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A GRUEL MURDER. James Miller, a Brave Confeder ate Soldier, Shot to Death BY FEDERAL TROOPS On the Order of General Sherman in Re? tallatlon, as He Claimed. Gener al Wade Hampton's Threat to Shoot Two for One Sav ed Several Others. To the Editor of The Sunday News: The mentiou made about the shooting of Jas Miller, a Confederate soldier, by Federal troops, in retaliation, which appeared i n Saturday, April 22, has brought to my mind most vividly the Bad incident, having seen a draw ing of lots to decide who should be shot. It was genet ally understood by all of us who were prisoners at tho time under Sherman, that lt was through Gen. Sherman's order that lt was done, and as a revenge for the al leged killing by one of Hampton's cav airy of a Federal prisoner. As prison ers we were, of ourse, kept in ignor ance of what really did transpire to cause or bring about ttiis retaliation and I cannot, therefore, assert posi tively that such was the real cause that led to the retaliation, but that the retaliation did take plaie and that the noblo and brave J;.s Miller was shot to death to satisfy the reve? ge of a relentless foe are facts that can be proven without a doubt by thc few of UH that are still living and who were participants in that fatal drawing, and in what was perhaps the tlrstand the last shameful Incident of the klrd during the struggle for Southern inde pendence, and that there might have been a repetition of such a cowardly and shameful act there ls no doubt, had it not been, as we were informed, that Gen. Hampton not Hied Sherman that for every Confederate private shot by him, Sherman, he, Hampton, would cause to be shot for same two Federal oilicers. Whether or not this wa? the cause of stopping it I can't say, at any rate there was no more re taliation with us. Although we were continually threatened with lt It was in the month of February, 1865, and it was oold, bitter cold, be ing the Heverest winter experienced in years. About 100 of us were prisoners, a few Georgians and Tennesseeans, the balance South Carolinians. Some were ?aptured on the way b ick to their commands, while others were still at home on sick or wounded furlough and unable to make good their escape. Boys of 15 and lt>, who had responded to the last call of their country, were among the prisoners. Old men too were ruthlessly taken from their hom es and made to share the exposure, starvation, and cruellies of those long weary marches. We were pr i-oners captured by Gen. Mair's corps, Capt. Burns and Lieut. McKee having charge of us, and 1 must say that of all the brutes and tyrants that could be In human form that man Horus was sure ly one to excell them all. There was no sympathy in his heart for any of us and any order that he could give that would tend to increase our wants and sufferings seemed to be ids delight to indict. Of Lieut. McKee weall thought well, for while lie was powerless to make us comfortable or to alleviate our wants and suffer li gs, ho never did anything to irxrcusi them, and had always a kind word, he was a Western man and a true type of a gentleman. Major Waterhouse, too, of the 17th corps artillery, bad always words of ohcer for us and often visited the bul i pen after our fatigue of all day march lng, and condemned the cruelties t'. which we were subjected. Ile was a fine specimen of a man and was big hearted. Our marches were on an aver age of 25 miles a day, and under the most trying circumstances, as I have stated. Tlie weather was bitter cold and most of us half eli d and shod? s , and in this condition we wire forced, like cattle, through swan,ps, over cor duroy roads and uew road . cut out by the pioneer corps, shivering with cold, tlie blood running fri m (?ur feet, half starved, sick and w< akened by disease, run away by vermin. Daily we t.rudg ed along, only to he down at night with little tire, no covering to protect UB from the rain and sleet, with the pangs of hunger gnawing at our very existence. Our rations were scant, and consisted of a little meal and about 3 hardtacks per day, occasionally a small bit of salt meat. We only ate twice a day, breakf ast and supper, there be ing no halt f <r dinner, lin ak fast was very hurriedly gotten, and half cook ed, in whatever uti i s.! we were for tunate enough to posse s. To add to our misery the guards were of the most cruel character and it was a common occurence for them to use their biyo nets, inflicting slight, but painful wounds upon the persons of many who from sheer exhaustion were unable to keep up. Many fell by the wayside, never to ris*' again. One old man, 1 remember, by the name of Wolfe, from Orangeburg County, was among thu number. He was drugged from the