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uemocra - "DO THOU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CA??i S." 7 VOL.\?aX. .ii BENNETTS VILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1904, NO. 60. COTTON IS Kim. Bapid Invasion, of Strangs Trade Fields by he Staple. INCREASES DEMAND ON CROP. ?onie Interesting.Kncte tb?t Will be Read With Interest by the People ol' the South; The world's use of cotton In com merce, the domest'c Held, the equip ments of armies, In the arts-it miy be said, in every sphere of material development, ls practicaly lu its in fancy. When we consider that cotton ls the cheapest material for clothing knuv n toman it appears more than likely that the cottt n Industry will goon expmdlng until the whole of the inhabited earth ls cloth d with the products of its lot ms. "Up in the frc zen north the Klondike miner .slips at night into a paratiued sleep lng bag of South Carolina ducks; away in the east the doughty little Japa nese soldier's fchclter tent is of South Carolina drilling, and the Samoan belle as she strips for the surf bath throws upon the shlug sands a gown fashioned from a bit of Carolina shirt ing." Soi ^lone do prints, cottonades and the "lioeii>" and "silks" made from cotton, clothe the pet-pies of temper ate climes; but the more impervious garments with which the dwellers In Arctic r. gloms are habiiimi nted are made iu part of colton; as is the tar paulin, with which the sailor covers t is mt ic' andise (his articles of cot ton cl thir g.) which he transport? aoross track 1- ss waters to the further nost parts of earth: and cotton duck wraps the underground cables which connect the markets of the world. .WOOL AND FLAX OUTDONE. The cotsumption of cotton ti day ls more than twice the amount of wool and flax; itstands at the head of the world's textile produc?s, first because of its superiority in point of cheap ness, and st coud, the lmprevement in manufacture, better machinery and more highly skilled labor. And so Buccessfu'ly have colton goods been brought to Imitate those made of wool and silks, an expert is required to tell whether either of these has entered into the make up. While lint is so perfectly imitated cotton table cloths wdyen in handsome damask patterns are coming largely to take the place of thc real thing. Formerly, especially in England, the respeetiblility of a house could be measured to a certain degn e by Its supply pnd quantity of "household linen," and r.o gentleman could, un der any possible circumstances have worn any other than a linen shirt. But today, so universal has become the use of cotton, the linen bosom and cuffs are considered all that is essen Mal for the wr 1robe. of the most ex acting masculine exquisite; and as for linen sheets, towels, etc , compara tively few are found, except such as have been handed down out of grand mothei's chests. The high grade, less expensive cotttn goods has sup planted them. Cotton has taken the place of wool in men's clothing till a small percent age of "shoddy," mixed with the cot tx n, will turu out a suit the average inexpeiierced buyer will eccept for wool, or, at least, "mixed." "Shoddy" ls the "clips" from all wool factor?as -the scraps left in the cutting or garments. Thetie ate "broken over," by being passed through machinery which picks and shreds tnem into bits of wool; but as with each such pr' cess the strength of the wool is lessener!; it ls an inferior article goes Into the goods-only good enougti to pass for wool, but with little of ns lirht quali ty. The six-dollar suit of clothes has no part of wool, and being very nearly as good and coming cheaper than the "mixed," lt ls fast getting to take the place of the latter. The labor ing man has found that the cotton which makes the "denim" of his work ing clothes ls st flick nt to his every covering. The advance In the arts of coloring and designing cotton fab rles has had largely to do with this, of course. 8II.K AND COTTON. And fake silk. Or can you reilly tell silk? For it requires an expert to detect the extent to which rn? r cerlzcd cotton enters into it. The linings in men's coats and in women's clothing, the s -called 1 silk'' um brollan which como at Mich reasonahh figures, etc, jon, of course, recognize for "mc icerizt d silk," but you per haps do n t kn >w that th' article you will accept for tirst das-, has Its pro portion of cotton, so deftly concealed that only one familiar with tho trade could discover it. Indeed, a good percentage of ti e so called "silks" are nothing more nor less than a very line mercerized cotton. The manufacture of mercerized cot ton fabrics has reached mob pc ra tions and attained to Mich acceptabil ity they a rc assn red a permanent place among tho textile standards until si me other llb r m< eli Heat len will have been discovered that will come closer to silk. Thcie ls hardly a place where silk ls employed, but that mercerized cotty u car, to a certain extend, els place it- -from draperies and hangings to hosiery and neckwear. A German method of m iking artiti clal silk from raw cotton K?ves a fabric of brilliant color and tlnlsb and con siderable textile strength, which soils for about ?? per cent of the valu . of real silk. The utility of the coarse broun cot ton goods known as khaki duck waa demonstrated in the Boer war, not only on account of its light weight and durability, but of Its color, which rcn ders a force indistinct at a certain dis tance. Thc United States has within four years used 13,000,000 yare'sof 8-Ounce khaki cloth for her troops, Russia's ser vice uniform ls of cotton; and Japan, who some time