburg, S. C., Special. ? Mrs. W. T. Anderson was stung to death by bees at her home at Mountain View, several miles from here. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson were en route to church nnd had just left their home when the mule they were driving took flight nnd in trying to check the animal Mr. Anderson pulled the wrong line and ran the animal into a bee hive, causing the bees to swarm out by thousand*. Mrs. Anderson was badly stung and died in two hours. Homicide on American Battleship. Auckland, By Cable. ? The Ameri can battleship fleet which started for Sydney on Saturday morning, passed Cape Maria Van Diement, the north west extreme of North Island Sun day morning. It is reported that dur injrthe stay of the fleet at this port two negro firemen quarreled aboard one of the battleships and that one slashed the other with a razor, re sulting in the man's death. It is also reported that th"> flrcman who did the killing will be taken to the United States for trial. Quiet Dry Spent by Hitchcock and Colleagues. Chicago, Special. ? Chairman Frank II. Hitchcock and other officers of the Republican national committee spent a quiet Sunday. Oen. T. Coleman Du Font, director of the speakers' bu reau, and Ocorgc R. Sheldon, treas urer of the national committee, left for New York. Mr. Hitchcock will leave for Utica, N. Y., to be pre?ent at the notification of Mr. Sherman, the Republican nominee for vice pres ident. Current Now?. Mundji Bey, the new Turkish Min ister, took charge in Washington. Baldwin made his first otllcial test with his balloon, making a cornfield landing for alight repairs and losing the chance to show speed. Tnft conferred at Hot Springs with Hitchcock and Vorvs and a West Vir ginia delegation including Senator Hi king. W. 8. Gregory, the Roanoke dentisl accused by Miss Theodore Irvin waf put on trial and denied the charges Three West Virginia Congressional aspirant* refused to join in the Re publican factional fight. One suspeot was orrested in Ports mouth ofter the murder of Policeman Winningder and the assault on Mrs Powell and the city is quieting down. William Jenings Bryan was notified of his nomination in the presence of a great throng of J.inroln. Neb., and aroused great enthusiasm by attack ing the method? of the Senats and Hcusc of Representatives. Parkersburg had a $150,000 fire. i SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS News of Interest Gleaned from All Sections of the State and Arranged For Busy Readers Veterans Gather at Greenville. Greenville, Special. ? South Caro lina Confederate Veteran* gathered nc for the annual reunion of the wen who wore the grey. The moat notable event of the re al) ion was the address of Col. R. E. Lee, of Virginia, which was deliver td in Chicora Auditorium. Other ad iresses were delievered by Governor A.n?el, Col. A. H. Dean and Oeo. Thus. W. Carwile, of Edgefield. After the addresses dinner was served to !he Veterans on the College campus, tnd a rare old time was enjoyed by Ihc menants of the thin gray line. \ routine .business meeting wa.* held In the afternoon, presided over by "en. Carwile, commanding the Vet erans, while the Sons of Veteran* held a session in the chapel at Green ville Female College. At night at Chicora the address before the Sons was delivered by the Rev. Dr. O. J. ('opcland, of Gainesville, (Ja., whose subject was "The Old South." I)r. Coprland in a South Carolinian, and his add res* was heard b.v a large audience. Col. I.ee's address was a magnifi cent tribute to the Confederate sol dier; his ideals, hopes, his aspira tions and his wonderful |K>wers of endurance. The oration was a finished master piece and the enthusiasm of the im mense gathering was unbounded. Col. Lee reviewed the early history of t ho Ameiicnn Republic nnd showed the part the South took iu the strug gle for independence. "The descend dants of these earlv American heroes were for the most part the men who filled the trenches in the days ot' the sixties" declared Col. Lee. 4 4 They are the men who have made the South the fairest aud dearest spot on (Jod's footstool. The devastation of the South in the war was the most terrible afiliction that ever befell a people. Not only were our cities laid waste, but even the fields were rifled and barns plundered. " Col. Lee is a relative of the famous Confederat egeneral. He lias the same fire in hi-' eye, and his face is mark ed with many resemblances to the be loved chieftain. Facing several thousand Veterans and Sons he brought them a new message ? orders that read, 4 4 Peace, Love and Honor." 44 It is not my provinc.," he said, 4 4 to defend the Confederate soldier. His best defence is his honor and valor and the spirit in which he met duty. It is my greatest heritage that I am a son of a Confederate soldier." When Col. Leo finished sjvaking the entire audience was on its feet and one loud, long cheer was sent towards the Auditorium's beau tifully decorated dome. The dinner to the Veterans, which was served on the campus, was an ample and capable affair, costing $700, and over 2,500 were fed. Great tables, spread under the old oaks, and in the shadow of Chicora 's impres sive and classic collonade, arched with the battle-scarred Veterans of ine sixties, was a sight never to be forgotten. Tho dinner was seruod by Daughters of the local camp, and was intcr-pread with many a story of stirring heroism. New Cotton At Bamberg. Bamberg, Special. ? T>.e first two bales of new cotton were marketed here Wednesday. Both were broivrht in by