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Is the Solution of the Cotton Situation Say* McLaurin. HAVING LITTLE FAITH la Reduction of Acreage. He Con tends that all the Cotton the South caa Produce May be Sold at . Good Prices by Enlarge ins Our Trade. To the Elitor of The News and Courier: The drop!.ln the??prlce of cotton is exciting all over the South, and a Convenlon has been called in Nt w Orleans to consider questions re lating to the cotton industry. I have seen many remedies proposed for over production, but havo beard nothing about under consumption, and herein Hes (In myl;oplnion):tho only perman ent solution of thc r ^blcm. With proper motu -ds of distribu tion, there ls room ior a larger crop of cotton than has yet been produced in the South. It ls painfully appar ent that burning cot'.on, reduction of acreage, etc, are only temporary ex pediento, and will afford no perman ent relief. Can we find newer and wider mar kets'for our .sta plo product? That this would be a complete remedy none can doubt, and that such markets exist uone familiar with the question will deov. FaclEg us on the ether side of the globe are the leeming millions of China, and it was among them that we found a market for our surplus when the large crops of the late '90s glutted all other markets. Five-cent cotton proved a great stimulus to manufact urlug and led to tho marvellous development from;i890 to 1?0O, when there was an lrcrease ~ln the.Unlted States of 32 por cent, whilo in South Carolina the output from our mills ran up from ten to for ty million dollars, finding a ready mar ket in China. Inde**d demand fnr outstripped pro ductlon, and there was a bteady ad vance in the price of spot cotton un til the China market was practically closed by troubles in the East, aiK speculation advanced prices al.norm ally, and, instead of an expanding .market with advancing prices, wc an In the period of a contractor g market with falling prices, lt ls evident thal wo are facing another era of low priced cotton. Can we take advantage of the situa tion and create such a widespread de mand fer cotton KO Kia that ?ow pricn! and over-production will never ht heard of again? Cotton is now hclow thc c st ol' pro duction, lower by comparison than lt has ever been before. Its natural ad vantages are such that if we do noth lng lt will take care of itself, as it has in the past, I ut by wisdem we can hasten the day when the klug shall come to his own awain, and this, I apprehend, ls thc great purpose of'u Convention of the cotton growers. China ls an old country, with thc stored wealth of centuries; lier people need our cotton, particularly thc cheaper fabrics. I beard Minister Wu say once that the'questlon of clothing was one of tho greatest problems that c nfrunteo his people, but Utile cotton is grown and the methods of manufacture primitive. They depend lar^^n^-ion' silk, and he laughingly a^gSteo that, so groat was the population, that If cot ton were used^SS in other portions of the woil?VfCnd you could get "each Chinaman to add one inch to the length of the tall of his shirt, lt would consume the cotton crop of the South." So far we have only touched with our cotton trade one small section in North China, the exports never ex ceeding twenty-h ve millien dollars in ono year. It may 'seem strange that a pre?t or loss on an Industry amounting tc ?340,000,000 annually should be af fected by the loss of an export de mand of 818,000,000 or 820,000,000, but thc sceptical have only to ru fer to the history of the cotton trade for 1901, during the Hi xeriroubles, when ? \ exports to China almost ceased tobo convinced of tho value of our at pros ent comparatively small Eastern trade. Tho year 1904 has demonstrated be yond doubt that In spite of the boll weevil the South can produce a crop of cotton far In excess of the demands from present markets, hence neoewd ty fortes either the curtailment of the crop or finding newer and wider markets. No one familiar with present, condl tions b?lieves that without st me prov idential disaster the crop of 1008 will be materially reduced. If the acre age is curtailed better cultivation and tho increased use of fertilizer will make up the dcllcicncy. We have the large profits of two well sold crops in our batiks and as long .?a we can hoy mules end guano we will makocotton. The South now has a pract ical mo nopoly in tho production of cotton. This she should keep at all hazard, find new markets, and make enough cotton to supply ti e world at fair prices. Reduction of acroage may do to talk, but resolutions will nut reduce lt, and I believe tint there will be men in the Cotton Growers' Conven tion who will take a more compreben- I sive view of the situation. i Considering that In China alone i there ls a population of 400,otio,000 \ whoso trade with us percapita ls now | Infinitesimal compared with what it ls bound to develop In the years to i come, who will undortake to place a i limit upon the quantity of cotton j good'j that the Orient will consume? Trade follows the flag." Unduuht- ( edly tho time was never more favor- ( able for developing new markets; the i war now in progress scorns nearing an t end. Japan will undoubtedly retain I Its position on the mainland of Asia; i Korcaand Manchuria will ho rapidly | taught Weatoreu methods, and under \ the tutelage of Japan the Chinese 1 Empire will be opened up to com- j meroe as never before. With Alaska, Oui.m, Ifawafl and 1 the Philippines we hi ve huge stepping i atones to the Orien;, friendly ports i tinder our own dag, depots, bases of I supply, and if need be, for our protec- t tlon, arsenals. f Nearly fifty years ago a secretary of t State predloted that large as was our 1 trade with Europe, greater as It1 c ? ? . ? ?? ?? v Vi.rv ?. ? - night beco?rpe, lt would In thc ful- ? ness ot the time, be dwarfed In < jomparlson with the . inevitable lovdopmeut across the Pacific. 