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Ir- m ?? *^8* BBUBB n 3y _JH5^ *.? v ?:?? ???? */" * , -<* Safe . *?\ >* *? VOL. VI. j?>. 8. CAMDEN, S. C? THURSDAY, APRIL 1,1909. Sl.SOPer Year A FALLEN IDOL CHAPTER IV. O Continued. He found himself able to catch the exact expression In Sybil's eye* and month which had haunted and elnded him till then; it was rendered in so C marvelous and lifelike a manner that he caught his breath, only half able to believe that his hand had really attained to such added skill. Picture Sunday passed, but did not affect him. for, wisely or unwisely, he had never encouraged the society stream to flow through his studio, i and It now passed him by in igno- | ranee. Still he worked on, retouching and ) Improving, with ever growing de light, until past the regular Gros venor sendlng-ln day, for, on giving the measurements of the space his picture required, he had been granted a few days' grace, but at last, one afternoon, he had to allow It to be taken away, and saw it depart witb a sense of desertion. Even then he was not disposed to 1 be idle. He bad forgotten Babcock and his landscape all this time, but now, with a feeling that be owed it as a* kind of atonement to his do parted rival, he painted In a figure from an old sketch-book with all the care he could bestow. ? And, a fortnight later, a letter bearing the royal arms was brought to him. containing an official notice which he read with a sick bewildar *ment.. Two-thirds of his year's labor wasted, a crushing and double fail ure! Xerxes and Sappho, in which Jte had been so proudly confident, re ected! ' His self-con fldc-nce staggered un der the shock?where was all the In crease of power he had been so con sclous of? How could he have de ceived himself so blindly, so grossly? If Sybil's portrait had not already left the studio, he would have de stroyed It then and there In the first ?mad rush of despair and disappoint ment. It was safe at least from re jection, having been sent by express ^Invitation, but for all he knew it might prove as hideous a failure. He was still chafing under the bit terness of this rejection, when an academician called Perceval, who was on the hanging committee that year, looked in to see him. Perceval mad always been a kind and appre ciative friend, who' had shown a Vwarm Interest in Campion from his student days. "You've had your medicine, I see, eh?" he said, as he saw the young painter's face. "Yes," said Campion, with a forced laugh, "and gulped It down." "Well," Perceval said, "I did all I /jould for you. but it was no use? they wouldn't linve you at any price." "Thanks," said poor Campion, drearily, "and?and did you think them so infernally bad?" ? "Do yo\? want my candid opinion? ^Qbn't say 'yes' If you mean 'no.' Very well, then. If you must have it: I couldn't believe my eyes when I read your name on 'em. My dear boy, what could you have been about to ?end In such screamers, like the pic tures outside a shooting saloon, or a peep-show, by gad they are! I assure you, I consider It a good thing ^or you they are rejected; you'd have been guyed, sir. If they'd hung you." tfCampion groaned. "You saw them I ft couple of months ago, and spoke rather well of them." "Well, you've played the very deuce with them since. I scarcely knew 'em again at first. Come, my boy, you must Bet to and turn over a new leaf unless you want to Join the noble army of rocket-sticks. You've go\ on a wrong track; you're playing to the gallery, and a confounded trttfnspontlno kind of gallery at that." "! suppose you're right, Perceval. I've been a fool. I've perpetrated a portrait, too. which can't e-;capo the pillory, for It's at the Grosvenor. If the others are bad, I suppose this is efen worse, for I thought It was tho b#st thing I'd done." "Go round-to the gallery, and are Jf you can't get them to let you havo iM>ack. You mustn't play any tricks f y/lth your reputation Ju*t yet, my 4ear fellow; leave thnt to us." Campion shrank from this ex treme step. "I can't do that; so much dopends on It, I can't trust my ftofi Judgment any longer. Perceval, yclri know them there, you're exhibit ing something yourself, aren't you? I'm leaving town to-night?I can't ?tay here now?will you see {He pic tures If you ran, and use your own discretion? If It's bad. use all your Influence to get it taken down. I'll give you the fullest authority." \"Well, I don't suppose they're of tMf asked to do such a thing, and it may be a ticklish business to man slip." said Perceval, "but I'll try my bit. If the portrait (I haven't seen It,so I