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"DO THOU, GREAT LIBERTY, INSPIRE OUR SOULS AND MAKE OUR LIVES IN THY POSSESSION HAPPY OR OUR DEATHS GLORIOUS IN THY CA??i S."
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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,