line in a dying condition, and left by the roadside. Many were shut on the dead lino. Jack Stribbling, who was among the number that drew lots, one night, poor fellow, in a delirious con ditton, brought about hy starvation and sickness, wandered too near the dead Hue and was shot. Of the destruction of property that marked Sherman's mardi through South Carolina, so much has been al ready written that I will say but lit tle more. Plantations, with their line dwelling, barns, mills and fencing, were all laid in ashes, even orchards were destroyed, the very heavens along tho route being illuminated fur miles and miles nightly, nothing but the chimneys being left standing as mon uments in memory of his revengeful sact. lt was a scene that beggars de scription; horses, mules, cattle and hogs, thc whole country was left a wilderness as completo as his numer ous pillagers, vandals and Incendiaries could make lt. Every day brought its miseries and sufferings during those long and continuous marches until we reached Newborn, on Die coast of North Carolina where we remained a few days, quartered in thc jail yard. Wc were then divided into two batch es and sent on transports, some to Point Lookout. Md., and others to Fortress Mooroo, to be subjected to further sufferings. Your Lancaster correspondent gi voa the execution of tlie victim as having taken place near Lynch's Hiver, and so it might have boen, but according to my recollection It took place after crossing the Gape Fear River, and not far from Fayetteville, N. O., but forty years is a long time to accurately state from memory the date ot the month, and exact spot. No notes were kept by any as far as I know under such try ing olroumftances, and if there was, there certainly has been no publica tion of it that I've seen or heard of, and I am only sorry that I did not make a note of the oiroumBtanccs years baok while my memory was still fresh and perfeot in the recollection of the outrage. There were about twenty of us Be leoted to go through this retaliation ordeal, and it appeared that lt was in tentionally ordered that those selected should be South Carolinians, as follows, viz: James Miller, Chesterfield Coun ty; Samuel Wood, Barnwell County; James B. Patrick, Charleston; Botler Phelps, Orangeburg County; George Hazelhurst, Charleston; Jack Stab ling, Edgetield County; Charles Scan lon, Charleston; Tom O'Baunan, Barn well County; Godfrey Magwood, Char leston; Bascom Corborue,-; and I think Dr. Stewart, of Beaufort. The others, South Carol I nans, I cannot re member. Out of the number poor Mil ler was the victim up n whom ven geance was wreaked. Tho following are those thatFurvlv ed, reached home, lived some years and have since died, except Jack Strbi bltng. who was killed on the dead line as before mentioned, viz: Samuel Wood, Tom O'Bannon, Godfrey Mag wood, Bascom Corborne. Those still living are: Butler Phelps, James B. Patrick, Charles Scanlon, George Ila zelhurst, Dr. Stewart. I can't Eay whether living or not. Notable among the prisoners be sides Dr. Stewart were: Dr. Albprt Taber, brother of the editor of the old Charleston Mercury, and Major Mun niug, sou of Ex Governor Manning. The two last named were brought ii some time after the retaliation, if ] remember rightly. Their stay wit li us however, was short; their ranks ol i thee, we suppose, obtaining for thea better considerations. There had been a steady, cM and drizzling rain all day and we wen thinking of the many long miles t< tramp before night would come to gi vi us rest, when suddenly a hault was or dercd. (1 thluk between the hours of : and :i.) Thc place selected for tin bull pen and camp was au oak ridgi to the left of a public road. At tin foot of the ridge and winding along th edge of a bay or swamp was a settle merit road which Joined the public roai We had not settled down good, tryln? to rest our weary bones on the col and wet ground, congratulating oui selves on the unusually short mire' of thc day, when an ollicer, (rank o lieutenant, his name we could neve learn, appeared and from a paper i Iiis hand commenced calling out th uamcsof those he had recorded, abou tweuty altogether. As each one ar swered to his uame he was ordered 1 line, and under a strong guard v, were all then marched out to the sel tlemont road and down it for a dil sar.ee of about two hundred yards. A this point there was In walting asqua of about twelve, (iufautry,) in con inancl of a sergeant. At the commarj given one of the squad, willi hat 1 hand, covered with a red handkerchle took a position in f ron?", of us. We wei then ordered one after the other I draw from this hat a slip of paper, a blanks except oue, which had son mark, which when drawn, would d termine the one to be shot. As