don't know) Is poor work and ?n^orthy of you, I'll worry them till they give It up." However, before another week had passed this telegram came to him at l^omely Inn where he was stay i"Have seen pie. Paring, very, but far from bad. Think It will do. Hung on line snd of East Gallery. Under ifecs. I let It stay there." ^/Vhat relief this pregnant message brought him! He was not such a Complete (allure, then, sfter all. Sybil tfrosld not have to think him h iapdrtfr, an* ths.ffto of tits Academy failures troubled him no more. He had Intended to remain away from town until after the private ?lew. but now he found courage to return. CHAPTER V. Explanation*. In spite of the fact that his mind was at ease respecting the portrait, Campion was by no means cheerful during his journey to town, and It was with a thrill rather of anr.iety than pleasure that, after he had stepped out on the Paddlngton plat form, he found himself suddenly al most face to face with Sybil Els worth. The sudden light In her deep eyes, and the frank welcomo in her smile and voice were enough to chase away all his brooding misgivings. No, she had not given him up yet! "You didn't expect to meet me here?" she said, almost in the same breath with her first greeting. "No." he replied. "I have Just come up from Dlggleswede, to Worcerstershlre, and had no reason to hope for this." She shot a reproachful glance at him. "But you were going to pass on at first?you know you were." "I wasn't sure what you would wish," he replied. "Dear me." laughed Sybil, per haps not without a spice of vexation, "that was very punctilious of you. It would never have occurred to me thp.t duty expected us to cut \>ne an other!" * "Not duty exactly," ho explained. "Then what was it, please?" . "You took no notice of my letters," he said. "I couldn't tell how they might have changed you." "But I never got them! And so you havo been doubting again? Ah, Ronald, I had more faith in you!" "Did you write?" "No, but only because Aunt Hilary got a promise from me that I would not be the first to begin. I shouldn't have promised, but I thought you were so certain to write. But you did after all, so It's all right?isn't It strange, though, that I should never get your letters?" "Sybil," he said, passionately, "1 begin to see?your aunt has taken care that my letters should not reach you. This is her work!" She was startled. "Aunt Hilary!" she exclaimed. "Oh. if I thought that, but It can't bo?it Isn't like her." "I wouldn't think so if I could avoid it. No doubt in keeping back my letters she considered she was do ing her duty to you. There, we won't trouble about it. will we? for. after all. her plans have broken down." "Send back the carriage, and let me see you back to Sussex place," he said boldly. "It would be great fun," she agreed, "but what would Aunt Hilary say?" They wore outside the ring of the Botanic Gardens before Campion told his story of defeat, but having begun, he told it manfully, beginning with his threatened legacy and ending with his Acndemy reverse. When he had finished she laid her hand upon his sleeve with a pretty, sympathetic caress. "And have you been making yourself wretched all this time by thinking I had gtvei} you up? I suppose you tholight it was only your money I cared about, and that I should reject you because the Academy did. I didn't consult the Academy when I accepted you, Ron ald!" "Ah, but. my darling. It leaves m-j In a very different position from what I was. I may lose the only thing which Justified me in asking yoti to liavo me; in any case, I have lost ground as a painter by these two failures. I may nover be nnythins but a poor beggar nil my life now." "I sba'n't mitul," Raid Sybil, light ly. "I'll be a poor beggar, too." "I'm afraid your father won't henr of that." he said, "even if I was sel fish enough to ask for it." "Then I will wait. RonalJ. Oh! I know von think me frivolous and un feeling, because I do enjoy torment ing you a little, but I do really care, for you very muci. all tho time, and you might?you might believe in me a Ilttlo more than you do!" A great revulsion came over him of intense Joy and relief and grati tude, and a Ilttlo shame, too. that he shoul again have misjudged her. It found a vent In broken expressions of self-reproach and devr'ion. "If you could only know," ho concluded, "how w etched I have been making myself!" "All about nothing, too," ghe ob served. "Hut you won't bo bo foolish again, will you?" Ills heart swelled with happiness and love, as he saw clearly that, all unworthy as he was he might hence forth rest