H. C. Folk, and shipped to Augusta, On. One was grown on the plantation of C. J. 8. Brooker nnd the other on the plantation of E. 0. Kirsch. Farmers say eotton has taken a bad turn, and is now turn ing yellow and shedding badly. The yield will be cut at least 2~> per cent, below what wos indicated three or four weeks ago. Teiephono War in Oconee. Anderson, Special. ? On account of a business disagreement the Oconee County Telephone Company and the Southern Bell Company have sever ed connections. This will work a hardship upon the people in the ter rtiory of both of these lines in this section. Anderson will have connec tion with Pendleton only, through a toll station. Communication with Clemson College, Walhalla, etc., has been cut off. It is said that the subscribers of the Oconee County will demand that the former service be restored immediately. Street Paving Contract Let. . . Spartanburg. Spcoial. ? The finance committee of the city council has awarded a contract to W. F. Vowc, of Augusta, for pavinj? Efell and West Main streets with granite blocks, at a cost of little more than $15*000. Council decided to use granite blocks for paving these streets on account of heavy tr&flic. Killed Cousin and Self. Columbia, Special. ? In Saluda county, two miles from Saluda, at 4 o'clock Friday, Ernest Rowe acci dentally shot and instanl.v killed hie cousin, Jessie Howe, a girl of 18 years, and soon afterwards fliot him self inflicting a wound from which he died in thirty minutes. The 3'oung man and the girl were at the home of Miss Rowe. Ernest Rowe was play ing with the gun, which he thought was not loaded. The weapon was fir ed, the entire load of shot entering the girl's mouth and killing her in stantly. Horrified at what had hap pened, Ernest Rowe begged some mho to kill him, raying that the horror of what he had done was more than h<* could bear and that if none o flhoso present would shoot him, he would kill himself. Little attention was paid to what he sid, but soon a shot was hoard outside the house and on rushing out the crowd found Kowo weltering in his own blood, lit' had placed the gun under Itis right jaw and the load had torn away the sido of his hrad. He died in a half hour. Erne.-t Rowe was IS years of age and was the son of Hud Rowe. Jessie Rowe was the daughter of J. T. Rowe. Engine and Car Collide. (Sreenville, Special. ? Thursday af ternoon a street car and a shifting engine of the ("'. ami \V. (\ Railway, ran together at the crossing on the bank of the river beneath tiie bridga. When one of the smaller cars of the street line was going down the grade, making its regular trip around the belt, one of the Charleston and Wes tern Carolina engines was making a shift, and parsing the crossing. Tho two came together at the crossing, and but for the fact that the engine and the street car were each under control some fotv or fifty people might have been killed. Only two people were hurt, whether seriously or not it could not lie ascertained. Mrs. floode, who resides on Wash ington street, had her back seriously wrenched, and Mrs. J. C. Arwood was badly hurt in the face. The front platform of the car was a com plete wreck. Famous Still Captured. Aiken, Special. ? Last week the constabulary force of this county suc ceeded in making the biggest haul ever made in Aiken County. The notorious still of the Edisto River swamp, about 12 miles from Aiken, near the Scott Bridge, was captured together with a quantity of whiskey and ma<h. When captured the still was in operation, and at the timo was full of "tussick" liquor made from peaches and molasses mainly, The capturing of t ho still was one of the best pieces of detect ivo work that fias been done in these parts in some days. Manning School House Contract Let. Manning, Special. ? The board of trustees of Manning school district last week opened a number of bid* for the building of the proposed new prn (led school building at t his place. The contract was awarded to Niek olas Ittner, of Atlanta, (la., for the siim of $.'11,327. This ik *l..'t27 mora than the amount of money in hand, and the cost of heat ine and plumbing will be that much additional. Fair Week Privilege* Awarded. Columbia, Special. ? By a unani mous vote the city council awarded the street privileges during Fair week to the Chamber of Commerce, the Columbia Aerie of the Kaglcs also sought the privileges. Killed Negro With Tree Limb. Georgetown, Special. ? A t raged j occurred at Rosemary, on the Clcorget town and Western Railroad Sunday afternoon about 7 o'clock. Albert Bellinger, a negro youth o? 20 year?, while on his way to church waa met by Charlie Allftton and Lee Dove, also colored. A quarrel ensued, and All* Mton drew his knife and slashed at Bellinger, cutting his coat in several place", when the latter picked up a limb of a pine tree and struck All* ston over the head, killing him in stantly. Bellinger at once delivered himself up to the village authorities. Now Cotton at Columbia. Columbin, Special. ? The first of the new cotton crop arrived here. There were two bales in (ill and it was booked for Daniel Crawford tz Son. It was grown at Kingsvillc in this county, by Messrs. J. II. Snrtof and K. S. Shulcr. Sailor's bnlc weighed 4H4 pounds, while the bhulcr bale weighed .">14 pounds. Both balei were classcd ns middling. SURE CURE For All Diweee of STOMACH, ^Rulok Rtllif and C?m for Rc?d* lictbic pimas IjWB a If inii??? Bw y1?*' **c|f ?!>?? Dl??ln???, for th??? Si wl* * mWlKIl In?H? ?? , ?to. in ?t. ?pe. Owm?4. Th? b?at tonic, Cuntlf*