eac one drew his slip of paper lt was han ed to this sergeant, who looked at and then ordered you back In lie About a dozen or so had drawn wh< It came Miller's turn. He drew ai handed lt to this sergeant, but tl peor fellow was not ordered in line, had been our go id fortune, but w detained and put in charge of tl squad. We were then ordered abo face and with sad heart, we left po Miller as we marched back to the bi pen. lt was then sleeting heavily and \ were trying to build such tires as \ c mid to keep from freezing to deat when a volley rung out on ?he air a which told too well the fate of pc Miller. Il: lad been shot, yrs, mi rered. Miller was a tine specimen ol man, standing perhaps six feet in 1 st ickings, of line physique, with reu lar features, and wore a black beal Ile was the senior Of the majority us, being, I should judge, between and .'>;") y< ars of age. 1 never knew p ltively, but ib was said that he had wife and children. In conclusion, let me say that as has fallen to my lot out of thc few us that are. left to write this, pcrhn t".o saddest episode of the civil war have done so truthfully and to t liest of my memory; and, too, that may be handed down to our childn and our children's children, that th may know of the sacrifice made in v dication of our right and honor and di fence of our beautiful ard belov Southland. But the span of foi .ears has wrought many changes the world; we have shown that we ? as brave and good In peace as we wi st: bborn and uneorquerable in w our wrongs can never bo forgotten, I are forgiven, tho bitterness of fe li bas ab tut died out, and in the lani age of the ( loqueut Terrell, of Ge ghi, we lire a regenerated, rennin an indissoluble people, and under c llag are striving together for Mic co mon good of all, and for thc ad van mont of this great and grand Repi lie. B. F KAN K KOKI), Company D. 2nd, S. C. lt gt, S. No (Hi Bay street, Charleston, S. May 10th, 1005. Tho Port Motto Shortage. J. N. Croswell has been elected c penser at Fort Motte and the r pedsary at that place has been rc op ed after having been closed for sev al weeks. The .State says Bozzard, I former dispenser, was short in lils counts about $2,000, although the; nual report of the dispensary she its business for an entire year to iii been but about ilO.liud. The short! was discovered by inspector Niehl who found thc place lilied wit h em] caaes which had been nailed up i appearently had never benn open Tho inspectors who visited the pl before, must have accepted empty cn for packages, for it is hardly proba for such a large quantity of liquor have been lost sight of between spcotlon. Thc dispenser who had t shortage w3s indemnified by a sur bond and it is probable that tho St wiM be reimbursed for the entire 1( There have been two convictions der tile criminal law for shortages dispensaries, the celebrated case fi Klngstree and the Iloltzolaw case fi Greenville. There is another pend! the Sullivan case in Laurens. No matter how great ono's mis tune hope will spring up amid ruins. Some bright Mower will he foi rooted among tho fallen pillars. WI the jackal prowls through the ni the dove aeeks her food In the mc lng. He Says All Depends on the Cot ton of the South. TELLS THK FARMKRS Tha* If It Waa Not for Their Cotton the Progress ol the World Would Come to a Standstill, and that They Will Prosper Because His Reward ls Sure. Daniel Sully, the cotton king, de livered the following stirring address I to the fifth annual convention of the 1 Georgia Industrial Association in At lanta last week: "Except for your cotton, the indus trial progress of the world would cease. For years others have tried to kerp prices so low as to let them man ufacture tho goods and thus be the ouly ones to proceed. In all parts of tlie world nations have spent millions to be independent of you who live tn til's fortunate part of the globe. But you have the farmers. You have tlie land. You have the sunshine that the other countries of the world have not. The farmer who raises cotton has seen one year of sunshine, lie will never see the darkness again." These words were uttered Tuesday night by Daniel J. Sully, commercial seer of the south, cotton expert and friend of all those who live fi om the Carolinas to where Texas stops with the Rio Grande. Interested listeners heard him, comprising both members of the Georgia Industrial Association and others. Carnegie library conven tion hall was crowded, and when with the testimony and timely comment alTorded by Congressman Lon Living ston and others was added to the ad dress of the evening, the occasion was a memorable one. Appreciation of the speaker and cn thuslastic commendation of his words reached high tide when, with the close of Mr. Sully's talk, Colonel