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MJWEEMC the South Carolina [Branch of flic Cotton Association. HELD ON WEDNESDAY. - *&f All thc Old Officers Were Rcelt Resolutions CoucerjijfljP the Acre eire aid Holding Cotton Were To Put Ware house AdWcalc lo the Field. The Columbia State says^OJjftra may laugh aud Jeer at the great move meut for the elevation of the prloo of ootton as iutended by tho Southern Cotton association and the subdivis ions In tho va ri mu States, but if these sneers oould havo been present Wed nesday at the convention of the South Carolina men who are back of the great agitation, their Ideas would have been altered. They wero not fanatics, these mon, not frenzied by poverty Into fabulous day dreams aud visions of untold luxury. They were representativo, intelligent and sub stantial, and working steadily and towa?O a clear solution of their plan. Tho determination and vigor with wbiob these delogates approached the ?8?U,'S were remarkable. There were Ovor 120 present from every portion ^^??-Uie. j?tate_ and ei e 1 displayed a lively f?it?rest in the proceedings. Turee sossious of the convention were held, but the delegates responded to all, even In the face of the horrible vve?t.her, and despite the faot that so roany wished to be at their bernis. At night the numbers wbr?""Sligutly diminished. Perhaps the most important thing done by the convention was the deol sion to appointa warehouse promoter. Although it was at llrsb thought a good thing to have a committee of several leading spirits, it was after wards decided that these could not do the cillclent work of one enthusias tic man. Tho promotor will go Into iVjBry county In the State and urge armers to er c j warehouses. the elllcers were unanimously reeli otecbS^ln c mnecllon with these, Mr. E. D. ?S?Ith, the president, was eleotcd a naumai committee tn*m by acclamation. \Tne trust imposed in Mr. Smith by b^ State association was manifest jwRmghout thc con vention. Thejjjthci deiegato eleotcd was Mr. Melj/Tr Williamson of Dar lir.gf.on. D.legates were elected to the con vention of the Southern ass( elation in New Orleans hext week and an exe cu tive committee was appointed. lt was also determined to ask a bale tax of 10 cents lt! each county, the vari ous counties to formulate their own pl:\m' of receiving these contributions. Redie Mon of acreage where not re du'oed iast year and tho holding of the cotton were two points dwelt upon throe.ghoul tho meetings with enthu After his re-eleeUC.-. Mr. Smith mado an excellent speech, w hich was naet with f rt quent and interrupting applause and the nat ural magnetism of the sees ker held his hearers intent. When Mc Smith bad flnlshod speaking, me names of the delegates wcro taken as follow?. : Abbeville-lt. A. C icatham, A. F. OJ'nkscales, S. A. Allen. Aiken-W. W. Wolsey, E. D. La mar, Geo* Lan lrum, Carey Lamar, D. H,. Cross n. Anderson-J. B, Douthltt, B. Il irria. Bamberg- -J oo. W. Orum, W. 0. II. C. McMillan, well-L. W. Youmans, W. T. jalones, G. Brandt, ?t r%; Gofer th. S. T. McKeuwn, T. J. fgham, W. II. Hardin, J. B. ylle. P. L. Harden. Phostorflcld-J. T. Hurst. Clarendon.C. D. Hodges, (). 0. Scarborough. J. D. Rutledge, R, A. Sublett, L juts Appelt, W. D. Gamble, A. E. Smith: S. W. Haynsworth. Oolleton-P. M. Vaun, W. C. Brandt, W. B. druber. - darlington E, M. Williamson, W. 10. da in j.s, O. D. Lee. J. T, Rjgers, E. M. R ige rs. Florene T. W. Williamson, T. B, Mc B ry do, Is'. C. Commander, Walter Gregg, H. W. Floyd. Greenville- H. 15. Tindal, R. M. Cleveland, .1. W. Kendricks, J. S Peden, B. W. Woodward. Greenwood.W. I. Mooro, G. M. Klnard, W. L. Anderson, J. N. Lips con.b, J. D. Williams. Il or ay- D. A. Spivey, Keralnw- B. ll Boykin, G. W. M ?seley, B. N. Bjthune, J. M. Jones, W. O McDonald, IS. Kelly, A. II. Hoy kio. Lancaster--T. J. Strait, O.L.Mo Manus, W. Mci). Brown, Dallas O. Potts, G?d. W. .1 ?nos. Laurens-W. C. Irby, T. Mc. Ro per, J. II, Whartrn. Lee-John J. Shaw, T, .J. lr ll, J. W. E'Jgllbh, Dr. IS. Y. Alford, S. W. Grierson. Marlon- i)?. Wado Staokbouso, R, .1'. Hamer, Jr., H. J Blackwoil. Marlboro-lt M. Pegues, Coas. Crosland, T. S. Evans, W. A. Rogers, I?'. P. B. P gufiS. Newberry-R T. C. Hunter, G G. Hooter, W. IC. Sllgh, Allen lohnaon. Coonee J. P. Str hiing Orangeburg- J. E. Wannamaker, Lil u.c. F. H. Batos, L. A. Oir 08' ie Keilor, N. N. Hayden, G. i?.V.l. y.O. II. Wier gos, J. l<\ Feb Pen. Saludi B. W. Crouch, W. F, Whittle, L, B. Blouse, Spar tanbury T. J. Moore, E. L. Arche , J. ELGcsnell, H. A. wingo, L. G. Miller. Sumter-A, B. S tu okey, A, K. Sanders, J. A. Wood by, It, 1. Man ning. Union- F. M. Tan-, It. G. Hill, D'. J . Girt gory. ' Williamsburg-W. I. Bryan. York- C. IO Spencer, W. B. Wit? son, H. Gordon, J. J?'