secure of her nffectlon. Sho would never change, unless, which was absurd, ho changed first. And so they walked on by tho edge of tho lake, where they had met once before, and all around them seemed In harmony with their own happi ness. From tho Ilttlo suspension bridge camo tho lively clatter of feet over Its planks, and tho merry shouts of tho ragged urchins sliding face downward on its broad supports. "I wonder what Aunt Hilary will say to mo when she hears whore 1 bay* bow and with whom!" said Sybil. "I can ntnai* W now. though; I We found out Mar plot. I shall ha fearfully stern and angr?. If I can only keep It up Ions enough. She really has behaved very badly, and 1 ought to be In a greater rigf than I am. But even yet I can't qvlte Imagine her doing such a thing; it is so unlike her. with all her little peculiarities." "1 would rather believe, myself, that she had no hand in It," he agreed. "But then hor getting that promise from you Is very suspicious. Sybil. I'm afraid there is only one explanation." "I shall soon know." said Sybil. "It's disappointing, because 1 whs beginning to think she was rather ashanued of making such a fuss about our poor dear Idol." "I was thinking." he said, slowly, "that It might be better If you could persua<le your aunt not to go to the Qrosvenor to-morrow." "Not, Ronald!" she exclaimed; "but of course we shall go. when we've tickets and everything! We are going to lunch early, and he there about two. 1 thought you would be there, and wo should meet. Sure ly you're not afraid she will make a acene; don't you know Aunt Hillary better than that?" "Well," he said, with a sigh of res ignation, "it can't be helped, I sup pose; you wouldn't go alone, of course, and she will see it some time." "See what?" asked Sybil. "It's a trifle," ho said; "an altera tion I made at the last moment. 1 wish now?but It's no use wishing." "If you really won't toll me. I shall go away. Yes, I mean it; it's getting late, and I dare not stay hero any longer, I must go and have It out with my wicked aunt. And, Ronald, things will be so different after to morrow." In a few minutes Sybil was at Sussex place and went straight to the drawing-room, wliere she found her aunt seated by one of the satin shaded lamps, with her embroidery In her hands. She looked sharply up as her niece entrrpd. "What does | this mean, Sybil?" shrt Remanded. "It wa3 such a lovely afternoon I thought I would walk." [ "You know very well I don't like you to walk about London alone, Sybil." "Ah, but I wasn't alone?Ronald was there." "Ronald Camnion!" and Mrs. Stan iland's tone and look were awful In their horror. "What, when you both promised?" "It was quite an accident. *%IU, you broke your word; you said we might write, you know you did " "I don't see how that affects the case," said Mrs. Staniland stiffly. "It's no use, Aunt Hillary. I know all?about those two letters Kouald wrote to me!" "What about then*.?" "Ah. you know." cried Sybil, re proachbully. "I daresay you meant it all for the best, but it was not fair, indeed it wasn't. And whether you and p$pa like it or not, I shall never marry anybody else, you know. Now, bo a good old lady and say you won't come between us again lu that way." "I think yon have lost your senses." said Mrs. Staniland. "You are talking very strange to me." "Then I will spenk plainly. Ron ald sent me two letters; i never got either. Aunt Hilary, I believe you best know why." Mrs. Staniland rev*? stiffly. "Th?l will do. Sybil. I never thought a niece of mine would insult mo iik?> thin. I keep back letters after giv ing him leave to write! If that Is your opinion of me. the less we see of one another in future the better." Instinct told Sybil that this indig nation was no feint: she clung to her aunt, and detained her by gentle force from leaving the room. "For give me." she entreated; "I'm ever so sorry I could think such a thing? I was a wickcd wretch to suspect you." "I presume," said the elder'lady, as she sat down with n non-com mtt tal expression, "that Mr. Campion was good enough to suggest this?" "We didn't know what to thlnn ? you see, there were two letter?: t;ioy couldn't both miscarry, could they7" "Easily?if they were neither of the written," said Mrs. Staniland. Sybil started. "Don't talk like that," r.hs said: "he raid he wrote? why should ho deceive me?" "That I can't tell. I only know that I hn.vo neither Been nor heard of his lstters. if you wa.it any further assurance " "You krow I cried Sybil, and rcik down Impulsively at her aunt's knees. "Won't you forglvo mo now?bow wIid:i you