1 t believe that Mr. Howard wai 1 right and thu In China there ha market waiting, which will enable us bo sell 20,000, jon instead of 10,000,000 bales above ten cents the pound. 1 If we could with so little effort de- ; velop a market lu a locality in North Ubina, lt seemB to me that it could be done in all accessible portions of the Empire. It ought not to be ditlloult to teach EI thrifty peopie the superiority of cot ton over silk as an artlole of general wear. It is cheep ir, and the fact that it will wash commends it to a people so cleanly in their habits. Then thc old saying, "Chinamen oe vcr wash their clothes and Japs never wash their bodies," would be moro honored In the breach than the observance. All business is done in China under a system of guilds conducted ou simi lar Hues to tho Federation of Labor in this country, and this fact properly bandled has proven a help rather than a hindrance to the introduction of American goods in China. Yuu deal with an organization instead of indi viduals. If the cotton burned during the past weeks had been made Into cloth and sent into portions of China, where American goods are unknown, lt would be a far more sensible p?au of reducing tho surplus and making CUB tumers of these silk clad millions in the Orient. But 7.000 milos of oceau roll be tween us and these maikets, it must be traversed by ships and each day the 'difficulties in that respect multi ply. Our carry Ir g trade'ls lu thc bands, not only of our commercial rivals, but of the natlors who consume our raw cotton and are therefore bitterly op posed to as ?isMng any movement where tho ultimate effect must be to advance the price of cotton. If the market for goods ts to be extended they will sea to ls that it ls done under their auspices ?and then not OE such an extensive scale as to make the staple scarce and high. Tnt American merchant Hag ls a strange; on the high seas, and will be unti Congres takes some action whiol will enable the American built, ane operated ship to compete with its sub sldiz.d foreign rival. For years meas ures to that end have been befon Congress, but the demand has neve come up from the people, because th development of this continent ha heretofore afforded ample. sc<pe, bu tho days of our national Infancy nr gone aud ?vo must go out into th markets of thc world up; n a fool in of equality with the ollie.- na. o Upon thc Atlantic our ourryln trade ls monopolized by cnoimoi foreign steamship lines that ari no circling tho globe wah their std j that Lavo E oper. r.s, Kings and nobb for their adv?cales and st.? Oitholdci The na i ions of Europe re joice lu tl cor.centratitn of thc wealth of the people in their steamship lines, the are sustained hy subsidies f:o'u tile Government and through tl eir co: trol of transportation they levy tri ute upon all thc peoples of the cart and upon none docs lt rest more bea ily than the cotton grower. Less than three per cent of oi carrying tiade with Europe ls American ships, a trade total 1) a b lion and a half annually, two thlr of cur trade with the entire world. The lirst step In extending and e: .arging eur cotton market must transportation facilities. It Its askli too much of human nature to cxpe these nations which are looking f cheap cotton to develop new marled Cotton man lfaoturing has been inti duoed into Japan, but has not fou ris ed, so T am Informed, because of t Impost iii by ed getting theraw ce ton. But. for thia 1 have no di ubt tb by this timo Japan's cotton factor! >vouJd be important pur*har.crs strut^coTErOu. The New Orleans convention co sider no question In which the Sou ls more vitally Interested than shl ping. About 35 per cent of the toi exports of the nation arc shipped frc Southern potts, while only about i per cent of the imports enter Southern p.irts. The great bulk our exports originate in the South in tho Mississippi Valley that dral into the gulf. New Orleans and t gulf ports arc the natural exit, 1 the great lines of railways run e: and west and I do not suppose a one doubts that there i;s a commun of Interest between th?se transa cinental lines and the sabsldb foreign steamship companies. Thal tho combination which has always teated every effort In Congress to p a bill for tho devele paient ed American merci anv. marine. The same interests postponed foi quarter of a century the construct of the Isthmian Canal, hut under i present vigorous Federal adminlst lion this ls la sight, and then natu laws can no longer be defied. God 1 so fasblonce: this country that natural direction for its export j; ducts to move ls north and south, i east and west. New Orleans should and some day wdll bc one of ibo gre est. if not the greatest dlstribut point In tho world. At present about 20 per cent of ships entering North Atlantic pc come In ballast, while over 00 per c entering Southern ports come In l last. This is a serious handicap to cotton grover, for his Is an exp product. Il means that every E! norning in ballast for cotton char Bnough freight one way to pay the penses of thc round voyage, which pense comes from the profits of maker of that cotton. About 00 per c^nt of thc cot joods made In South Carolina go Jirina, but ender this combination transconthK ntal railways and fure iteamshlp lines, these g.:ods do lake the naturi course bo deep wa1 out go north moro than a thous) niles by rail and find exit, many riiein over the Canadian Pacific R .vay. The cotton prober "ho paj . freight." When lt comes to our