. A she, W. S. Wilkerson. Tho roport Of tho executive com raittco WJ?S read and adopted as fol io Wf;; "Tho ex ?OU tl ve committee of the S ?Uth?rn Cotton association, South Carolina division mel in tho OffiOO Ot tho association, Jan. 2nd, 1000. Pros cot wen : M9 sri. Cleveland, Pogues, Farr arid Singleton. "Tho president appointed Dr. Wado Staokhotiso to (il) vacancy caused by ho death cf Mr. A. C. Eyles. TT-' V-7s. s "The committee examined/ uuoit and accounts bf tho treasurer add oueok?d off the ?ame. ' They Und that this division cf tho association luvt received from all smrces $7 030 3,2,' and has paid out to tho national asso ciation $2 300, expenses $2;3*3. OD, salaries $1,081 33,makln?r -.aii'wlal of ??.G27.02-lervlng a hallie ot hand to the credit of. tbiifTWSoolation of $1:100,30. ' .i>a8(nvea,.t*hat salaries (f tho om, DM etAfVf 'allon be tendered the nt rr ?.M ee . say: $000 aestre to o di tho - . of tho association to the .vork accomplished by the oQloers of the asst elation, tho president, the vice president, the eeoretary and tho treas urer, to whom ls due in a great meas ure the suooess of the movement, and we take pleasure in extending bbom our warmest thanks. "All of which is rcBpcobftilly sub milted. (S'gnod) "R. MAYS CLKYKLAND, "F. M. FA HU, rj' "KiCllAUD SlNOLKTdN, "It. M. PKOUKS, "WADK STAOKIIOUSK." Treasurer Hyatt reported collec tions as follows*. Abbeville. .$ 50 00 A ikon. 141 25 Hamborg. 115 86 Barnwell. 5J.05 Bcrkoley. 10 00 Charleston. 25 00 Cherokee. 131.13 Chester. 52.05 Chester Held. 301 36 Clarendon. 221 08 Oolletop. HO li ?arlington... 000 00 Uigelield.-. .. 5 15 Fat nield. ?5.00 Florence. 453 00 Georgetown. 100 00 Greenville. 417 00 Greenwood. 225.00 Lancaster. 20 35 Laurens. 277 oo Lee. 26.00 Lexington. 1.76 Marion... 318 00 Marlboro. 1,160 66 Newberry. 105 !)2 Coonee. 14 25 Orangeburg. 1, J 18.86 lbckens. 60 CO Richland. 7UJ) <>0 Saluda. 130 1)1 Spartanburg. 577 43 Sumter. 232 77 Union. 300 00 Williamsburg. 33 05 York. 340.00 From other Bourcts. I,t07 07 Total.$0.771 10 Mr. F. Et. Weston, the secretary pf the association, announced that be wished to contribute to the associa tion the salary of $000, which the as sociation had expected to pay him. Mr. R. I. Manning made a ringing speech, In which he urged that Mr. Watson having worked hard and faith fully, should accept the money, even If only as a token of esteem. Other speeches were made In fcupport of this motion and a vote was taken, bling unanlmoin In favor of the motion. The old etti jera w;ro reelected for the ensuit g year as follows; Pr?sidant, 10 ?. Smith of Smith; vloo president, ll. li. Tindal of Greenville; secretary, F. EL. Weston of Richland; treasurer. F. H. Hyatt of Richland. After some discussion it was decid cd to appoint one member from each county. The chairman appointed one delegate from oaoa of these arid th convention adj ?urned for dinner at 2 o'clock willie the big o?mmlttee of over 30 members m !b lo the interim to formulate pl ins f^r a warehouse committee. At tho afternoon session various r?solutions were handed in and turned over to thc committee on resolutions, which with thc other committee re tired to consult. Oa motion of Mr. Mciver Williamson a committee cf tivo was appointed by the chair to confer as to salaries. Thc warehouses committee recom mended that a warehouse committee consisting of seven men, one from cadi congressional district, ba appointed, thc chairman to bc the secretary of thc State association, who should abo represent his district. This commit tee was to cooperate with county Committees of not less than three members, who should bo appointed by tho various county presidents. After much discussion Cid. L. W. V nunans brought tho matter to a Hoad by moving that the executive )ommittee instoad of a warehouse committee appoint tho warehouse tgent and pay him such salary aa they ?co flt and that the oountv ommlt tees of not less than tnre.o be appoint ul by the county presidents to cooper ite wi tli this agent. Tnls was adopt id. Tiie committee on resolution then eported and a resolution that acreage io reduced 25 per cent, except where t had been done In 1006 and whore ,here was only one mule to ten acres vas adopted. Thc word "plow" was lubstltuted for the "mule" without, liscusslon. Another resolution adopt' ld was that the county secretaries rc lort to the Columbia (dice tin; result if the county cb otlons, especially that if tho delegates to thc State associa ,lou. S'lll another resolution adopted indorsed the Sonthorn Cotton assoob it lon, urged closer bond between grow ;r and spinner, between farmer ann ?,vnker and urged the rv prest nt at I ves ind .senators In congress to uso mean ,o m.iko foreign mirkots favorable to V mer loan and Southern products. An ither clause advooatcd diversification f products and tho raising of home lupplles. A