kdo how pen itent and h;::nV.? 1 r.r.i? Mrs. Staniiand wc.n disposed to mako the moat of her grievance. Sho turned away her head, and made some Inarticulate sounds to convey that she was Irreconcilably offended, but sho could not resist the vivid up turned face very long, and presently kissed her on the mouth with a toler ably good grace. "You're a naughty, wilful child," sho said, "and I shall be heartily glad when your father conies home and my responsibility i? over." To be Continued. Mrs. Boyle Makes Sensation. Pittsburg, Special.?Making a sen sational and foolhardy attempt to escape from a train going at the rate of 30 miles ?n hour; denying that she had a hand in the kidnaping of little Willie Whitla; Asserting that she is not Anna MJcDermott, of Chicago; saying I hat numerous other stories are absolutely incorrect, and through it all strietly maintaining the great air of mystery that surrounded her. ON THE WAR PATH Creek Indians in Oklahoma in Arms Against Government. * CRAZY SNAKE IS THEIR LEADER Two Hundred Bad Men, Armed to the Teeth, Else Against Lawful Authority and Announce That They Will Fight to the Death. Oklahoma City, Okla., Special.? Five companies of Oklahoma militia marched Sunday against . Crazy Snake's band of Creek Indians, half breeds and negroes, entrenched in the Hickory Hills, 7 'miles from Herietta. A battle is regarded as inevitable, as the heavily-anmed troops set out either to capture or exterminate the murderous band, which since Thurs day has caused the death of six men, the wounding of many others, and brought about a condition of terror. Leaving Henrietta at 3 o'clock with seven miles to go, and encumbcred with arms and equipment, it was ex pected the troops could not reach the Indians before 7 o'clock. Crazy Snake's men number about 200, all armed with (modern rifles and plentifully supplied with ammunition. They had prepared for two months for this final stand against lawful authority. They sent out word thai they would fight to the death. Crazy Snake'r band stronjrly en trenched itself early in the dnv and was reinforced from time to time. Crazy Snake Commands. Crazy Snake is in personal com mand. This was established by testi mony chocked out of his eollege-bred son by means of a nice new inch rope. Young Harjo. strung up by the de termined deputies until nearly dead, gasped out that his father was in command; named the Indian who killed the deputies, told the officers how to trail the band and did every thing which a storical Red Man is supposed noJL. to do. * This first renl Indian uprising of years has held this region on edpre for ! three days. It broke out last Thurs- | day when several deputy sheriffs went to Herietta to arrest negro At- , tie thieves. They were fired on bv | negro half-breed friends and forced to retreat. Returning with addi tional forces they were fired on by the band, then augmented by some , of Crazy Snake's Indians. Three i negroes were killed and five wound- j ed. according to the official reports, . although it is thought that many ! more Indians were wounded. This j clash resulted in 41 arrests. Marshal Edward Baura and Depu ty Sheriff Herman Odom wero the deputies killed. Havo Negro Allies. ^tidman special says an engage ment between officers and Indians oc curred near there Sunday morning, in which several Indians were wound ed. Both the Indians and negroes, many of the latter allied with the Creeks, took their wounded into the hills, which made it impossible to learn definitely the casualties. The number of the dead since Thursday is placed unofficially at six. The bodfes of Marshal Bnum and Herman Odom were taken to Enfau la. There was evidence that Crazy Snake nnd his family had left hur riedly in the nisrht. After Chitti Harjo, Crazy Snake's son, struggled liard against yielding, whispered "Let down, tell?all? know" the noose was lossed and he Have a complete list of Indians who participated in the fk'ht of the previ ous nicht nnd confessed that his fath er, instead of being in Washington, was at the head of the outlaw bands scattered among the hills of tlio for mer Creek nation. "Those were your father's tracks in the yard this morning?" asked Deputy Jones. Harjo'E Confession. "Those were his tracks," said the Indian, who then told that Charles Cokcr, reputed as a dangerous Indian outlaw, had fired tlie shots which killed Raum and Odom. His confes sion also revealed for the first time some of the: secrets of general ship over the Creeks. "f'oker is an expert shot." he said, "and was fully .100 yards distant when he made fine targets of