Lack purchased khaki duck of us in large quantit ies, is order ing new supplies. A few years ago, with the exception of those In tropi cal counties, the armies of the world were clothed in woolen uniforms, to day a large proportion ot the troops of tbedlllerent countries wear cotton. The navy, too, oses an enormous amount of khaki duck-even innre than when sabling vessels constituted cur men-of war. Nor has the decline of the sabling vessel diminished the use of cotton duck for ships; it ls em ployed so extensively tor awnings, for coverings for lauccbes, and for other things, that tbe amount of the ma terial used remains just about the same as bc fore. In South Africa and other of the British possessions tbe llax du k has been displaced as covers for flat cars and vans and for tents and wagon covers. COTTON AND ItUUBBIl. Cotton ls an absolute neces>lty to the rubber trade. It Is used In rubber belting, In the airbruke bose on rail roads, in automobile tires and gardeu and tire hose. In Aremeos coats and the storm hats worn by sailors, and tbe loose weave of Oinaburge ls tbe foundation of rubber overshoes. ID tbe leather business it Is equally indispensible, being used as drills In the bring of shoes, and as the basis of the enameled goo:'s called leatherolds, of which wagon tops, cushions, etc., are made. In the "'slickers" worn by teamsters both drills and duck are used. Other coats for which lt is estim?t ed 10,000,000 yards are used aunually are the cotton duck overcoats with blanket linings, before which the heavy wool and fur articles have given way in the northwest. Though if cot ton they are waterproof and are even considered warmer. Ono other conclu sive evidence that the nations of every clime will eventually make the fleecy staple their covering. Flour mills, sugar refineries and Fait concerns use cotton bags In tbe hand Hi g of their gi ods; the government uses 3,000,000 yards of cotton duck every, year for coln bags, ct rujnt is put into cotton bags; and coal; and 2, 000,000 yards of duck annually are made into feed bags for burses. In mlnirg heavy duck is used for drain ing the less accessible portions of the mines, and the wick in the little lamp which the miner weais In his hat ls of cotton. Paper mills and pottery estab lishments use great quantities of duck; thc one as dries and the other in abstracting the water from the clay. I in localities where tobacco must be grown under shade, slats are giving j place to canvass. Immense sheds witt" j tbe cloth covering stretch over acn upon acre, thus giving rise to demanc I for cotton goods In another direction O.ie tobacco company alone In Cube and Florida employs one million yardi Of cloth for this purpose. And th< same company converts every year iou; million yards of cloth into bags fo: smoking tobacco. The lines of busi m ss which employ cotton In f.omi f rm are so many it almost appear: that expansiou of trade is but uev and increased demand for the product With ibo discovery of cv-iry new ol well there's the netd of mt re heav; duck for tillering; and every largi modern building constructed calls fo asbestos j ickets to ever the stean pipes-in the making of which cottoi Is employed. NEW NEEDS KVKItV DAT. Where lormerly blankets were mad only of wool, they are now made large ly of cotton, and in South Africa, I is said, the woolen blanket has beei completely driven LUI by the eotto blanket. New nerds are being discovered fo cotton every day-many of thee small, that is, calling for a small out put to meet a given need-yet each 1 itself a necessity of prime considera Ilion, and ld the aggregate footing u to an enormous total. For instance the porportlon In which cotton enter into the composition of paper is no great, and perhaps will not Increaa io any extent, but think of makin bricks for building houses of cjttor und tiles of the same for hearthstone and laying pavement*! To what ej tent may nut this grow! Truly lt would appear that so lon as the inventive genius of man lent itself to meet bis requirements tbei will be no end to the uses to whlc cotton may be put. It ls even believed that what ma be called the concealed uses of cottc -invisible and unrecognizable prim facie-will lu time come to excec those others where its employment patent and general. Certainly lt ente into the manufacture of more arlie! of commerce tod >y than any other oi agricultural product. _PAUL LINCOLN. Proved Mitt Ornats, The Hheraw Chronicle says Col. J. Dargan has received a letter fro she curator of tho boston Natur History society slating that be li found out. upon investigation th Dr. John Leighton Wilson was real tho discoverer of the g >rllla. Tl curator han mada the proper curre lion lu the reco.ds and has Uled Ci Dargan'.1) ??nicle which was publish In The StUe a few weeks pgo which Col. Dargan gave the cretilt 1 this discovery to Dr. Wilson. Ci tainly Col. Dargan has done a splcnrj werk for South Carolina In glvi credit to one of her d?stingu>8ti sons fur his ci ntrlhutlon to thc soler of natural liNtory_ Cut i ! h. Threat. At Columbus, Ga., Dr. Cliff Di can's throat was cut at 10 o'ck Wednesday hy James Ware, his ?mc at the Delicatessen, a Twelfth sin saloon. Dr. Dui.can had Just co lonna train and claims that as entert d the place he was attacked Ware wi'bout provocation. Ills tim was badly slushed, and he ran < into the street, where he told the I ice lha.t Ware had cut him. Ho > escorted to the Rankin drug ste two blicks distant, blood spatter the pavement all the way. Ile Is c soious but his wounds are exceed In dangerous. Ware ls at police t racks. Ile was drinking at tho tl of the trouble._ No < i H.