resolution was recommended pro dding for a bale tax levy for the sup lort of tho State, county aud South* :rn association, one third bj go to laoh. After some disown lon a r?solu don providing for a lu cent tex with laoh county to formulate the plan was passed. Thc words of tho resolu tion do not make thc tax obligatory jut only "ask" for lt. A rather radical resolution ?as tdopted in regard to Chinese labor. T its roads: "Whereas, our Chinese Immigration a vs have been apparently formed un lor the pressure of labor unions, rein forced by race prejudice, and ;Yliorcas, lt ls high time for our -jjjoi.il liitcTt?ts, reinforced by [merlcan oom meroe, to take a land In forming thou*, laws a-?d "Whereas, the Chinese rxo'udon vet is not only in violation of their treaty rights, but Us application ls ;arrlcd on In HU oh harsh and ut.Jost nannor as to caine that ami ah! loaco-loving and frlondly race tu riso II resentment, as wi tues* tho hi ?yo itt if American wares "Resolved, That our senators and opresontatives in congress bo urged ,0 tako this matter promptly and vlg ?rously in hand to .the end that lustlce nay he done and our comnv rv. ".'* crests protected." Douuln NOT? Booti*, Mankind is already on the threshold A aerial traunportat on b/ bodies savior tbau tho air, said Alexander ?r o nun Boll, of Washington. "It m i> coue m a rew montos or a few yearn; Indeed, we are 'beginning Lo do lt now, I am speaking, not dmply of my own eilorts but of tho work of all Investigators. Personally [ do uot cu o who does lt, so that lt h. lone. .\ Publ?Qlty~has not prevloutly been ?lven'tfr tho feature of bis late re mits, which Mr. Ball regards most ngnlQcant.- This rebu.t ls success - In making a kitelike mechanism, unat bached by a rope, moving alone In the Ur and dovold of any engine of pro pulsion sall forward against the wind ind rise while so doing. The rigid wing night of tho larger birds is a performance of this very nature, and the result led Mr. Bell to remark : "Mah will in due time be able to war very much after the manner ol tho eagle, whtoh utilizes the energy jf the wind, against which it liles for its own propulsion, without using its muscles other than dlreotlvciy. I presume that tho practical employ aient of an engine or self-prop ?lied ly h g raeotunism will come first before men trust themst Ives to a soaring do oloo but in the coming perfecting of \erlal transportation, both applica tions will bo made. "Ho much algulfloacoa do I attach io tho success already obtained with ibo free soaring klto that 1 named t tho 'li?nos,' anthe ancient Greeks ityled tho 'birds e f augur,' whoso soar ngs their prophets watchod from lowers of observation. This free novlng klto hailed against tho wind ;hen clroled around and a second ,lmc roso against the ourrcnt. N ; vc have not yet attempted to put a nan In this machine, tub one of the cites moored by a rope has lifted a nan weighing 105 pounds thirty feet ibove the ground. Mr. B U ha lust returned from h's ibation in Nova Scotia, where the ixperiments were conducted, and ls low pieparlng a report to prcsMib be ' ?re the Geographical society, or bo oro tho National Academy of Sien jes, whloli will meot In Washington a April. He was askod if fur thor ixperlmontal work would be underta ken during lils wi- tot's stay In the ?apital and he laughingly repli?e": "Well, lt la haul for rae to keep my lands off this work, but the trouble ls ,hat tl ere ave too many newspaper neu around Washington. It is not vise to let the necessary preliminary 'allure bo known before the tlnal re lult 1H obtained. However, 1 have omo places for experiment in the icighboriiood and I will, perhaps bo .bli*, to adel something to what ls al ready available f-r publloatlon bofore Mo Apt il meeting. A curious inoiucnt in connection with the experiments in N,^va Scotia was a move by some eagles to attack mc of the kites, which at a dlstanc very muci resemble a great bird. B it thc eagles, when close enough to note the sizj of the new creatle.n ''thought better" of the attompt and withdrew. CHIEF CONSTABLE'S REPORT. Mi' Uiiniin i( Huma Up tho Work of tho Yotr. Tho annual and quarterly reports of Mr. U. B. Hammet, ohlef constable, nave been Hied with tho gcvjrnorand uimo very interesting ligures are {iven. For the quarter ending November 10 the salary and expenses of tho eon dables ls as follows. September.8 0 161.23 iotober . 5,849 88 November.V. G 17f> 00 Total for quarter.$18 108 ll The seizure for the <| ?artcr arc .as ollows: G*llor.s. Vah?o. september. 385 7 8 $ 577 50 )?toner .533 1 2 785 25 November.781 3-4 1.172 62 Beer. 1) z .n. Value teptomber.339 1-2 $ 109 75 )atobor.178 1 2 89 25 November.228 3-4 114 37 Total value..