the bodies of (he officers. He is scouting uow with the band and will be hard to eatch." With Crnzv Snake's whereabouts almost definitely established, the offi cers prepared with the aid of the miltary to crush the Indians in the fight which it was believed was im minent. / Orasy Snake Means Trouble. Henrietta, Okla., Special.?A posse reached Crazy Snake's house Sunday and searched the place. The found the record of enrollment of Indians whom Crazy Snake has been organiz ing to fight for what he regards as liberty. The documents furnished in disputable evidence that the old chief wsa trying to incitc a general upris ing- ? WASHINGTON NOTES Fremont in Disgrace. I Major Francis P. Fremont, Fifth | United States Infantry, is to be dis | missed from the army as a result of | his conviction by court-martial in | Cuba on Hie charge of insuboEdina | tion, President Taft having approved i the sentence of the court Wednesday. | Major Fremont is a son of the "Pothfider," and is now stationed at Plattsburg Barracks, New* York. An official statement regarding the reasons for dismissal says: "Major Fremont was convicted of charges of knowingly making false statements in regard to another of ficer of the army and of making a false statement in regard thereto to an inspector general in violation of the 61st Article of War, end of mak ing derogatory statements to junior officers about their senior officer in violation of the G2d Article of War." Roosevelt Order Revoked. The last remaining vestige of the Itoosevelt order taking marines off the battleships and cruisers of the United States navy was swept away Friday when President Taft, after the matter had been considered at a cabinet meeting, directed that an or der be issued restoring the marines to exactly the same duties that they performed prior to their beiiu; order ed ashore. After Congress had plac ed a provision in the navy appropria . tion bill to the effect that a certain | percentage of the marine corps i should be assigned to ship duty, an [order was issued the day before President Roosevelt went out of of fice restoring the marines to ships, but placing them tinder the orders of the captains of the vessel on which they were to serve. Under the old order of things the marines were giv en specific duties. One- of these was to fight certain guns of the secondary battery. The order placing them un der the direction of the ship's cap tain made it possible to assign the marines to any sort of duty and to deprive them of fighting any part of the ship's battery. Punish Kidnapping by Death. To define the crime of kidnapping and provide punishment therefor, in the District of Columbia." This is the title of a bill that Representative Rodenburg (HI.) introduced Tues day. It was suggested by the har rowing experience of little Willie \Vhit?a, of Shnron, - Pa. Wants to Finish Canal in July, 1913. . It devoloped Wednesday that dur ing a recent conversation between President Taft and Chairman Ooe thals of the Isthmian Canal Commis sion the President expressed his de sire that the canal be completed by July 4th, 1913. Colonel (Joethals. however, is not at all sanguine of ac complishing any such results, holding to his heretofore expressed opinion that Jnauary 1, ]fll">. wju SCP tj,c canal open to navigation. Colonel Jioethals will leave New York for Panama next Saturday. In order to expedite discussion of the tariff bill in the House, unani ous consent Saturday was given that the sessions hereafter shall begin at 10 instead of 11 o'clock a. m.; that a recess should be taken at fi and that resuming at 8 o'clock the sessions should continue until 10:30 p. m. each day. The request for unanimous con sent was made by Mr. Payne, who 8aid that there already were 40 or 50 members who had indicated their de siro to speak. ^r* (lark, of Missouri, the minori ty leader, asked how long general de bate would continue. He said he was rmich embarrassed by his lack of in formation. When his Democratic col leagues asked for time in which to speak he found it difficult to make allotments. Mr. Payne replied that ne was suffering tinder a similar em barrassment, but did not supply the information desired. ? Without nnv intimntion having been given as to when the general debate on the measure shall cease the bill was laid before (lie House. Declaring that there would be no dissension in the Democratic ranks of I he House wi'li regard to the tariff and that the Fitzgerald amendment to the rules made it possible for the minority to express its views upon amendments to the bill by a record vote, Kepresent alive Harrison, of New York, discussed various features of the Payne measure. Silly Canard. On last Saturday morning it wps flashed over the wires all along the line that, the U. S. Battleship Missis sippi had been blown up at Ouanta nama, Cnba. The ill-fated Maine came quickly into mind and the re? sultant war with Spain and ours was a nation on tiptoe of expectation. Message after message said it was so reported, till finally before noon the report was declared only a silly eonard. The Mississippi is safe and the 750 men said to dead arc living and happy. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS News of Interest Gleaned From AO Sections of the State and Arranged For Busy Readers T .ML 0. A. Convention. The sixth annual convention of the Y. M. C. A.'s of North anil South Carolina, held in Charlotte, N. C., ami one of the most successful of the entire series, came to a close Sunday night at a meeting held lor the spec ial benefit of the delegates. A meet ing was held for these in the morn ing and in addition there were the usual special services for men and boys at other hours. At the meeting Sunday night talks were made by Messrs. K. II. King, of Charleston. S. C.f Julian M. Smith, field secre tary; James E. Johnson, secretary of students' and boys' work; J. S. Kluttz, office secretary of the inter state executive committee; I). L. Pro bert, secretary of the Charlotte Y. M. C. A.; P. M. Colbert, secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Winston-Salem; E. E. Barnett, secretary at the Uni versity of. North Carolina, Chapel Hill; L. P. Ilollis, of Greenville., S. C.; G. C. Huntington, of Charlotte, and Dr. George J. Fisher, of New York. Unanimous was the sentiment expi'essed flint the meeting had been far more than worth while. "It lias more than fulfilled our expecta tions," said many. General regret was expressed that the meeting which had been so fruitful in results and so pleasant had, like everything else, to come to an end at last. Before adjournment, suitable resolutions were passed expressing much grati fication *at the cordial reception and splendid entertainment of the body by the citizens of Charlotte. Revenuo Officers Laid Off. Greenville, Special.?Internal rev enue inspectors, several employes and raiding deputies, whose services nre not absolutely necessary for the conduct of offices of revenue head quarters in South Carolina, have been told that they can tnke a rest of 00 days beginning with April 1. The information comin< in the form of a letter from United States Com missioner of Internal Revenue John G. Capers in Washington, was con veyed to four men here this week They nre: Inspector V. B. McGnha Special Employes J. C. McGravey and II. B. llendrick, white men, and Jas. Brycr, a negro, who has drawn a salary from the government for looking after denatured alcohol. In Columbia a like letter has been re ceived and there it will alToc t eight or ten men. Commissioner Capers says in his letter that the appropriation for his department is not sufficient to war rant him in paying he warrants drawn by the revenue men. He therefore wants the raiding of illicit, stills to cease for two months while the deficit in his department is being brushed aside. Attempt to Kill Policcman. Greenville. Special.?Five shots from a revolver in I lie hands of a man who kept hiiiise.lt' hidden in the darkness were tired at Patrolman At tawav early Wednesday morning as the otTieer was on his way to his home . But for the presence of' mind of the polieetnan in dropping to the ground when the tirst shot whistled by his he.-^l he would more than like ly have been h>t by the other four that whizzed above his head. While on the ground the officer emptied his revolver in the direction whence the leaden missies flew, but so far as is known he did not strike any one. Officer At tawny has been on the foive for about a year and is gen erally regarded as being a man who stricMy enforces all ordinances and statute laws and for this icnson he is attacked bv an element of law breakers which infest the outskirts of the city. Shot by Brothor-in-Law. Saluda, Special.?On Saturday af ternoon in the Bethany section of this county L. B. Sample shot his brother-in-law. .T. I), l'itts, in the yard of the latter. The trouble, it appears, grow out of some difference of a petty nature. Both parties are white. Dr. Kirksev, who was called to attend the wounded man, says he is shot from foot to head. Negro Involves Barnwell White Man in Confessing a Murder. Barnwell, Special.?As the result of a startling confession made Sun day