-riiil ii/- Contrats The attorney general of the Uni States has given an opinion that gi sing contests used hy m?uy newe pers and business houses come un the provisions of tho lottery law, ; ad such publications or ctroulars reference to such contests cannot circulated through the malls. Tt legitimate businesses which have tered upon such schemes will be lowed a reasonable time to get ou them. AN INTERESTING CASK. Two Nruro Women Claim to Be th? Widows or Paul Lightsey. There was an Interesting case at Orangeburg before Judge- of Probate Robert E. Copes a few days ago. It seems that some time last spring Paul Lightsey, colored, was killed by the fast train of the Seaboard Air Line railway at the town of Norway, In this county. Lightsey was driving a wagon aoross the track at the time he was killed. Mr. H. L. Solomons took out letters of administration of the estate and the railroad company paid him several hundred dollars as administrator to settle the claim against the railway for killing Ligbt sey. After the payment of the expenses of administration there remained quite a nice sum for the heirs of the deceased. He had been living near Norway for about 10 or 12 years and had a wife there by the name of Re becca Lighbsey and several children by her. Rebecca applied to the court for the payment of the surplus funds to her and children as heirs of Paul Lightsey. Then came one Jane Lighbsey fro n Bamberg county and alleges that she was married to Paul Lightsey several years ag;; that he left her about 14 years ago, and she bad lost sight of bim until she heard of his death. She has no children. A hearing was held and a number of witnesses were examined before Judge Copes, and it seems that Jane Lightsey succeeded in establishing her marriage to Paul. Lightsey left no children by his first wife, Jaoe, and under the law his children by bis second wife, Re becca, are illegitimate, and the ques tion now is what portion of the fund goes to Jane. Lights y left several half brothers and sisters, who live in Dorchester county, and they are claiming, through Mr. M. S. Connor, their attorney at St. Georges. At torney Bellinger, for Jane L'ghtsey contends that in a case for personal inJuri? s the damages accrue only to father, mother, widow or children, parties specially named In the stat utes, aud that the funds do not go Into the estate generally for all the heir. Tho Interesting question at present ls whether Jane Lightsey wil} get more than one half of the fund, one half being her regular widow's portion under the statutes of distri bution; and then what dispostlon will ba made of the remaining half. Or ls Jane Lightsey entitled to the entire fund as widow In the absence cf any legitimate children and father or mother. Kidnapped a Girl Lewis P. Redmond, nephew and namesake of thc notor ous Nor tb Carolina outlaw, has been arrested at Greenville, S. C , charged with kiduap ping a 14 year old girl in Anderson county. When arrested Redmond had a double barreled shot gun and a quart of whiskey. He laughed hartily when arrested, and made no resistance what ever. Redmond has a good face and generally wears a broad smile, which Chief Recknel says ls a characteristic of his noted uncle. He took his arrest coolly, and asked for his quart of whis key when he left with the Anierson Sheriff. The girl who, it is alleged, he kidnapped was not with him at the time of his arrest, but it is said that she ls at one of the mill villages. Wanted KovonRO. A deliberate attempt tn cause a disaster on the Louisville and Nash ville railroad is charged against How ard Richardson, who was arrested Wednesday night by railroad authori ties at Jellico, Ky. Richardson took in engine from thc Jellico yards Wednesday evening and started tv) ward Louisville at a forty-mile ap hour rate. Train No. 49 from Cor oin. Ky., was a few minutes late and by the aid of telephones was stopped at Pleasant View, Ky. Switches were , thrown and obstructions put on the track at Mountain Ash, Ky., but the wild engine died before reaching there. Richardson was put off the train No. 40 some time ago, it is al leged, and swore he would get even. Kell In thc Corridor. Elverton R. Chapman, son of E. R Chapman, a wealthy banker and law yer of New York city committed suicide by jumping from the third tory of Carleton Hotel In London to he corridor beneath. The acclden' occurred when the corridor of the le tel was filled with fashionable guests who Wv-re about to dine. Tin yt ung man. who arrived at the hotel Saturday had b on 111. Wednesday light he dressed for the dinner ai cl vas walking a'ong tiie third door .vben he jumped over the banister ind landed on the stone Hour, llb kuli was crushed aud he wai badly .rubed. Ho died twenty minuter later, ne was twenty-three years ol ge._ Dismissed. Acting Score'a y Oliver Wednesday lirected toe Qcilsch&rgo "without huti or" of Private John T. Smith, hos pital c rps, stationed at Kort Mott, N. J., who ls said to have married a tr gress and whoso discharge was ecomm nded by Gen. Grant, t*,om maud nig the department of the east, ie having acted upon the recornrneu latlon of the post surgeon at F ?ri Mott. Gen. Grant's r< commendation .van ce nour re tl In by the surgeon gen -rat's office. In tho offlcal statement given out at the war department ii iisposh g of thc case lt ls stated .,hat 1'ilvate Smith married "a wo nan of bael charater whose prov lou narriage has not bien terminated bi he death of her husband or by any form of legal separation." Will Worry Alon?;. Mr. Rockefeller's Standard oil has this year paid a dividend of only 83d per share, compared