$2 908 7 i There were also seized 34 ?tills, 3 etina and 1,824 gallons In kegs that /ere dumped. There were 28 persons ent, to the chainvang, 100 convictions, 2,765 in tines paid and $5 215 tn tine? m poded There arc a number of casca n appeal. The summary for thc year is as fol jwt?: total cost of constabulary .$71,854 24 .'otal eost of se'znres. 10,708 74 "ines Imposed. io 8;?o no ines collected. 8,473 00 J umber convictions. 412 cut to chahigang. 103 Yams se z ;d. 8 tills selz id. Ill 1 i addition to tho il g ores prosent od hove there have also been prepared ?.hie? showing tho cost of keeping thc !)U8tabulaf y In certain counties where io dispensary has been voted out as 3 npared with tho seizures. They are ? follow?: .Credit Debit. iekens. $124 22 lierokeo.$ 8 27 ork.58 18 uicastor. 66 32 .arlington. 6 67 erne J. 9190 fewberry. 5 02 io ion._ 193 53 Stol o Ono Million. A dispatch from Pearla, Illinois, iys tho report of tho Everett Audit iropany on tho d?faillons of N- C. mugherty, the former city superln .ndentof schools, who pleaded guilty 3 a charge of the embezzlement of ubllo funds, and *ho Is now serving i the penitentiary and Indeterminate sntenoe, was macle pubic at % meet lg of tho school board Thursday Ight. Tho total shortage for 'seven car-; ls $641,4011 50 from which will o 'deduotod approximately $15,ooo jr unauthorized but warranted ex ondltures. . Tue audit company ^avo ut tho opinion that the total sh.<rb ge for eighteen years would fall lightly short of $1,000.000, Stating hat lar>:o am. urti * of forged !>urip ad been found In 1887 and 1830; hip, o totals or estimates on these y^aru ad yet been made. Oan't Bavo Him. No application has been mado to ho President on behalf t>f James loward, convicted In Kentuckey of lie murder of Gov. Goobel and Sen* motd to Ute imprisonment, and lt ls lld at tho Whlto House that v joh art application made Uv ent would bave no au* 3rye> natte d Mo j?oottid. . \ vifW .JWSH at tho nlwit ses . was vui deotlon ot dolentes at large to the Now orleans oo<j/ention nest week. Eight were nominated Instead of Keven aa Intended but the oonventiou suspended the yules and g?nt them all. maud'Uou P*>U g their railroad fare. Those who will.go arr: J. B Wannamaker of.Orangepurg, J. P. Rutledge of Clarendon, F. H. Hyatt of ?lohland, E. L ,A\mor of Spartanburg, G. M. Klnard ( f New berry, lt. M. Pegues of Marilin), Le Roy Springs of Chester an? H. ll Tln?al of Greenville. These aye In ad dition to the delegates frttn each county. The following executive committee wan appointed for the year: ll. M. Cleveland, Richard Singleton F. M. Farr, R. M. Pogues, Wade Sta kJIOUHC, and J. E. Wanuamaker. ( . The.regular business of Ute om vontlon was about concluded by 0 o'clock and several talks werlmado. BON AfZ MINER A fcUHf D?. Millionaire Outs lils Throal/jAftor a N'Ktits.Carousal. At San Francisco, Cai. J Frank Palsoator, a Klondyke mlAonalrc, who Joined tbo original .gol?? stam pede from Fogle City to tbff miacs aud who built tbe llrst house la Dan son, - is dead from wounds] In tbe throat, whloh bo intllotcd wilie de pressed after a debauob. PhlBoator was Uko "Sad/* Wat*r nill." Ho had made several fortunes Out failed to keep his morfey. Ile was welcome in tho Tenderloin, wheeo ho spent money with a froo hand. Ho had boen host of t vo wom en in tho rear room of a Bale m. O 1 drinks he spent $100, and then he gavo $ 100 to each of his companions. When he carno out ho had not a ctnt. A poor opium llend begged for a q ?arter. Palsoator went bick and asked tito barkeeper to loan bim $f> Tue man pasBod out t20, but Pnlsoa tor took only $5. This he gave to the opium llend, who wept at hil goner osltv. Tho Klond>kor thou went to his hotel and blasbed his throat with a razor* Pnlsoator was married twice, but divorc id. II s last wife wasfo>waitor girl at St. Joseph, Mo., who he.wed dad two hours afttr he llrst saw her. Ha still owned two claims on Honan/. 1 Urcok, from whloh he drew a largo revonue. On one of his olalms he pleked up a famous nugget, whioh sold for ?10,044. Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 2. Frank P.ilscator, the millionaire Aladea miner who committee suicide Wednesday In San F/anobco, was very well known in Bomen county, Milligan. Homado annual visits to Maroda, where ho had provided his parents with a tine homo the? luxuries of life. II ls brothers aud sisters also prolite I largely through his good for tune. lils annual home ocmlugs ?w?ro the ocoaslou for prolonged festivities among his friends. F"ur y?ars ugo ne fell in love at llrst ?*f*~ "ith a waltiess at tho Hotel Wn\ j, St. Joseph, and married lier u. samo day. Ills brido went back 1/0 Alaska with h len._J "Will Bo on r?i>."| While speaking before m -e than three thousand negroes ... ?! -oon, Ga. emancipation day, John W Gilbert, of Paine colli ge, August , urgod thc leaders of his raoo to t\?