Liv ingston said: "Mr. Sully won't tell you, but I will, and I know what I say, that ex cept for treachery on tho Inside, bis failure would never have occurred. A* that time the south ought to have seul j 1,000,000 or more to her staunch friend. In fact, I'm In favor of lt yet. lt would have been thc cheap est and tlie wisest money the south has ever spent.'' Mr. Sully, promoter of 17 cents cotton, and though possessed of an accent broad as the plaza of the new depot, and with a generous rolling of "r's," suchas ls only practiced where the corn pone and joggling board gi ves way to the Johnny cake and seesaw, more genuinely loved and cherished In Dixie, held his every hearer with a prevailing quiet, broken only by the jangle of passing trolleys. Dilllcult it is to report his words. A rapid con versationalist, on Tuesday night his every senteuce was weighed and dis posed of hi a way suggestlug careful study. Kow and again he would ap parently, in spite of himself, give way to the enthusiasm which he found dilllcult to control. It was this con stant repression of his feelings and the earnestness and conviction which he put into his every statement that makes impossible the translation ot his m-iguetlc and convincing person ality into type that knows neither the force of emphasis nor the strenuous ness of ({azures, such as given by "Bull" Sully, who could never b;: mis taken as au exponent of tlie so calleo simple life. DAM SULLY IS A MIXER. Much of his talk dealt with fact> and ligures, and yet even these blood les-, prop sltious were mada of great human Interest. This Dan Sull> - Dan in spite of the fact that he wa ; he sirgle wearer of evening clothes in spite of a typical Harvard drawl, is still a mixer among thc m n wit1 -ample staphs yet sticking to suits but once removed from overalls ai d jumper. ();d soldiers at the conclu sion of lils address, his second add rc-i for every one present would havt more of him, rose up and called In name, and with the adjournment crowding around him muon as do ve" erans press for thc meeting of thel commander at reunions, fearing a corning year with its raviges of time. And Mr. Sully, well he gave tho i vidences of a strong man, quiet evl deuces but appreciative to the last de g rt e. Among other thing, Mr. Sully said: ' For this privilege of appearing be fore you of tlie south, 1 thank you. It is In this territory that all of th. world's cotton supply ls grown. Yes, lhere ls a patch in E"rypt. This i not the American cotton. As for all other attempts to raise the cotton which lives In the sunshine of this lo cality, they are mere subterfuges England, Germany, France and other world p iwers have spent millions in trying to become through their colo nies and possessions Independent of America. England lins tinally decided to throw away all of her India co: ton, the one great promise in the British poj-scislons. "At S cents a pound, we ar i told that the farmer gets over and above, his expenses 8iiOO. Statistics show that in the south there are 1.500,000 farmers, with a yield of less than ten bales to the farmer, and of this amount less than one-half a bale to tlie acre. The world today would not and could not advance one step with out cotton. This is tlie fact with which you must face thc proposition. It is estimated that In the whole world there are 1,500,000 consumers of cotton. Tlie nearer to civilization, the more cotton is used. And they want you to produce this cotton, which no one else can produce, at poverty prices. Are we going to al low some profits to the creative abll itles of the farmer'. "AM. DEPENDS ON COTTON." "You of the south with your cot ton hold the balance of power of every other industry in every and all parts of the. civilized world. All depends on cotton. Do you suppose for one min ute that the millions made in cotton would amount to anything except for the farmer? To compare tlie profit of the farmers to those who make profits after receiving tills raw cotton ls to compare one spear of tlie c )tton plant to one red tree trunk in tlie forests of California. And shall we listen to that vile, atrocious Insult that this ls to tho honor of the United States, as well as to you growers of the south? With prices of 15, 17 and 20 cents for cotton to the farmers, you r.plnners will he benefiting your selves and other people throughout the world. Some of you end the world do not agree with me. There" are 400,000,000 of people who do not agree with me. Why? They want the cheapest raw material that they can get to manufacture. "All Europe today has determined that American industrial progress has gone far enough. They mean tn stop it. now? Except for your cotton their industry would cease. By low prices for raw material for many