with 34 I In luo.'t. rills decrease of SH on the share will mean a loss of just 83,200,000 In thc Rockefeller income. But the recent 4-cent raise in the price of Standard jil will probably enable tho poor man to tide over the hard winter. Suicidal. Will Everette, a prominent young mantf Vienna, Ga, committed suicide Friday afternoon by shooting himself In the heart with a 38-callber pistol. Despondency ls said to he tho cause of the act. YOUNG LADY CHOKED Tn Broad Daylight by a Blaok Fiend in a Large City. A MOST OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK. Tho Scoundrel, Charlen Jefferson, Is Caught and Rushed to Savan nah, Os., and Lodged tn Jail for Safekeeping. The Augusta Chronicle says an at tempted assault at au early hour Tuesday morning, Nov. 20, on For syth street, in tbe lower part of the city, perpetrated by Charles Jefferson, colored, cn Miss Zadie Rouyer, created intense exoitemcnt throughout the city. For a little while there were rumors of a lynching and it was a race between the city and county officers to catch the negro and forestall au y attempt at mob violence. The fol lowing account of the dastardly crime ls given by the Chronicle. The alleged attempted assault oc curred between 8 and 0 o'clock. A few minutes after Its occurrence Lieu tenant Limbeth Hopkins, headir ' a number of policemen, and Deputy Sheriff George W. Britt, at the head of several county policemen, were on the scene and had the details of the alleged crime. The negro had made his osoipe and the first efl >rt of the ofll:ers was directed to accomplish his arrest before he got beyond the city limits. Officers wero rushed to the city bridges and to Sandbar Ferry to pre vent Jefferson's escape to South Caro lina, it, being known that he had rel atives In Aiken county. Other otu cers were sent to the southern out skirts of the city to be on the watch out for Ji ff;rson. Miss Bouyer was able to give an excellent description of the negro, the manner in which he was dressed, and in addition he was personally known to several of the hunting party. The precautions taken and the rapidity with which these were carried out made the offi cers con li dent that Jefferson would not be able lo leave the city without arrest. Witblu an hour and a half Jefferson was caught lu one of the brick yards south of the city. Ile was recognized and arresed by Officer William Belding. At the time he was making for the open country. In a fortuna e manner the officers learned the direction taken by the negro and were able to take ex tra precautions to prevent bis escipe. Tue matter was being discussed at the Court House and was overheard by one of the negro laborers about the build ing. He knew Jefferson and declared he saw bim come up Greene strest, pass the court house and turn out Washington street. Runners were dis patched to the southern section of the city and theoffiners notlfisd of ^he facts, with the Instruction to keep on the lookout carefully. Jefferson was held quietly in the southern section of the city and Judge William F. Eve not;lied of his arrest. Deputy Sheriff Britt was quickly on the scene. When first arrested by belding Jefferson asked what he was wanted for. The officer told him he vvoulc* find out soon enough. Ho was greatly frightened. When Deputy Sheriff Britt took him in charge to carry him to the jail, where Miss, Bouyer was waiting to complete the" Ide 'tlficatlon. Jefferson confessed he was the man wanted and oegged not to be brought to the city. As Miss Bouyer's brother was great ly wrought up over the occurrence, and a number of the friends of the young lady were threatening ven s?ance, after a consultation over the phone with Judge William F. Eve ind Sheriff John W. Clark, it was de cided not to bring the negro to Au gusta, but to drive across country to a station on the Central railroad re mote from Augusta, and board the early afternoon train for Savannah. The negro was hancuffed, securely tied In a buggy seat and then dil ven to Mcbean by Britt. The a :ernoon train was successfully caught, and Jefferson was practically safe before the people | .f the city kuew that he had been ap prehended. Britt wired Judge Eve from Millen that everything was all right. He arrived lu Savannah shortly after 7 o'clock, Miss Bouyer resides on Forsyth street, a lew doors from Ellis street. She is about 19 years of age, and an stbnahle, well connected young lady. She tel's a very straightforward story is to what occurred. There is no questioning the fact that the negro natl an evil intent of some kind. Miss Bouyer was alone In the house it the time. The door was standing open at the Fode entrance and she was lear it. Jeffers >n came to the door ind asked if she had any wood to cut. She replied in the negative. The negro still stood about, and Miss Bouyer attempted to clos;? the door. Jefferson sprang forward, grabbed Miss bouyer and endeavored to close the door. The young lady, very much frightened, struggled to free herself from th J negro's grasp, and almost at the same time began to s.:ream. The negro made a desperate effort :o cut off her screams hy choking ber Although leaving his linger prints on ncr neck, the negro was evidently un luccessful In securing the proper hold on her. He also tried to gag her by forcing his hand In her mouth. Mii-s Bouyer continued to scream and tried o bite the negro's hand. In much less time than lt takes to tell lt, all this occurred. Falling to itcp her screams, and knowing that nelp would soon be on tho scene, Jef en on pushed her to the Hour and lasbtd out of the house. Ile was met m tho sidewalk by Hiveral men, who isked him