\^ for a jury trial in eases beforo the courts, where twelvo of their peeis, that is twelvo members of th 3 colored race, shah dcolde thc matter at issue.. In a very long address, he ur jed this ohauge and was received with great en thusiasm. He said tho neg] oes liad the samo right as the while iacc to the anolent trial before a jurrot their peers, and protested that twe ve white men could in no initauoo be termed tno peer of the negro. The, sugges tlon was au entirely new one, and fell upon the ears of his hearers with a profoundness that was astounding. Tao matter stirred the negroes as no other similar ui/toranoo from a negri) speaker before a gathering of Maoon negroes in many years. Ho said if tho raoa waa to judgo from tho prog ress whloh had been made during tho past thirty yoare, the passage of,an .Uber similar period will witness a civilization that will put tho raee on i lirmar basis than that occupied by ?be whites. "They will bo on top" ?vero the words that foll from thc ipeaker under the spell of the occas on. _ OIrl in Wron? Placo. A dispatch from Atlanta says Flor ince Kergassner, a 15 year-eld girl of Lexington, Ky., who oame toAtlMtta tome limn a?o and ha* been working n a bag faotorv IR held at tho pollen tatton in caro of the matron until orne satisfactory disposition of the .tri can he nude. The girl was ta cen Into custody while till30rs were nvestigating a row at a boarding muso on lower Decatur street, vhlch ls said to havo been o?u.sed by m attempt of a young man to hug die giri. Tills provoked anger amoi g i mo of the male boarders ai id a gen ?ral row was the result. A?I,CJI hear 11? all tho evidence thc recorder de eded lt would bo bi st to send the Irl back to Lexington. The evl lenc^ was to thc effect that the loardlng bouse WAS hardly tiio right dace for the girl. Deadly Tornado. A dlspatoh from Troy, Ala., says a ornado struck tho school house of >f Josie Beat Thursday and two boys /ere killed by falling timbers. Tho ead: Twelvo year old son cf Albert Mbtman. Aaron Lee, aged ll, Toe ohool houso w*.s demolished and tone of the occupants escaped with ut injury, though the wounds of ot ly I are serious. Ramah Church was atnagod by the tornado, the rest once of Cato Green was wrecked, nd the post?nico and many ouibull lng? were damaged. When the ?lnd struck the school building tt.o Ides of the structure gave .way and he roof fell upon the occupants. cima li*her. The article written by lGlbort Hub art some months ago about labor ondit lon;; in this H ta to Is still causing om ment. Thc article, lt will boro ailed, attacked thc labor conditions II the cotton mills rather viciously nd was afterwards proven fraudulent letter was received by thc governor rom a lady in California, asking that n investigation ht made of the.se oiiditions. As a matter of .fact tho Hst section of the child lal or law, " Mug ohljdren under flfteen years ..n" v" 'ly geno into effect Of all that tho **.?, I'll-Ay Predicted by "KpniRlfr, <hci?ast of tho Prophets. For Boveral years tho annual prenh sles of Lie Spangler, of York, Fa.,, have attracted considerable notice. Formerly s, merchant of that olt> i he gave up a 1 uer a ti <*> business in order to devote himself to evangelistic work. At I)rut he travclod 8 mer g tho coun try folk of southern Pennsylvania. Ho olaimed to have ti prophecy, and declared that his propheoleB were messages to tho people whloh ho re ceived lu conversations with the spirit of the Almighty. He gave himself the tit lo of "Spangler the last of the p ophets. "Knowledge of events that aro to occur, J' he declaren are unfold, d to me at times when I am alone in the wood., on the street, or in my ht me with no companion but Gods spirit. Spangler says tho year will bring both blessings and calamities. Woe unto Russia. She is fast ap proaci lng her doom. The people will ovhrthrow the Empire. The royal family aud Hie leading membar* of the nobility will be murdered and subj toted* to worse cruelties lhan they have indict oil upon the Rumian peo pie. Tne oountry will be divided up iuto sm*11 republics and sheave mtmarohlcs, and ihesn will be con stantly quarreling ai d In a state of war until the end of the world comes In 1908. Bo warned of; The Assassination of the Czar cf. Russia. Tho violont death ot the Sultan of Turkey. There will bo a genoral uprising of the peo'1? e f Spain and general dla turbanoes allover lCuropo. Hosten will suffer from two great (1res. A hot aud sultry Summer is or dained for tho temporale v. mo. A great Increase In the death rate from disease aeoldmt, murd jr, sui cide, disaster and work t f tho elements ls promised. Thc spread of a groat rellgous movo meut throughout England ai d the United States will show that the people are awakening. The dissolution cf RubsU and Turkey ls clearly indicated. Tho Unlt id