by Quitman Johnson, a negro who Saturday was convicted of the murder of Perrv Psserv last Novem ber, Chester Kennedy was arrester at the home of his father near here. The negro admitted killing Usspry and said Kennedy had hired him nnd Ferdinand Orubbs, another negro, who was convicted with Johnson, to kill a mnn named Holland, and thnt he had intended to kill Holland but had shot Ussery instead. A Great Fair is to be Held. The Stale Mr this year is going to be unusual and extraordinary in many respects. The preparations that are now going on are looking to wards many new and attractive fea tures of t lie animal celebration. As announced recently by Capt. Jno. G. Mobley, president, Tuesday of fair week is to be set aside this year as "college and school day.'* No charge will be made for any stu dent or pupli from any college or school in this State for admissions on this day, and any adult, accom panying a student or pupil on this day, will be granted half rates of ad mission. Students and pupils must get their free admission canls from the proper officers of their institu tions the week before the fair. All colleges and, schools in this State are earnestly urged to attend in bodies and to secure admission cards and informrtlion from the sec retary of the State fair. Mr. A. W. Love of Columbia, as earlv in Oc tober as possible. Special raid road coaches can be furnished for the purpose of bringing students and teachers if the number of passen gers warrant this and if arrange ments are made iu time. The bench show is to l?e a feature this year." A great deal of interest has been manifested in this depart ment and the fair society will in crease the prizes. The aid and sug gestions of all dog owners are re quested. Receiver for Haile Gold Mine. Lancaster, Special.?An applica tion was 'made before Judge Klugli at Chester Tuesday for the nppoint ment of receivers for the Haile Gold Mining Company, the application be ing made by Harry S. Seeley. of New York, as trustee for the bondholders, the bonded indebtedness amounting to $224,000, principal and interest. The trustee was represented at the hearing by Judge Ernest Moore, of flie Lancaster liar, and the law firm of Sutro & Wright, of New York City. Judtre Klugli granted an order ap pointing (lias. I). Jones, of Lan caster, and L. YV. Amerman, of Pay on, N. J., as receivers of the property. The order directs that the receivers operate the property at once, so that work al the mine, which has been j*ispended since the fearful disaster there hist year, will be r?-mined with out delay. The hiirh character and splendid business abilities of the re ceivers named insures the speedy re storation of iliis valul?::?!e mining properly to its former profitable and paying basis. Cotton Mills Doing Very Well. Columbia, Special.?-The cotton mill* of South Carolina are doing very veil. Ther** is no unusual de manrl for goods and with ennscrva tivo buying prices naturally arc not " hooin i ng." The press dispatches carried this important item of news: A reduction from 4 to 41-2 cents has heen made in standard print cloths. The quotations on nar row poods remain unchanged. While tho decline will tend to lower th? margin between the cost of raw cot ton and the price of tin1 finished pro duct, upon which the operatives' wages are based, it is thought that the recent reduction in the price of middling uplands cotton v ill practic ally restore it. Fall River prices arc not contlned to Fall River goods, un fortunately. Fatal Shooting Affair in South Caro lina. Creenvlle, Special, .fad; Fisher was shot and Probably fatallv wound ed at Piedmont Sunday by Mob Chas tain, both parties white. Chaslflin \tjis arrested and lodged iu the coun ty jail bv Sheriff I'oole. The cause of the shooting is unknown. The physicians slate that Fisher can live but a few hours. To Furnish Confederate Homo. Columbia, Special.?CJeii. Wilic Jones, Cod. P. Cardwell and < om mander \\\ 1). Starling have arranged for the purchase of equipment for the Confederate Home. The Homo will be opened about May 10. The Legislature appropriated $12,000 for the equipping of the building. The Richland delegation has appointed the following to select the rural policemen provided for at the 'last session of the General Assembly: Sheriff \V. II. Coleman, chairman, ex-oflicio; L. M. Hook, L. E. Hohan, Oscar Cliappell. SURE CURE For All Diseases off STOMACH, Liver i Kidneys LECTRIC ok Rtlltfand Cvt for H??d* ache. BacKache, Dlfs!n?M, Indigestion, Malaria, etc. ITTERS Th? bMt tonic, Curative Medicine for these die* mm*. fOo. Guaranteed.