what waa the trouble, and he replied that some one was beating his wife. The men wirej thrown t>ff by this statement and hurried on to the house, letting the iv geo go. Jef ferson ran to Green street and disap peared. When the meu heard the true story he was out of sight. Thc alarm was quickly given and a crowd gathered. The remainder of the story hus been told. Snloldod. Adam Weiss, of Chicago, a passen ger on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm H., committed suicido when the stea mer was two hours out from New York, on Wednesday. De?porats Tried to be Too Conocrva tivo When They Gbarged. lim. William Jenntng Bryan made a hying trip to Kansas City, going to thc Hotel Baltimore, where he met Mos?s 0. Wetmore, of St. Louis, by appointment, to arrange for a hunt in the ,0z irks, the party to be made up of Mjr. Bryan, Mr. Wetmore aud a few others. Mr. Bryan denied that bis meeting with Mr. Wetmore was to talk/ politics or to arrange for a con ftreiice of Democrats. "Tbe Btory that I sent out leiten; to prom'nent Democrats," said he, "ls uni i ne. 1 sent out no letters and I bave not tried to have a conference. My plans do not contemplate a cou ferr .ico of any sort, at i oast In the imo ad?ate future." M;\ Bryan was aaked to give hhs np!r lon of the Republlean success In tbe election. "^f you will examine the returns," said ho, ''you will And that the Re pub7(can Increase was not as much as might have been expected. Tney ahow, for iostance, that the K >osevelt votev in Missouri was only 7.30C over the .McKinley vote of 1900. If yiu take; this He. pu bl ic m vote and figure out :the percentage you will find that the j increase is not in keeping with the increase in population that one would naturally expect. It would bo fewer than 2,000 votes a year, equiv ale o', to 10,000 Increase in population, and surely you have Increased more rapidly than that. If the Republlcius and . Democrats Wt;re equally divided lt would approximate only 20,000 In crease In population in a year, or 200, 000 in a decade. ?What decade shows so small an increase a* that? "flo you see," Mr. Bryan went on, "it ts not a Republican victory at all. In indicates rather, a falling c ff in the Democratic vote, whereas lt shoiild increase. You will notice the sam? thing is true in other states. The He ?.ubi lean gain was not lu prop ir ti on to t|ie Democratic loss. The Repub licans of Missouri would better make the 'most of their opportunity, for there is no evidence of a change of political complexion of the state. ID Illinois the Republicans bad about 33,000 increase, while the Democratic vott fell off 170,000. In OL? county Roosevelt had you majority more than McKinley had in 1000 and had too, a smaller vote than McKinley had, which showed a stay-at-home vote uf mori than 1,000 Democrats. "in Nebraska the situation was the sarr*j as I have described elsewhere. Roosevelt's gain over McKinley's vote of 1900 was less titan Mc" ' v's gain ovei his own vote of 1890, wu.le the con: d ned vote of Parker and Watson was 15,000 less than my vote In 1000. ThEt shows it was not so much a Re T ' -""i ??a'n as aTosaXor the opDosl tbn. It requires only a campaign tl at will arouse the people to bring otr vote up to its normal ?gures." 'But to what do you attribute the stay-at-home vote?" "The reason I have given hereto fore. The Democratic party tried to bt conservative when it should have attacked the Republicans all along tL-e line, lt sounded a partial retreat vuen it should have been 'Charge. That's all there is to lt." AV tinted to Buy Votes. A dispatch from, Denver, Col., nays women concerned In election fraud cases crowded Commissioner Capron's Court Wednesday when Mrs. Rose Snyder was arraigned on a charge ol buying votes at the last election. Liz zie Cummings aud a host ( f other wo men made altldavlt that Mrs. Snyder gave them 8f> each for their votes. The case was not heard because it was said tho prosecution was not prepared, "but we want an Immediate trial," said Mrs. Snyder's lawyer. "These suits were br lUght simply for political ilicet and not for the purpose of jus t!ce." Hut Commissioner Capron put the case over. Mrs. Snyder is complain ant in several cases against Democrats whom she charges with intimidating voters. ?shot At tbe JudK?. At San Francisco, Cal., Isaac Selby, until recently up to the rall In supe rior Judge Hubbard's court room Wednesday) pulled a revolver and, be fore any tue could grab him, tired a shot directly at the j jdge who wasn't thirty feet away. The ballin an.) court oillcers appeircd to be paralyzed and the judge himself was the tirst t i arise and disarm the mau. Selby's bullet parsed Into the chair not more tiian an Inch from the judge's lefl ear. Selby's wife had secured a di vorce from him In John Hubbard's court last January and ever since then the man had haunted the court, attempting to get a hearing, he stated Wednesday, af ter the shooting, that Hubbard was in tho p^.y of Jesuits, who were prosecuting him. .llori Bert. Berl-berl, a disease peculiar to rlce-cath g people, was the enemy of the Mikado's ai my in the war with China, causing the death of nearly 35 p(rcent of the lands forces, says au exchange, 't is now doing great mischief in the ranks of Oyami's armies and ls more dreaded than the bullets of the Rus dans. Ber! bari ls a disease that ls tho result of non illiminatiou. Uri.; acid accumulates in tile blood and thc tlrsb symptoms arc distinctly rheumatic. These are followed by complete paralysis of the extremities. There is lack of sensa tion and the power of locomotion, and this paralysis continues toward the vital