years they, by manufacture, have been the only ones to make progress. But you have seen the light, and in the future there will never be any return to dark ness. The cotton farmers bave be come educated and they mean to de rive the same profit that you spinners and I derive. This means much to tho whole country, for every dollar over and above the cost of production which the farmer receives for cotton means that the people of the United States are benefactors. "First to be considered in this ques tion is the barriers which are in your way. First of all, England for fifty I years has asked spinners for funds for I expcrln outs in the cultivation of cot ton, that she might be independent of you growers and spinners of the south But what did the duke ol Marlborough say a short time ago? Not this old song for independence. Ile asked for funds for further experi ments, that England might have cot ton when America uses 100 per cent of all the cotton she grows. That is one of the most important statements in years. All you of the south neec ls to realize tb?t tn twenty-five yean America will ?. . taking care of fron 85 to 90 per cent of the total supply. "For the second barrier Germany who states she will soon make th? present tax on every American manu factured Import 50 per cent greate than at present. Are we going ti stand lt? No. We must tax Ger man Imports enough to raise a furn for a subsidy bill for the purchase o our own ships, nadn't we bette raise our tariff 200 per cent and le this tax go for the building of sbips t carry our trade into Germany and be colonies in subsidized ships of our owi and beat this game which Germany i now playing? Are you going to rc main passive now that shebas throw down the gauntlet with this tax o raw cotton? "HAVE CONFRONTED TIIOUULKS." "You who have raised cotton hav confronted more troubles than a others, and you will continue to hav them, for the rest of the world dot not want you to get this tremendot power into ye ur own hands. It true that we have increased from 1 or 20 per cent to 40 per cent in tl way of manufacturing, but we no consume 50 per cent. Where doi that other 10 per cent come in? comes in from other countries wit their subsidized ships. I sincere hope that you will take the star that we can subsidize our own ship aud that with the cintrol of tl world's market, which ls yours 1 right, raise the present $1,500,000,01 to live, eight or ten billions, and s in every harbor ships bearing yo produce, sailing not under false coloi but under the stars and stripes. 1 you realize that at no distant d: there is a beautiful country where great orchard is blooming and soi will b? ready for the picking of t fruit? This fruit would be glad have you pick it, but you must ha your o-vu baskets and thc prie which you believe right and necessa for the picking." A motion of thanks frpm_yTack Spalding, of Atlant?,, 'found every n present rising in compliment to M Sully. Then Colonel L'vlng-iton v, called upon and gave, a reviev/ of t tilsterv of cotton end Its growers, wi himself as one. He favored soi ware house plan that the grow might no have to sell immediate nut ciuld store their cotton in suet way as to have some c rtittcateorot) plan of making the ston d ootou collateral. Vorv soon, be c ntend every baie would be used in the m if V c south. Now the south was er f et ready to tight for h^r r!?h and she will get ber share. SULLY FA VOUS WAUK HOUSES. Mr. Sully was again called on talk on the ware house plan, favored some plan that would, w tie storage, give tile farmer so ic'.rtiflcate that would be taken a /?lateral. ' From the time thc c ton leaves the farmer's hands," ; >ntinued, "to the time lt is pla n thc hands of the spinners, you i dog to have obstacles. The wc il >es not want you to have w hou.es. These would throw the po' Into your bands. For two month lave worked on this ware house m ter. 1 found it absolutely lmpossi o get the north to capitalize w .louses. You must tl > lt, gcntleu if the south. lt means much to 'armers. It means much to the sj tiers, merchants, bankers-everybc Hie cost is so small compared vi he amount that is lost by the fa .rs in damage and Insurance that saving of this loss would mean building of enough ware houses tore 8,Out),000 bales. Store bul per cent of the entire supply and ;an cont rol the whole world." Later Mr. Sully answered a nun of questions regarding cotton, among the speakers extending tba or the address was Dudley Hughes, of Macon. Killed hy Playmate. A dispatcli from Marion to ' State hays Miss Clinnle, the 13 y old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N Smith, was accidentally shot in breast with a shotgun at 5 o'c Friday afternoon. She with sev other children, some of whom bad gun, were