nexb el neighbors In South A meela, we an i still worse plight. Our cotton gi io to South America via Europe. A vessel loads In South Amer romes to Ch irloston, or New Orle; llscharges i. cargo, takes a cons uentof goods for South America, ialls direct to Europe and from tin JO South America, thus com phi rile circuit of the triangle, and li ng at a disadvantage by thia dui /oyago across the Atlantic thc Ar can exporte-. Hore again "Jonos lays the frc ght." Tho foreigner intends to contro ils ships tho foreign, markets and s bound by self Interest not to enli rile cotton uarket to w here lie wi forced to pay high prices for ipot iou- Oar consular reports record dances wlierc American goods ilgncri to South American ports 1 :een held in Europe and foreign ii lupliotttes sent forward until South American purchaser in despair ieee pt s the Eure pi au substitutes. Is it goud sense for us to continue io allow Europe to buy c : cotton, .arry it across the Atlantic, manu facture it and then Eend it buck across ;h'i Atlantic and sell lt at a prollt right at our door? They #111 do so iust as long as t:iey control transpos ition. I believe it was Grady wbo said 'cotton is a fool," and 1 add has no friends. JNO LOWNDES MOLAUKIN. BennettsvlUe, January 13. MURDELED HIS BON. Tho Awful Deed Wa? Doun Wbile Hie Kath.>r Waa Drunk. At Greenwocd the coronet M J ury which adjourned Monday Jan. lo, to meet again Wednesday to tinlbh hear ing the evldcnco in the matter of Scott Cli gg, whose death was reported Monday Jan. 10, brought lu a verdict Wednesday afternoon that he came to Iris death from a gun phot wouud at the hands of his own father, John 31egg. The verdict was expected in view of developments after Monday's hearing. The unfortunate tragedy bas been the topic offcconversation evor since it happened. Ry s'in . sympathy ls expressed for the father, bi cause of the fact that lt has been ihown clearly that he was drunk at the time. In fact, be seemed, as phrased by some, to be ' perfectly crazy." Whether he caused tue death pf his s >u by drunken carelessness or by the Impulse of a sudden blind way nfdtunken passion will bc for a jury bo d solde. John C'eggwas at once arrested and is now In the county Jill to be tried for (,he murder of bis own ben. The test mouy beard by the jury Monday, given hy Clegg und his son, was to the . ff ct that the boy was shot while the;* were on their way to Greet wood, and that they did not kucw who did it. The jury beard from other wit ncs es that the little boy said Sunday night, after they had arrived here, thar, his father bad shot his b:other, and that this was said in the pie?enee of the fatbor. The little b ?y's ol anged j testimony Wednesday was in sub-1 -..tai ce that his fa her pulled ? ut the pistol to shoot at something tin the road and they (his dead broth-r and himself) caught hold of the pis ol and in some way his brother wus shot. Witnesses I i vi: g along tin road) testified that they saw Oleg* and heard his awful cursing. One man, ! W. P. Rhodos, repeated some ot bis vile oaths, but could hot swear whether they were ell rec Lcd : t the hoy or at the horse. All e>f th? testi mony showed that John Clegg was as wild and frei z'cd :.s a man ci it'd be made hy whiskey, and that as a result . >f this awful state he c lused the deat h of one of his owu children. The boy's mottler has Dieu dead for several years. Clegg was a pei coman a* Greenwood. There ls no dispensary in the cou o ty i and he was dnmk or mode crtzv by drinking Olbin tiger whiskey, which must have been of the viles1! sort, os Clegg seemed and acted like a crazy man while under the influence of it. Will IMHO His Job. Chatles J. Mulky, p stmaster at Westminster, 3. C., is the pjstmastei who has gotten Into trouble by mak in,' and soliciting contributions f -r paying the expanses of negro and Other rieh gates to state and county con veillions. Mulley Will kse his position, which ho bas held only since Ap-il 19, 1904 The Investigation of inspectors of the po->ti thee depart? ment showed that he had not only marie contributions for this purpose himself, but had solicited and ob tained contri b itions from otln r post masters, and it was some of those wh < bad com plained to the ucpart ment, as told lu this correspondence, a clay c>r two ago. In the future all postmasters who either pay ninney to politicians for traveling or other ex penses or sollilt money from other federal employes for the same thing will lose their positions. Several other postmasters are likely to lose their positions, PS others are reported to have done tue same thing. 10*. to ii i>y CamiibalH The Rev. M. L. Stimson, South S a missionary, who arrived recently at San Francisco on the steamer Doric, brings thc first details of the murder of five Catholic priests and ti re nuns of New britain last Octo ber. After the murders tbe savage. ale the b< dies i f the victims within sight of the German Igca residence. Mr. Stimson is settled at Fenapl, Caroline Islands, and he got the de tails from the vice governor i-f New Bristain. He said the nuns and pri-'sts were su. rounded by a mt h of natives whose fanaticism had bein aroused. The priests fought for their li vt s, but all were soon killed. Then the cannibals, proceeded to hold a 'catt on the bodies of the dc tl ms neer the residence of Dr. Ile hi. the governor. He bas organized a puni tive! expedition. Two Wens Killed. Two persons wore killed at d two more very seriously burt Wednesday as ; result of a bailer explosl in which ace irred Wednesday morning about lo o'clock at Graves Mountain, lu Lincoln county Ga. The dead aro: William Martin, Jr.. while, son of William Martin, who owned tl c saw mill. Willie Johnson, colored a sa v mill ?and. William C. Martin was badly scald id about the face, hut not si rlously amt. Another negro whose i ame h tot known is badi, burned alu ut tho ody and arm brok- n. Be will proh ib?