centres until lt reaches the heart and the story ls ended. Whore art. Tt?;y? The Augusta Herald says the body of J. C. Costello, who was accidentally shot and killed Saturday afternoon by Mr. Beck at the store of D. J. Bowles, ls still held at Donnelly's undertaking parlor. Mr. Donnelly stated Wednesday afternoon that every effort was being made to locate his relatives and that they thought they had about located some of them al. Denmark. Tbc bo:ly will probably be shipped to Nashville, Tenn., and there await a gypsy burial noxt May, although this cannot definitely he de termined until his relatives aro locat ed. OUE NOBLE WOMEN. Tho United Daughters of th? Con federacy Captures Orangeburg. THEY HAD A DELIGHTFUL TIME And Returned to Their Home Full ol Praise lor the Hospitality Kx tended Them by the Peo ple of Orange buri;. Tue United Daughters of tbe Con federacy captured Orangeburg last week. All bornes were open to the fair visitors, entertainments at every Intermission of the convention await ed ttiem, and even dbe street cars and backs were put at their disposal free of charge. The members of the con vention seemed to enjoy every minute of their stay in Orangeburg, and were very appreciative of the many bospi taltleB shown them, but they came fer business and they atteuded to lt premptly and well. Thc to-slons of the C?nvention were held in tbe coun ty court house, which wai handsome ly decorated for the purpose. The walis were hung with festoons of bunting in Coufeuerate colors which al so adorned the railings and the judge'ti bench. O i the walls are the p rtrait of Lee and Jackson, Hampton and Gordon, Vance and Johnson and above tbe president's chair is a portrait of Col. Paul McMichael, after whom tba local diaper is named. The convention waa called to order at half past ten o'clock on Wednesday morning, and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. J. A. Clifton, D. D. The "Bonnie Blue Flag" was sung most delightfully by the Mendelssohn Choral ulub.composed of young ladles of Orangeburg. Mrs. Burnett, the president of the convention, then introduc.d Hon. T. M. Raysor, who, on behalf of the city of Orangeburg, welcomed the con vention to the city And to the home and hearts of its citizens. Mr. Riy sor was particularly happy In his ad dress, ile declared this convention to be tho most notable of the many gatherings that have been held in Or angeburg. Ile commended the pa triotism of the women In keeping alive the true spirit of the Confeder ary, in honoring which, loyalty to our ? muon country of today ls not diminished. Mr. Raj sor clcs.-d bis address with the Immortal words of tbe late Capt. F. W. Dawson, whom he termed ''the great hearted Charles ton editor, soldier and patriot," "the soul, thc spirit in our women Incant ate, cannot die; it is unchangeable, indlstructive and under God's provi dence, for our vindication ana justi fication shall live always." To the address of welcome Mrs. Richardson responded on behalf of the couveutlon. Sile ?aid In part: Madame President, Members ol Paul McMichael Chapter and of This ! Convention: To be In the historic town of Orangeburg is a great pleas ure but to come as the invited guest of the Paul McMichael chapter, ?. D C., to enjoy the compliment conferred on me, of responding to the address of welcome today from your esteemed townsman and State senator is an honor greater than i expected." Referring to her school days spent In Orangeburg, M r.s. Richardson re called a scene when assembled iu the beautiful oak grove of the campus Friday, May 31st, 1801, was a regl meut wearing a gray uniform of as tine a body of men as the world Jjrttii ever see; a long Une of yoong girls clad in homespun downed with hats m?de of palmetto, holding aloft small liages, the Stars and Bars, others carrying State ilags of blue bunting, a palmetto tree and a crescent moon; a great bevy of grown up ladles, at tired in 'before the war' silks, de laines serges and coal tcuttle bonnets decorated In palmetto rosettes and plumes. Ladles from Barnwell, Or angeburg and Colleton, all assembled to do honor to this great day, the presentation of colors to Llagood's regiment, composed of two companlo. from Barnwell, from Orangeburg and two from Colleton, forming the First South Carolina, 12 month volunteers. Olllcers: Colonel, Johnson Hagood; lieutenant colonel, Thomas J. Glover; major, Watson A. O'Cain; adjutant, Patrick K. Malony; quartermaster, G. B. Lirtigue; commihhary, Wm. W Legare; surgeon, Martin Ballinger; assistant and surgeon, E. H. Dowling; sergeant major, R B. Wilson; quar termaster sergeant, J. ll. O'Cain; chaplain, Flinn Dickson. Mrs. Richardson then descrlbad the scene of that hopeful day and she traced entertainingly a part, of the history of the regiment and Its sev eral commanders; Johnson Hagood. T. J. Glover, who died "with his face, to the foe," Jami s R. Hagood, who became colonel on his 19th birthday, Mrs. Richardson In titting terms re ferred to the life and deeds of many of Oraugeburg's sons; Olin M. Dana 1er, who was killed while c lonel of the Tweuly second South Carolina regiment, Paul McMichael, who though cold and starving refused the oath of allegiance. Mrs. Richardson appealed to the women to write a correct history o' the experiences during thc war, and to strive to keep the record straight. On behalf of Paul McMichael chap ter, U. 1?. C., Miss Mary McMichael made the address of welcome. She said only a few words but they were so ap propriate and full of meaning that she was applauded most heartily. Mrs. Yttudiverof Anderson, responded on henalf of the State division. PiOeeediug to