playing on the lawn at home of Dr. E. B. title?, when accident occurred. There arc v lng rumors as to which one of children had the gun, when the i was li red, and your correspond could not ascertain definitely, bi is thought to have been Herbert ( pini, son of Mr. H. Crlsplnl, who cently move there from New Yi The child died from the wouut: 0.30 o'clock Friday night. Sue w bright and p ipular little girl, there are expressions of grief sympathy for the family to be. h on all sides. Never Mumu Powder? Capt. Walter Thorn, a Civil veteran, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has dined to serve on tho staff of grand marshal at the Gr md A parade on Decoration day, M s. y ;i because tx Confederates have Invited to join in thc parade. C Tnorn refers to them as "ex-rebi and expreeses the fear that "tht thinking crowd will lionize thc The Newberry ( Miser ver says the really strange thing about tills is thc captain is sp ken of as "a war veteran". It would be sit bet that he was a war sutler or i sort of camp followor-not a real dior. COTTON CROP REPORT. Of South Carolina Given by Counties for Five Yea??. By tim Censas Office. Oranf-otrarjr In County Loads tho State Number of Bales The following table, compiled by the United States Census Office, shows the quantity ol' cotton ginned from the crops grown In 1004, 1003, 1002 1001 and 1000 by counties in South Caro lina. According to table each bale is equivalent to five hundred pounds. It will bo seen that Orangeburg County stands at the bead of the list as pro duclng more cotton than any county in the State : Abbeville County. 1004 .34 840 1003.25,4(57 1002.20,407 1001.25.0O8 1900.20,325 Aiken County. 1904.35 274 1903.19.701 1902.24 853 1091.23 950 1900.24.547 Anderson County. 1904.04.189 1903.43.557 1902.40 870 1901.38,523 1900.34.329 Bamberg County. 1904.24,167 1903. 14,457 1902..15,043 1901.12 594 1900.14,207 Barnwell County. 1904.48,25(5 1903.30,349 1902.30.355 1901.20,013 1900. .33,869 Beaufort Ccunty. 1904. 6,518 1903. 3,470 1902. 6 736 1901. 3,721 1900. 2,871 Berkeley County. 1904.17,481 1903. 11.619 1902.14,542 1901. ? 453 1900. 9.952 Charleston. 1901. 7,677 1903_,. 6,076 1902. 7.271 1901. 4 229 1900. 4,703 Cheroke County. 1904.13 764 1903. 9 247 1902 .10 817 1901. 7,433 1900. 7.12C Chester County. i 904.25 116 1903. 18 252 1902..21.767 1901. 15,274 1900.19 448 Chesterfield County. 1901.14,992 19(23.13,092 190H.13,508 1901. 8,288 1900.11,417 Clarendon County. 1904. 35,971 1903. .23,520 1902.27,303 I901".-..20,230 1000....20,991 Colleton County. 1904.14,180 1903. 9,044 1902.11,638 1901. 8,721 1910. 8,417 Darlington County. 1901.31.428 11103.22,719 1902.27.146 1901.25,540 1900 . 27,669 Dorchester County. 1901.9,657 1903. 6,342 1902. H 250 .......................... 5)720 1900. 5,997 Edge tic ld County. 1904.26,023 1903. 20,373 1U02.22,987 1901.19,077 1900.18,815 Fairtlld County. 1904.27,111 1903.18,581 1902.23,474 1901.17,851 19(H).21,191 Florence County. 1904.2U.,92S 1903.Iii,699 lin ?2.20,750 1901.14,224 1900.10,052 Georgetown County. 1904 . 2,319 1903. 1 928 1902. 1,024 1901. 1,156 1900. 1,303 GreeiM Hie County. 19?4.30,168 1903 . 25,044 11(02 .31,873 1901.22,705 1900.21,911 Greenwood County. 1901.2S.917 1903 .23,558 1902.27.214 1901.26,051 1900.21,282 Hampton County. 1904 .19,227 1903. 11.013 1902.12,637 1901. 11,336 1900. 12,083 Dorry County. 1904 . 9,(522 1903. 6,156 1902. 5,208 1901. 6 007 1900.;. 5,530 Kershaw County. 1904.19,542 19.'3.14,306 1902.18,775 1901 . 13,842 1900. 16,949 Lancaster County. 1901.20,665 1903. 17,252 191(2.19,748 1901.12 923 1900. 17,713 Laurens County. 1904.40,877 1903.30 962 1902.36 411 1001.3^457 1900.29.231 Lea County.* 1904.36.560 1903.22.487 11?02.20,319 1H01. 1000. Lenlogton County. 1904 .18,112 1903. 13 1902 .14,540 1901 . 11,557 1900. 12,781 Marlon County. 1904. 43 893 1903.33 426 1902....;.33,040 1901.20.319 1900.29,051 Marlboro County. 1904. 39.5821 1903.37,300 J 1902.40,321 1901.23,114 1900.36,108 Newberry County. 1904 .30 808 1903 .27 597 1902 .31 8001 1901.22 474 1900.19,040 I Oconee County. 1904.15.113 1?03 . 8 864 1902 .12 250 1901. .10.181 1900. 9,585 Orange burg County. 1904.84 800 1903.40 954 1902.08 807 1901.50 590 1900.49.730 Pickens County. 1004.15.002 1903. 9.203 1902.13,193 1901. 7,938 1900. 8,433 Richland County. 1904.10,150 1903. 7,997 1902.13,594 1901. 9,551 1900.11,653 Saluda County. 1904.21,450 j 1903.16,553 I 1902.10,751 1901. 13,409 1900.11,490 Spartanburg County. 1904.55 535 1903.35 580 1902.42 930 1901.20.298 1900.29,077 Sumter County.* 1904.40.4G8 1903.22,100 1902.30 318 1901.33,920 1900.45,809 Union County. 1904.18,711 1903.14,788 11)02.hi ?50 1901.11,517 1900.13,985 Williamsburg County. 1901.20,134 1903.19,989 1902.20,80(5 1001.13,408 19 0.18,(547 York County. 