States will continue to be a great wtirld power. A bloody raca war in thc Sjulhern States cf the Union. Anticipate tho averting of three wars by tho intervenci?n e f President Roosevelt. Bo assured of a continuation cf prosperity in the United State*. Ile prepared for,deatructlvj Spring freshets; earth quxkes in all parts o the world; numere us vocalic orup tlont ; the eruption cf some volcanoes now supposed to bc extinct. There will bo an especially dos truotlve eruption of Mt. Vesuvius, of Mt. Pelee and c f Popocatepetl, SUICIDE RECORD. Sdi.Murder And Other Hindu Much lnoroasod Ii*at Your, Unofficial statistics of the year show that tho number of murders and sui cides in this oountry has greatly in oreasad, and that there has been a de orease in tho number e f legel oxecu tlons, oompared with tho number 01 homlold s uTno bomlolddS anl d at is by violence total 11,212, as eimpared with 8,482 for tho yoar lb 4 Tho startling feature e f the record ls the increase in tho number of mur dors committed by hlghwaymon.be lng582, against 404 during 1U04. F ur years ?go tho number was only 103. Jealousy provoked 579 murders and liquor 042. Homicides growing out ol quarrels number 6.111. Tho rf cord of self dostruotion is one of the most deplorable of the year, the number of prominent men being mich larger than hitherto. The total ls U,(.)82. an Increase of 642 over the list of the proceeding year. The steadiness of i ho increase ls indicated in tho fel lowing table: In 18!M). 5 340; liMlO, fi 776; 1901, 7 245; 1902, 8 597; 1904 9,420; 1905 9.982. The proportion of suicides between men and women remains about the same, nearly twice as many men as women taking tholr own lives. Phy sicians head tho list of professional men, the number being 340 The OMJB2B wore despondency, do rn es tl o Infelicity, disaapointmenl In love, ill health, liquor and business losses. Poison was resorted to in 4, 732 cases, shooting in 2,861, hanging in 1,022 and drowning in 8(58. Ten blew themselves up with dyna mite and three starved themselves. Thc legal executions numbered 133, of whioh 51 wore In the North and 82 lu thc South. Seventy-three were negroes, 59 white mon and one a Chinaman. Mrs. Rigors, of Vermont, was thc ono woman exeouted. Showing the relative changes of murderers and ex editions lt may bo said that in 1836 1,808 murders woro reported, while tho number of hangings was 108, while this year 133 wero hanged or electro cu ted for 9 212 murders committed. Tho number of lynchings was OG tho Smallest number reported sines 18 85 when statistics were Hist gathered by the press. ( > ' the total number lyn ched 66 wore negroes. Thirty four wore, lynohed for mUldor, 15 for crim inal assault and 15 for miscellaneous reasons. The Wiiowti * ll?iikor, Women arc savors rather than spor.dors. And whon thoy ?pond they spend to good advantage A dollar in a woman's hands goes twlco as far as a dollar In the hands of a min. If you want tolasvo money let your wife bo tho banker. This is for the work logman, whethor ho labors with his hands or tolls with his blain. Tills ls for the married man and for the man about to bo married. Ibis for men In every e ass of life. It ls tho best advloo for tho avoiage man every whoro. Give this a trial dur ing thc present year upon which we have just entered and seo If you aro not better oil" at Its beginning. uiiimi i., ltookot, A dispatch from Union says Ciar anea leoehcstor fired a sky rockst ao cldontally al. his friend, Sweet Thom as, killing him instantly. Moth aro white, and the aiTalr occured at Ze< bella, Union county. Tho sky rocket was untisally large and plorocd Thom as' breast like an arrow, producing death In a few moments. Some persons with curious Ideas of a Ioko. sent Be? J MO?liraaa ot St. Louis, Mo., a shroud as a "Christmas present." When hoopenod tho paok age and saw what lt was Mio exolto mont ovorcamo him, and he died of h" failure. ta? '.. - * i?bffr OB BAD MAN. . -- PovttfllOO Int- poo tor? ?nd Dotcotlvel ntWoik. Postoflloe inspectors and seorot ser vice men are quietly worktn ?round !n thc P edment SvOt/lon ?xal?lOpklfig for Q us D af ord,- the noted jeggtnau who escaped from three United States deputy marshals while on his way to Charleston for trial, by Jumping through thewl?dowof a Hying passen ger train near Cades. He ls one of tho most notorious safe bl >'.vein in the country, and boars tbe traeos ot frequent narrow brasl ea with federal ( ill ors, who have a most hear ty respeot for his nervo und int elli' genoe. There are three largo tears from burns on his left forearm, ugly slashes on the forehead and left Jaw and a long out on the top of Ju bead, ox tending down across tho forehead. This was made by the f?ur inoh blade of a pole axe. With all his scars, however, D Ford who ls twenty-three years