bjslnees the conven tion lirst heard the report of the com mittee on credentials, Miss Washing ton, chairman, which showed that there wore more than 80 delegates present. List of delegates and visitors: Mri. W. D. Tranham, Camden; Mrs. E. E. Sill, Camden; Miss Murgaret Evans, Anderson, Mrs. Nina Solomons. Sum ter; Mrs. A. J. Sproles. G renwood, Mrs. A. T. Brown, Newberry, Mrs. August Kobo, Newberry; Mrs. Thom as Littlejohn, Jonesville; Mrs. J. lt. Vandlver, Anderson; Mrs. B. G. Clif ford, Union; Mrs. L. M. Farr, Union; Mrs. Julia V. Smith, Spartanburg; Miss Theodosia Jones, Marlon, Mrs. A^^J^JM^ijbJti^ (Continued on page 4.) SAD BHD OF ROMANCE. The Deserted Wife ol an Alleged No Mourne. Rotorua Home. Almost hysterical with joy, Mrs. Reginald O i wald Dougatos who a year ago left her home at Lamberts Point, Va , as tho bride of Lord Dou gatos, an English nobleman, returned Wednesday night over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad with her Infant son. Mrs. Daigatos left her bumble but happy home for Sin Francisco after a weddlDg attended with unusu al pomp for Lambarts Point. Wednes day she came back heartbroken, a de serted wife. A ) ear ago a distinguished looking ? ghshman, who introduced himself ac the hole's as Lord Reginald Os wald D .og.ai a, the owqer of a vast estate lu E igland, came to Norfolk, .t c J m pa o i ed by considerable baggage mri a man who posed as his valet. Duri- g the stay of his . lordship hero he became acquainted by accident with Miss Louisiana Hobbs, who tben lived with her aunt, Mrs. M. J. Haw kins, at Lamberts Point. Miss Hobbs was* beautiful, and Dougatos soon be c.i.me an ardent wooer, despite the prote ts of the relatives of Miss Hobbs. A short while afterward she became Lady Dougatos, the ceremo ny being performed by the Rev. Ar thur C. Thompson, of Trinity Episco pal Church, Portsmouth, th the pres ence of a few friends and the relatives of the family. Lord D ugatos and his bride left at once for San Francisco, for the osten sibl : purpose of disposing of mining properties on the Pac tic Coast, as he sa'd he wished to b; rid of his Ameri can properties to return to Eagland and live on his estate in peace. On the Pacific Coast, thousands of miles away from her Virginia home, Mrs. D ?ui/atos discovered that she had been deceived as to her husband. In San francisco Mrs. Djugstus was de serted, and, after fighting aga'nst fate for a while, succumbed and wrote home 'o her relatives. A ticket was ent to her to come back to her old nome. About a month ago she left the Western city for Norfolk. At Bi union, Texas, M>s. Dougatos be came ill and in the Texas city her son. was born. Mrs. Dougatos resumed her homeward journey Friday, arriv ing here Wednesday, where ?he was welcomed by her relatives. A FAMILY FIGHT In Which Four People Are Killed on Both Sidos. Two men were shot and killed and mother seriously wounded by J. M. Williams, a farmer, near the town of Alvarado, Texas? Stephen McKinney, a young farmer who had been paying attention to the stepdaughter of Williams, falling to win his consent to meroin ga, ran away with the girl md married her. McKinney and his bride returued home and the bride groom went to work on his farm. William* went to the town of Alvara do and bought a nfla. Tarn riding out to the field where McKinney, his rather and brother were at work, the enraged man, without a word, opened tire, killing Stephen. The elder Mc Kinney rushed to the rescue of his son and was himself shot dead. The brother, too, was seriously wounded. Officers have started to arrest Wil liams and trouble is anticipated. J. M. Williams, who fired the fatal shots, barricaded himself In his home ind defied the elli jera. He sent word to his daugbt:- ! *he widowed bride of vne man ne had killel, that lt she did not come to him he would bin ber. In fear and trembling she went t,o the nouse. There she found her l^er armed with a rifle and in a frenzy 01 rage. The officers were afraid to fire into the house for fear of killing some immber of Williams' family whom he ueld prisoners there to shield him. All night the otllcers watched from the .McKinney home, where lay the bodies of the men killed by Williams. Final ly, Williams seated himself by a win dow, his r Hie across his- knees, and, becoming drowsy, his head dropped on nls breast and he slept. Asmrlng her self that her father was asleep the widowed bride stole from the house and tied to the home where her hus band's body lay. As soon as the posse learned Williams was alone they opee ed tire on him. He was not slow in re turning lt. Finally his shots ceased and the sheriff entering the house found Williams lying on the iloor with a bullet'through lils brain. Muse Pay l'hoir Way. The Columbia Record says a num ber of letters have been received by the governor lu regard to the piopos ed boll weevil convention to be held at Shreveport, La., next month, and i number of delegates appointed ob talued the impression that tho ex penses of the trip would be paid. There ls no mcney to pay such an af fair out of the expenses of the state government, and delegates are ap pointed who Intend to KO and have enough interest in the cotton crop to pay bb ?tr own way. Killed a Marshal. A sp?clal from Monroe, La., says: Deputy United States Marshall J. E. Pope was shot and Instantly killed Friday evening near his home 'at Trenton by an unknown man who tired from behind a tree. Pope was leading a calf along the street when Ids slayer tired with a shot gun loaded with buck shot. Several months ago Pops, it is said, was warned to leave the parish.under p-.nalty of death for alleged activity