The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, May 26, 1905, Image 6
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.
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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.
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An A win I Oiline.
Saturday night, between 10 o'clock
ano daylight, Frank M. Holbrook,
aged 65, and his wife, who ran a little
attire In the country, four miles from
Watkinsvllio, Ga., were murdered and
to the crime of murd ?r in the case of
the old woman was added a more hor
rible crime. Tho couple had heen
bralued with an axe. Their b idles
were found on the back porch of their
house this morning. The entire couu
ty ls aroused, and summary aotlon
may bo taken If the guilty parties are
found.