*' die. Two other negro? s who ?ere standing near the engine at the i no of the explosli n, were blown JV ir a i all fence, a distance of twenty 'eet, hut not hurt, with the exception if a slight bruise about their bodies. Culla Thom Muru. With dramatic fervor, Senator John fl. Mitchell, of Oregon, on tho floor if the United States Senate Wodncs lay afternoon denounced bis accusers md publicly branded them as "mali vous and atrocious liars." in a heart .o heart talk with his fellow moni tors, ho pr .ela mod his innocence of ho charges upan which be, with Rep escntativo Hermann, of Oregon, was ecently indicted at Portland and ex cessed oonfldeace in his ultimate vin Iteatlon._ liad Boys. Several boys at Fort Gaines, Ga., villi the view ?>( Imitating tho farm ?rt; who burned some cotton on the itreets of that town a short time ago, icoured matches Wednesday highland et lire to a cotton warehouse. Toe ire burned rap elly and 1 I bales if c.it ron were consumed bef< re, lt was got* .en under coitrol. One residence might tiro from .sparks but the llames vero extingu?.'bed before much dam ige was done. STATE DISPENSARY. J Hop or t of Expert Accountants Who Examined the Books. statist leal Information Regarding tho Stute'? Liquor Bualnosa that lu Interesting. Messrs. D. Zimmerman and J. W. Jones, the accountants appointed to examine the boote and vouchers at the State dispensary Wednesday re ported that tboy bad completed their work. The tallowing statistical lu formation was given in their reports: ASSETS. Cash in State treasury Nov. 30th, '04. 41,268.96 Teams aud wagons. 64.00 Supplies (Inventory Nov 30th, '04. 7,043.76 Machinery and office fix tures . 0,328 50 Contraband (Inventory Nov. 30th, '04. 1,408.20 Real estate (inventory Nov. 30th, '04.- 52.800 50 Merchandise in hand3 of dispensers Nov 30, '04 494.388.2G Merchandise (Inventory of stock at State dis pensan). 403,50i? 21 Suspended accounts.... 2,890 24 Personal accounts due State for tilcohol and empty barrels, etc.. 19,479 31 Total assets.?1,029,397.05 LIABILITIES. School fund.$ 518,675.77 Personal accounts due by State forbupplies, whiskies, wine;-, beer, etc. 510,721 28 Total liabilities . 81,029,397 05 Cash statement f Dr fiscal year eutdug No/. 30th, 1004: ltECEIPTS. Balance in State treas ury, Nov. 30th '03... 9 20,98') 92 December. '03, receipts. 355.883.85 January, '04, recjlptt.. 248 001 79 February. '04, receipts.. 237 570 03 March, '04. receipts_ 230 449.40 April, '04, receipts. 189 039.75 May, '04, recelp's. 2lo,018 13 June, '04, recelp-s. 180,452.31 July,'04, receipts. 178,181.02 August, '04, receipts... 219.019.80 I September, '04, receipts 241 437 78 O.'teber, '04, receipts .. 290,528 06 November, '04, receipts 327,522 13 iuMil .O?, :>'!.>, _;?o ii niBUUllSKMKNTS December, '03.8 350,4 10.01? January, '04. 230 797 07 February, '04. 252 131.87 Match, '04. 266,612 53 April, '04 . 193 4 17.42 I May, '04 . 101 Od 1 00 ' .lune, '01 . 201 072 33 July. '04 . 102,383.96 August, '04. 195,132.51 .September, '04 . 225.584 82 October, '04 . 229 721.Ml November, '01. 390.H38 84 82,904,029 21 Balance in State treas ury Nov, 30th, *04. . . 41 208 90 Total.$2,945,298.17 Purchases for fiscal year ending No vember 30th. 1904: Whiskies, Bottles, wines, . corks, beer, j labels, etc. etc. December, S 303,518 00 8 25 771.97 January.. 02 128 3?. . ?J -un February. 287,532 01 23,412 88 Mareil... 179 408 50 14 314 95 April .... 80 292 55 10,150 04 May. 166.207.56 6,005.41 June. 98 177.23 ,8,589.69 July. 158 290.08 16,464 01 August... 107,501.52 22,905 86 Sept. 184.340 01 18.104.00 October.. 297.044.33 21,900.87 November 325,639 78 24 717.38 Totals.. 82.310.242 58 8211,903.55 I'KOKITS. Gr??os profits on mer chandise sold during year.$ (552,1 1M 7.", Contraband seizures.... 7,140.97 State's share of profits on be:.r sold by Ger mania Brewing Co... 710 7". Received cn El. T. Ed en's account. 54 03 Total profits.$ 000,039 50 LOSSES. Supplies used.$ 231,477.03 Insurance premiums. . 10,110.93 Breakage and leakage.. 661,51 Freight and express charges. 96.524.16 Labor (pay rolls). 33,873 69 Expense account. 43,372 87 Constabulary. 66,412.12 Litigation. 1,027 64 Revenue license . 125.00 Robbery of dlsiensary, June Olh, '03. 9 32 Roi ?bery of disj ansary, May 13th, '04 . 72 30 Lo;s by tire. 980.98 Refunded by Sta ?a boaid to dispenser, /.lken.. 40S.14 State's net proth passed to credit schot 1 fund.. 17 1.377.7.'. Total losses.$ 000 039 50 ?J list I iiko Thom. A special to the Chicago Tribune declares that thc Colorado Democrats bave discovered sufficient evidence w prove that recen j frauda charged to the Democratic party In that S'ate were tho work of the Republi sans themselves. Detectives employe ! by the Democratic lead TS allege diac they have developed a chain of evl (ienco which will show that thc boxes which revealed f 'adulent Democratic votes had previously been stuftet b* the Republicans, with the purpose ef making out caaes of fraud by the Democrats and t ten having the boxes thrown oui of the c.uint. Killed in H Kl?t. At New Yurk the custom of an Italian baker to leave his heavy de livery basket in a dark hallway of an ! Hast, Side tenement while be delivered his wares through the house resulted In a quarrel in which Pasquale Toto rlello, agerl 45, was killed and his niece, Mrs Mirla Totoriollo, aged 30 years, probably fatally wounded. Both victims were stahl el. M rs. Totoricllo identified the baker, Salvi tore Ferrari, as the man who did the stabbing. When Ferrari was