old but looks twenty eight, is a dapper, well dressed fellow who hw tho oar of be lng "stuck on hlmse'f" and loiters ah ut bowlln alleys sud pool rooms. Ile ls an expert pool player, well known lu Il'ohmond, Norfolk, Baiti more and New Y.;rk, unrior ono or r.he other of his numerous aliases Some of these are AURU dus De Ford, Wna lt. Smith, Gus Ii. Ford, G. M. D, Ford, W. W. P. Thorton, C. O. Carter Lawrence Bailey, Lawrenco OockroU. Gus Walter. Among his yegg nick names are "Gus," ''Walt," "D.ok" and "Buggsy." Def ord waa wanted by the post? lllae inspectors for the I u glary of safes in the postoflloe at Cameron, Rowesville, Montmorency Batot>burg and Enoreo, and was indict od with several other yeggman for these burglaries In the United States distrlot o lurb at Char leston on April, 8. 1903. He was found I at Ohuic'ivllle, N. Y., whoro local au thorities woro holding lil m on charge of bank burglarv and started south in charge of three Uiited Stated dsputy marshals, outcropped by leaping head long from tho train at Cade--. He has not teen soon since, although tho inspectors have several times Ween hot on his trail, and have a tip now that he's lo king abcut for likely spots f r his operations In the Piedmont of South Carolina. Tho chief post?nico Inspector bas offered a reward of $250 for hlsappre bension as a fugative from justice, and Inspector Gregory of North Caro lina and Pulsifer of South Carolina would glvj years of their lives jost to see him once more. TO TAKF ACTION. Tho Polloyhotdera of tho liisurmico Companion to fclrot. "ID vlesv of thc widespread interest In life Insurance and tho otlorts that may be made at tho approaching an nual meetings to obtain control of the compaulos, lt has been deemed wise bv somo of tho Sou'h Carolina policy holders 'n thc Now York Lifo and the Mutlal Life to hold a meetlnp cf the policyholders In S ufch Carolina for the purpose of organizing an association ard to seojre proper representation of the policyholders at the annu\l moot ing of theso companies, whloh will be held In the spring. Tbe object of this meeting will be to secure the policyholders in their r'ghts and lt ls not the purpose to invjjve the com panics in litigation or take any other action which might tend to impair the valu ? of the polices. There will be no cost upon any po'icy holder who par ticipates in this meeting. 1 All policyholders who aro In sym - pathy with these purposes ss outlined above aro requested to notify the com mi (tee named below, or any one of them, whether lt will be agreeable to attend either In person or by proxy tho meeting tobe held in the city of Columbia on the 18th day of Jami try at noon In the city council chamber. "(Signed) W. M. Hamer, Dillon; L W. Parker, G reen vi 1U; J, A. Fant, Union; P. A. Wilcox, Florence; B. F. Mauldln, Andersen; J. C. Sheppard, Edgellcld: S T. McCravy, Spartan burg; T. ll lCstuhln, Winnsboro; J. M Klnard, Ncvbcrrj; J. K Durst, Greenwood; Leroy Springs. Lancaster ; T. K Kohn, Orangeburg;.!. L.Glonn, Chester; E L Lloyd,Georgetown; T. B StaokhmiHc and Jas. A. Hoyt, Co lumbla; J. Ii Manning, Latta. "Committee: W. M Hamer, Dillon; r. B. Stack ouse, Columbia; JaB. A. Hoyt, Columbia." Tun <.'<Mit Cotton? A revolution In the lifo of a third of the United States in bound up In three words, "Ten Cent Cotton," says Ar thur M. Page, in the World's Work for January. After describing the deso lato condition of tho South before the rise in the price In cotton, and some of the contrasting conditions that oamo with tho rise, he adds: A similar change has taken place all through the cotton bolt. The farmers are building now houses, buying bot ter tools, educating their children and putting money io thc bank. What has mado the change? Tue cotton crop in thc last two years has brought tho South more than enough money bo pay olT the national debt. In 1902 3 for tho llrst time in thirteen years lt brought more than icu oonts a pound. That was tho yoar of the sec ond groat emancipation, lt meant tl uato'al independence to mire than l l.uoo.OOO people. Tue proclamation was Just tho throo wordp, "ten-cent cot'on. " How st riking ls the oh ar ga ls shown by the ligures that Mr. D. A. To mp kins, of Charlotte, N. C., presented In his speech before the Shreveport Convention In Doocmbur, 1904, "Speaking roughly and In averago Qgurer, tho production and gross in come from cotton since tho civil *var has been: First dcoade, 8,r>00,000 bales at 24 Dents a pound, equal $200,000,000. Second decade, 5,000,000 bales at 12 ..mts a pound, equal $800,000,000. Third deoftdo, 10,000,000 bales at 0 3ents a pound, equal $800,000,000. Fourth docade, 10,OOO 000 bales at 10 cents a pound, equal $500,000,000. Tho change ii? tho prlco means a iain of $200,000,000 a year te tho Southern pooplo. lt ?3 th$ difference jutweon progess and povort>. Alic unit ANHAHHIII. Charles Zimmerman, who shot and nstantly killed Jim Stevens Just lotoss tho Saluda line In Iklgoflold sounty Wednesday night, was lodged n Jail thero this evening for safe keep ng hy Messrs. W. 1). and J. ti. Pad ;ett. Stevens, lt is said, wa? sitting n bis homo and WAS shot by Zlmmor nan through an open window. Both >artlcs aro negroes. Mrs. Yetta Wsbrand Ol Chicago irescuted husband on Christmas lay w' . having previously W vlth two palts of BUY TMS GOLDEN FOR S49-.G0 AN! DE A LER'S Sond ymir name and address on thin c liandsomo Illus TU'ed catalogue. 