1904 .30,030 1003.2(5,251 11102.30,129 1901.22,551 1900.25.489 .Lee County organized from parts of Darlington and Sun.ter Counties. Total Crop In State. 1904.1,147,379 1003., 787.425 1902. 925,4110 1001. 748.72(5 1000..,. 748,72(5 ARRK8TJSD FOR FRAUD. Tho Two Proprietors of a Cotton Pool Company Pulled. At Augusta, Ga., Laurenz R*sand H C. R'.ed, respectively pr-stdent a td secretary of the Laurenz Ross Cotton Pool c impiny, were vWednes day arraigned before United States Commissioner Lane on the charge of using the mails for fraudulent pur p s Their arrest f >)1 ws several weeks' work on tl e p"t of Po totllco Inspe M-o) L wis and brings to light r e A. rki g - f au alleg d g3t-rlch quick c nc rn Some months since an i;dv.- rti.se nent appeared tn s "Ut'iern ne*spa oers stating that the Lauren/. R -s C tiou Pooi c >mpan> wi s doing busl ness In Augusta, Ga. bad facilities for handiing contraes and from iu i s>de information tin y pt s^essed ?ere I sure winners, that a large capital was not r. (j ? ii red to secure au interest In tlie prolits of the concern but that anyone with a little money to invest c uld take a hand and beat the game. Those who answered the advertise ment were malled circulars setting forth in glowing terms the advantages to be derived by investing tn the con cern. The ti rm is said to have done a good nusiness, their customers ranging from North Carolina to Florida. A local attorney several weeks ago re ceived a complaint from a clieut who had failed to get any settlement of his account, and Investigation brought other alleged yictlms to light, each claiming to have gone Into the pool at the rate of 85 weakly or monthly, ac cording to the class to which they subscribed. The office of the company was first at Augusta, Ga., then at North Au gusta, S. C., but the two men were arrested at Washington, Ga. At the arraignment Wednesday lt was as serted that the'"literature" sent out had asserted that the pool was work ing In conjunction with a noted cot ton bull operator, and lt ls expected that lie will be subpoenaed as a wit ness. Rt ss and Heed are held in cus tody, falling to secure bond at $2.500 each, pending a preliminary hearing May 25. l :i,-;(it Trainmen Killed. Eight trainmen wore killed and four persons were injured Thursday In a head-on collision between Illinois Cen tral freight trains south of Kohols, Ky. The dead: B. English, engineer; Doo Tulney, conductor; Ban English, conductor, Charles St. Clair, fireman; Foster Bell, fireman; Cordln Smith, brakeman; George Hollis, brakeman; Matt Owen. The injured:^ James Granshaw, stockman; 101 Graney, Co lumbus, Ohio; Gus Fallinger, Cincin nati, travelling salesman; Wallace Yates, engineer. A Hoy Drowned. O ily Kerr was drowned Wednesday afternoon while lie and two of lils friends were playing in Little Hickory creek, near Shelby. Only was 12 years of : ga, and a very bright boy. Ile was tile, second son of Loe Kerr, who ls the superintendent of Belmont cotton mills. The funeral was conducted Wednesday afternoon from tho hom< by Rsv. W. R Minter. The body was Uld to rest in thc Shelby ceme tery. Taft'H Filipino Skipped, Using the name of his patron, Sec retary of War Taft, and claiming to be of direct descent from a F.llpino family, Juan Baptiste Alegre ran up bills o' 8800 among New II wen and New Yotk tradesmen and ti.on disap peared. Secretary Taft brought him to the Yale lav sobool and i stalled him there a year ago. A sheriff has been looking for him for three days. Ho is said to havo gono to Spain. Machinery Supply B WE SELL E Headquarters for EVERYTHING I All kinds of Injectors, Lubricators, Supplies for Saw Mills, Oil Mills am Large stock of Weil Pumps and Cyr 00LUMBIAS1 Coltimb?a, Thema* [ THE GUINARD Z Manufacturers Brick, Fire Proof Z Flue linings and Drain Tile. Pre . or millions. VYhiske I Morphine I Clgaret tab lt, I Habib \ Habit Ourod by .Keeley J 1329 Lady St. 'or P. O. Bex 75) Colu Be dil WEATHER AND CB.OP3. Stands ot Cotton anti Corn Aro Re ported as Good. Section Director Bauer says the week ending Monday, May loth, was considerably warmer than usual with the daily maximum temperatures ranging from 80 to OG, and tue night temperatures from (55 to 75. There was considerable cloudiness, more than usual ti the season, and there were damaging high winds locally in tho northwest and northeastern coun ties. With the exception of the south western counties where the precipita tion was generally light and where cultivation made rapid and favorable progress, the week was very wet from Anderson county in tim west along the North Carolina border to Marlbo ro, as well as over the eastern portions generally, so that farmwork was further delayed and plowing or culti vating impracticable except on one