captur ed and brought back to the tenement, for identification the officers and their prisoner were surrounded by an angry mob and tho policemen had to fight their way out. Miss Margaret Hagaman of Balti more h is brought suit against 11 eu ry Callender ot thc samo city, asking $20,000 dami.,(es because tho defen dant, 0 gainst her will, "put bis arms around her neck and kissed and hug ged her." One thing certain, we shall kiss no Baltimore woman without her jonsent. ??OBR??BS MEETING In Columbia I art We<?k Was Well Attended by Delegates. Anion/- tho Hpo?k?TB WereCongress* luau Warnock of Ohio, Sena tor Latlinor, Dr. Niles. . The Good Roads Association of South Carolina assembled in annual session in Columbia on last Thursday. The following are a list 'jf delegates in attendance and the counties they represented: Abbeville, Supervisor G. W. Nick les, J. C. Lomax ?nd J. R Blake; Auderson, Supervisor S. (J. Jackson, J. W. Ashley, J. R. Watson, John K. Woori, J. A. Hall,, A C. Latimer, M. P. Trlbble. M. L. Bonham and M. Perrin. Berkeley, Supervisor J. H. Harvey and J. W. B. Breland. Charleston, SupervLor Wm. P. Cantwell, T. W. Bucot and Earle Sloau. Chesterfield, Supervisor Smith Oli ver. Clarendon, SupervisorT. C. Owens, Ll. E. MoFaddin. Darlington, C. O. McCullough. Dorchester, Supervisor ll. ll. Gross. Florence. Supervisor James B Mc Bride, W. R. Lang ton, W. B. Gause. Greenwood, Supervisor J. M. Major, J. B McCants, R. L. Lyon. Horrv, Supervisor J. L. Boyd..'Ti. F. Tf?dd, W. L". ftlstmK" y' KeJrsnaw, Supervisor J. M Sowcll D. Bethune. Lancaster, Supervisor M. C. Gard ner. ? Mar.lon, Supervisor J. P. Stack house, \L C. Scll-jr*. Orangi.-Jjiirg, Supervisor Olin M Dmiz'er, .T. D. A. Llvirgitou, J. A Btnks. *: Richland, Supervisor rt'. J?. cPirfurl lng, P. J. Garrick. L. Ribon. Wm. Douglass. N. Rawlinson, W. IL Sllgb, F ll. Ilyat. Suartanburg, Supervisor I). M. Miles, M. F. Turner, W. T. B own. C.don, Supervisor T. J. Beden hitugh, R. L Me Nady, J..UKS P. Vue on. Wtlllcms ;urg, Supervisor John J. Graham. York, Sup.Tvisor Thomas W. Boyd. Barnwell, Supervisor J B. Morris. Marlboro, Supervisor M. E. Coward Laurens, Supervisor IL B. Hum bert. President F. IL Hyatt called thc meeting to order. Tho p-ocecdlng> were opened'by prayer by the Riv J. W. Daniel. Mayor G bots, on be h ilf of the city, .welcomed the dele g itt s. The following olllcars were tloct.cr for the ensuing year: V. ll. Hyatt president; Evie Sloan, secretary; O M. Dantzler, treasurer. President Ilya*r. read ids rep-rt foi ?ast yar, which is full of interest. A learned and highly a? prc elater address on the subj-jct of i.Lpovet roals in Cauada, thc United State! and Mexico was dclivo;?d by Dr. C. M. Niles. Gov. H ey ward s?r>t a mcssaga ex pressing reg re is at ids absence, caused tiy temporary illness, but pledged hi. warmest sympathies and most tarucs.t etforhs in the interest of the Soutl Carolina Good Roads association. The ussclatlon adopted a cuustltu tl; n lt a'so adopted a scheme sub milted by the secretary for tho c r ganiz itlon of branch county associa tions, for which a constitution was also prescriber'; c iples of lids plan foi organization will ba supplied ti an> counties which may apply for it. The following resolution was adopt ed: ''Belt resolved, That this associa lion memorialize the general a>semblj to provide, that ail Stile convicts, not under sentence for Uf?, shall be sub j: ot to hire by tho respective counties ol this Stute for service In the con struction and (Lie maintenance of tlu public highways. This piaycr bj prc dieted on the fact that the number 01 convicts available in s onie c u ties ii t io small to ba e ooo.ideally guarded, maintained and operated, and on tlu further fact the free labor available for road purposes ls inefficient, un satisfactory and far more expensive than the cost of the operation of'thc proper si?.ed uhaingang for any re quired woik. " A committee was appointed to cali on the appropriate legislative com mitt.es and submit for their c insid "oration the recommendations adopted by the association. At the night session Judge W. R Warnock, number of congress from Ohio, addressed the association on "(loi d Roads" and in commendation ol Senator Latimers hill which provide! for federal aid. Judge Warnock, in warm terms, eulogized Un: scutberi people for doing homage to Hie vir tues ot such a lier i and captain a;^ Lob.-rt E. Lee by the titting obser vance of the anniversary of ins birth day. Ho predicated the character ol a people an the character of its ac cap ted her ?cs. Senator Latlmer followed Judge V/arnock and made a forceful presen t ill--ii of the advantages of lils bib for federal aid for road buding. At 1 o'clock p. m., the Association adj nine 1 till 10 o'clock Friday morn ii.g. Following ls an account of Fri d i>'s proo edlugs. Nearly the. entire morning was con sumed in the "experience meeting." 