in prosecuting peon age cases. .Goes to Wost Point. To Representativo Livingston, of Georgia, and to Col. J. C. Woodward, president ot the Georgia Military academy, President Roosevelt Friday Indicated his iutentlon to appoint Stonewall Jaoksou Christian, a grand son of Genoral Stonewall Jackson, as a cadet to tho West Point Military arv rb-my. The young man is a student at the Georgia Military academy. THIS record of the football season, just closed ls thirteen fatal casualties and 3l0scrloubly injurlei, the most se rious being broken collar bones and any number of broken and dislocated shoulders, arms, lego, and broken riot and noses. Now for the solemn annu al editorial discussion of the brutality of football. PARKER'S TOTE Ts Over One Million leas than an'a Four Years Ago. THE OFFICIAL RETURNS BOW IN Also Show Tbat Roosevelt'*.Total Vote Was Only a Mulo Over Four Hundred Thousand. More than McKinley's. The o ni ci al canvass by States of the votes in the recent Presidential elec tion, which ls now nearly complete, shows some startling results, which even the most astute politicians failed to foresee. Undoubtedly the greatest surprise is found In the fact that the total of the popular vote was less than In 1900. From the latest figures, most of which are official, it li' found that Roosevelt received 7,702 180 votes and Parker 5.119,704. In 1900 McKinley had 7,217,810 and Bryan 6,357.8.0. Tous Roosevelt's " gain over McKinley's vote was only 480, 370, while Parker's lo<-s 'from the Bryan vote was approximately three times that figure, or 1,238,122. For every new recruit in the Republican army there were three deserters from the Democrats. Tils shows that the combined vote for Roosavelt and Parker totalled 12, 821,884, which was 753,752 less than the combined vote for McKinley and Bryan in 19J0. Add 000,000 for the Socialist vote, and the total ls still iib ut 550,000 short of the total vote or all parties in 1900, which was 13, 901,560. There ls DO reason for be lieving that the Populist, Prohib tionlst and SJ cialist-Labor candt/rS?es had so many as 550,000. This Indicates clearly thajk fewer persons voted than In the jpreceding> conteat. Ojt of thc enrfire Uah of . States there were only th/ee In which Roosevelt's vote wj?"sja?i!er than Mc Kinley's, and Pry. ker's greater than Bryan's. These/were Georgia, Missis sippi and So'v.uh Carolina. In eight States-^irtiiama, Kentucky, Maine, Matricur1, North Carolina, Tennessee, .Texas and Virginia-both Parker and Roosevelt received fewer votes th Bryan and McKinley, respectively, four-Delawire.Massachus?tts, P Island and West Virginia-Pa?V vote was larger than Bryan's, aud R.osevelt's larger uhan McKinley's. In the other thirty Roosevelt had more votes than McKinley and Parker less votes than Bryan. FLUCTUATIONS HY STATES. This table shows the lluctuations in the different States: Roosevelt Parker lona. gain. Georgia. 10,003 2,991 Mississippi. 1,253 3,294 South Carolina. 1,308 5,630 Totals. 13,164 11,914 Roosovelt Parker loss. I.'.'.ill. Alabama.20,itJ0 - 10,511 Kentucky. 26.80L 24,899 Mnine. 51 9,275 Maryland. 2u,815 12,825 North Carolina. 48,081 32,752 Tennesee. 1,194 4,751 Texas. 5,041 127,423 Virginia. 1,805 5,080 Totals. 137,614 233,520 "Roosevelt Parker gain?. gain. Delaware. 176 762 Massachusetts. 15,686 11,279 Rhode Island. 7,1'4 5,112 West Virginia. 12,425 1 560 Totals. 35,401 18,713 Roosevelt Parker gain loss. Connecticut. 8,532 1,088 Idaho. 20,186 10,994 Nevada. 2,240 2,176 -New Jersey. 23,431 258 Pennsylvania^Zrxx-TB&ps5*rrr? 8??.244 Utah. 15,305 12,503 Vermont. 4 801 3,072 Washington. 37,514 14.833 Wyoming. 5,789 i ,287 Totals. 24-4.200 146,331 Roosevelt Parker gain. loss. Arkansas. 1,940 16,411 California. 34,813 39,300 Colorado. 12,006 46,551 Florida. 895 1,214 Illinois. 34,700 18\055 Indiana. 31.026 37,893 . Iowa. 7,192 44,205 Kansas. 24,918 77,801 Louisiana. 707 3,671 Michigan. 45,731 58,685 Minnesota. 24,387 , 56,245 Missouri. 7,356 60,075 Montana. 8,645 16,365 Nebraska. 10,723 62,237 New Hampshire. 821 2,328 North Dakota..... 2.109 3,519 Ohio.:v. 76,070 117,228 Oregon. 3,927 1 5,028 South Dakota. 7,964 11.844 Wisconsin. 14,288^ 25,178 Totals. ?355,547- 888,893 To sum up the plurality ior Roose velt was made up of 28 per cent. Re-.* publican gains and 72 per cent. Dem ocratic losses. The H naging Oase. ' The Columbia Record says one of the most important cases of thc Greenville circuit is expected to be argued In the supreme court in a day or so. The case is the famous Frak lyn suit against the Southern, in which a verdict of 825,000 was awarded Mrs. Fraklyn on the charge that she WAS mistreated on a train running be tween Newberry and Greenville. A motion to reduce the verdict was made, but refused, and the case car ried Into the supreme court. Hrh);;.- Tender Killed. Thomas Disharon was instantly killed Wednesday by a freight train on the drawbridge which spans the Pooomokc river, of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad at Pocomore, Md. Six freight cars leit the track and were wrecked. Dis haron who was the bridge tender, was on the bridge and was unable to escape before the train struck him. The engineer of the trahi is arrested and ls under $500 ball to appear before the grand jury. Killed His Trainer. Charles Hendricks, a lion tamer, lacerated by a huge Hon during an exhibition at San Francisco, died Fri day. The accldeut happened during the performance of a trick in which the Hon was made to jump through a paper hoop. The trainer slipped and was at tao lu (1 by tho hugh beast which tore his leg frightfully and caused a shook from which he did not recover,