1 send my natuo - nd address for en tn h ?amo. V? GOLDEN EAOLE BU?Q 1 THE G??N ARD ? COIvUMU T Manufacturers Brlok. Flro Proof 2 Kloo linings and Drain Tilo. Pro ? or millions. oiawftM ?.?????.?.?.?????.?I COTTON ?INNERS AND M Write for Prices on Babbit) Coupings Guagcs Drills Guage Gooks on Cups Hacksaws Oil Cans Belt, leal! Fittings Injectors Pipo Lace Leather, Packing all kinds, Shafth else in madlin Cnlumbh Supply Co.. - - KILLED IM f LORT.DA. An Or?i.? lmr?j? No?ro Rice's Willi A TrAKio Doath. Some time last summer a negro1 mau by the name cf John Thomas while on a train on the Southern Railway coming from St. Matthews to O'angeburg pullod out a pistol and !; tried to shoot somo one on tue train, j i When the train slowed up j?lt before,: entering Orangeburg Thomas jumped . off and left for parts unknown, it j reems that ho made his way to Flori- ! j da, where lie got in trouble and was ? shot to death by a mob or a police of \\ fleer, whe ni ho had out with a knife. \ \ Tho following letter, which was re ceived by Sheriff Dukes recently, says a mob shot Thomas, while the article we publish below says a police ( dicer shot him. At all events he was killed hy 60me one f<>r his lawlessness. Here is the letter that was sent to Sheriff Dukes: Sb. Petersburg, Pia., Deo. 28. To the Sheriff of Orangeburg County: Was thcro a negro left your towu that you wanted by the name of Law rence Thomas. He murdered a police man here on December 25, and I oaught Lim and put him in j ill, and a mob took him and shot him I heard he was wanted in your town and that there was a roward (ffjredfor him. Ho has a wife in O/angsburg by tho name of Emma Thomas. He some times'went by the name of Mitoholy but his name was Thomas. Yours truly, W. J, Munt'iiY, D puty Slier ff. A sp'clnl dispatch from St. Peters burg, Florida, says the coroner's jury investigating the killing of Capt. J. J. Mitoholl, ai d of John Thomas, colored ima rendered a verdict that Gapt. Mitchell came to his death at t he hands of the negro while in the discharge of his c uty, and that the negro met his death from a pistol shot bred by Oapt. Mitchell. The latter f?ature Of the verdict oausei surpil .o, as it was gen erally belie v d that the negro had been slain by a mob Too jury, how ever, claims to have had proof that Capt. Mitchell shot the negro fatally after he had r eel ved a mortal knife wound from lum, and that tho negro was In dying conoition wheu taken to, c jail and aotually dead before the mob got possession of him. Excitement ran high at St. Petersburg all day Tues day and thoie was some talk abc ut running all neg rons out of town, bul this proved only idle talk. KILLS I IKS LIGHTNING. How Drollly ItllOUItlfttiHIll of the Heart IVuiiOH On. Those pains you feel when you first " arise in the morning aching pains in ] the Joints, shooting pains in the mus-1 elcs-are signs of warning. They arc danger signals, evidences of a deep seated trouble that if not removed may affect tho ent ire s si em and cause chronic disease, or if the cause is not removed, they may develop suddenly into thc deadly Rheumatism eif thc Heart, which kills like lightning. Metter get 1 id of the cause at once. Rheumatism and its kindred diseases vie caused by thc accumulation of poisonous acids in the blood. Rubi* bing with oils or liniments will not sure lt; lt is an internal disease, and pan bo conquered only by an internal remedy. There is just one complete c 11 re- K H ET M A Cl DE. R11 EI > M A - DIDE neut rali/.es the poisonous acids, sweeps all I he dangerous germs out Ol the blood and ''makes you well all over." RUEUMAOIDE CUKES be cause, it is tho only remedy that "gels at t he joints from tho inside." Mr. W. lt. Hughes, of Atkins, Va., sv riles: "tour bottles of ItHEUMA?l DE hove eui indy cured me of a longstand ing case of Rheumatism, and greatly Improved my general health. I was a total wreck, having had rheumatism for twenty years. I spent several weeks and much money trying spec? lalistSin New York, hut I?IKI MA 01 DE is the only euro 1 have found When 1 began to use it I weighed 110 pounds Now I weigh ISO pounds, my normal weight." 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