'Ibis is considered ono of the most nroiitable parts of the proceedings. The Supervisors ; lie road builders themselves-entered into an informal a id general discussion of their diiler c it methods of meeting the difficul ties encountered and the methods md costs of bulldi ig and maintaining good roads. Ooo n atter that received con siderable comment was tbe compara tve cost of keeping the difleienl o altes of road machinery hi repair Several c nu.ties contemplate purchas ing an equipment of road machiner* and were wisely prolltiug by experi ences of theJr neighbors. About three hours was spent In this exchanging of ideas. Tho legislature will ba asked to remedy tho defects iu thc law relating to road duty and com m u tat lon tax. Under th? operation of the existing law the citizens who clo not pay the commutation tax and who are. there fore subject to such roa 1 duty aro. so far apart and so difficult of identifica bion by the county supervisor that the erst of bli 'ging ihotn together is said to equal the value of servie s perform ed. Furthermore, lt ls claimed that provision restricting their services to the vicinity of their resp.Coi vc abodes reduces the number available for any one neighborhood to such a small forco that their combined services do not warrant the exp use of and overseer to direct, their limited am tint of work. ' A resolution was adopted by the convention thanking Senator Latlmer and Congressman Warnock of Ohio for their able addresses of the,night before, Mayor Gibbes for the hospital ity cf the city and the press for Its courtesies. Tile Immortal bee. L -st Thursday was the birthday of lljbert E. Lee, one of the greatest tuen ever produced by any country or people. Ile ranks among tbe greatest s dolors of tbe world as o military genius, ard as a private cit'z'm he wa-* a model of all tbat was noble, true and great In man. There have [been soldiers, perhaps, hl8 equal, but nene bis superior. There tan be no question as to Gen. Lie's capacity as a military leader. "When for four yeats," as tbe Augusta Chronicle says, "witb an adversary outnumbering bim as 20 to 0 and tbe bulk of it com posed of thc same fighting raes SB his own men, be hold tbe capital of the Confederacy safe against attack upon attack, discrediting, as well as defeat ing, the ablest commanders brought t.) conquer him and enly yielding at laut under Grant's systom of heedless sacrifico; he stands undoubtedly In tho trout rank of military men. But it was ready after bis thinned corp? were su'rounded and surrendered at Appomattox aud bis stainless sword was sheathed that the true greatness, the real berolsm, the magnificent pro portions of Robert E Lie, tbe civi lian, were exemplified. As poor M roost as any others that had worn the gray, bis inherited wealth swept away oy tho war, he had but to heed to the offers tbat were made hlm,vbad but to nominally-con ncct himself with this or that organ , Ization or suebV prop >sed industry or speculation, to have had an income ? far greater than his ieeds. But be res olutely refus'd them a'l, until, after deep consideration, baling satisfied himself that be could help educate the sons of the South to recognize the . inevitable and acept tin situation make a fresh start and a ?ew South ; hind, lie consented to assume the j Presidency <f Washington College1 Chow Washington an?* Lee University) for turuere stipple! hardly adequate tO his w2t?Sr. - ' It was there, at Lexington, Virgin !a, that General Lee's heroism and fame reached their highest point, however the; m.-iy have flammed lu the glo-lcs gleaned in Mexico and at the head of tho Army of Northern Virgiania. It was in the few years granted lil m to fill that pest, that General Lee crowned bis royal life and wrote his n ime in every Sou'hern heart, as well as in many gallant ones ? across the sea and at the North. Aud i bis memory lihould live with his peo pie for ever." Let us teach our boys and ?iris that "No Purer sword led braver band, Nor bravo, baud bled for brighter 1 land, i Nor brighter land had causa more grand. Nor came a chief like-Lee!" Whore W?H Buokard Murdered? Solicitor P. T. Hildebrand Tuesday ' con firmed a rumor that a survey ls be ing m ide of the territory around Eu tawville to see whether or not the place of the murder of Kcltt Bookard is In Oraugeburg county. Mr. Hilde brand says that he had beard rumors to ill's effect frequently, but within the last fortnight lie bad received from very reliable sources such Information that he coula not disregard lt. If it be proved that the orim -- was committed in Oraugeburg, the case will bo tried . in Oraugeburg. The survey ls bel?g ! made by a very competent engineer. Eutawviile ls quite near the line and it ls said that the negri) was murder ed at St. Julian's landing on the Santee river and in Orangeburg coun ty. Mr. Hildebrand has received In formation that the prisoners have beau removed from the jill in Charles ton to the Berkeley cjuuty jill at Monck's Coiner. The case'is due to .orne up foi trial at Muncie's Corner the latter part of this month. A Woman tO Han;;. Tho State says: "Guv. Bell of Ver mont is a marvel among governors . lie has refus d all appeals for the par dou of a woman who ls sentenced to be hanged in that State next month , and cal my declares th>it he will per mit the decrees of the court to have \ their way. The woman, a Mrs. Ro gers, ls under sentence for the mur I d ;r of ber husband, the date fixed for tho execution beb g Feb. 6th. Not In 70 years bas a woman boen hanged in I Vermont. Under the laws of that State ls seems that tho right to re view tho sentences of the court is vested In the legislature as well as ! the executive; and the legislature hav ing failed to act at Its last sessions the governor pi opones to let the law take its curse. Tiiere is very strong senti ment again.'t hanging a woman and Gov. Pell w ll not have an easy time of lt for the next few weeks." Family and Servant Suffocated William T. Mason, a lawyer, and ids family, consisting of wife and two children, Eden, four years old, and Marion, six months, with a servant, Annie Wells, lost thel* lives In a tire which p irtl.illy destroyed the brown stone dwell! ig occupied by them at 13:i west,Ono Hundred and Thirtieth street New York early Sunday morn ing. The wh le family appears to have lu en su ff ?cat d. The charred bodies of Mrs. Mason, the servant and four year old child were found in the closet under the roof scuttle tur: ugh which they are supposed to have been at