or two days. Lands were badly washed and bottoms over Mowed in the north ern and east cunt ral counties. The weather conditions were favor able for germination and growth, but all field crops are in need of cultiva tion and are foul with grass ai.d weeds. Some replanting has been done on account < f the grass. Stands of both corn and c tt on are uni for ml \ good, and tho same spplies to all mi nor crops except to rice in the George town district. Euly corn is growing nlcdy, and in many pitees has received its Brat working, but cut and bud worms are still dam ?ging. It has bseu general ly too wet to plant bottom lands te corn. Cotton planting continues over the western counties where this work ha^ been g:eatly delayed by the recent rains. Chopplog is in progress in all sections aud some he'd* have ben cuitivat -d Fiel sa^e generally foul, a, r4 io places i tand . ari dying. Whi a improved in plact s toongi ?t is still ru ting and being o .m n d by the fly in oiht rs. O its are g-uerall} promising, with exceptions in the northwest where, fall cats were win ter killed; spring oats are doi g well. Early oats are ripening, and some hav' be?n cut in G orge town. Fr i: is ail kill d :n t ie north vrs*, but in other s- di.n- a f ur crop is promis d, though peaches are. dr> p Dlng lu places ! ob'.ce ? ls d lng web. Minor er ps and girrt-u trucit a*:d p slur, s made rapid gro vth. STATE HOARD OF I Q.UAL1Z-iTI'Jjv Will Meet in Columbia to Asst ss tho Cotton Mills. A very important mer-tirg of Hie State b ?ard of equalization has been called for this we^k and the comp troller general has not i tied all of the members to be p.oent. The meeting ls for the purp se of tixlng the assess ments of co'ton mills and other indus tries of tills nature. Below is the cul dal list of the mtimbers as issued by the board: Abhevllle-J. E. Lomax. Aiken-James L. (.?linby. Anderson J. E Garvin. Bamberg-S. D. Guess. Barnwell-J. C. Grillln. Beaufort--W. F Marscher. Berkeley-J. St. Clair White. Charleston-Morris Israel. Cherokee-T. M. Lttll -jehu. Chester-J G L. White. Che>t'.r?eld-I). M. Barrentine. Clarendon-A. J. Richbourg. Colleton-H. G. Brice. Darlington-E. W. Cannon. Dorchester-C. M. Garvin. Edge field-lt. A. Cod" ran. Fariileld-Thomas W. Taylor. Florence-Alex McTaggert. Georgetown-L. S. Enrich. Greenville-W. D. Garrison. Greenwood-It M Hays. namptou-J. II. McKenzie. Ilorry-J. P. Derham. Kershaw-J. M. Sowed. Lancaster-W J. Cunningham. Laurens-R P. Adair. Lee-J. J. Shaw. Lexington-F. II. Hendrix. . Marion-Lott K. Rodgers. Marlboro- J. J. Lane. Newberry-II. H. Folk. Oconee-A. Zimmerman. Orangeburg-K. M Cla?Ty. Pickens-P. C. Fricks. Richland-Probibly J . A. Meet/.". Saluda-H. G. Crouch. Spartanburg-W. W. Murphy. Sumter-H. J. McLaurin. Union-It. G. Hill, Williamsburg-W. R. Funk. York-J. Frank Ashe. An Inf urinion Bull. More than twenty shots from police men's revolvers were required tu end the life of an infuriated bull in the streets of Greenville Tuesday after noon. The animal gored a hor.^e severely, and trampled on several peo ple, lt was being driven through the streets with a halter, when it became enraged at the crowd, and bopan to charge, right and left, lire 'king away it crashed Into a horse and after be ing pulled away dashed down Wash ington street. Here it was met by a hull dog which brought the race 1.0 a flnlsh, hy fastening to the Infuriated animal's nose. Sev. ral hundred peo ple collected andwatclud the light The bull and dog were both covered witli blood when the former was mado fast to fence an i the r"og oh ked od. By this time the bull h ul hocoTie so unmanageable that OMef of Polle? Brcoknell ordered it killed on tho spot. [ouse for the State. VERYBODY. n MACHINERY SUPPLIES. Pipe Valves, Fittings. I any une in Machinery business. Inders. Get our price. 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This proat specialist has had over twenty five yours or expo'lenee in tho study and troit II ?nt of diseases of a ch ronlo or lingering >ia t re, and wo unhesitatingly say tha thorn is no case, no matter huw sevore, that he cannot thoroughly understand from tho Tory first, and preparo tho correct trea men?-, which ii hound t<> olTeot n perms nen t cure. By the aid of Iiis sys em of hom? treatment, ho places at the disposal of every sufferer his advanced methods of treatment, of which e is ?io o ig inator, no mutter whore ho or sho resides. FREE MIMIICAI, ADVICE If you suffer from any diieas9 of a chronlo nature, such as Nc vous Debility, Stricture, Va ic ' ole, Wood Poison, Kiduoy or Bia der Trouble, Diseases of the Heart, Livor orstom aeu, Throat and Lunn Trouble, Lost Manhood, IJydrocele, Urina y Disordols, Skin Diseases, Rhoiiniatisru. 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