tempting to escape. The bodies of Mr. Mason and the youngest child v/ere in a bedroom. Dynamita lOxplodcd, fly an explosion of dynamite one rollo east of Bedford Ind., Wednesday eve. ?ag, two men were killed and four others injured. The dead: William S. Jenkins, Bedford. William G .rrett, Ojlltle. -'v\:"'^m'^xj,vQcc erc"im'o.o of tbe Central Uni- n Telephone company, bad been working on thc linc east of that city. They were returning to town in a wagon in which they bad thrown the dynamite, explosion cap and tools. The jarring of the wagr?n caused thc explosion of the caps. The wagon was blown to pieces and one of the horses was Injured. An Engine Exploded, At Creston two men were blown to Instant death by thc explosion of a big Erle locomotive there early Wednes day morning. A third man was se riously hurt and the englno was de molished, the trucks being the only part, remaining on the track. The dead aro: Fred Keller, engineer, and Chas. Skelrick, fireman. Frank New man, of Elmira, N. Y., a travelling fireman, was serlou-dy injured and ls now at the hospital at Akron, it ls said that the injector failed to work. Tile engin j was drawing east-bound Wells Fargo express. ? 1 vin sond free to nar man simply upon bis written request a copy of my to-pepo boorf on lost manhood, nervous debility- ins potency, sirfctwrft varietals, enlargement of tho prostate blood poison, und re flex diseases resulting from tho nbovp, such aa erup tions of tho r.kln. rheumatism, urinary disorders, piles, rcotal diseases, etc lt ?111 tell in plain and simple lanjruage aU that you want to know. It 19 eu tort run !n? and instructlvo and will open your eyes. It will show a simple way ot cure tn your own home, privately and without tho publicity and ex? pens? ora local doctor or druggist. I have boon practicing this speciality for mora than a quarter of a century and havo in my vaults tho names of hundreds upon hundreds of men whom I havo cured of theso diseases after they hod written mo for tho book. In theso SS yeors I havo dovcloped a system of Curo that ls entirely / now and original and differs widely from the old methods. With lt I amenably to euro mon tn half tho timo. In a simple yet efreotlvo way. ? Write me and I will show you tL\/ way to got bock your vitality and strength, your manhood and health, no matter how old or worn you aro, and so thoroughly thot you will stay cured forever. If you'Will mention bow yon aro affected I will enclose besides thelH-page book a Self Examination Iilnnk on your disease so that I can make a study of your casa and report to you fre?*of charlo. .1 have olghlot her medlotu books that I will send to men free on receipt of nnuie and udUrc: .;. In a piala unmarked envelops. Write me today sure. DR. J. NEWTON HATHAWAY, 88 Inman Building 22 1-2 South Broad street, At.rrita, Ga. f rn n iini in nnni'tir .' ^MlFflRlO?lR?ORDERS COLUMBIA: LUMBER & MFC. CO; r^y-.COLUMBIA Si KILFYRE! KILFYRE ! ! KILPYRK ! ! 1 That is exactly what it is, almire Kill sr. Di n) ?ijra?loa ovary day at the State Fair showing Its lire lighting qualities. Every Farmer, Oil Mill, Saw Mill, Ginnery and any one owning property should bave them. For sale by COLUMBIA SUPPLY GO.. Columbisx, S. O. The machinery Supply house of tho State ""^ Southeastern Lime & Cernes t Co. CHARLESTON, ?. C.c Building Material bf all kindu. High Grade Roofing "RUBEROID." Write for prides. Building and Re-Pres?ed Brick. Special Snipes to order. Fire Proof Terra Gotta Flue Linings. Prepared to lill orders for thousand ojc^. for millions. Whiske I Morpblne Habit, Habit Cured by 1329 Lady St. (or P I ence solicited. Clgartt Habit All.Dr ig and Tob?ceo Habirs. Keeley Institute, of ?5. <C. . O. Poi 15) Col imbia, ti. O. Ccnfidon'ilal correspond' m '.TP I A TTT /-jp mn?D,?'S': A 3JS JLixaVV iff ii'.iiUi.?o:, A Bill Paseos tho fluuso Chan(ri!>f? tlio Existing Conditions. Tile T?ouse speub the whole of last Friday morning in discusdng a bill to pr??ibit trespassing on people's 'ands Mr. Beamguard explained that this bill reverses existing ooudlticns. The law as to "p 'Sting" land requires the owner to publish uotiees in the county paper for four weeks and to put up statis on four sides of the land. The b ll will make trespass unlawful with out "posting" being necessary. Mr. Irby made an impassioned speech against rich men who own thnu.-an.1s of acres of land trying to keep their poor and honest neighbors from shooting on their lands when they bring rich men here from the noitb and let them .shoot all they want. Mr. Ardrey, author of tho bill, de clared Mr. Irby's argument to be en tirely lu favor of the bill. Why should not those people go to work and then they wouldn't need to be pottering around on other people's land shoot ing the best friend the farmer has the bird-which destroys the vermin which kid the crops. Mr. Toole uhougat the bill too dras tic lt Is useless legislation and will make it a misdemeanor for a man merely to walk across tho lund of an other, even In inc n p >ra*ed cities. Mr. flamel declared that Mr. Irby's ohjecticn ls met, because thc. bill will not prevent a ma.i from getting the consent of the owner of the land, and lb ls. but proper and right that one soould seeu.e such conset t, no matter what ls the law. ' Mr. Irby again attaek-.d the owners of large i states by citing the case of an Individual in Laurens who has wrecked uoor mun and acquired their property, and lt would be unjust to give such m.-n the right to keep these poor men from hunting on untenanted lands. Mr. Liban Mau'.din bf Pickens re plied with v.qual earnestness that no man would deuy a poor man permis sion to bunt on his lands lo keep tho poor mau in meat. Ile favored tho bill. Mr. Morgan of Greenville declared that this bill is no Innovation, lt nurdy enacts the law but In a differ ent form. In reply to a question fr .m Mr. Irby, Mr. Morgxn declared tbrtt If a man pays for a piece of land hhs constitutional rights thereon shauld not be takeu away from him. Tue bid as lt dually pa>sed tb a third reading provides: "That from and after tho approval of this act, any person or persons entering upon the lr.nds of another, f >r the purpose of huming, lisbing, trapping, netting, gathering fruit, vegetables, hetbs, or cutting timber on the same without the consent of the owner or manager thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction theieif, shall pty a line of nob less than live nor more than twenty dol lars, or bo imprisoned at hard labor not less than ten or more than thirty days for each, and every offense." Tiiej Moan tiusim HM. A dispatch from Fort Mot e to The State says: "A meeting of the farm ers i f this, tho banner section of Or angeburg County, was heit! on the 10th, tooiscussthe cotton situation. Capt. .Limes A. Peterkin was mad; president of the meeting. The general spirit of the meeting wa3 that lt was lime for the cotton planter to take ac tion, and that organization was a sccrwlty to secure a fair and regular price for colton, lt was agreed that n reduction in acreage of 25 per cont would be made lu this section. Toe farmers In this section are in a posi tion te> hold their cotton for what they* consider a fair price." The farmers In thc upper part of tho CJunty meafa business, and we hope they will b& backed by the farmers of all sections lOlcotlou Of JmltroH. Tlie house agreed to the report from the committee on privileges ano elec tions, fixing next Thursday, January ?.Gtb, ns the day for election of the following otllclals: .lu Ige 0/ fifth cir cult, to succeed Judge. E.ne>t Gary; judge of seventh circuit, to succeed Judge D. A. Townsend; suporiut en id tho penitentiary, to succeed Capt. D. J. Griffith; three directors of the penitentiary, to succeed A. K. San ders, J. G. Mobley and M. O. Row land, and one trustee of the state Col ored college at Orangoburg. Tho sen ate has already agreed upon this date. Make Home Happy. Good Music Will Do This. You want ft swool-toned Piano, or yon may IprofVr ii rino Organ. We repros-'nt tho Standard O Mxk rH, Our pricos und tornia B will appenl to you. Cull on or ad O drosa $ MALONE'S MUSIC HOUSE 2 In Opera House Bloukf" COLUMBIA, S/C. T. S. HOI LxYMAIN, M. D., / The Specialist. Cures all dh eases of men. Lost? manhood, syphilis (blood poison), ironorhoea, glee stricture, varioocele, hydrocele and ill private diseases ot.. men. Catarrh in all forms cure* uuickly. Piles cured without opjag* tion or deten ion from business. Qrider guarani ;e. Rooms 421 and 122 Lcouard building, Augusta, Ga. Wrlte for hon e treatment. '. Office lours: 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Sunday's ) a. m. to 2 p. tn. GUARAN / TEED ; . 8Y A ch H AAA BANK DEPOSIT '.'VvJc^lV^'iJ' Railroad Faro,Paid. 500 J Fir BK Courses Offered. ''~J?3??2IS5iI51 BTordatCost WjlloQulc* ronrjA.?UBAMAbUSINESSCOLUl|?.liacoil.(U Want It Abolished. The bouse committee on agriculture Friday decided upon a favorable re port on Mr. Ashley's bill to abolish the ctn ce of commissioner of agricul ture, c ?mmerce and immigration. Mr. Ashley appaared and spoke in behalf or the bill. There were no arguments submitted in reply, Senator Manning not being abie, to get there bo defend the bill which he lutroduced last year and which has since become law. Three members were absent, but this would hardly have affected the atti tude of the committee. Mr. Seabrook, the chairman, is very much opposed to the bill, and some others of the committee believe that the bureau should be given a proper trial bsfore being condemned. Yt ; (eil ?I,?ii. The Columbia State says: This is not tue first time that we have advis ed our readers to keep an eye on Gov. W. L. Douglas. His part In the settle ment ot the Fall Uiver strikostrength- ? int us In 'die believe that he is destin ad for higher things. A man who can take a six months strike in band and io arrange a settlement between oper ators and operativo as, in tho language if the press dispatch, to make "both .ides regard the outcome of tho dellb ira.tions as a victory" is more than a ia.'.slnir figure. Ho is a statesman and i genius. ... Good lilli. The following bill introduced In the touse by Mr. Culler, If it becomes aw, will rob "old boss" sales of much if their Interest, and buyers of such riling* of tho intense mental pleasure if speculating whether they had been juncoed or have buueoed somebody rise: "That from and ufier che pas tage of tills act lt shall bo unlawful or any comm'ai ouniujto^fflMfojL^^ ale at auotl ti or (it^flRpy ar ,icle or bundle of ?rf?STChantilso when .ho same ls solo for the collection of liarle? or freight without first open rig and exposing for examination such irtk?e or b^'odte." "Social Clubs." The Charleston Evenlug Post states .hat there ls grave concern among the 'social clubs" of that city lest the eglslaturo respond favorable bo the ^ggestlon ff Gov. Hey ward and enaot ? law-, under which the operation of uch organizations can bo scrutinized >y the dispensary constabulary. The Munabia State says "the social dubs .re doing a profitable business under x<stlng condition and they do not /ant to be. bothered, and this of itself i sufficient reason for the legislature o nc ie^e to the governor's recommen atlon."_ BESIDES-- a number who are out udor hoad, there are seven prisoners x the Spartanbhrg j ill awaiting trial jr murder at the next berm of tim ourt of general serious, whloh eou eues on January 23.